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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

A BuddhiF pfiest vno has been eight
years on til way o Lassa expects 10
arrive ther4 eiqat years hence. He
started frouka,e northeast of Peking,
and when nd 3y an English mission
ary he had cSapleted over 1900 miles,
about half IN Journey. He does not
walk, he en- or, rather, he COM
bines both rnethods. On his hands he
wears boards on hsss <ness he wears
pads. He lies hSll lengh upoa the
ground; then, getthg fp. walks to
where his fingers bad reached, then
prostrates himself aiil measures afresh.
He is under self opposed vow and
believes that If he crasis in this man
ner to the Tibetan h9y city his sins
willibe forgiven and hAors bestowed
upon him by Buddha-achange.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
YOUR MENTAL MACHINE.
shut OH Its Power at Night After .
Days Hard Work.

Dayo 6afu WORN
II Isa great thing to learn-to shut
OF the mental steam when you quit
work. What woind you think Of fac
tory manager who would leave all Of
bis power turned on after the operators
had left the factory, the delicate ma
chinery running everywhere, pounding
itself to pieces. grinding out its delicate
bearings without producing anythingl
Many of US do not turn OF our mem
tai power after we are through pro
ducing or creating for the day. We
carry our business home. take 1t to bed
with us, think. plan. worry and waste
precious energy in all sorts Of ways
in superfiuous thinking, foolish worry
ing that produces nothing, but grinds
out the exquisite mental machinery
and units 1t for the next days work.
1t Is great art to learn TO shut Oh
power when through our days work
so that we can oil our mental ma
chinery. refresh our minds and recu
perate ourselves, so that we can 60 t,
the next days work completely rein
vigorated.
Many men seem to think that the!
are accomplishing something If the'
keep their minds on business e'ei
when not at work. but they really ae
complisn hess than nothing because
they are wasting precious mental en-
ergy, the power for concentration, the
vigor. the focusing Of che mind, which
is imperative for creating purposes
Orison SWEET Narden.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
rAE DRY WALL.

A cesutifuI Art In Stone Work Thsi
II Is Passing Away.
In the American Magazine David
Grayson says:
"In dry walls think the old stone.
mason takes the greatest pride Of all,
for it is In the dry WALL mean by
that wall laid without mortar-that
the sheer art of the mason comes most
into play.
ANY one can throw wall together
If be has mortar to make it stick, but
a dry wall must stand out for what II
is, built solid from the bottom up,
each stone resting securely upon the
one below 1t and braced and nested I'm
by the sheer skill OF the mason.
''The art Of the dry wall Is the an
cient heritage of New England and
speaks not only Of the sincerity and
the conscientiousness Of the old Puri-
tan spirit, but strikes the higher note
Of beauty.
"Afany Of the older walls know are
worth going far to see, for they ex-
hibit a raressense Of form and proper
tion and are sometimes set in the land
scape with a skin that only the master
artist himself could exceed. Those old,
hard wrought stone fences of the Buin-
ham hills and Crewsbury. the best Of
them, we're honestly built and built ta
last thousaHd years.
"A beautiful art-and one tn Is
passing awayl 1t is the dry W. tnat
stands Of itself that the old 'onema-
son loves hest Of ALL"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

M,lletts famous picture, The An.
geius," sold for the munliicent sum VI
$4,000.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
ACTORS OUT OF A JOB.
No Matter How Discouraged, They
Must Smile and Look Prosperous.

No Matter How Discouraged, They
Must Smile and Look Prosperous.
In the American Magazine Walter
Prichard Eaton says:
"Did you ever hunt fer a job-any
jobf II isn't form Of indoor or out
door sport that you would naturally
choose. Is TT 1t DOESN'T add greatly
to your self esteem your self conf
dence, the development OF your pow
ers, 70 come hoHe tired and dIscour~
aged night after night And player
folk are pecuHrly sensitive to such
Influences, orhey would not be play
ers. 1t is hsd enough to rust In idle
ness. but i Is worse to feel that you
are not wanted or that you are fose
gottep or that you have to be Judged
by isaorant men. even by office boys,
VOC chance even to earn a living de-
ending on che tastes Of those you Of
.en despise.
"Yet the arsor or the actress must
show none Of this feeling He OF she
must keep up a smiling front. must
lOOk pfObptAOu1 aAAu WtA tAos9C1f
youthful and charming, for the shah
by actor has no chance at all. Walk
along Broadway in July when the
casts are being selected for the follow
ing season and observe the players on
the sidewalks. conyersing on the cor
ners, coming out OF the office buildings.
The men are Jaunty; they swing sticks;
they look just a shade too fashion
able. The women wear their prettiest
frocks and always silk stockings But
sometimes you catch .. worried look on
their faces, look even Of apprehen-
sion. Alone, and mask seems 10
drop. Not all Of them go to the Knich-
erbocker for luncheon--far from IT,
There are little cubbyhole lunchrooms
where you will find these cane swing.
ing and silk stockinged bearers Of the
banner Of romance. They are hunting
Jobs, and some of them in vain.7
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
AIinl with Primitive rIms..

All ceremonial maces at court, In
parliament, of learned societies and
municipal bodies, field marshals' ba-
tons. gold and silver sticks, ETC., are
descended from the heavy lighting
sticks and clubs of primitive savages.
The chiefs always had the best carved
clubs. which were the symbols Of Prov.
ess and authority, The Australian
boomerang and the Irish shillalah are
both maces-London Standard.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
WOULD YOU WIN sUccEss7
M Play the Game Of Safety First.
and Play II Well.

auu RAY X W1ts
All se world loves winner when
tne eon,st has been fairly played.
Tue baseball team receives far
greater ehtrsiasm and support when
II Is winning nan when 1t IS repeated
ly losing. Mearaise the accomplish
ment Of diticss feat. Each one Of
us halls the skill ii tenr.s4ty of pur-
pose that puts over -s,rcAs achieve
ment Things requis the clear
head, the watchful ege. the s{llfui
hand and the bulldog strip of deitrmL
nation get our hearty c0pmendat.oa
Said Abraham Lincoln. I don't thInk
much Of the man who is net wiser to.
day than he was YESTERDAY" No truer
words could be written Of the safety
first game. II you would be winner,
each day must find you wiser. keener
and more alert than the day before.
1t is contest In whFh we match our
determination to haEe no suffering
from accidents to ourselves and fellow
men against little acts Of thoughtless-
ness and carelessness that bring these
resulis
Nor is this game ever ended. Each
4 new day calls for better score. New
conditions surround US. and all OF our
faculties, the best that is in US. ars
challenged to increased effort. To
have our work really well done 1t must
be safely done and none of US wants
any less than the best
For your own sake. for the sake Of
the family athome, the wife and chill
dren. the mother or sister. play the
game. and play 1t well. Play IT with
the interest, the spirit. the enthusiasm,
that will make you win. 1t will take
all your skill and ability to play 4
right.
Yesterday is sone-forget 1t.
Tomorrow Is yet to come--plan for n.
Today is here-use it. = Common
weather. Ae
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

An ingenious naturalist has been
making the tomtits record their weight.
In order to obtain the food which be
places for them they have to alight
upon what appears to be twig. but Is
in reality the beam Of tiny scale.
AS they rest upon 1t so they register
their weight. which averages about
one-third OF an ounce per bird-forty>
eight tomtits to the pound!-Little Pa
per. London.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

Hot air is used for iHlshing. The
articles to be treated al placed in a
basket in centrifugal Machine driven
at a very high speed and siaated air is
blown from a pipe throusl the basket.
A high polish is thus ptauced very
rapidly. Nickel plated aricles that
have become tarnished are bright
In a few minutes. Wet netal, fresh
from the bath, needs no arelimn ,ry
drying, for the current Of 4 dries and
polishes it ut the same mdhent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

Billington-I understand his wife has
n4oney. stillingson-He understands II
A.-e.-St. Louis Dispatch
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

WhcTe fn9eHuIty OouHtNs
The bighorn or Rocky mountain sheep
can travel as far over the mountain
peaks In a few minutes as hunter
can 90 in two hours.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
Best Time For Black ~,

Early morning is the bestsor black
bass on smaller streams, latb part Of
the day till sundown very good Cloudy
days midday good. especially II cool.
For fly fishing for bass early morning
hours and an hour before dix best
time II full moon even later lets the
big ones.-New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06
w...h Xour Every Act.

The fool act Of today goes to make
,be regret of tomorrow. And all along
the natb that finally leads to the ceEne-
tery we encounter more Of them tnaa
telephone posts.-Florida Times-unio0.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

Father said the small boy. i.what
is an overt actf'
My son, an overt act Is sometAins
that either compels you to be so ruds
as to fight or TO be so polite as to prs
tend that you didn't notice it-'s@p
ington Star. -.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

| ><.atf duthorlty, tne hniA
s,.9e nov Inch month until It
...a.s Us natural length. With men
ieffee & natural length is from eight to
twelve inches. With women II grows
anywhere from eighteen inches to their
heels.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

An travel has its advantages. II tho
messenger visits better countries he
NAV learn to improve his own. and II
fortunes carries him to worse ne may
learn to enjoy his own.-Johnson-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-07-06

Recent Investigations rstf recurrens
ease Of the siausfalgia incident 70 .
when psrsaead. An x ray plate oI
hsaaonses Is advised, and autogenous
vaccine saw the experts, should Do
rsed IN the Observation-Disclosures.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND LIVING COSTS MOI.

This series of editorials will deal not with household
methods The newspaper women's page and women
magazines have produced intabe volumes on that sub
ect already The women bewldered with multltar-
ious and conflicting advice
great many of such suggestions are written by
women who could go into their kitchens and cook
an egg Or they may be done by black-browed men
smoking corncob pipes in newspaper office In these
editorials it is proposed merely to discuss the new point
of view which many appear to be getting, which
is encouraged and promoted by the teaching Of domestic
science and the widening influence of many schools OF
these arts.
To the typical woman of the older generation house
work was d1udgery. 1t was hard, backbreallng work
with many tresone and footsore steps. There was much
distastefu contact with dirt disorder and refuse. The
women living on small incomes did it with superb hdel
itv and certain hopeless persistence Frequently they
never taught their daughters the first principles of it.
They had higher hopes for their girls and looked forward
to the time when their daughters would be freed from
the dominion of pots and pans by getting job in some
shop office.
Women of larger means felt the dstaste for household
tasks even more keeny It not much that they felt
anv social degradation in performing them They mere
" regarded them as unnterestng having nothing worth
the attention Of an intelligent person. Asking them tt
bake bread and tend the coal fire much like ask
ing their husbands to go out and dig ditch.
So these women held themselves aloof from house
hold tasks not from any unworthy false pride but from
their aspiration most commendable under wise leader
ship for larger and bigger interests outside their homes
So they turned over their housework to ignorant aeI
maids who wasted and scattered while their mistresse
-ead Browning and Tennyson and wrote papers on Rem
orandts art.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
At the L. & S. Tomorrow.

Better. cleaner pictures" is the
cry of the Federation of Women's
Clubs, an dthere comes response
from the famous Pathe Company in
the form of a Gold Rooster play,
produced by Thanhauser. 1t is called
1.-The Shine GirP' and it will play
an engagement at the L. & S. the
etre tomorrow.
In the photoplay Gladys Hulette
does some really remarkable charac-
ter work in the part of little girl
who makes the lives of all around
her brighter and happier. Her splen-
did acting is tribute to William
Parke, the director, who has real
ICED the Importance of "the big lit
tie things"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
ANENT THE MOTION
PICTURES TO BE SHOWN
- TONIGHT
At the l.. & S. Tonight.

Mendelssohn's Spring Song" a
musical classic destined to live for
all time, has formed the inspiration
for a moving picture scenario and
the result will be shown in Bluebird
Photoplays at the L. & S. theatre to-
night, under the title of "Love Never
Dies" How a little girl loved to
dance to the violin playing of her
ohildhood's sweetheart, especially de-
lighting in the cadence of Spring
Song" is told in beautiful photo
graphy and continued in an interest
ing picture story of life OF love and
devotion that lived and finally tri-
umped after overcoming hearbreak-
ing visissitudes. Ruth Stonehouse
portrays the role of the little girl
grown up, and her sweetheart is
roanfully impersonated by Franklyn
Farnum. The fact it's a Bluebird
is assurance of superior entertain
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
FOOD PRODUCER AND PUBLIC.

On the face of it. has right to sell his product
FOR any old price that he get But there are mlta
ions in reason and justice If traveller came to an inn
keepers door weary and exhausted cold winter night
The landlord might say that he had right to charge hin
any price he wanted He might say that the coulo
better afford to pay $50 for his lodging than risk his
life and health in the storm.
But any nnkeeper who took advantage of human
suffering to charge exorbitantly would be called ra
oacious Lawyers would probably say that he could be
compelled the keeper of public house. to take the man
in and give him accommodation at decent price.
The position Of the food producer in this time of ooo
shortage is the morally, if not legally. The people
are suffering for the lack of certain food products Those
who have these products enrching themselves Car
any limit be placed on this grasping spirit?
Ways always found in which to end great abuses
Food speculation is evil with which people have
to contend and they will not be tolerant in doing it. In
their anger they may go the other extreme, and hi
a blow at business interests that may do lasting hurt
Food spectators should have how they provoke
the consuming public into state of wrath, leading tC
hasty and perhaps injudcious action.
dealer may have the legal right to ask an unrea
sonable price If it inevitable that laws should
be changed If they to avoid the veXatious inter
ference of government which business interests all dread
let the food speculator beware how, like the nnkeeper
he turns the public away in times of exigency People
who want to keep friends and remain in business at the
old stand would better protect their customers and the
public
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

IA tablespoons granulated gelatin
1-3 cup cold water
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

The best naeurcd feiioW in the
woyid wiN lose his temper If
YOU push him too hay6. An
even good Buriey tobacco loses
a lot of its fren 'iiness If Na
you rush the Curi"'. 2e55ss0''
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

the ones you've no doubt seen with
kite tails. They" Another series
of thunder claps, this time on the
ether side of the balloon. Seemed as
if battery had turned loose all it
had with one pull of the trigger.
"Don't let that worry you," the
lieutenant said, smiling like a cherub
with cold redeemed face. "They
nearly always firt short" Nearly
always. Nearly!
Gas l was saying" he went on,
''the old fashioned balloons were the
Unite. They wallowed around exact
ly like ship in a storm. And, be-
lieve me. To be seasick in a balloon
as many an observer has been
and have to give directions to the ar
tillery between sick spells, is some
lob. Hello! Hello! (This into
the telephone.) Yes, all right. (Then
to me) whenever you get ready and
think you've seen enough, I'll signal
to be hauled down."
Not willing to take up too much
of the lieutenant's time, | pretended
had seen as much as l cared to.
The journey to the earth seemed slow
about ten years, in fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

remarked to me. "that though there
isn't one chance in a hundred of your
having to do the thing, if you should
have to go over, remember all you've
got to do is to balance yourself on
the edge of the basket and then le!
go. The parachute, attached to the
harness you've got on, will do the
rest"
l looked down. Jimmy, what a
fall. And the face of the earth all
chapped and rough and frozen over
with snow.
"These balloons are much better
than the ones we had at the begin
ming of the war;" he said, cheerful
ly changing the subject. 81 mean
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
THRILLS IN BALLOON
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEl
observable activity gets past US.
Troops in march, supply columns,
working parties among or behind the
trenches, things like that we signal
TO our artillery and get battery
or several working. We
give them the range, then, as they
fire. We give them corrections: So
many degrees to right or left, 200
long or too short. The whole thing
is done by telephone, right from this
basket. Here, put this on your
head" The head harness of te.e
phone girl was handed me. l put it
on.
Time me-" said the lieutenant; 81
am going to call up a battery. Hell
10, ABC-44w he called.
Hello. Battery ABC-44!" came the
reply, it seemed almost immediately
As matter of fact, it had taken 10
seconds.
TEST" the young officer replied
INTO the transmitter.
"You see," he went on, "the thing
ia very rapid. 1t has to be rapid.
Nevertheless my call had to pass
through a central AS the sausage
swayed gently to and fro, frosty
haze Of blush purple stole between
us and the lines. Beneath the snowy
earth was plainly visible, but objects
TWO or three miles off were complete
iy hidden from view High over the
haze, on the horizon sailed an aero
plane. About it, like dozen lady's
powder puffs, shrapnel were burst
ing. Then, without warning, like a
dozen claps of thundrer in rapid sue
cession, came the reports of shells
bursting about the lieutenant's bal
loon.
Hello" he said calmly, in the tone
IF blaze man-about-to town who sees
an old acquaintance approaching;
whats this ?" And slowly he turned
to size up the bursts of black smoke
drifting away in the wind.
eyes," ne said, speaking into the
telephone, Eyes. Yes, it was in our
neighborhood. Can't say. Can't see
anything from here. It's too thick"
"Believe | told you," he casually
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
AT the Palace Tonight.

1t is with great pleasure that we
announce to our patrons the latest
Triangle play, in which Norma Tai
madge appears.
So many inquiries have been re-
ceived about the next appearance of
this popular star that we feel sure
the announcement of her picture will
be gladly received by many.
"Fifty-Fifty" is the title of this
Triangle Play, which critics have de-
clared to be the best in which Miss
Talmadge has appeared.
Fatty Arbuckle, of comedy fame,
will be seen in His Wife's Mistake, y
{. two-part Keystone comedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
THE PRESS COOK BOOK
Daily Recipe
Snow Pudding.
Daily Recipe

IL tablespoons granulated gelatin
1-3 cup cold water
Whites of eggs
l cup sugar
Il cup lemon juice
cup boiling water
Soak gelatine half an hour in colo
water. Dissolve in the boiling wa
ter, add sugar and lemon juice ano
strain. Set aside in cool place, stir.
ring constantly until thick. Beat un-
Ill frothy. Add whites of eggs beat
en- stiff and dry. Continue beating
until it will hold it's shape. Mould
or pile on glass serving dish. Set
where it will be very cold. Serve
with cold boiled custard made from
yolks of eggs. This pudding can be
divided and part tinted pink and part
,iolet, which makes it very attrac-
tive.
Lemon Queens.
u cup butter
l cup sugar
Grated rind of l lemon
tablespoon lemon juice
Yolks of eggs
2 cups flour
a teaspoon soda
Whites of eggs
Pinch of salt
Cream butter, add sugar slowly
and continue beating. Then add the
yrated rind of the lemon with the
Juice, then the yolks of the eggs well
beaten, the the flour with soda mixeo
with it, and the whites beaten very
stiff. Make in small tins until done
turn out, and frost with white noun
.ain frosting.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28
At the Palace Tomorrow.

''The Secret Kingdom" the much
talked-of serial made by the Vita
graph Company, will start at 'che
Palace theatre tomorrow with a
school children's matinee at $3.50 and
two shows at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

The public suffering caused by the prevalence of high
prices suggests many of the trust magnaes that they
also should be able to get more for their goods.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

Many people will worry, suffer needless expense and
submit TO all kinds Of inconvenience when they could
find just what they need by using 25c newspaper
want ad.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

There is nothing new about those food riots in New
York City The chorus girls have long suffered unutter
ably on account of failure find anyone give them
lobsters
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

The farmers who have not been moved by the tales
of children going hungry for lack of potatoes deep
N stirred by the possibility that the potatoes may rot in
the cellar
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-28

The popular idea of public Improvement is for the
municipality to spend lot of money in front of your own
house
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-02-22
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY II.
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, wavy, Luxur
liant and Remove Dandruff-Real
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fiuf-
fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as young girls
after a "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig.
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at flrst-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it, surely get a 25 cent bottle OF
Knowlton's Danderine from any store
and just try it. Adv.