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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

The average small boy apparently
gives little thought as to wherewithal
he shall be clothed-clothes being the
least Of his troubles. But If any fond
mother has visions Of decking him out
In things that differ much from the
clothes worn by his average, everyday
school fellow, she might as well BAN
ish them first as last. Men and boys
are less independent In the matter Of
clothes than women and girls are.
This Is because they come in for a
lot OF frank ridicule from their fellows
the minute they do anything unusual
In the way Of dressing.
Here are two suits for school boys
the kind they like. They are made Of
good qualities Of wooden goods with
two pairs Of knickerbockers to each
suit and boast certain small finishing
touches that will please their wearers,
although they are so conspicuous that
ones attention must be called to them.
For instance the patch pockets on the
coat for the larger boy have flaps that
button down. This is an advantage
that the rough-and-tumble youngster
will gloat over since he will not lose
hts treasures, no matter what position
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

what he is worth as beef animal. NO
one can determine his value but tho
men in the pens,-the commission men
and the buyers.
Buyers Represent Many Firms.
Many think that these cattle are all
purchased by the big packers, which
Is far from being the case. Besides
the buyers for the big packers there
are always in the Chicago yards from
hundred to hundred and fifty other
buyers on the scene, many Of them
representing firms that are not located
near the stock yards or even in the
same city. All told, the large pack
ers do only A per cent Of the meat
animal slaughtering Of the entire COM
try.
The penalty which awaits the buyer
who will not bid up to true values Is
that the other buyers take the cattle
away from him and his firm will be
without its requirements On the 9TH
e. hand the commission men capnot
stick it out for an exorbitant price;
for the buyers would cut down on the
amounts Of their purchases. There
are some people who will buy meat
a. any price, but the majority Of peo-
pie reduce their meat purchases pre-
cisely as the prices mount upward.
The buyers in the stock yards reflect
this attitude Of the general public al
most as accurately as thermometer
indicates the temperature.
The Arena Of Supply and Demand.
In other words, the stock yards are
the meeting places Of two tremendous
powers Of the economic world,-Sup.
ply and Demand. Any one who Wis
its one Of these places, even as the
most casual observer, and watches
what occurs there, will give up any
Illusion he may have about monopoly
or control. Too many buyers and sell
ers are involved, and judging the
value Of an individual steer or a pen
full of steers Is altogether too compli-
Gated a matter to cover by any sort
of agreement in advance.
The Kenyon bill would make It Tile
gal for any packers to have financial
holdings in stock yards corporations.
Common sense rightly asks, "Why?"
How such holdings, which, where they
exist, are nothing more than financial
backing Of worthy enterprise, can
control the men in the pens who are
hired to use their judgment, is too
deep to be seen at glance. The ad-
vocates Of the bill should be forced to
explain. And how lack Of such hold
ings would prevent control or monop-
oily, If such things were possible, is an
other thing which the proponents Of
the bill should be able to elucidate.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Designers Of children's clothes for
his summer featured neatness in
hem and found, the results so good,
and so satisfying to the buying public
that they are emphasizing this effect
In the new fall showings. In dresses
for schoolgirls, simple designs with
beautifully exact pleats. or tucks, or
rows Of braid, placed in the most
wOrkmanlike manner, account for
about all that authoritative manufac-
turers have turned out in the way Of
decoration. There Is liking for even
severely, plain styles In dresses for
schoolgirls in which the youthful,
corsetless figure is vaguely fitted and
followed, with plain bodices, pleated,
skirts reaching below the knees and
finished with narrow hens. and often
the introduction Of collar or vestee of
organdie or batiste, making up an en-
semble that pleases everyone.
ANY of the wooden suitings are suit
able for making a dress like that
shown in the picture. The model ap-
pears to be Of covert cloth but it has
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

the fortunes of war may place his
anatomy in. Also a buckle, like that
on the cloth belt, for some reason, has
charms for the small boy, that are
lasting. This suit is made of dark
wooden goods, soft finish and with an
indistinct pin stripe. With q stiff turn.
down collar and gay-plaid tie, the boy
looks very trim and well set up in 1t.
For the smaller boy a plain wool
goods is used to make straight, short
pants and a moderately long coat.
This is cut with pleats at each side,
and the body is set onto a yoke. A
belt Of the material slips through
slides Of it, set on and fastened with
two buttons at the front to make as
surance doubly sure. He may put one
fastening out Of commission. but hard
ly two of them at the same time. The
rundown collar Is finished off for
him with narrow tie with tasseled
ends. He may consider this tie little
extreme in style and manage to dis
pense with the tasssls.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Most Primitive Still,

Probably the most primitive still IL
use is that used by the Chinese in the
distillation of camphor, which is said
however to be very effective. The
leaves are placed in a wicker basket
which is fixed over an iron caldron
containing water. On the top Of the
basket a basin of cold water is placed.
The steam from the caldron passes
through the leaves of the basket and
carries over the camphor vapor, which
is deposited in the form of camphol
on the cool under surface of the basin
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Women, having taken q violent
hncy to smocks for summer wear,
have replaced few blouses with these
newer garments. The smOck has not
lrrived at the place where 1t rivals
he blouse in popularity, but its adj
rance toward that stage has caused
blousemakers to consider it and to
adapt their designs to its lines. A
great many of the new blouseS have a
pepltlm and very loose girdle at the
waist so that they are very close kin
70 the smOcks that have no waistline
other than that made by loose cord
Or narrow girdle placed in the most
casual manner possible.
Among the blouses that extend be-
low the waistline and some inches
pver the skirt there are many that
have this extension only at the back
and front, like those shown In the
picture above. They carry strong
suggestion of the smock, and stout
women like them because they make
the figure look more slender than
those blouses that have peplum or
the smock.
The blouse at the left is made Of
dark blue georgette with very mar
row binding of satin to match, about
the neck. Other edges are finished
with a picot and seams are hem
stitched. Slashes in the front and
back are finished with picot edges
and narrow girdle Of the georgette
is slipped through them. This is a
novel and very pretty management of
the waistline. Another distinguishing
new touch appears in the wide band
about the flaring sleeve. An en-
broidery pattern In chain stitching In
the same color as the blouse makes
IN interesting ending to this chapter
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
SMALL PACKERS OPPOSE

Cincinnati meat packers in drawing
resolutions against the licensing of
all packers doing interstate business,
brought attention to the fact that the
proposed legislation embodied in the
Kenyon and Kendrick bills, if enacted,
would have a tendency to drive hun
dreds Of small packing firms out of the
field OF interstate operations. This
would be the preference forced upon
them as against operating under IL
censing system which would be a con-
tinued menace Of interference.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
-l.zSs &z,zzA
less~1 for Pig RaIsera.

Efficiency in pig raising was shown
In Louisiana. where two men selected
litter mates eight weeks old. At the
end Of the fattening season one pig
weighed $40 pounds, the other only
81. The expenses were respectively,
1854 and So; and the one sold for
$58, the o. Ter for So. This means
weight in the proportion of 1 to s.;
expenses, 3.11 to 1; selling price, 7.25
to 1. Thus, scientific raising can
eliminate the notorious 'razorback"
hog.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Accuracy Always Valued.

We all admire the thorough, pains
taking person, for the reason that we
know such persons place the right
kind Of an estimate on accuracy
True, they may not be singled out as
having attained any speed records,
but that fact gives us absolutely no
concern. We believe in them because
we know that they may in every situa.
ton be relied upon and we go OUT
way happy in the knowledge that work
turned ont by such persons will fully
measure up"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Rhubarb Useful to Gardeners.

Rhubarb, apart from Its usefulness,
has values for it's beauty. The giant
Chinese variety, with its enormous
leaves, is often employed by landscape
gardeners to produce bold sub-tropical
effects; nor do they always disdain
the charms Of the more modest pie
plant itself, of which the tall, graceful
spikes of white flowers and rye
leaves, deeply veined and stained, are
as certainly handsome as the succu'
lent stalks are palatable.
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no advantage over q good ausA' !.
serge or whipcord or other hln > y y
ems. The skirt has a three-ll ~, /
and is laid in a triple Ool w. !. !,
the front and back. 1t Is g. y (
plain waist cut surpllce s''s "a
V-shaped neck opening and 70. ~ -
The neck opening, small sa l,s ~, ~
and the cuffs are outlined with d.. ~, I
silk braid. There is a wide, pau 4
Of the dress material bound .. :
braid and a narrow ribbon tle' :,
Young girls are likely to na', !, b J
decided opinions Of thelr own j
matter of dress. But as neal ls,.ss
restraint are a part of thelr s sss' I |
ash important mo- as any other Pare pa,
mothers must insist upon ~, spr 10. ,
clothes for school wear. laA'. "A u
explain explain why these plain n.,. 3D. y
dresses, which expert de .ssn ssss
turned out, are better
ones. N ~ lVzr~xA
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flour and bake in a hot oven twelve
minutes. If the cheese is ready these
biscuits will be ready to serve in sew
enteen minutes, taking five minutes
for mixing. 1t is wise plan to have
a bottle Of grated cheese always ready
to add to white sauce for toast, to
creamed potatoes, to omelets and va
rious other dishes.
Scrambled Eggs With Smoked Hall.
but-Freshen a half-cupful of smoked
halibut by soaking in warm water.
Mix four beaten eggs with a half a
cupful Of milk, one-fourth teaspoonful
of salt, few dashes of pepper. Melt
one and one-half tablespoonful Of
butter in an omelet pan, add the egg
mixture and cook. When half done
add the halibut, drained from the wa.
ter, and finish cooking. Turn on a
platter and garnish with toast points.
Creole chicken.-This may be pre-
pared the day before and reheated.
Cut up weTl-cleaned fowl, cover with
OOiiiAS WutcI anu COOh I'VE mluuLeS,
then simmer In fireless cooker or on
the back Of the range for half an hour.
Cook two cupfuls of canned tomatoes
and half bay leaf Is minutes, then
strain. Chop one small onion and
cook in the bacon fat with minced ba.
con, using three slices; stir constantly
until yellow; add the fowl with the
tomato, tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, two red and two green pep
pers cut in fine strips and two tea.
spoonfuls Of salt. Boil five minutes,
return to the flreless or back of the
range and cook until the fowl is ten
der. This makes fine casserole dish,
baking In the oven instead Of in a
) 1reless cooker. When ready to serve
thicken the sauce with -four. Cook
well and heat all together until very
hot.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Are the great stock yards Of Chi
cago, Kansas City, Omaha and else
where hotbeds Of monopolistic control
which succeeds In mulcting the farm
Ter on the one hand, and the consumer
who buys meat, on the other hand?
This will be one Of the questions
threshing over In the discussion of the
Kenyon bill now before committee Of
the Senate.
If these big markets, where millions
upon millions Of dollars change hands,
have any sort Of a strangle-hold on
our food resources, few there would
be who would not say, rout them. Yet
equally few, perhaps, could give you
any sort Of vivid word-picture Of
what takes place In these markets
through which flows much Of our farm
wealth.
Separate From Packing Plants.
The "stock yards" are synonymous
in the minds of many people with all
packingdom. This Is error number
one. They are operated as corpora.
lions wholly distinct from the packing
plant companies that cluster around
them. 8.
The stock yards perform two func-
tons: they are unloading, feeding
and resting stations for live stock and
markets for buying and selling. As
buying and selling places, they are
among the most interesting spots in
the workplaces where one may see
a nation at its bartering. Huge auc-
ton stations where a fraction Of a
point counts, and counts big.
The Chicago stock yards, as the
most notable example, will receive in
a day anywhere from 10000 to 10000
cattle, not to mention hogs and sheep.
These would represent shipments by
many farmers. Each farmer puts his
cattle into the hands Of a commission
firm who acts as his agent. The 'stock
, in trade" of the commission firm is
satisfied clientele among the farmers
the better bargainers they are for a
!lcng price, the more the farmer is dis
poSeu 10 patrOnlze lnem.
A Game for Experts.
f, 1t Is titanic game, and one for ex-
lperts. On the one side are arrayed
the commission men, and on the other
the buyers representing packing con-
Germs, brokers and others. Both sides
know their business, which is to say
that they know full well what the re-
ceipts Of the day are and their rela-
ton to the requirements, and they
know cattle.
, The big auction begins. Not from
"a block, but an auction for all that.
Buyers, mounted on ponies, scurry
,hither and thither, making a bid on
,cne lot here and on another lot there.
The commission man will hold the bid
In allegiance, dickering for few points
higher price and awaiting the arrival
OF another man on a pony who may
make him a better offer. Every COM
mission man is competitor of all the
other commission men; and every buy
.er Is competitor of all the other buy
,ers.
We say that all Of these men know
cattle. A steer Is not a standardized
commodity. Nature makes him what
ne Is. The contour of his launches
the build Of his body and his makeup
In general have everything to do with
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Up to the Standard.

People who 60 in for speed records
are not as wise as they think they are;
speed without accuracy is Of no avail
True, time is at a premium In every
line these days, and we should not I'm.
der any circumstances waste a min.
ute unnecessarily. But If we aren't
sure about any phase Of our work we
must take sufficient time to go into
It and not rely on chance to help us
where we cannot possibly help our.
selves.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Effioies Thought to BRING Luck.

The search of the land of the Pyra-
mids is the expression Of the hope Of
resurrection and the desire to live
long. As the beetle was supposed to
be always born anew, so the carrying
of the beetle or its image came into
the customs of the ancients. The war
riors of an elder day hung the images
Of gods about their necks, and many
Of the brooches and pins of the old
fighters were the efigies Of luck-bring-
ing divinities.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

full of sugar and two tableSpoonfuls of
lemon juice. Take a teaspoonful of
baking powder, a pinch of salt and
one cupful of -four sifted together.
Beat the whites add half cupful OF
sugar to them, then put the two egg
mixtures together and fold in the
-four, very lightly, then add half
cupful of water and sprinkle sugar
over the top of the cake Bake in an
ungreased tin thirty minutes.
Sponge Drops.-Beat five eggs very
light, then add one cupful of sugar
and beat again. Add teaspoonful OF
lemon extract and fold in one cupful
Of sifted fiotr. Drop In gem pans
and bake rather quickly.
Potato Cake.-Take one cupful of
shortening, two cupfuls of sugar. half
a cupful of milk, one cupful Of
mashed potato, one cupful of chopped
nut meats, one-half cupful of sweet
chocolate, two and one-half cupfuls Of
flour, four eggs, two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder and one-half teaspoon
full each of cinnamon, cloves and all
spice. Best when a few weeks old.
Chill Stew.-Take one and one-half
pounds Of steak put through the meat
grinder. Heat one and one-half table
spoonfuls of butter and the same Of
olive oil. Add six tablespoonfuls OF
chopped onion, four cloves Of garlic;
fry until light brown. While frying
add one and one-half tablespoonfuls
Of Worcestershire sauce and three
teaspoonfuls Of chilli powder, stirring
well. Pour into the pan enough water
to cover the bottom and then add the
meat, almost covering with water. Cook
for fifteen minutes slowly, then add
three cupfuls Of canned tomato and
two teaspoonfuls of salt. Blend one
and one-half tablespoonful of flour
with a little tomato Juice and add to
the stew. Put into a casserole and
bake in the oven for an hour. Serve
with rice or boiled noodles.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Summer styles do not carry over in
to fall nowadays, any more than those
of winter into spring. Fashion takes
more and more note of the demi-sea-
sons. In January the provision made
for tourists, who go South to meet
the spring, leaves winter styles behind,
and in August the new frOck and top
coats for autumn, make their appear
ance. There has been an organized
effort this year on the part of cos
tuners and milliners to make fall
styles characteristic of the season, and
the new apparel seems to interpret our
glorious Indian summer. New silks,
lightweight and supple, in lovely col
Ors, are interviewer with gold and sill
yer threads and there are many metal
brocades that are lightweight also,
having voiles and crepes as a back
ground for the brocaded figures.
One of the new fall models is shown
here in company with frOck designed
for summer wear. The fall model will
delight the slender woman because it
is one of those that advocates the
brOadened hip line. 1t is made of
black satin with white dots embroid-
cred on it in rows. The "V" neck, cut
high at the back, is another bit of
good management on the part Of the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
For the Summer Girl.

Copenhagen blue is an admirable
foil to the white frock. Wolfe flounces,
hemmed with a device in this pale yet
very effective color, have all the charm
of femininity, with the distinction de
manded by the modern girl.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Chilly good Tor the little
people and may be varied
by various icings or fill
ings.
Two Egg Sponge Cake.
Separate the white and
yolks of two eggs, beat
the yolks until thick.
Add 70 them half q cum
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Ability Of the Acc .

# has often been said q. t ass.r y !
cannot learn new trau s.s f,eqab
forty forty, but this statement rent, ri 5. D. r. !,
" been disproved. fe'' 10 wrote Z
ceau was eighty when n. ns coehlp .
valuable treatise on 'a' only the :
n uese" Language, and had had, on, sSd tbss
Gently taken up the s Sc, y author q Z
ing out a book when phIlsdsp
n min birthday
Public Ledger.
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designer that is especially h,...
TO a thin woman. 1t is low h
hlled in with a becoming Chan
of lace and embroidered batis. a' !,
three-quarter length kimOpo i.
are very prettily finished win \
same dainty addition Of hats.
lace, They are short enough h !.
vaguely the French abbreyhBn |,
sleeves.
The second dress of black and 4.
foulard and black georgette 49,
sentative late-summer model |, \.
the two fabrics are cleyerly ennis.
The two scant flounces Of geOrgss,
on below the hip at each side fam.
the widened hip line, but they 4,
broaden the figure any, 50 that M,
a better choice for full figures hns
newer model. The pleated Dam,
the back and front of geOrgeue !
the brilliance of black and whIhh,
underdress of foulard, give this 4,
an unpretentious distinction that /
appeal to matrons. They have \
need for dresses of this charscts l
for more pronounced things
!. 9,,e~~.aa>,,
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E.DKr4 FGHHEi 8,
ksCAHINETE

wide-spreading hopeful disposition
10 your only true umbrella in this vale
Of tears-T B. Aldrich.
Have enough strength to be sweet
enough sweetness to be strong and too
much of both to be queer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

VINO gets the that the butcher be This interesting
DIAGRAM WI" Fed
era Of Agriculture who followed number Of
packing
meat the hands of ultimate
bought from the addition hide
visceral
added what the retail market the
Three
slaughtered The
this covered the aughng regeaing refrigerator
selling
to 20 received by the butcher which comprised his selling
by the reltt sizes of the moEt b;.-s
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
Nuu h4t~eeQ

But what more oft in nations grown
corrupt,
And by their vices brought to servi-
tude,
Than to love bondage more than lib
erty,
Bondage with ease than strenuous
liberty?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23

Cheese Biscuits
To a baking pow
der mixture add
one-half cupful of
grated cheese. Roll
out to one-third
inch In thickness,
shape with a small
cutter dipped in
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
some GOOD THINGS FOR THE
TABLE.

A sponge cake is easy to prepare
and most usually well liked, is espe-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
WHEN FRIENDS "pRoP IN"

A nice little dainty to serve with q
plain lettuce salad is:
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relative sizes of the moEty b..s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
Take Railroads
Ont OfPOiticS
U1,geSA.PTh Thorn
Executives Counsel Again
Advocates Iransporta-
ton Cabinet Officer.

Washington. D. C.. Jan. 17.-Elim-
ination Of political influences. which
he said had inevitably been injected
into consideration Of railroad reguIa-
ton by a commission. was urged by
A. p. Thorn. counsel for the Associ-
alton Of Railway executives. today. in
continuing his argument for the es-
Enlistment OF a department of trans
portation. before the senate interstate
commerce committee.
No Criticism Intended
While disclaiming any purpose of
criticising the men who have served
on the interstate commerce commits
sion. Mr.. Thorn said IL was generally
admitted political considerations had
arisen which ought to be eliminated
in dealing with railroad problems
when a man reaches the dignity
and responsibility OF cabinet Of
ficer" he added, he is less subject TO
petty political influences and more
likely to decide large questions OF
public policy solely TO the public in
teresL
To Raise Dignity Of I. c. c.
Under the plan we have offered.
the interstate commerce commission
would be relieved Of some of its bur
dens and would be raised in dignity
as a judicial body. II would act as a
check both on the railroads and the
department of transportation"
A statutory rule Of rate making to
provide that rates shall be reason
able and adequate TO insure proper
service and attract new capital was
urged by Mr.. Thorn