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Easily Understood.

The store that is different always
does better than the store that Is In
dinerent.-Kansas City Journal.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-15
When They Weigh Most.

A floating item states that It takes
5000 bees to weigh a pound. They
weigh more when they sit down.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-15
"COLLECT CALLS"

Collect calls calls for which the charges are
versed that u.s. be collected from the subscriber
at the distant station at which the call is completed
Such collect calls reversed charges allowed only
in connection with person to person" calls
The Lamar register., 1919-01-15
Daily Thought.

Daily Thought.
One nag. one land. one heart, one
hand. one nation svermore-Onver
WsaASu HalmaAs
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STATION TO STATION" RATE

When person makes toll call without specifying that
conversation desired with particular person. and the
connection is established and conversation held the
station to station rate applies.
This rate is determined by the airline dis be
tween toll points and is computed the basis of sc
each six miles, up twentyfour miles, and &c for each
eight miles beyond that distance.
Station to station" calls should be made by number
wherever Telephone Directory information is available
Where this information is not available the calling
telephone, such calls may be made by giving the toll
operator the and address of the subscriber the
telephone called
The Lamar register., 1919-01-15
STANDARD TOLL NIGHT RATES

The following reduced for night service on sta
tion to station basis only effective Ol a. M Jan
uary 81, 1919
$3.50 p m. to 12 100 midnight
About one-half of the station
to station" day rate.
1900 midnight To 80 a. m-
About one-quarter of the sta
ton to station" day rate.
For the purpose of applying night rates. the time of day
at the point at which station to station" message
originates is used.
The minimum night is 25c. Day rates apply on
calls made at night when the station TO station" charge
is less than the minimum night rate.
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MESSENGER" CALLS

MESSENGER" CALLS
When call is made person to person" basis and
a messenger is required to secure attendance of the
designated person at public pay station the distant
point the messenger CALI rate applies
This rate is the the appointment rate" for
the same distance plus any charge for messenger
ice.
The messenger CALI rate is computed the day rate
between the points involved, whether the call is made
during the day or during the night, and the minimum
charge is 25c.
Messenger charges incurred be paid even if de
sired conversation is not held
No messenger CALI is accepted where the station to
station" rate is less than l5c.
Report charges apply under the general condi-
tons as specified for ''person to person calls.
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APPOINTMENT" RATE

When the calling party in placing his call appoints a
definite specified time which he will talk person
person basis and the conversation is held at the
specified time, the appointment rate applies.
The appointment rate is usually about one-haf great
Ell than the station to station rate.
The appointment" rate is computed the day rate
between the points involved whether the call is made
during the day during the night, and the minimum
charge is 25c.
No appointment call is accepted where the station to
station" rate is less than 15c.
Report charges apply under the general condi-
tions specified for person to person" calls
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the STANDARD
A of
classes o ofseyice given herewith
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EXAMPLES SHOWING HOW METHOD
Is APPLIED

Is APPLlED
Assuming the airline distance between toll points
more than 144 miles, but not more than 152 mile
following initial period rates for service under the
Gus classes offered would apply:
Completed person to person" rate --------------.
Completed appointment" rate ----------------.---.
Completed messenger CALI rate ------------------
Plus messenger charges
Report charge
Rate between 8 80 p. m. and 2 100 midnight "sta-
ton to station" service only ------------------
Rate between u :00 midnight and 80 a. m, 'sta
ton to station" service only --------------------
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

should be. hut Just this oxiravasancc
the collar amartncss-and the
Il adorns too. The wrap has a
graceful silhouette. the deep tucks
breaking the long. taporing line very
cleverlr. ~ Is made Of navy blue
iricot and the bis collar matches IN
tone. Inside the wrap IL a very gay
lining Of striped slik. Two pretty and
practical silk frocks are pictured. eth.
er will b valuable for weekend wsar
and for travelling. protected by a cape
wrap. one frock IA OF dark blue tat.
feia In a particularly soft. luSirous
weave and the trimming IL narrow
white SILK fringe applied In close
rows. The draped collar. with white
satin smuggling below the chin Il de-
cldediy French: 90 IL the frinFe
trimmed belt which few women would
dare. At IRA, thought. Hut the lines
o. bodice ana belt. above the narrow
skirt suggest a loose tunio and are not
trying TO the hgurc. The foulard
frock Il more conservative In style
and 4 a very dainty model Of ~ Kind.
The Topped under tunic II a graceful
notion and the anah % narrow MORE
ribbon. passing over and under the
draped foulard belt IL en- lnteres'ins
detail. Note the slight blouslng Of
the bodice over the belt a. back and
front. an efect which echoes the
loopcd skirt and gives soft. loose iinoi
10 the costume. The nccklino l. nsi
aud untrimmed but a great deal Of
trouble has been spent on The sleeve
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

too bright for a sport suit this year
provided tho suit Is extremely smart
n line and Is made OF unimpeachablc
fabric. a very good iooking gvccn
sport costume h. pictured. The oai
m Of green wool Jersey wHh wvil
stitched seams aud the turned bach
towers that are 90 fash enable Tho
year. A daHhing rciicuie shaped hkc
an inverted pirscioirc bonnet matchcs
the coat ana viii he ~ constant com
panion Thc skirt % rray and green
ribbed jeftey has green composition
buttons and a band Of grcon material
ike the coat a. ~ edge THIS BE- the
proper length Tor a walking spof
costume a costume fof tennis or rolf
m1y have a slightly shorter Skin. huf
he Eeneral sport suit. worn az the
country club. IN a train or through
the street. has a rather diEnlhod sklr
and a decidedly dashinT o "a Low
heclsd sport shoes Of white buckskin
accompany such q costume more cor
rcriiy than the dainfy hutioned shoe
or pump which aro proper companion
Tor the formal frock or tnlileur. with
hcf dashing rreon sport costume. bis
y1unr woman wear- . hat % nne
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

spent one will need clothes 10
A nj ones outing. And for the
" early.ln-fheseaaon week end
tk4 clothes will be q biz more con
vsniionai and formal than raiment -
lscfed for a midsummer outing.
n n usually more practical. AZ this
sf&1on Of the year. 10 conserve one's
Neek-end wardrobe by travelling In a
ffock thai will DO duty throughout
the trip. covering u with a long wrap
% some sort. than 10 year a tailored
AIT which will be hung up durlng
ones stay In the country and not used
until the return journey. The most
practical frock tina, can be considered
this zeal will be a fouiard. and the
most satisfactory wrap. one Of the new
capes that cover n all up italy and
smartly on tho train. ana rive ruch
= correct silhouette into the bargain.
The cape will answer for motoring
klso. and Tor wear over an evening
fown n Que goes out OF the house for
dinner; whereas 10 one Travelled In a
tailored suit. some tort Of evening
wrap and q motor wrap would have
70 be taken aiong.
Easily Packed frocks Tho best Choice
~ the same token. frocka that re-.
cuire little space for packing and that
DO act ' 70 be carefully projected
~ wads 81 tissue PAPER o. separate
boxcA are beat for the weekend trunk
which II not likely 20 be o~ver-iarEe. a
crepe dc chine or Meta dance gown
viii be better than a aur creation
% spanaied tullo which must be pro
iectsa with greatest care Ia transi;
Chiffon and 0eorEctie. despite their
sheer texture. pack beautifully and
shake out. free from creases after
ward. Not many frocks will be need
Cd " DISCRIMINATION Il exercised In the
tslsction. One viii need Inevitably. an
afternoon costume Of somou hat for.
rr~l nature, win mar hat. parasol
sa1 high hseisd boots with buttonod
tcps-faehion'r latest decree In boot
wear; a dinner frock that will be suit.
sbls for a dance following; a smart
md simple house frock for the even.
tnt--sf there u no formal dinner
dance; and something 10 wear morn.
ipes. usuaiiy nport clothes are the
bo-f choice for mofnings-and for all
through the day a. many couniry
places. n the spoFt clothes are good
locking enorgh they viii snswer for
almost mi oui-of-towa occasion up
to dinner time. unless one IL attending
a ssrden fete where elaborate dresses.
picture ha1 and sunshades are In or.
der. with q siik frock for afternoon.
a chiffon o. net ~aeni-evcninK frock. n
dinner dance gown and q p~rosohtabis
sport cNsfume any Woman Will be
for a ~nak.en wharovar aha
may so OF course. there viii have
Ia Be supplementary costumes. q rav.
ishiug ueeiiGee, a riding sui n u will
be needed. and q bathing suit N sw I'm.
mins will form part Of the progsam
A Cape THAT IL One Third Collar
: OF course, tho molre SILK collar on
fhs cape pictured IL an exaggerated
ar.,r out Of an proportion 10 pre-
aonctired notions Of what a collar
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Dark
Blue silk
Fpock with
the T~ashionable
White TruseT rmminS

green straw with a drapcd scarf and
hrim-facinE % green slik.
a very iainty morning rir for .
about the Fardsn and grounds % o
country house when N u weekend
nr. H. iho combination ~ skirt ant
blouse. me skirt a graceful anair In
plain AND p.oaiod panels of novelty
alk ana plaid .ndesiructlbic wolfe. and
fhg blouse "a d~oicctahle ufti. model 81
ht.isto With piisse fria OF ne
material odFcd with real Val Eow-
knots 81 sa,fron ribbon smarter tho
sor lffic blouse and echo the brown.
ish tHus in The plaid part Of the skirt.
This maid wears white buckskin sport
shoes also. and r. very nov sort ~
port hat With o. straw crown and brim
90 hnruf1
Tnunccd Batning suits Nov
Like a. certain much advertised
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

which mares from the arm. the open.
Ing enclosing IN odd. baggy eur Of
white lace. There h also a mite
vecise Of lace a. The front % tho
bodice. A rather simple but vcry
graceful hat accords well with this
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

brand Of soap. n mas say % Inc
bounced bathing skirt IL noats
The nounces are likely 20 Ne out isi
% the water around heir Ssarei ikt
the leaves of a wa.er.liiy blossom bu'
none the less these fsunccd s~immlns
dresses are oxcoUdingly attfaciiNe-
aud hccom. the hrure better when o
comes out % he water than a cinr
inr. straight skirt OF sik. TINS pret',
little bathing ires. 70 made Of gfa>
tneta-a very mudsh swtmmins
shade lusi @ N-ani there IL q you'h
ful suggestion about the waist, .ast
and ruined skir' shat b. CAPTIVATING
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

simple. graceful frock In which one
may travel. shop. dine OF drive and
feel well dressed withoui be- ng over.
dressed.
Grccn sport Clothes Are flashing
The brightest emerald Ervcn 10 not
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

The day u harsh physics = son
People want mild, easy laNativ,
poan's Reguirts have satisfied tho.
30 cents AZ on drug stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-31

Father M be asked you 10 MARI.
NUM- And are you SURE that he Ia
careful aud cautious young mani
Daughter. on, yea: he looked NJ
over the room first for a possible die
taphune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26

After Loagfellow's poem Excelsior"
hrst appeared IL was copied AL over
the country in the various journals. II
was not long In reaching England.
where 81 met with the same enthusiast
Ie reception. LongfeIlow. in his diary
q September 1. 1671. notes: Il
received from Mr.. Henry GerBOni to
day Q Hebrew translation e Excel
Sioe.'"
In the writing Of Excelsior" Long
feIlOW was charged By Q number Of
critics with plagiarism One Of these
claimed that the poet had adopted lines
from Brainard's poem. The Moeking
Bird" but to this the poet replied:
Nov, when In Exeelsior said
"A voice fen Ike q falling star Brain
ard's poem was not IN ny mind nor
had I ever read Il OF . truth, one
enact strike q spade Into the soIl q
PArnassus without disturbing TIE
bones q scme dead post--Dstroit
Ffes PrssA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
VIA Zealand

The desire that centuries ago made
men look to the North for closer con-
nection between the eastern and west
ern hemispheres may soon be realized
By the shipment Of Canadian grain
from Port Nelson. In Hudson bay, TO
Rekjavic, Iceland. there to be stored
I'm warehouses for trans-shipment TO
Europe. The ancient Icelandic eapl-
tai. dating back to the coming Of the
Mortimer In the ninth century. VIII
thus become an important link IN the
international commerce. Hudson bay
IS unfrozen during about i've months.
and the grain, once stored at Rekjayie.
where navigation 10 practically always
open with Europe, can be forwarded
a. needed. The plan shortens the rail-
way haul Of grain moving from the
new 70 the old world By about Q thou
sand miles; and the grain ships Cross
ing the bay WIN travel q twentieth
century version Of the new route for
commerce which the old navigator.
Henry Hudson. was seeking In the
early seventeenth
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
VIOLIN ALWAYS THE SAME
FOs cSatsriss Shape and Substance -
That TunefuI Instrument Have
Net Been Altered

Even In this age Of hustle ana
change. some few Of the old standbys
remain unchanged. but ct that II -
rather startling to realise that the Vio-
Lin probably the best loved Of all mu-
seal Instruments, has remained yirtu-
ally unchanged In shape or substance
for three centuries. In that time the
haFpSichOrd, lutte and spinet have pass
Cd away, the harp has been improved,
tbS plano has been invented and de-
veloped, but the violin, which took q
hundred years to assume its present
form, since the days Of the great Stra-
dwarf, the worlds most famous ViO-
LIN maker. has remained unchanged
ne violin II popularity supposed to
date from the days Of the ancient In
dams, but the present instrument had
It's beginning back In the days Of the
trOubadours. who used musical boxes
called Violes or guItal hddles. And as
the years went by the little ViOles were
improved The shape was altered; bit
By BIT the instrument changed Now
q bridge was added; now q waist |;
openings on either ode Of the bridge
were added.
And from 156o to 17oO the violin In
dustry rose to is greatest achieve
nents In the Developments Of Amati,
6uarneri. and StradiVari, Italian Vio-
IN makers living In the town Of Gre
mona Since their time there has been
No change. and the finest and most
priceless musical instrument Of today
- q stradIyarius violin, made three
Centuries ago By the master craftsman
StradiYaF1 In CremOnA-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
Right psanlsIsa Of a Classic.

a classic Il property q book which
maintains Itself BY virtue Of that hap
py Oaiescence Of matter and style,
that innate and exquisite sympathy be-
tween the thought that gives life and
me form that consents to every mood
and Of grace and dignity. which can be
simple without being vulgar. elevated
without being distant. and which IL
something neither ancient nor modern.
always new and incapable Of growing
Old.-L0wel.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
Velocity q stan

From the spectroseople measure
ments made ut Mt. Wilson observatory
stsrS a. e. the speed with which they
are approaching or reeedlng from our
solar system). Il appears that the star
A @. Berlin has . radlal velocity Of
SO kilOmeters q second. the highest
constant velocity % FAR observed for
any star. Next to this comes Lelande,
with q velocity Of 325 kilometerS .
second. In the opposite direction
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
TOMMY MAKES AN APOLOGY
HIs Work ef An Was Not Apprs-
elatsd and He EndeaVors 70
Set Matters Right

The New York Tines IL responSi-
bic for the following:
Dear Teacher: Ny mother says ]
haffto apologize for droren Jour
piekchure on the bored a. II y0u was
an oiled made with curis and Q long
wissker on your chin witch you could
not help or me neither.
Il was q meen thing to doc and
am sorry I didd II but I could not
help II bzecaws you stood thare look
Ing % nacherl with the curls and the
wisskeF and all and Jenny Ames
dared me to doc Il at recess.
I doc not blame you for wippen
me becaws Il looked % mulch Ike
you you had q purfeck rite to Be mad
II was you I would be mad too.
Ny mother says nobody n % semi
sitive about her looks as q lady teach
er espeshuly II she II q lettle oiled
but this was not TO 90 In the letter.
II you only understood what II in
side Of boys heads maken them be
mischefuss you would be sorry for
them for Il II not exackly their fault.
know you feel worse about II than
I do becaws my wippIn does not hurt
now but o pickchure does on forever.
Teachers have a hard ernun time
goodness knows without beln shode
how they look with a whoal school to
Ian At.
Sometimes II you do not care I viii
drore you on the bored looken swete
and yung and put your name under %
everybody viii know who II In and 20
no more for the present froum your
troo friend and skoller.
TOMMY.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
A Great Adxnntana.

The principal Of q college was lee
turing has star Of teachers upon EN-
cheney. what" he demanded. would
be thought Of q gioVemaker who at the
close Of the season found 10 per cent
Of his stock returned because Il fell
below standard reQuirementsf Why
should we require q 100 per cent eff
eiency Of the giove-maker and only 40
per cent Of q teacherr Because" re-
sponded Q teacher. ~he can select his
kidsI"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
THINK HIGHLY or LANTERNS
Chinese Make Them In Many AttraS
tive FERNS, and Pay Big Prices
for Them

The shops Of the lantern vendors In
the Chinese cities are usually very
gay and attractive. All varieties OF
lanterns are to be seen-the large
siIken ones s and Z feet high, gor-
geously painted with TarieEated eolors,
embroidered in gold and silver or dec
grated with deep fringe Of the same
material, and common small horn ana
paber lanterns used by the coolies, &C
cordIng to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The mode Of making horn lanterns u
very ingenious; the horns are cut in
10 remarkably thin slices. which, BY
means Of heat and pressure, are
Joined together and formed Into Vari-
Gus shapes-round, square. hexagon.
octagon and some shaped to resemble
an hour glass
II In usual for servants after sun
set to carry before their masters large
lanterns made either Of horn or high
" vanished paper. with the name,
title and dignities painted in large let
tiers thereon
At the Feast Of Lanterns, which
takes place In the early part Of the
Chinese New Year, these lantern shop
proprietors reap q rich harvest. a. II
IL customary for parents TO make
presents Of lanterns to their children,
brother to sister. friend to friend, In
ferioF TO superior, and vice versa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
suesIon Plates On BatA

Certain bats appear to have found
their hookIfke thumbs and hind feet
insufficient for suspension and have
made use Of the suction principle for
this purpose. This mode o. suspen-
sion has been developed independently
In two distinct bats. one q native Of
Brazil and the other Of MadagaSear.
In the brazilian species the suckers
take the form Of staIked discs attach
Cd 70 the palms Of the thumbs and the
soles Of the feet The suckers Of the
Malagssy species are horseshoe Ike.
By means Of the suckers these bats
are able to ascend vertical surfaces.
very curious Il u to note the similar
ity between the suckers Of these bata
and those on the arms Of the cutie
fishes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26

Every state In the uniOn has same
paH OF the swamp and wet lands that
Tor the entire country have an aE5sre-
safe ares Of I02SO0.OOO acres-larEer
than lowe. Illin0is and Indiana com
otned and threefOurTha as large a.
France. TIE agricultural value Of
these lands varies considerably, but
specialists Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture believe that
large areas. II properly drained and
cleared By public o. private co-opera-
don. could Be transformed into pro
ouctiVe farmA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
ORIGIN or DooR-kNocKERs
Angle Prosf That They Antsdats
western cIvIIIzafioa ~ Many
HUNDREDS - Yeara

ne origin Of door-knOckers h Al
most lost In obscurity. and their devel-
eruent from mere articles Of utility b
objects q art has been q long. slow
process Of evolution. covering eentu-
Hies and antedating western eiVillaa-
tion By many hundreds Of years
TIE hrst general use Of knockers
that r. positively known was amOng
the ancient Greeks. who proSably
adopted them from the EgyptlanS We
are told that the Greeks considered
Il breach Of COCO manners 70 enter
q house without warning the inmates,
and that the SpartAns gave this notice
b. shouting their arrival. while the
Athenians announced themselves By
using the knOcker. Its intrOduction
doubtless came at the time when doors
superseded hanEings. for the purpose
81 insuring greater safety OF privacy.
In the Greek houses Of the better
eiAss q porter was In constant attend
anee at the door to admit VisItors
Slaves were usually employed In this
capacity. and were chained to the door
posts to prevent their wandering and
Sinking the mOnotony Of the duty.
and In order to awaken them q short
bar Of iron was fastened to the door
By q chain, to be used a. q rapper BY
those desiring entrance to the house.
II Is said that this strictly utilitari-
an rapper, as Il was first called. was
often Wrenched from the door to be
used - q weapon Of Ofrense BY visitors
who were not friendly disposed toward
the householder. A later development
was q direct consequence Of this mis-
use, the next type being In the form
Of q heavy ring fastened By q strong
clamp or plate TO the door, thus serV-
Ing the double purpose Of knocker and
hsndle
From Greece the custom was Trans
ferred to the Romans. and with the
western trend Of early civilization to
nearly every country Of Europe. The
Introduction Of knockers to England,
where together with Italy and Ger
many they have attained the greatest
artistic development. was no doubt due
70 tie Roman conquest Of western Eu-
rope and Observation-Disclosures
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26

John was able to persuade Rum TO
90 most things he desired. One day
me ehildnea. with their little cousin,
Edward. decided to draw pictures. I'd
ward and John each found q pencil.
Dot Ruth was sta without one until
ner mother came to her aid with q
otg new pencil. John. whose pencil was
. blue stub. looked IoagineIy ct the
new one and then. In q coaxins voice.
said: -Ruthie don't yOu want this
nice pretty blue Onei Il Just matches
yo1r eyeA" Needles to say. John -
cured the long pencil.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-26
caI.nAar Earh

me month Of January always begins
On the same day Of the week - O.
toOer and the same b true q April
and July. September and December.
February. March and November also
begin On the sane DAP Of the week.
This. however. q only tue In normal
years Of $50 days A century can never
begin on wednesday. Friday o. Satur-
day. Furthermore. the ordinary year
ends on the same day Of the week -
that on which Il beginA