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The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
DEEDS RATHER THAN WORDS
Accomplishments, Even Though Great.
Lose Much of Their Merit When
Made Subjects of Boast.

The habit of boasting is not a sign
of merit. 1t is rather the reverse. A
really brave man allows his deeds to
speak for him. and they always will
If they are great and strong enough.
remarks the Ohio State Journal. These
are great days for boasting, for there
is much to be proud Of. We are proud
of our country, Of our sacrifices. of
our privations, of our sorrows, but
they are apt to lose their merit by our
boasting about them. The testimony
OF worthy deed is not expressed in
words but In a quiet and noble life.
We heard man tell Of a heroic deed
in which he was the hero. but one
wouldn't know 1t from what he said,
and yet somehow in his very tone and
his praise for others one could easily
see whose was the honor of it. There
is one phase of boasting which is very
distasteful, and that Is the sort which
makes ourselves the greatest people
on earth. Of course we are, but we
don't know it from what the boasters
say. We only know it by hearing of
the acts of our heroes, who are apt
not to mention it at all. We learn of
our own nobility by feeling it In our
hearts and not by reading 1t In the
newspapers or hearing the orators
tell IL.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
MuSkrats Predict.

1t is strange fact that In Novem.
ber the muskrats begin to build their
homes and gradually enlarge them by
adding more material, says Edward
#. Bigelow in Boys Life. For this
reason it is said that. according to
the height of the muskrat house, SC
is to be the cold Of the winter-that
is the higher the house the colder the
weather This Is an error 1t has
been claimed by the old timers, and
the error still Is perpetuated, that the
muskrats build their houses 20 inches
higher and very much warmer for
long winters than for short ones.
There are many foolish sayings re-
garding the month as an index to
what the winter will be, the predic.
tlon extending on even into the fol-
lowing March. Scouts can do good
turn If they will prove, by their ap-
probation of the month. that 1t has
been maligned by these predictions
and traditions. The month Is charm
ing and beautiful.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
System BRINGS Results.

It's not necessary to become re-
cluse to gain fitness. The very fact
that you grow makes present tasks
easy. That gives additional time that
can be applied in still greater attain
ments. Self-mastery begets self-confi-
dence that reacts again in greater
self-mastery. And that leads to the
mastery of other things. Each new
attainment helps to make work easier.
The wise man knows he must have
recreation and diversion so he does
not become a grind. He just system
atizes his time and marshals his re-
sources in such a way as to startle
the careless worker. The result Is
continued growth in efficiency. Every
day brings added satisfaction, for
there is Joy In achievement.-Ex-
change.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
To Get Cash From Bank Vaults.

An ambitious young yeggman once
approached a famous safe cracker in
the penitentiary where both were So
journing. The young man was about
to leave prison and wanted to know
sure method Of getting money from
a banks vault.
60" said the famous safeblower
"to your home town. Get a job. Visit
the bank every Saturday evening and
deposit a small amount Of your weeks
wages. Thus you will gain the conf
dence of the bank officials and people
in general Get better job as soon as
you can. Continue your weekly visits
In time you'll find yourself universally
trusted"
'And then?" the young yeggman
asked expectantly.
'Then," the wise old crook an
swered. "you will be drawing interest
out of the bank vault; and that is the
only sure and safe method Of getting
money from such a place."
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
Evil in Small Talk.

There's enough small talk with It's
vicious insinuations in every idle
group to make candidates for the mad
house.
What men say causes other men to
think. What men think determines
their conduct. Given the suggestion
that you are crazy the chances are
that you will either resent 1t strenu-
ously or begin to act little queer
And then one Of your professed friends
will come along and confide to you
that you are acting little queer. It's
no wonder some folks go daffy. Little
yarns without foundation keep stirring
up things that even the angels could
not keep straight. SO the only rem
edy is to apply the censor. Let folks
talk. Take out the good and let the
rest 60 where 1t belongs.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
LAND INNOCENT OF BATHTUBs
In Turkey the Stationary Tub, SO Fa-
miIar in Western Lands, Is Alb
soluteIy Unknown.

The Turk in spite of his constant
bathing (bathing being enjoined by
the Mohammedan religion) has no sta
tionary tubs nor wash bowls-indeed,
Turkish houses are quite innocent Of
plumbing, says Edith Gilfallin, in an
article on the colorful ancient capital
Of the Ottoman empire. But as the
Turk never bathes save in running
water the brick floors contain drains
that carry the water to the garden out
side. Always before eating, a servant
pours, from pitcher, water over an
orientaPs hands; which seems a wise
provision, for they do not use knives
nor forks; spoons only are used to eat
soup or sherbets.
They do not sit around a table as
we do, but sit on cushions round foot
high table trays. All over the near
east they have but two meals. Break
fast is a sort Of movable feast up to
eleven o'clock. 1t consists of Coffee
fruit and various hot breads. The
Turk is enabled to sustain life until
his dinner at sunset by drinking
tnnumerable cupfuls Of thick, hot
heavily-sweetened coffee.
Dinner, which is consumed in the
evening, is the only meal the Turk
takes in the bosom Of his family. It
often is an elaborate affair of twelve
courses: Tomatoes and squash and
eggplant and other vegetables stuffed
with rice or minced meat or cheese,
fish swimming In oil. mutton stews,
goat fricassees. roasted chickens, rich
pastries and candies, preserves Of
plum and ounce and fig and peach,
and always coffee and the narghile-
waterpipe.
At some of these dinners they drink
a sort of brandy called raki; but alco-
holic drinks are anathema to the ortho,
dOx Turk.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE PASSES
World Soon to Have Little Use for
Picturesque Character Whose For
tune Was His Sword.

Ii 1t shall now come to pass, as 1t
we'll may. that there shall be an end
put to wars. the old-time soldier of
fortune will become an extinct spe
cies
The world. Of course, can get along
very well without him, and yet he will
be missed. For he Is very ancient
institution, indeed. He was with Alex
ander and Caesar, Napoleon, the cap
tains and the kings of every nation un-
der the sun wherever there was a
knife to stick or bullet to shoot.
Slowly but surely, however, the
ground has been cut from under the
feet of the soldier of fortune, and now
1t seems that, at last, he is to dis
appear completely.
He had a good time, though, while
1t lasted, and it did last long time, at
that For there was always, some
where, job waiting for him. If things
went stale on the Spanish Main, he
could cross over to the other side of
the world and find another banner un-
der which to fight.
1t was all the same to him, which
side he fought with or against. He
had no enmities, no hatreds; he had
no grudge to satisfy. His business was
fighting. The doubloon of Spain
looked just as good to him as the SOW
ereign of England or the yen of ia
pan.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
GLAZING Soles of Shoes.

Shoe, soles that are occasionally
glazed have exceptional wearing quail
tiles, and it was by this process that
our grandparents made a single pair
of shoes last an entire season, with
out recoling. A thin varnish should
he used, two coats of it being applied
the first time and only a single coat
after that. Once fortnight is often
enough to glaze the soles, and it can
be done either on new or old shoes.
The Winslow mail., 1919-05-30
HaIf-Way Point.

Justine lived next door to Betty.
The two were constantly together.
Occasionally their mothers thought It
best to keep them apart for a while
One day Betty came in and said /:
Mother, Justine can't come over.
Can I go over therer
"NO, not today" her mother said.
'WeE, then. we will sit on the fence
and visit" said Betty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14

the cost OF living and abatement Of
labor unrest contingent upon rati-
hcation OF the peace treaty. 4
strong current OF opinion favors
adoption Of the Paris pact with and
without reservations and amend
ments. All business men agree that
some action must speedily be taken.
The determining contest begins now
in the senate.
Labor Tension Heightened.
Announcement Of the steel strike
for Sept. p, and the policemens
strike with rioting in Boston serve
10 heighten labor tension. The ma
tional industrial conference will come
none too soon, and its efforts will be
none too potent in solving present
problems F'ar-seeing men believe
the time has come for an organic
change in the relations between capt.
tai and labor.
A general investigation into Mex
lean affairs by the senate foreign re-
cations subcommittee has opened
and Will continue for some time. New
security issues are increasing. The
coal situation has improved, al
though operators predict an acute
shortage of cars. Reports from the
iron and steel industry show that
mills are very active and a shortage
of labor impends. The strike would
come at a bad time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
BUSINESS
Edge Bill Improves Credit
Outlook-Settlement of
Current Unrest Hinges
on Ratification of Treaty

The conventional barometers Of
Observation-Disclosures affecting retail
trade, the stock market, bank clear
ings building and so on-reveal an
astonishing volume of business and
suggest near-boOm conditions.
Business men point 10 them as evil
dence of underlying soun6ness which
even the distressing problems OF la
Dor and high prices cannot shake.
Now while this confidence is war
ranted in part, and most statistics
do furnish cheering evidence of pro-
gress. the tendency persists TO un-
der emphasize imitation. 1t IS re-
marked, for instance, with congra-
tulation, that August interpretations
involve a sum exceeding last year by
470 per cent, and that incorpora-
tons since Jan. l established a new
record for all time; that bank clear
ings for eight months at S256 ,O00,
100000 show gain over 1915 of
12S per cent. and that building
totals for the first eight months of
the year. reaching 1856, 900 900 CF'.
w. Dodge Coz, surpass the five year
average by 40 per cent.
Exact comparison with last year,
with two years ago, or with pre-war
years cannot in fairness be made.
Last years totals dropped so abb
ruptly in some cases that present
figures, however gratifying, mean lit
tie BY comparison. Prices even two
years ago did not approach current
levels, and hence price totals fur
nish no criterion of goods actually
bought and sold.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
AGRICULTURE
Falling Prices Demonstrate
the Need OF Credits TO
Maintain Exports-Farmer
Must Keep Alert.

Failing prices in tho grain and
livestock markets re-emphasize the
need OF foreign credits 20 maintain
food exports. Stabilized exchange is
necessary 20 protect the farmer.
Herbert Hoover in his first bcarish
statement. gave credits leading
role Credits are essential IL the
American food surplus is 90 find an
outlet Northern European ports
have been conEested with foodstuffs
--sorely needed. vet untouched for
want OF credit 20 facilitate their
purchase
VIII UndcrecH 4. :.
The Argentine Will have large
surplus. and can undcrseI America
in European markets. Increased
shipping makes transportation not
alone from Argentina. but from AUS
tralia and other countries. feasible.
The Edge bill. which recently pass
cd the senate. extends some hope Of
relief. but final action awaits ratif-
cation OF the peace treaty Hoover.
in recommending 23.0OO.O0O.OC0
credit emphaticaIly denies that high
prices are due 70 exports
Scc'y Houston. in refuting claims
that food prices must drop first.
bids the manufacture attend his
own prices The ideal remedy for
price imitation IS. Of course. q stimuli
taneous reduction OF all wages and
prices together with a correspond
ing reduction IN currency and cred
IT, But this Is impossible to achieve.
IT. devolves upon the farmer as
upon the manufacturer and laborcr.
go increase his efficiency and 10 re-
duce his costs thus tempering the
shock and loss incident 20 falling
prices Agriculture is no less amend
able 10 scientific methods than most
lines OF manufacture
Must Keep Alert.
The farmer must organize even
more widely and solidly than at
present. in order 70 exert his proper
influence in competition with the
labor unions and employers associa-
tions. The Industrial conference. in
which the farmer will seat only
few representatives. is current evil
dence The farmer is a power poll
tically, but all power is not political
II unorEa nized. ne will be powerless
witness the unOrganized salaried
workers. on the one hand. and on
the other. the small minority of rad
icals. compactly organized, who
have sometimes been able TO STAN
pede the mass Of labor.
Southwestern Indiana farmers
plan a drive for 100000 TO buy
newspaper advertising. employ
trained representatives.. and other
wise protect their interests. The
times denand alertness. unity. ini-
tiative Farmers everywhere should
give existing farm organizations
their vigorous support. and if the
need requires. follow the example
OF the Indiana farmers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14

tend credit beyond OOO,OO0,O 900.
nut senate action in passing the
Edge bill inspires hope.
Much depends upon speedy ratifi-
cation Of the peace treaty, which
will doubtless be FASTENED by the
presidents trip and the growing i'm
patience among business men. In
terwoven with the whole credit
problem is the natural distrust of
Europe. where social ferment de
stroys credit Ratification will go
far toward settling political unrest.
fixing boundaries. and checking boil
shevism. Less talk is heard Of main
tanning exports at war levels than OF
increasing imports 10 the maximum
and selling Europe only goods re-
quired to meet actual needs.
Expect Definite Policy.
a definite marine policy may be
expected from the house committee
on the merchant marine and fish
cries soon, but the senate will prob
ably not give the question serious
attention until the new year. Judge
Barton Paine. the shipping board S
new chairman. declares the board
does not intend TO force the sale OF
ships. but will make it incident to
the main policy of establishing a
merchant marine Chairman Paine
opposes any sale that would infiict
heavy loss upon the government.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
FOREIGN COMMERCE
Need for Credit Extension
Re-emphasized; Business
Men Wait Ratiflca-
ton of Treaty.

The problem now uppermOst in
foreign commerce is the decline in
exports 1t reverts 10 credit, en-
phasizing that no steps have yet
been taken 20 stabilize exchange.
Many foreign orders have been
cancelled and foreign governments
even advise purchasers to break of
relations with America according
To reports. and place their orders
al home. Some merchants face
heavy Joss
other Countries Gain.
Meantime other countries are gain
ing in the race for the worlds mar
kets Great Britain has arranged to
grant $3.50. 100000 to continental
buyers Bankers have become thor
oughly alarmed. and complain Of
s.differenco. The Fed
eral Reserve board has made Il
clear the government will not eX-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14

ing the s1.00O.OOO,OO export fund of
the War Finance corporation, many
bankers say, would provide the re-
quisite machinery ror extending
credit on a scale commensurate with
all immediate needs. AS export
losses become fully apparent, more
energy will be devoted 20 the prac-
teal realization Of credits.
The president makes reduction in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Statistics

Passage OF the Edge bill in the
senate has improved the credit stu
alton. It's final passage, together
with modification of terms govern
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
Select Your Lot

Some day YOU will own home. Some
day you will tire of paying rent. Some
day you will remember that your fam
lily is entitled to home. Not a rented
house, but a home of their own, with no
landlord demanding more rent or pos
session.
IN SMITHS ADDITION, within two
blocks of a car line, on johnson street,
Brookfeld street, College street and
Adams street-north of Michigan ave
nue., we are selling lots for home own
erS.
PRICES $3.50 to 5000. Reasonable
payments. Liberal form of contract.
COME OUT TO-DAY. Agent on the
ground Sunday afternoon. Take Lin
coin way west car to Johnson street
and 90 north.
THIS is A CLOSE-IN TRACT. Lo-
Gated in a growing portion of the city,
with convenient car service. The To-
cality will appeal to one who wants
home
DONOT DELAY until South Bends
growth forces higher values. Buy now
and enjoy the benefit of the rising val
ues
r. G.. Osborne
Conservative Life Bldg.
Phone Main 500 l22 S. Main St.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-18

WHEN you wish to sell your Farm,
Residence, Business property, Build
ing lots, Business or Equities.
We sell on Commission, or Buy and
Sell.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-18
1t Will Pay You

To see our list before purchasing any
of the above properties. We are Of
fering highly improved farms and the
most Up-To-The-Minut Residence
properties, and can arrange suitable
terms.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-18
We Sell

Life, Health & Accident, Income,
Fire, Tornado, Hail, Sprinkler, Leak
age, Plate Glass, Workmens' Com
pensation, General Liability and
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Our Insurance Companies are among
the Oldest and Best in the World.
Others as good, None Better.
We Give Personal Service
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-19
.EX-DIXIE CATCHERS
STAR IN MAJORS
Ruel, Perkins and Picinich
Looking Like Schalk.

Three former Southern league stars,
all youngsters Just past the voting age.
threaten to challenge the claims OF
Ray schalk, the star mAskman Of the
Chicago White sox, p the title of the
best catcher in baseball, writes Dick
Jemison. These three youngsters. Val
Plcinich, Of Washington, Cy Perkins,
Of the Athletics. and Muddy Rusl, OF
the Yankees, have grabbed off the first
string OF catching honors with their
respective teams during the campaign
now waging.
Their exhibition Of the catching art
thus far this season shows that they
more nearly approach the style Of Glea-
sons best catching bet than any catch
ing entrants in the big show since
Schalk arrived a few years back.
their biggest aid in challenging the
White Sox star for his honors, Picinicr
and Perkins were with the Atlanta
/ Southern league club in 1917 Ruel was
with Memphis in the same league the
same season. All three were only IL
then and regarded at that time the
premier maskmen of Dixie's major.
These three youths have mechanical,
skill in abundance, t~ireless energy and
rifle-like arms, while they have showT
an ability to ride the runner into tht
plate a la Schalk that reminds ont
Of the White Sox star in action. The
three are grace ~personified in thetl
receiving. They handle the TOUCHES
kind Of pitching with ease and agility
and the prediction is herewith mad'
that they will take a place near tn
front rank Of the catchers of the Amer
lean league this season and for severa
seasons to come.
The writer saw these three catcher
perform in the Southern league durini
the 1917 season, and at that time pre-
dicted q brilliant future for them II
the majors. Since their entrance undo
the banners Of major league clubs, tn
scrihes around the Johnsonian circui
have been singing their praises n
little.
Perkins made q play in a recent gam
that is but a sample Of the intelligent
quick thinking play that the three ar
capable of. The ball was a curV
pitched low and inside the plate to
lieft-handed batter. Perkins dug the ba
out of the dirt, made the throN
straight over the back Of the bate
and came within inches Of thrown
ont the runner on an impossible play
Many times they pulled what locke
like the impossible In the Soutber
league. In New York, Washington an
Philadelphia these three kids jus
!, past 81 have earned the deserved plaud
its of their fan colony.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-19
WIN WISH LEAGUE.
LIBERTY LEAGUE NOTES.

Leroy Lawhorn's stop of R. Colbert's
grounder in last Sundays game be-
tween the knights and Parks was what
we call a ''pippin." Go to 1t, Leroy;
we're for you.
owens. of the Park Taxis, pulled a
nice running catch in last Sundays
game and banged out one ofq the
Parks two hits. Cant keep a good
man down.
Tom shea is playing good ball again
this year, Tom plays a steady fielding
and thinking game, n with the bat
when he does connect 1t Is Hello six
cent car fare"
Big Chief MuIlin is one Of the fastest
| amateur players in Memphis and
proved It Sunday with his running
catch which featured the afternoons
activities.
Jacobs. Of the Choctaw team, at first
base looked good in last Sundays game.
His fielding was sensational. Go to 1t,
Jake.
Cummings, manager of the Railway
Express team generally turns In a fea-
ture catch, and last Sunday was no ex-
ception. The only thing to mar the
Claypool's handling Of Walters sure
hit in last Sundays game was easily
one Of the best fielding features of the
day, If not the season.
Terry, of the ,Choctaws. looks more
and more like genuine star in every
game. New Orleans offered him a con
tract this season and there seems to b.
no doubt that he could have made thu
Pelicans' team.
Things worry our inactive mind con
tinually come up, Let's just imagine
how 1t is possible foA Carl Belote to b,
on the bench last Sunday for the Rail
way Express team; but such IT was
That's beyond us, as Carl stands heat
and shoulders above 90 per cent of tn,
amateur performers in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-19
CY GETS CHASED.

II Ia something out Of the ordinary
when Cy Barger, Chick gets
chased from tho ball yard, but that
T. exactly what occurred in Mobile
wednesday afternoon Cy was given
Johnson, who was officiating alone in
the series. all because Cy protested
when the umpire ruled that Lou Chris
tenbury had caught a fly ball on the
FIRST hon Instead OF getting II clean.
II was N the fifth inning, when
Schepner hit a ball to Chris in right
order to double Il runner off and made
n good peg, Griffin taking the throw
ana retiring the aide, as he thought.
All Of tho Chicks walked Off the field,
when johnson ruled that Chris had
trapped the ball
Barger is said to have walked out
TO Johnson and told him a few things
about his eyesight, and johnson, always
ready and eager for a chance to. run
somebody out Of the park, told Cy to
get out of the park. Cy hesitated al
the Memphis bench and johnson pulled
his watch, hoping against hope that
Cy would stay long enough 30 he could
forfeit the game, But Cy walked on
out OF the park.
Cy Is going TO protest the game &c
President Martin, although there is nc
chance OF the protest being allowed. az
~ huiup up III AZ utNlNlpu ny lnS uHlplI'
and his Judgment, regardless OF how
rotten, will have to stand.
George Block, Memphis new catcher
10 going good at present and Moblli
runners who tried to trlfle with hi
alleged sore arm discovered that some
body had been spoofIng them abou
Blocks tilpper being. out Of order. Har
ny pamrau. one OF the fastest Bears OF
the club, was nabbed standing UP II
the final game when no sought to stea
on Blpck.