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klRDERGARTEN CLASS FROM CHRIST CHURCH
M TIE HEAEsN GALLERY OF AMERICAN PAINTING

slides. The seed thus sown eventually
blossoms into the children's presence
at the Sunday Story Hour. -..
A Novel Reward of Merit.
Nine schools in museum proximity
come in classes to correlate history,
geography, drawing, English, thus
vitalizing mucn that was heretofore
dead or colorless. The school for de-
fective boys in the Bowery now offers
as a reward of merit Sunday outing
to the Children's Story Hourl
1t is the ENJOYS personal visit 10
the schools, meeting teachers and
pupils half way, that is tangibly con-
Meeting up the museum with life as it
is lived, making it a vital force in the
community.
OF the thirty stories listed for the
season of 1890, none surpasses in
timely interest or demonstrates more
Complementary the characterization
of art, the museums educational and
hunlanizing influence than the old
time favorite-the story of Joan of
Arc.
From the museums wealth of col
ored slides thrown on the lecture hall
screen, slides that depict every phase
of the life and the time Of JOAN a
quasi knight, squire or page con-
ducts individuals or groups to the
originals in the galleries. The first
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Beating High Prices by Motor Car

more think they know. but 1t would
be good thing for the farmer and
the. New Yorker both If the practice
of shopping for eatables along the
country roads were more general.
Those who think they know are de-
serving of the most pity, They are
the folk who patronize the attractive
looking stands along the great motor
highways. Beware these! City prices
here! And not half the stuff comes
from the countryside.
The thing to do is to poke off down
the byroads and lanes, where you find
the farmers who really are glad 10
see you. There is little travel past
their doors and since it is more
trouble for them to reach the mar
ket, they are relatively more appre-
ciative of your patronage.
We claim to be adpets at this game
we've been at it two or three years
Take our experience last week for an
example. Canning season is upon us
and the ladies' OF the household de-
manded to be supplied with tomatoes
pears, peaches, apples for the Mason
jars and vegetables enough to last a
week. So away we started, two OF us
armed to the pocket brim with small
bills and small change. Long Island
was our hunting ground. Out the
Merrick, road through Freeport and
well beyond, then a turn to the left
for the middle. of the island. Then the
search began. 1t was easier for us
than for a stranger, for nowadays
we look up old acquaintances, and II
they haven't tomatoes or pears this
year. they will tell us neighbors who
have. Incidentally, there aren't any
tomatoes just now unless you're lucky
We were. but we had to pay 50 O
bushel for them, which is scandalous
not as compared with 10 cents 9
pound at the corner grocer's, but al
compared with 81 last year. The!
may be cheaper later. We went q,
five farms before we found tomatoes
good ones. In tie meantime we hac
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halt is in the Hall of Casts, where is
plaster model of the Cathedral OF
Rheims, to which Joan led Charles
VII. to be crowned. How flying but
tresses strengthen architectural con-
struction is demonstrated there and
linked up with the present by citing
the gargoyies on the Cathedral of St.
John the Divine.
In the Hall of Armor Is Joans he'll
metl The construction and adjust
ment of the kind of coat OF mail she
wore to battle is shown, incidentally
revealing how the intrlcacies of
the Crusader costume gave rise to
squires and pages as first aids in the
making of a knights martial toilet,
the putting on and OF or his armor.
In the museums armor workshop
unique in the New World--they sec
how helmets and body defences Of
Joans day were fashioned, for the
museum forge was rarely idle during
war days. There skilled model makers
were busily forging, casting trial lots
of armor to forward to American
Headquarters in France.
In the Millefieurs tapestry-Knight
on Horseback - behold a solder
knighted by Joan's King. The choir
stalls Fifteenth century, Of the Nor
gan collection give a glimpse Of
what Joan saw in Rheims Cathedral.
In the decorative art department
French and English furniture is linked
nj h pttf nf q
the museum treasures reminiscent Of
the Maid of Orleans, 1t is Bastien lie
pages 1.-THE Vision of joan that Axes
the peasant heroine and her ideals for
all time in the Story Hour child's
mind. Knight, squire or page, true to
coaching, may call attention 10 the
paintings cool green garden, the in
distinctness Of the image through the
bushes, but every child discovers for
itself the pictures immortal touch
stone.
What impresses you most in the
painting?" asks the story teller.
Spontaneous, never failing, is the
reply, The expression IN Joan's eyes,
To clnch the whole, correlating il
with the present. is Anne Hyatt's
statue of Joan of Arc on the Riverside
Drive. To the majority 1t is the won
der of a fairy story to be told that the
maker of the statue is an American
girl, who like them was once wont 10
come to the museum in a parents
lead.
In wake of the Metropolitan, the art
museums of the country are rapidly
I introducing Children's Story Hour
Not to be outdone by scholastic institu-
tons, the Metropolitan inaugurates
this season an exchange of story tell
ers.
October 20 Miss Ellis /. Simons or
the Worcester Museum OF Art will
exchange Sunday Story Hour pulpit
with Miss Chandler, while March ii
the Boston Museum Of Fine Arts will
send Mrs. W. l., Scales to recount
"Christophe and the Golden Fleece"
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found pears at $3.50 a bushel, apples
az 81 a bushel, more apples for moth
.ng at all but the picking up CT
they're any good to you, you're wei
come to emf. And We were prom
Used a bushel of peaches for next
week, the price indefinite. but It will
be reasonable. We know the man OF
old.
We just stumbled on the strawber
ries, on one of the prettiest kept farms
we ever saw. Blight, so the farmers
wife told us, was handicapping them
so severely in growing early berries
that they put In the everbearing or
fall variety last spring as an expert
ment. They seem to be d great sue
cess. She graclously permitted us 10
help pick the three quarts we prompt
ly demanded after sampling-dark red.
incredibly sweet fruit they are, ana
for a week or so TO come will
plentiful, possibly longer unless thsrs
is a killing frost.
May their tribe incps\s~S
We go to SIS for our vegetables
It's not the cheapest place 81 the
island, but we think it the best, az
they are willing there TO "fuss" NJ
small orders. Some OF the big tr1sN
farms won't, you know. Sell truck
load or none is their motto.
But even at SIS, green corn is only
40 cents a dozen, string beans are 10
cents a quart, umas are 10, beets are
four punches for a quarter. and r-ln
six and seven TO the bunch, fall rasF
berries are 90 cents a pint, carrots a
nickel a bunch. onions two quarts fo-
25 cents. Potatoes are 81 busAei.
Try that list over on your groceryman.
We spent $3.50 in all; got threa
bushels of fruit and tomatoes for can
ming, enough vegetables TO last week
and in the fresh autumn air and rush
ing wind, the appetite to enjoy them,
The gasolene? We used four gal
Ions. We could charge It up against
the cost of setcing our table. But why
not charge it up to recreatlon7
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drama, "a Chinese Rip Van winkle,"
founded on old Chinese legend, was
written and staged by Miss Chandler.
The twenty monitors Of the cast ap-
pered on the programme under the
caption: 1.-The Monitorial Company OF
The Eendal Order Of the Nst1sae,ltea
MUSEUM or Art The audience was
limited to the monitors parents, the
president Of the museur, Robert
w. de Forest. and wife. the museum
stan and Mrs. Henry de Forest, who
furnished the music.
1t is the story Of the playa Chi-
nese Rip Van Winkle"-remipisceh Of
THE Yellow Jacket" that Miss Chand-
Ter will relate at this years opening.
The success of the monitorial COM
pany production leaked out despite
effort to keep it dark, and requests for
its production at a Sunday story hour
are now pouring in from principals,
teachers and superintendent OF public
and parochial schools.
Museum authorities to date, how
ever, remain obdurate.
1T was a bit OF lark for the chill
dren," said Mr.. Kent, secretary. "To
cut in upon the story hour with drama
would divert It from fits raison d'etrR,
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TIE WEDNESDAY CLASS

ing the different characters Miss
pose or trick in making them alive to
her audience.
Stereopticon slides made from mu-
scum objects to illustrate the story
they inspired close the hour. Then
the audience scatters to locate them
in thd galleries to which they are care
fully directed.
THE children and their elders"
maintains the story teller, thus see
beauty of form, line, color. workman
ship, and having seen them in the
museum they will recognize them else
where. Dress, pictures, furniture in
homes and schools are bound to be in
fluenced. Above all they learn that an
art museum does not contain just oil
paintings and marble statues, but is
rich In textiles, laces, tapestries, rugs,
furniture, silver, gold, wood and metal
work, the master work Of master
minds for the greater joy of living.
The high ideals the children uncon-
sciously take in cannot help but make
for good citizenship"
To seat and keep in good form so
heterogeneous an audience of little folk
Is no easy job. While the story teller
Is in the spotlight the children are
seemingly hypnotized into the correct
listening attitude. With the lights
turned down for the screen pictures 1t
is another story. To keep this often
apparently irrepressible folk in static
mood Miss Chandler in tentative day
was wont to call from the audience to
Ter assistance boy or girl until to-day
there is an organized corps Of twenty
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1T ID SHOW you what I could do
If ever got a chance" my

4 l. - SI1OW you what cOulu 40
If l ever got a chance" my
young friend said to ,rn."
said Uncle Hiram" lamenting ..j he
did that his present job was something
commonplace, routine, humdrum. in
which he couldn't show his ability at
all, while If he had something worth
while he'd show 'em, as he put 1t, he
would show 'em IL he got a chance;
and then I had to tell him, what has SO
often been told to young men before,
afa2ts Be zh2d .aashiS shapns. rishtupaX.,
IN the ordinary, humdrum, routine
work that he was doing at the present
moment.
THE boy sweeping the sidewalk
comes to be merchant or he grows
mp to be a clerk and sticks at that all
the rest OF his life, according to the
way he does his work. II he sweeps
that sidewalk idly, carelessly, thought
iessiy, half sweeps It, leaving streaks
OF dirt here and there and never
sweeping in the corners, he never gets
anywhere; but IL he is interested I'm
this Job, If he digs into all the corners
and sweeps the whole sidewalk abso-
mtely clean, makes u good, thorough.
workmanlike job of It. he will get on In
me world. This comes true ninety
nine times out OF hundred.
man met last summer said to
me mat the four things necessary to
success are courage. self. denial, hard
Work and opportunity, and that is all
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We leave drama to organizations given
solely TO It, and confine our work to
museum art"
The monitor party marked the first
approach of the Saturday morning and
the Sunday afternoon Story Hour. The
Saturday morning hour, as stated, is
restricted to children OF museum mem
bers whose subscription keeps It's pot
boiling. Chaperoned by parents, maid,
governess. footman or chauffeur, they
come, often the sartorial replicas Of
the prevailing modes OF their elders.
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: The straWbefrfes were an unwar,
Ianted luxury, perhaps, but who could
resist Strawberries in September? We
couldn't We could have substituted
apple sauce for dessert, If we had been
out to make a record for cheapness
for we had peck of apples that cost
us just nothing-good cooking apples
too, hut windfalls picked up under
meath the trees.
The clever lady of the house saio
that without the gasolene the meal
would have cost $3.50 at least, and we
wouldn't have had the berries and the
other things wouldn't have been hall
as good.
You have guessed OF course that the
gasolene is mixed in the menu via the
carburetor of a small car
Few owners of automobiles seem Il
realize how much cheaper fruits anC
vegetables are il only they will take the
trouble IN seek at tho source and tax.
them home. A few do know, man,
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the swarming millions. Through this
series from 1000 to 1900 children are
now reached weekly.
1t is Miss Chandler--a child at heart
who refuses to grow up--who will re-
ceive you. For TO quote one Of her
boys: she is sure Johnny on the
spoti" To each child and adult as
they enter the hall she gives the glad
hand and makes them feel at home. A
sympathetic attitude is thus worked
UP in advance between the story teller
and her audience which makes might
lily for the artistic side OF the enter
tainment.
II am the friend of the people" says
Miss Chandler. 'and one Of them, as
a story teller should be-"
So vivid, dramatic are the stories in
the telling that the big and varied
audience is held taut. BY impersonat-
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Sowing the Seeds of Democracy
In the Children's Story Hour
At Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tales Born of Institutions Treasures Exert Marvellous
Influence, Opening Child Eyes of Many Races and In
spring Americanism-Jo of Arc Favorite With
Audiences That Miss Chandler Holds Spellbound

monitors. To the youthful audience
they are known as knights. squires
end pages, and great is the rivalry Of
enrolment. In years the monitors
range for 4 to 16. They wear on the
arm red, white and blue band and
take this oath of allegiance: IT vow
to be earnest in my desire to learn
about the objects of art in the mu-
scum. To see beauty everywhere, to
be honest, courteous. punctual, stead
fast"
The monitors assemble twenty min
utes before the story hour for instruc-
tons. 1t Is one Of these make be-
lieve knights. squires or pages who
viii seat you next Sunday afternoon.
present to you the seasons pro-
gramme, answer any question II may
please you to ask, deliver message,
and at close OF story hour, II you de-
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sire. will conduct you to the galleries
in quest of the objects embodied in the
story.
Theirs is loyalty and enthusiasm
good to see.
Party for the Monitors.
Museum authorities appreciation of
their service eliminated last June in a
monitors party. Entertainment took
the form of a drama and tableaux vi
vant--the latter living representations
OF museum pictures and statues. The
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r TERE is the recipe for beating
II the high cost of living:
Use gasolene

We are a family of five-one a two
year FOLD. We had dinner the other
night for q cents apiece. Nobody went
hungry. But perhaps we are light
eaters" You shall Judge.
We had bacon, corn on the cob
beets, potatoes, string beans, bread,
butter and strawberries. There was
tea for the three who wanted it.
The bill:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20
Ends Stub born Coughs
In q Hurry
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You'll never know how quickly bad
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Anyone who has conghed all day and
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really there is nothing better for coughs.
Into n pint bottle, put 2h ounces of
Pinex; then add plain granu1ated sugar
syrup to make full pint Or you can
use clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either
way, the full pint saves about two
thirds of the money usually spent for
cough preparations. and gives you more
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like it.
Yol, can feel this take hold instantly,
soothing and healing the membranes in
all the air passages. IT promptly loosens
a dry, tight cough, and soon you will
notice the phlegm thin out and then
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Prex is most valuable concentrated
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To avoid disappointment. ask your
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20
WITH THE WOMEN Or TO-DAY

An American woman has been APP
pointed captain in the Arabian cavalry.
She is Mrs. Anna i. Fischer. Mrs
Fischer Is the first and only woman
to receive such recognition from an
Oriental government. The appoint
ment Is in recognition OF her ability
in organizing the WORK of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Damascus. THIS
work brought her into constant touch
with the Arabian officials, and when
the Red Cross completed its work IN
Damascus, the Arab government asked
that Mrs. Fischer be left behind.
The request was granted and she
remained and was assigned to de-
tached service with the Hedjaz gov
eminent To facilitate her work 1t
was decided to give her regular com
mission in the Arab army. The con-
tract between Mrs. Fischer ana the
military governor general of Damas-
Gus was signed at the governments.
palace and countersigned by Emir Fol
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20
IN SWEDEN.
FRUITLAND.
Capital News Special service.)

(Capltal News special SerVlce.)
Fruitland, Nov. 19.-Desmond Quinn
and family moved last week to Ore
gon, near Nyssa, where Mr.. Quinn has
gone to work for the winter.
Grandma Wilson Is visiting for few
days in Ontario, with her daughter,
Mrs. Gentry Walker.
Mrs. c. r. Lockner served goose
dinner Sunday to twenty three guests
in honor of her nephew. John Boor,
and Harold Guernsey of Vale. Those
present were, besides those mentioned,
Jim Boor and family, George Boor and
family, Mrs. Mary Boor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurel Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Murphy were
visiting in Boise on Saturday and Sun
day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur johnson,
on Sunday morning, boy.
George Hooker sold ten acres of ib-
proved land last week to Howard Man.
ser. Consideration not given.
Miss Beth McKeown was guest OF
Miss Laura Hazeltine last Thursday
night
Master Manford Smith has been un.
der the Doctors care for several days
the past week.
Rev. c H. Shamberger had the mis-
fortune to break his arm Friday while
eranking the new Ford purchased by
him a couple OF days before.
Charles Hayes, OF Meadows, was z
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20

left the latter part OF last week with
their teams to work at Willow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Award of
Gladwin. Mich. arrived Friday of last
week and are visiting at the Chas.
Stevens home Mr.. Award is Mrs.
Stevens nephew. Before returning
home, they expect to visit in Washing
ton, California and Ohio.
Lee Paxton missed several days of
school last week on account of sickness.
Miss Rose Mcconnell was over from
Ontario visiting F'ruitland friends on
Friday of last week.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Sol
terbeck motored to F'alk's store to help
celebrate the birthday of Mr.. F. Stroh-
Begin.
Rev. McCord returned to Weiser on
Monday to spend week in the inter-
ests of the boys dormitory for Good
ing college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Groat of New
Plymouth. were guests at the j. w.
McGee home Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Solterbeck are
entertaining their nephew and neice,
Henry and Lena Ronfeld, of Blackfoot.
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ron
field, are expected in a few days, and
they will make their home on Nc
Kinney Island.
Mrs. ]. o. Johnson went Sunday to
Crane, Idaho, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. 4. S. Purcell
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Larson of
Boise are staying a few days at the
Arthur johnson home.
Mrs. Joel Silkett is on the sick list
this week.
Irwin Kaufman and family arrived
last week from Kansas. They were
called here by the serious illness of
Mr.. kaufman's mother, Grandma Kauf-
man.
The Parent Teachers association is
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20

to have d meeting on Thursday even
ing of this week Mt the school houst
Miss Ames Of Boise Is to speak.
MIR. and Mrs. Guilam OF Meadows
parents OF Mrs. Joel Silkett. have
moved for the winter into a little mouse
near the Homan place.
Mrs. J. c.. Coon and little son. leav,
on Satui ~ of this week for their OF
nome at aurora, Neb
ID. r. Walker, OF Walla Walla, WASH.
travelling salesman Tor the Maytai
hardware company, visited Friday an,
saturday at the r. w, Smith and NJ. ~.
Hurst homes
The Junior Farm Bureau observed
achievement day" at the Fruitlana
school house on last Friday afternoon,
MISS Strong, who has been acting
club leader for both Payette ant
Washington counties was present, al
70 Miss sscrivner, who Is to be the new
club leader for this county. The cam
ming girls served cocoa and cookies as
refreshments. Prizes were awarded t.
those deserving, and among these were
Gladys Peterson, Josephine Royston
and Paul Dalzell. Miss Lucille Hill woD
the pennant as tho most efficient clul
leader in the county, and t'ruitlena
won the banner for most work done.
About twenty people motored down
from New Plymouth on Sunday even
Ing to attend the rally services at the
Baptist church here.
Plans are under way for a union
Thanksgiving service. Committees
have been appointed by the churches
and as soon as they hold q meeting
the program will be announced
Some stray dogs have been serious
ly gripping the rabbit industry around
the community in the past week. II
seems they attack the pens in the
night, tearing them to pieces and kill
ing all rabbits within reach. Sever1'
places have been vi9ited IN this war.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-20
MY HEART and My HUSBAND:
Adele Carrison's New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife
How Mother Graham Disposed Of" Mai Crantland

7 HAVE always prfded myself upon
my self-control; but every iota Of 1t
was shredded from me blythe increas-
Ing pain. different from anything had
ever before experienced. which tore at
my side after Maj Granland had put
me down upon my bed.
"Oh. what is it," I gasped wildly,
looking UP at him in an unreasoning
panic.
He put out his hands and took mine In
strong grip.
Don't be frightened" he said IT do
not think 1t is dangerous. but I am
afraid you have fractured rib. The
physician. of course, will be able to
ascertain this point definitely when he
arrives. But just now there is nothing
for you except to be your intrepid. natu-
raj self"
My mother-in-law. who had busied
herself with putting in order the trifies
scattered upon my dressing table. gave
one of her characteristic snorts.
MAI. Grantlapd." she said crisply, "if
you have quite finished reassuring MY
oouSheSi -ih-i6W, pCIidpS yOu Will Dc SO
kind as to let me attend TO her. I must
undress her and put her to bed. Please
send the maid up as you go down stairs"
Madge Protests.
OH" I exclaimed in frenzy Of hui
initiation at the insulting tone and
words. Il am so sorry. 1t is shameful"
Don't give it another thought" he
said in low tone. pressing my hands
slightly and laying them down upon the
bed. Then he turned to my moth-r-.n-
law. and his words were as measured
and cold as the dripping of an icicle.
Mrs. Graham must be moved as little
as possible before the physician arrives.
Movement is torture to her. Remove
her shoes. cut her clothing wherever II
Is impossible to remove It without move.
ment upon her part. Above everything
keep her quiet until the physician
comes"
His voice had the ring OF one accus-
toned to command instant obedience
and respectful attention. But those un.
der his authority had been soldiers. not
IN irascible old woman.
She threw back her head ha,-~htiIy
md assumed her most crushing Srande
dame manner.
You will perhaps pardon me, Maj