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three months, Hawthorne tells n,
he rose at and retired at mia
night and gave to his studies an
but four of the "a hours. Once ~
had conquered the mind which bsS
run wild SO long, he could take hi.
work easier, but he never again re-
ceived black mark. and be Rras
uated third in his class.
Entering law and politics a.
time when his father was a Demo
cratic leader in New Hampshire a.
easy path to promotion lay before
this handsome, friendly young man
He declined as many offices as bs
accepted. Political honors grari.
tated to him so unsought that his
ambition was dulled, and at last bo
was perhaps as unambitious as anv
man who ever gained the pres.
dency.
A member Of the legislature Al
80, while his father was governor
and twice a member of congress
he was a senator of the Unitea
States at SO. Resigning when his
term had yet year to run, he aft.
erward refused a second election
to the senate and refused the GOV.
ernorship and also the ATTORNEY
generalship of the United States
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter Of
a former president of Bowcoin col.
lege and delicate, retiring WON.
an, who massed her life in the
shadows of the early loss of two
of her three children. Stunning
the glare of public station, she fled
from Washington. Rather than be
separated from his wife, her hus.
band. who felt for her a chivalrous
devotion, quit the senate and de-
clined a seat in Folks cabinet. In
a little foOtnote to history Henry
Watterson adds that the cornwall
senator was doing no good in Wash.
/ ington anyhow, and that Washing.
ton was doing him no good
The Mexican war tempted Pierce
from his retirement, and, as brig.
adler general, he served with Scott
in the advance on the City of Mex.
leo. Afterward there were parti.
san slurs on his military service,
but his soldierly courage has been
vouched for by Grant, who says
that he knew him more intimately
than any other of the citizen gen.
erals in that war.
Returning to his family and q
first class law practice at Con.
cord, General Pierce. at 43, had no
thought that any further public
distinction awaited him. Yet the
white house was only four years
! Off.
published by special arrangement
paper Syndicate.
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Irma.

lTnLds
Irma is one Of the many fem
mime names derived from Teutonic
mythology. Its evolution is some
what involved, and it cannot be
definitely determined when or how
its final form which comes to US
as Irma, was reached. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY the Anglicization of a pat
emily Teutonic form. Curiousiy
enough it signifies public peace. -
Tracing Irma back to its mytho-
logical origin. it is revealed that
the third son of Mannus was said
to be Err. deity worshipped as IT.
man or Ermin. The evolution of
this word through German nomen-
clature is irrelevant here, but the
curious fact remains that its fem
mime form appears in the Teutonic
language as Herminie, not Irminie
or Irma. as one might suppose.
In Italy, however, the name En-
melinda arose and named a sanity
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and off it would go again. In a dav
or two Mrs. W. did all the work
herself, paying no attention what
ever to Anne.
Honest Anne felt twas wrong to
be paid to sit beside this simple
sweet old lady; for sweet she was.
with her toy never stopping. So
she made up her mind to tell Mr..
Angus W. that he'd have to look for
another attendant. But Angus
seemed SO helpless, and pleaded so
strongly, that finally she agreed to
stay a month or until he could get
some one else.
Now that there was no further
danger of outbreaks of temper and
collapse, Angus did not dread to
come to his mothers room: and
every evening found him reading
there, or talking to. Anne.
Before the month was up. Anne
helped. Angus slayshis mother away
her end had come peacefully.
They scarcely knew just when her
spirit took its flight, for ,she had
nodded with her toy and thew
thought she had dropped to sleep
MRS. - came down to he
with Anne while she HELPED. Angus
arrange his household Affairs
(Quletly she had creptGinto his life
and he dreaded tossee sher go.)
After Q long talk with Mrs,
l--,.he called Anne. They waIk.
ed down the gardenspath together
When they returned, .Anne rushed
to her mother, and kissing her
cried:
| "Ohamother! I'm. 20 happy! Tell
dad i shall go~right on believing
there's' good In eRerybody, because
: only paids $1.sS. for my, raincoat
and inst see what old 49, eaye
,lme with I'll"
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on here-more oxygen; less cloth
ing; more exercise: less artificial
heat-but let him say it himself:
Overlooking of infants must
necessarily lead to the production
of a large number of acid bodies
which would draw and thus tend to
produce a condition of acidosis."
What OF exercise, for instance,
by the limitation of such muscular
activities as are concerned in kick
ing, rolling. walking, etc" almost
reached 2 miles Of o tres in diem
on the hoof, what?) will also
predispose to the same result (acid-
osis). In fact, muscular exercise
is the one great prophylactic
against ricketts,.
-. uncomfortable that acid
bodies should exist in the blood suf-
ficiently strong to dissolve fixed
salts (lime salts) out Of the bones.
This is beside the question. for we
are dealing with the withholding of
the mineral matter from bone which
is in process of formation and not
with it's extraction from completely
developed bone.
a.. No matter how correctly fed
or how good the other hygienic con-
ditions, infants swaddled in tight
clothing invariably become rachi-
tic" (rickety)-because exercise Is
prevented.
No Consumptive Inheritance-If
a man in sound health with no
consumptive inheritance. 500.
Answer-A person has a much
better chance of inheriting four
hundred million dollars than of in
heriting tuberculosis, if that is what
you mean. Consumption is never
inherited, only acquired through
prolonged personal contact with the
disease, irrespective of relation
ships.
Iron for the Blood.-What do you
consider the best iron for the
blood? (E. d. W.
Answer-The same iron that is
good for the body as a whole-the
blood, in health, contains precious
little iron. Foods from natural
sources furnish the body all the
iron it can utilize. 1t is exceeding
ly doubtful whether any iron taken
internally ever adds one little BIZ
to the blood or its strength. Tina,
nation is seldom exploited nova.
days by intelligent physicians. Il
you imagine your blood is weak
send stamped self-addressed en-
velope for some detailed informa
ton about anemia and its nature.
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ANNE'S BARGAIN.
Copyright, 1920. by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
BY katherine +, Curtis.

ny N0&nVAI uC Ess NuIdSs
Anne had always been believer
IN everybody. Being strictly hon
est herself, she thought everybody
else the same. In vain her prac-
teal mother tried to make her be-
lieve that everything one reads in
the papers, for instance, is not
strictly true.
Anne really believed in her inner
most soul that Joseph -, local
shoe dealer. had too many shoes on
hand, and that was why he was
selling 1872 shoes for $S.9S for Sat-
urday only.
Although Sylvanus had
several times had bankrupt sales, f"
and was still doing business on
Main street, Anne could not be per-
BuAded that he was not to be pitied
when. for the fourth time, big
signs reappeared. telling the towns
people that q bankrupt sale" was
once more to take place in the
-- emporium.
In due time the sale came of.
Anne, ever on the lookout for bar
gains, went to -. She was
shown all the most alluring bar
gains and she finally purchased a
long desired raincoat. Triumph
antly she carried it home, drapped
IN q newspaper; for was this not a
bankrupt sale. and paper comes
high, even Sylvanus
4 Her father smiled and said:
well, Anne! Let's hope that some
day you'll wake up and not believe
III you are told. That raincoat has
been In old store since time
ms and isn't worth that old news
|laps1 its WRAPPED n. He ID q
QoreWd old chap. IL, and you
|99et assured he'd never give you
o9a$ faileoat for $1.SS II It was
efth more than that"
y a4y she went to her room with
- dsspissd rsincoat. Atm-
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The Illinois small loans act is said to have
saved S7,000,000 to Chicago borrowers alone
during the last year, and to have driven out
of business no less than 200 loan sharks
Here is piece of legislation which other
states may copy with profit.
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Amy reader can ges the answer 10 %
ton bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
confidential. the replies being sent direct
paid to anonymous letterxl-
Q. Why was it possible to deport
Emma Goldman? T. E. d.
A. Emma Goldman was deported
as an undesirable alien. On account
of public utterance of radical
views which were regarded as a
menace to our form Of government.
She attempted to claim citizenship
on account of 1 marriage, but it was
proved that citizenship had been
denied to the man whom she
claimed as her husband.
G. What was the Star chamber?
o. K
A. 1t was court which met in
the council chamber of the palace
of Westminster. The roof of the
room was decorated with gilt
stars which probably gave the
court its name. The court was
founded or restored in 14S7 by
Henry VII to assist in bringing to
justice the great landowners and
mobiles. 1t was Independent OF a
jury, who could inflict any punish
meat but death, but who were too
often afraid of the nobility. The
trial was conducted by written
questions, unless the accused chose
to confess. This confession became
such an abuse, torture being used
to extort it. that in 164l the court
was abolished.
@. Where is watercress found,
and how should it be prepared tor
a salad? A. M. P.
A. Watercress is a hardy peren-
NAL and finds a congenial home. in
small running streams or shallow
pools, winte-ing we'll when COW
cred with water. 1t grows readily
from seed as we'll 'as from freshly
cut pieces of branches, and soon
spreads over a large area. 1t is
merely necessary to gather it and
wash it we'll for table use. 1t is
generally served with a French
dressing made of two parts olive
Oil, one part vinegar, and mustard
salt and paprika.
@. Who built the first modern
automobile in the United States:
l.. ". G.
A. Elwood Haines built the first
automobile which used gasoline fol-
fuel, in 1893, in Kokomo, Ind. The
original car is in the Smithsonian
institution in Washington, D. c.
@. Is hog cholera serum cure
for hog cholera? c. H. NJ.
A. 1t cannot be considered cure
for this disease, although many
times favorable results follow it.
injection even after the hog has de
wAloped a fever.
@. Is the same prayer Offered
each day at the opening of the SEES
sions Of congress? I. C. n.
A. The prayers are extemporan
eors and differ from day to day
Rev. Henry N. Couden is the chap
lain Of the house and Rev. Forres
J. Prettyman is chaplain of tn
senate. The prayer offered in tn,
senate on April IA fellows: Al
nightly God. Thou has touched GU
poor human life with IN infinit
purpose. Those who have desired
to see Thy glory have seen it no
in the work Of Thy hands but in III
perfect life Of Thy Son. Thou ar
the Cod OF the perfect life. W.
thank Thee that the foundations o
our civilization arc based upon tn
qualities OF life that He has 70
vaaled to Va. Our common law. on
standard Of morals, our highes
ideals arc IN Him. Grant us thi
day % 10 construct our lives tina
We may be- patterned after tn
image Of Thy Son. For Christ
tAke. Amaa
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CALAMITY PLUS.
|nERE liEs MANS ANCIENT ENEMY,


His fingers rumpling up his hair,
Upon his face grief and despair,
poet sat hunched in his chair
And muttered low:
20 fair. false maid, thou didst not carei
Thou bring'st me woe"
About his bony frame worn
And faded bathrobe, old and torn,
He clutched: then cried out, all forlorn:s
20 cruel one!
Would that / never had been born
am undone!"
Now what, you ask, allied this here bard?
What hit the chap SO gosh-durned hard?
By what false maid had he been Jared
To such extent?
Had all his JOY in life been marred
BY unpaid rent?
No-though his income was quite slim.
Here's why the poets eyes grew dim:
The maid, with sense of humor grim,
Had seized the chance
To swipe-and WHAT blow to him.
His only pants!
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home day after day without diver
sion. while you have the interests
Of the business world. Take her
places with you To spend more
than one night in two weeks awav
from her is not fair.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am deep
ly in love with young man a few
years my senior. l treat him as
nlce as possible and he does not
pay any attention to me. What
could l do to win his love?
H. NJ. E.
Seek love and it will flee from
thee; fee love and it will follow
thee l have quoted this. time and
time again because it is so true and
something all girls should remem-
Der. You might just as we'll learn
to forget the young man. Love
goes its own way and cannot be
forced.
d: 'p
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
girl 13 years old. There is a boy
living near here who is one year
my senior. am in the eighth
grade and am expecting to 60 to
high school next winter | am
deeply in love with this boy, but
he seems to care more for a friend
of mine the same age who is much
larger than l am. When she is
near he hardly speaks to me. She
and l used to be good friends, but
when she came between the boy
and me l got angry. l have tried
several ways to draw his attention
toward me, but have failed. He
| will seldom speak to me. How can
regain his friendship?
\ WANTING-TO-MAKE-UP.
Do not make any further attempt
to make up. The boy makes 1t
clear that he does not want your
friendship. Therefore you should
be proud enough not to thrust it
upon him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Wont you
please give your opinion Of girls
who smoke cigarets? We are twin
| sisters 18 years old. At parties
and sociables we have been offered
cigarets, but have refused every
time. BABE AND NANCY.
Cigaret smoking Is an expensive
and useless habit. The nicotine II
injurious to the physical condition
and stunts the brain. Girls who
expect to b mothers some day
should not wilfully make them
selves uaAt
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w ASnlQHt tQ, ~. ". WV; udUlS
I'm postage B. brief. All inquiries are
to each Individual. No attention VII b
@. What is the most important
appointiye Office woman has re-
ceived under our government?
E. &C.
A. The office of civil service
commissioner. to which Mrs. Helen
H. Gardner of Washington, d. e..
was recently appointed by Presl-
dent Wilson. is the most important
post in the government service
that has been given a woman By
appointment.
Q. What is the significance OF
the statue of Jesus Christ which
is on the boundary line between
Argentina and Chile? +. d.
A. These countries had numer-
Gus disputes over the boundary be-
tween them. In 1899 they submit
ted to an arbitration before the
United States minister al Buenos
Aires, which Hsettled the boundary
in the Atacama region, and IN l'o-
the Patagonian boundary line was
settled by a commission appointea
by the king of Great Britain, at the
joint request of the countries:
They decided to erect a statue OF
the Lord Jesus Christ upon TINS
line in token of future amlty. A
new controversy arose about Which
direction the statue should lace
since neither country wished 10
have the back of the statue towafa
| it. 1t was finally decided that the
statue should face neither.
@. What is the smallest amount
of insurance that soldier may
take, and the largest? b. l..
A. Soldiers may take out gov
eminent insurance in amounts
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. j.,
Q. What is the distance Travelled
| by a needle in the playing OF
large sized monograph record:
l.. 0.
A. A needle travels $50 feet, or
more than one-seventh of ME:
in passing around the grooves ol
! the average 12-inch record.
@. Can an airplane fly upsices
down for a distance OF five miles,
f. NJ.
A. The air service Of the army
says that no plane has ever Deeh
known to fly upside down for a ois.
lance of FIVE miles, or even LOT one
mile. A plane can fly in that posi-
ton for a short distance only, J..
@. What has become CT the gfeAss
Krupp munition plant in Germany
C.
A. This enormous manufacturers
plant which turned out most OF NV
guns used by Germany during Inc
war is now said to be utiiiLeu.
largely for the manufacturing u
agricultural and railroad machiH'
cry.
| @. Who were the praying N
dams? NJ A. d
! A. This is a name given 10 q
tribe of Indians in New Englana'
who were early won to the CnrlS.
tian faith. During King Philp'
war they remained friendly 10 tne
colonists, q company enlisting uH-
der Major Cooker in July, 1919.
@. Is it true that the tomato Wa
once considered poisonous?
E. NJ L.
A. The tomato is OF tropical OF
igin, being a native OF South Amer.
lea, whence it was introduced ih''
continental Europe. There it W.
for many years grown as an orhs
mental plant under the name .
love apple" and was consldere.
poisonous. It did not come inl'
, general use as a food until aboa
1870. Since that time many varietle
and types have been produced
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Dining car walters may as well look for
new jobs, they say, for in a short time cafe
terias are to take the place of the present sys-
tenn of distributing provender on all railroads
1t may, as they claim, save time and money,
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IN order to avert % entire -paper
fam1mein the country. Russia has
declined TO put restrictions on the
.eonsupeaou-of--A All grades Of pa
: pr.
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but Just imagine balancing oneself and tray
full Of ~vitfles" 1t 90 miles an hour over some
Of our present day roadbeds!
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MRS. CAROLINE KELLY of st. Louis, who
shot and killed her husband tother day, slept
soundly that night for the first time in two
weeks because she knew where her husband
was"
Central. please get Birthstone %, ring L!
And ask for Mr.. Kelly
ONNO BLINK, of the real estate firm of
Griede & Blink Fulton. H., probably is The
firm ad advises IF you want to sell your
property see John Griede.'
ON the other hand. Mrs. Mary Boozan of
Monmouth. apparently does little of it. She
recently entertained the Altar society Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Well.er.of Course That.er.
From Mas H. & H. Prohlems>.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am going to travel
the first of the month. Although l have trav-
eled before have never gone in Pullman.
Should prepare for the berth in the dressing
room? Could two people use the same berth?
BETTY LOU.
WHEREUPON CUPID DRIED HIS TEARS,
GRINNED AND RECITED:
TWO BOOBS WITH BUT A. ETC
From the Canton Register).
The correspondent has just learned
that because of unintentional error
in the personal column of the Register,
Lewistown items, one night last week
that she had been the cause of
the unpleasant disagreement between
Brownie" and the lady Of his choice.
The sheriff did not return last Wednes-
day as reported in these columns of that
date and that explains why Brownie"
cosld not and did not keep his date. We
trust that this explanation will make
things right and that the sun will shine
again for these two young folks
TO RENT-Furnished room in modern
apartment. Close in Gentlemen very excep-
tional. Main 22S7.-Peoria Star
Only roughnecks need apply.
"Five Seconds Day With Our Presidents.7
XIIl.-Millard Fillmore.
He took the air.
Pom Taylors fall
He filled the chair
| And that's bout all.
Than Of Which Nothing Ceul5 Be More Darker
| tFrom the Galesburg Republican Register
There are numerous examples of men who
received Of spiritual vision through the most
darkest experience and deepest sorrows o.
their lives.
! TREMENDOUS in Thought-Big in Full
| Souled Interest. Each Foot Throbs with tn,
! Deepest Feelings of Humanity" burbles {
movie ad writer in the Freeport Journal
| Standard.
'Smatter? Somebody step on his corns?
HUXTRY, The white wings" have wor
their strike for higher wages
! NOTICE to iivver tourists: Dust your tire.
| before entering our city limits. r. E. MIG
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Argus Information Bureau

lnm
Individual No VII
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Weil.er.0f Course That.er.

from Ma S n. Z II. PrObIemSI
Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am going to trave
the first of the month. Although l have trav
eled before l have never gone in a Pullman
Should prepare for the berth in the dressin:
room? Could two people use the same berth?
BETTY LOU.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-23

ious to the return day hereof. you sum-
mon Tommie Fields. whose residence Ia
unknown. to be and appear before the
District Court, to be holden In and for
the County Of Tarrant. at the Court House
thereof, In the City Of Fort Worth, on
the first Monday In February, A. d. 1870,
abe same being the second day Of said
month, then and there to answer the pe-
tition OF Flossie Fields as plaintiff, filed
In said Court. on the 2Sth day Of August.
A. D.. 1919. agains .Tommie Fields as de-
PENDANT. said suit being numbered 50l56.
the nature Of which demand is as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Plainti ffand defendant were legally
married on or about August 15. 1917. and
lived together as husband and wife until
ON or about August Is. 1918. when, be-
cause OF the harsh and cruel treatment OF
defendant toward plaintiff. plaintiff was
forced to leave defendant and they have
not since that time lived together as hus-
band and wife Plaintiff alleges that dur
Ing the time she and defendant lived to-
gether as husband and wife she conducted
herself at all times In dutiful and WIFE
~ manner but defendant unmindful OF
his marital duties and vows treated her
In the most cruel and tyrannical manner.
cursing her and calling her vile names
and one one occasion struck her with his
fists. all OF which actions OF defendant
toward plaintiff are OF such a nature as to
render their further living together in
supportable and unbearable.
Wherefore. plaintiff prays the court
that defendant be cited In terms OF the
law TO appear and answer herein and for
Judgment dissolving said marriage rela-
lions. for costs OF suit and for such other
and further relief. special and general, In
law and In equity that she may be Justly
entitled to. etc.
Herein Fail Not. but have you then and
there before said Court. this Writ, with
your return thereon. showing how you
have executed the same.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-23
CAPTAIN WRIGHT OF ENGLISH
COMMISSION LEAVES PO-
LAND.

Warsaw: (By I. J. P. b. Captain
Wright, member Of the English In
vestigating Commission to Poland who
remained here when Sir Stuart Sam
uel left for England has now also left
for London, where he will join Sir
Samuel and help him in preparing the
report on the Polish-Jewish situation
which is to be submitted to the Eng
fish government.