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Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
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Vinegar can be used as substi-
tute for brandy In sauce.
AS spring comes on be sure to
serve salad once II day.
Mouse holes should be covered with
tarred paper. The mice will desert
these entrances.
In cleaning brass knobs on doors
or furniture, put n pasteboard col
lar round the neck of the knob to
keep the polish Off the paint or var
nlsh.
For making cloths hot and moist
for applications. place wet cloths In
top of steamer or double boiler.
which obviates the necessity of any
wringng.
When making a meat pudding, IL
small piece of crust about the size
Of half II dollar is cut out In the bot
tom of the basin the pudding will take
one and half hours less to cook.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
COOL AIR IN CELLAR
MAY DO WORK OF ice
Most Essential Part of Keeping
House in Summer.
Miniature Ieeiess Refrigerator ls Made
by Invertina an UnoIazed Earthen-
ware Flowerpot in a Dish
or Pan Of Water.

Keeping food cool is an essential
part of summer housekeeping. With
ice and n well-made ice chest, diff
culties are few, but without them
other methods are necessary. We
must have cool place for storage If
we are 10 have good meals made up
Of foods properly kept and appetiz-
ingly served. When Ice Is not avail
pble we can use devices which make
cool air-cold water and evapOrating
water do the work of ice.
We can usually count upon finding
cool air In the cellar. and 1t is valu-
able indeed II cleLn and well venti-
,ated. But one housewife immediate
ly says, II am too busy to use my
time carrying the food up and down
those cellar steps" Every housewife
Is, but how about n ;gmb waiter on
which the food could BE sent to and
from the cellar?
A shaft made of boards and plaster
and extending from the cellar through
the roof by way of the kitchen or pan
try Is another device which has proved
Useful In some parts of the country
for using the cool air of the cellar
Wire or perforated shelves are fitted
into the shaft and n door opens from
IT. AS the air in the upper part Of
the shaft grows warmer the cold air
from the cellar IL drawn up and the
constant upward movement of colder
air cools the food on the shelves.
An iceless refrigerator which de.
pends on the rapid evaporation OF
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

Community canning kitchens are no
longer in the experimental stage, but
are established and highly regarded
Institutions in the many localities
which have had the wisdom and fore
sight to erect them.
Fruits and vegetables have the un-
fortunate habit of coming into their
fullest-bearing right when the season
Is hottest and the housewife busiest.
The added task of putting up the win
ter's supply Of fruits and vegetables
seems often ''the last straw" to the
already overburdened woman. Yet
there is much more fruit ripening in
the garden than can possibly be used
while 1t is fresh. So she gets out
her cans.
Most women freely admit that can
ming is not particularly hard work in
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

water for its cooling action is de-
scribed In Farm Home Conveniences,
Farmers Bulletin 927, United States
department of agriculture, Washing
ton. ID. c. The use of n fireless cook
er as an iceless refrigerator Is dis.
cussed in it, too.
A miniature iceless refrigerator,
useful where only small amounts of
food need to be cooled, Is made by
inverting an unglazed earthenware
flowerpot in dish of water. Food
may be kept cool also by placing the
dish In cold water and changing the
water as 1t becomes warm.
TO keep food cool when Ice Is not
available takes ingenuity and care.
But others have done 1t, So why cam
not you?
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Electrical Hair Cuttino,

There is in use in France an elec.
trio substitute for the BARRIERS scis-
sOrs. 1t consists of comb carrying
along one side of its row of teeth II
platinum wire through which flows an
electric current. AS the comb passes
through the locks to be shorn the heat.
ed wire instantaneously sewers the
hairs, leaving them of even length and
sealing the cut ends as In the ordinary
process of singeing with taper.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Do Not Get Careless
With Your Blood Supply

the great vegetable blood medi-
cine, will revitalize your blood and
give you new strength and a
healthy, vigorous vitality. Every
one needs it just now to keep the
system in perfect condition. Go
to your drug store and get bottle
to-day, and if you need any med
ical advice, you can obtain it with
out cost by writing to Medical Di-
rector, Swift Specific Co., 109 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

Hurt? No, not one bit! Just drop
little Freezone on that touchy corn,
instantly 1t stops aching, then you lift
that bothersome corn right off. Yes,
magic! Costs only few cents.
Try Freezone! Your druggist sells
tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet
of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses, without
one particle of pain, soreness or irri-
tation. -Freezone is the mysterious
ether discovery of Cincinnati genius.
ADV.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Impurities Invite Disease.

You should pay particular heed
to any indication that your blood
supply is becoming sluggish, or
that there is a lessening in its
strong and vital force.
By keeping your blood purified,
your system more easily wards off
disease that is ever present, wait
ing to attack wherever there is an
opening. A few bottles Of S. S. s..
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

itself. The difficulty is, it must be
sandwiched In between numerous reg
ular tasks.
Help Difficult to Obtain.
1t is almost impossible nowadays TO
obtain help in the home; so, especial
ly in those homes where there are
small children, as much work as pos
sible must be sent out to relieve the
burdens of the housewife and Nother
A community canning kitchen, either
of the type to which members may bring
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
ALLEN,s FooT.EAsE DOES +

bunions ache SO that you tired all over.
get Aliens Foot=Ease the antise ptic pow
der to be shaken into the shoes and
sprinkled in the foot-bath 1t will take the
sting out of corns and bunions and give in
slant relief to Smarting, Aching, Swollen.
Tender feet. 100000 pounds of powder for
the feet were used by Army and Navy
during the war. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Taking Chinese Census.

The inhabitants of China are count
ed every year In curious manner.
The eldest master Of every ten houses
has to count the families and make n
list, which Is sent to the imperial tax
house.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
cutIeura for PimpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash of in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In.
clude Cuticura Talcum.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
His Practice.

ut Is hard, isn't 1t, for that artist
to have to stand up in the street
carr"
"Why is It harder for him than for
anybody else7"
Because hc Is accustomed to Sit
tings."
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

Borrowing trouble en- masse is join
ing crusade to improve your broth
er's morals by law.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

II girl is really displeased with ,
man she doesn't tell him so.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Hard to Find

Reader-Here's an item says Ger
many should be given credit.
Cynic-FOr what?
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

If you want a thing well done hire
some one who knows how.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24

However, the thin girl usually has n
shapely ankle to be proud of.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
Dealers and Agents
Wanted

The most wonderful fro extinguisher made.
Sells on sight. Big profits to agents.
Write for information to
RlAlT0 THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY
Minnsas asolia. Mian.
wANTED-LADIEs OR GENTLEMEN to
sell lots almost in shadow of oil derricks.
Robinson. Drawer H. Denton. Mont
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
INDIAN PAINTINGS on CLIFFS
Owner Offers Them to State Or Ma.
tionaI Authorities to include
in Park.

Austin, Textile most remarkable
Indian paintings or photographs in the
Southwest have been offered to state
or national authorities. provided the
cliffs upon which they are drawn are
inclosed in park and adequately
guarded. according to j. F. Pearce, as
sociate professor of anthropology Of
the University Of Texas.
These paintings, which are owned
by f. D. Sims of Paint Rock are To-
Gated alcng the banks Of the Concho
river near Paint Rock. upon every
available surface for half-mile. They
are In deep red. with an occasional
black figure or character.
All phases Of the early tribes are
represented. Mr.. Pearce declares, and
so much valuable historical material
ia included In these paintings that Mr..
Pearce will have them copied in scale
for a report to the Smithsonian insti-
tuition. for which he is doing research
work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
Old Letter Settles Case,

Wilmington, Del.-An age-worn, tat
tered letter and three words in the
codicil Of Jesse Chandler settled
long pending case in the court Of
chancery recently when Chancellor
Curtis issued an order that Samuel NJ.
Harvey Of West Chester. Pa, be paid
$14,500 from the estate. Harvey's wife,
one Of the 3S legatees he was suing
lost the suit, but will have half share
in the money awarded. Harvey had
agreed with Jesse Chandler to buy 166
acres Of farmland in Christiana Hun.
dred for $4,000. When Chandler dice
before the deal was completed he stip-
ulated in his will that the farm should
be sold for that amount to Harvey.
Meanwhile the farm had been sold for
$34, 500, and while the legatees contend
ed that the entire amount should be
divided Harvey claimed that only $2O,-
600. or his agreed purchase price,
should be divided. The court upheld
his contention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
HAD AN OBJECT IN. POSING
graph Just to Accommodate the
Camera Holder.

A moose out in the wilds does not
stop to pose for her picture. There
is generally reason for the peculiar
actions Of wild things. In the current
issue of the Observation-Disclosures,
published in Columbus, o., hunters
write Of their experience.
I'VE had an early start Thursday
and Sam soon proclaimed that his
pipe foretold moose. The first bend
was rounded and knee-deep in the
water stood a fat sleek COW. Our
canoe advanced toward her. the
camera set for an exposure. Sam
called softly and she advanced hun
dred feet toward US, ears erect, with
a curious what are you manner.
AT IS feet she stopped and posed
for the picture, and then waited until
we we're so feet away before she
turned into the woods. At the top OF
the bank she waited for US to pass be-
fore crashing into the timber.
Her action was explained when we
turned the bend and at the waters
edge saw her calf, fine four or rye
months old fellow, which climbed the
bank md was away after her at
once"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
SOAP |! BUBBLES !!!!E.E' !
INTACT A YEAR
Scientific Society Gives Informa-
ton on Sir James DeWar's
Test.
ALWAYS MYSTERY TO SCIENCE
when. Bubble Beeomes Very Old It
Offers Only Possible Example Of
the MoIecuIo Visible to the
Naked Eye.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Facts about the
prodigious strength of soap bubbles,
proved by experiments in which bub-
bles were kept intact for moro than .
year and subjected to all sorts Of
weight strains, were made public hero
for tho first time by the Franklin In
stitute, one Of the oldest scientific So
cieties in the United States.
important to chemista
Coming on the heels Of the an
nouncement Of Einstein's discoveries
Of the gravitational bending Of light,
the exploitation Of the soap bubble IL
on the other end Of the scale as to
size, yet. according to scientists, Is
Of tremendous Importance to chemists,
physicists and research workers in the
strength Of materials and essential ele-
ments. The man who made the expert.
ment is universally recognized rs one
Of the leading scientists In the world.
He is Sir James Dewar, IL. D.. D. &c.,
+. r. s., Fullerian Professor of Chem
1stry, Royal Institution Of Great
Britain, and an honorary member Of
the Franklin Institute.
The soap bubble is a simple thing,
yet 1t has always been more or less
q mystery to scientists. They consider
It perhaps the best phenomenon exist
ing for the study Of the habits and
idiosyncrasies of the molecule.
Scientists now claim. on the
strength Of the experiment made by
Sir James Dewar, that when a soap
bubble becomes very old, say In three
or four days, 1t offers the only pos
sible example of the molecule visible
to the naked eye. Most parts Of the
bubble are estimated to consist Of
about one hundred layers Of molecules
But by various methods Of treatment
tie bubble is induced to perform
stunts" until In black spots which
appear it represents only a single lay.
er Of molecules.
Remarkable Strength.
This layer is so thin that Sir James
estimates 1t would take one and one
third million like 1t, superimposed, to
make an inch. Yet, when the soap bub-
bic is permitted to mature In air that
has been freed Of its natural enemies.
1t Is SO strong that it will support
drops of water many times its own
weight before breaking. Sometimes q
bubble is torn from its supporting ring
by the weight before the molecules re.
lease their bulldog grip.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
Peculiar Bird.

Stanford, Ky-Mrs Roberts, who
lives just beyond Rowland, caught the
other day a peculiar member Of the
bird or fowl species, known as a grebe.
1t has something Of the appearance
of q duck. but can neither walk nor
fly. It is carried from one place to
another on land by heavy wind and is
much more at home on water than on
land. 1t was brought to town and ex-
hibited by N. w. Fowle and was later
purchased by Sam Gentry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
ACCOMMODATING.

What!" beloved the bald-head.
ed man. Fifty cents for a hair
cut?'
'That's the new price, sir" an
swered the barber.
"Why, I only have a little ring OF
hair around my ears"
every we'll, sir. If you wish me
to, I'll trim your ears without extra
charge"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16
New Process for Drying oee,s.

BY the recently devised new process
In sugar making, it is claimed that
nearly 70 per cent Of the water OF
beet roots can be extracted on the
spot where they are grown. Thus
dried, the material keeps indefinite
ly; it can be transported to places
where fuel is plentiful, even over long
distances; and it can be accumulated
in stocks sufficient to keep factories
running continuously, instead Of re-
curing to be used up in a short sea-
son. The same process Is suggested
for treating fruits and vegetables de-
signed for tndustrial-alcohol distiller-
les,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-16

Two Countries Wheat Production.
The average Of wheat production in
the United States Is something like
1871 bushels to the acre, and Great
BritaiD is about the same.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-30
WHAT EVANSVILLE
PEOPLE ARE DOING
Mayor Matthew Halloran Attends
Council Meeting After Long
Absence Due 10 Illness.

EVANSVILLE Nd. March 3O.-At
the March meeting OF the mayor and
city council In the Municipal building
here last night attended by Council
men John Johnson, 4. Hammond
Welsh, T. Mortimer Carr. Walter ;.
Dutton, Howard A. Harrison. and c.
A. Szarra and presided over by Mayor
Matthew l.. Halloran, consideration
was given the purchase OF motor
truck and road machine. IL was the
first meeting Mayor Hailoran had at
tended for several months. as he has
but recently left a Washington hos
pital. A request from DIR. ii. T. Will
lis for a permit 20 build laundry
on Columbia avenue was referred TO
the health and Improvement commit
tee. A delegation OF citizens from
the frst ward asked road improve
ments A. r.. Burgess, chairman OF
the committee arranging for the
annual carnival OF Oriole Lodge, Odd
Fellows, of this place to be held this
summer appeared before the council
asking permission to conduct the af-
fair. The request was granted.
william A. Shepherd. town treas
urer OF Hyattsville, has Med suit In
the circuit court for Prince Georges
county at Upper Marlboro against the
mayor and commoa council of Hyatts-
for 81 $50 with interest at per cent
from January IA, 1920. This amount
represents 8 per cent OF $4,000 paid
! the town by the Washington SUI
burban sanitary commission In con-
nection with the recent taking over
the local water and sewerage plant
by the commission. In taking over
the local system the compission 'also
assumed bonded indebtedness OF the
town totaiins $4,000. Mr.. Shepherd
bases his claim for this money upon
the fact that the town charter stipu-
| lates that the town. treasurer shall
make all collections of taxes for use
OF the corporation and shall receive
8 per cent Of all collections as his
| commission. The treasurer claims
that the mayor and council promised
TO pay the 81 $50 commission when
requested to do so, but at a meeting
February 90. 1920. refused to pay the
money and still refuses to pay
Corporation Counsel Vincent A.
Sheehy was last night instructed by
the council to defend the suit on be-
half of the town. It Is understood
that the towns defense in effect Will
be that collecting $25, 900 from the
sanitary commission Is not to be con-
strued as collecting taxes as con-
templated under the law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-30

he soon needed the help OF the stan,
and the staff afterward turned the
work over to the Limerick Editor
and his assistant.
The limerick rhymes came In bales.
Postmen groaned and a staf OF clerks
was put on to open envelopes. the
The first limerick brought 1880 re-
plies. The winner was w. S. Adkins.
1923 Park road, with his famous line.
why. Poe wrote The Raven for less.
Just after the winner was announced,
the replies doubled in number. No.
IL about the lawmakers up on the
hill, brought S,33S, and was won by
Miss Valera Marshall.
Most Popular Limerick.
The most popular limerick was that
about the hifalutin pledges OF Robert
de Smithers to Sue, I'D fly to the
worlds ends for you" Ten thousand
four hundred seventeen limerickers
took a poke at poor Robert de
Smithers. The winner was Charles II.
Clark. who asked, IF Adam made
that remark. too"
During the one week in which this
appeared. 52.499 last lines were sent
to The Times. an average Of 7.499 a
day.
Postage paid on the 231 sos con-
tributions. in addition TO the cost
Of hundreds Of special delivery
stamps, amounted to S4,63015. The
limericks and envelopes make pile
as large as a country schoolhouse.
II all written on the regular blanks
and placed end to en6-but what's
the use?
You'll probably say that II the
kicks OF the unsuccessful contestants
hAx
reach far enough to burst the ear
drums OF the wooden horse in Troy;
and that they would burn a hole into
the earth twenty-eight miles: but az
a matter of fact, the Limerick Editor
has been peculiarly lucky. There
have been kicks. some signed, many
anonymous, the former sometimes de-
served. the latter seldom.
We've gone ahead and done our
work. Every single line OF the 231,-
Oo0-odd that arrived before closing
time OF each limerick. has been read
No prize has been awarded through
favoritism. not three to any person
Of whom the Limerick Editor ever
heard before.
Contest Wins Praise.
There have also como letters OF
commendation, many of them from
losers.
That the contest has been popular
Is shown by the increase in circula-
ton orders, which, due to the shortage
of white paper. compelled the man.
agement to eliminate the big noon
edition to supply the demand for the
final.
In closing the contest, The Times
thanks the judges, Mrs. A S. Burle-
son, Roe Fulkerson, and Irving Belt,
for their painstaking work in helping
to make the contest a success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-30
STATES NEAR CLASH
OVER RICH OIL LANDS

with Texas holding troops and
armed guards on one side OF the Red
river. and Oklahoma preparing TO
defend It's claims TO rich oil lands
by force, II necessary, Solicitor Cen
eTaI King. on behalf OF the Govern
ment, has asked the Supreme Court
for an injunction against both Texas
and Oklahoma, and a receiver to take
temporary possession OF lands In and
along the Red river boundary be-
tween the States which are claimed
by each State.
The attorney general OF Texas con-
scented to the injunction and receiver
for al lands except those decided 10
and held by private owners.
on a statement by the solicitor
general that the case was urgent and
immediate action necessary, Chle1
Justice White announced that the
Supreme Court would consider at
once the papers presented.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-30
The
Winner
Of
Limerick No. 81
2sl,50s.

3l,50s.
ce.t Were tired.
20 would YOU be II you had con-
ductad a limerick contest as success
s,,I a. that which The Washington
rirne. has conducted for the last Two
mnnths ending with the announce
ment today of the winner or Lhmerioh
No. 81. ., IA,
making the announcement. IL VIII
only take one line. Here II Is:
w. Il. Riedel, Is Baltimore street.
Hyattsville.
His winning last line 10 lAmerieN
No. 81 appears above
4 Mr.. Riedel is a clerk In the onice
Of the auditor for the Navy Depart
ment. He has been a limericker from
the start.
to him.
He Won q Plano.
Mr.. Riedel hasn't been profess
sional writer, but in his homo at
Hyattsville is a piano which Is touch
ed with pride whenever Mr.. Riedei
feels musical. II was won In last
line contest held by piano company
in, York. Pa, eleven years ago.
AZ have had a lot OF fun answSing
the limericks, but / am most pleased
with the prospect OF the money sara
MI Riedel this morning.
This Is the fifty-first time the re-
mark has been made to the Limerick
Editor. ,,..,-
Honorable mentions seem a little
mean at this time when they can
be used as incentives TO the contest
ants to further effort. and they nave
been omitted for two or three days
hut thew ought to be made here, be-
cause they are headed by the name
of George willis Patterson. 1900 Bel
! mont street. We don't know Mr.. Pat
terson, but he has been a contribu-
tor of uniformly good last lines and
frequently we have thought he would
go over with the Judges. We nave
come to be almost as disappointed as
Mr.. Patterson. His line was: There
| fun in Just fishing, you bet. FOR MS
sake we hope there Is.
w. II. Clark, q familiar contriou-
tor. sent: Dear Judges. we sure
made you sweat"
she should Fret.
Mrn 8. Bowman. 1913 Massachu-
| setta avenue northwest: said post
! man to Judge. I should fret
Miss Alice Merritt, Portner apart
| ments: ITS sharpened your rhyme
Jaw bet Miss Merritt is daugh-
ter Of Dixon l. Merritt. popular hu-
morist and contributor of the trouble
some Van Blarcom limerick.
But about the 231 .50s. That Is the
mountain Of Limerick contributions
which has been received and
handled in The Times ofhce,
! between the time the contest
opened. February 2. grounding day
and it's close on March II. me
grounding saw the shadow OF the
, limerick contest and ducked. II ne
had had to burrow out through what
the Limerick Editor has burroweo
through, he would be there yet.
when the contest was started, the
Managing Editor thought he could
handle 1t alone as a side issue. but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-30
PROFTTEERS DENOUNCED
BY CHRIST, SAYS PASTOR

"Publicans and sinners and the COM
mon people were always kindly treat
ed by the Nazarene, but Pharisees
and proflteers and hypocrites, in the
church and out. received scathing
words from His mejestic and manly
lips"
Such was the theme OF an address
on Christ and the Nation" by the
Rev. Albert II. Zimmerman last night
at Carroll Institute hall, 91S Tenth
street northwest. TheHaddress was
followed by a motion picture. The
last lecture by the Rev. Zimmerman.
on Christ and the Family" will be
given tonight.