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The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
A RAD BEGINNING.

Larry Osborne looked surprised
and scarcely pleased when ne
caught sight of Alison in company
with Gwen Parker as she ca"e
through the train gate.
Gwen hastened to relieve the si'
uation with a careless: ,,,-
Hello, Larry, I've brought All
son in to keep her date with sou.
1 promise you she didn't hirt WIN
a man on the train, though seNeIai
were casting admiring glances hel
way. I've got to fly; maybe III sec
you on the 11:45."
She waved them an airy adieu
and was off through the crowd.
what is she up to?" asked Larry
curiously.
Alison shrugged. l.,
How should l know! m not III
Ovens complete commence
I'll bet it's Bradley remarkeo
Larry with a grin. Il Wish hsF 10s
Where shall we eat?
The naturalness of MS manner
was contagious. Alison tcuho, nei
self almost forgetting that she hau
left him forever that very morning
She was grateful to Gwen farhe'
for her presence at their nrst. meet,
ing after the catastrophe; ekcep'
for Gwen, the situation would uh-
| doubtedly have been awkward.
Let's go to that little Frenct
restaurant downtown. suggested
| Alison, II don't feel like the for
mality of the Blackmere tonight
"Right-ow agreed Larry, an'
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
WOMANS AFFAIRS: :WASF1NGTONANDE Ell SEWEIERE
The Marriage Mill 4 s:: $:';.. .,:: 4 s:;'. e;

tucking her proprietarily under his
arm, made for the taxi stand.
4 1t was not until they were seated
IN the cosy intimacy of the quaint
little restaurant and the waiter
mad gone away with the order,
tnat embarrassment fell upon them.
| They looked at each other a lit
Tie blankly. Plainly Larry did not
know how to begin.
Ahson glanced about the room
| appreciatively. Its crimson silk
hangings apd quaint lanterns glow
ing with the heart of flame seemed
unusually attractive in contra st
with the frosty night outside. The
tables were set en- tete a tete in
the usual French fashion with se,-
ues' cushioned in crimson, in
place Of conventional chairs. The
appetizing scent of highly seasaQed
1000 permeated the warm air. and
WATERS moved deftly, removing sill
/ yer covers from dishes with the air
connoisseur displaying his rar-
est treasures.
4 saw Mrs. Bradley on the
train Alison remarked to make
conversation. ut was rather en-
barrassing because Gwen and I had
been discussing her husband"
Larry smiled, fiicking the ash
from his cigarette.
suburban trains are the original
Town Tattler. Hear all the gossip
in Maplewood coming in on the
smoker in the mornings. What was
! Bradley's wife doing on the train
anyway? She doesn't live any.
where about. does she?"
She got off at the Junction.
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Larry hesitated and a slow fiusf
mounted into his clean-cut young
face.
Il say. Alison. hate to say this
considering were in the devil of q
jam already. But we might al
well make a clean breast of every
thing tonight and know where W,
stand. About this Bradley-he'
been paying you lot of attention
lately, hasn't he?"
Aiison's glance followed a coupl,
who had just entered the dining
: room with casual interest, and sh
: responded indifferently:
"Oh, he tries to f1irt with me jus
as he does with every othe
woman"
, You've never been out with hin
, aIone?"
Alison mashed a SWIFT glance a
him, but he was studying his slowl.
' burning cigarette.
r whatever makes you ask sucl
! a ridiculous question:"
He shrugged.
"Smoking-car gossip, that's all.
Alison was glad for an oppor
tunity to wax indignant.
Larry. I'm ashamed of you! How
can you listen tot a crowd of gos
siping men. who are worse than oil
: maids? And about your wife of al
! people?"
, He raised his eyes and held her
until her lashes fell guiltily.
A You needn't deny it. Alison. It
r not worth while. l know 1t 1
: true"
(To be continued tomorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
Children S Sunrise Stories
By Howard r. Garis
Copyright. 1920. by Mcclure Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SUSIE'S LITTER.

So Uncle Wiggily hoped himself
away. and soon he reached the toy
store, where he bought a big red
litter balloon for Susie
Keep tight hold of the string,
Uncle Wiggily," said the monkey
doodle gentleman who sold the
bunny the balloon.
Il will" promised Mr.. Longears.
and, in a little while he was back
at the hollow stump bungalow.
How Susie's eyes sparkled when she
saw the balloon!
"Oh, what a lovely litter" she
cried, reaching out her paws.
BE careful to keep tight hold of
the string" Uncle Wiggily warned
her.
Susie promised that she would,
but when Uncle Wiggily was sort
Of doing off in his chair, not hav-
ing need to amuse Susie now that
she had the balloon. all OF a sudden
the rabbit gentleman was awakened
by hearing Susie cry:
'Oh, Uncle Wiggily! Get it, quick
Get what?" asked Uncle Wig
! gily, jumping from his chair.
My litter! Ny balloon, l let go
of the string and it's sailing away
cried Susie.
Mr.. Longears looked up just in
1 time TO see Susie's toy balloon sail
! ing out of the open window. Out
and up it sailed, and Susie was so
excited she hardly knew what to do
I'll get it for you" promised
Uncle Wiggily. Keep quiet. Susie
or more chicken pox spots may
: break out on you. Ill get the
balloon"
The bunny rushed from the house
There, caught in the branches OF a
tree outside, was Susie's litter bal
! loon. The string was dangling
down, but quite out of Uncle Wig
gilys reach.
But if I go up on the porch root
can get it," thought the bunny
Back into the Littletail house ht
went
where's my balloon" asked
Susie.
Caught in a tree outside. I'm
going out on the porch roof, where
l can reach the string. Ill climb
from the window" said Uncle Wig
gily.
Out Of the window he climbed
and then he was able 20 reach the
string and pull down the balloon
Just then in came Mrs. Littletail
where's Uncle Wiggily?" she
asked Susie. not having seen where
the bunny gentleman was.
He's up on the roof" the little
rabbit girl answered.
oh, Susie! 1 hope you weren'
so peevish that you chased Uncle
Wiggily to the roof" said her moth
er, sorrowful like.
"Oh. of course not" laughed
Susie. He just went there to pull
down my litter balloon that go
away from me"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
Dorothy Dix's Excellent Adoice
Copyright, 1870. Wheeler sypdicsts. Inc.

tae course of time. when women
have had more experience In busi-
ness, and have developed their eI-
ecudve ability to a higher degree,
that the keeping of hotels, which
is only home making on a big scale,
and the running Of apartment
houses, and the shops that purvey
iuxuries, such as clothes, and Jew
els, and hne furniture, will be run
almost exclusively by women
But while sex has no place in
business, womanliness has. and a
girl can bring no more valuable as
set to her employer than Just the
qualities that she would use in be-
ing a good housewife
There is cleanliness and orderli-
ness to begin with. She can see that
cleaners do their duty, and that an
ONCE is kept spic and span. and
well aired, and made comfortable.
She can give IL that subtle feminine
touch that takes the curse Of the
workshop OF It, just as the woman
who is a real home maker can
change a bleak hotel room into a
place TO live in by altering the ar
rangement Of a chair. or punching
up a pillow.
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that curious faculty that women
have OF knowing where everything
was put, and being able to put her
hands on it in the dark. Mothers
gift for locating everything. from
fathers spectacles and pipe TO the
baby's teething ring and the auto
mobile pump. is what makes daugh-
ter invaluable in an ONCE
And woman's mania for detail.
and observation Of little things
amount to a special talent when she
gives them full play in business.
It's what makes her look after the
pennies, and stops leaks so small
that they escape a masculine eye,
Furthermore, business is a field
, in which a woman's tact has scope
to do its great and perfect work
, A woman who cultivstes the diplo-
macy Of her sex TO its highest power
is sure Of success, for she will be
= able TO handle grouchy and surly
employers with velvet gloves. and
she will know how to return the
soft answer that turneth away
4 wrath. and that makes the cuSomer
, who has come to kick, remain tC
: buy.
And nowhere does the womanly
virtue Of sympathy cut more ice
] than in business. II is the woman
, who is interested in the joys and
, sorrows Of all with whom she comes
! in contact, who is pulled up the lad
$ der Of success by those above her
r and boosted up il by those from be-
4 low her. She makes friends OF hei
2 felI7w-workers: she wins the con-
e fidence OF her employers and sh,
$ gets the cooperation Of those who
serve under her because they al
v feel that she is their friend.
The woman who is womsnly. VII,
= is quiet and sweet. and lsdy-like
e and eff cient, and kindly, she's tn,
n woman who gets there in business
( She's the woman we want and neec
a in ofices as well as in homes.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
Oh, MyStars!
HOROSCOPE,
October IS, 1920.
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure Newspape
Syndicate

Copyright, 1920 by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Although Venus is in benefic as
pect today. astrologers read that
Saturn and Mars are strongly ad-
verse.
1t appears that women are to
gain grea: power under this rule
of the stars and thus they will
arouse the antagonism of men.
This sway iS likely to affect politi-
cal conditions.
This is a planetary government
peculiarly fortunate to all who de-
pend on the patronage of crowds.
TheaterS and hotels should benefit
greatly.
The stars smile on new plays
that are produced during this as
pcct, which makes for financial
gain as we'll as artistic success.
The seers prophesied two years
age that the stage would develop
new leading women who would
command publ" favor. They de-
clare that there is to be a period
when charm instead of genius
dominates the theater.
Happy is the bride who has
lllS lN'l ntl "6uulES udy
unless she has chosen a huSband
much older than herself.
Music is subject to the best pos
sible direction of the stars. The
national capital is ruled by planets
especially favorable to the develop
| ment OF all the arts.
Return to old-fashioned standards
of courtesy is prophesied and the
next fad may be formal and arti-
| fetal modes of salutation and ad-
| dress.
For persons past so the next few
years will bring completion of a
! circle of experience, astrologers
| foretell. This means that they who
| have started with wealth return tC
it, and they who began in poverty
! lose property.
Persons whose birth date 1t i.
have the augury of unexpected
benefits Legacies or help from
| friends seems to be foreshadowed
Children born on this day will
be high-strung and nervous, but
energetic and clever. Success II
love, as we'll as business is foretold
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
WoMANLINEss IN BUSINESS.
BY DOROTHY DIX.

ny Donoa"h DhJ>s
II could say one word more earn
est than another to the young wom-
an who is starting out to make her
own bread and butter, it would be
to cut out the sex stuff and exercise
her womanliness in business.
Most women reverse this proceed
ure. That is why so many Of them
fall. Many girls try to vamp their
employers, and to make goosoo
eyes and sentiment take the place
Of Industry and efficiency. Many
others attempt to hide behind their
s2<irts, and to make the fact that
they are women protect them from
office discipline. and for being CEN
sured for turning out poor work.
Tears every time their work is
criticised; nerves and Mysteries al
ways on tap and ready to be turned
on at the most inopportune mo-
ment; chronic hardness; lack OF
grit that makes them coddle every
slight ailment and give into II; fam
lily claims that come above business
necessities; touchy dignity that IL
always demanding parlor gallan'
tries in an office: helplessness that
requires some man TO sharpen theii
lead pencils-all these are the de.
fects of the women who play VI
their sex in business.
And they form a blanket indict.
ment against female labor, tha'
causes many men to hesitate be
fore employing women, and thai
keeps many a good woman from be,
ing. advanced to the post to which
she is entitled.
The woman who puts the louC
pedal on sex in business makes /;
mistake. So does the woman whit
Ignores ii altogether. and who triei
to make an imitation man Of her
self. She never gets far, becaus
all limitations are inferior to III,
genuine article and nobody want
one II they can get the real thing
A lady longshoreman, for instance
may get headlines in the paper be
cause II is remarkable for a woman
to be a longshoreman at all, bu
when it came to lifting things, an,
really loading a ship. she wouldn'
be able to hold her own with evei
the most ordinary male longshore
man.
The women who write, and paint
and who try to be what is calle,
virile, nearly always fail. The,
miss their point. because the thin
that is interesting in their work /
the feminine outlook, the intuition
that make one woman get unde
another woman's skin as no ma
can. And the same thing mays b
said Of the woman merchant. Th
thing we like about her shop Is IL
difference from q mans, the coz!nes,
the nominees. that she someho'
manages to give IL.
Practically always a woman sue
ceeds best when she chooses som
line of occupation in which she ca
capitalize the inherited aptitUdes @
her sex, and do not doubt that i
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
The Head Nurse
Says.
watch Blood Pressure.

The gradually increasing use OF
nicotine in the form OF cigarettes
among women of fashion Will play
havoc with beauty if 1t is not given
its proper place. 1t tends to IN
crease blood pressure and the vic
tim under the slight stimulation
mistakes the feeling for one or
health.
This is true, of course. of the use
of alcohol or tea or coffee to excess
and to the eating of stimulating
foods. The feeling of pep which
comes of being stimulated is very
misleading. Stop all stimulants FOR
a change and see how much actual
pep you have. You will be amazed
to find that you are feeling quite i'll.
However, perseverance Will give
YOU a chance to take stock OF your
self.
The thing that is occurring In
YOUR human mechanism is replao-
ing of the normal elasticity OF the
blood vessel walls with a hyallne
material which will eventually
make them brittle and inelastic.
Sometimes these persons have
look of health-that is, rosy color
hut on close inspection 1t will be
seen to De Tiny oIoheh =,
the skin showing that the capil-
Iaries have broken instead Of
swelling with the force Of the heart
beat
The other signs of high blood
pressure are headache, dizziness,
throbbing of the ear drums and
head noises. If you are a person
| fond of stimulating foods, very full
| of energy with a fondness for smok :
Iirry, a small but regular nip of
something alcoholic; you should
consult a physician and have your
blood pressure tested just to make
sure that you are not going beyond
the point where getting back is
possible.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25

(To be continued tomorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
Fathers Jolly"

ct reckon, daughter. that young
mans watch must be fast"
What makes you think so, pa?"
why, when you were seeing him
out the door last night I heard him
saw lust one and it wasn't much
past l2 o'clock."-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1920-10-25
Mexican Ports "Opened."

Free ports have been established
AT Salina Cruz, Puerto Mexico and
Cuayamas. Mexico, according to ad-
yicas from NJ. Z. Hanna, Secretary
to the American Embassy in Mexico
Citv TO the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
The Cecil Whig., 1920-09-18
IMPLEMENTS FOR SALE.

ADRIANCE MOWERS. Iron Age Hay Rskes
Hay Rope, Forks ana Rllleys. Sections
guards pitman's, etc. for Atriance, McCor
mick Osbourn. Deering. Plano. Champion
johnson and Milwaukee Mowers and Binders
General Line of Farmers supplies. Harness
and Hardware. Call at
E. II. GALLAHER'S,
Near Cherry Hill, Md
Iiuntf' Phone 220-3l-Elkton
The Cecil Whig., 1920-09-18

HARRY H. HARVEY.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
Cattle Tick Quarantine
Lifted BY Uncle Sam in
Many Southern Counties

WASHINGTON release of
s2,171 square miles of quarantined
area in the cattle-tick infested
states of the south is made in a re-
vised quarantine order signed by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Meredith,
which becomes effective December l,
1920. Failure of county officials to
Cooperate with the United States
department of agriculture in eradi-
eating the tick in their areas caused
the requarantining of 1871 square
miles. Under the revised quaran-
tine there will be approximately
218,000 square miles held to be in
Tested.
Areas Affected
The effect of the new order is as
follows:
In Alabama the following coun-
ties and parts of counties are re-
leased from quarantine: Fayette, La
mar and Washington; the remainder
of Bibb. Calhoun, Cherokee, Gle
burne. Houston and St. Clair; and
a portion of Shelby. A portion of
Jefferson county and a portion of
Mobile county are requarantined
= In Georgia the following counties
are released from quarantine: Baker,
Ben Hill. Bleckley, Bulloch, Crisp,
Decatur, Dodge, Dolly, Evans, elias
-cock, Laurens, Macon, Pulaski. Semi
mole, Taylor, Telfair and Wilcox 4
e In Louisiana, Arcadia Parish is/re-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
NC. Live Stock Meet
At Salisbury viii
Observe Dairy Day

December will be Dairy Day" at
the State Livestock Meeting, Sails
bury, N. c., according to an advance
announcement Of the program given
er of the n. c. Dairymen's associa-
ton.
The list Of speakers includes L. P.
Bailey from Ohio, one of the pioneer
breeders Of dairy cattle; DR.. TAFT
Butler of the Progressive Farmer.
and c. S. Plumb, former professor
of animal husbandry at Ohio State
DR.. G. Y. McCuilum. of Johns Hop
kins University, will speak on the
"Value Of Diary Products in the HUI
man Diet" He is noted as the dis
coverer of "vitamines" and his ex-
periments are said to have revolu-
America and Europe, and to have
had far-reaching effects in relation
to the health of the nation, especial
ly that of children. a..
Educational exhibits will be dis.
played illustrating the food value or
dairy products and their necessity
of the young. The present average
daily consumption of dairy products
in the United States is little less
than a pint Of milk, 2-3 OF. Of butter,
is OF, of cheese, and ga OF. or Ice
cream per person. 1t should be one
quart Of milk, 2 OF. butter, 1 o.
cheese. and 2 OF. ice cream DR.. Nc
CulIum will tell why more dairy
products should be used.
Another exhibit will show the ad-
vantage derived from cooperative
breeding association. At the evening
meeting this subject will be discuss
ed by Professor Plumb; me rowan
county Cooperative Guernsey Bull
association is one of the largest in
the south, so an opportunity t.
study the actual working Of an asso'
citation will be afforded in addition
to Professor P1umb's address,, Nov
ing pictures conclude the days pro-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
Abandoned Farms
Increase IN Ohio

There was a net decrease of So
600 in the number of men and boys
over Is years Of age WORKING on
Ohio farms for the year ending IN
vey made under the direction Q;
s SHAW by ". F. Callander, agri,
cultural statistician for the United
States bureau of crop estimates an9
the state bureau OF agrlculffu roa
100 to 300 farms in every county
in the state, selected at random.
The report further shows that. for
every man who returned to farm
life during the year seven lett the
farm for other employment based
on the returns received, 1t IS es-
timated that there are now about
410,OOo men and boys actually
working on farms, compared to
100000 a year ago, and approx
mately 100000 three years ago.
Of this number 10000 were report
compared to nearly 100000, a year
ago, showing that about half of
those who quit farming during the
year were hired men.
mated total of $4,000 vacant habit
compared to $4,000 a year pre-
vious. That part Of the report COW
ering the number of abandoned
farms has not yet been tabulated.
The investigation also shows that
of the total number of farms in the
state which changed hands last
year, 80 per cent were purchased by
actual farmers who are living on
them, while only 20 per cent were
purchased for speculation or by
men who purchased them to rent
to others. The bulk of the farms
sold were purchased nv native
Americans, except in the northeast
counties, where the purchase of
many farms by persons Of foreign
birth fs reported.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
MANY FARMERS
ARE NOW MAKING
SORGHUM Strip

Before the war the farmers of the
United States produced 100000
gallons of sorghum syrup annually.
The shortage Of commercial sugar
and it's high prices during and since
the war brought the sorghum syrup
production up to more than 10000
900 gallons a year. A large acreage
Of sweet sorghum is grown COM
merctally, but the marked increase
in sorghum syrup production is
not entirely confined to the large
growers. A great many farmers are
United States department of agri-
culture and are growing small
patches of sweet sorghum to sup
ply their own requirements. 1t is
time to plan for next years sor-
ghum crop, especially with reference
to the selection Of the ground, it's
preparation, the source of seed and
the procuring of the syrup-making
equipment.
Sorghum can be grown in every
state in the union, with the posi-
BILE exception of Maine. No other
sugar substitute can be produced
over such a wide area. The depart
son variety, maturing in from 70 to
90 days, be used in the northern
states. The sorghum producer must
have a crushing mill to extract the
juice from the stalks and a pan to
boil the sap. The equipment is not
expensive and the business offers
cooperative advantages where sew
eral farmers wish to grow sweet
sorghum. 1t would be advisable for
prospective sorghum-syrup makers
not already provided with the neces-
sary equipment to get in touch with
one or more manufacturers or deal
ers in these outfits in order to have
everything ready for next years
crop of syrup sorghum.
The sweet sorghum containing 10
to 20 per cent sugar is grown for
syrup and never the grain sorghums,
which contain much less sugar. The
sugar does not readily crystalline
out when the sorghum juice is boil
ed down to the point where a gal
Ion of syrup weighs IL pounds and
contains or pounds of sugar,
which is approximately the standard
weight and content of gallon of
syrup.
In growing sorghum for syrup ev-
cry effort should be made to get
pure, sweet sorghum seed. Every
year complaints are received which
indicate that some Of the seed pur-
chased for sweet sorghum produc-
ton contained seed of broom corn
or other non-syrup making plant.
Some growers avoid this mistake by
saving their own seed from the best
plants growing in their own sorghum
patch or field. Only well-formed
heads produced on typical well-de-
veloped stalks should be selected for
seed The selections should be made
when the seed is in the firm dough
stage or entirely ripe. When the
seed is in the dough stage the stalks
are in proper condition for syrup
making, but greater care is necessary
in order to keep the seed from heat
ing or molding. The heads should
be placed loosely on shelves or racks
where the dry air can circulate
through them. When dry remove. the
seed from the Feads and keep in a
warm, dry place free from mice or
weeVil