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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
AmUSementS
Orpheum,

Who. ever, heard of an esthetic dance
10 the strains of Sousa's stars n
Stripes Forever" For that matter,
who ever heard of a m imper-
sonating, physically, a peacock? Yet
Max Hoffman has interviewer with in
tTicacy and almost discordant harmony
a musical setting for the former, and
Ndolph Blom has arranged such a
ries Of physical gyrations for the later
that Gertrude Hoffman in the few min
u1es she dances in her headline act at
the Orpheum this week displays all the
pent' up vivacity, artistry, skill in in
depreciation of which this wonderful
show woman is capable.
3 Then she does more. She imperson-
ates other stage artists and her art of
mimicry in this line, if anything, equals,
perhaps eXcels her eccentric dancing. In
= her dance, THE Spirit of Victory" she
is at her best. In her peacock dance
she is superbly beautiful in expression,
in costumes and display of the human
fOrm-less of the latter than formerly
he it said to her credit. In her imper-
sonations she is captivating. Her re-
cital Of the same scene from 'The
Shulamite' that Olga Petrova did here
recently, was as ar imita-
ton of that great artist. Hoffman does
initiate Petrova. But she reads the
passage from '"The. Shulam1te" perhaps
better than the woman she initiates.
Two sketches of antithetical type on
= the bill show how latter day vaudeville
writer's turn one to the present, one to
the past. for their methods.
When He Came Back" from the pen
of Edgar Allan Woolf is framed for one
Characteristic grandmother-by Mrs.
Gene Hughes. The lines are as broad
as Mrs. Hughes avoirdupois--the plot
t~hreadbare and too often strained to
get a laugh for grandma. q
On the other hand Seven A: M
child Of the quick fire brain Of Jack
Lait, is modernity itself, Few there
a discern the opportunity for satire
in the 'blase girl at the cigar counter
and the sophisticated night clerk of
1920 hotel, But to catch the spirit Of
ID. these two types. to surround them with
the atmosphere needed; to. pen lines
put ~over-nobody but a Jack Lait could
do it. The offering has a bad spot on
the bill, many of the comedy lines, il
the audience was playing in the in
field, could be described as soaring
over the right field fence. But the act
goes over with a vim at that, Neither
Billy nor Edna can sing much but they
don't nave to. The sketch, the clever
reading of the cleverer lines is enough.
Joe Laurie, Jr, in a monologue, later,
introducing two elderly people he calls
father n mother, caught the audience
from ln6 SldIl' ne SuiiCllcu dppihuoS'
won it, then overdid the thing and left
the audience tired of listening to him.
He ought to learn, or somebody ought
TO teach him how to quit when the quit
ting is good.
James J. Morton, the animated pro-
gram, gets many a laugh in his clever
~introductions Of ZACH act. He acts him
self and in acting Jim Morton he is
doing well.
Ward and Dooley open with a dane
ing bicycling act and the old favorites,
Z Collins and Hart, burlesquers, close a
bill calculated to make one forget the
a flu, NED COURTNEY.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Curtains-A Very Saving Thought

Splendid quality Iilet Net. in the soft natural color,
two very effective patterns the 75c quality, or
for, a yard W
White cream and beige Marquisettc for max A =
ing curtains, for, the yard, ..,.,..,..,.... TO
Colored bordered Scrims. very decorative ior . =
chamber curtains, the yard .....,......... OO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Moving Pictures
Strand.

IAN Of a Sudden Peggy the latest
Marguerite Clark comedy, which began
a weeks engagement at the Strand
theater yesterday. is proving to be one
Of the most delightful of all OF Miss
Clark's new pictures. The story IS 4
society one with a romance as the
cal sc for the fun. The girl IN this in
stance is Peggy O'Mara, who Is con-
fronted with the task of marrying OIL
her mother to prevent herself being
married to the man she does not want.
She has another man in view and the
way she manages things. while it nearly
brought on a scandal in the family,
makes unusually bright comedy. Mack
Sennett's comedy. Back to the kitch-
en- is adding to the laughs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Princess.

Haunting Shadows" II. b. Warmers
new production At the "rinC .
Wednesday and Thursday. begins with
a shot in the dark aud enus with d
hair-raising climax In which a man,
who BY all the rules of the game should
be lead and buried. comes TO life and
wreaks retributive justice on a bunch
Of crooks and brings happiness to the
ri~htful heirs Of his fortune.
The scene of this{ gripping mystery
rla is p ramhl'r~ Nod "a~f'- - ~"
Tudor style of architecture, built in the
Indiana woods by a WuIhIsICaI UIu man,
who then pretends to shuttle off this
mortal coil" leavcing his grandson to
battle with the crooks, who are trying
to get away with his inheritance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

line in sizes II to I'M, and the
materials are White oxford, UOUen
and printed madras, dOucetyne,
SOisette, pOplin and percGLe. They
are Uery exceptional UaiHes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

10 only, genuine cowhide Bags; made Of
smooth brown leather, leather lined; G
18 inches only; $500 values; special. y
LOWENsTEIN's-FOURTH FLOO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

one of q girl. syayed between desire
fur position and riches AMI love, WITH
the latter offering nothing but the pro-
verbal cottage. or buug dow, To- ne Up
to ne minute. or course. everything
comes 10 the proper finish by the
time for tine list fade away.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
VOLTA!

Moonlight on a field of snow or lamp light on
fine linen?
Whether your linen chest is. that of the prospec-
tive bride, the matron. or the chest of hope for
the debutante, this exquisite napery gathered from
all corners Of the globe will delight and satisfy.
Besides the unusually pretty all-linen Irish satin
damask, there are, oh! such wonderful lace-trim-
med lunch cloths, round, with scarfs that match,
for the sideboard or buffet, and filet centerpieces.
There are lovely large and small cloths portraying
stitches of sensitive fingers, in Madeira and Por-
tugese work. Each and every piece is a treasure
of fine weaving, tiny stitches and marvellous lace
making, as should be the linen of the true patri-
clan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

"Evangeline,' the motion picture
version Of Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

spreading the brood nest. Be careful
not to go too fast
Swarm Control: Careful spring
housekeeping and requeening will do
much to make bees satisfied and pre-
vent swarming. Make sure the queen
has abundant room for egg laying,
see to it that necessary shade is pre-
vided, keep weeds and other obstruc-
lions away, and as the honey flow
"Opens provide plenty of storage space.
most colonies of bees prefer to work
rather than swarm if they are onlv
made comfortable A sitting hen and
swarming bees are in the same boat
when it comes to egg or honey pro-
duction.
Treat your bees right and be pre-
pared and the result should be certain
if nature will only smile for the mex!
three months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Quicksilver Produced
in the United States

Between January 1 and March 81,
1920, inclusive, 1899 TASKS of quick
silver, each of rs pounds net, was pro-
duced in the United States, according
to F. L. Ransome of the United States
Geological Survey, Department of the
Interior, who obtained the figures from
the producers. This is 852 TASKS less
than the output in the fourth quarter
of 1919 and 1926 TASKS less tLan in the
first quarter of 1919.
California produced 1894 TASKS, and
Texas, Oregon and Nevada together
produced 905 TASKS. There were 10
productive mines in California and one
in each of the three other producing
States. Less than 100 TASKS were pro-
duced by mines outside of California
and Texas.
The quicksilver on hand at the
mines or in transit to market at the
end of the quarter amounted to 4160
TASKS
The average monthly prices of
quicksilver per flask in San Francisco
in the first three months of 1920, as
quoted in the Mining and Scientific
Press, were $S9 in January, $S1 in
February, and 81 in March.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Hints to the
Care of Bees

Thorough House Cleaning: The
value of thorough house cleaning for
each stand can be better and more
forcibly demonstrated than told. On
6. warm day carefully go into one Of
the hives and after carefully scrapins
and cutting away all surplus wax,
drone comb and bee glue from the
comb, set them and the bees over into
q clean hive placed on the old stand
and in few hours observe the results.
The bee has a sense of pride and seems
TO appreciate the interest and care
shown by the keeper. Besides invig-
Grating the colonies it simplifies later
manipulation. However, guard against
robbing for the bees are unusually bal
about it this summer. Where a stand
is being robbed construct the entrance
and put up obstruction in front of it
or else move it to new place and
then protect the entrance.
WdlCH lOI Nlue6IlleSS SOIOuleS. ne
past winter and spring were trying
Oh bees and especially those which
went into the winter with old or III
ferior queens. The percentage Of
queenless colonies this season seems
to be unusually high 1t may be called
spring dwindling or any other mana
but a faulty queen or lack of one of
any sort, is probably responsible.
Queenless or weak colonies invite rob-
bling. Requiem such colonies, build
them up or unite them with strong
colonies, later dividing if necessary.
The colony headed with number one
queen at this time is the colony which
makes surplus.
Guard Against Chilled Brood; The
unusual drop in temperature in April
after strong colonies had from six to
eight combs With brood, and the cool
weather following did much injury to
bees and gave them severe setback
However, they are devoping rapidly
now. but th<re is still danger of chill
ing brood one gets too anxious about
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Color in Illumination !!
A New System for the Home

Possibly one does not fully realize
how much glare there is in the light.
ing world until one has recovered
or recuperated from it under Miss II.
wins system of illumination. 1t is in
deed restful, reposeful, serene, charm.
ing in it's promise.
Quite apart from the ethical i'm
portance of the color sense" says Miss
Irwin, 'its development has a very
practical bearing on our work, ou,
homes, public buildings, gardens, ar.
parel, on everything that makes life
dignifed, lovable and interesting ard
one can hardly afford to remain in
ignorance of it's practical benefits
especially in the art of interior deco
ration and illumination.
Halls and entrances, instead of be
ing sombre, should radiate recuper.
alive or stimulant colors. Sedative OF
recuperative tints are most suitable
IOT ulnlnS fOOIlS, SLlInuldnC COlOrS 1Of
reception rooms, recuperative and Sc
dative schemes for bedrooms. The
most important point to observe, how
ever, is that every surrounding should
meet the individual requirements OF
the person who owns it,
In "The, Lighting Art" Mr.. Luck
iesh, the famous physicist and illu
minating engineer, thinks:
at is not too theatrical to set 6
large decorative panel of opal glass il
the ceiling of a dining room and u
install red, green and blue lamps
above it in a space which has beer
painted with a permanent white coat
ing. If these lamps are controlled b!
means of three sliding rheostats con
cealed in the wall any desired tint ant
intensity of light may be obtained
How such a control of light may b.
utilized in adapting the lighting to tn
spirit of the occasion is left to tn
imagination of the reader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
A New System for the Home

- INC" SySlSHl Lie ElOHiC
With anticipation let us step into
the studio of that clever Miss Irwin,
the feminine representative of the
Illuminating Engineer Society of New
York, whose new science of color, or
applied psycho-chromatology, is at
tracing so much attention, says Grace
II. Hadley of the Society for Electrical
Development. In the hallway one en-
counters an agreeable surprise in "The
Drum" huge columnar color filter
filling the entrance with colored light
while in the studio with it's light apple
green walls, light ceilings and creamy
woodwork, still other Illuminating sur
prises await the visitor.
every color possesses three effec-
tive values and these are sedative, re
Operative and stimulant," says Miss
Irwin. "a color is sedative when it
has power to induce contemplation,
reflection, Indifference, resignation, re-
Operative, when it can create con-
ditions of change, expansion, content
ment, cohesion, while stimulant colors
are those which excite hope, ecstacy
desire, ambition, aspiration, action,
joy, peace, ambition, spiritual renewal
and fresh growth"
Here indeed is a recreated system of
lighting or a reconstructed illumina-
ton for home, hospital STORE and
studio. The principal purposes OF
color in illumination are utility, beauty
and hygiene. The liberation of color
from conventional design is an essen
tial element of this new system.
Pools of Color
"Why illuminate your home with
spots of light scattered here ano
there?" demands Miss Irwin. "WhJ
not utilize the special vibratory values
Of color? Why not have pools of colol
instead of spots of white light mucf
of which is glare?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Aphis Causes
Sticky Maple Foliage

The sticky material on Norway
maple leaves is "honey-dew' secreted
by the maple aphids. Sometimes it is
produced in such large quantities that
the ground or walks under the trees
will be damp. Badly infested trees
will drop a goodly proportion of their
leaves so that the owner of the tree
becomes excited and runs to the seed
store for cure. Ants go up the trees
and feed upon this honey-dew. The
bees also collect and store it, but it
makes a very poor quality of honey,
greenish in color and when extracted
full of black matter Such honey can
not be sold unless marked honey-dew
honey. 1t is not good to winter bees
upon such honey.
To control the maple aphid spray the
trees with black leaf 40 diluted one
part to 600 parts of water and to each
SO gallons of the diluted material add
two or three pounds of laundry soap as
sticker and spreader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

Keeping house on the ships store;
plan is one way of holding old H. c
of L. at bay. The first requisite is a
good, dry storeroom with lock and
key. If you haven't storeroom Gre
ate one-In the attic, in a dry cellar
in laundry or by partitioning off one
end of an upstairs hall.
Add the center light to the room if
it isn't already equipped. Then build
wide, deep and strong shelves, leaving
a space below one section to accommo-
date barrels, boxes, tall baskets and
high cans.
At one end build in wire-covered
safe with shelves to hold dry package
goods and to protect them from ro-
dents. Along the center of the ceiling
swing a rod with hooks on which TO
hang hams, sides of bacon, tongues
and so on.
In one corner-preferably the one
nearest the door-place square stoT-
age refrigerator, the top being raised
and lowered with the aid of a ceiling
pulley and counter-balanced weight
and the waste pipe properly connected
A small, white, iron sink with run
ming water is a convenient addition
though not necessity. Next add re
liable scales, dry and liquid measures
and two sets of buckets, boxes, bot
ties, baskets and earthen crooks, FAM
lily sizes, marking one set pantry
and one set "storeroom."
A small desk holds day book
ledger, other pads, labels, string, scis'
sors, pencils and other similar neces
stiles.
A small butchers block should be
equipped with neat saws. clever and
sharp knives.
The initial outlay in stocking the
storeroom is the largest cost. After
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Cotton Seed Meal Found to Rank
Among the Highest Grades
Agricultural Experts Say it Often Contains asv High
AZ Per cent Protein

The Bureau of Chemistry, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, has
recently completed the analysis of a
large number of samples of feeding
stuffs, including those of cotton seed
feed and cotton seed meal, which have
recently been sold in the State. A few
samples analysed were found to be
of high grade, containing in one case
as high as At per cent of protein. This
product came from Texas and was sold
in Erie County for $85 a ton. In the
same county another shipment was
sample which was found upon analysis
to contain only 35 per cent of pro
tein and to be loaded up with an ex-
cessive amount of cotton seed hulls,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Solving the Old H. C. L.

that it will be steady filling in CT
the needs; that, is keeping up the
stock. A study of the likes and dis
likes of the family, the number of
help to be fed, the average number
of extra guests during a season will
give basis of purchasing.
Perhaps you have gathered the inn
preston from what has been said that
such storeroom is suited only to the
needs of an elaborate household. This
isn't the case The scheme is appli-
cable and will prove an economy, in
every household because of its adap-
liability.
! Among the advantages of having
such a storeroom in the house are
freedom from weather conditions, the
extravaganza of daily buying in small
quantities, freedom from embarrass-
ment when unexpected guests arrive,
and the big advantage of being able
to buy in bulk when prices are favor
able, as we'll as the lower price OF
bulk buying which always obtains.
Contrary to the popular saying,
1.-THE more you have the more you
use" keeping house on the ships
stores plan-the housekeeper giving
out supplies for day or WEEKS by
far the most economical plan. The
women of Holland-and no finer house
keepers are known-keep house after
this fashion. Supplies are issued from
the storeroom in the duplicate recep,
tacles after being weighed and entered
on the daily ledgers, so that an exact
cost accounting system is in operation.
From time to time each woman will
add to her storeroom efficiency con-
veniences to fill each seasons needs,
Supply day." once week or once a
month. as the case may be, sends empty
Ireoeltaoles to return fo1 fal ones, and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
S. C. Fosters Lies
History Written

Of late years a lot of wild chatter
has been going the rounds about
Stephen Collins Foster. Now Schir.
mer has just bought out an official
biography of the famous composer
written by musician, Harold Vincent
Milligan.
Although Fosters birth dates back
to only 1926, a body of myth has
grown up about him almost as if he
were of medieval times. And, in
coed, when one looks into the facts OF
this mans life, this is not strange.
The Unromantic Bohemian
1t was curious, unattached, sordid
existence. He seems never to have
got himself established, in his less
than SO years of life. He consorted
with odd, flotsam-and-jetsam sort of
people. He tried college, but after
three weeks of that gave it up He
cared only for music.
Yet even his published music
brought him little certain fame. 1t
was said not to be original, that be
used actual old negro melodies for his
songs, that he took from this source
or that. When his most popular song
appeared in print ("The Old Folks at
Home" afterwards called "Swanee
River') the name of Dan Christy, the
minstrel man, appeared on the cover
as author and composer. This was
done at Fosters own request, for he
was afraid that the composition of
negro songs really hurt his reputation
as a sentimental balladist.
The record of his death is depressing
in the extreme He had long ago
taken to drink, and his wife and daugh-
ter had left him. At this time he Was
living in Bowery lodging house in
New York City. In the dark, some
how, he is supposed to have fallen
on a broken pitcher and cut himself
badly about the throat. He was taken
from the lodging house to the poor
ward of the Bellevue Hospital where
he died in few days.
Speaking of the wild reports that
have lately been current about Foster,
his biographer declares:
There is pathos enough in reality,
without painting the picture in any
darker colors than need be. Stephens
last days in New York were miserable
enough in all truth, and his death was
one of the saddest of all those re-
corded in the old, old story of un,
happy genius. Stephens downfall
was probably the result of a gradual
disintegration that had been going on
for years. If we shall never know the
cause of exact circumstances, We
know enough to awaken a sense of
pity. Let us endeavor to avoid the
highly colored pallet of the special
writer on the one hand and the oblit-
Grating whitewash brush of the special
pleader on the other"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

which sold for $50 a ton. For the
difference, therefore, of SO a cotton
seed meal, containing IL per cent more
protein could have been purchased.
This situation illustrates the well.
known fact that it does not pay to buy
cheap feeds as it costs less money ia
the long run to purchase high analysts
materials which, as rule, do not cost
but a little more ton. There is no
excuse for paying high prices for low.
grade cotton seed meals which con-
tain from 20 to 40 per cent of cotton
seed bulls, thereby paying freight rate
on long hauls for the bulls when high
grade meals can be purchased for Il
little more money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
Many Words in Small Space

A wonderful example of micro
scopic writing is the work of Can
adian, who succeeded in transcribing
Francois Copee's novel of Henrietta
containing over $4,000 words, on the
back of an ordinary photograph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

business transactions that are worthy
of the household engineers best eff
forts, which make her realize she has
a real job instead of a hit or miss oc.
cupation.
Copyright, 1920, by Newspaper Fea-
ture Service.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

The worlds principal jade mine is
in Burma, where the privilege OF
mining the stone has been in the
possession of one tribe for many gen
erations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

London's greatest landlord is the
luke of Westminster, who is said TO
own 40 acres of city land with a rent
roll of $15,OO0,OO0 per yeor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23
The Prospective Hero

like to dance with Rosemarie,
l like to walk with Alice fair,
And now and then l like to "tea''
With Grace and Gladys, debonair.
Maud's motor gives me boundless joy
AS high as sixty" she can go
But most my ennui l destroy
With Polly at movie show.
For when the handsome hero fights
Bout seven huskies at spell.
And with his awful lefts and rights
Cleans out Red Clancy's gamblin'
hell,
She glories in the man of might
And cheers him on in his attack,
And when the pictures finished quite,
She smiles and says, Hes like you
Jack"
Some think Pm but an addlepate,
Who cares for naught but revelry
And cabarets an hour late;
But Polly knows the man I'd be
If some bad bunch my path beset
In DEVILS Gulch or Cherokee,
Or faltered in their etiquette,
When she was in my company.
From Film Fun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-23

The custom of laying the corner
stone of public building with cere-
monies was practiced by the Romans