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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-10-15
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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-10-15
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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-10-15

Han. j. ". Britt busted him-
self This week in the interest of
the potato plant ard there is pro-
mise of the operation Of the
plant this season.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-10-15

Uses Fordsou For Cook Stove
a Kentucky owner ofa Ford
son tractor became alarmed
when the radiator heated too
easily Investigation followed
and finally 81 ear Of green corn
Vas found q the bottom of the
radiator Is was revealed that
: colOrsd man. working ON the
farn, had been using the Ford
sons radiator to supply him
with ahot lunch.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-10-15

Ru0-My-Tsm is q great pain
killer. Il relieves pain and sore
ness caused by rheumatism
neuralgia, sprains, etc
The Press., 1920-07-08
MURDER MADE EASY MATTER
With Formula Possessed by English Chemist. Slayer Might Laugh at
 Human Law.

The lunch-time conversation of the scientists at the national physical laB oratory. Teddington, shifts daily to all sorts of interesting subjects, and 1t was inevitable that the topic of mur- der should have been suggested by the wave crime" in Great Britain Gan cpl demic that amounts to less than one homicide a week..
 It was agreed that all the murders reported In the daily papers were con- monplace. dull sOrdid affairs, showing no ingenuity and deliberation. "1f l had a murder to commit. how should l go about it?" became the theme.~
 The metallurgists. electricians, radi- ologists. physicists and other scientists had many astounding murder methods. but with a common weak point, writes an English correspondent. None of them disposed of the body so that de- tection would be not only improbable. but impossible.
 It remained for a chemist to solve the problem. "I would not be so clever as you in the assa SSination itself. he said. "Any quick way of silent dis patch would do. But l could swiftly dissolve a body, bOneS- and all, so that 1t could be poured as liquid into a sewer and be thoroughly done away with. No: mustn't give the formula. He was the victor in the discussion.
The Press., 1920-07-08
<r ax------ STILL CLING TO RAG DOLL
Simplest of All Playthings Remains Enthroned In the Heart of Small
 American Girl.

The old rag doll still retains its su- preme seat in the realm of child fancy, despite the invasion of airplanes that fly, bisque dolls that walk, talk and roll their eyes, wireless sets that wire and automobiles that auto, according to Homer Stephens, president of the American Toy Exhibitors, Inc, the New York Evening Telegram states.
 Although we have every form of toy imaginable which can and does please the heart of the child, there Is nothing like the old rag doll," Mir. Stephens said. "There were more rag dolls manufactured and sold last year than ever before, and I understand the demand has increased this year.
 "All toy manufacturers have inven- tors who turn out new articles every year. This years innovation Is the popular-priced toy photograph, which plays any record and costs but a few dollars. Toys this year have been made especially to promote what might be called juvenile engineering
 ''They nre built for the purpose of instilling the constructive spirit in the child, and we have found a market for those things even among the grownups.
 "But the American child still de mands its rag doll"
The Press., 1920-07-08
MADE THEIR OWN OIL WELL
How Two Small Boys Reaped Rich Reward for the Exercise of
 Little Ingenuity.

Two barefoot boys, respectively eleven and twelve years of age, earned forty-five hundred dollars in one week, according to the Oil Weekly of Dallas, Texas, by combining thrift and ingenu- ity in a telling manner. Much oil was going to waste in the Northwest Burkburnett oil field because the pipe lines were inadequate. when the boys, who are brothers, saw crude oil from a broken pipe running down a small rsv!ne. Hitching a donkey to a rattle trap spring wagon, they. began to haul dirt to dam the ravine and succeeded after much hard work in collecting a great quantity of oil.
 The owner appeared on the scene about that time, and he admired the pluck of the youngsters, He did not claim the oil outright, although 1t had been his. but offered the youngsters one dollar and half barrel salvage for 1t. The youngsters accepted his offer and. perching themselves on their new dam with stubs of pencils, check ed out the oil as 1t was hauled away. It tallied exactly three thousand bar rels. and the boys got their money.
The Press., 1920-07-08
Fewer Eins Reach Market

The fig yield of the vilayet of Alden has arisen from approximately 5000 tons raised on 10000 acres of land about thirty years ago to about 23,OOO tons raised on 25,OOO acres. However, this advance in supply has not kept pace with the demand, and prices of figs have steadily risen- The big pro- ducing areas are, under normal condi- tions, exclusively tapped by the Otto man (Aiden) Railway company's sys- tenn. The orchards, located mainly in the Meander valley, are owned chiefly by Turks. The best figs are produced in the Inovassi and Ortaxe districts. The product Is marketed in Smyrna, where the figs are packed In accord ance with the demand of the region to which the figs are exported. Blight, neglected fertilization and lack of com munication have cut down this seasons export output to about 10000 tons. Exports went to the United States (about 4,OOO tons) the United Kingdom (5,5OO tons), and European entente countries (about 1000 tons).
The Press., 1920-07-08
CHECK ON TRICKY "COPPERS''
Simple Contrivance Prevents Fraud on the Part of Applicants for
 Coveted Positions

In Philadelphia the position of traf- fic policeman is open only ito men who are six feet or more in height Such positions are so much sought after that many applicants who fall short of the required height by only a small fraction of an inch are tempt ed to cheat a little bit by rising on their heels.
 An ingenious application of cleo tricity is now used to circumvent this trick, and any attempt to register a fraudulent measure is disclosed at Once.~ The applicant as he stands up- on the platform under the slide rule, sets his feet upon two metal plates that are normally trif1e above the platform. They are just large enough to be covered by a mans heels, and when the candidate stands with his his heels on the floor the plates are so depressed that they make a con- tact and form circuit that lights lamp overhead. AS long as the man stands with both heels on the ground the lamp stays lighted, but the mo- ment he raises either heel the smallest part of an inch the contact is broken and the lamp goes out. So does he.
The Press., 1920-07-08
Ia If Still Coffee7

Two young man walking along Chestnut street the other evening met two girls, recent acquaintances, dress ed in height of fashion-fur coats and hats, expensive looking shoes, and in- vited them to go to a high-class res taurant.
 The girls agreed and after they had finished eating, they were asked if they would enjoy a demi-tasse.
 They looked at each other.
 "Is 1t some sort of sundaeT in- quired one us though there might be some hidden joke Tn the invitation.
 "I don't think 1t would go good af ter a hearty meal" said the other.
 The young fellows gave 1t up.
 "Would you like some coffee" asked one of them.
 'Sure," replied the girls in chorus, that's what we was waiting for yOuse guys to ask s."-Philadelphia Record.
The Press., 1920-07-08

That very evening, the first words with which Camilla greeted him as she rose to meet him in the little stuffy parlor, where she had been waiting his coming, were, "Peter, how do you like my hat?"
 And Peter, strictly truthful, told her that it was so beautiful that it was almost good enough for the dear girl under it.
 "Well," confessed Camilla, "of course, I could never do it if the cir cumstances were not unusual"
 "You meap?" said Peter eagerly.
 "Why, madame used to know my family. She came from the same town I did. You know, my father was French. In fact, my name is really Camille, but I think the other sounds more American. He brought me up to speak both English and French. And since came to the city, have given Madame Lucille-she Is really Mrs. Johnson-lessons in French, so that she can talk with the reporters who come into the shop. In return she in- sists on supplying me with hats"
 "Well," was Peters only comment for a moment. Then, Do you know, dear," he said, 'I was almost afraid to ask the wearer of such wonderful creations to marry a poor attorney. And yet, it was your very hat which first attracted me! So I say Blessed be the hats of Camilla r"
 'Thank you, you funny Peter," re- turned Camilla. But I can't despise any means, either, that brought me you. Oh, look out-you'II jam itl'
The Press., 1920-07-08
Artistic Mark of Gratitude.

It was probably just about 300 years ago that Antony van Dyck paint ed the sketch on wood of St. Martin sharing his cloak with began, that has come to the Toledo Museum of Art. as a gift to the American people by Charles Leon Cardon. Belgian art critic and connOiS&eur, in recognition of American assistance to Belgium The sketch is believed to have been made by the painter as preliminary to painting the large altarpiecc in the church of Saventham, between Lou vain and Brussels and the altar-picce is held to have leen painted in 1922 or 1923. How long the sketch pre- ceded the painting is unknown. but it could hardly have been much earlier, and it now has an additional interest in showing the minor changes that the famous Dutch master made in his design when he painted the altar Dfece
The Press., 1920-07-08
Russian Painters 1hrjvinu.

"Art," so far as the production of pictures is concerned, is said to have had a great boom in bolshevist Rus sia owing to the fact that the govern ment pays a liberal amount for all works approved by official experts.
 The whole domain of art has been placed under the control of council of seven members, four 0f whom are apostles of futurism. Artists earn ings have been increased through a rule established by the council un- der which all pictures that pass the judges are to be paid for at the uni form rate of 1000 rubles each.
 Whether the artist has devoted months of assiduous labor to a pie ture or whether it is a daub which has taken a few hours to paint, the recompense Is the same. With such encouragement the number of artists in Russia is increasing rapidly.
The Press., 1920-07-08
A HAT FOR CAMILLA.
By H. LOUIS RAYBOLD.

((S. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate If Camilla often wondered just who the tall young man with the happy gray eyes was who so often rode to the fourteenth floor with her, no less did that young man frequently ponder the identity of the fair girl with the roses of spring in her cheeks and the summer sun in her hair.
 His attention had first been drawn to her by catching a glimpse in the crowded elevator of a perfectly won- derful hat, which even to his mascu- line eyes was the acme of chicness, al- lure and responsiveness. Edging his way about a bit he had been able to see the face beneath the hat and was forced to admit that each did justice to the other. Later he had been un- able to help noticing that the owners gloves were rather worn, that the neat serge suit was obviously of a former season, and that the sensible shoes were being helped to hold their own by shines and new lacngs.
 One morning, in very off-hand way, Peter put the question to his law part ner: Say, Bob, do you know who the young lady Is who comes up to this floor and turns off to the right down the corridor?"
 q do that" replied Bob, turning around in his swivel chair the better to give Peter critical survey. And she's some looker-as for her chapeau-oh, boy Since I was mar ried l appreciate a good hat when I see one, and, believe me, she never get hers at a marked down bargain saler'
 But who is she?" demanded Peter
 "Oh, she's stenographer to Frapper ct Cie, that French firm, you know" obliged Bob, giving out the extent of his knowledge. "Too expensive for you, my lad"
 Just as Peter, for the sake of his peace of mind, had decided to cast no more glances in the direction of Ca milla fate herself intervened, causing the elevator to halt, suspended for a few long minutes between the sixth and seventh floors.
 Considering that Peter and Camilla were the only passengers, and that for
The Press., 1920-07-08
STUDENTS DID THEIR BEST
Budding Medicos Felt 1t Their Duty to Find Something Wrong With
 Subject, and Succeeded.

A physician who writes in the New Orleans Times-Democrat of some of the interesting experiences of his life, tells the following amusing story {: When I was attending medical col lege our old professor of materia medica and general practice told us one day that he had a remarkable case that he proposed to exhibit the next morning in clinic.
 q have persuaded the man to allow you to examine him in the interests of science," he said. You will each make an independent diagnosis in writing"
 The patient appeared the next day. He was a big, strapping fellow, and, without any prelmnaries, he peeled off his clothes and took his place on the table. We examined him in squads, humping his chest, listening to his lungs, feeling his pulse, taking his temperature, and doing everything else we could think of.
 I soon discovered valvular disease of the heart in an advanced stage, but, according to the rule, said nothing, and l sat up nearly all night writing my diagnosis. When the professor took his place on the platform at lec- ture hour his desk was heaped high with our written reports.
 'Well, gentlemen" he said blandly, "1 find here forty-SiX diagnoses, each describing a different disease I con- S1der the variety of your discoveries as very remarkable, especially, ,"-here he paused and deliberately polished his eyeglasses ,-"cspccialIy, gentle men, as there was nothing whatever the matter with the patient"
 The silence that pnSued was so thick that it seemed to me you could have cut it with an axe.
The Press., 1920-07-08
As It Used to Be.

A young member of the Uniform Rank, K. of P. lodge was making ar engagements to go to the annual party which his chapter gave. The affair was called the "annual-annual," and he talked great deal about 1t al home.
 One evening his mother became in. terested in the party. 'T don't be. lieve your lodge has enough affairs, she told him. "Now, several years ago when your father attended lodge reg. ularly there used to be something al. most every night. Lets see," she unused, "what kind of night they called them"
 The younger man winked at his chum. "PrObably nightcaps then mother," he retorted. "You remember that was before we went dry in In. diana" a."-Indianapolis News.
The Press., 1920-07-08
Slax Man-Eatinu Beasts.

F. s. Little, noted scholar and trav- eler, will head a party of sportsmen early in the spring in an expedition into the district to the southwest of Ruling, China, where an effort is to be made to rid the country of num- Der of man-eating animals, said by the natives to be tigers. Reports are that twenty Chinese, besides a large num- Der of cattle, sheep and other animals, have been killed and devoured in the district that the hunters will visit. The country, which is about 1000 feet above the plains along the upper foot hills, has been in state of terror since last summer. Inhabitants have abandoned their homes and farmers their fields, and Chinese report that at least five different tigers have been seen.--BroOklyn Eagle.
The Press., 1920-07-08
Town Sells for $10,000.

The entire town of MOneta, WyO, has been sold for S1O.OOO. The pur- chaser, John Goodman, received title from A. Kanson, who founded MOneta twenty years ago, to the following: One townsite of forty lots, one eight een-room hotel, one five-rOom cottage, one three-room cottage, two two-room cottages, one large livery barn, one railroad eating house and a miscel- laneous assortment of Outbuildings. No person other than Goodman owns a single thing in Moneta, but the Chi cago and Northwestern owns the right of way on which the town site fronts and small depot building on this right of way.-Christian Science Monf- tor.
The Press., 1920-07-08
Aerial Game Laws.

Modern inventions beget new man. ners and new laws to govern the changed customs. The man who nets fish wholesale seems about to be out classed by the airplane operator who gathers in wild birds by means of net. So, apparently, think the sports men in one locality of Canada. As consequence, an association of them are sponsoring a request to the gov ernment to prohibit the flights of air planes over marsh lands, and the use of flying machines in pursuit, shoot ing, or netting of wild fowl. When warned of anything approaching these birds do not seek cover, but rise immediately into the air and obviously become open at once to the ingenious contrivances of airplanists. Rapid-f1r- ing guns, and nettings attached be- heath the body of the machines, would seem to be an easy means of possible extermination of the birds, and this 1t is sought to avoid.
 Matter of Meals.
 While in the largest cities it is a fact that the heaviest meal of the day occurs at night, 1t is also a fact that in the smaller cities of 100000 pOpu- latiOn and below he heaviest meal occurs at nOon The reason for this is. of course, that in the largest cities there is an exodus at evening to the suburbs where the family reunion is held over tlle dinner table, whereas in the smaller cities people are able to go home to midday lunch.
The Press., 1920-07-08

"There aren't" interrupted Roger, quite unconscious of rudeness.
 (Which do you like better, Roger" asked Miss Honor fred poppies or pink roses?"
 q don't know," said Roger, puz- zled, his mind far from the proper consideration of floral beauties. They reached the corner.
 "Good-by. Roger" said Miss Honor jelly that Nelly Is coming over for later" The young man went down the side street. He was not whistling, and once he turned and looked thoughtfully after Miss Honor.
 But that lady had forgotten him. Her eyes were fixed upon the not dis tant windows of Clara Payne's mill liners shop. She knew that the violet bonnet was there. looking more tempt ing then ever. Beside 1t was the rose crowned hat. but the one with the pOppieS was gone. She refused to dwell upon the beauties of violets, and entered the shop with lifted chin and determined air In a few mo- ments she came out with a hat bag. This time she walked by the window without looking at the violet bonnet. Her heart was singing, and she looked younger than she had for years. "It is quite fun to buy a rose hat" she murmured to herself, "even if 1t Is not for oneself"
 On her porch were two figures. She saw them and went around the house and into the back door. They were deep in conversation. Miss Honor nodded pleasantly to herself in the dusk.
 From time to time she tiptoed through the sitting room and peered out between the curtains The two figures were quite close together and there was a dark line about the girls waist that was not a sash.
 She went out the back door very softly, and going around the house came up the path. The two rose at her approach. It was Roger who spoke first.
 "We have made up," he said boyish- ly, "and if Nelly's mother is we'll enough by fall, we are going to be mar ried"
 q am glad," said Miss Honor. She held out the hat bag to Nelly. "Just an engagement present." she said.
 The girl opened the bag and gave little cry of pleasure. Then the hat went on. From beneath its dropping brim her flushed, happy face looked like delicate flower. "Oh, dear Miss Honor" cried the girl" ought not to have told you. I ought"
 Stuff and nonsensel sniffed Miss Honor briefly
 A sudden comprehension seized Roger.
 Miss Honor," he said solemnly, "I like roses best of all.''
The Press., 1920-07-08
Reproductivity of Pearls.

There is nothing new under the sun, and the idea of placing pearls in a bag with little rice, and finding af- ter many years that their numbers tice. Is claiming attention in the Eng lish press. That the rice has the appearance of being "pecked" adds a further touch of the familiar, and people are asking what kind of rice pearls like best. In the time of Boetius de Boot, the reproductivity not only of pearls but of diamonds was common belief. The explana- tion that the pearls now occupying attention are vegetable pearls from the Malay states would not have sat isied Boetius.
The Press., 1920-07-08
He Was Able to Verify His Suspicion.

some weeks now they had been riding up and down together, it was not odd for Peter to observe that they would doubtless not be delayed long, and for Camilla to reply. With very slight in crease of color, that she trusted not.
 After this their acquaintance pro- gressed inevitably through the various stages of lowing when meeting, eX changing comments on the weather, discussing the newspaper headlines un- til one red-lettered noon, when Peter took his courage in both hands and in- vited her to lunch with him, and she accepted.
 By this time Peter was so far gone that, to satisfy his thrifty conscience, he had invented a perfectly satisfying bit of fiction as to how Camilla was able to wear such hats. He knew the answer, of course. She was one of those wonderfully clever persons that could copy one of the creations in the shop windows with such accuracy that, once placed on her well-poised head, it became immediately invested with the very essence of distinction of its model.
 At last came the day when Peter felt that there was sufficient likelihood of a favorable reply for him to chance certain question.
 Little girl,' he said gently, twill you marry me? I haven't much to of fer now but if you are willing to start small, I think some day I can promise you"
 "Oh, Peter, Peter" interrupted Ca milla recklessly. "What do I care if you. can cook and, although I never sewed a stitch in my life, I can learn !"
 Overwhelmed by his happiness, the question of his belOved'S hats was the farthest from Peters thoughts. Not urt.l many hours later, as he sat in his room. comfortably pulling at an old h:tcr ana letting his mind dwell lov- n~'y nn 'hn doarnesS of Camilla, did 'ho ':l'c~- of her words arise to trouble him Sho he'd never sewed a stitch. yti # ,i';l Sr"nn ne he recalled not,c- -,}s ',:'!H'y NS they sat on the sand that day, that the upturl."tl nuf beside her bore on it's ShirrCu lining the label which spoke for itself Ria dame Lucille.
 Well, hang it alI," he told h:mself 9TH work nights to see that she keeps on getting that same kind v The next morning Peter offered to take off of Bob's hands little job the latter had with that same Madame Lu- cille in regard to customer who had never paid her account. If one was going to marry woman whose one ex- travagance ran to hats, it might be a | good .dea to get line on their worth. Seated some time later-in fact, dur l ing his noon hOur-in madame's Office he was thunderstruck to hear quite suddenly voice he certainly recog- nized. Parting the curtain at the rail-
 ing above the desk he was able to
 verify his suspicion. It was Camilla Nor could he help overhear the con versation which followed. "Try on this one," said madame herself, for whom l Peter waited. ''I am afraid 1t is rather expens.ve,' ? ' said Camilla.
 i Peter decided she was right when : he heard madame say, Nonsense, only . fifty dollars"