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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-30
GERMANY HAS FEW
TRAINS DE LUXE
Travel Conditions, However,
Nearer Normal Than in
Other Nations.

MUNICH. Dec. %. - Travelling
conditions within Germany are more
nearly normal than in most other
parts of Europe. Trains are fire.
Quent and generally on time when
not compelle dtO wait for cOnnec-
tons with trains from other cOun-
tries. There are fewer trains de luxe
than formerly. Many lines do not
or crate rst-class sleeping cars. But
most important trains carry sleepers
with second class accommodations,
that is two persons in each COM
partment. Few trains have dining
cars although most sleeping-car
conductors provide coffee and tea
for passengers and sandwiches.
cakes and fruits can be had from
vendors at nearly ali Important sta
tions.
Cars and stations are clean and
fairly well heated. The trainmen
are courteous TO foreigners and talk
French and English with apparent
relish. This is probably due to the
fact that foreigners are more liberal
in their fees and Germany railway
men make such small salaries that
they are eager to augment them.
Travel TO and from east Prussia
j. more troublesome than IN any
other part Of the country. Most
trains are delayed at least two hours
by Polish officials at the Danzig cor
ridor and frequently the delay is
Inuch longer. The Poles require Pc
fish vises for all passengers cross
ing the corridor and the fee for an
American is $40. regardless of
whether he desires to stop in the
ei rim undar Polish control
Enjoy Practicing English.
nj the Rhineland the train ser
vice is especially good and all no
tells and pensions are extending a
welcome to foreigners. For a time
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-30
EINAL CLEARANCE sAIE

on fall and winter Suits. Coats
Dresses. Blouses. Skirts. Millinery
Shoes. and Children's Wear Al
marked al Final Clearance Prices.
The Ellsworth Store
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-30

md now the peaceful slences. brok-
en- heretofore only by the sound o.
the distant booming OF the surf on
tho barrier reef and the soft G. -
dences OF native singing. are shat-
tered by the sonOrOus b.are OF the
test Jazz or the screech OF the
reigring favorite on the vaudeville
circuit.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-30
Merclv Hindranc,-

Words often lose their former
meaning For Instance there are
women who still refer 90 their cooks
and Mattresses as help.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-30
Kitchen Economics
SOLVING SOME BREAKFAST
FRUIT PROBLEMS.

The starting OF our breakfast with
q fruit course, fresh or stewed, has
the approval Of our medical men,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

at the Puget sound hayward a. pr.
merton, Wash. Dry
EFFICIENCY of the railroads hoe
increased greatly since their re,, nne
TO private management. accor,,in, ,". =. Il
a summary of operating sta,iS,,a :"
made public by the Interstate Coz,
merce commission. The renort ,s 60.
the first seven months of 1ooo e.
months OF which were under nr,,ata
operation. Comparisons are mol
with the same period of 1919 49,
the roads were under government Con
troll. 1t is declared that the avorar.
OF 769 net tons per freight train r.
July not only exceeds the train Ioad
In any month since the government
reiinquished control hut Is greater
tnan In any month during federal nm.
Grafton. Up
IOWA land increased In vaIue nm an
average of $63 nm acre from March
1913, TO March. 1920, according 70 ec'
Tres just given out by the United |
states Department of Agriculture n
committee from which has recently |
ompleted an investigation of the re.
ent land boom.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Farm -Tenantry Increases in Middle Wes+

ID. II. Shutz, federal statisticiaD for
| the state.
The percentage Of rented farms
mas increased somewhat in the soutb-
ern half Of Wisconsin," Josepb
BECKER. agricultural statistician mr.
Madison, Wis.,, writes. However. the
large number of new farms being
opened up in the northern part Of the
state, practically all Of which are on
Grated by owners, has more than kent
up the percentage of owned farms"
Farm tenantry increased 4 per cent
In Illinois In the ten-year period from
1919 to 1919. according to figures COM
pied by the state department of acrI-
culture at Springfield. Tenantry in
1919 was estimated at 45.5 per cent
Farm tenantry In Ohio will show
only an Increase Of per cent over
1910. In the opinion of A. O. FaIconer
mead of the rural economics deD.rt-
ment at Ohio State university.
Farm tenantry in Minnesota is stead-
Ily increasing because of the advanced |
prices of farm lands and a hesjtoncv
)n the part of many retiring farmers
o reiinqufsh title to their lands nc.
,ordlng to NJ. ]. HOlmberg, state com.
missioner of agriculture.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Thought He N.eded t,l..L

A young fellow who was the cr..,,
sprfnter of his town-somewboro g.
the south-was unfortunate enough r.
have a very dilatory Iaundress On
evening when he WAS out for q mo-
tee run In his rather airy and ahb,e.
Waited track costume. he CHANGED ~
dash past the house of that dus,,U
lady who at the time was couple a
weeks In arrears with his wasbtno ~
mad scarcely reached home oooIr
when the bell rang furiousIy and an
excited voice was waited in from +ho
porch: Fob de Lawd's sake Won't
you all tell Marse Bob please not TO
20 out no mob till l kin git his clos
round to himT"-Augusta Herald
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
American Hen Is a National institution,

THE American hen may have ne,
: weaknesses as an individual hu-
collectively she Is q national institu
tion. If you doubt this, poise that
upraised knife over the matutinal
boiled egg and consider these facts
Americas hens cackled 23.484OOO.
600 times last year in proud an
pouncement. There were I.95TOO0
600 dozen eggs produced in the United
States. For these, the farmer rec, liver,
an average price of 43.8 cents a dozen
or about $S50.OO0,OOO.
Uncle Sam says himself so officially
He furnished the information TO the
delegates to the National Poultry. Rut.
ter and Egg association convention
which met recently In Chicago. These
delegates were quite sweIled IN with
just and fitting pride, for they rem
resent the men who collected the hon
fruit, handled It with care and brourbt
the enormous crop to market.
The data was complied for the nro.
duce men by the bureau of markers og
the United States Department of AoY1.
culture. 1t further shows there were
600,000,000 pounds of poultry mar |
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
First Postage Stamps in the United States

CBVENTY-THREE years ago this
~ year the first United States hostage
stamp was placed on sale for the
benefit and convenience of the letter
writing public Of New York city. In
these three score and thirteen years
the postoffice has issued 4T5 types of
postage stamps. ranging In value from
cent to 50. The first postage STAMP.
o-cent one, was authorized by act
OF congress March 3, 1847. and is
known to have been issued in five COL
ors-dark and light sable, red. brown
ana orange red. We are told. too.
that 3,712,000 were issued I'm three
years. They were recalled June 70
1901. The design shows a three-ouor.
ter-to-the-left portrait of BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN, over which are the words
Postofiice and the letters U. S. in the
upper corners, one in each. Below.
8 cents 5.
IL seems fitting that. our first most.
master general should have first nIoca
on the stamps of this country That |
ne was father of American postal serv-
ice Is agreed. In 1877 Franklin was |
made postmaster of PHILADELPHIA. and
10 years later, from the hands <of |
the then king of England, received
the commission of deputy postmaster
general for the American colonies
WIN the yearly salary of $1,000.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

In INA he was Ousted from Office
by the king for his very much pro
nounced rebel" sympathies. but .
was not jObless long. The continental
congress knew, perhaps from past Oh.
servation. that the services of a pos.
tai chief were necessary, and he was
appointed by them in that capacity the
next July.
1t was not until July, 1851, that the
hrst OF the higher value stamps came
out.
In the early days of the hostage
stamp fewer letters we're written than
today. In those days one stamp rep
resented the postal requirements of
twenty people, and today (taking into
consideration the jump in population)
454 stamps are required for every
man. woman and child in this country
according to the most recent Post.
office department statistics.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
YuIe, Name Given to christr..

The Pagan festival was held in hon.
or of some one Of the gods of heather
mythology; wherefore, when Chris.
danity was introduced into those
countries, 1t was set aside for the
great Christian feast, that of Christ.
mas. held at the same season of the
year. But many Of the customs Of the
old holidays were transferred 70 the
new and among the common people
the name was long retained. Through.
out the early literature Of both Eng.
land and Europe. the name Yule "a
given to Christmas.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
GLOVES SCARCE AND COSTLY
many Reasons Why Supply Cannot Sc
Made to Keep Pace With
the Demand.

It Is unfortunate that the fashion
makers should have decided TO have
the sleeves of gowns short the glove
men say. Large demands are already
being made for the full lengths sly
teen to twenty buttons. The French
VINO used to supply the goats that SUD-
phed the skins, are now keeping them
for the milk.
HioVes went up So a dozen pair the
list OF August; the women are de-
handing the long gloves and there is n
shortage of both labor and materials"
said man who knows the glove mar
ket and has a glove factory in Gre
noble France. ave used to buv the
goat skins in France for from 200 m
4OO francs dozen. with the hair That
was about s. a goat. Now. with the
cost of living what it is, a goat giving
milk Is worth $6.zo for the milk alone
ana then there remains the goat and
the k1d. Obviously II is not poIjcv m
sell under such conditions. We are
sending coal over to France: If costs
mere 500 a ton. All provisions are
nigh. Nothing need be expected in
glove skins until the cost of living is
owered.
The French women do the finest
ind OF work on gloves, but there are
low many more remunerative lines of
work than glOvemaking.
There is also n Scoroit,, &c 1L =, |
lovemaklng in this country, but for
lnerent reasons. Much of the glove
laking is done up in Fulton county.
!. Y. Women did much of the work
nat was when the men of the family
ere making some $50 week. and
ley have feeling of pride in telling
feir women that there is no need of
leir working. and the women are TAX.
e rest"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
And Whole Case Might Cause War"

United States, some people think. Our
government has to deal with these
notables and agents from other parts.
and 1t deals with them to promote
the interests of the United States.
lhey are mad when they are sent
here, preferring to go to Roumania.
Monaco. Sweden. or other liveIIer
parts-even to Albania, Armenia. or
Liberia-and it is unwIse to make
them madden.
A quart Of liquor taken away from
a diplomat might wreck treuty. and
Il whole case might cause a war.
Be this as 1t may. the customs serv.
Ice receded from its position with re-
spect 10 the importation Of liquor by
the diplomatic representatives Of for
efgn countries. Officials said that not
only could the diplomats bring liquor
In. but that liquor consigned would
have to be admitted. Such consIgn-
ments already In the country, how
ever. can be removed from the port
only by diplomat or member of his
1t was held.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

lhgly snort race, belonging to the Nam.
ou'l tribe already known by reputation
10 anthropologists. is stopped and ane'
'Ae III appearance presumably be
cause or the fow-branched forests IN
whlch they live. according 10 Popular
Mechanfcs Magazine. The little nao-
pie are said TO be very brave in attacr
ing large native animals. and will NOT
eat meat that is not Filled in tbe
hunt. 'He
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

DoRTLAND, Ore. will become the
home port of the old battleship Ore
gon, famous veteran Of the Spanish
American war. If recommendations
l1s1e BY the chief Of the bureau Of
lz4tion Of the Navy department
carried out. The recommendation
We made BY the chief following re-
cent conferences Of Navy department
bureau heads with George White, ad-
jutant general of Oregon. Admiral
Count. chief Of the operations divi-
sion OF the Navy department. favors
NE plan. The Oregon at present Is
out Of commission and Is stationed
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
The "Day of New Clothes -

In France at one time Christmas day
was called the day of new clothes "
because of the custom of giving all
those In attendance ON the court new
clothes on that day. In the History
Of France" Kitchin says: "On Christ
mas Eve, 1245, the king, Louis IN
babe all his court be present at early
morning mass. At the chapel door
each man received his new cloak, put
it on and went in. As the day rose
each man saw on his neighbor's
shoulder what betokened the crusad-
ing VOW"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

INCREASE In farm tenantry which
has become an issue In Kansas does
NOT appear uniform throughout the
Central West, according to reports re-
ceived In Washington from a number
OF agricultural authorities. While the
majority of the several states heard
from report an advance, Wisconsin
notes no change and Oklahoma de-
ciares decrease. Illinois. Minnesota
Nebraska and Ohio show increases
The situation In the various states
named is thus indicated:
Farm tenantry in Oklahoma has
shown a decrease Of Z per cent during
the ten years since 1910, according to
figures from each county compiled bv
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

keted at an average price of 23s4
cents per pound TO the farmer or n
total value Of $14S,O4O.OOO.
Butter and eggs" are two words
'and things that seem to 20 tocotbor
VI butter there were S51. 2e9 lao
pounds brought to market at an aver.
age price of J9.5 cents a pound TO the
producer, or $506, sos, 13S.
The Wholesale price for "fresh
nrsts." as the brand new eggs arc
known in trade jargon. was 4S2 cents
a dozen in Chicago, and $50 in New
York city. The average price of hest
out'er In Chicago was 5S.4 cents
pound, and in Gotham COZ.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

sweet that he yearned to take har IN
his arms and whisper love-wOrds m
her instead of pouring out a string of
syl%bles connected with unimportant
things like rights-Of-way and freight
rates, he had intended to saw what
was in his heart; and every dav no
| had confined himself to n hrnsoua
Good morning, Miss Carter,
had spent the rest of the day in curs.
ing himself for an arrant coward
'But-what if she should refuse
me| his craven mind demanded. And
that fear had held him tOngue-tied
Spring breezes. however are tricky
things; and this particular Nsnrinp
breeze had a way with it. Such a
way, in fact, that suddenly SteDben
Garrick found his hand straying To-
ward the button which, pressed. would
summon Miss Carter to his nresepca
His fingers rested on it, and in a
moment he realized that he had pushed
1t. A sudden panic shook him when
he felt that she was standing in the
door.
Yes, Mr.. Garrick?" she said
"Er-Miss Carter-wiii you take a
Ietter| he stammered, and then men,
tally beat himself for an idiot. Rut
she had seated herself and waited.
notebook poised Garrick concentrated |
for desperate effort.
"Ahem" 1t was the weIl-known
opening. He looked carefully out of
The window, and suddenly his voice
'an full and smooth.
Miss Rosalie Carter, care Stephen
iarrick, Incorporated. My dear Miss
Carter"
Mr.. Garrick" For a moment he
vas panic-stricken but there was no
pproach in the tOnes-Only wonder.
lie stitched himself.
NO-cnange that. Dearest Rosalie.
or long time l have waited to tell
on that l love you"
Click
MISS carriers pencil had fallen to the
DOR. Garrick turned. in fear of what
e might see, and saw O face shin
lg with joy, two eyes looking steadi-
into his, two little hands that
retched themselves out to him. The
3teb00k slipped unheeded to the
Dor and Stephen Garrick held his
osaiie In his arms and whispered in
her ear all the things that he had
long yearned to say:
And the little spring breeze futtered
'er the leaves OF the forgotten note
OK and, apparently satisfied with
nat II saw recorded there, flew away.
J work done.
After a long time Miss Carter {
eed herself and rescued the note J
OK. Look, Stephen, dear" she said
IS all here-the words that made B
the happiest girl in the world, {
hat wonderful letter" Z
iarrick looked over her shoulder at /
: page. &
I on might finish it if you want TO. y
Is go on. I love you"
But Miss Carriers hand was over y
mouth. ~
NO. dearest. It's perfect as II Is
Just sign it-'YOurs.'" q
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

WASHiNGTON.-Secretary of State
Colby said that he would go to
court to prevent the customs officials
OF the Treasury department from
searching the baggage of diplomatic
agents and officers of other countries
arriving In the United States.
Inc customs people were hunting
Ior hootch In the belongings of peOple
coming TO the land Of the free. and
they declined to recognize InternotIon-
al Jaw which makes the belongings
OF diplomat immune.
II Is a wise law, at least for the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

sell. You are at liberty to use nv
name If you wish. Mrs. ALICE RANEY,
Morse, Oklahoma.
Change of Life is one Of the most
critical periods of q woman's existence.
This good old-fashloned root and herb
remedy may be relied upon to overcome
the distressing symptoms which accom-
psny 1t and women everywhere should
remember that there is no other remedy
known to carry women so successfully
through this trying period as Lydia E.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice write To
LYDIA z; Pinkham Medicine Co., ICON
ndentlal), Lynn, Mass. Your letter
VIII be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Whitening Piano Kevs

1ellowed piano keys are sometimes
"hltened to certain extent by leav-
ing the piano open every day. exposing
me Keys to the light. Another treat.
ment Is to lay on the keys a paste of
whiting and solution of notasb 81
lowing 1t to remain for twenty-four
hOurs.-Housewife -'''
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Hard to Swallow.
THAT'S hard to swallow"

nat = hdiu ~ SWALLOW.
Chairman Gary of the steel cor
poration was talking on the Steam.
er France about an article against
his firm.
Yes he went on. shat article Is
as hard TO swallow as Farmer Dain-
try's fish story.
Farmer Daintry's farm, you know.
lay beside a creek, and in this creek
thanks TO a monster eel, the farmer
had lost chickens, ducks, lambs, and
even good-sized pigs.
so one night the farmer bsited a
tremendous hook with a dead calf
and made it fast by means of o wire
rope TO his barn.
AT dawn Farmer Daintry peered
out to see what luck he had had. and
found his barn gone. The eel had got
that. too!'
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Real Race of PycmIes.

Pygmies averaging but four feet In
height and, therefore, several inches
smaller than any previousI reported
are described by an American explor-
er who has returned after nearly
year In central Africa. This exceed
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

among the best of the novelties in
trOduced for Christmas gifts are tbe
handsome beads made of sealing WAX.
Ihey are strung on silk cord with or
without glass or steel beads. The
wax Is heated over an alcohol flame,
the colors combined and the beads
shaped over a knitting needle vh,Ia
the wax is soft. Pretty hatpins are
made in the same way.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

christmas time brings out a Iot of
handsome new pillows. because they
are gifts suited to everyone. Above.
two are pictured, one made. of
cnangeable taffeta and one of satin
ribbon. They will suit either living or
bed rooms. The circular pillow of
taffeta is shirred over cotton cord and
the oblong pillow is edged with a friIl
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

1pound carried m g
through the critical
| period of the Change
Of Life in safety. I
am over go and have
raised a family Of
eight children and
am In fine health.
My daughter and
daughters-in-law
re com m end your
V e a BILE Com
pound and | still take
it occasionally my
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

, Every Christmas the rag doll makes
us appearance. There are rag dolls
OF high and low degree. Two high
class little persons are shown IN the
picture. These are male Of heavy
domestic cut by paper pattern
which can be bought. Their faces
are painted with water cOIOrs, their
halr made Of yarn, and they are com
pIetely dressed with clothes that af-
ford the joy of taking them off apt
putting them on. Even their slippers
may be made of black oil cloth. One
or these baby dolls is supposed to re
boy and he has a pair of rompe.s
instead of a dress under his coat.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
FROM FORTY-FIvE|
TO SIXTY
A Word of Help to Women
of Middle Age From
Mrs. Raney.

Morse, Okla.-"When was as wears
old Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Corn
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

Those wonderful pushes that are
now known as ''wool furs" make neck.
pieces and muffs that are just as warm.
just as handsome and more durable
than those made Of skins, and tbev
are not at all hard TO make. set
made of sea plush is shown here.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

OF all the practical gifts that mr.,
sure 10 please there are none more
dependable than good~Ipnking vast,
baskets. There many kinds 4,
choose from but. vAnunt .~ost. M,
those made at home e fairies, as era
tonne. sateen, tapestry. Satin. color4,
oilcioth and other things. Foundation
OF heavy cardboard or light wood ar,
covered with these materials. Two
attractive baskets are shown in the
picture above, one of tapestry and
satin and one Of heavy sateen. The
latter Is provided with handle of
braided cord for hanging.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
Santa Claus Favors

Christmas wouldn't seem natural #
a new pincushiOn failed to make its
appearance.
Three new ribbon-covered cushions
SHOWN above include long roll COW
cred with MORE and edged with q
trill OF plain ribbon, a small rourd
affair edged with lace, and a barrel
SNAPPED hanging cushion, decorated
with lace, baby ribbon and satin.cov-
cred fruit.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27

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