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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
FLATTERY WON

Young man, did you kiss my daughter in
the hall last night" said the girls mother,
sternly.
Il thought / did" said the young man,
promptly. But really, you look so young that
/ can't always tell you and your daughter
apart"
The impending storm did not burst.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
PECUNIARY PROBLEMS

"Are YOU going to take any boarders next
summer ,
No" replied Former Corntossel. Every
thing the boarder eats goes up in value so much
that we feel we could have done better If we
had let 'em stay in town and pay the market
prices"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
TOO MUCH CURIOSITY

"Wash White once got Job IN a saw mn
The boss put him in charge OF ouzz saw,
sbovyed him how the saw worked and then went
away. ,,. -.
wash was fascinated by the shining, sing
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
SHE TAKES A HAND

His Better Half regarding him from the bed
room indow)-Whars 70 bin dis hour ob de
night?
Use bin at de union. considerin' dis ere strike.
Den 70 can stay down dar an consider dis
ere lockout.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15

Nobody will disagree with the statement OF
Senator Hale in the Senate yesterday that the
country is sick and tired Of the peace Treaty
debate. but his assertion that the Senate itself
Is weary of &c lacks support in fact. Some
Senators could talk the country to death and
stiI feel fno.-New York World
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
INGENIOUS FATHER

Pop, won't you do somethin' for Mamie and
me|
What is it you kids want"
won't you tell us the beautiful fairy tales
ma saws you tell her?'-Baltimore American.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15

stand the ordinary strain Of
everyday life. They are apt to
be calm, cheerful and consider
ate. And al Of these things
make for happiness
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
UP.TO-DATE SLANG

-"Why do you say that I am old-fashionedT =
asked the Old Fogy. Because you always say
omit instead Of cut it out replied the
Crouch.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
EX-SOLDlERS

south Fiofe. street. san Antnniu. rrsas. 10
to- ycu sf pr oHf f'-rouri 1n trr0n We
80 Faarantrc positions fd.olnirine trss
80 tubes nsr arsfg'cnr ve'fInr st1rara bat
suss electrical and shoe repair work 10 one
laitlan Wrte a.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
GOT A RAISE OUT OF HIM

"Why. Johnnie you've got a lump on your
head. Have you been fighting again.
Fighting? No nam"
"But somebody struck your
Nobody struck me. | wasn't flghtn at ALL
Il was an accident
IAN accident?
Eyes nam. | was sitting on Tommie Brown
head and forgot to hold his feet
81 Perkins was discussing the high cost OF
living with Lem Frisby, Lem says he, back
in the good old days dollar used to get up on
its hind legs and yell like grand opera tenor;
but now il makes no more noise than kld
glove dropping into bed of mortar just
faint SQUASH and nothing more.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM

Harry Leon Wilson, the humorst, tells TINS
story about prohibition.
prohibition" he said, "is a good thing, but,
like lots of good things, it comes a little bit
hard at first.
II know rich New York bachelor who didn't
believe in prohibition He spent his evenings at
clubs and cabarets and the truth Of the matter
is that for eight years he never once went home
sober.
But prohibition came to New York, and it
got my rich bachelor friend. One week after
the dry law went into effect he went home
sober, for the first time since 1911, and his dog
bit him"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15

ANEW England woman does =
profitable business IN bee
.i.nas. She pulls invio uat win
tusel1ls ani sells them . manu-
Iaoiul.na druggists foI ne foes
m|1 ar|i Ih<< >rnI@In-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15

The roar Of n lion can Be
heard farther off than the sound
Of any living creature. Next
comes the cries of the hyena,
the screech owl. the panther and
the lackal in suscession-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-15

A Long Island farmer advertises for sale "A
COW that gives five quarts of milk day, also
two grindstones, one set of harness and hay
rake" Some COW, we'll say.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Takes Dirt
From Gasoline

Gasoline not only makes the car go,
but it also cleans it. The mud and
CRIME are generally taken from the
car by means of an application of
this material, although coal oil will
answer all purposes and is cheaper
When making use of gasoline for
this purpose it soon becomes dirty
and the frequent visit to the bucket
keep it stirred up. This is avoided by
means of new invention which keeps
the dirt separated from the gas or oil.
1t consists of perforated false bot
tom which fits in the bottom OF the
bucket containing the washing mater
ial, and the result is that the dirt falls
to the bottom and passes through the
perforations and, resting on the bot
tom, it is not disturbed. The material
in the upper part of the bucket re-
mains clean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20

Geneva, Switzerland.-It was 20
years and more ago that a group o.
American women met in the little
New York village of Seneca Falls, and
proclaimed "a Charter Of the Rights
of Women"
"rhe right to vote.p '.aThe right
of an education" "The right of a
married woman to own the dress she
stood in-and other goods, too"
Daring as it sounded back in 1S4S,
practically every demand of that Sen.
eca Falls Women's Charter has been
written into the laws of the United
States,
But there are still countries whers
women are merely doormats.
Another Charter
Just a few days ago another gather
ing of women drew up another
Charter of the Rights of Women"
The members of the Eighth Con-
gress Of the International Woman
Suffrage Alliance met in Geneva,
Switzerland. The company included
not only Americans, but women from
countries of which those pioneers of
f848 never read in their Biographies
from Latvia and Czecho-Slovakia
and the Ukraine, as well as from Eng
land and China and South America
and France and Turkey.
This is the charter they adopted:
l. That the Suffrage be granted. to
women and their equal status with
men upon legislative and administra-
tive bodies, both national and inter-
national, be recognized.
2. That women, equally with men.
should have the protection Of the law
against slavery, such as still exists in
some parts of eastern Europe, Asia
and Africa.
8. That a married woman should
have full personal and civil rights, in
GLIDING the right to the use and dis
posal Of her own earnings and prop
erty, and that she should not be under
the tutelage of her husband.
A. That the married woman should
have the same rights over. her chill
dren as the father.
s. That a married woman should
have the same rights to retain or
change her nationality as a man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
ToDefend China

The government of Picking, it is said
has a complete coastal defense plan
for China, according to which the
whole Chinese coast will be divided
into four sections, i. e. the Gulf OF
Chihili, the coast of Kaing-su and Che
kiang, the coast of Fukien and the
coast Of Kwantung. A coast defense
commissioner will be appointed for
each section, and he will be held re-
sponsible for the maintenance CT
peace and order in his own section,
He will also control all ships entering
his section.
The first, the second and the train,
ing squadrons will retain their pres
ent status, under the direct control OF
the navy department. The navy min
istry contemplates appointing Ad-
miral Lii Ting-Hsing as a commission.
er for the Gulf of Chihili. Admiral
Ian Chien-shu for the Kaing-su AMI
Che-Kiang section and Admiral Lieu
for Kukien. AS to
Kwang-Tung. the commissioner will be
appointed after the north and south
have been reunifed.-E and West
News. NJ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Never Too Late to
Improve Garden

7 We are apt to associate the idea OF
transplanting with early spring or
mid-autumn. and properly, too; but
there are times when a change Of
location works wonders. and it may
be successfully accomplished even in
midsummer.
An experienced nurseryman once
said 81 believe that almost any
plant may be transplanted at any time
provided it is done the right way"
Then after moments pause he
added: Bar peonies and roses. All
gardeners know that peonies shouli
never be disturbed, while roses should
be lifted in autumn.
With many early-fiowering. hardy
plants Immediately after blooming is
an ideal time for changing to a more
desirable location. or dividing roots to
increase the stock. This Is especially
true Of iris. If you wish to increase
your stock threefold by next spring
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20

beds or back garden as required.
Now for the rules which mean sue
cess:
1. A cloudy day for the work; If
rain follows, SO much the better.
2. Prepare new location before lift
ing, so that the roots are not exposed
for one minute to wind or sun after
lifting.
8. Plenty of water poured in hole
before setting plant.
4. Lift plant while the soil is dry.
Wet soil is heavy and is apt to part
company from the roots.
5. Lift good-sized ball of earth
with the roots, so that the latter are
not damaged.
6. Keep plant sheltered for several
days from hot sun, and water literally
after shutdown.
the period of 1910-1914 were less than
20,O00,0OO pounds year. Today the
exports range from 30,000,00O to &C.
100000 pounds month.
This enormous export business has
been made possible by the develop.
ment of the rice industry in Califor.
mia, based upon experiments made by
Department Of Agriculture scientists
growing rice in communities where ii
was said to be impossible to grow
this commodity. The first commercial
field of rice in California was planted
in the Sacramento Valley in 1912
There are now dozen rice mills in
operation in the Golden State, which
handled $21,O0O,OOO worth of rice last
year.
There is an almost unlimited oppor
tunity for future development of this
industry in the United States, say the
departments specialists. The rice
growers are most enthusiastic over
the outlook, and declare that they are
going ito teach the American people
that rice is one of the finest foods in
the world"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20

s. That all opportunities of educa-
ton, general, professional and tech
nical, should be open to both sexes.
Z. The women should have the same
opportunity as men for training fer
and for entering industries, profess
sions, civil service and all admins
trative and judicial positions.
8. That women should receive the
same pay as men for the same work
8. That no special regulations for
women's work different from the
regulations for men, should be i'm
posed contrary to the wishes of the
working women themselves, that any
laws concerning women as mothers
should be SO framed as not to handi
| cap them in their economic position
and that all future labor regulation
should tend towards equality for men
and women.
10. That higher moral standard
equal for men and women, should be
recognized, that the traffic in women
should be suppressed, and the regula
ton of vice and all laws and practices
differentiating against women or any
class Of women in this matter should
be abolished.
II. That the children of widows, II
left without provision, should have
the right to maintenance by the State,
such maintenance to be paid to the
mother as guardian.
! IL. That child born out. of wedlock
should have the same right to main
tenance and education from the father
during the period of dependency as a
legitimate child, and that an unmar-
ried mother during the period when
she is incapacitated should also
have have the right of being main
tanned by the father of her child.
Common Agreement
This program adopted by the
Eighth Congress Of the International
Suffrage Alliance at Geneva, Switzer-
land, June II, 1920, is plainly meet
ing place for the common mind Of
women.
Far more radical sections were pro
posed and voted down. But on these
twelve propositions there was practi.
cal agreement among women of 81
countries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20

separate the clumps now. They will
be well established in their new quar-
tiers in two or three weeks, and will
then start in to make wonderful new
growth for next years bloom. Re
member that all Iris or flags" require
very shallow planting; barely cover
the roots. The Japanese variety is the
only exception.
Late-blooming perennials may be
lifted now and will not turn a hair ii
following directions are carefully OBJ
served. Vacant spaces in the front
border may be filed; experiments
that proved disappointing may be re-
placed; over-tall plants may be rele-
gated to the rear of the border, and
others of dwarfer growth substituted
OF course, evergreens and slow-grow-
perennials. such as peonies and roses,
would resent change; but nearly all
ANIMALS. many tender bedding plants
and late boomers like asters. chrysan-
themums and even young dahlias, may
be transplanted successfully now.
Shabby bulb-beds may be transformed
by setting hit asters or chrysanthe-
NUNS, By them from the seed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20

The United States adopted standard
time in 1888.
The Arabs have a superstition that
the stork has human heart.
Sunfowers are favorite article of
diet in some parts-of Russia.
The Republican platform contains
f6,3s6 words.
There are some 10000 federal
statutes now in force.
In one day, last May, 5000, 900 marks
were placed as bets on races in Ger
many.
The Borough Of Manhattan, New
York, spends $3;5OO.ooo a day on lux
uries.
From 1900 to 1919, the foreign trade
of the, United States increased by
6,261 per cent.
The worlds supply of monetary gold
today is estimated at about 100000.
OF Mexico's $4,000 square kilo,
meters containing oils, only 10000
have been explored.
American capital invested in the oil
industry in Mexico is said to exceed
$SOO,OOO.OOO.
The population of Hamtranck. Mich,
increased 1896 per cent in the last
ten years.
Playing cards were invented about
the year 1890 to amuse Charles VI,
King of France.
The length of the mean Geoi gian
year is 1865 days. S hours. 40 minutes
and IL seconds.
Centauri, the star nearest the earth
is $4,000 900, 100000 miles away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Mankinds' Wastefu1ness

Macquarie Island, sought by Sir
Douglas Mawson as sanctuary for
the Antarctic fauna, is nearly 400
square miles in area, lying 900 miles
from Tasmania, in latitude S. degrees
south. Pengunis of various species
sea elephants and seals exist here In
vast numbers, but are being ruthless
ly slaughtered for their oil. A fight
less parrot, living on the island when
it was discovered in 1910, has been
exterminated by cats turned loose and
allowed to run wild.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Ostrich and Cockscombs

I Fringes of ostrich are shown in
nacre effects, and there are butter
flies made of tiny overlapping pieces
of clipped ostrich worked out in black
ostrich with the touches of color ap
pearing as they do on the insects
wings and some in the brighter
shades.
Cockscomb effects in ostrich bands
and small Prince Of Wales tips are
some of the newer items developed in
half glycerine and half full fiue os
.trich.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Small Fruit Culture Offers a Wide Field
Well Drained Soil Much Better Than Moist
One for the Raspberry

otraWDerrles must not be set too
deep. The roots should be well spread
out and the plants set no deeper than
they originally grew in the field. II
is wise plan to test several yarie
ties before setting out commercial
planting in order to ascertain the va.
rieties best adapted to the soil con-
ditions.
The easiest way to start a black
berry plantation is to dig the ROOFS
in November, cut them up into six
or eight-inch lengths, bury them in
sand layers through the winter and
plant out Zone piece in a placer next
spring.
The average yield of blackberries Is
1858 quarts, although an acre has
been known that produced 10000
quarts.
Blackberries, as well as raspberries.
gooseberries and currants, may b.
pruned after they are in full leaf, o.
even in bloom, without apparent hurt.
Raspberries Are in Demand
Among the peculiarities of the black
raspberry is that of the annual travel
to new soil by the aid of tips. The
plants must be obtained from the TIPS
of the present years growth. When
the growing canes have reached about
four feet in length, the point should
be nipped off with the thumb and
finger, and soon branches will appear
along the cane, increasing the number
to take root and adding to the pro-
ductiveness Of the plant next season.
This bearing cane should be left in its
place until fall. Later on, when it is
time for the tips to attach themselves
to the soil, the roofing can be facili-
tated by light covering of dirt. In
preparing for the crop in spring the
branches should be headed in the two
or three feet, according to their
strength.
A cultivator with square pointed
shovels is the best kind to use among
raspberries.
The black raspberry is different
from the rest of its class both in habit
of growth and in makeup of it's fruit.
A well-drained soil is preferable to
a moist one for the raspberry.
AS a remedy for raspberry canes
dying at fruiting time, close inspec-
ton of the plants is recommended,
and all diseased canes should be
promptly dug out and burned.
When the new-growth tips of black
cap raspberries begin to bend toward
the ground new plants can be easily
started. Bend down and bury each
tip few inches beneath the ground.
holding it in place by pegs, stone
or the weight of little heaped-up
soil. Most of the tips, if not dis
turbed will take root and form nice
plants by next spring, at which time
the parent canes can be severed a
few inches from the plants, and the
latter can then be dug up and set out
wherever desired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Cool Comfort For
Hot Summer Days
How to Keep Home Happy? Answer
"A Supply OF Electric Fans


There is a real science and skill in
knowing how to place and point your
electric fan. 1t can rouse much ir-
ritation if placed so that it blows
ones work, in office or kitchen; it
can produce a stiff neck if placed so
that it makes draft directly on one.
The fan should be placed above
ones head or pointed up, near win
dow. to blow cool air in, if there is
any. and to keep the hot air in the top
of the room moving on its way out.
The Proper Angle
In the nursery or bedroom espe
'cially the fan should be pointed at an
angle from the window and directed
against the wall so that the cooled air
is carried directly over the sleeping
persons. not blown directly upon
them.
The dining room, the nursery, the
bedroom, the library-they are all
made happier places by having a we'll
trained breeze bottled up in wall
or desk fan, ready to blow wherever
it is needed, but of all places the
kitchen and laundry, especially in the
need fan. 1t may woo
Bridget like a soft south wind to
greater fidelity than wages and gifts
for nothing is more soothing to the
nerves than well-directed breeze, on
! hot day, In a kitchen or laundry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
New Government
Map OF S. w.
New Mexico

A new map of the Columbus quad.
rangle, in Southwestern New Mexico,
has just been issued by the United
States Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior. This is one of num-
Der of areas along the Mexican border
that were mapped by the Geological
Survey in cooperation with the War
Department. 1t is typical of the desert
region of the Southwest, where the
flats are very fiat and the mountains
are very steep; where all the years
rain comes down at once in a torren-
tial flood; where for more than ten
months of the year, few clouds fieck
the copper dome of the sky; where
the intense glare of the afternoon sun
which is in turn followed by soft,
purple twilight. Here the summers
are long and the nights are invariably,
cool. No trees grow here except the
hardy mesquite which produces more
wood for fuel from it's roots than from
it's trunk and branches land stunted
juniper, which is found in the hills.
Turbulent creeks come tumbling out
of the Tres Hermanas Mountains, in
the western part of the quadrangle,
but on reaching the level lands, over
come by the heat, they vanish into
thin air or crawl underground.
A few shallow wells furnish water
for short irrigation bitches that feed
small patches of alfalfa. Cattle rails
ing here is more or less an experiment
but some focks of sheep and goats
help to make the foothills picturesque.
The town of Columbus, which is
three miles from the border, leaped
into the spotlight in March, 1916, when
Mexican bandits under Villa "shot it
up" killing several people and bring
ing on an American punitive invasion
of Mexico
The Tres Hermanas Mountains rise
to heights of more than $500 feet
above sea level, and their long pied
mont slopes extend several miles east
ward to the plains. A rectangular
system of roads serves the ranches
on the plains, and the Ell Paso &
Southwestern Railroad crosses the
southern part of the quadrangle. The
"Dening Road" which runs a little
west Of north straight a&oss the quad.
rangle, is the graded bed Of railroad
that was never finished. 1t was the
road that General Pershing and his
troops followed in their pursuit Of
Villa into Mexico.
The scale of the map is about one
mile to the inch, and the contour in
|terval is ten feet, showing the heights
of all parts of the area above sea
level. Copies of the map may be pur-
chased for ten cents from the Director
of the Geological Survey, Washington
ID. c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
BREVITIES

Deposits of State and National
banks in the United States, are esti
mated at about 500 ,000, OO0,0 900.
Canada has one motor vehicle for
every 20 inhabitants.
During April, 5,S45 boys and 1896
girls were born in London.
There are 1,O2s,OoO laws in Amer
lea.
Matches containing white phos
phorus are prohibited in Belgium.
There are nearly 100000 tele
phones in this country.
More than 100000 motor cars are
stolen annually in the United States
Authorities give the average dura
ton of life as 33 years.
More than 100000 were loaned
to farmers by the federal land banks
in April.
Consumption Of sugar in Canada
last year averaged ITO pounds for
each person.
A fourth of the debris of warfare
in 205 towns and villages of France
has already been cleared.
One-fourth of the people on earth
die before the age Of six, and one-haii
before Is.
Motorists in this country bought
s524.70s worth of automobiles abroad
last year.
New York State has supplied more
than one-third of all vice-presidents
of the United States.
California refineries contain only
half the stock of gasoline they had a
year ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
Ideals and Happiness

Lasting happiness results from
building ideals into concrete struc.
lures that minister of human happi.
ness. The material things of the
world have their worth, but even that
depends upon the uses they are put
to. Many a log valuable for furniture
building has been used to fill swampy
places over which cordwood was
hauled And the same is true OF
ideals. To really count they must be
fitted to good ends. Joy comes from
protecting yourself in the future and
the welfare Of the race.