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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

furnace or warm air pipe system. as
there is plenty of circulation afforded
by wide open dOOrways. @
The pretty plan has been made rs
complete as possible by the addition OF
twO-car garage in the rear built
along the same architectural lines as
the main structure, so as to harmonic
thoroughly with it. Both buildings
have wide siding, painted white. A
trackway of concrete running along
the side Of the house from the street
leads the way to the garage The
house is 26 feet wide and 80 feet
long.
As an fdeai home for medium sized
family this house is hard to beat. II
has all the cOnveniences of a larger
home without the extra work and af.
fOrdS the necessary air and sunlight
for the successful development of chill.
dren. Finally. it is attractive and
particularly inviting.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

II steep slopiug side gable roof with
broad dormers. The front perch ex-
tending the full width of the house is
set under the main toof and support
ed by four colonial columns which
gives the impression of the hOspitahlP
mansions of colonial days. There are
no porch rails, AN unusual feature,
while the steps, five in number, are
built of brick laid on edge and thanked
by balustrades of the same material
and construction.
The front entrance carries out the
idea of colonial design suggested by
the front porch. 1t consists of a
door with two narrow side panels of
the type found so often in houses of
The purely colonial style. The win
dows are also of this same design,
double hung with small panes.
The lattice work for vines at the
base of the broad brick chimney. along
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

helped 70 make the living room tht
important room of the home and an
ideal place for family recreation anu
reading.
On each side of this fireplace are
wall bookcases with glass doors. Above
the bookcases are two small windows,
which. together with The double win
dow fuclpg the porch, afford plenty of
tight and air TO the room.
Directly To the rear of the living
room and connected with it by means
of another wide doorway. is the din
ing room, equally large and comfort
able. 1t is ii feet square, with double
exposure. a bay window on the side
and three windows in the rear. I'm
derneath the large center window in
the rear is II buffet.
The kitchen completes the first floor
plan. Built along the popular small,
compact lines, 1t is large enough for
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
New Administration to Tackle Budget

croached upon constitutional powers
of the president with respect TO the
removal of officers appointed by him.
was eliminated.
In case the bill Is passed during
the winter session in advance of
March 4, there is likelihood Of the
organization of a budget bureau be-
fore Senator Harding takes office as
president. Under the bill the secre-
tary of the treasury is made the d..
rector of the bureau while an assist
ant director is provided to be appoint
ed by the president at salary of $10,-
900 a year. A general accounting Of
fee also is created headed by CON
trOller general and assistant control
Ter general appointed by the presl-
dent at salaries of $4,000 and $500
respectively.
The new administration is expected
to get the budget bureau In work
ing order so that estimates may he
submitted under the new plan to con-
gress in December, 1921, for appro-
priations for the fiscal year begin
ming July 1, 1922.
Already the house has adopted q
change in rules that was intended TO
be supplemental to the budget bill.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
! Incle Sam: The Poor Old Rich Fellow

in order to meet maturing govern
ment obligations and cover current
federal expenses and that approx
imately $S,OO0,OOO,OOO in Victory notes,
war saving securities. and treasury
certificates of Indebtedness will be
due for payment within the next three
years, treasury figures show.
Retention of the present aggregate
levy of taxes or maintenance of the
annual revenue of the government al
about $4OO0,0O0.O00. then is held to
be unavoidable on the face of average
expenditures estimated for the period.
Recommendations TO be made by
Mr.. Houston. it was understood. VIII
propose adjustment of the excess
profits taxes in their entirety and the
substitution therefor of a graduated
income tax of a substantially deeper
cut than under present revenue laws.
Ii was believed the new income taxes
would apply only to Incomes above
$1,000 annually and that provision
would he made for graduated In.
crease even on the additional tax as
the amount of income grows larger.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

would pain terribly if / stepped off a
curb-stone. One day one of your book
lets was thrown in the yard and | read
every word in it. There were so many
who had been helped by your medicine
that ! wanted to try it and my husband
went to town and got me bottle. Il
seemed as though / felt relief after the
second dose, so kept on until / had
taken FIVE bottles and by that time |
was as well as / could wish. About
year later gave birth to ten pound
boy, and have had two more children
since and my health has been fine. II
ever have trouble of any kind / am
going to take your medicine for give
it all the praise for my good health.
] always recommend your medicine
whenever I can. "-Mrs, EVA E. SHAY,
Garrett. Kansas.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

1t Is you who accOmplishes It. 1t Is
one thing to deserve praise. but an
other TO insist on getting it. And keen
this truth forever in mind. since one
man is given the gift to play the VIC.
lin, and another to write and another
TO paint and still others are endowed
with strength for heavy tasks, and
others to lay brick for houses. he who
does his best in tie work he is fitted
10 do has no right to lord II over his
neighbOr who is serving the world in
his way. To brag that you have brains
and use them is like Dragging that
you have lungs which inhaIe and ex.
hale and eyes that see and a hear,
that beats-Detroit Free Press.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
1920 Census: As More Representatives

ship. The measure is favored by many.
The present membership is 435 and
the Siegel bin calls for total of 4SO
members.
Illinois now has 81 representatives.
Under the proposed 10000 ratio II
will mean 20 Representatives for the
Sucker state. K
Under the Siegel plan Wisconsin
will have II representatives instead
of eleven; Indiana will keep its pres
ent thirteen; Iowa viii continue to
have eleven; Michigan win jump from
thirteen to seventeen, and Minnesota
will have eleven instead of ten.
California will increase its repre-
sentation by five. the largest gain of
any state. New York and Ohio as
well as Michigan will get four addi-
tional members; Massachusetts. New
Jersey. and North Carolina, besides
Illinois, will gain two each.
Georgia, Alabama. Tennessee. Okla
homa, Arkansas. South Carolina. West
Virginia. Maryland. Connecticut.
Washington, Oregon. besides Wiscon-
sin, will gain one each. Maine and
Missouri will lose one each.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

all the needs of the housewife and not
too large to cause extra work and
attention. A small pantry provides
plenty Of storage place for foOdstuffs.
etc The equipment in the kitchen
includes a range, ice box and sink.
The sleeping rooms have been placed
on the second floor. There are three
bedrooms and bathroom. The bed
rooms are 13 feet by II feet, IS by
10 feet 6 inches, and 70 feet 6 inches
by 13 feet. Each room is provided
with a closet for clothes, and all have
double exposure, plenty of window
space and ventilation. which is most
essential to healthful sleeping quar-
tiers.
This. type of house can be heated
Sery efficiently by either a pipetess
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

ment. OF the thousands who have
pleaded for the substitution of securi-
ties for coupon bonds, only a negligh
BILE percentage have produced sufi-
cient proof of loss to permit the gov
eminent to relieve them.
The treasury officials again call at
tention to their pleading that coupon
bonds be exchanged for the registered
bonds. Almost every advantage Is
given the holder of registered bonds.
Almost every disadvantage accrues to
the holder of coupon bonds. And vet
the people will not respond. ANY
bank will handle the matter.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
AIbee Operation Adopted.

Albee's operation for tuberculous
spine seems not to have been known
in England until at a recent medical
convention DR.. A. RendIe Short heard
American surgeons speak so glowing,
~ of it that be used II In four cases
with striking success in three and
comparative success in one. The Cd,
Grafton consists in splitting the spines
of five Tertebrae and inserting a lone
graft from the shin bone. When The
graft has healed the five vertebrae
form a RIGID mass.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
LITTLE DISCOURSE OF WORTH
Short Sermon Not Delivered From
Pulpit. but Deserving Of Youths
Serious Consideration.

On Vanity-Boy. 1t gives me consid-
cradle pain when / discover that you
are putting on airs and endeavoring
by the way you walk and talk to i'm
press people with your own impor-
lance. For as | see life 1t is no par
ticular credit to the duck that swims,
or TO the songbird that sings; where
fore should the young man who has
been endowed with brains make boast
hat he uses them? That which is
natural TO man should in no way be
made TO appear unnatural.
Don't strut and pose. as one that Is
better than another. For in what Is
natural to you. you may excel but
what Is natural to another would
make you appear ridiculous. The ac-
tor Boosting because he acts would
be like a fish making much OF the
n,ct that he can live under water.
Take this tip from me-take pride
IN your work but ba not proud that
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
TRY This Girls

To learn the qualities of her future
husband. the Roumanian girl, on
Christmas eve, partially disrobes. lOos-
ems her hair, bandages her eyes, and
Drawing the cold goes into the court
yard, where she commences to count
the stakes in the hedge. When she
reaches the ninth, one she binds Il
with ribbon or with threads of hairs
and re-enters the house. The next
day she examines the stake; if upright
and sound, her husband will be young.
strsng and handsome; If bent, he viii
be old and ugly.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

ums. a repertory theater, a children's
theater, concert hall. all fully equipped.
Plans for the building have been
drawn, but without waiting for the
completion of the edifice the founders
already are at work on productions.
leading off with "Heigh HO." which
will play in Baltimore and Richmond,
and reach Chicago before the end of
the season.
The author of the book and lyrics,
Eugene LOckhart, will appear in the
cast. This includes Bradford Allen,
who originated the character of Bert
in the London production of "The Bet
ter Ole" Louis Cassavant, Thomas
Conkey, and Miss Fern Doubleday.
Deems Taylor is musical director.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
New Life for
Sick Man
Eat0nic Works Magic

81 have taken only two boxes Of
Eatonic and feel like a new man. II
mas done me more good than anything
else" writes c. o. Frappir.
Eatonic is the modern remedy for
acid stomach, bloating, food repeating
and indigestion. 1t quickly takes Up
and carries out the acidity and gsS
and enables the stomach to digest the
food naturally. That means not only
relief from pain and discomfort bW
you get the full strength from the foe
you eat. Big box only costs rn
with your druggists guarantee.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

w ASHINGTON.-With the govern
w ment likely to spend $4,0O0.OOO,-
600 or more annually for years 70
come. the working out of an effective
budget system will be one of the first
tasks of the Harding administration.
The bill establishing budget system
may be passed in advance of the in
auguration of Senator Harding as
president next March.
The GoOd-McCOrmick budget bill Is
pending before the senate, after haw
ing been passed by both houses last
spring, vetoed by President Wilson
and repassed by the house. AS
passed q second dine by the house,
a provision which the president OBJ
jected to because he thought ii en-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
Bio Christmas Stocking.

A huge. red Christmas stocking.
large enough to hold all the family
gifts, makes its annual appearance in
western home. 1t is constructed of
firm bright red cotton cloth and Il
barrel hoop eRcircleS the top, holding
it open. 1t is suspended by wide red
ribbons from the second floor stairs
landing and before Christmas boxes
and packages of all sizes and kinds
are dropped in from above, On Christ
mas morning the family gathers be-
meath this well filed receptacle when
the contents arc distributed
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

WI ASHINGTON.-The nation will
w face continuation Of the annu-
al tax bill Of $4,OO0,O00O00 for at least
three years If congress adopts rec
concentrations drafted by treasury
officials and laid before Secretary
Houston for approval. Mr.. Houston,
1t was stated, probably will include
such recommendations in the form
of an analysis Of the governments
financial condition in his annual re-
port to congress.
The analysis will show, and accom-
panying recommendations will sug-
gest, II was said, that three year
program for tax revision Is required
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

the front of the porch and on the front
dOrmer add a picturesque touch TO the
picture.
A reception hall opens Off the front
entrance with stairs leading TO the
floor above, and a handy closet at
one end for street clothes. Through a
wide open doorway entrance is gained
to the large and comfortable living
room, IA feet inches by 13 feet 6
riches. In the wall opposite the door
way is a large open brick fireplace
which has come to mean so much in
the modern home. Today it is neces-
sary feature not only because of It's
architectural beauty but because It IS
intensely practical and sure source
OF comfort in the cold months 1t has
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

Anew census, bigger house of repre-
IA sentatives. An increase of 80 to
do members, however, would be toe
-s3nuch of a good thing. So Representa-
4 I've SiegeI Of New York, chairman OF
the house committee on census pro-
poses compromise.
Mr.. Siegel proposes that the ratio
o. population for each representative
EhaIl be 10000 instead of 211,S7T as
at present. This scheme, while pre-
venting such a large increase in the
membership as the retention Of the
present unit would mean. yet would
Fssult In the addition Of forty-five rep
sesentatives to the present member.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
Chain Screen Doors for Furnaces

Chain screen doors have been found
satisfactory as protection for fire.
men against the intense heat of metal.
glass and chemical furnaces. The cur
tain of chain shuts In heat, gases and
sparks. and shuts out cold air. permits
an unhampered view of the interior
of the furnace, and allows tools or
other objects to be very easily pro
jected into 1t. III +,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
Thi[tyRunningSOIeS

Remember, stand back Of every box
Every druggist guarantees to refund the
purchase price eco cents) If Peterson'o
Ointment doesn't do all l claim.
/ guarantee it for eczema, old sores,
running sores, salt rheum, ulcers, soYa
nipples, broken breasts, itching skin, skin
diseases, blind, bleeding and itching piles
as we'll as for chatting, burns, scalds, cuts,
bruises and sunburn
II had 30 running sores on my leg for
II years. was in three different hospitals
Amputation was advised. Skin grating
was tried. / was cured by using Peter.
sons Ointment."-Mrs. F. z. Root ri
1ers filed by Peterson Ointment Co. Buff
falo, N. Y.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

complete nervous
breakdown follow
ing the birth of my
Oldest child. / got
up too soon which
caused serious fe-
male trouble. | was
SO weak that ] was
not able to be on my
feet but very little
and could not do my
Homework at all. /
had a bad pain in my
left side and it
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
Not in Demand

"What is your ambition?"
''TO go into a library and ask for a
book nobody else ever calls for" said
the studiouS.
"Have you ever tried asking for n
life of William I?'-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

Pretty powder bowls and baskets are
sure of a great vogue for Christmas
gifts. The four pictured include
a little basket covered with plated
silk, at the upper left, and just be-
low it the puff attached to its cover
and ribbOn-c0vered handle. A similar
basket. at the right, is surmOunted by
a little ribbOn-dressed doll-a dis
guised powder puff. At the lower left
a glass bowl supports a puff holding a
dolls head and at the right a net
covered jar enthrones a Jap baby.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
An Embryo Politician.

Pop. will you tell me one thing?"
"What is it, my SOM"
do they make thn platform planks
out of presidential iimberY,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
OUCH! ANOTHER
RHEUMATIC TWTNCE
Get busy and relieve those painG
with that handy bottle Of
Sloan's Liniment

VTTHAT Sloan's does, it does thor
w oughly-PenetrGtes 1oithoEt rub
w bling to the afflicted part and
promptly relieves most kinds of exter-
nal pains and aches. You'll find il
clean and Notwithstanding. Keep -
hcndy for sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia,
over-exerted muscles, stiff joints, back
ache, pains, bruises, strains, sprains.
bad weather after-effects.
For SO years Sloan's Liniment has
helped thousands the world over. You
aren't likely to be an exception. 1t cer-
tainly does produce results:
All druggits-3Sc, zoe, $1.40.
S1O01p,S
Linifr1ertG iassd%#99
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

The baby will be served and his
mother delighted at Christmas time
with little gifts convenient for hold
ing safety pins. A doll and a basket
are shown in the picture each sus-
pended by ribbons for hanging them
Little rings attached to the feet, hands
and belt of the doll accommodate pins
Of several sizes. There are assorted
pins in the basket.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04
4 LETTER
FOR WOMEN
From a Woman Whose Serious IL
ness Was Overcome by Lydia E.
Pinkhaln's Vegetable Compound.

Garnett, Kas.-'1 first took Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for q
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-04

This Christmas candle shade is
made of red and green crepe paper
and decorated at the top with spray
of holly and holly berries. The paper
is cut in petals. the under ones in red
and the outside ones in green.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
Palm
 Sunday !

Tell ye the daughter of Zion (Je- rusalem), behold, thy King cometh unto thee.-And very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees and strew them in the way. And the multitude that went before and that followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord :; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come in Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."
 We invite you to our Palm Sunday service, Sunday evening, March 2S, at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 "The Church with Message"
 II a. III. p. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
SchOOlNOteS

school is gone. They are off on a trip to other lands, and display the enthu- siasm of a youth preparing for his first trip from home. ."-Keystone View Company.
 The above-named company furnishes a set of six hundred slides which SUD- plement almost every phase of school work-history, geography, literature, etc. While films can be rented, we hope to be able to raise money to pur- chase these educational slides and make them a permanent part of our school equipment. Slides may be had to accompany the text of the TarrMc- Murray Biographies, recently adopted for use in Alaska by the text book commission. Old methods of teaching the various subjects of the curriculum bid fair to be revOlutiOniZed. within the next few years.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
(Elizabeth O'LOughlen)

Several times during the year our envy has been aroused by the good fortune of the Juneau school Tn their school notes they tell of Juneau lodges having made various gifts to the school, the latest being a moving picture machine. Our machine is here but useless without films. We've just been thinking how nice it would be if Cordova lodges were interested in our school. We are not hinting- "we're just telling you"
 Friday morning an examination was given the algebra class on simple equations. Oh, how deceiving are names! If what we had is an example of simple equations, we certainly should be glad to know what down right hard ones would be like
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
Garth O'Loughlen)

The freshman English class are using some of their time in writing letters to school children in the Unit ed States. The letters are addressed to pupils in the freshman class, in care of the superintendent of schools in each city. Perhaps they will clear up some of the misunderstanding that exists about life in Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
(Margaret FOster)

Rapid calculation is given the al zebra class every Monday morning.
 Room 4 has finished the one hun. dred drills to be sent to Palmer on the next boat.
 The algebra class had a test last Friday.
 English II wrote the story of Hay Foot, Straw-Foot" ot"-the picture shown last Saturday, when Captain LathroI had the school children as his guests
 A general information" test was given both the English classes, and some of the answers were funny e. g., the statement that a Pharisee is follower of Pharaoh; that a work ing drawing is picture of a mar working, etc.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
(Katherine Boyce)

Wednesday some mysterious-looking boxes appeared in the lower hall-one very long and the others square. Some said the long one was a coffin, but when the mystery was solved it proved to contain screen for our moving pie ture outfit, and one of the square boxes held the machine, which will be put into use shortly
 Pauline De Vile is back at school after a short absence in Katalla, where who had the flu"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
Doris Adams )

The new motion picture machine ar rived on the last boat. It will be a great help to the pupils in their les sOns-When we get some films!
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
(Harry O'Neill)

On Wednesday morning the fresh men wrote letters to boys and girls in other schools. Some wrote to schools in Texas and some to Cali fornia.
 In our general science class we are studying typographical maps. Miss Wright brought charts of Resurrec tion bay and Cordova bay, showing the surrounding country.
 Miss Keever has just been distrib uting tests called "Thompson's Mini mum Essentials" in arithmetic, Ian asasss
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-27
(Pauline de Ville)

The general science class has re- gently been studying about the cause and effect of earthquakes.