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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
CALOMEL GOOD
BUT NEXT DOSE
MAY SALWATE
IL Is Mercury, Quicksilver, Shocks
Liver and Attacks Your
Bones.

Calomel salvation is horrible. It
swells the tongue. Ioosens the teeth
and starts rheumatism. There's no rea-
son why a person should take sicken-
ing, salivating calomel when a few
cents buys a large bottle of Dodson's
Liver TOne-a perfect substitute for
calomel 1t is a pleasant vegetable
liquid which will start your liver Just
as surely as calOmel, but 1t doesn't
make you sick and can not salivate.
Calomel is a dangerous drug; be
sides, it may make you feel weak. sick
and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a
days work. Take a spoonful of bod
sons Liver Tone instead and you will
wake up feeling great. No SALTS neces-
sary. Your druggist says if you don't
find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better
than treacherous calomel your money
is waiting for ou.-Advertisement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
THE SCHOOL HERO CHANGES
No Longer Does the Freshman Win
Football Games Single Handed
Style Improved.

There has been a noticeable slump
in the demand by boys at libraries
for the school story, with the hero
who always won the big football game
and who knocked the home run with
three on bases when, as a substitute
player. he brought the baseball hon
ors to Tushtushville prep school.
Boys who have tried TO go out and
win football games single handed and
who have sought an opportunity to
make home runs at crucial moments
in school baseball series, have found
out what rot has been handed them
In fiction. They know that boys sim
ply don't do such things-not as
''frosh,' anyway.
The school hero still maintains, but
he is travelling at a slower pace.
Prexy does not kOwtOw to the gifted
youth as suddenly as in the heyday
of such fiction. Librarians say that
the big improvement in school fiction
has come through saner plots and
more careful work in characteriZa-
ton The author must really show
his own interest in a school character
if he is going to get the hero over
Arthur Chapman in the New York
Tribune.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
FROST FACTORS FOR
POTATOES IN STORE
Jarrinq and Rough Handling
Greatly Increase Injury.
Tubers Freeze More Quickly When Elk
posed to Rapidly Falling Tempera-
ture Than Slow One-Be Care
full in Moving.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Earring and rough handling when at
a low temperature greatly increase the
damage to potatoes by freezing. ac-
cording TO investigations made by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. 1t was also found that potatoes
freeze more quickly when exposed to
rapidly diminishing temperature than
when the temperature diminishes
slowly. There are two general classes
of frost-injured potatoes-those frozen
solid and subject TO collapse immedi-
ately on thawing and those that show
evidence of injury only on being cut
open.
Frost injury seems to be the result
of actual ice formation within the po-
tato tissue. 1t was found that where
the temperature of the storage place
was reduced gradually 1t could be car
ried to several degrees below freezing
point before actual freezing took place,
and that 1t was possible gradually to
warm the potatoes and restore them
TO normal without their suffering in
jury. The actual freezing point of POI
tatoes was fixed at from 2 to 31z de-
grees below the freezing point Of wa
ter.
The effect of Earring upon under
cooled potatoes Is considerd extremely
important to growers and shippers,
since under some circumstances it
would be entirely possible that lot of
potatoes, or even other products,
might be undercooled considerably be-
low the freezing point and escape in
jury if they remained undisturbed I'M
til their temperature was above the
freezing point.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
BUYING OF PULLETS IN FALL
Practice Is Preferable to Matching
Chicks in Spring on Account OF
Small Space.

The buying Of pullets in the fall Is
preferable in most cases TO buying
day-old chicks or to Matching chicks In
the spring. says the United States De
partment Of Agriculture. Usually lit
tie space is available for raising chicks.
and, moreover, few city jewellers have
had experience enough TO warrant the
undertaking. Matching and raising
chicks requires brOods hens, or the
buying of incubators and brooders. and
such an investment is too large for
the average small flock.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
LIVE STOCK
FACTS
KEEPING OUT ALL DISEASES
Quarantine Instituted Against impor-
tation of Live Stock From Diff
ferent Countries.

prepared BY the United States Department
Of AgricuIture.)
The prevalence Of foOt-and-mouth
disease in some European countries, in
certain sections of Asia and Africa, az
well as in South America, has caused
the United States Department of Agri-
culture to institute special guarantees
against the Importation of live stock
from these places. This systematic
survey Of foreign sources of breeding
stock and protection against the intro
duction Of diseased animals is annually
worth millions of dollars to the live
stock breeders of the United States.
Any one who wishes to import cattle,
sheep, goats, swine or other animals
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
(Nxfig lFNaJ1s
NQ6a9N2ggEagEf
BUILDING OF PUBLIC ROADS
Completed 1859 Miles in Past
Five Years.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
On June 30, 1921, the close of the
fifth fiscal year since the passage of
the federal aid road act, which is adj
ministered by the bureau of public
roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, the states and federal
government had completed 1869
miles of road, and 1877 miles were
under construction. Including the
work completed on projects still under
construction, the states have completed
work which entities them to draw on
the federal treasury for S118.915,515-
There is also a balance allotted but
not yet earned on projects now under
construction amounting to $50, 375, 636.
Of the two appropriations which have
been made for federal aid there is now
only S18,793 544 remaining unobli-
gated. Twelve Of the states have OBJ
ligated their entire allotment and sew
eral others have only a small amount
to their credit.
During the last fiscal year the total
Of completed projects jumped from
I,O7T to 1869 miles, and the projects
under construction increased from a.
go to 1877 miles. The money
earned by completion of work has
grown from S40,O97, 881 a year ago to
s118,915,515 at the end Of this fiscal
year. The amount earned during the
year was 1887 .634, or nearly twice
as much as the amount earned during
the four years preceding.
The new projects submitted during
the year bring the total amount Of
federal aid obligated up TO $247, 95G.-
$50, as compared with 500 $50, 800.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
POULTRY
CACkLES
BUILDING HOUSE FOR FOWLS
Structure Should Be as Low as Pos
sible Without Danger of Attend
ants Dumping Heads.

poultry house should not be so
wide that the sun cannot reach the
back of the house, say poultry special
lists of the United States Department
of Agriculture. or 1t viii be damp.
Eighteen feet is a convenient width
for a large house if there are no al
leyways.
The house should be built as low as
possible without danger of the at
PENDANTS humping their heads against
the ceiling. A low house is more
easily warmed than high one.
For the greatest amount of floor
space for the least cost, a building
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16

which was the amount obligated on
June 80. 1920. At this rate it is ex-
pected that the small balance of $751;
100000 still unobligated viii be taken
up In a very short time.
The month of June was q record
month in every way. The mileage of
completed projects increased by more
than 1.200 miles, more than twice the
amount reported for the month of
May. Funds allotted to work actually
under construction increased by $13,-
67O.925.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Girls and Women
Who Are Ailing
What This Woman Says is Of Vital
importance to You

Ludlow, KY had suffered every
month for long time with headache and
baekache, until recently began taking
DR.. Plerce's Favorite Prescription and /
am astonished at the way it has helped
me. / have no more headache OF back
ache, and have taken only q half dozen
bottles. My daughter also has had about
tins same experience with the 'Favorits
Prescription. Mrs Herman Blackar.
10 Ash St.
A beautiful womsn Is always 3 vel
woman. Get this Prescription of Dr.
Plerce's IN liquid or tablets from vour
druggist and see how quickly vou VII
have sparkling eyes a clear skin and YIN.
vigor, vitality; or send 1Oc To DR..
Pierce's Invahds' Hotel In Buffalo. y. =.
for trial pkg. of tablets and write for
free confidential medical advice.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
PLANS FOR ICE HARVESTING
Farm Supply Can Often Be Gathered
and Stored at Light Expense
Get lcehouse Plan.

1t is time to plan for harvesting
and storing the coming crop of Ice.
The farm ice supply can often be
gathered and stored at light expense.
Those who have the time and means TO
build a house with insulated walls
should write the Office of Publications,
University Farm, st. Paul, for blue
print No. III. price 10 cents. show
ing plans for a lotion capacity Ice
house
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
TIME TO DOCTOR FOWL

The time to doctor a fowl is
before it gets sick, and the way
to do this is TO keep it free from
lice, feed judiciOusly, keep the
quarters clean and we'll venti-
lated, supply good, clean water
and plenty of sharp grit or grav-
ell; avoid drafts and use only
the most vigorous and healthy
birds in the breeding pens.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Total Surfaced Roads

The total of surfaced roads in the
United States Is now greater than the
railroad mileage, being 296. 200 miles
or twelve per cent of the 2.753,334
miles of highways In the country as
against $4,000 miles Of railroads.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Punishment for vioIa+ors

Penalty for violating the new state
highway regulations of Missouri con-
sists of fines of IS to $500 and i'm
prisonment In the county jail not ex-
eeeding two years.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Pneumatic Tires Are Rest

According to the bureau of public
roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, there is less wear on the
roads when pneumatic tires are used
on motor vehicles.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Exactly.

"She talks inteliigently on all sub
jects.''
'ConversatiIe. so to speak. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Improved EnoIish Roads.

There are in England and Wales
1900 miles Of firsr-class roads and
1a7OO miles of second-class roads.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16

Put a bashful boy in a store; he'll
learn to talk
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16

A boast isn't always a boost; some
times it means a bust
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
Keep Folks Apart

Bad roads keep folks apart as eff
fcctively as bad temper.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16

Less said. fewer the apologies.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
BUNGALOWS"

President Wilson has been coming
phrases again. an evidence of his re-
covery Of health. His latest contribu-
tion to current vernacular is especial
ly interesting. Recently, it is related,
after having listened patiently to
man who impressed him as having lit
tie intellectual depth he referred to
him afterward as "a simple bungalow,
with no upper story whatever"
And so starts bungalow on it's
way. viii it be exactly synonymous
with "boob," or 'simp"? Or will it
have finer meaning to differentiate
between those who think deeply and
those who think shallowly. The dan
ger is that the slang users will not
draw fine lines. Slang is seldom dis
eliminating. SO bungalow" is likely
to come into vogue to mean person
of little wit, light BRAIN" or one
who is bit absent in the region
above the ears.
Nobody home" once meant that
sort of thing, and is st:l occasionally
heard by those who cling fondly to
the old-fashioned slang-and slang
gets old fashioned very quickly.
Now as to bungalow" A true
bungalow is. as the President has sug-
gested, d one-story building. But
most so-called bungalows of today
are not Of that type. They are "story.
and-a-half' buildings. Somebody
once tried to call them "bungalettes I"
Be that as it may, the near bungalow
may really signify the person of in.
tellectual shadows rather better than
a strictly correct type of building. Be-
cause. after all, almost all Of US have
some little second-story equipment,
however meager and however poorly
furnished.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
Congress.

There is a suggestion Of night ses-
sions. If necessary. they should be
held. They are trying. Of course.
Legislators who rise early, attend
committee meetings in the morning,
and spend the greater portion Of the
afternoon, participating in open de.
bates are well tagged by dinner time
and in small humor for resuming work
after the meal is over.
Still, if more work IL necessary il
should be done.
A good deal Of work is necessary
If the must" measures are to be pu,
through before adjournment day
Congress has not been loafing on the
job. On the contrary, a large amour,
Of business has been transacted since
meeting day.
The great press is for the supply
bills. They are not exactly in peril
but the situation might be better. No,
one Of them should be passed on tc
the next Congress. Mr.. Harding
wants them disposed Of, and the bes,
interests Of the country demand 1t.
The next Congress will not lack
for work legitimately belonging to it
Evening star., 1921-02-12

public sentiment. The people Of the
country generally have approved the
selection Of Judge Lands to be the head
of the supreme court of base ball, and
they have seen nothing inconsistent
in his occupancy Of the two positions.
1t is assumed, Of course, that Judge
Landis will permit no conflict Of OBJ
legation. 1t Is believed that he will
be able to prevent and allay many
of the frictions that arise between the
leagues and between the clubs OF
leagues and that in the past have
made base ball almost synonymous
with pugilism for scrappiness. Base
ball law is a fearful and wonderful
thing, and it remains to be seen
whether even a man Of such legal
erudition as Judge Landis can admin
lister it.
Probably the objectors to this new
role for one Of the best known OF
American jurists will continue their
protest and possibly an effort may be
made to get legislation on the sub
ject, which is q favorite indoor sport in
America. But nothing is likely to be
done because to frame law pro-
hibiting this judicial-base ball connec-
ton in general terms without specifi.
cation would be one of the most diff
cult things in the world, and might
come under question on ground of
constitutionality.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
News Sources.

A great deal OF effort on the part
of correspondents in Warsaw that
might go into telling us What is 60
Ing on in Poland is expended on what
is happening Cor might be happen
fng) in Montenegro. or the Ukraine,
or Tibet And Montenegro and the
Ukraine and Tibet, instead of telling
US what is really happening there,
describe what Is going on (or might
be going on) in Rome or Turin. II
is all habit, acquired during the war
when we became accustomed to ac-
cepting at their face value reports
coming by wireless from Helsingfors
relayed via Johannesburg. quoting a
Stockholm paper, which had been in
formed by it's Buenos Aires CORE
spondent that the leading native
paper of Shanghai had received dis
patch direct from Tifls giving a
faithful account of the Khedive Of
Egypt's private opinion Of American
efforts at mine-sweeping in the neigh
borhood of the Orkney Island
With European communications In
dislocation. the business of gather
ing news is almost as difficult as 1t was
while the war itself was in progress
In addition to news" from sources
which are interested in coloring and
warping it to suit their own devices
there Is the home news from official
state agencies. The countries. new
and old, spend for this purpose large
sums of money that might be better
employed-New York Evening Post
independently.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
Service in the Far East.

There are three posts in the orient
Of great importance at this time. The
Star mentioned one Of them the other
day-the. governor generalship of the
Philippines. If we are to remain in
the islands some time longer-some-
thing which now seems likely-we
shall have to adjust affairs to condi-
tons the war has bequeathed; and d
man of first.rate ability will be nec-
essary for the direction Of the work.
II we are to turn the islands over to
the inhabitants and leave soon, the
work Of transfer will have to be di.
rected by a first.rate man.
The mission to Japan should be
filled by a man equal to any diplo-
matte service under the government
Our relations with that country are
now both delicate and difficult, and
require careful and competent hand
ling. The talk of war is out Of place:
but it is a fact that an anti-American
feeling in Japan and an anti-Japanese
feeling in America are much too
noisy for comfort. and should be
Quieted.
China is our friend, and desires to
remain so. We desire to remain
China's friend; and the best proof
we could give her Of the fact would
be to send to her as our representa-
tive man with knowledge Of the far
eastern situation and in sympathy
with China's plans and purposes for
the future. He. too, should be equal
to any diplomatic service under our
government.
Men Of ambition in diplomacy will
find in the east fine field for the
development and exercise of their best
powers.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
"Play Ball" Says Palmer.

The Attorney General says, PLAY
ball.' He has declared in a letter
written to the congressional inquirer
that a member Of the federal bench
can draw a salary outside of his Off
cial compensation for the discharge
of any duty which does not interfere
with his judicial obligations Or respon.
sibilities. This means that in the
opinion Of the Attorney General
though the case is not specifically
stated. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Ian.
dis can with propriety serve as the
supreme arbitrator Of base ball law.
This point has been brought up be.
cause the Chicago jurist has been sc.
lected by the professional base hall
leagues to hold the scales Of Justice
in the national game. The base ball
people in their eagerness to secure the
services Of this eminent fan" offered
him $4,000 a year. He demurred at
taking this much money and compro.
missed at $42,500, which added to his
onicial salary would make $50, 900.
Now in the opinion Of the Attorney
General II the base ball people think
that Judge Landis is worth $42, 500 to
them in his of hours there is moth.
ing IN the law to prevent his serving
SO long as he does not neglect his
judicial duties.
This decision is probably in line with
Evening star., 1921-02-12
Wisconsin vs.. Organism.

May not matters SO shape them
selves that the contest at the next
democratic national convention will
be between wisconsin and Bryanism!
Mr.. Wilson is not out of the game
His strength is returning-slowly. II
is true, but his appearances at the
theater and his plans for visiting
Capitol Hill on inauguration day show
unmistakably that he is on the up
grade. And 1924 is three years away.
In that time if Improvement con-
tinues Mr.. Wilson will be able to
make much progress toward COM
plete recovery.
Assuredly, Mr.. Bryan is not out OF
the game. His strength is unimpaired.
His interest in politics is as keen
as when ne first won the leadership
of his party. Politics must now be
almost the breath OF his being. For
q quarter century he has given much
the greater part of his time to the
study of political policies and the ad.
vocacy of those he approved.
1t does not seem likely that Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan can ever get
together again. They are far apart
now. AS compared with Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Wilson is a wet. He vetoed the
Volstead act. Mr.. Bryan would have
signed it. Mr.. Wilson would not ac-
cept any material reservations to
the peace treaty. While Mr.. Bry n
would have accepted the treaty as
Mr.. Wilson had negotiated it, he would
have accepted the Lodge reservations
after it was shown that the Senate
would not have the treaty without
them.
Years ago the two men differed
about policies. and it was at that
time Mr.. Wilson expressed the wish
that somebody would knock Mr..
Bryan into a cooked hat" But those
differences were not as great as the
ones that now exist.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
The Traffic Rules.

The District OF Columbia under the
law issues licenses to motorists for
the operation of their cars. 1t stipu-
lates certain rules Of traffic which they
must observe in the exercise of their
privilege under such licenses. The
first rule Of precaution would he to
make certain that every person thus
licensed is acquainted Immediately
with these rules.
But it is disclosed that for some
months past the District has been is
suing motor licenses without inform.
ing the licensees of the regulations,
trusting to luck for them to acquaint
themselves with the requirements and
restrictions governing their use of the
streets.
Whether this is due to the parsi-
mony Of appropriations, or to bad
calculation at the District building
or to the fact that the motor car regu-
lations are too bulky for economical
printing. the fact remains that there
are presumably several hundred peo-
pie driving about Washington today
who have never seen the official book
Of rules
Now. owing to the numerous street
casualties that have lately occurred,
another "No Accident" week is being
urged. What about a NO Rules
week." in which every motorist in
Washington who is unprovided with
the local regulations may be supplied
by some process Of exchange? There
are probably some thousands Of peo-
pie in the District who have old copies
and who are perfectly familiar with
all the rules who could turn their
books in at central point for dis.
tribution among the uninformed.
A new set of rules will soon be
adopted. 1t is estimated that by the
1st of May the revised version of the
Dos and dont's'' Of traffic will be
ready for distribution. 1t has been
suggested that perhaps by that time
the funds from which the printing is
paid will have been exhausted, and it
will be necessary to wait until the
LIST Of July for the publication Of the
revised book. In any case, there will
be two months and a half Of delay.
during which it is certain that many
people will have accidents because
they are not acquainted with the
rules.
This is not pleasant spectacle.
Indeed. it Is one Of the most absurd
things that have been brought to light
for long time. How many Of the
deaths that have occurred in this
city during the past four or five
months can be traced to the ignorance
OF motorists who have never been Off.
cially notified of what they are re-
quired to do and prohibited from do.
ing. This is a serious reflection that
must make a deep impression upon
those who are trying to make Wash.
ington safer.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PiIlLAEDER JOHNSON.

Polite s.raint.
We still observe some delicate dis
cretions
Concerning the relations OF man.
kind.
Though often we are treated to ex.
pressions
Conspicuously blunt and unrefined.
Mid language unreservedly erratic,
We draw a line that makes distinc.
tion clear.
We know in conversation diplomatic
Are things the public never ought
to hear.
Although the pictures showing new
apparel
Are candidly artistic everywhere
And risky rhythms to the tunes we
carol,
Where dancers leave their graceful
ankles bare;
In spite OF the audacity emphatic,
Which shocks our unsophisticated
glee,
We know in correspondence diplo.
matte
Are matters that the public must
not see.