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To Group the Federal Government Jobs

mitted the following concurrent reso-
luton IS. Con. Res. 32), which gOes
fully into details:
Resolved by the senate (the house
of Representatives concurring), That
a Joint committee Of the house and
senate, to be composed of five men,
hers Of the senate, to be appointed by
the vice president. and five members
Of the house of representatives, to be
appointed by the speaker thereof. be.
and the same same is hereby, created
and authorized and directed to investi-
gate the various activities Of the sew
eral departments and agencies OF the
government and submit reports to con-
gress from time to time recommending
the reorganization of the various de-
partments and agencies and the plac-
ing under one department or agency
the various activities OF the govern
ment relating TO the same or correlated
subject matter. with a view to doing
away with duplication In government
work and promoting efficiency and
economy In the government service
The department Of public works In
the Knox resolution would be the re
organized Interior department.
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HOW DO YOU SAY NJ
BY c. N. Lurie
Common ErroFs in English and
How to Avoid Them
~vERsAL" AND CORAL"

THESE two words, verbal" and
i "oral" are misused frequently
even by persons who are careful in
their choice of words. We hear dia-
logues such as the following: did
you send him a letter accepting his
termsT mo, gave him a verbal
reply"
For the word verbal" In the SEN
tence just quoted. the word ''oral."
should be substituted, since verbal
means consisting Of words" and
coral" means ny word of mouth" A
verbal MESSAGE may, therefore. be
given either in writing or In speech,
an. oral message only In speech. It
should be said. however, that while
grammarians generally make this dis
tinction, and express a desire for its
general adoption, they say also that
the word verbal" has been employed
so long and so generally as synonym
for "Oral" that 1t is probably hope
less to try to establish the distinc-
ton In common usage.
(copyright.)
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Bureau of Veteran Re-establishment.

Is member of the public health service.
It creates In the Department of the
Interior bureau Of veteran re-estab-
lishment." To 1t would be transferred
all the functions of the war risk Insur-
ance bureau. which now hAaSics so
per cent Of the soldier relief work
the rehabilitation work of the federal
board for vocational education. and
such functions Of the public health
service as are connected with physi-
cal examinations of soldiers.
The director of the bureau would
receive $4,000 year. He would have
full power TO conduct all government
functions having to do with soldier
welfare and to promote greater en-
cheney in extending relief Immediately
upon application Of soldier and then
forward the case to Washington for
review should doubt arise as to the
wisdom Of the original action.
The crux OF the whole plan. accord
ing TO Mr.. Rogers. Is that one man.
the director, would be supremacy re-
sponsible for all soldiers relief
~The day Of passing the buck would
end" he declared.
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LEOPARD CANNOT
CHANGE SPOTS
Mr.. Dodson, the oliver Tone"
Man, Tells the Treachery
of Calomel.

Calomel loses you day! You know
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. 1t crashes
into sour bile like dynamite, cramping
and sickening you. Calomel attacks
the bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious. sluggish, con-
stipated and all knocked out and be-
lieve you need dose Of dangerous cal
omeI just remember that your druggist
sells for a few cents a large bottle OF
Dodson's Liver Tone, which is entirely
vegetable and pleasant to take and 10
a perfect substitute for calomel. 1t IL
guaranteed to start your liver without
stirring you up inside, and can not
salivate.
Don't take calomeli It can not be
trusted any more than a leopard or .
wildcat. Take DOdsOn's Liver Tone
which Strengthens you right up and
makes you feel fine. Give II to the
children because it is perfectly harm
less and doesn't gripe.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08
| WASHINGTON
SSIDELIGHTS
National Parks and Water Power Act

Apparently the national park service
was asleep at the switch, for the new
water power act permits the fling Of
applications for power sites In the ma
tional parks. The power commission
consists of the secretaries of war. in
terror and agriculture. Secretary
Payne protested to the President. hold
ing that the granting Of a national
park power permit should be only by
act of congress. Then came the pledge
by Senator Jones.
The official statement of the ma
tional park policy is THAT the ma
tional parks must be maintained IN
absolutely unimpalred form for tine
use Of future generations as well as
those Of your own time" The organic
act creating the national park service
specifies that the purpose OF the ma
tional parks is ''to conserve the seen
cry and the natural and historic Cd
jects and the wild life therein"
Applications for permits, however
have already been filed In Grand "a
non, Yosemite and SeQuOia.
Friends of the national parks nave
already begun the bombardment OF
congress. the women being especially
active. A glance at the list OF memo
rails, petitions. etc.. shows protest
from women's organizations from
Rhode Island to California.
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stalled. No house should be built
nowadays without such sanitary ar
rangements. Even with labor and ma
terials at their present prices the cost
Of putting tank above the house and
a pump TO force up. water, of running
pipes and putting in some sort of bath
room, Is but a small addition to. the
cost of the house, and more than pays
for It's investment In the increased
value it gives the house, as well as in
Its comfort and cleanliness.
Arrangements for heating plenty Of
hot water can be secured cheaply,
And there is nothing else that will
make one feel fresh and At as tbs
morning tub. 1t takes all the tired
ness and listlessness from the body
wakens the brain and whets the appe
tite for business. 1t stirs the blood
and rests the muscles.
(Copyrightl
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g7 amid ~ SSI
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very tight place, but he decided he
would better stay where he was and
see If Mr.. Tom would get tired of wait
ing and go away.
Pretty soon the wind began to
swing the weathercOck and Mr.. Mouse
chung on for dear life, while Mr.. Tom
Cat, with his head tilted backward,
looked steadily at him, thinking every
minute Mr.. Mouse would be in his
paws. But the wind was changeable
that day, and around swung the
weathercock so fast that Tom Cat
grew dizzy watching II, and before he
knew what had happened he lost his
balance and tumbled Off the barn to
the ground.
OF course he landed on his feet.
Cats always do. And when he had
gathered his senses he looked up at
the weathercock, but Mr.. Mouse had
gone.
Mr. Mouse was safe on the top of
the barn and was just running into a
hole in the roof, but he stopped tn
call TO Mr.. Tom Cat: at is an Ill wind
you know, that blows no one any
good. and happened this time to gel
the good"
"You wait until meet you on the
ground, and it will matter very little
which way the wind blows that day
! / promise you" replied Mr.. Tom, lick
ing his mouth at the thought of the
dinner he had lost.
(Copyright.)
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Z EN- other place from here / gotta
~ frien whosa gotta plenta trouble.
He writa me letter other day and say
he no gotta use for da women now.
He tella one time he was mebbe gOn-
ma getta married somaday. But now
he say he changa da mind seence lasa
week.
Every woman ees too moocha dun
no somating," he say. "Seema like she
changa deesposish too queeck every
tree, four meenute. Jusa like grassa
da hop when he standa still-no can
tella how long he gonna be there and
eef he jump ne can tella wheech
way"
Zen dat letter my frien say he heara
beega noise breaka loose from da
neighbours house. One woman ees
maka plenta scream and yella for hep
so louda she can. SO my frien say
he feegure da olda man dreenka too
moocha bootaleg and maka prize fsht
weeth hees wife.
dat woman yella so louda for help
lika she been killed tree, four times
4
same place." he write cen da letter.
You know / no standa for dat guy
beata wife, Pietro. so I go over fer
! mebbe knocka hees block of, dunno.
My frien say when he go cen da
house dat lady ees beat up worse as
eggs for da cake He say she looka
lika been fighta Jess Dempsey and
Jack Weelard same time. So my
frien say he getta sore and smasha da
husband one place cen da nose. Ny
frien stronga for fight worse lika bull
dog.
But was dat time my frien gotta trou-
BILE. Dat lady jumpa hees head weeth
roll pin and almost breaka somating.
She knocka heem down tree, -four
times and keeka heem out from da
house. He say nexa time some wife
getta beat up and yella for help he
gonna geeva da help ALA right. He
say he gonna helpa da olda man dc
gooda job. But mebbe my frien ees
right and mebbe ees wrong idee.
| dunno
Wot you tink?
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08

CONSOLIDATION Of all branches Of
T. the government dealing with sol
diers' welfare under plan backed BY
the American Legion is proposed In q
,oint bin introduced in the house and
senate BY Representative Rogers OF
Massachusetts and Senator Capper Of
Kansas In drafting the measure
which VIII be pressed for passage this
.~eesion. Mr.. Rogers had the assist
.spce Of the legion's national legisla-
tive committee; Col. R. @. Cholmeley-
Jonea director Of the war risk In
snrnnce bureau; W. Lamkin, head Of
ne federal board for vocational edu-
railou and Mrs. Lavender Warren, who
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08
POWER
A0uSE

WASHINGTON.-One Of the first
w bills introduced at this session of
congress was a bill Is. 4554) to amend
an act entitled "An act to create a
federal power commission; to provide
for the improvement of navigation.
the development Of water power, the
use Of the public lands in relation
thereto; and to repeal section Is of the
river and harbor appropriation act ap-
proved August g. 1917, and for other
purposes" approved June 10. 1870 ;
referred to the committee on COM
merce. This bill was introduced by
Senator Jones of Washington, chair
man Of the copmlttee on commerce.
who pledged himself to this action to
Secretary Payne of the Interior de-
partment before the President signed
the water power act last June.
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top OF the barn Mr.. Mouse would be
somewhere else.
81 know you are very Timber fel-
low, Mr.. Mouse, but / really do not
think you can reach the top OF the
weathercock even If you are so spry."
watch me, them" said Mr.. Mouse,
who was very proud of his spryness,
and up the pole he ran and was soon
sitting on the weathercock's head.
BY the time he had reached this
high place Mr.. Tom Cat had reached
the top Of the barn, and there he stood
looking up at poor Mr.. Mouse, who
now must stay where he was or come
down for Tom to catch.
"You certainly are a good climber"
said Tom. swinging his tail back and
forth. LET me see If you can run
down as fast as you went up"
Poor Mr. Mouse knew he was In q
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08
ILL WIND FOR MIR. CAT

NNE morning Mr.. Tom Cat was
~ running through the barnyard
when he happened to look on top OF
the barn, and there sat Mr.. Mouse
looking down at him.
"Oh, dear me, Mr.. Mouse" said Mr..
Tom, "how you brighten me. You
should not be up so high. Come down,
or you may fall and be killed"
Mr.. Mouse knew full well that Mr..
Tom was only concerned about him
because he was out of his reach, so he
replied: Il am better climber than
you. my good fellow. You could not
even climb to the top of the barn with
safety, while / can easily reach the
top of the weathercock's head and
never be harmed"
''Well. well, you may be right" said
Tom, knowing he could not reach Mr.
Mouse, for by the time he reached the
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Small Son of Adam.

1t was Roberts first day in school
and he was having a good time talking
to the little girl that sat next to him,
when his teacher called him up to her
and sat him on her knee till she had
finished the lesson when she said to
him:
Now. Robert. are you not sorry
you made so much noise that Miss
Clarke had to cali you up and sit you
on her lap?"
Robert snuggled up to her ana
looked up into her face, and, smiling,
said: "No, like It."
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pirate money for the draining of said
lake to such an extent as to reclaim
their flooded lands, which if done will,
to a very great extent, destroy the
beauty and benefits of said lake:
Therefore be 1t
Resolved by the Legislature Of the
State of South Dakota. That the con-
gress Of the United States and our
senator's and representatives In con-
gress be, and hereby are, memorial
lied and petitioned to appropriate a
reasonable amount of money to indenl-
Nifty and reimburse the owners of said
flooded lands, and that no action be
taken OF money appropriated for the
draining or lowering Of said lake."
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Nu4 W. were
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.

Luncheon Macaroni.-Cook two cup-
fuls of macaroni in plenty of boiling
water, well salted. Drain. pour cold
water through 1t and place In but.
tered baking dish. Put one cupful of
boiled ham through the meat grinder
and heat in hot frying pan. add two
tablespoonfuls OF -four and two cup-
fuls of buttermilk little at a time
stir until well mixed and boiling
Pour this over the macsroni. add one.
half cupful Of grated cheese, and bake
n hot oven for fifteen minutes.
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county, Pa; woman's Club Of Dover.
n. b.; woman's Club Of New Lon
don, N. H.; Women's City club Of
Calais, Me-; P. E. o. society. Dorcas
society and Monday club Of Dickinson,
N. OAK; Economics club Of Ryder. N.
Oak. Mrs. ]. A. Mcconnell. of Crock
EFT, Texas, chairman County League
of Women Voters; Dane County (Wis.)
League of Women Voters: Woman's
Literary union, Portland. Me-: Strea-
tor (nl.) Federation Of Parent and
Teachers clubs: Woman's Club of
York, Pa; Texas Federation of wom-
ems Clubs.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08

THERE appears to be considerable
i <yim to the movement to reorganlze
the executive department. Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania introduced the
following resolution for Senator tfc-
Corlnlck Of Illinois (absent in Eu-
ropel:
Resolved. That there be appointed a
special committee Of the senate to be
composed Of 10 members, 8 to be
chosen from the majority party and
4 from the minority party, to consider
measures for the reorganization Of the
executive departments and the crea-
ton Of a department Of public works
and department Of public welfare.
Senator Jones Of Washington sub
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Inv II, vHl6}EarItE5..
PEN-kNIvEs.

THE handy little knife you carry in
l your pocket was evolved Of neces-
sity In the days when people wrote
with quill pens instead Of steel. The
quilts wore down or broke. and 1t was
necessary to reshape them. Scriyen-
ers found II unhandy to have a
straight knife always with them. SO
the present folding article was invent
I'd to al the want. The name survives
horgh the use has gone.
1cepyright.l
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prices, far exceeds the supply. Elk
perimenters have tested to their salts
faction that this much priced 1ruit
can be produced commercially ID
wide area of territory and they are
busy developing an industry thaI
gives much promise. The avocado De-
longs to the laurel family and Is
native of tropical and semi-tropical
America. The tree is large and spread
ing, its leathery leaves OF spicy
taste and odor. The bay tree, whose
leaves are used largely for seasoning
belongs to the laurel family. Inc
fruit of the avocado varies In shape
from round to pear-shaped, with color
from green to deep purple, weighing
from a few ounces up to five pounhs.
It contains a large single seed around
which is a thick creamy yellow ana
green-colored flesh. of delightful nutty
flavor. The thick-skinned fruit is more
often shipped, as 1t carries well. II
has been said Of the avocado that IL
is in a class by itself. 1t Is a natural
combination of food-fruit and oil. IL
averages 9S4 calories, or heat units
per pound. more than twice the maxi
mum calories of the best fresh fruits.
Its fuel value corresponds to 70 per
cent of that of cereals. Its chief val
ne however Is in its fat content, which
In some cases is as high as % to 80
per cent. The only fruit comparable
to it is the olive and that is a proc
essed fruit. The increase in popula-
ton, making land too valuable mere
ly for producing meat, makes the
production of such substitute worthy
of consideration.
In Mexico a salad of the pear Is
used as follows: Cut the fruit In
dice after peelIng and add to two
parts of the fruit one part of Ber-
muda onion. chopped fine, and small
sweet pepper. Prepare two hours be
fore serving. Season with salt, pep
per and vinegar.
In Santiago.-Peel the fruit, remove
the seed and cut In cubes. Mix with
mayonnaise, sprinkle with the yolk OF
hard cooked egg put through a sieve
Such a salad should constitute meal
with the fat Of the fruit, in the dress
ing and In the yolk Of the egg.
Havana Paste.-Take the meat o.
three avocados, add three tomatoes
half green pepper cut into f1n'
shreds. Crush and pound this mas
to a paste. Add a little onion juice
lime juice and salt. Mix thorough,
and serve at once.
Avocado au Natural.-Remove tn
skin and slice the fruit. Serve on
plate garnished with celery hearts, to
mato or sweet red peppers. To b
eaten with fork with or withou
salt and pepper, as preferred.
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BEAUTY BATHS

ONE bright man divided baths into
~ two kinds-baths of necessity
and baths Of pleasure. The Saturday
night ceremonials when clean clothes
are donned for church and clean
sheets put on the beds while the
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hotel famous. Certain foods need
certain sauces. A lamb roast with
mint sauce, pork roast with apple
sauce, turkey with cranberry, are al
ways associated. Veal without
snappy tomato sauce, or one Of onion,
is usually fiat and tasteless. Boiled
mutton is improved by a caper sauce
and currant jelly 18th a roast. With
venison spiced grape jelly is es-
pecially appropriate, and wild duck
needs a tart jelly or a salad Of sliced
oranges. Wild rice is excellent and
most appropriate to serve with wild
duck. Fish, too. of any kind is always
better served with a sauce. Oyster
sauce Is one which may be used with
any kind. Bechamel and brown sauce
are good fish sauces. Lemon and egg
sauces are good with some kinds of
fish. Wild fowl is especially good
with:
Ripe Olive Sauce.--Melt four table,
spoonfuls of butter in saucepan, add
one sliced onion and cook until slight
ly brown. Remove the onion and stir
the butter until brown. Add five and
One-half tablespoonfuls of -four, tea
spoonful Of salt, one-fourth of a tea
spoonful of pepper and stir to a
smooth paste. Add two cupfuls of
brown stock gradually and continue
browning, stirring constantly. Cut
the meat from dozen ripe olives.
cover with boiling water and cook
seven minutes. Drain and add the
sauce.
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selated instructions.

Mrs. Willis whispering to her hus-
band at fashionable dinner)-That one
there is the FISH fork. John.
Mr.. WilIis-Don't ! know It? Tee
.fished 1t out of the gravy three times
already-Houston Post.
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Don't Foroet cutieura TaIeum

When adding to your toilet requisites
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, ren
dering other perfumes superhuous.
You may rely on 1t because one OF the
Cuticura Trio (Soap. Ointment ana
Talcum). &c each everywhere.-Adv.
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some Hvsbands still Timorous.

"In old colony days it was against
the law for man to kiss his wife on
Sunday"
81 fear we are still feeling the effect
of those laws"
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seasoning OF salt
and pepper to
make a dish APP
petizing. A very
ordin airy dish
with a piquant
and appropriate
sauce has made
many a chef and
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The Kitchen
Cabinet 80
t@. 1870 western Newspaper UniOn-I

tUl ISzV WesteIn NsWsVApSI OUI~-'
Wear a smile on your face,
Keep a laugh in your heart,
Let your lips bubble over with son8i
Twill tighten your load
AS you travel hfe's road
And help other sinners along"
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Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
nothing but vegetable ingredients. whicb
act gently as Q tonic and purgative by stim-
ulation and not by frrttation--AdV.
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Covering the Situation.

Visitor-'I hardly know what to do
with my weekend" Native-"I sug-
gest that you put hat on it,"
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II you'd make life worth Twin
Try these big things worth while:
They're three Q'll sum 'em up ag'in).
Jest love an work an smile,
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A door must be either open or shut.
French prOverb.
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Mexico, ana III
limited number
has been in the
markets OF late
from north to
south. Even now
the demand for
the fruit at al
most prohibitiVe
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a DAY OF SAUCES.

!, A sauce as an accompaniment to a
dish is as essential as the ordinary
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THE AVOCADO OR ALLIGATOR
PEAR.

For many years the avocado mas
been brought to this country from
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-08

Want to Be Healthy and seautI-
fuI.
soIled ones are soaked for Mondays
washing-these, / suppose, are the
baths Of necessity. But the daily
bath--what pleasure IL can be. Given
a tub with plenty of running water,
a shower, a cake Of bath soap, and
soft brush, with a brisk rub on the
rough towel and a busting of Of the
entire body with scented bath powder
wouldn't such bath be pleasure
To be sure, this special pleasure is
mostly reserved for those who have
a bathroom and running water in.