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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-16

"The Wildwood Embroidery Shop"
still has a display of art needlework
and yarns. ]. Scott, 3O0S Boardwalk.
Over the weekend Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Ashdown, of Juniper and Lake ave-
nues, had the pleasure of entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Gore, of North 61st
street, Philadelphia. Mr.. Gore en-
joyed the much needed rest, having
been very busy on several large
building operations in West Philadel-
phia during the past season. He was
delighted with Wildwood and it's sur
roundings, and no doubt we shall soon
number him with our regular summer
visitors.
For Sale.-Seven-passenger Oldsmo-
bile; no reasonable offer refused. 143
East Baker venue If
Married-In the office of B. G. In
gersoll, Registrar of Vital Statistics,
Wednesday afternoon, September 14th,
Jeffrey C. Morrison, a Philadelphia
policeman, and Lillian Lindwurm, of
2649 South Marshall street, Philadel-
phia. William S.. Laurie, of North
Wildwood, and Mrs. Ingersoll, the
deputy registrar, acted as witnesses.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Norman v. Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schubert and
daughter, Florence, Of Baker avenue,
were,among those to take advantage of
the special excursion on Sunday last.
Mrs. Schubert and daughter will re-
main for two weeks with relatives and
friends in the Quaker City, spending
a part of the time with her brother,
Harry Welsh, an advertising man for
merly with the North American, who
leaves with his wife, son and nephew
this week for Davenport, Iowa, where
the three men folks will take UP the
study of chriopracy at the Palmer
school there.
NuBone Corsets of individual style
with comfort and economy, made to
measure. Mrs. ". D.. Inglee, 141 East
Andrew avenue. Bell phone 66-J.
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PRICE, SEVEN CENTS
PATRONAGE BROKER INVESTS
CAPITAL HOTEL CORRIDORS
Like Locusts, Vstations of Curious Product of Amer
lean Politics Are Periodical-Work With Amazing
Skill Up to Point of Actually Delivering

has long pull" with the Secretary
of state, or who has put this or that
or the other fellow across. This is
the man the Office seeker should go
to. and the price is not high. For
$4,000 or $4,000 with which TO give
u few dinners and to collect the
necessary Endorsements, the job can
be done.
When the longing one finally comes
into personal contact with the broker,
he is usually shown quite conhden-
tally letters received from men IN
high station. the sort most anybody
can get who makes the effort, but the
sort tina; look impressive to tho un-
initiated. From that point on ncgo.
tiations are generally successful, al
though nine time out OF ten, the
broker can guarantee no results.
There may be n man here and there
who had a genuine drag with "A new
administration. and who renders ac-
tual service for the fees received,
but for the most part. the people who
play this particular game can deliver
nothing.
Patronage pressure still weighs
heavily upon the administration.
Every hote! ia filed with the am
bilious. The anterooms of Cabinet
officers are crowded with men moved
by ycarninE to serve their gov
eminent in some capacity. provided,
OF course. the emolumcnt is fixed by
law. The White House is beslegcd
as in the earlier days of the new
regime. even on the Presidents DAYS
off. Just as was anticipatcd nv most
observers. Mr.. Harding has found IL
necessary to limit his conferences
with office seekers and their friends
TO three days week. He started
out hrarciy 10 receive everybody who
wanted to see him. whcnevcrs 1t
pleased them. And n vcritablc stam-
pede followed. He was overwhelmed.
The visitors swarmed into the cxecu-
tive offices by the hundreds and the
amiahie chief magistrate soon found
that he could do no real work at
ALL
IInrlinE Seeks Relief.
The President has taken another
step to relieve himself of the patron
age petitioners. He has let the word
-
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Ry }. Frederick Easnry,
Washington Correspondent of The |
Times Dispatch.

Washington Correspondent of The
Times dispatch.
WASHINGTON. April l6.-Thc pat
ronagc broker is in our midst again.
Like the locusts. the visi'atlons of
this curious product OF American poll
ties are periodical. With every change
OF administration. the suave gentle
men who promise the office seekers
jobs at so much per, swarm into
Washington. establish themselves in
apparent good standing with the APP
pointing powers. take their places in
hotel corridors and await the arrival
nf the rich and the eager. They were
here en- massc when Woodrow Wilson
was first inauguratcd. they were here
when Mr.. TAT, went in, and they are
here now.
The operations OF the patronage
broker are interesting to observe.
Although these prctendcrs have n
hand out for the small fec. that is.
they are willing TO transact business
with the would-be collector of inter-
nal revenue or United states marshvl
for the bigger fish. They thrive upon
daughters want TO see him made an
amha Ssador or a minister or even a
governor of some outlying American
possession. and, singular as It may
seem. 1t is usually the man who has
made big money and who has a long :
ing for the ornamental things OF
politics, who proves the easy victim
for the handy fixers around the town.
Usually Have Confcdcrntcs.
Patronage brokers with we'll or
GaniZcd system. work with amazing
skill up to the point OF actually de-
livcrinG Usually they have some
confederate who makes the acuuain-
lance OF the job hunter by any means
that may be possible. This confed-
crate. after getting the confidence of
the hungry individual, does not him :
sclf propose to put the thing over.
He merely suggests that he knows
n certain man ut n certain hotel who
is close" tn the President or who
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GEORGE MASON, OF GUNSTON,
STANDS IN RELIEF AMONG
LN7ELLECTUALS OF HIS DAY
Near-Obscurity Blurred Fame
That Depended on Fragile
Gratitude of Republic.
WROTE NO AUTOBIOGRAPHY
AND ACCEPTED NO OFFICE
But Few Students Recognize
Full Stature of Illustrious
Virginian's Greatness.

Bill Of Rights. and in many cases
the larger part OF the Constitutions
OF fcr;y-tvc States: that he refused
n sign and urged Virginia to rc;ec,
the Constitution because /. did no,
provide to gradually abolish slavery
twh!lc he was the largest slave
holder and one OF the very richest
men in VirEinia). saying:
II have ever looked on slavery as
tho most disgracetui thing IN Vir-
Ginia." and some day IL may mem
ace tho continuance of the Cnion.'
Eighty years later his autl-slavery
amendment was written in tho Con-
stitution IN blood.
What did his contemporaries think
OF this powerful man? How did
they view the Nirginian planter?
Bancroft IN his history says that
George Mason, by his large estate.
his social position and his personal
ability. had the greatest influence
among the Virginia planters" and
was a dominant figure" in the Con-
stitutional Convention. John Adams
ranked him as among the carly.
'<~N''~ 1919 'o'' "NN'1aA'S pl ne I'D
critics or America" William Writ
says of the convention: The Roman
energy and Attic wit OF George Ma
son was there" When Virginia
changed the Constitution In 1929.
John Randolph wore mourning
band about his arm in the Assembly
hall.
"ln mourning" he said. for the
old Constitution drawn by George
Mason"
Mnn of Splendid Physique.
In his prime Mason was Il man Of
splendid physique. regular features
his eyes hazel and strongly express
sive. his complexion dark and fore
head high. Later. when he arose in
the Virginia Assembly TO oppose the
adoption Of the United States Consu-
tuition. Grigsby thus described him:
I'm an instant the insensible hum
OF the body was hushed. and the
eyes of all were fixed on him. How
he appeared then. as ne arose in the
assemblage! His once raven hair
white as snow: his stalwart figure at
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and Mrs Louis rcr

tired In deep mourning. still erect
his dark eyes flashing forth the Hame
tina, burned in his bosom. the tones
of his voice deliberate as when, In
the House OF Delegates. he sought
TO sweep from tho statute books
those laws that married the beauty
of the young republic"
He was pleading against the Con-
s;itution: asking Virginia to stay
out Of the Union.
And why? because the States of
the North combining in bargain
with Georgia and South Carolina, had
refused the proposition 20 cease i'm
por;ation Of slaves. and Mason and
Randolph bitterly opposed a Consti-
tuition which did not settle that is
sue. He saw that slavery and the
Union could not endure together
Had his Plea been heard, Virginia
would have been spared invasion and
America half a million lives and four
years of bloody war. His plea failed
But. as with every other provision
ne proposed. many OF which were
then rejected. that, too, was written
i'' VIZ II SttUlS almost
beyond belief. but with six exceptions.
the Constitution stands today just
as Gcorg. Mason advocated it,
When Grigsby saw and pictured
George Mason. he was in mourning.
His Wife was dead. and so was ended
companionship that is almost ro-
mantically beautiful.
Put Duty 10 Wife First.
For never from the time he brought
beautiful Ann E.ilbeck, of Maryland,
home as n bride. did Mason cease
to put his duty to her before all else,
and 1t was hccauso she was sick
That he gave up what TO him must
have been a momentous event toward
which his life work had been di-
rectcd-thc Congress where was
signed the Declaration of Indepcnd-
ence. II was the contamination of
twenty years of his effort, combined
with that of fellow workers, to in
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important state papers in the his
tory Of NirgiuIa, is called by an
authority the Father of the D.cla-
ration OF Indcpenrcnce." was. ac-
cording 10 Bancroft, The dominant
mind at The Constitutional Conven-
ton; he wrote scores OF clauses OF
the Constitution. and tho first ten and
the thirteenth. fifteenth and seven
tccnth amendments are also his
written words. first rejected by the
convention. despite his Eiea for them
but later perfect, added TO complete
tn" document: that MIS- written words
are pa-t lin some cases the entire
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stitute new freedom: but when the
grand climax came he could stay
quietly at home and forcgo tina glory
and the satisfaction and the fame OF
1t, ALL because his wife was sick
The statcsmans love for beautiful
Anne ;ilbeck. whom he described as
above the average in height and ex-
1uisite in figure" was after all the
finest thing in his life. When she
was hut is he brought her to Gum
ston and the box hedges and fragrant
borders and gravclcd walks. From
the vcranda In the spring evenings
of their honeymoon they could sit
and look across the clear Potomac
and over the Maryland cliffs. while
the white moon turned rcd. She
loved the place as he did, Eraccd ii
rarely. and serene and cheerful and
da!ntily exquisite she won the hearts
Of the many who came TO Gunston Hall
and held them as keenly friends as
she held George Mason her lover
Her neighbors were the Washing
tons, the FairfaXs. the Lees. the Fitz-
hughs Now and again there
came from Europe to anchor in Po-
hick Cove vessel bringing fine ma
terials. boots, plate and ornaments
and other things which ALl<OnFs M.
TI,--.-, ;.-,,-i - - :,
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The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
CULTIVATE POTATOES OFTEN
Hoeing Should Be Done Once Week
for Six Weeks After Plants
Appear-kill Bugs.

Potatoes must be hoed or cultivated
at least once a week for about six
weeks after the plants appear. While
cultivating, the soil should be drawn
about the plants, forming hills to pro-
tect the potatoes from the sun.
Potato bugs, old-fashioned "hard
shells" and their children, the soft
shells or slugs, are sure to eat the
foliage Of potatoes unless prevented
from doiag so. The "hard shell" bugs
that are first to appear can often be
picked Off by hand and killed, but
about the only way to control the
young soft bugs or slugs Is to poison
them. This can be done by spraying
or sprinkling the potato leaves with
a mixture consisting Of one ounce OF
arsenate Of lead in one gallon Of wa
ter or the plants may be busted with
powdered lime to which paris green
has been added at the rate Of one
ounce to four quarts of lime, say spe-
cialists Of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The dust should
be sifted over the plants during the
early morning while the dew is upon
the leaves. 1t will not be necessary
to dust or spray all the plants, but
only those where the bugs have start
ed, then go over the potatoes every
few days to see that the bugs have
not gotten a fresh start
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
WHAT SCOUTS ARE DOING.

In Kansas City boy scouts annually
the city conducted under the auspicies
of the Health department. Over 500
scouts turned out last spring for this
service which included census Of
fire hazards and health menaces
throughout the entire city. Similar
service is being rendered in many
other cities by scouts.
Among other things, Erie, Pa,
scouts last year .built bird houses,
conducted a Learn-to-S Swim campaign,
contributed to the Marne Memorial,
aided in Salvation Army and Com
munity Chest drive, acted as aides at
Rotary Club convention, decorated
soldiers graves, co-operated with the
state game warden in planting walnut
trees and distributed invitations to
foreigners to attend Americanization
classes.
Troop 1 of Florence, Alabama, took
school census, aided chamber Of COM
merce in checking up Federal census,
and instructed $500 people In the use
and location Of fire alarm boxes.
Scouts of Bucyrus, Ohio, made an
efficient collection Of outstanding
library books for the public library.
conducted a cleanup In an old ceme-
terry resetting stones and markers
acted as guides and messengers for
over 400 delegates at the State Young
Peoples conference.
Boy Scouts Of Riverside, CAL, took
a tree census. reporting not only
number but Species and location Of
each. For FIVE years past they have
guarded and patrolled the trails lead
Ing TO the summit of Rubidoux Morn
ing, on the occasion Of the Easter sun
rise service.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
POPULAR GRAINS
FOR FARM FLOCK
Corn Heads Long List Because
OF Abundance and Is Most
Relished by Fowls.
WHEAT REGARDED AS SAFEST
Most Satisfactory Results Obtained
When Meat, Bone, Bran and 9th
er Nitrogenous Feeds Are
Also Supplied.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
OF all grain feeds usually supplied
to farm poultry, corn has been, end
still is, the most popular. This prob
ably Is due to its abundance and rel
ative cheapness, and because 1t is the
most relished Of all the grains. Corn
Is heating and fattening, and when
fed to fowls as the only feed, fat rath-
er than eggs Is the usual result. 1t
should be balanced with meat, bone,
bran, and such feeds as are rich in
nitrogenous matter, in which corn is
deficient. When corn is fed to laying
hens that have opportunity to take
plenty Of exercise and to obtain in
sects and green feed, more satisfac-
tory results are likely to be obtained.
1t may be fed more freely during the
winter than Guring the summer, say
poultry specialists of United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Wheat Is Safest.
Wheat is generally regarded as the
safest grain to be fed alone. 1t is
not quite so fattening as corn, but is
too fattening when fed alone. Wheat
should be supplemented by the same
feeds as advised to use with corn to
increase the proportion of protein.
Wheat contains little more protein
than corn, about the same amount Of
carbohydrates, but less fat, and on
the whole is considered not so valu-
able for fattening, but slightly better
for growth. Good grades Of wheat
are relatively too high in price to
be used freely in feeds at the pres
ent time. Wheat screenings of a
good grade can frequently be pur-
chased and fed to advantage. OF
course, there Is always the danger of
introducing weed seeds on the farm,
'Burnt wheat" seldom can be fed ad-
vantageously, the difference in price
between this and good wheat being
usually too slight to warrant Its use.
Oats Needed for Variety.
Oats, while not as good as corn or
wheat, are necessary for variety.
They contain more indigestible fiber
than the other grains. Hulled oats
are relished by poultry and are excel
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
HI1(yYh
IS
SOME LIVE EAGLES

Troop Is of Buffalo has passed its
ten-year mark and still "going stron-
ger" One of the most interesting feat
ures Of It's organization is its Eagle
Life patrol, into which regular troop
members graduate on reaching the age
of seventeen or on going away to col
lege. These Eagle Life members meet
quarterly and have their own officers,
organization and constitution, but they
also meet with the troop and particl-
pate, at least three times year, in
common program. Troop 10 has sew
eral "big IDEAS" One of these is con-
tanned in its slogan, college for ALL"
At present the troop has II boys In
college, nine of whom declare that
they would not have gone to college
If it had not been for the influence 6f
Troop 10. Scholarships amounting to
several thousand dollars have been Sc
cured through the Eagle scholarship
bureau.
Other Eagle departments are voca-
tlonal bureau, now in MS seventh year,
which has filed a real need and been
remarkably successful, travel bureau,
which keeps records of journeys, with
pictures and data. for the benefit Of
Eagles or their relatives travelling and
the Eagle Troop development, estab-
lished in 1917, which works through
the individual Eagle keeping him ac-
tive and interested in scouting. Some
of the results of this service are: One
Eagle a scoutmaster, three Eagles (two
of them members of the American
Legion) all assistant scoutmasters Of
Troop Is, five Eagles, assistant scout
masters In their respective college
town, and another, an assistant scout
master in the city in which he works.
An extension educational scheme Is
also another bright idea of the enter
prising Eagles, a plan which looks to
the encouragement Of every Eagle to
continue TO study after graduation,
and In general to enlarge his vision
and keep his standards high. Certain
annual honors are awarded the Eagles
at their June meeting. For instance,
the Eagle Feather is awarded the
Eagle who has done the most WORTH
while work in literature during the
year. The Eagle Heart is awarded
that Eagle who has done the most
during the year to aid in growth and
progress of Troop 10. The White
Eagle is awarded the Eagle who, out
in the world, best upholds the ideals
Of Troop 10 and the Boy Scouts Of
America generally for Service.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
Summer Fabrics
Are Fascinating

We hold out our hands 10 welcome
the real summer weather, because,
observes fashion writer, there comes
our chance 10 take on the picturesque
garments, and this year not only nave
the summer fabrics been perfected 10
a formerly uhsuspccted degree. but
their fineness and beauty have IN
spired the creators of fashions 10 work
them into more fascinating summer
frocks. There are things that can be
done with cottons and linens and SOFT
silks that could not be attempted In
more cumbersome fabrics. And this
year they have been done In a most
expressive way. OF trimmings there
are few and those which do appear
are handled In restrained manner,
being applied only where they VIII
show TO their best advantage. They
sink into the gown as though they
were pre-conceived part OF II, IN
stead of something flung on at the
last moment, when the idea of trim
ming suddenly became uppermost.
SO many are the fabrics, both OF
domestic and imported origin, that no
one of them can be said 10 hold the
lead above another. But the thin or
candies and swiss and dotted mulls
certainly have received lot of atten'
tion and all buying signs point to the
fact that they will be more popular
for daily and evening wear than they
have ever been before. Their colors
are their chief fascination, for there
are the most beautiful hues and tone;
the dyers have oustripped themselves
in achieving really thrilling colors.
And they have done this coloring so
subtly that, no matter how startling
the color may be, 1t still has the soft
ness that makes II becoming.
Combinations Of Strong Colors.
The combinations OF strong colors
with patches and frills and tlounces
of white organdle are being wonder
fully done. Organdie in pure white
is used with ginghams, with calicoes,
with chintZes, with sateens, with
swiss with crepes, with other or
CANDIES, with silks-yes, with every
fabric known to the summer ward
robe. White organdie in some form
or another is almost necessity, and
there Is this to be said for 1t; when II
is used, that dress wherein 1t is In
corporated Is bound to be success,
for the crispness Of the transparent
white stuff Is so becoming that II
cannot be rivaled by any other ma
terial or trimming.
In some casts bits Of white lace are
combined with the white organdie to
make the trimming more notable, bur
the lace is. fine and narrow. Filet
has gone out of fashion mere or less
perhaps because it was so consistent
ly overdone-and in its place we have
the real bits of valenciennes, the en-
broidered swiss trimmings. The lat
ter embroideries are- coming along In
colors made to ,piatch the tones of the
materials, and these are as good look
ing us the spring dyed laces hate been,
with character all their own TO
make them notable. The cream-col-
ored swiss embroiderles are extreme
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
SWEET CLOVER BUILDS SOIL
BY Vigorous Growth and Decay OF
Large Roots II Restores Humus
In Large Quantities.

As a soil builder sweet clover is In
q class by istelf. BY its vigorous
growth and the decay Of 1t large roots
1t restores humus to the soil in large
quantities. If 1t is allowed to remain
and decay where 1t has grown, large
quantities of plant food are made
available. Moreover, 1t Is a legume
and can. therefore, take Its nitrogen
from the air. thus adding an element
to the soil that is very beneficial Its
long fieshy roots penetrate the sub
soil and bring food to the surface for
other plants to use, and, at the same
time. improve the soil texture.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17

lly good looking when used on ginn-
ham and organdle dresses for collars
or fichus, or sometimes just for tiny
turned-back edgings.
The heavier silks and the silk
jerseys In different sorts Of weatesi
are very much to be desired for sum-
mer costumes that have to be sub
jected TO more or less Of hard wear.
After an. the lighter materials must
be most dellcately worn and treated.
Il they are to retain for any timS the
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17

Killing Roadside Weeds With Spray.
Bermuda Grass; 1161, Dodder; 1166,
Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac; 1902,
Canada Thistle.
Department circulars: los, Chicory.
130 % cents copy, Hawkweeds or
Paint Brushes.
Department bulletins: 511 no
cents), Farm Practice in the Cultiva-
tion of Cotton.
In addition to these the following
multigraphed leaflets on special weeds
may be obtained by writing direct to
forage crop investigations. bureau of
plant industry, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, ID.
c.: Chemical Weed Killers; Eradica-
tion of Nut Grass; Wild Carrot; Crab
Grass; Killing Dandelions in Lawns;
Sheep Sorrel; Chickweed in Lawns;
Eradication of Quack' Grass; Wild
Morning Glory, or Bind-Weed; Honey
suckle as weed; Perennial Sow
Thistle.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-06-17
SCOUTS BUILD MOTOR TRUCK.

A scout is ingenious. If anybody
doubts it, let him look at the motor
truck which some thrifty boy scouts
ont in Maxwell, Iowa. have recently
built out of junked automobiles, with
the addition of damaged stationary
engine which they got at bargain.
The car makes only ten miles an
hour but II can and does carry big
load Of boys and their duffel when
they wish to convey themselves to
camp and elsewhere. The hand-built
car recently made the trip to the
state fair with its owners where Il
aroused much interest.