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The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
WEAK BLOOD IS
A REAL BARRIER
Growing Children Often Need
Guides Pepto-Maigan.

Some children grow too quickly-lt
saps their strength. They lapse into
careless, desultory habits. or develop a
shrinking attitude. Their faces look
pinched.
The blood becomes overtaxed by too
rapid growth; and poisons from the
system take the place Of strength-giv.
ing red corpuscles in the blood. Red
corpuscles are those little red particles
that swim in blood and give 1t its color.
Gradually that child loses interest In
its play.
Poor blood needs the building that
the iron in GUIDES Pepto-Mangan gives
to weakened blood. Guides Pepto-Man-
gan enriches the blood by increasing
the number Of red corpuscles, and re-
stores the blood by driving out the poi
sons. When the revived blood gets to
work, the appetite becomes what
growing child's should be. Your drug
gist has Gude's Pepto- -Mangan in liquid
or tablet form. The name "Gude's
pto-Mangan" is on every package.
Advertisement.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Exceptlona,

An astronomer says that the term
fixed" as applied to stars, is mis-
nomer. Still, we know some stars that
are mighty well fixed. Boston Tran-
script.
on the method Of sewing the cloth
upon the covered button Then an
Ingenious Dane hit upon the idea OF
making the button In two parts and
ciamping them together. with the cloth
between.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
NOT ON BREAD ALONE

THERE Is within all Of US an
ever-growing appetite which
Graves substantial nourishment
for the soul.
A sumptuous table heaped with
palatable delicacies fails utterly to
satisfy this hunger.
With all our carnal gluttony we
find ourselves at certain periods Of
our existence yearning for spiritual
food.
Wealth and luxury leave but an
emptiness; poverty and sorrow dis
tress and harden our hearts; the
world is cheat-a bauble that eludes
US and leaves US in vagueness.
We may be talebearers, liars and
thieves, but in our serious moments
there comes upon us an overwhelm-
ing longing for something that will
appease our appetite, besides bread
alone.
We wish for the sustenance in
which Truth and Mercy are blended,
that our souls may be satiated, and
our fever cooled. In ten thousand
delectable forms it is spread out be-
for us. but we rebel against accept
ing 1t.
Though we may be starving and
weak to the point Of falling we re-
fuse to eat.
In our misery and WEAKNESS we
crave the everlasting Voice of Nature
to lull us to sweet repose, yet in
strange perverseness we fight to keep
awake.
From all around US comes the call
to the feast.
1t comes from the silent starry
nights; from the boisterous days (;
from the shimmering silver streams
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
HERE'S GENUINE NEW YORKER
You Can Always Tell Him-He Knows
His Home City Like the Proven
biaI Book.

The man who was born in New York
and had lived there all his days gave
a satisfied chuckle. "Yes, know the
old town as few know it. It's going
to be a great pleasure for me to take
you around, old man. This, of course,
Is Grants tomb. Ha, haw
The westerner looked his surprise.
81 laugh because it's so common
place shopworn, so to speak. But
while you're my guest you shall miss
nothing from the usual to, the most
uncommon by George"
'What is. it?"
"Look--that big purple machine,
with all the people. Looks like a del
egation of visiting Elks or
what in the name of time can
such big, clumsy"
"New York city sightseeing bus !"
yelled the man with the ballyhoo.
Stakes you anywhere you want to go
to see the sights. Judge
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
LYRICS SOFLIFE
BY DOUGLAS MALLocH
THE MASTER AVIATOR.

r SAW an aviator great.
Without fear or care
The ether ocean navigate,
The master of the air.
With sudden speed he mounted high
In clouds afar to fade
The easy sailor of the sky,
Afioat and unafraid.
And then he came returning, down
Within my Visions ken,
Above the field, above the town,
Above the sea again.
With many a long, and graceful sweep
He circled near and far,
A happy ship upon the deep
Blue heavens like star.
Yet there were men who did net see
The wonder in the blue,
Or look upon him languidly,
AS mortals often do
So busy with their man-made things
They neither saw nor heard
The music Of his beating wings,
The beauty Of the bird.
(Copyright)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Why?
DO WE BLUSH?

A NY shock or emotion which makes
~ the heart pump an extra supply
of blood into Nthe arteries and
veins which supply the face will give
rise to the reaction which we call
"blushing." The emotion. of course.
must be one of the variety which
causes the heart to beat faster than
usual. Excitement, embarrassment
or anger will cause this, while fear,
which retards the action of the heart,
will cause the opposite effect, pro-
ducing a pale white look.
Because the shock or emotion must
be one to which we are not accus-
toned, some persons blush far more
readily than others. A person. for
example, who is not in the habit Of
listening to certain language will
blush from embarrassment when he
hears 1t the first few times but, If the
experience is continued, he will be-
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
BY c. N. LURE
Common Errors In English and
How to Avoid Them
EVERY ONE ARE"

~ HERE is always a strong ten
dency among writers or speakers
to make verb agree In number
with the noun that is nearest to the
verb In position in the sentence. For
example, many persons use such SEN
tences as the following: Every one
of these letters were signed by me, y
without recognizing the grammatical
error involved.
The subject (nominative) Of the SEN
tence is not "letters,P but "one," mOdi-
fed by ''every." One is in the singular
number and requires, therefore, a
singular verb. Letters" is In the OBJ.
jective case, governed by the preposi-
tion "of." You cannot say, every
one were signed" and the use Of the
phrase "of the letters" does not
change the grammatical rule involved.
Therefore, instead of saying Every
one Of these letters were signed by
me-" say Every one Of these letters
was signed by me-"
OF course, the same rule applies to
"each." Do not say, "Each Of these
letters are mine;" say, each of these
letters Is mine."
(Copyright)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT

ByF.A. Walker

from the dancing leaves Of the for
ests; from songs Of birds and sigh
ing winds, but our eyes are heavy
and our ears are dull.
Right at our elbows is a dust
covered volume filed with uplifting
encouragement and fatherly love
intended for guidance to the very
happiness we desire.
But we let this great book lie in
a dark corner untouched while we
| continue to stumble on and cry for
peace.
We refuse to open our eyes when
we ought to be wide awake; we de-
cline to close them when we ought
to be asleep; we are wilfully head.
strong and insistent upon having our
own way.
We see not the good, but stroll and
strut with evil.
We are human; but within, each
one of us there burns the spark of
divinity, and not until this spark shall
be famed by our own hand into
flame, and kept burning by simple
prayer and faith shall our hunger be
fully satisfied.
(Copyright)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
DYED HER BABY'S COAT,
A SKIRT AND CURTAINS

Each package Of Diamond Dyes" con-
tains directions SO simple any woman can
new. Even if she has never dyed before,
she can put a new, rich color into shabby
skirts, dresses, waists, coats, stockings,
sweaters, coverings, draperies, hangings,
everything. Buy Diamond Dyes-no other
kind-then perfect home dyeing n guar
anteed. Just tell your druggist whether
the material you wish to dye is wool or
silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or
mixed goods. Diamond Dyes never streak,
spot, fade or run.-advertisement.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
He Was Unimportant.

Muriel, came running to her mother
crying:
900 mamma! Did you hear the
ladder fall down just nova"
mo, dear. How did the ladder hap
pen to fall DOWN.
well, papa was washing the
window and it slipped, and when 1t
fell it broke three flower pots. told
daddy you'd be cross.
"Oh, DEAR" cried the mother. II
hope your father hasn't hurt himself"
81 don't think he has yet" replied
the child. "He was hanging onto the
window sill when l came away to tell
you about the flower pots."-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Origin Of Buttons.

rhe Elizbethan era gave vogue to
the button and buttonhole. two inven.
lions which may be regarded as
important. since they did much 70
revolufionize dress The originas
button was wholly a product OF
heedIem0rk, which was soon Inn
proved By the use or wooden mold.
The brass button % said to have been
introduced by Birmlnghnm merchant,
"a 1859. L took 2)O yearp to improve
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
This little bit Of adrice may help
you regain your Health,
Strength and Vitality


Thousands of people suffer from nervous
ness. They are run down and miserable without
knowing the reason why.
They do not stop to think that much of their
trouble may be caused by drinking tea and coffee
which contain the drugs them and caffeine. When
you over-stnulate tine system for any period Of
time, the result may be nervousness with its
many accompanying ills. You may fail to sleep
4 properly and your sleep does not refresh you as
it should
Postum, made from scientifically roasted
cereals, win help you to overcome all these
conditions. For it contains only healthful sub
stances, instead Of drugs, as are found IN tea
and coffee.
Postum helps build sound nerve structure.
by letting you get sound, restful sleep.
In favor, Postum is much like high-grade
coffee. In fact there are many people who pre-
4 fer Postum for its savory favor alone.
Order Postum from your grocer today.
Serve this rich fragrant beverage for the family
See how the children will like ii, and how much
better everybody win sleep at night.
Postum comes n two forms: Instant Postum On sinsl
made instantly in the cup by tho addition of boiling
Postum Cereal lin packages Of larger bulk for these who
prefer 20 make the drink while the meal being pEerared
made hy boiling for 40 mnuta& T1 s-9
Postum for Health
There's Reason" Il. !.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
THE FRIENDLY PATH
BY WALTER I. ROBINSON.
<kT TE OFTEN stood beside
his gate.
An honest-faced old

VI" II Or H1N otOOu OColuS
his gate.
An honest-faced old
man."
The unknown author Of these
lines introduces character
known to everyone and generally
loved. In every community
there may be found the aged man,
with the happy, smiling face.
The world has not shOwered q
great amount Of wealth upon
him. He has gone through
trouble and sickness. He lean1
upon his worn cane before the
humble dwelling and he smiles
and chats in his quaint fashion
whenever one passes the gate.
Many who are more fortu-
nate than he feel more cheerful
when they receive his greeting.
They understand that he has
come to the evening Of his life
without piling up riches and
without winning wide honor.
They are battling increasingly
to win both. They cannot find
the cause for the peaceful look
on the old mans face. They
cannot imagine anyone being
happy In his declining years
without accomplishing much
that they aim to gain.
If one asked this familiar
character to explain the, cause
for his apparent content, he
probably could not comply with
the request. The reason Is so
simple that even he does not
recognize it.
He has acquired what neither
money nor honor can buy. He
has lived an honest life and
looks the world squarely in the
face. Countless persons are his
trustful friends. Lacking much
that others possess, he neverthe-
less has a clear conscience and
his mind Is at rest. The smiles
he receives from the populace
are the blessings which his own
open-hearted friendllness has
brought him to bring sunshine
into his few remaining days or
years.
The world needs to catch the
spirit Of his kindly old soul.
One Is poor indeed, regardless Of
his accumulation Of gold or his
poverty. II he approaches the
end Of the path without sincere
friends.
(Copyright.)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

events that virtue should be crowned
with success. II Is at least the uniform
win Of Heaven that virtue should be
the duty OF ulan. The path Of virtue
Is, indeed. not always clear, and In
the complication Of human affairs arti-
llce and stimulation itself must occa.
sionally be practiced. But 1t may,
believe. be laid down as universal
maxim that fraud Is never JustiflabIe
TO effect the same object Fraud IL,
therefore. q weapon essentially be-
longing TO The relations n Nnss
John Quincy 4damA
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Tainted Money.

Newell Dwight Hills, the eloquent
pastor of Brooklyn's famous old Plym-
Outh church, said at dinner:
"'Suppose a mans income is $780,
900 year--what's the principalT
"a man. with an income like that
amt got no principle the little boy
answered. He's a profiteer.'"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
other PeonIe,a pronertx.


1.-The charge is burglary" remarked
the jddge
"Your honor" said the hard-faced
prisoner, "rm human fly an when
de cops nabbed me I wuz just prac-
ticin' me profession"
"Um. What's a human fyr"
Oats a fellow what climbs up de
sides of buildin's without any ropes or
ladders, just usin' his hands an feet"
II see, but even If you are human
fly you are not expected to carry off
anything valuable you happen to find
after you get above the ground floor"
Birmingham Age Herald.
In warm weather it doesn't do to be
all wrapped up in yourself.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

If the berries are a rich red, the
frappe will be luscious watermelon
pink. Serve in tall glasses with the
turkey.
If one has gathered the firm green
tomatoes before the frost has nipped
them and wrapped each in square of
paper, placing them in a very cool
cellar, they will be ripe and firm to
use for salad for Thanksgiving
day supper.
Copyright, 1921. Western Newspaper Union.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

My own deliberate opinion Is. that
the more Of pure moral principle Is
carried into the policy and conduct
Of q government. the wiser and more
profound viii that policy be. II lt Is
not the uniform course az human
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Shave with cutIeura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug. no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses-shaving,
bathing and shampooing. Advertisement
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
The Remedy With Record Of Fifty
Five Years of Surprising Excellence.

All who suffer with nervous dyspep-
STA, sour stomach, constipation, indi-
gestion, torpid liver. dizziness, head
aches, coming up of food, wind on
stomach, palpitation and other indica-
tions of digestive disorder, will find
Green's August Flower an effective
and most efficient remedy. For fifty
FIVE years this medicine has been sue
cessfully used in millions Of house
holds all over the civilized world. Be-
cause of its remarkable merit and
widespread popularity Green's August
Flower can be found today wherever
medicines are sold.-Advertisement.
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet
how dearly we pay for its counter
felt.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Is That Cold and
Cough Hanging On?

NOU will be convinced that DR..
i Kings New Discovery does just
what it is meant to do-soothes cough
raw throats, congestion-tormented
chests, loosens the phlegm pack and
breaks the obstinate cold and grippe
attack, relieves the congestion In the
head. No harmful drugs, therefore
good for children as well as groEnups-
Right away you will notice the
change for the better. Has a con-
nncing, healing taste that you win
appreciate. Buy bottle at any drug
Rists on the way home tonight, 60c.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Natural Query.
Crabshaw-We can't afford a car.
Mrs. Crabshaw-Why, the house
isn't mortgaged, Is itf
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

We all might do more than we have done,
And not be a-whit the worse:
It was not loving that empted the heart
Nor giving that emptied the purse.
Anon.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

come hardened" and lose the ability
to blush-which is the reason that
blushing is considered to be one Of
the attributes of innocence.
(Copyright)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Childish sports may satisfy the chill
dren, but annoy the neighbors.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

You will never find time for any
thing. If you want time you must
make 1t.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

In Justice to Justice.
"Justice is blindfolded-but just the
same she can talk" "Yes, she does
sometimes peep y"-Wayside Tales.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Every woman knows how to manage
her daughters husband.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

FOR COLDS, GROUP AND PAINS.
Use Vacher-Balm it relieves at once.
AVOID INVITATIONS.
IL we have No npant where Won live
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Men who own electric plants are sat
isfied with light harvests.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
NON-PARTISAN SCHOOL
BOARDS RECOMMENDED
Commissioner Claxton Finds That
Politics and Education Do Not
Mix-Suggests System.

Politics and education don't mix,
Philander =. Claxton. federal commits
sioner of education, contends. Their
association in state school systems is
bad for both, he finds, and the sooner
they are permanently divorced the
better it will be for education and all
that is dependent on it.
Our political parties do not differ
in regard to educational principles or
practices any more than they do in
regard to the ten Commandments and
the moral code" the commissioner
said in "A statement today arguing the
point. Wise and effective adm inistra-
ton of a system of public schooling
that has Just growed up like Topsy,
but now involves an average eXpendi-
ture Of $25.00o.000 year by each
state, requires ability and devotion.
he said. and should be wholly sepa- :
rate from and independent of partisan
politics"
To reach this end. the commissioner
might well be adopted. he said. in
all states. This would include "A nom
partisan, non professional elected or
appointed state board of education,
made up of men and women of af-
fairs" and representing fairly all sec
tions of the state. The seven to nine
members would serve seven or nine
year terms with one term expiring
each year. no member to be eligible
to reappointm ent, in order to bring in
new blood. Members would be nom
removable except for cause. and the
board would elect it's own chairmen
and its members receive d liberal
per diem instead of salary.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
FOR JUNIOR RED CROSS
Southeast Community Center Will
Present Benefit Entertainment
on Friday Night,

The Southeast Community Center
will give an entertainment for the
benefit of the Junior Red Cross fund
OF the Cranch and Tyler schools in
the auditorium of Eastern High
School Friday night at s o'clock. Ar
rangements for the affair are being
made by Mrs. Allan Davis, community
secretary
The program will include a dra-
matte program to be presented by
the Polyanna Club Of Girls of the
Tyler School and the Rag Doll Club
of the same school. The latter club
also will present a number of special
dances arranged by Miss Evelyn
Davis
Members of the Country Dancing
Club. under the leadership of Mrs
Nellie Belt. will exhibit some of their
characteristic rural dances. The CEN
ters Boy Scouts. members of Troop
81. VIII act as ushers.
Those who are to take part in the
program are Ellen Lanham. Viola
Fletcher, Melva Corcoran, Aileen Van
Norman. Regina Turner. Mildred An
holt. Helen Harper. Mollie Edwards,
Katherine Kuhn, Thelma Liebold.
Louise Cogan, Lula Nckenny, Mar
Earet McPhcrsOn, Margaret Sato.
Emiline Thompson, Edna Baldwin
Lois Roberts, Virginia Chism, Eliza
beth Boyd. Marie Gillipin, Margaret
Fitch, Constance Hanlein, Laura
Mitchell. Gladys Carroll, Eva Darn
stead. Dorothy F'airaIi and Ruth
Abelrnan-
Evening star., 1921-03-09
SEEK JEWELRY PLACES
FOR WALTER REED BOYS
Local Merchants Amazed by Their
Progress in Training
School,

Plans are being formulated today
by the jewelers. section of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton to. find positions for wounded
Jewelry school at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Several of the soldier students. in
Guiding a legless veteran, attended
meeting of the section held at the
Raleigh Hotel last night, and ex-
ship. which astounded the mer-
Charles ]. Columbus of the associa-
tion today forwarded to Miss Al
berta Montgomery. in charge of the
jewelry school at the hospital. a list
Of local and national jewelry manu-
facturers where positions might be
obtained for the veterans.
In addition, the association will
furnish the students with jewelry
and silverware pieces from which
they may fashion duplicates. Miss
Montgomery was informed that there
Is a demand for watchmakers and
engravers. and that the association
will be glad to cooperate with the
school and assist in finding positions
for it's proficient students.
Among the soldier-made articles
exhibited at last nights meeting
were a silver teapot executed by
Ralph Grimm, who lost both legs in
the war; beaten copper bowl. by
John Sandbrook, and a silver jewel
box. by Joseph Youkinski. A chain
made by Miss Sarah Logan. wound
ed nurse, also was shown and re-
ceived much praise from experts.
g T. callahan and T.. Paul Staunton
of the Gorham Company encouraged
tho men and told them they would
be able to fill good positions.
Evening star., 1921-03-09
TWO BIG STILLS FOUND
IN MARYLAND HOMES
Systematic Raids Net 200 Gallons
of Mash and Much Corn
Whisky.

series of systematic raids on the
homes of alleged illicit liquor distillers
In Prince Georges county by internal
revenue agents yesterday afternoon re-
suited in the seizure of nearly 200 gall
Ions of sour mash, a quantity of corn
whisky and two stills. one of which is
said to be the most modern found in
that section of Maryland. The raid
ing party was led by w. B. Hardy,
chief prohibition inspector of the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland
The novel and up-to-date still. the
in the home CT John A. Conley, located
about 300 yards from the Methodist
Church of Oxon Hill
Near the apparatus. the revenue men
say they discovered 100 gallons of
sour mash. In Conley's house, it is
said. two quarts of the finished product
was found, while short distance
away from his home three one-gallon
jugs of the alcoholic liquid were To-
Gated in a motor truck. Conley dis
claimed ownership of the truck, and
it was seized and taken to Baltimore
last night with the still.
A stu with twenty-gallon capacity
was discovered by the raiding party in
the home of Benton c. Baden, near
Friendly, Md. The revenue agents also
found fifty gallons of corn whisky mash
Baden and Conley were notified to ap-
pear before United States Commissioner
j. Frank Supplee, in Baltimore, this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock
The revenue agents then raided the
home OF Henry Lewis, colored. in the
vicinity of Baden's house. Here they
found, it is stated. a barrel of mash
Lewis explained that the mash was used
to feed his hogs. and he was not ar
rested. A sample of the mash was
taken by the agents for analysis. how
ever.
The raids were planned by Prohibi-
tion Inspector Hardy several weeks
ago.