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The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-18

No man really cares to have folks say he is pretty.
 People feel very little interest in borrowed trouble.
 Don't believe what girl says, or even what she shrugs.
 Hit the high places in youth and you'll hit the low places in old age. The more deserving a man is of ad- verse criticism the easier he is in suited
 It is remarkable that chloroform was invented so long after singing i lessons.
 A cipher is an important thing in our business life; not so with a do nothing.
 D'Annunzio is quiet now, which may mean that he has gone into mo- ton pictures.
 A young girl in love acts like one possessed-or like one who wants to be possessed.
 The man who refuses to trust any one else has made everybody sus- picious of him.
 A beautiful thought: Advice is free-which is the only reason you receive so much of it.
 You may not like to think it, but when you go away for a rest you give others a much better rest.
 An Indianapolis man got half ton of coal and eight dollars in money by using bad check on coal man. Alta boy!
 Boston is talking about aboLshing cheek-to-cheek dancing, Maybe the boys up there don't shave often as they ought to.
 When man arrives at the age when his loves are all the warmed over kind, it's time for him to think of something else
 The man who builds landing place and warehouse for the ship he expects to come in may be classed as a real optimist.
 The divorce courts wouldn't be so bad if they didn't make it possible for people to go and do the same things over again.
 It is three months after man has made out his income tax statement before he begins to feel fit to as- sociate with honest men.
 There are other books that con- tain more poetry and romance and thrills, but for solid satisfaction Inothing equals bank book.
 When married people begin pick ing fruit from under some other vine and fig tree than their own, the devil puts a couple extra stok- CTS on the job. | Speaking of cabinet changes in France, how many times do you sup pose our cabinet would have fallen in the past four years if it had required a vote of confidence?
 If the average wife knew how much the girls kid" among them selves over the kind of boob she married, she not ouly would cease to be jealous but she'd get pretty sore about it, Pm thinking. 4 five-reel motion picture is ap- nroximately | 900 Ppet long
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-18

A five-reel motion picture is ap- proximately 5000 feet long.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Gave AIDE a Fright

ERED q. KELLY was spending q week
= end at the Illinois home Of George AIDE.
Mr.. Kelly Is q fresh air fend as well a. q
humorist. On the first night he retired at
the Ade home he flung his windows wide, ~
usual, even though there was zero tempera.
ture, and tied the curtains in bowknots be-
sides 50 as not to miss any Of the elixir that
was coming to him. g.
Way in the night 1t began to snow and
It showed % hard that it blew in and woke
Mr.. Kelly up. Lying there in his warm,
warm bed, he saw his duty plainly, namely,
the protection Of another mans property |;
and though he hated it like the dickens, he
crawled out into the biting cold and pro-
ceedsd to undo the damage he had done. A
good deal Of snow had made its unrestricted
way, into the Ade guest chamber, and a
the weak end visitor gazed ruefully at the
white drifts and the limp, bowknotted cur
tains he set guiltily to work-night shirt,
bare feet ct al.
= The job Of snow scraping proved 10 Be
fascinating one, however, and before Kelly
realised what he was doing he was down on
the door making snowballs and dreaming
Of the good old days In the Adirondacks,
whefs he had eampsd and enjoyed the winter
sports a. boy.
In he midst Of his fun hs suddenly felt
presence IN the room. Turning. he saw
George Adj. standing nsar the door, looking
stihim fssrfufy.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
A Terrible Effort

NOW that the washing was hung on the
IN line, Mrs. Bolts was leaning over the
back fence and discussing with sympathetic
Mrs. johnson the problem Of bringing up
d.uehter, Privately Mrs. johnson consid-
cred that Lily Bolts was born lazy, but
Lily's mother held that Lily's case was
not so simple.
.'It amt dat LILY amt willin'," said
Mrs. Bolts. "willin' she is, an active an
all dat. She is>elwsys ready to run on err
rands TO- 20. But she amt one dat heahs
work callin' or see it a-lookin' at her"
Heap mo easy to do a thing yo'sef
dan be teIlin' other folkses," said Mrs-
johnson, understandingly.
AN dat's de truth" agreed Mrs. Botts.
But LILY amt to blame; but maybe she
rits discouraged q little too easy. Is seen
her tryin'. Last winter 1 says to her,
'LLy,' / says, every time 20 End some
thin to do to help 20 mother round de
house III Glib 20 cent Dat started her
hard at It Mrs. johnson, tit was two weeks
befo' she done git discouraged an give it
up"
"An' how much did she make?" asked
Mrs. johnson.
Mine cents" said Mrs. Bolts, but I
called it q dime"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
John WINGATE WEEKS THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR

strangely lacking. Take the matter OF pub
lie speeches. for instance. It is impossible
for me to develop even q suggestion OF nerves
as the time approaches for me to appear.
The occasion has no more effect on me tnan
has the chopping down Of tree. ] was
conscious Of no sensation Of nervousness
even upon the occasion Of making my hrst
speech. At that time wise, elderly friend
told me that I would never become an enec-
tive public speaker. ! was too matter Of
fact. am very poor speaker. All
give my audience Is cold food for thought.
There is'nothins stimulating in my speeches.
I am simply not that sort Of an individual"
All Of which might give the impression
that John wingate Weeks is cold and for
bidding. which he is not. At the RepubH-
can convention in 1915 he received more
votes than any man but Hughes. Nearly
all Of those votes had their origin in the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Man Wanted

Ixl ger Of big concern and was OBLIGED 20
travel q great deal in its interests, much
to the displessurs Of his daughter, Dorothy,
aged nine.
'rDaddie," she asked, "why don't you
stay at home and work like other little girls
daddies DOR
why, I'd love to, Dorothy" said father,
With q smile, but the fact is have to earn
q lot Of money 10 take csre Of mother and
yo1 and can't get enough work at hons
10 do that"
'Dsddie," continued Dorothy, ct don't
believe you have tried hard enough. Why,
] ZEE Just lots and lots Of signs all the time
Man Wanted This very morning there
vss ens IN front Of the hardware store"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

posed it. Hi friends warned him that he
was sounding his political death knell. This
confirmation was matter dear to the hearts
Of the Jewish people Of Massa chusetts. There
were enough of them to defeat any candidate
for reelection. But Weeks continued his
opposition. II he had 1t to do over, again,
he says, he would NOT change his course. 1t
seemed to him right. True to the warnings
he had received, the Jewish vote defeated
him in 1918. s.
For two years Mr.. Weeks has, been out
Of public life. He did not resume his busi-
ness connections. He il q placid man who
can sit down and enjoy the passing OF un-
eventful days. BE has developed beautiful
home in New Hampshire-a home built on
the top of mountain. He likes to 30 there
and work. The farmer Is stiIl strong within
him. He never feels the spirit Of restless
ness. Throughout his career he has man
aged to maintain q bland satisfaction with
things as he has found them. Its this
satisfied quiet that he has given up, this
ease and comfort, for eighteen hours' vork
q day.
IT suppose there IL q reconpenss, .. I sus-
gested, Sin the exultation Of public servies.Y
ITO man Of my Temperament" said
Mr.. Weeks. ''ths thE.lls sf pub'is III af'
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Double Tragedy

A MONG the guests at a recent dinner IN
n Washington were a number Of men in
terested in various reforms. Abort the
most conspicuous Of these was q man who
talked loudly against both vivisection snf
the eating Of meat He afforded great in
te,est to q certain obscure physician.
Toward the end Of the dinner the latter
leaned forward and said to the man first
mentioned:
Pardon me, but am to understand
thas you are both an anti -vivIsectionist ahd
q vegetsrianF'
your understanding il correct"
Then" continued the doctor, you win
probably be greatly shocked to learn that
you have just eaten a live caterpillar with
your lettuce salad.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

est that could have any possible bearing on
legislation. His investments were 20 ar
ranged that no Legislative, action could pos
sibly profit him. 1t is appalling to con.
slider, Mr.. Weeks says, the amount OF
money he lost BY this action. Nearly every
one of the enterprises in which he was IN
terested has developed and 9prospered. he
thinks he may Justly claim to have lost more
money by taking public once than any other
man to date.
Weeks met his first political defeat In
1918 when he stood for reelection to the
Senate. This defeat. he holds, was due
entirely to his own acts. he says he never
considered political expediency In mapping
his course. He has consistently been %
politically foolish as to state that corporate
interests have rights. When the nomination
Of Louis Brandeis a. associate justice Of the
Supreme Court came to the Senate he op-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

de discipline and physical training add value
b L. John Weeks was one Of the strong
men Of the Annapolis gym and q mighty
wrestler. There are q number Of admirals
In the navy today whose shoulders he has
brought to the mat. ..-
This education, however, did not have any
special bearing on the things he was to do In
later hfe- Congress legislated him. and most
Of his class out Of the pau. There ware
no places for many snSizns at the time he
graduated, 30 an but the ten honor men Of
his class were discharged with year's pay.
While the members Of this class were
taking fnal examinations Weeks went to
visit with q fellow classman and stayed al
night In his quarters. The host went out
b zee his girl and'a friend Of his, stranger
D Weeks. called and the two talked together.
A q result Of this chance conversation the
stranger asked the young navy man to join
kim In making surveys In Florida. Weeks
accepted. 30 Il happened that this chance
acquaintance changed the whole course Of
this New Englander's life.
ToHN WEEKS ran lines down the east
y coast Of Florida when there was no set
tisment st Palm Beach or Miami. There
were Q tsw houses at Orlando, and thsra .
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
By William Atherton Du Puy

By William Atherton Du Puy
IoHN wINGATE WEEKS told me the
y story of his life. When he had nnisneo
Il I thought knew just what sort OF man
he is; thought / understood the simplicity,
the directness, effectiveness Of his methods )
thourht I had discovered how and why ne
binds men to him. That ever-fascinauns
miracle Of success was also revealed 70 me-
had been shown Just how . man In nsn
place had got to where he ID from Wners
he came.
It was a plain story, told by piain
man. I talked to him at the War Depart
ment In the late afternoon as the sun was
setting red over the Potomac. He oulked
big back Of his desk-a six-footer who car
ried q good deal Of weight he is just
size smaller than Secretary DenbyS over
IN the Navy Department. The two men are
remarkably alike in their conformations.
Secretary Weeks has Just an inch above his
collar behind before the bald spot begins,
while Secretary DENLY has an inch and
half. The secretary Of war makes up BY
wearing q mustache, which the secretary OF
the navy does not. That mustachs ID
great convenience in Official circles II 1t
were to disappear these two men would Be
true Dromios and the confusion would Be
without end.
The Weeks family, the secretary told me,
established itself in New Hampshire more
than 100 years before the Revolution. Its
various branches were Of English origin.
Up in Greenland, N. H, there Is an old
brick house that has been there for 23O
years. At one time in its history it was
used a. a fort in protecting the colonists
from Indian attack. The man who lives in il
occupied BY q family named Weeks since
the day It was built
After the Revolutionary War Q Lieu
tenant Weeks went up into the northern
meadows Of New Hampshire and settled.
There the members Of this branch Of the
Weeks family, to which the secretary be-
longs, have since resided and titled the soil.
They are Of the type Of people who stay
put, q type somewhat hard for the westerner
to understand, q sort Of people different from
those Of rs who move about much even in
q Engie generation.
Mr.. Weeks says that It was not Of his own
initiative that be left New Hampshire. As .
matter Of fact, he says, almost no advance
ment that has come to him has been Of his
own seeking. Ths congressman from his home
district, at about the time he was approach
Ing maturity, sent word to the local min
istsr that II there was q likely boy in Lam
easosr who wanted to 20 to the Naval Acad-
smy b would be glad to appoint him. The
minister conferred with the schoolmaster
and young Weeks was recommended. So
he left his native stata.
He graduated at about the middle Of his
elas- The education obtained at Annapo-
hs, Mr.. Weeks holds, is very excellent and
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

government matters. He gave them sl
understanding Of all that was going on
Treat him right" the War Department
reporters said to me when went 70 talk
with him. Hes a helpful human secre-
tary."
Finally I asked him about this Job Of his
What was his attitude toward TT
Naturally" he said, 81 would be a.
pected to apply the same sort Of reasoning
to IL that have used al along the road.
1 approach it with an open mind. ] want
to master II. have q fair foundation for
understanding it problems because was
long on the committee on military affairs
in Congress. But when a given problem
is in hand expect to face Il Just as / would
a problem Of the operation Of q banking
house. win measure it By common sense
and act as seems best.
with one thing am particularly happy.
There is no reason In the world why
should not follow my own best judgment
in running this job. 1t comes TO me without
q single string on Il. / come 10 Il without
any single purpose to serve other than its
efhcient operation l can give II my un-
divided attention ss long as / am required
or can put 1t aside tomorrow and be en-
tirely happy. / have never lost an hour Of
sleep in all my life through nervousness or
insomnia. am never sick. never worry.
/ am content"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

A COMMITTEE Of the House was aD-
~ pointed, Of which Mr.. Denby and Weeks
were both members. This committee came
to be known a ''the spanking committee"
It reported "A Recommendation that Mr..
Roosevelt's message rejecting on the Con-
grees be expunsed from the record. This
action was taken. Mr.. Roosevelt later ad-
n,itted to intimate friends. Mr.. Weeks says.
that the COMMITTEES was right In the action
Il took.
In 1912 the man from Newton was elected
to the Senate. Up {, this time be hat
retained his business connections, but whes
10 went Into tie ssnsts he sold every Inter.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

personal friendships he had made In the
United States Senate. In his contact with
Fellows he works on that same principle
OF frank, common sense dealing. There Is no
dissembling. He is just what he seems.
he meets every man with q frank sim.
pteity. All those complications of life that
grow: out Of playing innumerable games with
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Having made his living at being humor-
list, Kelly saw the joke at oncs and, wanting
to carry it on. picked up a SNOWFALL and,
without word, landed it spsns in the mid
die of his host There was q moment Of hor-
rifed silence. Then, as Ade turned to call
for aid, Kelh sprans to his feet with .
laugh.
Bowing low, he said:
Accept my humble apology, Sir Knight,
for mussins up your premises like thisr'
AIDE stared for q brief second a. IL to make
quite certain and than, yisibly himself again,
crumpled up on the bed and laughed til he
ached.
"Oh, Iuddy, luddy," he cried. Thought
you were nuts surel Soon's saw your
light 20 on here ran with the mustard can,
only to find you sitting on the floor in your
nishtshirt throwing snowballs. Funniest
sight ever sawv' And o6 he went again,
being Joined by Kelly. When the beusehoh
appeared on the scene IL was 10 fnd two
nishtshirted humorisn writing the Joke ef
the season.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Assurance Sought

AebuI duCC OOuSAi
HLARIsSA--I don't wish to appear % b
" too easiiy won.
Clarenee-That's quits natural.
Clariaaa {anxiously)-se n say NE"
nov yeu won't sst sasry and never ash n
as.iasvM yvas
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06

cy is justification for every hour of re-
creation he has taken and good argu-
ment for more.
The growing personal popularity of
President Harding in every part OF the
country is no longer questioned. Much of
that popularity results from the belief
of the people that President Harding is
a very human sort of person, who likes
to play as well as to work; who does not
always pose like an iron statue on a ped
estal, but is ready to confess that he loves
ardently the sports and diversions which
stir the pulses of millions of every day
necple. The country will be better led by
a man who likes being human being as
much as he likes being President than by
one with an overwhelming sense of his
own Importance and the delusion that his
own life is thing apart from that Of his
fellow countrymen.
And so, if President Harding spends
some hours each week chasing a golf
ball over velvetv lawns, or slips down the
Potomac on the Mavflower to the serene
horizon of the sea or motors THROUGH the
countryside to some nearby city. or
beach resort or camp. or if he spen1e
some hours Of relaxation occqsicnalH'
with his friends the every d.v peopla cf
the country will say: "Go to it. and 90 to
it some more" National Republican
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06
BRAIN IMPRESSIONS STUDIED
Paris Technical Committee Would
Learn " Eye or Ear Aids
Pupils More.

Paris, France. Whether children
learn better written texts or oral lee.
lures is a question under investigation
IN the schools Of Paris. A technical
committee Of the League OF Mental
Hygiene has set to work In a boys
school to study the processes of teach.
INK and learning. 9
Pedagogical experts assert that some
persons brains receive deeper impress
slons by the sense Of sight. The com.
nlttee proposes 10 seek some method
OF education that win take advantage
of these faculties and possibly also
Try IN find some way to develop The
puplfs receptiveness.
Another question is the desirability
of developing either the hearing or
sight sense when found particularly
keen in pupil or whether Il would
be better to develop the dormant
faculty in an effort 10 attain certain
standard OF keenness in both sight aud
bearing In all pupils so they might
all be taught by the same method.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06
THIN. FLAT HAIR
GROWS LONG. THICK
AND ABUNDANT

"Danderlne" costs only 35 cents a
bottle. One application ends all dan
druff, stops itching and falling hair,
and. in a few moments you have
doubled the beauty OF your hair. II
will appear mass, SO soft, lustrous,
and eaD to do up, But what will
please YOU most will be after few
weeks use. when you see new hair
fine and downy at first -yes--but
really new hair growing all over the
scalp. "'Danderine" Ia TO the hair
what fresh showers Of rain and sun-
shine are TO vegetation. II goes right
to the roots. invigorates and streng-
theme them. This delightful. stimu-
lating tonic helps thin. iifeless. fad
ed hair 10 grow hong. thick. heavy
and luxuriant. Adv.
HHs, rf. t.r
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06
MOTHER! MOVE
cHILD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Hurry mother! Even sick child
loves the "fruity" taste of Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup" and il never fails 10
open the bowels, A teaspoonful today
may prevent sick child tomorrow.
If constipated. bilious, feverish
fretful. has cold, collie, or If stom-
ach Is sour. tongue coated, breath
bad, remember a good cleansing of
the little bowels is often all that is
necessary.
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup which has
directions for babies and children Of
all ages printed on the bottle. Mo-
Their! You must say CALIFORNIA"
or you may get an imitation fig
syrnp. Adv
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06
AN EDUCATIONAL NEED

The recent educational survey on ev-
erday topics clearly showed the need of
current events courses in the schools
and colleges of the country. When big
percentage of students displays igno-
rance Of the men and affairs of the day,
it is high time to do something to correct
the condition. Boys and girls should be
kept abreast of the times. In order to
round out their education they need to
know things other than those contained
in textbooks.
Current event courses win fill the need.
More stress laid on the affairs of the day
will make interesting the hours that are
so boresome to all healthy children. An
added zest can be given to study. That
will help the youngsters and the teachers.
too. The practical can well be combined
with the theoretical, to the end that the
Young men and women of the country
will have broader education than the
survey indicates to be the vogue at pres
ent.
Parents and teachers would do well to
demand that children keep in touch with
the news of the dav. History is made ev-
cry "a hours. Not all Of 1t is lasting, but
the lessons and impressions of the fleet
ing day should be read by all. The news
papers furnish the medium of instruction
that is needed by grown-ups as well as
children. Through their columns one can
gain liberal education. No one ignorant
of the affairs of the day is well educa-
ted. Hence knowledge of current events
is an obligation that rests upon every
good citizen. 1t is one of the greatest of
eur educational needs. - Washington
Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-06
FLASH BURIAL RITES TO SHIP
Vessel Minus Prayer Book When Fire
man Dies eets Full Ritual
by Wireless.

LlverpoOi.--DuriDg \ recent voyage
of liner from America, request was
received In the ships wireless room
from another vessel asking for the
transmission TO u by wireless % the
words Of the burial service.
The reason for this unusual request
was that fireman on board the Cana
dian government steamer Canadian
Trspper had been taken m on the voy-
age and had died, and the captain dis
covered that there WINS no copy Of the
prayer book on board.
The Carmania operator teiegraphed
by wireless the whole Of the burial
service.