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The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-08
Mnle.rn Box.

T want to buy a makeup box, said a young married man.
 "A makeup box ?" the confectioner echoed. "We don't keep theatrical supplies"
 Ai mean a box of chocolates to take home to my wife, said the young man; I promised to be home three hours ago. Edinburgh Scotsman.
 The Golden Rule, We have the wisest teacher, and she
 has this rule That helps us in our lesson-yoU can
 use it in your school; Always add a smile or two when
 things are going wrong. Subtract the frowns that try to come
 when lessons seem too long; Then multiply your efforts when the
 figures won't come right Divide your pleasures day by day with
 everyone in sight. Now if you always use this rule you'll
 have a happy day, For lessons then are easy, and the
 hours fly away.
 -oO-
 A Mena statistical sleuth advocates bobbed hair for women because, he says, girls waste 6,545, 100000 hours year doing up" their tresses. The Office Cat advocates clipped noses, because girls waste 9,657 ,9S7,- 309 hours a year powdering that or gan.
 (And how many hours are spent ir each year blowing the darn things Slug 1)
 q went 20 miles on gallon yes 1 terday.n
 That's nothing; l went two month. on quart"
 Farewell. brides of June. By now the first glamor has departed. Honey 1 once a cross between motion pie i ture hero and a plumed knight is now lot like other men, inclined to bt careless in his dress, and eternally hungry. Dust gathers in the new home much as it does in mama's, anC the grass needs cutting when thu plumed knight gets up the necessary steam. After June the bride becomei just another married woman.
 -oo- Very Likely. i (Daft in Kansas City Star) Perhaps when Cain, in frenzied wrath His brother Abel slew, ! The latter asked him, with grin, "ls it hot enough for you ?"
 --oo--
 About the second time you meet { l woman she begins to tell you hel troubles, says Mena's sour old bach elor.
 1t is said that President Hardinl plays poker and that he is just as ap to be shy in the pot as any ordinary duffer.
 If man deserves praise he doesn't want it, and if he wants it he doesn't deserve it, says Pole MePhetrige. Turks Take Ismud," says a re port. We'll, while we don't know what lsmud is, maybe it will be good fo, what ails 'em,
 pome. 1 Don't envy this here writing man His coat of sleep and glowing tan, Nor think he got it rowing Or diving where the pillows beat It's eighty by two hundred feet, The lawn that he's been moving. --oO--
 The girl next door says that there are many happy women in the coun try, but they won't admit it. -oo-- Why the devil will any good fellow withhold kindly word, when he may just as we'll be getting everybody 1T debt to him for his kindly thoughtful
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-08
Ponie.

Don't envy this here writing man His coat of sleep and glowing tan,
 Nor think he got it rowing Or diving where the pillows beat It's eighty by two hundred feet,
 The lawn that he's been moving.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-08

The girl next door says that there are many happy women in the coun- try, but they won't admit it.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-09-08

Why the devil will any good fellow withhold kindly word, when he may just as we'll be getting everybody in debt to him for his kindly thoughtful ,,auv9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
OIL MILL COMPANIES
 1. SUPPLY SCHOOL FUNDS

The cotton mills of Huntsville have gone to the rescue of the schools in their respective villages, Dallas, Mer- rimack, Lowe, Lincoln and West Huntsville and have supplied the funds necessary to complete the terms until the end of the eighth month.
 The state and county funds available for educational purposes have run low and this has caused the closing of all the rural district schools except those which started late in the fall, the terms of all being limited to seven months. The shortage of money would have also caused the closing of She schools n the mill villages except Cor the supplementary appropriations made for their maintenance by the cotton mill corporations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
GENERAL TO DEUCE
 WITH WAR STATISTICS

Washington, March 3l.-tSpeciao. )- What is expected to be one of the most illuminating speeches In recent days will be delivered beforeN,the National Press club April 12 by Maj. Gen. Peter C. Harris, the adjutant general of the army. General Harris has charge of the records of the World war, including those relating to the draft. These rec ords show the ages, education, special qualifications and military records of many million men in the United States. General Harris will explain the vital importance of these records, and how he has been able to bring them up to date, work which required more than 30 years in the case of Civil war rec ords. It is upon these records that the government relies for information re- garding compensation, discharges, dis abilities incurred in service, and re- gar5ing all questions that will arise in future years. The general will tell the story in public for the first time Others to speak include Secretaries Weeks and penby of the war and navy depart ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
HIGH COURT WILL
 HEAR INDEPENDENT BANK CASE APRIL Il
Money Houses Outside Reserve Board Seek to Retain Right to Fee 10 Cents on All
 Clearance Checks
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
 800 Davidson Building

Washington, March Sl.-(SpeciaL)- )- Arguments in the case of the indepen- dent banks of Georgia against the fed eral reserve board, involving the legal ity of that provision of an act of Con gress requiring the par clearance od checks will be heard April II.
 While Georgia bankers bear the brunJ of this case bankers of several other southern states are in open sympathy. The decision will involve the constitu- tierality of legislation recently adopted by Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana and Tennessee, perpetuating the custom of state banks charging 10 cents for the clearance of all checks for $lO0 or fraction thereof.
 The law creating the federal reserve system provides that no fee shall be has endeavored to enforce this law. State banks have vigorously protested at the loss of a revenue enjoyed from time immemorial. In course of these protests, W. P. c. Harding, governor or the federal reserve board, has been more or less severely criticised.
 GOV. HARDING EXPLAINS
 In regard to the situation as it ap- riies to him, personally, Governor Hard ing said today:
 It makes no difference to me whether the law is sustained. l have never been personally interested. But the law ex- lsts and it was and is my business to enforce it. The remedy of complaining banks has reposed in Congress. Con- gress, which made the law, could have changed it. Governor-elect Hardwick of Georgia made such an attempt some time ago in the state, but in vain. The question at issue seems to. me to be: Shall the check of man with suf- fc'cnt money in the bank be worth it's face value?'"
 The banks, on the other hand, con tend in their brief filed with the su- prenie court that the federal reserve beard is attempting to put them out Of business, to force them, in other woEds, either into the system or into a state Of bankruptcy. They claim that in cash ing checks they are entitled to the small remuneration of 10 cents on s1O0.
 AS REVENUE SOURCE
 It is estimated that Georgia banks have reaped harvest of $1,0OO,000 per annum in the process of cashing checks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
OIL DRILLERS LOCATE
 GAS AT TWO LEVELS

Huntsville, March 31.-(Special.)-- The Chicago syndicates which is drill ing for oil in the Hazle Green locality on the farm of John F. Moseley has found in well close by some 15 years ago and is declared by experts to be generated by petroleum.
 Experts of the company say the Hazle Green region is like the Allen county. Kentucky. oil field and the same character of machinery is being used in drilling operations. I. w. Paige, formerly of the Southern Rail- way, is in charge of the work here and he says 1t is the purpose of his conn pany to make a thorough test for oil, which is believed to exist in quantity in the northern part of Madison county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

get him at his club then. And mean l time let me talk to you"
 The heart of Dick leaped strangely in his bosom. Why, after all this young | glrl must really care for him! His IL fare mattered vitally to her. Life held out some promise, after all.
 When do you leave the officer" He l managed to make his voice sound per | fecty casual
 About o'clock"
 Meet me at the Times Square sub- way station then, at 5:SO"
 "And-and you'll promise not to take any rash step over these investments?" Anxiety still fingered in the smoke-blue eyes.
 Oh, very we'll But only if you do turn upi"
 T will" whispered Mary. She nodded and turned round to go. Dick Calardin watched the slim. attractive figure hurry up the office stairs. He walked away with a tremendous load lifted from his simple, boyish heart
 He strode through the teeming traffic Of the city. What a great lonely place this New York wasl He didn't know q soul-and didn't want to! The crowds went jostling by him-tremendously in tent upon their business. Tn all the world his co1nngs and goings didn't matter to single -unleSs--unless--
 Oh. Mary Drew must surely care for him
 At length he reached Trinity church. Inside was great. vast peace.
 He wanted peace. He wanted medita- tion. The silence of this great church drew him strongly.
 He entered the vast spaciousness, and the door swung to behind him. After the frosty sunshine of the streets this place seemed dark and dim.
 He found a pew in a shadowed corner of the aisle.
 He must catch his brief, elusive span of hapness with Mary .
 What he and Mary needed was a good straight talk. He wasn't going to let misunderstanding cone between them
 The organ pealed out in an ecstasy of praise. The choir boys voices blended together in the hymn of Evensong And into Dick Calardin's boyish heart there came a great. deep peace.
 The mystery of life seemed to be eolv- ing for him now. Love--yes, and serv- iee--these were the greatest things to live for. They were the only things in the whole wide world that mattered life made up of Love-and Work. Equal portions of each. Oh, he was lucky, lucky of all men!
 Tomorrow-The Crocs-exaDoination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
BOSS PENROSE GIVES JOR TO DEMOCRAT

Washington, March 31.-(Special.) J. There comes time when a democrat IS So thoroughly equipped for technica, labor that he proves himself indispen- sable to a Congress as rabidly repub- lican as that which will convene in ex- traordinary session April Il. Such a democrat is John E. Walker, formerly a clerk of the ways and means committee wheE it's chairman was Oscar w. Under wood of Alabama, and later private sec retary to Representative Claude Kitch- ir. He is so valuable as an expert that the republicans cannot dispense with his services. So the first appointment made by Vice President Coolidge, who. it ap- pears singular acted on Suggestion" Of Senator Penrose, regarded as the re- rublican loss. placed MT. Walker as chief of the bill drafting bureau of the Ssratc The job pays s6,J0 ;tr ar mum Ii. consequence there ne mahy "scre" republican officeseekers in Wash ington They are wondering what diff ference does it make that Harding was elected last November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
JUVENILES GIVE CONCERT
Georgia Industrial Home Has Classy
 Musicians En Tour

Greenville, March 31.-(Special.)- The Bugle and Drum corps of the Georgia Industrial home at Macon left Greenville this morning in their large motor bus for Luverne where they will give a concert. This organization of young men, IS in number, ranging in years from to Is, gave a delightful entertainment at the Butler county courthouse here last night The Green vile citizens gave the boys a substan- tial financial offering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
XI-WARNTNG

When Dick Calardin came, Mary was apparently immersed in work. That young man. ignoring Mary, walked straight through to the inner office, knocked, and entered the sanctum of Marys employer.
 Thereafter, low-toned voices drifted through the fanlight separating the two rooms.
 Later Mary paused for moment in saying:
 Take my advice, Mir Calardin, and put $25,0Oo into this Mexican concern. It sure thing, let me tell you The mines will surely pay you 30 per cent and the shares go up-and up-"
 Marys heart missed a beat As confi- dentlal secretary to this business man she knew the situation well. The Mex ican mines were a chmera-utterly doomed
 Give me till o'clock tonight to think 1t oyer. I'll telephone you" answered young Calardin swiftly.
 The inner office door was opened, and the young man walked out He didn even glance at Mary. She had hurt him much too deeply. He strode across the floor and made his exit She could hear lis footsteps echoing on the stairs
 She didn't hesitate. He was the man she loved-and she must, warn him. Heedless of the danger that she ran regarding Darlington Bellairs, she hur- -ried after Dicks retreatng figure. At the entrance to the building she over took him.
 Mir. Calardin," she cried breathlessly. laying hand upon his arm, please stop a minute! I couldn't help-overhearing- your conversation with my chief! Don't irvest-a single cent-in Mexican mines his mines It's a-a kind of swindle- and I'd hate to see you lose!'
 With mighty effort Dick Calafdin pulled himself together
 Its very kind of you to warn me on business matters he replied a little stlffly. The memory of Mary's previous attitude still ranked. q ought to thank you very much, but Mir. Be1lairs propo- stion somehow looks mighty good to me-"
 Mary flung a frightened glance behind her. Were her employer to discover it her intervention would certainly mean her instant dismissal from the office. And Mary didn't want to lose her job.
 TT heard you tell him that you'd ring him up at o'clock tonight an give definite answer" she whispered Promise to make it o'clock. You can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
STATE UTILITIES HAS REFUSED JURISDICTION
 OVER MUNICIPALITIES

Montgomery, March St.-(special)- Citizens of Dothan lost their fight to
 force the reinstatement of a contract for the furnishing of 1,50O continuous horsepower of electric energy to the city of Dothan by the Georgia-Ala bama Power company. The public serv- ice commission held that-the two par ties had terminated the contract Octo- Der 1, 1920, and 1t had no authority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
GREENVlLLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GIVE MINSTREL
 THAT PLEASES BIG HOUSE

Greenville March 31.-(speciaL)- From both financial and entertain- ing standpoint the Rainbow minstrels given last night at the Greenvine opera house by members of the Green vile High school was a decided suc- cess. The house was crowded.
 The chorus singing was possibly the feature of the entertainment. The high school orchestra assisted by Miss Anne Traweek and Mrs. Claude Basden made its second public appearance and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

its work was excellent. Vernon stab- Ter as interlocutor was supported by William Campbell, Bernard Haygood. Bernard Leckie. AlImon Stabler, Lane Harrison and Nick Harris. This sex tet of black-faced merriment makers were good and extremely clever. The feature of the first part was the hula dancing by Floyd Zeigler and Bruce Dees, the 250-pound Gold Dust Twins" Other feature numbers of the show were the following numbers; Sene gambian Serenaders, Japanese, h. dian, Love Nest and the finale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

The revenue of banks of other states has been relatively as ample. it is said Nevertheless, the great majority of states in the union have ac- cepted the situation. As matter of fact, the only "belligerents' at present are in the south.
 The idea obtains in Washington that the supreme court will sustain the law as it is. This idea is based on decisions adverse to the claim of independent bankers of Georgia, Louisiana and Ala bama. In the latter state, Judge Wit liam I Grubb rendered what is regard CT as an unusually strong opinion up- holding the law.
 The supreme court has been urged to render decision as soon as possibis after the arguments, April Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
EYE LOST IN ACCIDENT Boy, 13 Years Old, Is Shot While
 Hunting

Dothan, March 31.-(Special.)- )-Huey Hayes. 13-year-old boy of Cottondale Fla, was brought to a Dothan hospi- tai yesterday for treatment. He was s1ot in the eye Saturday while out hunting, and one eye was removed by the doctors on his arrival here, as two shot had penet-ated tLe ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
A just q minute
please! i!

Get this message straight and pass it on to your friends. There's some thing in it for you all. By now you've learned that the customary price for really good suits this Spring is around $40 to $50. But buy here and you'll learn that Blach's is not following the custom-we're leading it-down- ward. We've got sense enough to foresee that folks will stick to the store that has stuck to them. When normal demand returns those folks will instinctively turn to the store that justified their patronage in time of forced economy. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
PLACE IS MADE FOR
 KEYS GRANDDAUGHTER

WashingtOn, March N.-(SpecIaI.J- Ancestors are valuable commodities after all. This fact comes to light in the appointment of Mrs. Mary T. K Me- Blair in the classified civil service with out reference to civil service rules. Mrs. McBlair is a granddaughter of Francis Scott Key. author of The Star Span gled Banner" She was sadly in need of the position. The President, however. declined to give her a perrhanent status.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

whatever to require municipality to carry out contract
 In an extensive opinion the commis- sion said it had no Jurisdiction what ever over municipalities which operate public service plants, such as electric plants and water plants. The opinion said the commission desired to exer- else whatever Jurisdiction 1t had re- ceived by law, but did not intend 60 usurp Jurisdiction not conferred by law. Citizens of Dothan sought to force the use of the contract when they were unable to obtain the neces- sary amount of electric energy.
 Strikes will be classed as unwar- ranted industrial warfare in Missouri if the bill introduced in the legisla- ture of the state becomes a law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

Doesn't hurt . btl. Drop . little 'Freezone" on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting. then shortly you lift 1t right off with fingers. Truly!
 Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of 'sFreezone" for few cents. sufficient to remove every hard corn. soft corn. or corn between the toes. and the callusay- without soreness or -irritations--Adu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
Al Cupid's Call
 By MAY CHRISTIE

Copyright. 1921, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09
CLEANING UP INSECT PESTS
Many of Alternating Species May Be Destroyed in Winter By Clean
 Ing Up Obscure Corners.

Much can be done now to reduce the possibility of insect plaques next summer if a little effort Is directed to- ward the destruction of insect shelter areas. Around the grounds and gar dens, under hedges, beside ditches, and in fence corners are punches of insect sheltering weeds or grass. By the time cold weather approaches many kinds of insects In the adult or imma- ture stages have taken full advantage of these hooks and hidden away there for the winter. The bureau of ento- Eology, United States Department of Agriculture, says that If these spOts are cleaned up and the refuse cut and burned, many of these hibernating in- sects will be destroyed and the dam- age from such pests during the eom-
 ing season will be materially lessened
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09
Hens Paw for a Home

''I visited this week the home of a little family that came here from Kansas five years ago with just $3O0," writes aFlorida home demon stration agent working in coopera- tion with the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. "Their White Leghorns have supported the hus- band, wife and three children, paid for little home, motor car, sev- eral modern poultry houses, and many other things needed in the business. At present there are about
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09
WEST CORNWALL

Friday night there will be a dance at Masonic Hall. Proceeds are for the Cornwall Baseball team. Music by Kegler and Keenan orchestra. Come and help your team.
 It will be visitors night at the next Grange meeting, June 18th.
 The attendance at the Farm Blu reau meeting, giving instruction in first aid to the injured, was very small. Those absent were unfortun- ate in being obliged to miss it.
 Next Sunday, Children's Day will be observed by appropriate exercises at the church at North Cornwall.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09

Lakeville and Harry French of Philadelphia spent last Sunday with their mother, Mrs. James Walsh.
 Mrs. Grace Brazee spent the week end and Decoration Day with rela- tives in Peekskill, N. Y.
 Alanson Middlebrook spent the weekend in New Britain. P Russell Platt is the owner of a new Columbia bicycle.
 The Misses Durham have a tele- phone installed in their home.
 1Aftn~I AoLquet CI Brooklyn spent the Decoration holiday with Mrs. Adelbert Middlebrook.
 Mrs James Wynkoop is visiting her sister up near Albany.
 Mrs Robert Dakin entertained an auto party from New Canaan, also Royal Dakin and friend from Water bury over the weekend.
 Miss Sadie Vosburgh is the proud possessor of a new Ford car.
 William Tuncey's family are all sick with scarlet fever.
 Mrs F. M. Platt and Jeanie were in Lakeville Decoration Day.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09
SOUTH CANAAN

The Under Mountain school en- joyed picnic on Saturday afternoon in company with Miss Dora Henry, their teacher.
 Ray Spencer from Worcester, Mass, is staying at William Bos- worth's for a few weeks.
 John Wright is the proud driver of a fve-year-old colt.
 Miss L. J. Oliver is working for Mrs. Lorene Hunter in Lime Rock.
 Harry E. Dean took a party of relatives to Hartford on Wednesday.
 Frank R. Passam with Canaan friends motored to Great Harrington on Sunday.
 Gustav Hertzberg of Torrington was visiting Adolph Hein lately. Mrs. Arthur s. Dean made some cells in Caraan on Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Davies and Mir. and Mrs. Herbe Wright motored to Norfolk last week.
 Mrs. Fred Howe spent Saturday Tn Canaan.
 Little Pauline Curtiss has been ill for a few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Dean of East Canaan spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah Deming. i Mrs. Frank Silvernale and son, i Howard, were in Lakeville for the
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-09
Careful Handling in Field

NaFeTul E1anollnS HI Eiclo
 Prevents Potato Losses
 Growers and shippers are respon- sible for much of the loss that re- suits from shipping diseased pota- toes, since a large part of such losses can be controlled, if not en- tirely prevented, in the field, accord ing to specialists of the Bureau of Markets of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.
 Serious damage results from care less handling when the potatoes are harvested. Too many persons, it is said, handle potatoes as though they were so many cobblestones rather than a perishable product. Even the breaking of the protective skin frequently proves serious. Such in jury not only damages the appear ance and necessitatcs deep pairing of the tuber, but affords ready en- trance to infection. Loss of this sort lies in every growers and ship per's power to control, it is pointed O11t