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The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

took what sewing she could do at
home and earned enough to solve the
problems OF each day. But the pay
ment coming due on the house In De-
cember doomed ahead of them. II
was natural, In the circumstances.
that Mrs. Kelso should like Mr.. Davis
and favor his aims.
Mrs. Kelso's health had improved
slowly so that she was able then to
spend most OF each day in her chair.
One evening when Davis sat alone
with her, she told him the story Of
BIN and Harry Needless bit OF
knowledge he was glad to have. Their
talk was interrupted by the return OF
BIN. She was in cheerful mood.
When Mr.. Davis had gone she said
TO her mother:
Il think our luck has turned, Here's
letter from John T. Stuart The
divorce has been granted l am Goin4
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

80 that am now able to do my work.
/ recommend your Vegetable Compound
to my friends who have troubles similar
to mine and you may use these facts
as testimonial. Mrs. CT. PHILLIPS,
Toomsboro, Ga.
Weak, nervous women make unhappy
homes, their condition irritates both
husband and children. 1t has been
said that nine-tenths of the nervous
prostration, nervous dependency, "the
blues" irritability and backache arise
from some displacement or derange-
fisnt of woman's system. Mrs. Phil
lips letter clearly shows that no other
remedy is so successful in overcoming
this condition as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24
Onions the Oldest.

Onions have caused more tears foF
more years than any other subject in
the world; they have been wept over
since before the pyramids were built.
There are hieroglyphic tears on an
Client obellsks of the land of the Phar.
aohs howing that the Egyptian slaves
had them for lunch. In point Of an.
tiquity the onion Is the oldest and
most arIRtocratie Of vegetables.
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

them by the glIttering handful to his
friends. They had come to him
through trnding in land where they
we're the accepted symbol Of success
and money was none too plentiful.
He had melted their settings aud
turned them into coin. 4 The stones he
kept as kind of surpIus--a half hid
den evidence Of wealth and Of superb
GRITTY to, the temptation of vulgar dis
play. Mr.. Davis was calculating,
masterful keen-minded man, with
rather heavy jaw. In his presence,
BIN was afraid OF her soul that night.
He was gentle and sympathetic. He
offered to lend her any amount she
needed. She made no answer, but sat
trying TO think what she would best
do. The Traylors had paid no atten-
tion to her letter, although month
had passed since It was written.
In moment she rose and gave him
her hand.
ut is very kind Of YOU" said she.
"If you can spare me five hundred
dollars for an indefinite time l will
take It."
let me lend you thousand" he
urged. II can do 1t without bit of
Inconvenience"
II think that FIVE hundred will be
enough" she said.
1t carried her through that trouble
and into others, Of which her woman's
heart had found abundant signs in
the attitude of Mr.. Davis. He gave
the most assiduous attention to the
comfort Of BIN and her mother. He
had had a celebrated physician come
down from Milwaukee to see Mrs.
Kelso and had paid the bill in advance.
~ cannot let you be doing these
things for u.s." BIN said one evening
when he had called to see them.
"And cannot help loving you and
| doing the little l can to express It,"
he answered. II would like to make
every dollar have tell you in some
way that love you. That's how !
feel and you might as well know It."
But do not love you, Mr.. Davis"
Let me try to make you love me.
he blended. us there any reason why
/ Shouldn't
''Yes. If there we're no other rea-
son, love young soldier who is
fighting in the Seminole war in flor
ida under Col. Taylor"
well. at least, you can let me take
the place Of your father and shield you
from trouble when / can"
"You are most generous and kind
ly mani" BIN exclaimed with tears
in her eyes.
So he seemed to be, but he was one
of those men who weave q spell like
] that Of an able actor. He excited
temporary convictions that began t.
change as soon as the curtain fell
He was no reckless villain of romance
i II he instigated the robbery. of th'
south-bound mail wagon. of which the
writer of this little history has nj
shadow Of doubt, he was so careful
about It that no evidence which would
satisfy a jury has been discovered tC
this day.
On account of the continued illness
l Of her mother BIN was unable to re
sumo her work N the academy. ShC
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

was 30 weak ana neT~
vous 1 didn't know
what to do, and could
notdo my work. My
trouble was deficient
and irregular peri
DDS. / read in the
papers what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound had
done for others and
decided to give it a
trial. | got good
roci1lta from ifo Y1oo
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

For your daughters sake, use Red
Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. She
will then have that dainty, well-groom-
ed appearance that girls admlre.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

Don't believe the man who VOWS he
likes you, or the girl who says she
doesn't.
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24

Avoid extremes-a man can go crazy
even on religion.
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24
Literally Speaklnu.

docs a bOOtlegger actually carry
liquor In his boot?"
II dunno" answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. Though l must admit that
some of the stuff does taste that way"
The Jasper news., 1921-11-24
so WEAK
so NERVOUS
How Miserable This Woman Was
Until She Took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Toomsboro, Cat suffered terribly
with backache and headache all the time,
Evening star., 1921-11-14

morning. This northbound trafnc con-
sisted largely of business vehicles and
trucks. for which there was no other
possible entrance into Washington.
Highway bridge, in short, Is q bust.
ness bridge primarily, and it will al.
ways remain so and become more used
for business purposes as Washington
grows and the Virginia communities
increase in size and activity. Key
bridge will also be to q great extent
business bridge. serving another
radius Of territory Memorial bridge
will be definitely passenger bridge.
Immediate economical considera.
tions should not cause further delay
in the actual undertaking Of this
work. Several years must pass before
the heavy expenditures begin in the
construction. The project itself will
cover perhaps a decade. A bridge is
not built quickly, and if at this ses.
sion Of Congress funds are voted for
the preparation Of plans and the let.
ting Of contracts. and the allotments
are continued steadily from year to
year as the work progresses. in all
likelihood the dedication Of this memo.
rial will not take place for q decade.
And surely this government can af.
ford such work. even with the Treas.
Iry in straits today. II the limitation
OF arms project in put into effect there
will be money enough for such q sym.
boil of reunion which may at the same
time stand as q memorial to America g
contribution to the peace Of the world.
Evening star., 1921-11-14
The Marines and the Mails.

Using the marines to guard this
mails Is such a picturesque device
that one wonders that it WAS not PRE-
viously adopted. It's value is obvious,
for it means that there will be in
every instance at least one man on
duty whose attention will be centered
on the possibility Of attack. 1t will
never be said that a bandit pene-
trated a mail car guarded by a marine
and captured it by surprise. for the
ones who have hitherto been sur
prised were the busy mail clerks
and the marine will be busv only
in watching for invaders. What is
equally important. however. in the
suppres ssion Of crimes Of violence is
prompt and skillful pursuit of the
bandits. for students of American
police methods insist again and again
that a large part Of blame for the
prevalence of crime in this country
rests on the shoulders Of those who
ineffectively administer the public de-
tective forces. The percentage Of
crimes whose perpetrators escape
without detection is undu1y high in
the United States, and no amount of
prevention and forethought can take
the place of effective follow-up work.
Baltimore Sun independent demo-
cratic)
Evening star., 1921-11-14
A Third Bridge Necessary.

The Fine Arts Commission again
urges the early completion Of the
memorial bridge designed to connect
Potomac Park with Arlington ceme.
terry and serve as a symbol Of the re.
union Of the sections. The session Of
this body came at an opportune time,
with the need of the memorial bridge
as . practical highway strikinsly il
Illustrated by the breakdown of COM
muaications on Armistice day. =.
The Key bridge. which is now under
sconstruction, will merely replace the
I sAqueduct, that old structure being in
such Shape that it will probably be
destroyed as soon as the new one is
in commission. 1t will carry car
tracks. There will then be just the
same bridge equipment between the
city and immediately adjacent Vir.
s7nis as there is at present, save for
the slightly larger capacity OF Key
bridge over that OF Aqueduct. Memo
rial bridge alone will add definitely
ana materially to the facilities.
Much of the trouble Friday at High.
way bridge was caused by the north
bound trafnc coincidins with the
soufhb6nnd now 70 Afliaston ihsthe
Evening star., 1921-11-14
Prayers for Peace.

The President and a company Of
men high in Office in this and other
governments attended the service of
intercesslors on yfhe limitation Of ar.
mament at the Cathedral Of st. Peter
ana st. Paul yesterday. There was
a Significance in this which might es-
cape the -potice Of many persons. A
Peace Cross stands on tho Cathedral
Close. It was dedicated October 2s,
1898, at the first Of the open,air serv-
ices there, not only to mark the foun-
dation Of the cathedral, ''but to COM
nemorate the time of the first meet
ing Of the general convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in tho
capital Of the United States and the
ending Of the war between Spain and
the United States" Among the in
scriptions on the cross is a prayer
from the litany for unity, peace and
concord to all nations. At the west
base Of the cross is a pavement of
stones from the Holy Land, and in
the center. of the pavement is the
word ''Salen," which is by interpre.
tation, Peace" President Mckinley
spoke at the dedication of the cross
and many bishops and other clergy
and q large number Of the people Of
our city attended. There. was some.
thing sinsuiarly impressive in the
service OF joint prayer at the Wash.
inRfon Cathedral.
At the Catholic University solemn
high mass was celebrated and divine
blessing on the arms conference was
prayed for. Prayers for permanent
peace are ascending from peoples to
the throne. 1t may be that the dawn
Of 4 new age has come. ..~-... :
Evening star., 1921-11-14
Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
ss. MARYLAND and Vir6inia.
Brass Tacks VI. Idealism.

To paraphrase an historic verbal
bull.s-eye. Secretary Hughes has told
the nations of the world that the
way to limit armaments is to limit
them. He does not advise waiting
until human nature has been made
over and the millennium has come. but
would do it now. and thereby hasten
the brotherhood Of man. Some day
men and nations may be so remolded
that they will love their enemies as
themselves. but it has been shown
that in the meantime the cost Of that
eternal vigilance which is the price
Of liberty need not be so high. The
nations are invited now to try in a
practical way to get results which
high idealism failed to achieve at
Paris.
Is there any nation TO which the
invitation is extended that dares re-
fuse? Is there any way in which. any
government could justify itself to its
own people and to posterity il it
turn aside from the path so clearly
marked? To do so would involve . re.
sponsibility as heavy, in its way. as
that which the government of Ger
many assumed when it resolved upon
the course which resulted in: the
most terrible war in human history.
Cable dispatches indicate that
throughout the world there is amaze
ment at the boldness Of the American
stroke. 1t was, indeed, a bold stroke.
but history gives evidence of the fact
that all the great prizes Of the world
have been won by boldness.
1t is not promised that the Hughes
program will remove war from among
the possibilities. There still will be
national jealousies and ambitions
which must be denied. and selfishness
will continue to play a part in inter-
national relations. But the crushing
burden Of taxation can be iShtened
and the world given a chance to rs.
cover from the disasters Of the recent
war. II that is accomplished all will
have been accomplished which was
promised when the conference WAS
called. And the American govern
ment, through Secretary Hughes. has
shown the exceeding simplicity Of a
thing which was thought to be
hedsed about by many mysterious diff
fculties.
Evening star., 1921-11-14
"Children,s Book Week. !"

This is "Children's Book week"
Trained workers at the Public Library
are waiting to help parents in the sc.
lection Of the best books to buy for
their children. The movement, ma.
tional in scope. centers in this city ut
the Public Library, and has the active
cooperation OF DR.. George F. Bower.
man, the librarian.
Librarians and publishers realize,
and the parents should, that books
are not things which can be bought
for the home after the fashion Of .cea1.
Especially Is this true OF childrsn's
books. The nswly rich n1aa who buys
Evening star., 1921-11-14
4 Maryland Legislator.

In an interview with the Baltimore
correspondent Of The Star, Miss Ris-
teau. the only woman elected last
week to- the Maryland Legislature.
said:
Pm not a reformer or an extremist
Of any kind. and I'm not in favor Of
any 'isms' whatever. l just want to
do all I can for good governmen
And ! am going to work at my job all
the time I spend at Annapolis. I'm
simply delighted that l am going to
Annapolis. and / hope l am going to
be of some use. / intend to work with
pendent of them. as many women
think they ought to be. Wom-
an has ceased to be a rib and has be-
come mans right hand in Maryland.
All during the campaign I took pains
to put the soft pedal on the fact that
l was running as a woman. That
wasn't the point at all. I was making
HE fight because l believed / could
Help the men get some Of the things
we need for the schools and the
farmers"
+, This is an excellent aeliverance.
and an assurance of success. BY fol-
lowing the lines Miss Risteau lays
down for herself she is reasonably
certain to justify the Judgment OF hef
constituents in making her their rep.
resentative.
The duties Of a legislator are Of an
everyday character. and when prop.
erly appraised have nothing to do
with isms or fads. The legislator, man
or woman, who enters Congress or q
local body at home for the purpose Of
reforming it and steering it on q
new course soon pulls up before an
impossibility. The thing to do is to
utilize established processes-which
as rule are founded in character
and good sense-and work in a prac.
teal way for practical ends. Freak
bills and propositions serve simply to
advertise their authors, and not in Z
way to insure usefulness.
And Miss Risteau is Hght as to the
matter of sex. II she is to accomplish
anything it must be IN association
with the men, and not ip opposition to
them. BY 1ocking to herself she
would render herself powerless.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

completely stocked library.
basing. his selection on ornate bind
ings, and never looking within ono Of
his purchases, has always been re-
garded as a joke. Yet many people
of less wealth purchase their books
with scarcely more consideration.
1t is especially necessary in the Sc
lection OF books to go into the home
as the ultimate companions of the
children that the greatest discrimina.
specialists at the Public Library say
that it is the mediocre book which is
most to be feared and avoided by the
parent who would help cultivate the
taste of the little ones. The mediocre
book may be quite expensive, it's cover
may be attractive enough. its illustra-
tions many, yet its contents may be
such as to cause the child to lose in
terest in books. This Is calamity. in
deed, yet one which often occurs.
Much the same thing may happen in
music. Many people who think they
do not like music are SO unfortunate
as to have heard only banal melodies.
They are the innocent victims Of
musical mediocrity.
The trained workers of the chill
dren's department at the Public d.
brary have the fullest knowledge Of
the best books. the enduring books,
suitable for children Of all ages. They
have made discriminating selections
from the volumes which yearly pour
from the press. Their advice should
prove helpful to all who may have
been bewildered by the profusion of
riches offered in the book store. They
are anxious to help and only await
the opportunity to serve. Every parent
should feel free to seek their aid.
Evening star., 1921-11-14
The Foreign Reaction.

Saturdays arms-rsduction plan ad.
vanced by the Secretary Of State was
particularly satisfying as a working
proposal because it was accompanied
with and based upon specific details
Of the international naval situation.
Mr.. Hughes, in his statement. on be-
half OF the American delegation. set
o: the world and naval building pro-
grams in terms that permit Of no dis.
pute. If these figures are correct,
and there is no reason to doubt. the
deductions that follow are logical.
There remains. then, but the question
of whether the nations wish to cease
naval competition. wish to stand
where they are relatively and. each
saving immensely in expenditures.
hold their respective positions with no
actual lessening of their capacity to
defend and protect their rights.
Thus far in the observations and
comments upon the American plan
there has been no criticism or chal-
1cISc. VI tAS OlHci
governments have expressed them
selves in terms Of genuine apprecia-
ton and without committing them.
selves have indicated q hope that
through this proposed measure may
come a working agreement. Indeed,
their presence here in a representa-
tive capacity and in response t. Presi-
dent Harding's invitation puts upon
them a certain obligation Of acquies-
cence. Else why are they here? It is
to be assumed that the nations that
have responded and presented them
selves in the person Of these dele
gates are as desirous Of finding q
formula for arms reduction and limita.
tion as the United States.
Here, then, is q plan. practical, losi.
cal and fair to oil. involving no over
turn of balance, no shift Of relative
positions, no advantage or disadvan.
tage to any, and yielding il put into
effect tremendous saving in expendi-
ture. The reaction to it should be,
and indeed appears to be, genuinely
a feeling OF gratitude that SO definite
q step has been taken toward the goal
toward which these representatives
in Washington are moving.
Evening star., 1921-11-14
The America Of Jefferson.

In his address last night at the re-
csption given to American and for.
eisn newspaper correspondents cover
ing the armament conference. Prince
Tokugawa quoted from President JET
ferson. showing familiarity with the
state papers. OF the latter. And doubt
less the prince is familiar with the
writings and the records Of the other
men who figured in that period-the
carly period-of American history.
We may wish that all the delegates
from whatever nation in attendance
at the conference may take that his
tory into account at this time. 1t is
full Of matter-necessary, indeed, to
an adequate understanding of what
America is and at present stands
for. AS nation we are still operat-
ing on foundations laid at that time,
and which seem to us as substantial
and disable now as then.
Mr.. Jefferson, though quoted so
often on what has since. come to be
known as Americanism. is quoted for
no feature OF the subject oftener than
for that bearing upon our foreign re.
lations. 1t has swelling American
ring to it. Peace. commerce and
honest friendship with all nations; en-.
tsnglins alliances with none" The
adjuration is 80 fine, it is sometimes
attributed. even in this country, to
Washington.
America is still America, notwith.
standing her growth, the changed
conditions Of the world, and the part
she is now playing in world affairs.
She is an individual in her own right,
and has no thought Of becoming a cog
in a world machine. -
Evening star., 1921-11-14
New Enemies 1T Peking Walls.

The conflict between the needs of
modern civilization and the monu-
| ments of the past, conflict which
has long ragged in Europe and Amer
lea, has broken out in the capital of
China. A corporation has applied for
permission to construct a modern
street car system in the city, which.
1t is-safd. would necessitate the de-
| Istruction of large part of the an
cient walls, called by the populace
f"the glory Of the city"
There are two walls in Peking, that
around the Tartar section Of the
north and that inclosing the southern
;or Chinese section.
Despite the natural reluctance of
both natives and foreigners to see
| it really stands in the way OF mod
ern progress it must 60. In the past
the walls have defended the city
against the armies of the enemy. but
they cannot defend it against the in
Iva sion of western ideas.
| 1t may we'll be inquired, however.
whether the needs Of the company
really call for the destruction of the
walls. Perhaps it would be possible
I to make special openings for the
street cars At. wide intervals, per-
haps tunnels would BE made beneath
them. often modern industry Is
lbrutally needless Of the interesting
monuments Of past ages and needs
the restraining force OF public opin.
| ion perhaps even the law, to teach it
the necessity. for discrimination and
care in dealing with what it en-
counters.-Ba1timor News Gndepen-
| den). =
fool and his money are soon mar
ried.-Columbia Is. CO. Record.
The country is in ferment, says a
heavy editorial. And most of lit is
| illegal, too!-EvansvilIe Courier.
Sometimes we think our bank must
use q iubtractipg machine instead Of
an adding machine.-Syracus Herald.
Sometimes marriage is tie, and
sometimes one side winst-Pittsburgh
Press.
Any country is willing to sacrifice
the navy of a rival on the altar Of
| universal psace.-Greenville Is. CO
Piedmont.
Another hne thing about. rural life
ID that people live 80 far apart they
tcan,t hear one ancther's phenpgraphA
Hartford Times. a 81. ],
Evening star., 1921-11-14

The preliminary for1nalities were
brief. but a prompt expression of can
dor and an honest desire to facilitate
urgent business should be regarded as
the highest form Of diplomatic cour.
tesy. ..-
Evening star., 1921-11-14

Some Of the old-time diplomatists
would have regarded a man who put
a proposition forward promptly and
explicitly as just a tri6e >unprofes.
sionai.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

If Mexico manages her government
as we'll as Is now expected. Uncle Sam
will be able not only to recognize her,
but to say, Proud to meet you"
Evening star., 1921-11-14

There is hope that he-gloomy novel
lists engaged in discussing world nego-
tiations may yet make way for a few
merry sunshine poets.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

1t may be possible to.;scrap few
laboriously prepared missionaries
along with the> conference proceed
ings.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

1t is difficult for the diplomatic
habit to regard even the final decision
Of the average conference as other
than basis for further discussion.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

According to various profound stu
dents Of affairs that long.neslected
stretch Of territory, Siberia; is about
due for q first.class real estate boom.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

! Washington has expanded into a
genuine metropolis. and is therefore
emitted as n,s,ts- of course to an
occasional police investigation. Va FL,
Evening star., 1921-11-14

A xen.year holiday for naval con.
struction suggests one Of the longest
periods Af general rejoicing on record.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

The Washington conference has
given statistics q degree Of popular
interest that they seldom attain.
Evening star., 1921-11-14

Prophets Of hard winter have thus
far been most opportunely mistaken
Evening star., 1921-11-14
Son Of. Toll.

Make hay while the sun shines,
said the ready made philosopher.
''I do.'' replied Senator, Sorghum.
"And then only long enough to have
my photograph taken for campaign
purposes"