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Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
MR.. OW|SE,Rl
! WRITES LETTERS
But He Has Not Mailed
Them Yet.
By NJ. QUAD.
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L ANSSSO00N0<S0A>Atk<
q. 1891. By Mcclure Newspaper uyndlcate j
Mr.. Bowser came home smiling and
gOOd-natured.
He had look Of Importance on his
face and he went about rubbing his
hands, like man who Is well pleased
with himself. i,
Mrs. Bowser knew that something
had happened, but she asked no ques-
lions. He seemed to want her to. but
she gave him time.
1t was after dinner that he said:
"Airs. Bowser, I've done some work
for the people Of the United States to-
day."
"You are always working for the
people," replied Mrs. Bowser.
"Yes. most always; but I have
done something special today
swell, what Is it?"
II have written several letters
which are going to be heard from all
over the country. Here they are, all
stamped and ready to be mailed.,.
Il see that there is one directed to
the President" said Mrs. Bowser, as
she looked them over.
"Yes, there is a letter to the Presi-
dent, and l think he will sit up and
do some thinking when he reads it.
It's time someone wrote him letter
and asked him some plain questions.
In the great questions Of Europe, he
has forgotten that there are ques-
tions at home. went into q store
today to buy ME some socks. used
to get two pairs for a quarter. Do
you know what they charged me to.
day?"
Like everything else, the price
has! come up." answered Mrs. Bow
ser. @
Il should think 1t had! They
asked me just three times what the
4 old price was. Three tines Mrs.
Bowser. and it's highway robbery.
There is no excuse for it whatever !;
it's simply human greed. Does the
President Of the United States know
that the price OF mems socks has
gone UP to 80 cents? Does he know
that If something Is not done, the price
Of those socks will be SO cents, and
We will have to go barefoot In our
shoes, or else submit 10 highway rob-
bery!"
II don't suppose the President
knows anything about It." said Mrs.
Bowser.
"But he should know all about It'll"
persisted Mr.. Bowser. '.He wears
socks himself, don't he7 And don't
he know how much he has to pay
for them? What did we elect him
for? Must he be 90 interested in
Europe that he does not know the
people Of the United States have
fallen into the hands OF robbersl
This here letter is going to wake
him up. Il It doesn't wake him up
you can look to see war again"
"Here Is a letter to Senator
Knox," said Mrs. Bowser, "but you
have spelled his name wrong. II
should be Knox and you have g6t
It Knocks You will have to fix IT.
'.There'll be no fixing, Mrs. Bow
ser. have spelled 1t Knocks be-
cause he knocks. them out. If 1t
wasn't for him, Europe would have
eaten us alive. He has knocked one
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

!. 4 4 Il
why. It's Just 40 easy % er6ase,s
was the reply. ''There was schap
named Monroe and hi had . rood
deal to do with the United Statea.
He finally got the big head and ~
said to Europe that she must moi
come over to this continent and
claim anything. He said we owned
the whole darned show and we would
fight to keep 1t. It seems that. In
making the. treaty Of peace. Europ.
was to get the best Of us, and, BY
and BY. she might have come over
here and sat down on our farm, but
for Senator Lodge. He smelled a raj
and he got right up In meeting and
said 30. ! don't know whether this
country can be saved or not, but. IL II
is saved, then Senator Lodge will
have nll the credit Of It. Lam tell
ing him to do his best and am Of
fering to back him up. II he hap
pens to run short Of money, / will
lend him $780,"
"And You have written one to the
California senator" said Mra Bowser
Yes. he is on the right side. He
is Keeping track Of the meat ques
tion. and he will have all the Chi,
cagO packers In jail before he quits.
He's mighty powerful man when he
gets started"
"And here is one to the Idaho
SENATOR
"And IL It wasn't for him, butter
would be dollar q pound and milk
90 cents quart. The robbers are
afraid Of him. The President goes
right along and never. asks the price
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
Mo,dIns che Character.

q Do not grudge the hand that Il;
molding the still too shapeless image,
within you. Il Is growing more bean
tiful though you see It not, and every
touch Of temptation may add to III
perfection. Therefore keep IL the
midst Of life. Be among men. and
among things, and among troubles and
difficulties and obstacles. Character
grows in the stream Of the worlds
life. Henry Drummond.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
Success and Failure.

II met Barrie. said an editor, eat
a dinner party in London. What big
head. he's got, to be sure! 8
..Sir James, said nervously, toy
Ing with the stem Of my wine glass, I
suppose. Sir james, that some Of your
plays do better than others? They are
not all successes, imaginef'
Barrie leaned his big head on its
little thin neck toward me. His sau-
cerllke eyes twinkied. i
!" No. he said, some Peter out and
some Pan Out.'"
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
His TitIe Clear

A Pennsylvania lawyer was once
arguing q case on behalf Of q Hun.
garian and had displayed great knowl-
edge Of Hungary and Its people.
Come, come" said the Judge at last,
'yOu know you cannot make yourself
ont to be q Hungarian.v sss
Perhaps mo-, = said the lawyer, .'but
u have made great deal5 sof money
I out Of Hungarians In my time r
s's'.1n that case." suggested the Judge,
suppose we call Jon . Hungarian BY
extraction"
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

4 Whatever his trials, the farmer does
not know the horror Of having no
food In his cupboard.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
4 Lady Of distinction n

II recognized by the delicate fascinat-
Ing influence Of the perfume she uses,
a bnth with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a dusting with CuticcDa
Talcum powder usually means clear,
sweet healthy skin. - advertisement.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
Touehlno Bottom

E 'What Is Beatham's credit fatingr
I $50 low he can't even get battery
charged" ."--Wayside Tales. .s5
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

Lawyers are 30 plentiful that but
few criminals get chance to plead
guilty. sl.i e..
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
literally.

In France they are now building
homes ontsof pressed straw. In Kansas
houses Of this kind would merely show.
which way the wind blows.-Los
Angeles Times.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

b Even the worm win turn perhaps
into d asbutterfiy. IA. "a -Ss3s
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

IA dogs bark ID worse than his bite:
but, unfo ortunately, u mosquito doesn't
BARI. 81
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10

b One mans weakness may be another
man's opportunity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Revival Of Old Pictures
 Meets With Approval

In these days of the motion picture, when artistry and realism is the cry, when censors, oftentimes bigotted, wield their, oftentimes provincial opinions with deadly results, insofar as the lethargic public is concerned, it is especially significant to note the revival of old pictures and their re- ception by a people Satiated with pro- ductions that purport to be the last word in direction, preSentment and acting.
 The latest revival is that of Cab iria" a splendiferous spectacle pro- duced under Gabriel d'Annunzio's s personal direction in Italy about 19i 4. "Ca1bfria'' brings to vivid life the struggle between Rome and Carthage in the days of the Punic wars There is action, swift flowing, tensely ab- sorbing; there is acting, realistic in terpretations of human emotions, hu- man passions: there are colossal sets masses of human beings pitted against each other in merciles warfare; above all, there is the sure hand of the ar tist in the deftness and subtlety of d'Annunzios direction.
 Only a few months ago "The Birth of a Nation was revived. It met with sweeping approval in New York, and wherever else it was shown.
 There is a general revival of the Norma TaImadge and Constance Tal- madge pictures that were made by those stars when producing pictures for Select These, too, are meeting with a warm reception
 The inimitable Charlie Chaplin is seen in the revival of his first pie tures The enthusiasm of the public in them is evinced by the peals or laughter and mirth unrestrained which greet these pictures on all sides
 Is it not significant, the welcome accorded these old pictures? large 0eTcentsra of the pictures made to- day meet with abject failure. Is this, too. not significant? Can it be that methods today have slipped bei9w 4,,o those of yesterday? At all events, lle success of the revivals can be reck- oned Juith---and taken to heart by those ee Who profess to produce artistic and realistic pictures. but who. in eTo1Tn sense of .directorial egotiSna-' ' Movie Weekly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
You Can USE It But
 You Can SEE It

Although the home bar-room has become an everyday fixture in the American household of today as the Prohibition joke in the vaudeville rep ertory, it is doubtful if any mansion in the country has as picturesque an alcoholic alcoVe as that recently con sstructed at the Metro studios in Hol- lywood for scenes of Bert Lytelfs S newest picture, a Maxwell Karger pro- duction of Kennett Harris Saturday Evening Post story, Junk"
 Unfortunately it is satisfying only to the eye, the reniniscent and wistful eye, and not to the throat, for it's al- coholic content falls below the gov ernmental minimum of half of one per cent. But what it lacks in liquor, it makes up-if anything can in looks. Hemmed in between modern drawing room sets, conserva- tories and sitting rooms set up on the stage, the bar is of the old Forty nine variety A mans. bar with mirrors 8 rail for the weary and ac- GUS omed foot, a no-checks- cashed warning and a, man behind with con tempt in his eye for all to ask a chaser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
A Peachy Story About
 a Peach

Coriune Griffith, Vitagraph star, while making scenes for her current production, Moral Fibre' found it necessary to eat srnore peaches at one sitting than she has ever eaten before in her life. It is a big piece of business in which the director and camera man photogra phed Miss Grif- fth seated at little kitchen table absent edly munching peaches while her eyes sadly register the thought that the world is sad place to live in.
 The first time it was shot the cam era man was not satisfied with the lights, so Miss Griffith went over the scene again and ate a second peach. The second time the director re- quested that her expression be not quite so comic, as the business of eating the peach was funny in itself, but at the same time he did not want to make it a laughing matter. So, for the third time. they shot it over. Then the director commented on the fact that most of the peaches were gone and that two more peaches should be put into the plate so that the picture as it is finally shown would convey the idea that sne had just started to eat peaches and had not finished a saucerfuI.
 After it was over Miss Griffith ex- claimed: ''I will never eat a peach again as long as livei I feel like an ostrich! I in1a zine that the three peaches I have already eaten can be. seen distinctly outlined beneath my chin.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Beauty Chats
THE ADVANTAGE OF BEAUTY.
By EDNA KENT FORBES.

Pretty girls have an advantage over homely ones. That is true enough generally, but it is not true-or, ra-
 ther need not be true-in individual
 cases One of the most popular women I ever knew was also one of the ugliest. Her popularity was not due to prettiness but to her magnetic personality.
 Ever so many girls write to me and
 say that they are not popular with their boy friends because they are not
 pretty, that the good-looking girls
 run away with all the attention so
 that the homely ones occupy the un-
 comfortable position of wall flowers
 know how unhappy these girls
 feel, and I dislike writing them un-a
 sympaihetically. But after all, if
 they are neglected t is their own. fault.
 There is an enormous amount of
 passing and temporary attention that
 falls to the lot of the pretty girl But
 the real friendship and the lasting af-
 fect1on IS much more apt to go to the
 homely girl For when she does at
 tract, it is not because of pretty
 face but because of something much more permanent in herself. If you will run over in your mind all the friends you know, am sure you will lind that those who have been hap piest in their friendships and mar
 riages are not the prettiest ones. This IS not an argument for you to De SallS1led With a hOmely appear auce. The woman who is beautiful | and possesses also sincerity and intel
 ngence and a magnetic personality is the one who has all the advantages who will not be spoiled and who will not ruin her life. Make your-
 self as beautiful physically as you
 can, but do not think that your life Is ruined because you possess an ugly nose or a hoH1ely mouth.
 Sweet SiGteen.-Take a blood puri- fer, such as the old-fashioned sul-
 phur and nolasses, or dandel1ion tea. with cocoa butter or lanoiine The Ankles.-Massage your ankles The former is made by mixing the until 1t is 8 paste. me dose Is a flour of sulphur with the molasses | teaspoonful three times each day for three days, and omit another 1hree days and repeat three days. This | should clear the skin. if not, go on | with the tonic after waiting for few | more days. Never overdo any blood purifying treatment. The tea is made | by sleeping the roots until all the | juices are extracted The correct dose is a wineglassfuI three times a | day. l Gratefu1.-You should have no ] trouble locating reliable beauty par | Tor. Have you thought of those con-
 nected with the big department | stores? Try rubbing a small piece | of ice on the face after cleansing. This will tone the skin and help to | close those enlarged pores.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Bucks First Salary

Buck Jones at the tender age of 12 decided to leave the folks flat. The Fha railroad sneaked into box car and. before he could fully decide where he was going, was on his way
 A brakeman chased him out of the car at the first stop, which vas 15 rnites from home. Buck spent the night in a barn ana supperless put more substantial than romance on the following morning, and he started looking for work
 He got a job cutting the lawn of the biggest yard he had ever seen, work ing until nightfan. His reward was a very meagre supper and IS cents Buck shuffled down to the railroad yards and brIbed a brakeman with the IS cents to let him ride back home. >...-
 They failed to kill the fatbed calf for Buck, but when his mother tucked him in bed that night, there were tears on the lads cheeks-tears of joy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28

is of soft green jade angora trim med with pheasant quill
 Next in importance, Miss Ayres claims for the sports rig, is the sleeveless coat which has been in great demand, and will be found made up in golf suits and in sep arate coats. One in tweed has a deep rolling collar of white. Then there is another model that is col- larless and entirely bound in white. Other coats follow the Norfolk line and have shaped yokes and slot seams, while novelty effects are gained by introducing a wide band in the form of box pleat at either side back.
 Miss Ayres has also invested in flannel sport clothes, in which such tremendous interest has been mani- fested this season. This fabric in has formed one of the outstanding features of the season. The latest sports suits, however, tend slightly toward elaboration, this taking form in flannel box coats with con- trasting braid or ribbon binding. Suits of this type have Eton collars and usually bell sleeves
 One of the newest scarfs seen this season is shown in the sketch. The coloring is it's chief charm, the scarf being of jade green with three shades of roman striping in burnt orange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
When 4 Girl
 MOrries
By ANN LESLIE.

(Continued)
 I sat still, making no move. It seemed that she must have seen me and preferred to pretend she hadn't Perhaps she still wanted to avoid me because of that ugly situation be- tween us, namely, the theft of my ring Perhaps tlaas evening in par ticular Daisy wanted to avoid me.
 Without waiting for the other oc-- cupant of the car which had brought drifted round to the side door of the inn. The clock in the quaint little Gving-room registered seven-thirty:: Dusk had given way to darkness, and my uneasiness, over Phoebe and Neal had given way to actual worry.
 I made a trip up to my room; but still Phoebe's-which opened into 1t was empty. And NeaPs-down the hall and around the corner-stil1 fail ed to respond to my knocking. myself. '-They may have gone off the path and lost their way. But to think that any harm has come to them is silly; and to imagine for one instant that they'd drag you out here and then e1ope is me1odramatlc- They're just lost, and if they aren't back by eight you must send out search party"
 Of course I didn't want to do this if it could be avoided. It would
  whole Harrison tribe would go miles out of it's way to avoid.
 Time dragged on toward eight, and as I sat in the lobby, where l could watch both front and side entrances, I had a great struggle not to go all to pieces. Phoebe and Neal had left me before five and had promised to be back in time to dress for seven o'clock dinner. What could have happened?
 suddenly an inspiration, came to me. Probably Daisy was with Carl Booth who was due back in town just about now. Nice old "big brother" Carl would know just what to do. I'd go to the dining-room door, and if he were there. I'd have the waiter take me to him.
 Suiting action to thought, hur- ried across the lobby and to the very door of the dining-room. Just as 1 got there something made me turn. and there in the lobby stood Neal, looking sadly scratched and bedrag- gIed But he was alone. No Phoebe, fore had glimpsed Daisy and a mas culine figure I identified with a feel ing of dfstaste and distrust- It was Tom Mason-not Carl Booth; and that put an altogether different complexion on what I had just been regarding as merely a jolly little dinner party.
 When I reached Neal he seized my shadows of the verandah. There cow cred Phoebe-a sad sight indeed, with her pretty white clothes all cak- ed in mud
 "oh, darling. Are. you hurt ?'' I cried, -darting forward to gather her in my arms.
 Gro Be Continued)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28

Absolute freedom In the matter of clothing and especially for the sports wardrobe is more and more coming into its oxn. And for that reason increasing interest Is being demonstrated in the simple knick- CTS which may be worn either for golf or tennis. The knickers shown in the picture are patterned after the simple boys regulation "knicls'' with the exception of the wide cuff, and may be found in various mod els. The only distinguishing note to them is the banded stripe at ether side.
 The coats of golf suits are made up of both pleated and straight line styles. These suits come in three pieces, the skirts being buttoned down tie front. Following the lines Of the English mannish suit is a model developed with a free swing pleat at either side of the back and pinch pleats at the waist line. Other golf coats match the knick CTS and show the straight line cut with the introduction of an invert- ed pleat with the pinch tucfs, and emitting the free swing skirt.
 The coat shown in the picture, worn by Agnes Ayres, newest Par tweed with patch pockets, with the added interest of the inverted pfeats in three rows at the back. The hat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Humorous Twist to Aesop Classics.
?The Question Mark?

Irna-Quite some time ago you asked if Rip Van Hink1e' had been screened. At the time you wrote, it never had been, but it is just an nounced that the famous old story is to reach the screen An interesting incident connected with it is that the son of Joseph Jefferson will play the leading role.
 Charles Kay-Mary Miles Minter will probably return to this country the middle of August. Address her care of Famous Players, Culver City, Cal.
 Darrell Foss and Helene Chadwick are at work on Tom Moore's new pie ture-
 Cullen Landis is playing opposite Alice Lake in '"The Infamous Miss ReveIle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Impressions of New York
BY TOM MIX.

IX. 
   in York is too me
 
 
  a
 
 
 
  min of;bu the n lem all New York hand From the on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Sugar-Coated Pills of
 Wisdom
THE IdoNEss AND THE BUGS

Nowadays. parents are shown by the children they raise
  Quality is better tfran quantHy''- is the moral of '-TFre IioneSs and The Bugs in .+tAesop's Film Fables
  One bu1ls-eye is woth many a mouth full of bull"
  It's a big family of children that needs no spanking.
  The reason that the bugs ire in the playhouse and the lion is n the zoo-is cause the bugs raised so many children they didn't know what to do.
 As ye raise a big family of young sters so shall y7e have to raise heavy dough
 In large faIGd1ies one older child looks after the next younger. The lion had one little Hon-a fairy in her home; while the bugs had <toodles'' of buglets-each one airy in the dome.
 -AeSop'S Film Fables
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Summer Recipes
Gooseberry Whip.

To pint of strained cooked goose berry pulp add powdered sugar to taste and fold in the siffly whipped white of one egg and a quarter pint of chilled double cream whipped solid.
 Taste to see if it is sweet enough, color with a few drops of green col bring matter and fill into parfait glasses, lined with haIved ladyfngeTS.
 Chill on ice before serving.
 PHILOSOPHY.
 Herbert Standing, the veteran Eng fish actor, who appears with Alice Lake, in her newest starring vehicle, The Infamous Miss Reven," was moon-gazing the other day in Holly wood.
 And the noon," he reflected, '9be ing outside the three-Tnile limit, can get full when it p1eases."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-28
Snapshots at the Movies.


 Fritzi Brunette's hair matches her
 Ralph Ince will dirert selznick's Justice"
 skirts" is a picture featuring the lack of them.
 Elaine Hammerstein's newest is 'fThe Way of Maid."
 Nazimova will contribute Billions" to the screen
 Conway Tearle has completed five
 Tennessee. the locale of Vaughan Kester's successful story, "The Prod igal Judge.' which Vitagraph is
 king into special screen produc- ton with Jean Paige in the leading role, will be the actual scene of most of the picture version. The entire company, under the direction of Ed ward Jose, will go to the Southern state, where an ideal location, almost exactly as described in the novel, in cluding ''The Oaks" has been found Later several of the principals will go to the St. Lawrence River where the famous DaChine Rapids will
 form the background for several of the most exciting scenes. A big raft on which are two shacks, is now be- ing constructed for these scenes. Pro fessionaI rivermen will take the raft through the rapids while the cameras click. The story of 'The Prodigal Judge well lends itself to spectacu- lar and thrilling scenes and these will
 be utilized to the utmost. Rex Ingram, producer for Metro of s"The Four HorSemen of the Apoc- alypsS' and 'fThe Conquering Power,'' is engaged to marry Alice Terry, the last years high school girl who sprang | to fame in the leading roles of the two big Ingram productions. A rumor of their engagement had been running through the motion pie ture world for several weeks. The report has been confirmed by MT. In gram in a telegram from Metros stu dios in Hollywood, Calif., to Metro S New York offices.
 | The versatile screen stops at almost nothing when it shows fashions in women's dress in news reels" and photopIays. At all events future gen. erations will have the benefit of film archives to bear witness to what the ladies of this age wore-if anything