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The New York herald., 1921-06-26

town on the less than an hours run out
of New York dedicated to champions
of the ring. The first is where the Corona
Kid hailed from. Then comes Bayside.
where James ]. Corbett once lived And
few minutes further you alight with
paIpitating heart at the Manhasset station
It's drive Of few minutes along an
excellent road Before you know il you
are in front of a modest white cottage, set
among trees and near enough to the high
way to glimpse the bronzed face of the
international honor aspirant, seated on the
front veranda and surrounded by his staff
of trainers and friends
But first you have to pass the gate
keeper. who admits no one through the
bars who has not proper credentials. In
case of argument he can be backed up by
two stalwart county sherifs. These are
forbidding looking officers of the law They
wear felt campaign hats, khaki flannel
shirts and khaki riding breeches. and if
words are not sufficiently convincing they
have pistols slung around their waists in
heavy leather holsters.
once inside the bars your path leads
down the lane toward the boxing arena.
The sparring bout is set for 8 o'clock. It
lacks half an hour of the time and Won
seek an interview first with the man who
is to meet Jack Dempsey July in Jersey
City,
These kings of the boxing ring are not
expected to talk. Though they do. and
Carpenter speaks English quite well.
The request for this privilege is relayed
to the Frenchman by your escort a sports
writer who knows every boxer of note
here and in Europe. First he signals to
an attendant tall, country looking youth
in shirt sleeves and sucking a blade of
grass. He tells Gus Wilson, Carpentier's
trainer. Wilson, who speaks French. Ger
man, English and any number of other
languages, leaves the veranda and comes
over to the board fence.
Wilson conveys the request to- Descamps
Carpenters manager. and in a few min
utes Descamps withdraws from the veranda
group and heads toward the fence.
Yes, Descamps will 60 and see and
shortly after he reappears, swings wide the
gate and you are in the presence of the
heavyweight champion of Europe.
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Shaking Hands With Carpenter
Has Thrill All It's Own

And when you shake hands with a cham
pion boxer you understand why they speak
OF the introduction and meeting as a
handshake and not an interview. His
hand is not large, but it is padded with
muscle, like the hand of no other type of
person. And it's grip is firm.
Carpenter is tall, he stands 5 feet IL: he
is beautifully built. You realize that as
he leans against the pillar of the veranda.
He wears gray trousers, a gray flannel
shirt and light weight. knitted jacket, a
sort OF sweater coat that buttons.
This man has nerve, but he lacks nerves.
He is like playful boy going through
daily lessons because somebody wants hin,
to do it and because it affords him the
keenest joy.
His profile is pure Greek; his eyes are
gray blue and set rather wide apart There
is slight fatness to the nose, broadening
due to the strong blows of boxing op-
ponent no doubt. But this you see only
when you look at his full face.
I've had two days rest and feel splen.
did, in perfect condition for-anything,"
Carpenter says with smile that / trans
lated to mean that he was ready then to
world-Jack Dempsey.
Carpenters smile is wonderful it is
sweet and boyish, not at all what you OK
pect ring fighter to express. He stretches
his long sinewy arm and grasps the veranda
column and you see that his hands are
well shaped and exquisitely cared for.
We have had our walk" he volunteers.
pointing to his dog lying curled up under
the chair which Carpenter had risen from.
Il walk maybe SIX, eight or ten miles a
day. 1t is not much. And I like IL. We
walk very fast"
Jack Curley who toured Carpenter in
vaudeville and who walks daily with the
European champion, said afterward that
he tries to keep Carpenter down to a
shorter walk "He mustn't do too much"
Curley explains. And I don't let him
swing his arms when he walks. That
reduces, and Carpenter doesn't want to
reduce.
Some one calls the French boxer indoors
and with bow he excuses himself You
know he has disappeared to get ready for
the afternoons bout.
He gives you another of those friendly
but powerful grips and you feel again the
padded hand with the flexible fingers clos
ing over yours, and you wonder whether
his will be the hand to swing the decisive
blow on July 2.
Then you go out under the trees, where
the crowd is beginning to gather and every.
where you hear talk OF the ring.
You gather from Captain J. II. Mallet,
who fought all through the war was thrice
wounded and gassed and who is a. friend
of long standing OF Carpenter. that the
aviator-boxer champion is not observing
any too strict diet. He rises at $3.50 and
has coffee and rolls at T. Then he is on
for his walk with Curley. When he re-
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Scene Changes to Dempsey's
Camp at Atlantic City

II is three days later. and the world
champion resumes his boxing bouts at the
National Stadium at Atlantic City after
several days rest An hour and half be-
fore the gates are open with a card from
Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, | pre-
sent myself at the gate.
Stephens, who is called Frank because
that isn't his name, lifts the iron tar
guarding the entrance. 1t is almost as
hard to pass Frank as IL is to enter the
kingdom of heaven He has his orders
from the camp chief and nothing but a
nod from the pugiistic god himself opens
the way.
Go to the first house." suggested Frank.
when slipped across the threshold of
the training quarters gate You'll find
the bunch there. The champion isn't to
be disturbed for half an hour yet"
Dempsey was resting but Warren Brow n.
the publicity manager, escorted me to the
Dempsey house, next door. I was ushered
into the parlor and the champion came
down the stairs. looking big. boyish and
alert. Again | felt the handcasp of
prizehghter. There is a difference between
the two handshakes. Dempsey's hand is
large naturally but it hasn't that we'll
padded feeling that Carpenters has. II is
a gentler clasp. too, as If soft pedalled for
the occasion, or my sex. The fingers are
long and the grip is firm, but 1t is sort Of
a scared greeting.
where are all the others?" asked Demp.
sey, looking anxiously about. Then he ex.
plains that Brown had told him there we're
lot Of reporters waiting to see him.
How do you feel and how is the train
ing going?." 7 ask
Fine" replies the champion with
smile that is as boyish as Carpenters.
Dempsey wears striped shirt and no coat.
His hair is tumbled over hiA forehead, the
way It looks in some OF his action pictures.
Are you nervous and worried about the
fpht?" venture.
"A little hit" the big man admits. He
has unexpected height and the shoulders
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
How the Men Themselves
Compare in Characteristics

The men themselves have several points
in common. They are both boyish, both
apparently happy and both in the pink OF
condition. Dempsey strikes you as being
the bigger, taller and more powerful man.
Both are marvellously quick. They move
like lightning
Carpenter is not BIT nervous and
Dempsey is. Carpenter is confident, but
not boastful. Dempsey feels sure that he
will win, but never before has he trained
to meet an opponent who is so mysterious
as Carpenter. It's the difference OF ma
tionality that accounts largely for the
difference in the two men and their train
ing methods.
The Frenchman is hailed as Greek god.
This makes Dempsey jealous. He says so.
laughingly. Dempsey has gigantic strength,
but he never was called beautiful. He has
that to contend against in the visiting
champion.
Georges Carpenter has put Msnhasset.
l.. L., on the pugilists map. It's the third
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12

TWo-ToNED satin ribbons, aided
Il and abetted by narrower metal
lie ribbons, make such irresistible
girdles as that which leads off in the
array of lovely dress accessories
which is pictured here. These two
toned ribbons provide many lovely
color harmonies to begin with. and
these are enhanced by metallic weaves
that add the required CLEAN to the
cheerful and lively modes of the COM
ing spring and summer. However
bright they are they "have grace
In being gay" and are far from garish.
A glrdle is rarely a simple affair in
these days; it is usually ingeniously
made, as revealed by the model pic
tured where the ribbon is folded and
finished with two frills at the top.
Little metallic roses made of ribbon
with buds and petals, are set along
the length of the girdle and a large
rosette, with many hanging loops and
long ends, finished with metallic roses,
makes a generous finish to a bit of
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
ANALYSIS OF FARM BUSINESS
Extensive Studies Have Been Con-
Quoted by Department Of AgrieuI-
ture During Past Year.

In order to put at the disposal Of
farmers information which will en-
able them to place their farming Op-
eratiOns on q more businesslike basis,
the United States Department of Agri-
culture has conducted extensive
studies in farm business analysis. Dur
ing the last year 400 records were OBJ
tanned In farm business analysis sur
veys on two general crop and live
stock areas in Iowa, 300 on Il fruit and
truck area in Florida, 1876 on a gen.
eral farming area in New Hampshire,
so on a similar area in Ohio, 100 On
cooperative tractor and farm or
ganiZatiOn study In two areas in Ohio.
Several Of these surveys have been in
progress for a number of years.
Similar studies on specialized types
Of farming are being made in co-opera-
ton with state agriculture colleges.
In Kentucky the tobacco crop on 70
farms in each of two areas has been
intensively studied, with a complete
farm survey record taken on many Of
the farms at the end of the year. In
New Jersey about 100 enterprise sur
veys records were obtained on tomato
and potato farming.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
IT PAYS TO SHELTER
ALL FARM EQUIPMENT
Winter Is Proper Time for Max
ing Needed Repairs.
Careful Inspection Of An implements
Should Be Made and Everything
Got in Readiness for Farm OPP
erations in Spring.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Much of the loss and ANNOYANCE
caused by breakage of farm equipment
may be avoided by careful inspection
and repair Of weak parts before the
seasons rush begins.
The proper time for making repairs
Is during the winter and at times
when the regular farm work is not
urgent, specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture say.
AS the season advances, implements
which will be needed for the next
farming operations should be gone over
and given any attention required to
make them ready for immediate use.
If the farm machinery is not properly
housed during periods of disuse. il is
all the more important that it should
be given a careful overhauling. At
ter inspecting the implement, tighten
Ing bolts, Strengthening weak parts,
and renewing broken pieces. the nee
essary painting should be done. Ere
quent applications of dark metallic
paint, consisting either of red lead or
venetian red and raw linseed oil, not
only improve the appearance of farm
implements, but add greatly to their
durability.
This is an age when appearances
count, and farmers standing i'm the
community frequently is governed by
the appearance of his farm equipment.
The man who spends his spare mo-
ments in the repair of fences and
gates and maintaining neat appear
ance of the entire farm has a better
chance of becoming a leader in his
community than the man whose farm
has slOvenly appearance.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12

the figure, more than any other char
acter.
There are some smooth cloths among
new arrivals that are effectively
trimmed with bands of patent leather.
The combination is particularly good
in beige or gray with black. and such
coats are available for almost any sort
Of wear. Pile fabric coats are lined
with very light weight soft silks that
do not detract from their suppleness.
The handsome garment at the left
of the two coats pictured, is a fair
example of the mode. 1t is made of
cloth resembling bolivia, in the deep
est and richest of puppies, with gray
embroidery and gray silk lining. The
drapery is so managed as to make
cape at the back. Collars are less
ample than they have been and in
some models they become short ties
or scarfs in which one end slipT
through a slot in the other.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
MONEY IN BREEDING MUSSELS
United States Fisheries Bureau Re
ports That Profit May Conf
IDENTIFY Be Looked For.

The business of breeding pearly
mussels artiticially has been carried
so far by the United States fisheries
bureaus that a money profit is conf
IDENTIFY promised.
To produce in this way 1000 baby
mussels costs about 20 cents. When
they are full grown 1900 Of them
will weigh a ton. Thus the cost OF
producing a ton of pearly mussels OF
market size Of all survived) would
be, as exactly reckOned, $2.6S. Assam
ing a. loss of so per cent, the cost
would be $5.36.
Pearly mussels occasionally yield
valuable pearls, but commercially il
is the shells, utilizable for mOther-Of-
pearl, that are Importantly to be con-
sidered.
The fisheries bureau has devoted Its
wholly to the propagation Of
superior varieties of mussels, the
shells of which have at present time
a market value of $50 a ton.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
SEES HIMSELF in SPOTLIGHT
Bachelor is Naturally Wondering If
That Ia How the Ladies Really
Regard Him.

A Terre Haute bachelor stopped at
a friends house the other night to
get him to accompany him to a COM
munity meeting. The friend was a
much married" man and his spouse
did not wish him to go to the lecture
So she told her husband so.
They were in the next room and her
husband was afraid the bachelor
might hear her and he did not desire
for the other man to think that he
was so henpecked. So he raised a
warning hand at his wife. But she
continued in a voice louder than ever
II don't care If he does hear. If there's
anything that makes me tired it is
some old bachelor going around clut-
tering up the EARTH"
The bachelor was startled. What
he wants to know now is whether or
not all women regard him in the same
light.-IndianapOlis News.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12

The following remarkable endorse
menG of Tanlac was given recently by
Mrs Alice Gresham DOdd, at the
Gresham Memorial Home, Gavin Park,
Evansville, Ind, which home was pre-
scented to her by the patriotic people
OF Indiana, as evidence of their appre-
citation of the services rendered to his
country by her son, Corporal James
D. Gresham, the first American soldier
killed in France. Expressions of SYM
pathy were received by Mrs. DOdd
from all parts of the United States,
and the newspapers of the country
-arried the story of the first war
Mother"
The shock of her sons death re-
suited In the serious breakdown Of
Mrs DOdds health, but everyone will
learn with interest and pleasure that
she Is now in splendid health again.
When seen at her home recently she
made the following statement, giving
the entire credit for her recovery to
the well-knOwn medicine, Tanlac.
AFTER my dear boys death l had
general breakdown in health" said
Mrs Dodd. "At first it was just in
digestion. My food used to upset me
ard had to diet myself very care
fully, which wasn't much hardship,
as Lost all desire to eat. Then l had
YIN attack of rheumatism, with severe
pains in my shoulders, back and arms.
II 10
deal and my joints would get all
swollen up and stiff. / was able to do
seery little about the house, and at
etimes couldn't even cook a meal. I
got very nervous and restless, and at
Oaight would lay awake for hours, and
tast many a nights sleep as a conse-
Euence.
"A friend of mine had received a
great deal Of help from Tanlac, and
u was she who advised me to try it.
4 am 80 glad I did for 1t proved the
best medicine l have ever taken. It
sDoR gave me a good appetite and
seemed to settle my stomach so that
L WIS no longer troubled with indiges-
efOn- I don't know what It is to have
rheumatic pains now, the swelling and
stiffness has all gone out of my
PAINTS and I am able to do the work
az the house with the greatest ease.
Ny serves are now steady and strong.
! creep fine at night, and feel better
IN neaIth than ever before in my life.
I saaaM always be grateful for what
Tan2ac has done for me, and shall
recommend 1t every chance get"
Taniae Is sold by leading druggists
eveFywhere.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Jimmy is too ccntented." declared
James Henderson, Sr. Hell work Is
hours a day here on the farm and
never stop to wonder why lie doesn't
get more money than one of these
Slick-haired soda clesks in the drug
store. Something is wrong with our
farm system. l think | know what
1t is, but it'll do Jimmy more good if
he finds out for himself | want to
teach him to think"
PerpIexed by Losses.
He was right about his farm svs-
TEN. but he was wrong about his son.
Jimmy, in his own quiet way, had real
lied long ago that a business which
required from IA to 10 hours of steady
effort daily, should pay more than he
received as his share of the farm
profits. He had INDUCED in all sorts
the mental gymnastics in an effort to
locate the trouble, but had never
reached sound conclusion. He knew
that certain crops produced a profit.
while others probably involved loss.
How was one to know one from the
other; the difference between poor
farm practice and good farm prac-
tice?
He found the solution in bulletin
which came to him from the United
States Department of Agri ulture "A
Method of Analysing the Farm Bust
ness" was its title. and Jimmy real
lied, after a glance at the pages, that
he had the secret of success so far as
the Henderson farm was concerned.
He devoted a good many evenings to
studying the bulletin, then finally
sought the elder Henderson on the
farmhouse veranda one nj rht and sur
prised him by remarking that their
farm system was as full of holes as
an old boot. Once Launched upon the
subject the young man displayed an
interest that caused mis- father to set
tie back in his chair with a sigh of
content.
We've never made money here be-
cause we spent too much" Jimmy as
serted. 1--WE haven't spent money eN
actly, but we have spent things that
are equivalent to mOney-time, labor
and farm acreage. If we permit Jack,
the hired man, to put in a days work
on a job which isn't profitable, we've
spent the amount Of his wage and, in
addition, the amount of profit over
and above his pay which his work
should have earned for us. We've
wasted his labor income.
We've spent a good deal of horse
labor income, too. That's our sore
spot, guess. We have u horses
line ones, I'll admlt-but they're eat
ing up profits in the barn. I've made
some calculations based on the figures
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
tE q q q 81 u H N 81 81

THIS spring has a right to be
Il proud of Its coats, for they ap-
pear to have reached the apex of
beauty. To begin with, lovely pile
fabrics, with their velvety surfaces,
are retained, and colors are at their
richest and best in these soft mate
rails. Some of them are best de-
scribed as luscious" Dyers and weav-
ers work In harmony to make these
superb clothes and have several sea
sons experience behind them. AS to
outline, the styles may be broadly de-
scribed as ''wrappy" and ripply, re-
sembling mantles and capes. Even in
strictly utility coats lines are flowing,
as may be gathered from the model
shown at the right of the two pic
tured here. There are many sleeve
less coats with deep capes, and the
new models emphasize that women ad-
mire vague, graceful lines that drape
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
The Rolled Hem.

This dainty hem is generally used
on hne cambria or muslin or linen
ruthes, on baby clothes, and some
times even on very delicate handker-
chiefs, and is especially liked because
1t can be made so narrow. Start at
one end of the cloth and roll the edge
between the thumb and first finger,
taking, care not to make thick roll.
The raw edge must be covered well,
but that is all, and, of course, the
work will not look well If the roll is
not the same width all the way. Roll
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

ny local applications, as they cannot
Catarrhal Deafness REQUIRES cn1 eta.
u0nai treatment. HALLS CATARRE
MEDICINE is a constitutional remedy
SSaIar5hal Deafness Is caused by an in
the Eustachian Tube. When this tmbs 90
unnamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when II is entire-
closed. Deafness is the result. Unless
S SiIe iLldIn1nauon can be reduced your
nearing may be DESTROYED forever
TAILS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the blood on the mucous sur
races o. the system, thus reducing the in
tons '''-i N04AN--
Circulars free. All Druggists.
r. ]. Cheney Co.. Toledo, Ohio
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12

| contained in this bulletin. Arranging
the problem to suit our crop rotation
| and the size of our farm, find that
we've just work enough for eight of
these horses. Eight horses would pay
us a profit, but four more will elm
mate that profit in food and care"
where did you get all this Informal
ton, SOM queried his father
From "A farmers bulletin" con-
fesSed Jimmy, unabaShed.
"Humph." grunted James Hender-
son, ST., in no wise diSpleaSed. May
be the bulletin can tell us how to get
out of the hoe?"
Eyes, sir We've been paying Jack
good wages the year around Just so
we'd be sure we had him for the sum-
mer'S work. We've lost most of his la
Dor income during the winter months.
Our dairy is small. If we build up a
larger dairy it will give us an OppOr-
tunity not only to employ Jacks Ia
Dor at a profit in the winter season,
but it will also use up some of our ex-
cess horse labor. Similarly we can
plan crops that will require more
horse work and less man work. The
fundamental information we need has
already been obtained for us by the
Department of Agriculture and a good
bit of it is in this bulletin.
They've studied large number Of
farms and calculated to average so
farmer can tell more accurately JUST
the amount of labor he will need to
plant, cultivate and harvest any par
ticular crop. For instance, one cut
ting of hay on the average farm re-
quires a 10-hour day for one man and
one horse for each acre. Corn for the
silO costs three days of man labor and
five and One-half of horse work. PO-
tatOes will use up eleven ten-hOur days
of man work to the acre and ten
horse days. According to these tables
vegetables require much more man
labor than horse work. Onions, for in
stance, need 1 .490 hours of work by
a man and only 100 hours by horse
TO the acre.
Basis for Estimates.
Naturally, these figures will not fit |
every farm-they're average estimates
but they will furnish a basis from |
which any farmer can make his own |
calculations. The specialists say that
careless handling of the labor item Is
one Of the principal influences in re-
ducing farm profits. He paused.
There's one thing I'd like to know
why the Department of Agriculture
sent me this bulletin. l didn't ask for
it-didn't even know they had it,"
The wise old man in the chair |
glanced up at his son with a CLEAN Of |
merriment in his eyes.
mo, son." he replied. "You didn't |
but did"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-12
The Fruits of Industry.

81 hear Mr.. Wadlelgh, our local cap
tain of industry, offered several thou
sand dollars fO- a single volume of
Shakespeare's plays"
"Well, he can afford It," said Mr..
Clumpson. HE gets considerably
more out Of Wadleigh's works than
Shakespeare ever got out of his."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.