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The state herald., 1921-10-14
Venango Locals

The banks were, closed Wednesday
for holiday.
Sam Andrews was a Holyoke Wis.
itor Monday evening.
Charles Novak and John Mortcl
went hunting Wednesday
Mr. John Bush left Wednesday for
Leon, Kansas to visit relatives.
They both report very enjoyable
time. but were glad to get home
again.
The Farmers State bank held q
meeting Wednesday. Mr.. 7. A.
Hougas made splendid speech
Brother A. f. Tabor OF Wray, Colo,
RADIO, Brother II. Wixon of California
and Brother F. A. Hougas are Ia, Id
ing meetings at the Noblett school
this week.
Brother WiXon. Brother Tabor.
Brother T. A. Hougas. A. c. Hougas,
Ward Hougas, Dan J. Mara and Rob
ert McClannahan and family were
dlnher guests at the II. l.. Hornbey
home Tuesday,
George Borgess., who has been Wis.
iting in South Dakota, returned re.
Gently, accompanied by Carl Dauben-
dick He drove from .Julesburg TO
White River. South Dakota in a little
more than day, the distance being
four hundred and sixty miles. They
motored through different parts of
South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado
and Nebraska They found the black
Hills very interesting and spent Sc.
eral days there. They also visited
Loveland and Denver The boys say
the Black Hills scenery was even
more interesting than the mountains
near Denver.
The state herald., 1921-10-14

ing sleepy Tuesday morning The
effects of we'ner roast Monday
night.
Athletic associations have been
formed in the Venango school, and
an early season and fast teams are
assured.
Almost all of the school supplies
have arrived and the pupils will have
more work to do when they get IN
the new building.
Moving into the new school build.
ing will mean more hard work for
the high school pupils. as several
more branches are to be taken up
then.
The Venango school has purchased
new school bus, which arrived last
week. and the children of the consoli-
The state herald., 1921-10-14
Venango School Notes

Omer Parker started to school last
Monday.
Verna Morton was absent from
school last Friday afternoon.
The new basket balls and goals
have arrived for the gymnasium.
Ralph Spells, who was a freshman
last year, visited tho scnool Monday.
Miss Emile Berges has been sad
ly missed since she left school to be-
come teacher at Elsie, Nebraska.
The Venango public school build
ing is near completion. snd is one of
the best i'll Southwestern. Nebraska
Quite number of pupils were look-
The state herald., 1921-10-14
NOTICE

The school board OF district No. CO,
Xenango. Nebraska will receive bids
until 10 a. m. October 20. 1921 for
frame buildings formerly used as
school houses in Venango The orig
inal school building to be removed
from present site in reasonable
time. The small frame buildings and
lot to be sold together.
Satisfactory terms may be arrang.
ed for part payment. Board reserves
right to reject any or all bids.
SCHOOL BOARD OF DIST. 65.
BY Harry Andrews, Chairman.
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dated school district are more will
ing to come to school than before.
Why shouldn't they be!
Lysle Hopkins was absent Friday
and Monday on account of illness, but
we are glad to see him back to school
again.
Two literary societies were organ
lied in the venango high school and
good programs are expected. Flor
ence Andrews and Lysle Hopkins
were chosen official executives.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
BEAUTY CHATS

thes hampoo rub in a little olive oil. Oil is the best weapon with which you can fight dandruff.
 Miss Catherine - If your hair Is naturally auburn, it is beautifully easy to keep 1t its original color when 1t begins to turn grey. Use henna on 1t. and if you use it carefully enough no one will suspect that there was any grayness. Henna is not only harmless. but is very good for tho hair. I would advise you to massage under the chin with cold cream and then rub for about ten minutes with ice. This will tend to erase the wrin. kle you complain of.
 Your Reader-It is almost tmpossi- bIe to suggest style of hair dressing when one has not seen the person. As G general thing, a woman wso has 0 large nose looks best if the hair is pulled down Q little on the sides ana finished with Q knot rather high on the back of the head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES MAGAZINE PAGI
When A Girl Marries
By ANN LISLE

hilarity of which Pat had warned
 me. And all through that dinner
 Phoebe sitting between Sheldon and
 Dick West, and f1inging at each in
 turn glances that seemed to lure
 and tantalize-remindeu me rather sadly of snowflake misdirected into July instead of January. Where do we go from here2
 Sheldon demanded toward the end of the meal, flfnging his arm across Phoebe's chair as he spoke, and catching the end of her floating chif- ions between his long fingers. Phoebe didn't stir, but Dick West | turned and stared at Sheldon's stray | ing fingers.
 There was a sullen glint in his | slightly cloSe-set eyes. | Why not not to Cheng Fuey's as usual?" he demanded
 "MSybe Anne would rather"-be-
 gan Phoebe. l Afraid of Amer" purred Evvy. | She's no goodygoody, and she likes 1 oriental things well as the res- | of Tommy, I saw fan of pea fcockfeather in a shop down in China
 town the other night. And it seems ! robe you"-
 Peacock feathers are unlucky." ir-
 terrupted Tom solemnly. 'I carry a rabbits foot on my watch chain. and
 a four-leaf clover in my watch and under my coat lapel <eposes pin I once found head toward me So | you can't lure me to Chinatown after | peacock feathers But if that pretty little Toy Yen is going to dance again l-I should think any properly teat- ous blonde would try to lun7 us away"
 Every one laughed as if Tom were
 being tremendously clever. Ar1 T.
 who knew just how clever he fzd
 been to defeat Evvy's malice, forced :: quavering little smile. Want your chicken chow mein
 and a dance or two to give you the
 appetite for ii. baby?" asked Shel-
 don, his voice little fuzzy as he leaned toward Phoebe The waltzes are mine! challenS- ] ed Dick West, also leaning across to- ward Phoebe
 As we got up to go, Evvy came
 and slipped her arm through mine 'I didn't realize what I was doing . when I almost gave away that you were the girl to whom Tommy was making presents of wonderful blue
 robes. Forgive me, Anne?" she pur- 5 red.
 Tt doesn't matter" replied with far more indifference than I felt 'Pm glad" acquiesced Evvy with . an air of understandings Isn't 1t amusing what little fiirt our Baby 3 is turning into? Dicky and Shelly
 are quite mad about her. She puts l my nose out of joint, but I love her ? for all that. And do try to keep 7 an eye on her. You believe that. don't you. Princess Anne" "oh, yes" I replied dryly- : Then Evvy made the final overplay ' of her weak hand:
 You know we have to keep her . from being too lonesome while that , | sweet brother of yours is away. By | the way, isn't Neal due back pretty , (To Be Continued-)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

It isn't much fun to walk alone, but with a jolly comrade or two, there is nothing more purely enjoyable than Q cross-country tramp. If there is more than one, walking Is not apt to be aimless, but done with an aim. Then, too, when someone e1se's de- sires are to be considered. one does not let the weather or the wind inter- fere with ones start. Get together a few congenial spirits and start a hiking club is you can, or if you can't, take daily walk in town. And if no one can go with you take along your dog. There is no more merry tramp ing companion in all the world. The main thing is to get out into the open and breathe deep draughts of fresh air-the elixir of life and youth.
 Be sure though that you are dress ed for the part A stout pair of brogues, thick woolen stockings a close fitting hat and above all, a warm wrap, are essentials to com fort and enjoyment. A long coat of leather, fur collared, is just the thing to wear on a jaunting trip.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Fre-Sa1Eow skin on the neck is very often the result of collars that rub the neck, irritating the skin and often rubbing in dirt and dye. Use a cleansing cream on the neck before you take your daily bath Do not try to use peroxide on your little girls hair. Children's light hair often becoming in the new shade. You may use the juice of half a lemon in the rinse water to tighten it, and you may give it as many sun baths as pooIble.
 Anne-If you will rub the part of grows with a little pu1nice stone it will keep down the growth, but be sure you do not irritate the skin. Rubbing 1t with a solution of half peroxide of hydrogen and half am. monia will discourage this growth of hair. but probably will net kill 1t Pulling the thick hair out will not bring in a heavier growth.
 MT. l. c. MI cannot tell you ex- actly what your skin trouble is, with out knowing more about your general symptoms. Use only a very mild soap on the face, and If this makes 1t smart, use cleansing cream and cold water and ho soap for 8 time. If 1t seems very bad I would advise you to see your doctor.
 l y brown hair to make 1t black. It would be impossible to make 1t pretty enough to justify the change. With such charming combination as brown hair, brown eyes, clear skin and high color, you will look well In the brunette shades-henna orange, brown, yellow. red. bronze and practically every postei tint. Ger | tain types of shoes will make the in | step seem higher. You will have to | experiment until you find which be- comes you most.
 1 MT. W. B. A. B.-1 am not sure that the type of work yeu are doine effects your hair. If you wear stiff hats, change and wear only soft hats and caps. Meantime for the dandruff | purchase some crude oil frnm any
 paint. hardware or drug store. The | night before you Intend washing. .the
 hair, heat this as hot as the scalI 1 will take 1t. and rub 1t in thoroughly
 Shampoo with sulphur soap an after l the shampoo rub in a little olive oil
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Hardly had Virginia departed. leaving me the difficult. commission Of trying to persuade Phoebe to be a simple little girl again instead of a gay young society woman, when Jim phoned.
 "Anne!" he exclaimed twill you stuff few duds into a bag and send them down to the station by mes- senser? Cosby wants to chase across the river to meet a couple of the big fruit men from the coast He asked me as a favor to come aiong"
 An inspiration came to me then. and because of it I acquiesced so amiably that I could hear Jim gasp as he went on:
 Can't be back till tomorrow. Do you mind being aIone?''
 Don't worry about me-" I an- swered. T wouldn't particularly mind being alone. but. think I'll ask Jean- nie or Phoebe to come over and stay'
 Ask 'em both. And take 'em to a show if you like. Call Drysen ur and get decent seats while you're about it. I'll ring up first thing when ! get back. You're good At once I executed Jim's com. mands. Then called Virginia: apartment and asked for Phoebe, and when her voice came to me over the wire. plunged right into the mids of my plan.
 Its Anne, Phoebe. I'm home sick for you. It's months since wt had a good talk. Are you ready fol a reunion?"
 "Of course,'' replied Phoebe witf | indifferent politeness.
 "Jim's called out of town for tn, l night" went on. trying to arouse | her enthusiasm. "Why can't you ana | I go to a show and then you com, back here to protect me from ghosts | and things?"
 I'm sorry. Anne. I'd like to. bu I have other plans. Shall I call sis i iter. She may be able to come" "No. Virginia and I had a-littl' | discussion this afternoon" l That was intended to make Phoeb
 recollect the days when my "dis | cussions'' with Virginia hadn't lief us on speaking terms. Phoebe's re
 ply showed that my plan was be | ginning to work.
 "Oh, I see We'll, I don't like t if came to you after the party? N, l wait; I've real idea. Will yo i join us?"
 accepted promptly. This wa | even better than I had dared hope it would give me a chance to stud
 at first hand the situation Pat had re
 ported. and it might present an op portunity I could use to wean Phoe
 be away from Evvy and her whol dangerous group.
 When Sheldon's car was announce
 I hurried downstairs with a cock feeling that the situation was in m hands and that Phoebe was as goo as "saved" The first hard jounc | to my calculations came with the real | ization that we were party Of si l-that Tom Mason had been brough ] along es my partner
 | All through the dinner at a gar
 ish place called the Red and Blac | Club. Tom behaved with a quie dignity pleasantly in contrast wit
 the conduct of the other men-th
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

his bureau that night. Much that had occurred in the house of mystery that day had been inexp1icable to him, and there were so many loose threads to be gathered together that he felt as if he were attemptirs to solve four problems at once.
 When he reached the house Jane, who admitted him. informed him that the doctor had come and gone He started toward the drawing room. but hearing the low murmur of voice paused.
 "Who Is here ?" he asked,
 "oh, just MT. Tad-Mr. Traymore, comes to see Miss Nan from next door. Jane sinpered n1eaningly. 'I'll call Miss Meade"
 'tNo. Tell Miss Chalmers, the e1d- to see her in the library at once, please"
 "she's 1ayin' down." Jane observ- ed somewhat doubtfu11y 'She had hysterics all the morning and she told Gerda that she wasn't to be dis- turbed now by anybody" Take my message, nevertheless" l" There was a sharp note of authority in his tone, and Jane scurried away. Ia The tenperam ental Mis- Chalmers WAS IiOC IO pS SO tdSliy pu1lleu, QOWs ever, and 1t was a good twenty inin- utes before she trailed languidly into the library with an air of injured in- nocence. Her lower lip was thrust out sullen1y and there was a gather ing storm in her eyes, but the de- tecttve gave no heed.
 "Sit down, please, Miss Chalmers" :" | he began in q brisk, businesslike way. "You informed your family lat night at the dinner table, I believe, that you were going to leave the house That is my own affair." She ig- l nored the chair to which he had mo- toned and stood very straight before him, ''I do not choose to discuss it,
 "But do. You will be good enough to reply to my questions or I shall be compelled to resort to stronger meas ures than this informal interview He paused and then added. t'The at- titude which you are taking in this | matter might be construed to signify | that you did not wish the person who l has made these attempts on the lives of your stepfather and your brother to be apprehended."
 Cissie drew g. deep. convuIsive breath. and her little fists clenched.
 Gro Be Continued.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
Advice To The
 Lovelorn
Mountains From Trifcs,

Mountains From Trifies.
 Dear Miss Fairfax: I am acquaint- ed with q young lady whose mother :s most particular. Having been intro duced to the young lady's mother I invited the young lady to go out with me.
 Recently I learned that she went motoring with man I do not know She tells me that this chap has in- vited her to the theatre. She &C., cepted without hesitating.
 am very proud of this young lady. and judging from little things she has done, and things she has said, I fiatter myself enough to believe she cares for me a little.
 Has she treated me fairly.
 Anxious Don't look around so earnestly for trouble. You'rel likely to find itt Just go ahead and enjoy She girls friend ship. Win as high a place as you can in her regard Don't study the other fellow and how he's treated All :his super-senSitfveness can only make for discomfort All round What -ounts is how does your own friend ship fare,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

four walls of q ballroom or centred about the bridge table or flor sale" at the box offices of Broadway's latest showsi We believe that in the out of-doors there Is much pleasure, ours for the taking. and if we women wish to greet the spring, youthful as to appearance, and cheerful as to spirit, and fresher to complexion and soul. wew III indulge in some sort of good physical sport during the months when winter. is king of the land.
 For some reason or other the pub lie at large ignores that which is free and seeks amusement that is ex- penesive. Someone has said. and very aptly, that if walking were charged for there would not be room upon the pavement for the pedestrians However that may be, walking is one of the finest of exercises, and not only does it lay a foun dation of good health, but it is responsible for many a clear complexion. that is the envy of it's owners stay-at-home compan- ions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
(Written by IMAGERY REX for the
 International News Service.)

lnternaIlOndl Nc"S SSENiCS.t
 New York, Jan 4--DoeS the wait ress walk in the way of temptation?
 According to Mrs. Frances Dono- van, prominent Chicago social worker. it is the most dangerous occupation a woman can enter.
 According to five representauve waitreeses interviewed by the writer such sweeping statements cannot be made truthfufly, and the "tempta- ton" all depends on the girl who waits'' herself.
 "Do not raise your daughter to De who haa come to her startling con- clusions after an investigation Of con ditions that covers nine months Tn l order to inform herTsif aSSurateiy says she has worked in restaurants, both cheap and expensive. In hotels and grill rooms. in tea shops ana m exclusive clubs. All of these eating places, she says, ef1er Q menace 10 the girl who works in them. In the cheaper restaurants. she says, the patrons expect little visits with the girl who serves them food- the men who come in at other times than the rush hour,
 Mrs Donovnn'ssFxperien Mrs Donovan tells of her first tip received In an exclusive tea room, There's twenty cents on your ta- ble, dearie,' one of the waitresses told me, I hastened back to pick it up, because I thought I had earned 3t. Under the dimes was the business card of my late customer with his name. address and telephone number. ! I wondered why, but I soon learned 1 the meaning Of this card left for the waitress.
 ''The result is." concludes Mrs. Donovan, "that almost every waitress has two or three husbands during her life; that 4s per cent, of them are divoroees, that 50 per cent. Of theni are married temporarily and that tne remaining 10 per cent. arc Hingie.' | Judging from Mrs Donovan's con- clusions the ''waiting' business would seem to offer unparalleled opportu- mites to enter matrimoHy. but not Co 1 be secure in wedtock.
 | As against such reflections upon an honest calling from girls whn ae- tually wait on table for their iiveii. hoods, the following opinions were garnered,
 What Mattresses Say.
 Everything depends on ths girl herself" said one trim waitress in q
 nedium-priced restaurant, "I think 1t is very wrong to say such things about any one class of working people
 "As far as temptation goes, thorc is certainly as much in a factory;
 that is, as many opportunities foI
 men to approach girls and annoy l them Or, in O department storo. c
 thing and stop to talk to a girq if she
 catches his eye. I don't believe whai 1 that social worker says about wait
 reSseS,''
 I In an unknown tea room a sweet faced, sertous-lookins girl eafd;
 That is foolish, No man, even oi the worst kind. will bother a girl ii she shows him by her actions that she is not the sort he is looking for Mer respect a girl who behaves herself
 and will not annoy her more thar once,"
 I Charges-and denfafs, II An investigator of social conditions Miss Stella Minor. prominent in ths New York Probation and Protectivs Association, was then asked to give her opinion on tho subject
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
MATTRESSES REFUTE TALK
 OF DANGER IN THEIR WORK
Girls In Restaurants Deny Assertion That They Have to Fight Annoyers-Men Leave Them Alone Unless
 They Show Disposition to Flrt
Miss Minors Opinions.

"It is difficult to get data on sucni a natter began Miss Minor. taurants. as a rule, are not good places for young girls.
 Few of the girls who have come under our notice have been wait resses. though. Yet We have occa- sional complaints.
 'I have placed some girls in nurses homes, in hospitals and in the better class of tea rooms where they will be in high-class surroundings know that girls say that men in the cheaper places expect them to be friendly.
 'In one case a girl told me that whe nshe asked for the job the man that the pay was too little that she would have a fine opportunity to make appointmen+s.' She brought the matter to us It Is on such testi- to restaurants
 "Of course they are not like the dance halls from which we receive six complaints a month But. tnever- tileless. there is this unpleasant sit uation constantly staring the waitress in the face. To come in contact with such 0 phase of life is not good for a girl. nor Is 1t good for her to hear
 "On Fifth avenue, where women shop and have lunch, and on the side streets where there are many small restaurants. 1t is safe and pleasant for young girls, but not elsewhere.
 ''The large chain restaurant sys- tems try to keep up a standard Of treatment and watchfulneSs for their employees. BLs they cannot help what the patrons may say to a girl"
 Who Is right7 Are young wait resses more subject to the advances of ill-intentioned men than any other class of working women?
 Or will the ability of young women to make others respect their dignity overbalance such dangers as may ex- ist in any work that brings them near the public?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Once upon q time 1t might have been the thing to "sit on a divan and sew 6 fine seam," but today this way of taking ones recreation has gone
 out of fashion. To be sure, there are still fine seams to be sewed. Unfor-
 tunately stitches still have way of
 ripping that is most provoking, but
 whether one sews from necessity or from choice, one only allots certain
 time to the art and varies her pro-
 gram to Include, among many other
 things, jaunt in the open.
 Work and pleasure are the two es- sentials of ones well being. Too
 much of one and not enough of the
 other are equally as disastrous, a fact that all the world has slowly but surely come to realize. And too more and more is the average indi- vidua1 recognizing that both these great classes admit Of many sub divisions. How shall we take our pleasure? We have our preferences, of course, but surely uone of us has such single track minds that we think all the fun in life is limited to the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Constane Talmadge is to have no time for honeymooning, She must finish work on "The Man from Tor- onto" and at once begin on GA Butt erdy in Harness by Frederick and Fanny Hatton,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Bead embroidery on tulle Is very effective when it is allied with hand some brocade and chiffon velvet even- ing gowns,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
FASHIONGRAMS

Jewelry Is being worn lavishly with both afternoon and evening dresses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

The vogue for trains continues to be on the increase. These trains are usually of the wispy. draggled order and very seldom start from the center of tho back,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

With the advent of the high collar, long drop earrings have been given the goby. The very newest are the stud earrings and tho little dangling ones made of pearls and precious stones which may be seen peeping out under side punches of curls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
UNSEEN HANDS
A BeWiZdering DetectiUe Story
 By Robert Orr Chipperfield
SYNOPSIS.

Barry Odell, a detective ser- yeant, has been detailed to inves- tigate the death of Mrs. Lorne and her son, Julian Chalmers. Two mysterious accidents to Lorne and a second son, Eugene, convince him that two cold blooded murders have been coIn- mitted. He turns his attention first to Mrs. Lorne's death, caus- ed by blood poisoning and learns that the needle which is sup- posed to have caused the infec-' tion has disappeared. He con- suits with Dr. McCutchen, who attended the patient, who strengthens his belief in the foul play theory.