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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-21
No Prospect of Settlement Today.

New York, Aug 18--20O p. 1n.-Ihere is pros
pcct of the railway strike being settled today, Warren
Stone broherhoos chief declared the conclusion OF
the morning session Of the joint peace conference. The
conference extended past twelve o'clock today An
other joint congress is expected three o'clock this
afternoon but its deliberations, If announced, would
late FOR your correspondent flash the
broadcast in time fer this afternoons issue.
Mr.. Stone, in a frank discussion Of the joint SEES
sion, said he felt very optimistic the outcome OF
the present parey and believed the leaders ultimately
would reach basis of adjustment of differences, when
both sides went into executive meetings
Reports out that peace had been achieved
in the rail strike entirely The most thai
may be said prospects rather encouraging but is
possible that the joint session will adjourn without reach
ing settlement Both sides appear in a better mood
than heretofore and the situation as a whole looks
hopeful.
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| stereOtyped copies of the young
Mans Companion" which was the
guide of his bOyhOod.
AT Mount Vernon he had very de
cent collection of books. but his read
ing seems To have been restricted
mainly TO works on farming and mill
tary science. How he managed TO
evolve the classic literary style that
marks his public and private writings
is puzzle not easy 10 solve.
The discussion here attempted. how
ever, is not of Washington's many per-
fections. but OF his human weaknesses
to show that, like the rest of US.
he was far from godlike This most
admirable of men had certainly a ter
rife temper He could swear on Oc-
casions with alarming emphasis. \
story. we'll authenticated is that he
pitilessly beat an Alexandria butcher
with a hOrSewhip because the meat
merchant had exposed for sale a deer
that was recognized by the master of
Mount Vernon as killed on his own
plantation.
In 1859. few months after his mar
riage he wrote: Il am now, believe,
fixed at this seat, with an agreeable
partner for life: and | hope to find
more happiness in retirement than /
have ever experienced amidst the wide
| and bustling world"
Note, if you please, that Washington
was then only twenty-seven years old.
/ Yet his attitude of mind was elderly,
with touch of sadness.
On his return to Mount Vernon.
after the war. he wrote to Lafayette :
Il called TO mind that | was now de-
scending the hill 1 had been fifty-twO
years in climbing, and that, though
blessed with a good constitution. |
was of a shOrt-lived family, and Nigh
soon expect to be entombed in the M an
sion of my fathers. But l will not 70
pine. l have had my day"
Think of writing in such terms at
fifty-two years of age "a time of life
at which men nowadays consider that
they have barely reached their hey
day. Washington, as a matter of fact,
had still fifteen years TO live, eight of
which were to be spent in administer
| ing the affairs of the nation as its
| President
But he was always melancholy man.
| For many years before his death the
prospect of his departure from this
world seems TO have been constantly
in his mind. Whence, presumably, the
| great interest he took in the removal
of the old family burial vault at Mount
Vernon, which was being undermined
| by an underground stream.
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Tn THESE days Of doing big things.
i which cannot be done properly
without putting into them the hard
est kind OF work, accompanied with
undertaking concentration OF thought,
there Is disposition among certain
classes Of employees TO allow disturb
ing influences to belittle their eff
cheney.
Trifiing as these retarding breaks
may seem TO the young man or WON
an who is inclined TO entertain them,
If not overcome, they soon become
formidable barriers in blocking the
way to progress.
The thoughts OF last nights rollick-
Ing play or gay dances, as they come
trooping before you in the morning
when you take your place at your
desk, may unfit you for the days
work.
Under their influence your mind
wanders, eludes control and places
you at a positive disadvantage with
the man or woman who is able to think
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The Friendly Path
By WALTER /. ROBINSON
NO ONE Is PERFECT

tfTF ME-. are So wicked with re-
liCion. what would they be with
out it, Those who are So free
with criticism OF what religious or
CARNATIONS are trying 10 do are
seldom found helping Enthusiastically
in making their work more effective.
Ii always is much easier TO ind fault
than TO offer helpful advice. In re-
ligious work or anything else of con
sequence there arr always certain 10
be those who devote most of their
time To criuciSing. In consequence.
by fault-hnding. without commentator
or pointing The way 10 overcome the
things 60 which exceptions are taken.
the natural tendency is 10 disrupt.
weaken and frequently destroy much
OF the good that otherwise would
make the world better and its people
more happy. Let those who are SO
free with their criticism OF religious
activities keep the lesson OF the prov
erb that they'll get more JOY every
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Something to Think About
BuF A. uDALKER
Blu z. A. WALKER

clearly and make every stroke count.
Columns Of figures refuse to prove
themselves; words are misspeIled !;
hands tremble and nerves Jingle. In
your dismay you wonder what has
come over your usual placldity.
At the next desk is a worker twice
"a much i'm earnest and not One-Quar-
ter so Hurried This timidity of yours
is proof of the presence Of disturbing
influences, which are digging pitfalls
about your feet and leading you
blindfolded to the brink.
The very flexibnity and ease with
which this is done, fail 10 arouse your
suspicion until in some way or another
you sense that you are standing on a
precarious base, I'm imminent danger
of topping over.
And thousands OF others like you.
through disturbing influences. are
standing helpless at the brink, discon-
certed and miserable.
Yesterday you and they were GER
tain Of the future.
Today everything is in doubt, sim
ply because of the lack of sufficient
will-power to drive frivolous thoughts
from the mind and TO step down on
the solid ground of common sense.
And these same disturbing influ-
ences have been fooling with mankind
since the foundation of the world!
(Copyright)
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HE FINGER NAILS

A ; a general rule. when the nails
~ are short. il is a sign of sharp
ness and quickness OF intellect
and the ability TO learn easily. These
indications must be confirmed, of
course, by a study of the line of the
head. which must be good; that is,
clear and strong.
If the line OF Apollo, which runs
up into the finger of Apollo. the third
finger. is also good. the short nails
mean wit, and in some cases irony.
"Short-nailed subjects make the
best journalists, by reason Of their
love of criticism and their readiness
TO engage in any dispute or conten-
ton" says Heron-Allen, a well known
writer on palmistry. He holds also
that in a gOod-natured and happy
hand, or i'm lazy hand, short nails
denote spirit of mockery and OF
good-humOred sarcasm, frivolity,
criticism and contradiction.
OF course, it must be understood
that by short nails" are meant those
that are short from base 10 tip, not
those that are shortened by the ner-
vous habit of biting them. The latter
is an indication Of nervousness,
melancholy. and worry. especially il
the finger tips are spatulated.
(COpyright)
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day, because they'll see some good
even among the bad conditions they
claim to deplOre.
Those who become disheartened in
doing good, because of the constant
fault-fnding, need a new estimate of
they are engaged Instead of being
sensitive of criticism, it would be
much more to their credit if they ac-
cepted fault-finding as something to
be expected; then their efforts would
likely be more effective in accomplish
ing the amount of good they set out
to do.
On the whole, the influence of re-
ligiOuS work, even though slow and
disappointing at times, is responsible
for the high moral code under which
virtually all the civilized world
operates There may be evasions Of
the true course which is generally ac-
cepted as the pathway everyone should
tread. But, nevertheless, as o rule
people don't side-step very often with
out experiencing a pang of regret and
without lowering their estimates of
themselves.
1t is always disappointing when
those who teach others stray from the
proper course themselves But. ii is
well TO remember that no one is per-
feet.
CCopyright)
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REAL WASHINGTON
INTENSELY HUMAN
BY NO MEANS THE DEMlGOD HE
HAS BEEN DEPICTED.
Admittedly Of Violent Temper, but
With Strong Powers of Self-Con-
trol-NaturaIIy Melancholy.

The Father of His Country would
hardly have fancied himself in the role
of demigod-as folks nowadays are
disposed to regard him. He was very
human.
When young man, his hair was de-
cidedly red. At the age of fifty he
was quite gray, and on occasions Of
ceremony his locks (dOne up in "A
queue) were freely powdered, as was
the custom of the day.
His teeth from early manhood gave
him great deal of trouble. They were,
in fact, badly decayed-dentistry at
that period being an undeveloped art
and this circumstance rather marred
his good looks when he smiled or
laughed.
He was also considerably peck
marked, having suffered an attack of
smallpox at nineteen years of age
while in Barbados with his invalid
brother. Those were days when most
people had smallpox sooner or later,
vaccination being as yet unthought of.
At fifty-seven (when inaugurated as
President in New York;. he had lost
nearly all of his teeth. He then wore
a false set of hippopotamus ivory
which made him very uncomfortable.
In sitting for his most famous pOr-
trait, painted by Gilbert Stuart, his
lips were padded out with wad Of
cotton.
He seems to have had little sense
of humOr. and unquestiOnaEly was of
a most melancholy temperament. The
dinners he gave in New York were
described by his guests as dull affairs.
AS rule, he sat silent, rather sad of
visage. and taking little part in the
conversation. While others talked, he
would keep tap-tapping on the table
edge with fork or SpOOn-a curious
habit he had.
He had a pronounced weakness for
gambling although always held in
check by a reluctance 10 commit him
self imprudently. \ born Spectator.
he was constantly engaged in land
deals. He subscribed TO every lottery
and rattle that came along, and would
spend many hours at a stretch with a
pack of cards, though usually a loser.
TO attend and bet on a horse race, he
often went TO Annapolis, or even as
far as Philadelphia.
Spelling was by no means his forte.
To the end of his life he wrote win
der" for window. "latten" for Latin.
etc Nor IS this surprising. inasmuch
as his education was finished in a vii
lage school. The style of his penman-
ship, so neat and clear followed the
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Uncommon Sense
By JOHN BLAKE
SLOGAN OF FAILURE

I<IF ! had gone after that contract /
would have landed IT," said the
manager of a business firm to
one of his subordinates, who had re-
turned empty-handed from a business
trip.
"Sure you would" said the subOrdi-
nate, cheerfully, and if l had your
brains instead of you, I'd be sitting in
your chair. and you would be out pull
ing bOners on the road"
The foregoing is typical of a con-
versatiOn which, in some form or other,
takes place in every business institu-
ton of Importance on an average Of
twenty times n week.
1t may be that the bosses are over
confident in their own ability and over
severe on the men under them.
But the excuse beginning IF 1 had
your brains" which bosses and employ
ers hear till they weary of it. is the
most ineXcusable excuse that there is
In existence.
The man who admits that he has not
the brains TO succeed will, of a certain
~, never succeed.
The man who is convinced that he
can never do as well as the boss does
has stopped trying, and when a man
stops trying he begins TO slide back
down the hill.
OF all the futile Improbable employ
ments, that Of envying another mans
brains is the worst.
An employer who hires man for a
position Of trust and responsibility has
the right to expect him to do what he
is told 10 do, and TO act, when out of
the Office, as the employer would act
If he fails, he fails. Nobody can ex-
pect 100 per cent performance. But
he at least should not make the excuse
that ne has failed because he lacked
the energy, the intelligence and the
resOurcefulness 10 succeed
The employer who spoke the words
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suffer before their babies are born" -
Mrs. VIM. JOHNSON, Box 155, Park
Rapids, MINI.
To marry and arrive at middle age
without children is great disappoint-
ment TO many women. Think OF the joy
and comfort other women have in their
children as they grow older.
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has helped to bring great happi-
ness to many families by restoring wo-
men to health. Often the childless home
is due TO run down condition of the
eff eDE ShG1 TT sye be heped by Lydia
brought health and happiness into the
home of Mrs. johnson. Why not to
yours
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Aperica,s Predominant FIGURE

one hundred and ninety years have
elapsed since George Washington was
born. One hundred and twenty-three
years have elapsed since he died. He
never saw a railway locomotive, a
steamboat or an electric light But
he still lives as the predominant figure
of American history and the annals of
American craftsmanship record no
state paper that even approximately
compares with his farewell address.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-02-17
South African Locust PLAQUE.

Locusts in immense swarms which
covered the permanent way and
brought the engine 10 a Standstill held
up train on the Groaf' Reinet line.
South Africa, for two hours. PaSSen-
gers and officials. by sweeping stead
lily with imprOvised broOms for two
hours. continued partially to clear the
line 10 allow the journey being re-
Sumed. The insects were couple
of feet deep in places.
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Cracker custard Pudding.

Soak three fourths Of a cupful Of
cracker crumbs in one quart Of
scalded milk: cool add one-third Of a
cupful of sugar. one-fourth OF a cup
ful of butter, two eggs slightly beaten.
the same OF lemon. with salt 10 taste
Bake slowly one hour in moderate
oven. spread with a merlngue. return
To the oven and brown delicately /:
serve with vanilla sauce
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we quoted above used to be an en-
ployee himself. He made failures. of
course. but he never excused them.
When he was called" for these fail
ureS he resolved not to make them
again and sometimes to show the boss
that NE had rs many brains as the av-
erage employee. That is how he got
where he is, which is at the head Of
one of the most important concerns in
America. CCopvright)
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MOTHER! MOVE
CHILD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Hurry, mother, Even a sick child
loves the 'fruity" taste Of California
Fig Syrup and it never fails TO open
the bowels. A teaspOOnful today may
prevent a sick child tomorrow. If con-
stipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, hes
cold, collie, or if stomach is sour,
tongue coated, breath bad, remember a
good cleansing Of the little bowels is
often all that is necessary.
ASK your druggist for genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother You must
say california or you may get an
imitation fig syrup Advertisement.
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Peach Tapioca.

Peach Tapioca-
Drain a can of peaches from the
liquor or juice, using pint of the
fruit # home canned; sprinkle the
peaches with one-third of a cupful
Of powdered sugar and let stand an
hour: soak one cupful of tapioca one
hour In cold water L. cover add
enough Of the peach syrup L. make
three cupfuls. heat To the boiling point ;
add tapioca drained from the cold
water, two-thlrds OF a cupful OF sugar
and one-half OF a teaSpoonfu Of salt
cook over hot water until the tapioca
is clear. Line a pudding dish with
the quartered peaches. turn in the
tapioca and bake slowly in a moderate
oven for 81 minutes. Serve hot or
cold with cream
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half hour, dissolve in one cupful Of
boiling water. strain and add two cup
fuls of clear coffee, one-third of a
cIpful of sugar and stir until the
sugar is dissolved. Turn into a ring
mould. chill unmOuld on 4 serving
dish. fill the center with sweetened
whipped cream, favored with vanilla.
Copyright. 1921 western Newspaper Union
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For your daughters sake. use Red
Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. She
will then have that dainty. well-groom-
ed appearance that girls admire.-Ad-
vertiSement.
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hams V egetable
Compound when 1
was a girl for pains
and before and after
my marriage. / now
have a sweet little
baby boy and will
send you his picture
if you wish to publish
it. Ny sisters also
take your medicine
and find it a great
help. and | recon-
r,anI - %Lo.o -
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TAPIOCA is a dessert that may
be used in many combinations
and is always a wholesome des-
sert for children
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Few men bewail the loss Of an
other mans money.
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A SWEET LITTLE
BABY BOY
Makes a Bright Spot in Every
Home. A Comfort in
Years to Come

Park Rapids. Minnesota.-'T have
taken your medicine - Lydia +. Pink
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Coffee Jelly With Cream.

Soak two tablespoonfuls OF gelatin
in one-half cupful OF cold water one
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YOUR HAND

How to Read Your Characteristics
and Tendencies-the Capabilities or
Weaknesses That Make for Success
or Failure as Shown in Your Palm.
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Poets pipe the lay and plumbers lay
the pipe.
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"Y" is no blaclmailing letter. yet Il
makes pa pay.
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MOTHERS
COOK BOOK
FAMILY DESSERTS
by W.. M~t~s lQ

The proof of the pudding is in the eat
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imitation rs syrup.-Adyertlsement.
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I<IF had gone after that contract |
would have landed IT." said the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-17
TARIFF, ALLIED DEBT and PREPARATIONS
DISCUSSED BY US. COMMERCE CHAMBER

the foreign countries which are dis
eliminated against as an unfriendly
act. The world cannot afford to in
crease the number of unfriendly acts"
Speaking on the relation of war re-
parations to American business, Silas
H. Strawn of Chicago urged Ameri-
can representation on the reparation
commission because of this country's
vital interest in the matter
Settlement Needed
There can be no peace until. the
reparations question is settled Mr..
Strawn said Until then European
nations will maintain large armies and
until they reduce the armies they can
not balance their budgets. Until they
balance their budgets they can not
stabilize their exchange"
Frederick DeLano, former member
of the Federal Reserve board, in an
address before the Transportation and
Communication group, said: "The rail-
roads were apt to suffer under govern
ment regulation, not because decisions
were wrong, but because they were
tardy. In this connection the speak
er added: Il have long thought that
our boards and commissions in Wash
fngton would do better work if they
were not so overloaded with routine
matters and were more familiar with
what was going on in the country. Al
though Washington is the center of
our national universe, it is more de
tached from business and less in touch
with what is going on in the country
than any place | know Of
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Retail FOOD COST
SHOWS SLIGHT JUMP

WASHINGTON, May 17.-An in
crease of one tenth of one per cent in
the retail cost of food to the average
family in the month ending April Is
was reported today by the bureau of
labor statistics of the department of
labor
OF the 4S food articles listed 10
showed a decrease in price, including
potatoes, per cent; cheese, per
cent: fresh milk, lard, cabbage and
bananas. 2 per cent; and butter mac
aroni and baked beans, 1 per cent. The
articles showing an increase included
onions, 10 per cent; oranges, 10 per
cent: pork chops, per cent; lamb
and granulated sugar per cent and
round steak, bacon and ham, 2 per
cent.
Cities showing an increase of one
per cent or more in the average fam
lily expenditure for food during the
month were: Savannah, 3 per cent;
Kansas City and Mobile. per cent;
Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Charles
ton, Cincinnati Cleveland, Columbus,
Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Little
Rock. Manchester. Minneapolis, New
Orleans. Norfolk. Portland, Me, Port
land, Ore, Seattle and Washington. 1
per cent Fall River showed de-
crease of per cent and Baltimore,
Houston, ST. Louis and Scranton, l per
cent.
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MARY ELIZA BRUNTON
DIES AT SMITH HOME

Mary Eliza Brunton, IS years old.
matron of the Margaret Smith Home
for 20 years, died Wednesday morn
ing at 1925 o'clock at the home on
East Main street. She was better
known to her many friends and ac-
quaintances as Miss Ida Brunton.
Miss Brunton was the daughter of
James and Harriet Ann Brunton and
was born Aug. 26, 1897, at Liberty.
For the past five and half years she
had been a member of the household
having retired from the duties of ma
iron.
Miss Brunton, during the 20 years
which she was matron, was beloved
for her painstaking and efficient work
Funeral services will be held Thurs.
day afternoon at o'clock from the
Margaret Smith Home. Rev. R. w
Stoakes and l.. H. Bunyan of the First
NJ E. church, of which Miss Brunton
was member, will officiate. The body
will be taken to Cincinnati for crema
ton