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ANSWERED LETTER RS.

A Farm Mother Housekeeper: II
want to tell YOU about something my
daughter, in the city. actually saw: she
went to dance where everybody was
in evening dress. and one woman took
the velvet tunic Of her skirt. at the end
of the evening, and wore IT home a. an
evening wrap, Thought some of your
other readers might enjoy this hint 1891
even If they did not care TO use 1t
Answer: Thank YOU, reader friend,
VIC can't get too many laughs in this
world of stern realities.
NJ. T. D.; Please print recipes for
Cornmeal Mush, Veal Loaf, Gelstine
Dessert, Baked Rice-Cheesc Dish and
Bread Crumb Omelet"
Answer: Cornmeal Musb is made lik c
any hnc-grained cereal; follow the recipe
on a box of cream OF wheat or farina,
for instance--simply substituting yellow
cornmeal for the contents of the box.
Recipes for gelatinc desserts. come
with packages of minute gelstine. A
Diet allied bread crumb omelet recipe
was published in this column on March
81, SO buy back copy for that date
from your papers circulation depart
ment; or copy 1t out of the newspaper :
back-files. To make the rice-checse
dish boil rice till soft. IN the ordinary
way, and turn it into baking dish with
enough sweet milk to moisten well
adding salt 10 suit taste and one-hsli
pound of American cheese finely cut
up; bake one hour in q medium over
and serve hot. To make veal loai
have your butcher put through his meat
grinder three pounds of raw veal anC
onc-fourth pound of pork: mix thes,
well together, add four crushed un
sweetened crackers, two beaten eggs
butter size of an egg melted, a dash o
pepper and one-hslf teaspoon each o
salt and sage. Bake two hours in .
moderate oven.
An Old Subscriber: "Wil YOU pleas,
publish recipes for Danish or Norwe
gian cakes, buildings or pies, such a
they use at Easter or any time
Answer; | am sorry to say that | hav
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TO GIVE MUSICALE.
Peninsula NJ. J.. Church Members TO
Entertain This Evening.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of PENN
sula Methodist Protestant church win
give musical entertainment In the
Peoples settlement Rooms, 40S East
Eighth street, this evening at
O'Clock.
Miss Florence Roe. chairman Of the
committee. has announced the musical
numbers as well as the cost Of play
ers. Among those that will take part
are: Miss Roe, Mrs. W. -. Nenn. Mrs
Edith Drlscoll. Mrs. j. J. Williams
Mrs, II. -. Williams. Nrrs. Fowler
Mira. Sarah Nanant. Mrs Sadie Shaw
Miss Ethel Il. Ice, Mtss Elm beth G.
Ncnn, Miss Marie Evans. Mrs. Anne
scarborough. Joseph ]. Williams. pYil-
bur !. Driscoll. John J. Robinson. s
Norris Nenn. Weldon Dawson. Evar
Simpson and Mr.. Scarborough.
Mrs, II. X. Smick viii assist at the
piano.
This entertainment has been giv,r
many times before In the city and has
always proved a huge success.
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IA Simple Way to
Remove DandruH

There is one sure way that has never
failed 10 remove dandruff at once, and
that is to dissolve it. then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, just get about
four ounces of plain. common liquid
arvon fromlany drug store (this is all
you will need, apply it al night when
retiring; use enough 10 moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning. most II not all. OF your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace OF it, no matter
how much dandrufr you may have.
| You will find all itching and digging
Of the scalp will stop instantly. and
your hair will be fluffy, Iustrous,
glossy, silky and soft. and look and
feel a hundred times better.
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THE PLAN THAT LILLIAN
SUGGEST TED

There was puzzled. hcsi,ant look
in Tom thcstcrs honest gray eyes
na Lillian told HIM we were ready
go hear his story of the pursuit OF Smith
| guessed that he was lar more ready
m action than he WAS IN words, cspe
cially those IN which he Was compelled
To olothc his own yalOr and anill'y.
That Lillian saw his dilemma. l ~
ahscd when she spoke again, Ia me, IN
casual apologize fashion.
Pardon me, Madge, she said, hut
had forgotten for the minute that YOU
know nothing vt what happened after
We heard Hates scream. 80 d better
pick up the dropped stitches before We
40 on.
forced hack the smile which trcm-
hled upon my lips NJ the idea OF lil-
han forgetting ANYTHING She was SIM
plv using her supposed neglect OF me
n a broom with which 10 sweep con-
Versational obstacles from Tom Ches-
tcrs way. but | was tremendously glad,
rrtheless, 10 hear more OF the
hlrarrc Happenings IN Katie room.
In the hrst place. LILLIAN resumed.
"as soon NJ YOU left, drew up the very
ingenious rope ladder 10y which the
gifted Mr. smith descended To the
ground after hrs stunt OF staring III ut
~. or rather" she continued, with a
significant little smile at me, by which
hc descended part way. The last pof-
ION Of has journey. | fancy, Was a swift
u not graceful back sUnersault. We
were that successful at least IN our
shaking of the nope
How YOU women ever dared Tom
hester exclaimed. hoyish admiration
in his voicc and face The man was
desperate A. n trapped rat Tie might
have killed YOU both
tilhans fcminism harcd m q second
| knew tho Signs hN her heightened col
or and the glitter IN her ewes but he'
voice Vas cool and pleasant as sh'
quencd
II ~ Your experience then, tina
women dare less than men
Embarrassed Reply.
The Young chap flushed To the root
oi his hair. stammcrcd then SAID rcso
miclV
4 should he q fool tn say that attic
what | saw Of the nurses and othe
women workers under tire when | wa
across Hut | must stIll insist that /
was an exceptional thing YOU did, an'
that the average woman, because OF lac
training. would not have done Il
Tie spoke 80 her. DE looked NJ M
aud hls earnest eyes emphasized Ia
meaning he was stuhhornlv insisting
upun clubbing us herolnes. and thlnl
lilhans impcrsonsl deience Of woman
m general mumcntAnlv preached ~
dcfcnoes to admit tho hovish comph
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That night when Hilda again passed
that way tho old woman was waiting
for her. Here is the magic needle,
she SAID Take It. and when YOU use
it. ANYTHING for which YOU may wish
YOU will find II can give YOU
llllda thanked the old woman, and
running the needle in her dress she
hurried home 10 cook supper for her
stepmothcr and Nina, and forgot all
about II.
While they were eating their supper
the stepmother said 10 her daughter:
We must 60 to town in the morning
to buy satin for your gown TO wear
20 the grand ball the King is to give
for his son, for he has promised that
all the maidcns IN the kingdom shall
bc there
The Prince Is TO choose his wife, and
Il the Prince should choose one who
Is not a Princess the King has promised
not 10 interfere. and so my beautiful
daughter. YOU must have a new gown,
for ! know that when the Prince sees
1 YOU he will look st no one else.
II wish ] might go 10 the ball and
see all the grand ladies thought poor
llllda, but | have no dress 10 wear
She had hardly thought this wish
when the needle pricked her as if TO
remind her OF what the old woman
had said
Hllda could hardly wait to finish her
kitchen work To ind out if the needle
would really do all the old woman
had said II would.
! Lighting candle Hilda took An old
dress and sat down by her table with
tho needle and began 10 sew. Needle
needle, show "a me the beautiful gown
! wish 70 sec, she SAID as she drew
the needle IN and out of the ragged
old dress
In a short time, instead Of the
ragged one on her lap, was simmer
lnN satin gown of white and gold Jump
ing up Hilda threw off the gown sh,
wore and put on the new one. Sh,
was 50 lost in wonder when she saw
herself IN the mirror that she did no
hear footsteps on the attic stair
until her stepmother and Nina opcneC
the door.
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mcnt for she laughed lightly when /

mcnt, for she laughed lightly when he
had finished.
"Oh. ere hcroines, all rightr' she
said. Wen acknowledge the fact and
smile prettily, but we'd rather discuss
the rope ladder. II was most intri-
cate and thorough piece of work, of
the finest, stanchest quality possible,
and fastened somewhere on the roof
above us. lie must have been IN katie's
room before we came up, heard us
coming and liked To the roof just in
time, pulling his rope ladder up after
him.
Then" | brcathcd che must have
been on the roof above us all the time
We were rsnsacking katie's room.
Except the time when he was swing
ing on his ladder beneath heaven and
earth and giving us the once-over.
Lillian retorted with apparent Hip
pancy, but ! guessed that her nerves
were no less tingling than mine at the
thought Of that sinister watch upon
our movements.
Jerry is Amused.
Then the rope ladder is still fss-
tened 10 the roof, I remarked, feeling
myself flush at the bsnaitly when ! saw
Lillian's lips quirk into smile.
Not being = circus acrobat, | have
not vet attempted to get it down, she
said. THAT will I've Mr.. Chester's job
in "A few minutes. You have u Hash
light She turned to him.
Two of them, and a couple OF extra
batteries
Good" She looked Mt him approx
ingv, turned back to me. caught my
look of astouishment and grlnned imp
iShlV. Think minute, she said. "A
couple of shots or more in this section
will arouse no curiosity. There's hard
~ night hut somebody fires a cat
or u possible weasel IN the chicken
ward. or- IN the case Of our ncighbors
across tho road-for tho sheer JOY Of
discharsing gun. But the sight oi
Mr. Chester on our roof IN the daylight
would be n goodly titblt Of gossip. Car
YOU imagine the excitement If sent
Jerry Ticer 10 get that rope ladder
We might as well tell the whole story
to the local newspaper.
But, objected, "the TIGERS nc
doubt heard that shot from this dircc.
ton Won't Sam or Jerry. be apt to
investigate on our account
? ''Oh. wise young dameV Lillian para
: phrased They did hear the shots ano
: did investigate awhile ago, and | SEN
HIM back home again with n plausible
explanation of hearing noises in the
: chicken-yard. but finding out after
ward that IT was the COW lie set of
, home, trying not 10 chuckle too audiblN
: over the foolishness of women in gen
| cral and YOU and me IN particular
, Wen give h,m tune to get 10 sleeI
! again and then MIR Chester will tackl,
the roof and the rope ladder
To hc continued
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pane

Me and Leroy Shooster was taking
wnwk this AFTERNOON tnwking about diff
trent nibIccks nuthing in portickler,
and we started 10 90 past the Little
Grand and jcst then there was lot OF
capping inside sounding like every
body clapping on account OF something
crate, me saying, q, there must be q
CRATE movie in there today.
! wish we was in there insted Of
out heer, scd Leroy Shoostcr.
Wich Jest then there was LOT of
more clapping M if il was getting bet
| ter insicd Of verse, Leroy saying, o
boy that must he CRATE pickture all
rite, G wiz, never have eny money
Jest wen ! need il the most
Me neither I've noticed that, scd.
And we stood outside lisscning 10 all
the clappng and wishing we was inside
helping 10 do it, and Jest then n man
came out, saving Do you wunt To 70
in, boys, wawk rite in if you wunt TO
20 in.
Don't VIC need eny tickits or eny-
thing? ! scd, and he sed, No, wawk
rite in, II enybody says enything tell
them Mr.. Dempsey told you TO wawk
rite in, 90 ahed, wawk rite in.
Wich we did, and it was Ill lite in
side instead of all dark and some man
was standing on the stage waving his
arms and making speetch, saying, And
watts more, fello sitizcns | wunt tt
tell you that unless the law is repealed
this CRATE country will he CRATE ne
longer
Making everybody clap like every
thing and me and Leroy ShoOste
looked at each other diskusted me say
ing. Aw heck, lets 20.
Wich we did, and there was a big SIM
outside saying The Hon. George 7
jenkins will speck heer this aftlrnooi
on the evils Of Prohibition.
Proving IL you get something 70
nut hing IL libel not to be werth it.
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THE MAGIC NEEDLE.
rartI l..

lhlda hVcd with her stepmother
and was made 20 do all the work. while
her stcps,stcr. Nina, did nothing al day
hut read and dress herself IN silk and
satin gowns
Onc dav while ON her way 10 market
IA the town. Hilda saw an old woman
kncelng hv haystack in a meadow as
v she were hunting for something in the
haV
Leaning over the wall Hilds ASKED
What have you lost, granny, let me
help YOU hunt for A.
oh my needle. my precious needle
moaned the old woman. Il have lost
% IN tho hay and cannot find II. What
ever shall ! do
Why not set another needle, said
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OLD SWEDES ANNIVERSARY.
Members Of Trinity Church 10 Join in
Celebration. SUNDAY. June IL.

The congregations Of Trinity and
Old Sweles Churches Will join in the
celebration al Trinity Sunday. June il.
which will marx the 223d anniversary
Of the conservation OF Old Swedes
Church. The services viii be held in
The latter church.
The anniversary service will be held
a. i O'Clock. Rev. Arthur II. Judge
rector Of 81. Matthew'S Church. Ney
York. VIII be the preacher, and the
rector OF the parish VIII be the cele-
hrant. The arTan gements for the
day are in charge OF Rev. Robert Bell
vicar Of Old Swedes Church.
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Hilda You viii never find needle
N stlok Of hay. so why waste your
time granny
But tins was 3 magic needle SAID
the old woman Il must find n or
shall never be able 20 finish the Queens
dress for the grand ball VII no one
help me hun, FOR Il
Il will help YOU. granny. said
Hilda, Jumping over the wall. but We
will never find u. OF that ! am sure.
But 90 her surprise Hilda soon found
the needle. and when she gave IT &c
the old woman she told Hilda that
she should have the needle when sh,
returned from town.
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Cut This Quilt Is Worth Money.

cut out this slip, enclose with SC
and mail II TO Foley & Co.. 2s35 Shelf
field ave. Chicago. Ill.,. writing your
name and address clearly. You. will
receive in return a trial package con-
tanning Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound fer coughs. colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills for pains in sides
and back; rheumatism. backache.
kidney and bladder ailments; and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. a wholesome
and thoroughly cleansing cathartic
for constipa ton. billiousness. head
aches. and sluggish boweis.-N. B.
Danforth. ADV.
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female trouble to give it a fair trial
and | am sure they will feel a. do
about il. Mrs. FRED. p. HANSEN, $50
Symmonds St., Kenosha, Wisconsin.
A medicine that has been in use
nearly fifty years and that receives
the praise and commentator of
mothers and grandmothers is worth
your consideration.
II you are suffering from troubles
that sometimes follow childbirth
bear in mind that Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is a wo-
mans medicine. 1t is especially
adapted to correct such troubles.
The letters we publish ought to
convince you; ask some of your
women friends or neighbors - they
know its worth. You will, too, if you
give it a fair trial.
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YOUNG MOTHER
NOW STRONG
Her Mothers Faithin Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound led Her to Try il
Kenosha, Wisconsin. --"I cannot
say enough IN praise Of Lydia T.. Pink

uauf . NckCioDlo
|Compoun d. My
mother had great
faith in it as she
had taken 20 much
of it and when |
had trouble after
my baby was born
she gave it to me.
lit helped m e so
much more than
anything else had
done that ! advise
all wOnen with
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Mrs. j. II. Price In UospItaI.

Huriock. Md. May 16.-Mrs. Blanche
North Price. wife of Rev. j. Thomas
Price. pastor OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church at Burlock. Md. IL critical
ly i'll Mt the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia.
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Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

no such recipes, but perhaps some OF
our other reader friends may have
and will he kind enough to write them
on post card and send them To me,
SO that | can print them in thls column
\ Reader; p lease let me know
through the paper, the best way to warm
lsh wooden bed (wa lnut color which
has been painted white.
Answer Buy paint remover to
take off the white paint and when the
bed is clean of this, varnish it with any
good varnish.
Young Cook: Kindly print recipe
for caramel cake frosting."
Answer Caramel Filing and Frost
ing: Boil together for 20 minutes one
and one-half cups of graduated sugar,
two thirds cup of sweet milk and a
piece OF butter the size of a walnut.
Now remove it from tho range and add
one teaspoon oe vanilla extract. Beat
till almost hard, then spread between
the LAYER. of any white cake, and on
top.
Tomorrow--Things an Invalid Can
Make.
All inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk
man In care OF the Efficient House
l;esping" department will be answer
ed in these columns in their turn
This requires Considerable time. how.
ever. owing 10 the great number ro-
ceived. So II personal or quicker re.
ply is desired. a stamped and sclf- ad-
dressed envelope must be enclose,
with the question. Be sure 10 uss
your full name. street number, and
the name OF your city and state
The Editor.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14

Miss Lula May Hubbard has ac-
cepted a position with the Barbour
vile Supply Co.
Rev. John Owen Gross will leave
Sunday night for a two weeks vaca-
tion to be spent in northern Ken
lucky and at Mrs. Gross home in
Canton, Ohio. He expects to spend
few days at the Sebring Camp
Meeting, at Sebring, Ohio.
Mrs. Frank Donnelly and Mrs.
Lucian Moss, of st. Louis, arrived
Thursday afternoon and are at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Archibald.
Miss Bessie Fagin left Sunday for
her home in Cincinnati, o., after
delightful visit for a week with rel
atives and friends. Her mother,
Mrs. N. l.. Fagin, with her son and
daughters and their girl friend,
Ethel Rhinehart are spending a two
weeks vacation here. Mrs. Arnold,
another daughter together with Mr..
Arnold is also here.
Union service will be held Sunday
evening at the band stand.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14
w. r. Marsee was in Richmond
Ky. on business this week.

w. r. Marsee was in Richmond,
Ky. on business this week.
Attorney Mayhon, Of Williams
burg, is here attending the compen-
sation court this week.
John W. Hisel, Of Big Stone Gap,
Va. was the guest of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. c. A. Steele.
The Band Stand is finished and
we are looking forward to concert
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Bayteman, store manager of
Warren, was in town Friday attend
ing the ChautauQua.
Mr.. Jennings Of Warren and Mr
Haney OF Trosper spent Sunday al
Dishman Springs.
Hugh Smith is so much improved
as to be able to walk around the
yard.
Mrs. D. Edgar Allen and the five
Allenettes are visiting her father
in Nashville, Tenn.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14

Little Jack Colep son of Matt Cole
developed a case of scarlet fever on
Tuesday. DR.. Burnside has put up
a warning card and we hope every
one concerned will observe the pro-
per quarantine and keep this dread
disease under control.
Mrs. C. L. Bell, son and daughter
of Lexington, who have been visit
ing her father, F. F. Rowland, OF
Fount for two months, returned
home Tuesday accompanied by Mr..
Bell who has had business in New
York and came around this way to
end his lonesomeness.
Jeff Moore nearly went and done
it" when he ate some peach pie In
Pineville Thursday Of last week.
Ptomaine poisoning resulted after he
got home and he came near enough
to the glory land to make him glad
he is here even with fever blisters
on his face.
With his usual readiness to help
start something, F. W. Golden has
agreed to rent two of his rooms In
the postoffice building for the use oi
the county nurse. Instead OF charg'
ing the usual $40 per month he will
charge only $40 which will include
light, heat and water.
Another of the Shelton children II
down with typhoid following the re
cent death of Shively shelton. II
should be remembered by our ciu
zens that serum gives immunit,
from this disease. One communit,
in Knox County has cleaned out ty
phoid by the use OF the serum.
The union meeting which wa
held in the Chautauqua tent Sunday
might was well attended. Rev. J
If. Ruggles had charge OF the sing
ing which went we'll. Rev. John O
Gross acted as chairman and Rev
A. A. Ford preached an eloquen
sermon on conditions as they exis
to-day, religiously, socially and poll
tically. Gov. Morrow was present Q
the service
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14

Henry L. Cecil came in from st.
Louis Tuesday to be with his sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Archibald, and other
relatives.
w. d. Clark left this week for
Brookville, Penn. to join Mrs. Clark
who has been there with relatives
for some time.
j. T. Fielden and Charlie Smith
with their families are fishing at
Swan Pond Messrs. Fielder and
Smith are Y. M. c. A. BARRIERS at
Corbin.
Elmer Treadway is somewhat i'm
proved and will be taken to Louis
VILE for examination. Some years
ago he was struck on the head and
it is believed this may be the cause
OF his illness.
! Will Matlock of Gregory Branch
neighborhood, dislocated his shoul-
der blade as the result of a fall
from his porch roof while putting
/ roofing on the house. DR.. M. A.
Bissell, of Artemus, reduced the dis
location and Mr.. Matlock is doing
nne.
That man ]. Q. Redding insists
that Attorney r. N. Jarvis is getting
up a muscle with the lawn mower
SO he may have strength enough tC
handle the equipage in which his
young son will take the air. Why
not?
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14

There is nothing like a talk with
one Of our own citizens for giving
hope and encouragement to the anx
ious sufferer from the dread kidney
disease. We, therefore, give here
an interview with a Barbourville
man:
After 1 had the "1u" about two
years ago my kidneys bothered me"
says Mr.. Hampton. They were weak
and irregular and the kidney secre-
tions were painful in passage. Ny
back was weak and ached thru the
small part Just over the kidneys.
was lame and sore in the muscles OF
my hips and side when l got up in
the morning. got Doan's Kidney
Pills from Hawn Drug Co. and they
soon Strengthened me up in good
shape. Doan's are a fine kidney
medicine and will recommend
them to anyone whenever / have an
opportunity"
soc at all dealers. Foster-Mil'
burn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-14

Mrs. ]. A. McDermott chaperoned
a number of young people to a dance
at Middlesboro Friday, July TIN.
Those who attended were Misses
Drucilla Tye. Ruby Putnam, Cath
crime Dishman and Mary McDermott
and Messrs. Charlie Bingham, Ray
mond Lyttle, Henry Cole, VIII Ed
Dishman, Herman Perker and Neal
Bennett.
II. B. Hudson, Of King, intends TO
put out considerable strawberries
and is hopeful his neighbors viii
toin in. An interest is gradually be-
ing worked mp in the money posi-
bilities Of this fruit In Knox County
and we believe It will be but a short
time before q number Of bank se-
counts now slim will be considerably
fatter.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Christian
Church will have candy and lemon
ade ON sale Saturday evening al
the opening OF the Band Stand.
VIM. Marshall and family return
cd Monday from an auto trip 70
Asheviiie, N. G. They encountered
lots Of rain and some very bad roads