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SIDE TALKS
by Ruth Cameron
A VIRTUE WITH A BAD NAME

Give q dog q bad name and hang him
Give a virtue bad name and damn
IL.
And that I think IS exactly what has
happened 70 a certain highly honorable
virtue in America
Thrift means economy and frugaIity
in the management OF property. II Is
ono OF tho essential foundations OF all
success. No man can keep on making
a success in business unless the princi-
pies OF thrift, which are avoidance OF
waste and careful utilization OF time
and money, are used in his business.
why ROT the Business OF Bavtngf
No man means 20 spend money In
business without getting an adequate
return. And no one questions that
that ts an adm !rahle attitude. But IN
the business % living.-well somehow
that is supposed 20 be a different thing
II Z man is thrifty in his use OF tlms
and money in his private life We are
Inclined 10 look a, him askance, TO call
him CLOSE" 10 say he probably has
Scotch blood In him. to my mind one
could pay no greater compliment. but
perhaps I am 4 BIT prejudiced for OBJ
vious reasons.
The average American would FAR
rlther be called a spendthrift than 70
have It said he Vas careful in his use
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A Stenographer's Romance
A SPECIAL DELIVERY LETTER
By JANE PHELPS

Three happy girls hurried home 10
clear away IN" supper things, Cora ana
Gladys still chatting Nellie. FinaliF
cora said:
You said Mr.. Robinson was very dlf-
fcrent. Nellie Perhaps In spite or MS
anger he respected YOU for repulsing
him. But can scarcely yet understand
how he forgavn YOU demanding your SAL
larry. and making him give you refer
cnce by threatening him--when YOU !ert
him. You arc sure you didn't say or
a.; as n you intended to make am give
You this reference"
no. Cora, cross my heart ] was as
meek ms Moses. told him just what
said did. and not word more.
would have made him give X 10 me. hut
didn't have to. He was really awfully
nice about it, Old Smith was ms sur
prised as ! was. ! could tell by his face.
And it did the trick. didn't it:"
YES. dear, and I haven't any feeHnG
ahou. il so long MS you made no threats
10 toll his wife to got il"
"Whilc You two clean up this a~fuI
looking place" Cora said when they
reached their rooms II Will write 70
mother to send W. every single thinR
she isn't using. no matter how old ana
worn | know n man will help her with
It. n man father helped in many WAYS.
You can imagine the happy talk while
Gladys and Nellie cleared away.
"It doesn't seem true that we arc 70
havn thar nice little place all 10 our
solves" shn said. II feel so happy over
II. We will have to he very carefuI
not ~ be too cXtravagant. can AL
ready 500 myself longing for-oh. lots
Of things big reading lamp with
roac 'rOlored shade a bookcase. muslin
curtains and, oh. q lot Of other THINGS"
And 7 can sec myself eating a square
ucoI Every time ] looked at thai stove
.osctd things we would cook on II.
Telli. returned. you can have your
hook case as soon ~ We have any chairs
n uit or. so We won't need those boxes
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He is just like his uncle" Mrs.
Wales said 20 her son when. in htSa
school he developed the ambition 20
write only Watson will make It pay.
The mother thought OF her brother, a
recluse who spent AL of his time over
his books and manuscripts. and siShec'
II can't see what they find IN 1t. writ
ing great patches of stuff which is new
er printed.
Through college Watson Wales h2!d
10 the idea. In his second year ms
mother died. The son followed her de-
sires and finished his course. With his
diploma liz his pocket he went back TO
GeorGev..le. TO be met with the news
his uncle was seriously Ill. Within 4
week the young man who had faced rhe
ploblem of earning Il living was heir to
the home and small fortune of old Will
lard Wales. He made a few changes in
the places and moved IN. Money and
position. he told himself. would not
stand between him and hts ambition. 1t
would be all the easier TO write; he
would become famous.
Georgetown knew Watson Wales as \
we'll dress young man who loved his
motor car and his books. He was set
aside as worthy OF peculiar attention
because lie was a writer and everyone
said IL would not be long before his
stories were appearing In the maya
zines Watson, in his confidence, en-
Outraged the belief and was made much
OF by both the country club and liter
airy sets. ReIigiously he devoted his
mornings TO composition and went
through the agony OF disappointment
which comes 10 the writer whose man
uscripts are returned. This plan he
kept to himself. He would have 10
make good now. TO save his face.
No. one was surprised when Watson's
hrst story appeared in one OF the lead
Ing magazines. The discerning among
his friends congratulated him for IT'S
unusual qualities and the others. with
out hesitation or analysis. accorded
him fame. He was made moro OF than
ever, purchased a cane and was pointed
cut on tho streets. After that his
stories appeared frequently. his picture
was many times published and it WAS
agreed he had arrived" II was an
event In Georgetown when men came
from tho city to see him or when no
was invited TO go there to deliver an al
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/ dress. For all he accepted the praise
hunsr;!ly, Watson Wales became moSe
| serious and distracted. 1t was said 10
was working too hard and was growing
| old.
One evening in hts study the famous
writer wrote the last lines 10 new
story He read Il over aloud and then
| turned to a magazine and another STORY
J This one he read In the same way. Long
; into the night he sat with his head In
his hands, staring across che table. II
| Is no use" said the writer. / am al!
! through"
/ In an empty box he placed the latest
manuscript and smiled bitterly as he
closed tho lid. Il suppose | shall 90 on
| like this. writing now for my own
! amusement and packing what l have
written in the box he left. Maybe
someday | can write as well as he.
Watson Wales thought OF the day he
/ had taken from that box the first OF the
stories written by his uncle. Partly in
joke. TO test out the editors, he had
sent Il away. After its publication hc
had mailed away one of his own. 1t
came back. \ taste OF popularity. the
necessity Of living up to the expccta-
, ton of his friends. urged him To visit
the box again. Now they were all gone.
those queer stories of an old man who
had written for nothing but the pleas
ure Of expression. II was Impossible
to initiate the style OF willard Wales.
! to conjure the quaint conccits which had
brought undcserved fame 10 the nephew.
| Watson would have TO quit
1T Is better" the miserable man said
when forced TO explain. TO stop when
one Is popular. Hereafter l shall writo
only for my own pleasure" Gradually
he withdrew from the life OF the town
to live by himself writing stories he
dared not send away. Within few
years he was aged and had forgotten
his friends and love for fnery In
GEORGETOWN 1t was said he was his
uncle, all over again.
1t was not long ago Watson Wales
died. When they settled his estate. YOU
viii remember. they found the old box
OF manuscripts which added so mater!-
lly to his fame. The stories he had new
er published. the critics agreed were
much better than those others which
won him some prominence in his youth
Tomorrow-A Wonderful Adventure
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or money.
Yet what Is being careful IN the uss
Of money but trying to get the most
out OF your life. since the money you
earn represents your life that IS spent
In tho earning Of it.
Nousy-r1me-Life.
Benjamin Franklin says we should
not waste time and wish 1t away If we
stopped TO think that we were wishing
away our lives. And since money is
simply time converted into the power
to buy other peoples time. when we
waste money, do not make It yield its
fun purchasing power. We waste life.
In the old days thrift was recognized
"a one of the cardinal virtues Of a
woman. MANY things make the honor
OF a man." says an old Greek proverb,
Few that OF q woman. Economy. mod
esty. and silence adorn n woman. We
are inclined TO laugh at that point OF
view now But we do not laugh at
the troubles that follow our failure to
exalt that virtue. We carry them to
the divorce courts when tho woman OF
the family spends tho mans money 80
foolishly that the home Is wrecked. Ono
Is sorry for the woman whose training
may have included no conception OF the
value of money, no teaching as to how to
terribly sorry for the man who secs a
part Of his life thrown away when tho
woman fails 10 get fun value for tho
money his time has been exchanged for.
Thrift and Generosity.
Doubtless one or the reasons We do
not honor tho value Of thrift as VIC
should IL that we associate II with
stinginess. or course n can degener-
ate into that. But thrift does not need
to be associated with rneanncss. On
the contrary. says a certain we'll known
Scotchman who Is Indignantly defend
Ing the honor Of his people. II have
yet TO learn that thrift and generosity
cannot be twin virtues and my ex-
perience Is that they are generally to
be found together"
agree with him. The most Kener-
our person | have ever met Is tho
thrlfticst. incidentally. Az Mr.. Lauder
would be glad To hear. she Is a Scotch
woman.
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Must fight film

Dingy teeth and most tooth
troubles are now traced to film.
One must fight to avoid them
Film is that viscous coat you
feel 1t clings to teeth, gets be-
tween the teeth and stays. Stains
discolor it, then it forms dingy
coats. Tartar is based on film.
Film also holds food substance
which fcrments and forms acid. 1t
holds the acid in contact with the
teeth to cause decay. Germs breed
by millions in it. They, with tar
tar. are the chief cause of pyorrhea.
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chapter IS.
what over should wr do without YOU,
Nellie, and-what shall "" d" WIN
YOU" Gladys said laUgh!ngiN as 'hufn
and Duzan went out and left them hInh''
You little rogue. flirting first win Du-
gan. and then with tn" agent. Nr'h
YOU ashamed Of YOURSELF"
Not BIZ. And 1t wasn't flirting. II
was using what Cora calls tact.
We'll. / only hope Duran Is married
He'll be running Off with YOU II lie Isn't
He Is ! asked him. Seven chlldrch
and the Mssis."
Then ! guess were safe.
While they were Joking. Cora had
been looking around. inspecting the
stove carefully, and occasionally making
a note on her slip ~ paper. When pu-
gan came back She said:
What will you charge us 10 wash INC
windows and clean this stove up so II
looks like new? | can gee II Is In go"h
condition. except It Is dirty. clogged up
! In places"
"shure the windes won't cost YOU
noth!n' Miss always d" them wh!n
the new tenants come In. and IN" stove
we'll II IL dirty---how does 80 cents
strike you?"
That's all right, Rut do II rirhi'
DugIn. ] want X pcrlcCiIy '""h w. -
come At 6 o'clock tomorrow night 10
select the paper" Sh" turned I" GiadF';
well come right from work. Th'n
again to Dugan: ITS Monday. VIII you
have Il all ready by Saturdays
"Yit. Miss, but the floor won' be Or?
NOT II you have three coats.
We'll live IN the other rooms until ~
Is. The principal thing Is t" get l" work
at once"
"Mv mon Will 20 at It first thing In
The morn!ng. He'll paint the Kitchen
first like YOU said Miss.
"you can trust All Irishnan. can't shs,
| Duppu-" Nellie flashed her sweetcst
smilo on him.
| "Shure they kin"
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For dainty people

Pepsodent is now used BY NIL.
lions the world over. Careful peo-
pie Of some fifty nations have
adopted it, largely by dental ad-
vice. Dainty people - those who
care for whittier, cleaner teeth-wM
never 60 without II.
Send the coupon for . To-Day
Tube. Note how clean the teeth
feel after using. Mark the absence
of the viseous film See how teeth
whiten 40 the flm-eoats disappear.
One week will give you q new
conception of what clean teeth
mean. It will point the way to &
new dental era, both for you and
yours. Cut out the coupon now.
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A woman at Miss Carter's made one ont
Of boxes. painted It, and hung httie
curtain in front Of the books. 1t was
awfully pretty. But guess your beVe
to walt awhile for rose colored shades
and muslin curtains" Il
Run out and mail this, Nellie dear
I'm too tired to move" Cora gave her
the letter she had written. and two cent?
TO buy a stamp at the drug store. Nelpe
added ten more for special delivery.
II know the Corners" she muteIeo
ms she dripped the letter in the, box
THEY'LL get this to Mrs. Baker double
ouick 40 they can know what's In IT,
ro-morrow-Nellis Talks Of III. asofts.
Protected by George Matthew Adams
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A PRACTICAL SET OF MlTTENS
Pattern 1875 supplies these three De
sIrablc models. cut in Sz"s: Smali
Medium, Large and Extra Large. IL
Will require n yard for on" par maze
like No I. - yard for No. : ana .
yard for No. 2.
Any pile fabric. a j." WOODEN material
denim. outing flannel. felt. broad cloth.
muslin. drill or crash is suitable for
these designs.
nsttern Of this illustration mailed
To any address on receipt Of II cents
In silver or stamps.
Write name and address plainly. SEND
l3 cents 10 The lnteliern"cr ottice
Wheeling. ". Va.
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FN9 Dietand Health
sscy..~ By Lulu Hunt PetersMD !
tsss--' ubor q Diet andHeaH .sih Ksuto the cohr's,
KIDNEYS-NO. II.
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON co n Y,

po..ors such "a lead md arsenic. s!co-
hOl and other drugs. There ia no doubt
hut that they can he slowly hut surely
Injured by having I" ovcruork on blood
which Is loaded with waste products
from e1cesS food.
Oslcr SAYS that a large proportion 81
tho arteriO- scicroSis Gardening and de-
generator OF the artcr!eS) Is due TO In
temperance in eating. Tho blood vHs-
sells of the Kidneys arc affected IN this
conG.ticn. Therefore YOU can sec that
there are many forms Of injuries 81
tho kidneys which We can directly con
troll.
Tomorrow-Brghts Disease.
Copyricht 1922 George Matthew Adams
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No mother wants children to
suffer what she may have suffered
from her teeth.
Then teach them the new way
of teeth cleaning. Show the pref
tier teeth it brings, the whittier,
safer teeth. Or let them make this
test, and sec and feel the benefits
themselves.
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Two ways found

Then dental science, after long
research, found two ways to fight
film. One acts to eurdle il, one to
remove it, and without any harm
full securing.
Able authorities proved these
methods effective. Then dentists
the world over began to advise
their use.
A new-type tooth paste was ere
ated, based on modern reseafch.
The name is Pepsodent. Those
two great Aim combatants are en-
bodied in it for daily application.
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Show Them
What this new way does

No ordinary tooth paste efee-
lively combats film So, under old
methods, very few escaped tooth
troubles. Beautiful teeth were less
often seen than today.
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Il. sir. am selfmade man." POM
pously admitted the Hon. Thomas Rott
All. | Sec" replied old Gaunt"n
Grimm. You struck on yourself before
YOU xo' the Job completed, kansas
CITY star. ----
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W. Offer
A Ttn-Day Test
Simply send coupon

saliva. That is there to constantly I.
neutralize the acids which cause:
decay. =
It multiplies the starch disestant.
in the saliva. That 10 there to di-.
gest starch deposits on teeth which
may otherwise fermeut and form /.
acids
Those are Natures great tooth. :
protecting agentA Each use Of
Pepsodent gives them manifold
effect /,
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Its new effects

Pepsodent brings other effects
which research proved essential.
1t multiplies the alkalinity Of the
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RIVER NEWS

The pool stage of nIuc feet was reg
istcred ut the wharf yesterday.
The Betsy Ann cleared the wharf AZ
noon yesterday enr"ute from TITS
burgh TO ParkersburIh.
The Helen +. decked late last even
Ing On her regular trip from New Ma
tamuras.
Today's Games.
The Helen j.. will depart At noon to-
,Iav on her return trip 10 New Mnta-
mUraS.
The General Crowder will leave about
the same tine enfoute for Charleston
from Pittsburgh.
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Todpy's Gam es.

CaliforrIa'S motor registration ncur-s
show machine for every four and
haH parsons.
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BRAIN Tests
q. ;.
By SAM LLOYD =

This "a strange coincidence re-
marked the hotel clerk as he gazed at
the kew rack and saw six keys ARRANGED
in this manner: 6-57-342. The mum
her of the central pair Of keys multi
piled by the number Of the single KY
produces the number Of the third sroup.
The same thing happened yesterday
with these six keys. but in different
arrangement" ,.Tt
What was that other arrangement iot
the keys? 'f"
Answer to Ysstsrday's.
The historical incident was the drop
ping Of the tea into the sea- ~
y
go
The more butter used in cake ths
higher the temperature required to baks
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spot that had happened for years. The
man with the tin whistle was thinking
about Rawlings, his dog at home, and
I'm convinced II put something into
his tune that was Irresistible. For let
me tell you'll In two minutes who
should come running down the steps
In front Of him but young lady with
the pinkest cheeks and the laughing
est eyes he had ever seen. She was
smiling at him as though she had
known him all her life.
II love that tune" she said. 1T al
ways make me want to skip my feet
You can't think how nice 1t Is to hear
1t this miserable night. Thank you r
And the little cup had the surprising
mouthful Of quarter.
There's supper for me and Ravel
tngs," thought the man with the tin
whistle, as he tipped his hat.
And before he could decide whether
. 1t would be hot dogs or soup, some.
body else was smiling at him. This
time 1t was quiet man with gray
hair.
II always look for you when come
down the stairs" said the man, "and !
like to hear those rollicking little
tunes you play. 1t cheers a man up
after a long days work. Merry
Christmas!" And, II you'll believe me,
the quiet man with the gray hair
tossed in half a dollar! The little tin
cup ratified Importantly and gave every
indication Of being ready for anything
after this.
On went the frolicking melody. On
came the pennies. The man with the
IN whistle almost forgot how cold his
feet were and thai the rain had sue
ceeded In making ais stockings very
wet and wretched. 1t really must have
been the tune, for everybody had a
coin and bit Of greeting. So he
played and played and played. He
thought his luck would change II he
changed the tune, and he very nearly
blew the breath out Of him, keeping
the notes dancing about In that dismal
place. Rawlings and he were going to
have the finest supper In all Christen-
dom, II whistling could do 1t.
= Some people threw In pennies, an
some threw In dimes, and an occasion
al one dropped quarter; but the be-
surprise Of all came at the last III
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also bear on the possibility Of the
disuse of the natural tree.
The Yule log succumbed to the
greater attractiveness of the Christ
mas tree. And the Yule log had its
predecessors in the various celebra.
lions that occurred at the close of the
old and the beginning of the new
year during the first centuries of the
Christian era.
The Christmas tree Is believed to be
a German institution, but the Romans
celebrated the birth Of Christ about
the middle Of the Fourth century by
the display Of tree decorations, and in
some sections Of Europe the festival
was observed by the employment of
pyramids decorated with green twigs
and ornaments. Christmas trees should
not be cut except from dense growths
where thinning of young trees can be
made with benefit to the forest. The
New York State College of Forestry
In the interest Of conservation Of the
forests urges the adoption Of artificial
substitutes for trees In the observ-
ances Of the Yuletide festival.
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Is the way it should be, especially on
Christmas Eve).
The man With the tin whistle was
just about to take 1t away from his
mouth and start home when a little,
old lady, with white hair, stopped In
front of him. Her eyes twinkled like
frosty stars and there was something
about her that made one think Of a
chickadee. Perhaps 1t was her bright,
quick eyes, or maybe the way she put
ceedingly wise and happy. The man
with the tin whistle thought she was
the incest old lady he had ever seen.
And this was before she had said q
word.
Somebody" chirped the old lady
cher voice was like chickadee's, too,
only 1t did not say what chlckadee
does), Somebody who went through
here last year about this time has sent
you a present. That somebody was
very discouraged over a lot Of things.
And the day was discouraging, too, Just
like this. But you were playing away
here for all you were worth, just as II
the sun were shining and your feet
were warm as toast. The tune was the
same one you are tootling now. And
that somebody decided that II you
could stand and whistle a jolly air In
all the cold and wet and drizzle, that
1t was time to make himself brace up
and do something. And he did" The
old lady twinkled harder than ever.
The man with the tin whistle wondered
what In the world she was going to
say next. But she did not say any.
thing for a minute. She whipped out
a pocketbook, snapped open the top,
took out small, folded piece Of pa
per and handed 1t to the man with the
tin whistle. Then she snapped her
pocketbook together, put 1t In her bag,
perked her head on one side and
chirped, merry Christmas! The man
was my son." And she was gone before
you could say Jack Robinson!
Rawlings and his master had sup
per worth talking about that night, I
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can tell you! For what do you sup
pose that folded bit Of paper VAST A
new, rafting ten-dollar bill! Yes. SRI
And Rawlings will remember that par
ticular Christmas Eve as long as he
can wag his tail or gnaw bone. And
the man with the tin whistle declared
he would never get discouraged again.
no matter how dreadful the weather
was. Rawlings approved Of this de-
termination and ate another chop at
once.
And the man with the tin whistle
still plays tunes all the way from Q
penny mp to ten dollarsi
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Hermit cookloa

Ono and one-half cupfuls sugar, Q
eggs. cupful Of butter or shortening.
8 cupfuls -four. / teaspoonful baking
powder. / teaspoonful salt. I teaspoon
full cinnamon, ! teaspoonful allspice.
I teaspoonful cloves. / teaspoonful
nutmeg. Y teaspoonful soda. ~ cup
fuls raisina
Add sugar and eggs to melted but
ter. Beat well- Sit hour. baking
powder. salt. spices and soda togethef.
Add to butter mixture and mix well
Add pumped raisins. Drop BY tea
spoon on CREASED pan and bake In
moderate oven until brown, about 20
to q minutes. This makes about %
cookies
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AIDES. One of these influences Is
the danger Of a conflagration in
the home where Christmas trees
are lighted with candles, although
this danger Is being partially over
come by the use Of electricity for
Illuminating purposes. Another re-
strictive tendency is the cost Of
Christmas trees and the growing diff
Guilty Of obtaining them.
Moreover, conviction Is growing
in the public mind that 1t Is poor
economy to cut Christmas trees from
the tops Of mature trees or take down
a tree that has been growing for Is
to 80 years for a one days celebra-
ton. The availability Of artificial sub
stitutes and the natural trend toward
a change in the customs Of the people