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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
Animal Facts

Br'er Fox's taste for fat pullets
isn't natura-it's acquired. So says
E. F. Drew of the Bodf1sh sporting
ranch down in Maine. But once the
taste is acquired, look out. Drew
says he has 200 to 300 close to a for
est that stretches away for 100 miles.
He never has lost chick to the foxes,
and yet he has seen the animals play
Ing at the edge of the woods with his
poultry all around them. Same thing
with bears. They acquire, because of
hunger, taste for lamb chops. Nat.
urally, they don't care for lamb at alt.
Many bears live close to his ranch,
but he loses no sheep or sleep.
Deer are even more fearful of the
rnan-scent than they are of man him
self. An old guide of the North woods
tells of trying to feed deer from a
pail during bad weather. He mixed a
fine grain mash in a pail and placed
it on a stump in the woods Deer
stood near watching him. The wind
was right and they did not get his
scent. AS soon as he left the deer
approached the pail, got the man
scent and Immediately bolted with
flags flying. The guide then poured
the mash from the pail to the top of
the stump. The deer came back and
ate 1t.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
PRICES
Science

Some of the smallest and apparently
least important things in nature are
in reality the most necessary. Prob
ably the most important in the his
tory of the earth is the earthworm.
Without II the earth would not be
fertile enough to bear crops Their
burrows open the soil for roots and
rain. Also they bury leaves which
turn into vegetable mold. They are
the great promoters of vegetation
through their boring. perforating and
loosening of the soil and without
them the earth would become hard.
bound and sterile. 1t is stimated in
an acre of average soil there are over
$4,000 earthworms and in an acre of
very fertile ground there are over a
million. They are continually circu-
lating the soil and in the course OF
thirty or forty years they will turn
a stony field into fertile one by COW
ering the stones with soil.
Darwin claimed earthworms have
made the bulk Of the fertile soil of
the globe. He studied the subject all
his life and shortly before he died
wrote a notable book on earthworms.
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Heard in Smoking Room

Here, gimme that child! What're
you doing gallivanting around with a
baby? Where's it's mother?'
In the baggage car the young
fellow replied in a strained voice
In the baggage car! shouted the
big woman. What in heavens name
is she doing there when this baby
needs herr
Yes said the father, as tears
filled his weary, bloodshot eyes, baby
does need her. but she-she is-dead
l am taking her home to Ser mother
to-be-buried.'
Say, man--oh, man You should
have seen the change thai came over
the face OF that big woman-that
came over all Of us. Rage turned to
pity and pity to kindness in an in.
slant. Well, from then on, during
the whole long trip, that baby had
the best and most care 1t ever had in
all it's short life. All Of the women
cuddled and cared for it in turn, and
1t cooed and laughed by day and
slept sweetly and soundly on the
arm of the big woman by night. We
men bought cigars and meals for the
young father, and, in a mans way,
tried to let him know how we felt
Sometimes he smiled through his
tears and looked the thanks his trem.
bling lips could not utter. He was
going to little town near Cincinnati,
and the big woman was bound for
Baltimore. She volunteered to stay
with him until she could put the. babe
in the arms of the sad grandmother
who waited for the Homecoming OF
her own baby-the baby in the bag
gage car. I saw them last at Chi
cago when they changed cars. The
big woman was In full command with
the baby in her arms. Every one OF
us kissed that baby good-by and
shook hands sympathetically with the
sad young father.
so, friend, never say a word
when a baby cries on my sleeper. Its
mother may be riding in the baggage
car"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
ION SIMS
a Says q

Keep your temper. Alabama man
broke his arm hitting fly.
Too much sunshine makes a des-
ert, but not enough makes arctic
regions.
Statistics would show that every
rich uncle in the world has some
baby named after him.
The world gets faster. A man can
get married in two minutes or drink
himself to death in one.
Entirely too many people are go
ing down to the movies to talk about
something.
Wearing old clothes is all right II
you know you don't have to.
The first time man slaps neigh
boris child is always the last time
Every time they build a new rail.
road crossing the auto dealers order
more cars.
No home is complete without a
few uncomfortable chairs to offer
unwelcome company.
If you hear a great silence it is
the children yelling for school to
start again.
Some people will stand for any.
thing, but help with nothing.
A bigamist says he married three
times because he was crazy. Most
everybody agrees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
High Time

BY BERTON BRALEY
When you're tired of work and
you're tired of play,
When you're sleepless by night and
you're restless by day,
And when you're convinced that in
every old way
There's something wrong
with creation.
When you are a pest to your chill
dren and wife.
When everything stirs you to anger
and strife.
And all you can see is the dark side
of life.
It's time that you took q
vacation.
When you start to think, I'm q
downtrodden wight.
And there's simply nobody treating
me right"
When all of the world seems 10 ride
you for spite,
And life Is one long az
gravatlon:
When little things bother, and big
things appall.
When most of your thoughts are oil
NORWOOD and gall.
And you are fed up and disnleased
with 1t all,
It's time that you took a
vacation.
When rain makes you ugly. and sur
makes you sore.
When you and your victuals dont
jibe any more,
When all of your fellow mems ways
you deplore
And view them with sour
Indignation
When you've all the symptoms al
sullen despair,
Stop gnashing your teeth and quit
tearing your hair;
Snap out Of 1t. beat it-go on, get the
ART
It's time that you took a
vacation.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service. Inc. J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
Laughs
Not Particular

A woe-begone specimen of the tramp
tribe made a call at a rural residence
to ask for aid. The door was opened
by a woman of angular proportions
severe. in demeanor and uncertain age
and temper Having speedily ascer'
tanned the object of the unexpected
visit. in raspy tones she observed;
Il shall not give you anything. Ii
YOU had been wise, you would not
have come here. DO you know who
I ann"
The weary wanderer replied he ha
not the pleasure of knowing.
wei. I'm a policemans wife. and
if he were here he would take you
and very quickly, too.
The tired tramp looked at he'
quietly for minute. and then re
Piled" IT believe you. ma'am. II he
took you he'd take anybody. -
Argonaut
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ALBANIAN
LOOMS AS
WET HOPE
Boomers Say Underwood
Would Garry East ard
Solid South,

By Times Special
Wv WASHINGTON, July 19.-Zeal-
M Gus vets, thirsting for a
w chance to wallop the Volstead
acr by voting for an anti-prohibition
candidate in the next presidential cleo
ton, stand about one-to-ten chance
of gratifying their wishes. And no
more,
And their candidate will not be Gov
ernor All Smith, champion Of the New
York wet legion. The truth of the
matter is, Governor Al has been so
alfred victorious IN his State he is
too wet a public figure to be nomi-
mated, even il other odds were not
against him.
So thoughts of conservative Demo
Gratis are turning fondly to Oscar I'm
derwood, United States Senator from
Alabama, pride of the sunny South,
and author Of the now dead and bur
led Underwood tariff.
Emissaries of the aforementioned
conservative wing of the Democratic
party have beeen sounding out local
Democratic BOSSES of the East and
of New England on Underwood's can
didacy and report as follows:
Quite a flock of New York State
Democrats think Underwood might do,
if he would run on a platform with
a damp plank in it. They think they
could capture New York City and
Buffalo on that basis. which virtually
means that State.
Similar hopes were expressed by
Democrats leaders In Massachusetts,,
Connecticut and Rhode Island. or
New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland
the Underwood boomers seem quite
sure.
This set-up, if staged, would mean
the East and the South might elect
a President without aid from the
Middle West and the West. The East
and the South have the votes in the
electoral college. if they are solid for
one candidate. Sectional pride Is
counted to. carry the dry South for
Underwood. even if the East voted for
him as a wet.
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Wheat Tariff
Blufton Evening Banner)

Blufton Evening Banner)
Wheat coming on the market has
gone below a dollar and has estab-
lished new low record since the
war" How can this be possible! Was
1t not only two years ago that the Re-
publicans passed an emergency tariff
bill ito aid the farmer" and little
later did they not pass another bill
with even higher duties than those of
the special act, and does not this bill
carry duty of 80 cents per bushel on
outside wheat? Sure. but the tariff
bill does not protect the farmer on
his price for wheat, but it does pro-
tect the clothing manufacturer in his
demand for a couple dollars more on
each suit of clothes. Any local mer-
chant will tell you that clothing is
quite a little bit higher under the
present tariff law than it was under
the Democratic measure passed in
1913.
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THE piitful wall Of a babe arose
above the rattle and roar of the
L. train, but the solitary man at the
smolting-room window gave no sign
that he heard or was disturbed. Stead
lily he gazed at the monotonous sage
brush plains and smoked. The wall
ing continued. Suddenly another man
stamped into the smoking-room; threw
himself into a seat and protested:
Eye Gods, but I'm tired of listening
to the bawling of that kid! It's done
nothing but cry since it,was brought
aboard What the devil does man
mean by travelling about the country
with an unmothered babe, anyway"
The man at the window turned
IT wouldn't kick about it, friend"
he said. II learned two years ago to
accept a situation like this gracefully
Learned to pity rather than blame.
1T left Seattle on the night train.
bound for Chicago. Some time during
the night a young fellow with a cry
ing baby came aboard. The baby
cried all night, despite the grooming
efforts Of the father to soothe 1t to
sleep. 1t was still crying in the morn
ing. We discovered then 1t was in
the arms of a young man whose face
was white and haggard, and whose
hopeless eyes were red and sunken.
He didn't get much sympathy from
the other passengers. however, al
though plea for kindly consideration
1t
rowful face. In fact. we all, collec-
lively and in turn, looked daggers at
him. Some of us even got up and
walked the aisle so we might pass
MIN and shoot him to pieces with our
angry glances.. and, at times, he
flinched under this sort of lombard
ment, but said not a word Along
toward noon the big woman in the
section in front of mine, her nerves
Jared to the limit by the crying child,
crossed the aisle and sejd to the
young man:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
The Thriller!

Over the cobbles of dozen streets
great numbering trucks piled their un-
wonted way to the dark breweries
wherein the forbidden work had
started. Within the sombre walls of
those great buildings there was new
and feverish activity. Depleted work
ing forces waxed fat with men fani-
iiar with their task. The zero hour
had come.
Coming fast. too. as fast as the
fastest train could bring them, were
the forces Of the law. The special
agents reached the sleeping city while
the work within the breweries was
al it's height :"
Nope. these paragraphs are not
from Diamond Dick, the Death
Dealer" nor yet from Bill Hart
movie caption, but Roy Haynes own
story of how dry we are in these
United States, now running as a Sc
rial in the papers.
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Anna Wilson

Lafayette Journal Courier
One of the remarkable leaders
among the educators of the country
has just passed on at Charlottesville,
Ind Miss Anna Wilson, formerly
superintendent Of the city schools at
Charlottesville. has laid down her
work at the age Ct 81. Miss Wilson
left a strong and lasting impress on
her community and upon the schools
of the country. AS sponsor for and
founder Of the Sunshine society, an
organization of young folk in high
schools. Miss Wilson originated and
furthered a most worthy and hope
full as we'll as helpful enterprise. She
was a teacher for thirty-six years,
and served for many years as prin-
cipal OF the high school from which
che, herself, had graduated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
LOSS
TO FARMERS
is $472,OOO,000
Means Financial Ruin to
Many as Reward for
Years Work,
BY ]. P. WRIGHT
NEA Service Writer

:" ANSAS CITY, MO, July 10
~ AS their reward for a season s
work, the farmers of the United
States will have to pocket a loss of
SAT-, 900, 900 on this years wheat
crop as a result of the recent slump
in wheat prices.
That is the estimate of ]. G.
Mohler. secretary Of the Kansas
State board Of agriculture.
The slump, caused mainly by over
production throughout the world,
will sweep away the earnings OF
millions of farmers. Mohler esti-
mates, and leave them poorer than
they were year ago.
It means a check in the prosperity
wave that has swept the country
during the recent months, he be-
lieves but will not bring on a panic.
The loss estimate is based on e
production cost Of $1.36 a bushel. the
estimate of what it costs a farmer
10 raise a bushel of wheat in Kansas
this year. The farmer will get only
an average of II cents a bushel for
his product.
Must unset Losses
"It means 10000, 900 people of the
Middle West and West will have to
cut down expenditures during the
coming year" Mohler says. at
means there must be a change in
the mode of living Of farmers and
those who depend upon the prosperity
of the farmers for a living.
"Of course. farmers will make
profit in other lines. possibly from
their livestock and corn" the agri.
cultural expert continues. But one
can see that 1t will AXE a great deal
of profit in those lines to Offset the
losses OF wheat growers.
Kansas farmers will be S55 900 O0d
worse off for their year of work and
investment In growing wheat
II am not a calamity bowler and
want to make the reservation that
Kansas farmers have seen hard times
before, and will pull through some
way They still will ride in motor
cars. but many of them will be old
ones, fear"
Last year the average price re-
ceived by Kansas farmers for wheat
was go cents.
The situation is such that farmers
simply will have to give up raising
wheat in such large quantities,
Mohler says. 'It Is idle to expect
legislation OF any other factor to In
crease wheat prices while the world
markets are being flooded
Declining Market
The farmers of this continent
obeyed the economic law and produced
more wheat when more wheat was
needed. They are just as certain to
obey the economic law and produce
less wheat when less wheat is needed.
Asked regarding the suggestion Of
Governor Jonathan NJ. Davis. dirt
farmer" executive Of Kansas. that
wheat sellers go on a strike. Mohler
says:
Il believe such a movement would
have TO take in virtually all of the
wheat producing States to be success
full. 1t would be hard to arrange with
banks to liquidate loans"
Mothers belief Is that the big world
market which the United States has
had the last few years is being mar
rowed down rapidly by European
countries returning TO production Of
wheat-something they dropped dur
ing and Immediately after the war
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Observations

1t may be said that Mr.. Dempsey
has a very interesting future ahead
of him.
Along comes another doctor fellow
asserting it may be true that canni-
balls gain strength by eating their
enemies. If you have doubts, study
Standard Oil or any trust.
Soon. perhaps, those bolsheviks will
be asking each other the good old
American question, What is the con-
stitution between friends?"
Henry has paid 5000. 600 for the
ancient Ye Wayside Inn. at Sudbury,
Mass. and will convert it into
museum. Ye Gods. the idea of turn
ing that sacred relic into used-car
plant!
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Rights
Sound Bend News-Times)


A constitutional amendment declar-
ing In plain words that men and
women shall have equal rights
throughout the United States and
every place subject to its 5urisdic'
ton Is the aim Of the National
Woman's party, soon to hold a ma
tional convention.
That may excite some few women
leaders. radical feminists, but the
great majority OF American women
will wonder what it is all about.
The one inallenable right of both
men and women is that of life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. .
Any right that any resident of this
country, male or female, may claim
is but an Interpretation Of this broad
theme
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
Like the Family Hooch

A stranger in the city went up to a
barkeeper and ordered drink.
After serving the stranger the bar
keeper Immediately grabbed him by
the collar and hustled him to the
door.
''Whaddye putting me out for" the
stranger demanded. Indignantly. Il
amt started nothin' yet"
4 know" the barkeep replied. but
you are going to in a minute. -
Youngstown Telegram.
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What Editors
Are Saying
Cherry Pie
marion Leader-Tribune)

marion Leader-Tribune)
Three people in Grant County hG' e
been injured in the last week by fall
ing from cherry trees. but no doubt
the cherry pie coming next winter will
be worth almost any mishap which
could happen. short of death.
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F arm Help
alexandria Times-Tribune)

alexandria Times-Tribune)
Harvest laborers are few and far
between. We suggest shutting down
every Automobile factory in the United
States and give the farmers a chance
to get help enough to harvest their
crops, thus providing them with
money enough to buy new fiivvers
next fall. Isn't that a good idea?
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A Thought

Not that which goeth into the mouth
defiIeth n man; but that which COM
eth out OF the mouth, this deflIeth a
man--hIatt. 1871.
~ PEAK not at all, in any wise, till
-, you have somewhat to speak;
care not for the reward of your
speaking. but simply and with un.
divided mind for the truth of your
speaking
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
Why is the st. Mary's Canal
important?

The Sault Ste. Marie Canal con-
meets the waters Of Lake Superior
with those of st. Mary's River and
Lake Huron. 1t is but a few thousand
feet long, but is remarkable for its
enormous traffic. The Importance of
this canal is shown by the fact that
20 per cent of the commerce of the
Great Lakes, which is estimated at
nearly 100000, 900 tons, passes
through the canal and the river.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
Points Made by Poets

No fiower-bells that expand and shrink
Clean half so heavenly sweet
AS shine on nfe's untroddeu brink
A baby's feet.
-Swinburne.
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DEATH AT GRADE CROSSINGS

automobile grade crossing. wreck. Five persons
~ killed. Two others hurt 1t occurred Terre Haute
other There nnumerabe railroad and
nterurban-n this immediate locality where such disaster
may today tomorrow
Fatal grade crossing accidents increasing in alarming
proportions Educational campaigns safety weeks placards
phasizng the pers of carssnes and recksnes apparently
having limited effect Almost every day section
of Indiana the death toll is increased
In its report for June the Pennsylvania Railroad System
shows of go in grade crossing accidents this
year 1922 and of rs cent June
1921.
High speed.
Reckless driving.
Defective brakes
Disregard of crossing watchman's signals.
Sailing tracks
report may be taken average for other railroads of
The admonition grade crossing sgn-STOP! LOOK
ISTENl be complied with before there be de
in the number of crossing accidents.
The Indianapolis Times has discussed this question before
and will continue doing hoping by reteratng the necessity
Of earefuness that good will of it. Sanity in motor
driving is Increasing exent but not it should be.
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When Her Teller Popped

One can be very happy in this
world with health and money.
Then let's be made one. I have the
health and you have the money
Boston Transcript.
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It's a mighty good thing to have
a wife who keeps all the buttons on
your clothes. William Heston. Port
land, owes his life to a button. A
shot. mysteriously fired. hit the
button on his ssuspenders and glanced
eff
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
SAFEGUARD YOUR NERVES

IND you door climb into your auto for
~ trip then get and go back make
ocked Did you have try the knob
times before convinced the wouldn't
touch of a thief who might happen alongf
Did you got of bed and fmake sure lights
turned off in certain the cellar though
you recalled very distinctly having turned them
Did you go the house carefully before retiring
leaving the premises make that nothing had
gotten in the way of smoderng cigarettes that might
fre Did make the rounds of the house several times
peatedy scrunizg the places
fdent that there fire hazard?
Did you what's use? All of us are
subject these occasional losses of confidence
DRY and judgment.
such apt us wonder occasionally
if all there mentally An insanity specialist nterro-
gated might not be very comforting in his answers.
These queer brain shortcuits are not so
much matters of sanity of They belong
class drumming with ngertps tapping
keep time to music counting stairs climb making freakish
pencil designs absentmndd while talking
the phone waiting for number.
Such brain lapses unless curbed annoying
habits. Fundamentally they disturbances
And they demonstrate that good memory confidence in one
judgment and acts and the aertnss that is opposite
sentmndednessa these varying degree condition of
rather than of education determination hanging
Of pep notices the desk
Safeguard for only when they funconing
tremendously does your brain work You've OBJ
served how difficult and reason when nerv
ously restless
PROBABLY the who boosting Henry be listed
as Ford accessories and it will be all right.
WE KNOW exports Canada increased but what
about moist imports Eli, Roy Haynes7
THERE is talk about farmers holding wheat for
higher prices Who going mortgage on the
old homestead in the meantimef
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My lips look as if they are
chapped constantly. What can I
do for them?
The following is recommended fol
parched lips: Cocoa butter, "a grams
white wax, grams; oil of rose &c
ranium. l gram.
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Sisters Face Value

Didn't l hear Jack remark TO you
that my face was my fortune?
No, he said your face must have
cost a fortune-Boston Transcript.