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, 1923-03-01
Man of Merit.

Dan Ruffo, laying tar-coated wood
en- paving blocks in Boston, looks up
and claims he is the fastest block
layer in the world. Probably he is
right. for he lays a block a second,
keeping - men busy bringing the
blocks to him. Add Dams name to
your list of useful citizens, on whose
toiling shoulders civilization is being
carried ahead despite public affairs,
lunatlcs. rogues and loafers.-Aurora
Beacon News.
, 1923-03-01
CHILDLESS HOMES
made HAPPY
Presenceof Little Ones Great Blessing
Four Interesting Letters

Cortland, N. Y.-"I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound be-
cause l was weak and wanted to be-
come strong and have a child. My
husband read about it in the Cortland
Standard and thought it might help
me. 1t certainly did for / now have
a lovely boy fifteen months old who
weighs forty pounds. 1 recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound to my friends and you can GER
tainly use my testimonial in your lit
tie books and in the newspapers, as
it might help to make some other
childless home happy by the presence
of little ones as it has done mine. -
Mrs CLAUDE p. Garfield, 10 Sails
bury St, Cortland, N. Y.
, 1923-03-01
TIJUANA and Poland have start.

I TIJUANA and Poland have start.
IL ed another little war of their
own. which might conceivably disturb
the so-called peace of muclr of Eu-
o Already the condition Is so Sc
riOus that members of the council of
the League of Nations believe the
league will be compelled to intervene.
The council on February 2 defined the
frontier between the W. countries.
and in so doing II awarded to Poland
a strip of territory that includes Wilma
and the very important Kovno-vilna
railway. Lithuania was counting on
possession of this rail line TO provide
a connection between Russia and
East Prussia whereby she could create
a lot of commercial business for her
self and especially for the port of
Memel. which had been given her after
she seized 1t a few weeks ago. More
over, the Lithuanians were determined
not to rellnquish thelf claim to wilma.
Therefore, when the Poles undertook
to take possession of the strip in on
troversy, the L~ithuanians Immediately
started hostilities. at first with '.ir-
ItEuluTS anu thtn Will lutiT TtSuluT
army, the claim being made that the
Poles were attempting to occupy ter
ritory that was incontestably Lithu-
anian. Proceeding. from skirmishes
to real battles. the conflicts have re-
suited In many casualties already, and
by the middle of the week heavy ar
tillery had beer brought into action.
Russia is much disturbed by the af-
fair, and Foreign Minister Tchltcherin
sen to both Poland and Lithuanla II
note stating It was Russla's opinion
that Llthuanla was right in the contro-
versy and offering Moscow's friendly
assistance in settling the dispute.
France is so tied up to Poland, tinan-
cially and otherwise, that her sympa-
thies and perhaps material assistance
cannot but go to the Poles.
on Monday the British and French
warships left the harbor of Memel,
carrying the French troops that had
garrisoned the district for two
yenrs. The award of Memel and the
adjacent district to Lithuania is re
garded As n diplomatic victory for
Russia over the allies. The Lith-
uanlnns have announced their inten-
tlon Of building n new railroad which
will unite Russia and Germany. They
also expect a great deal of trade with
America TO pass through the port of
Memel.
, 1923-03-01
Picnic Lemonade,

The lawyer was trying to make a
point. He asked the witness if he had
told everything and was told that he
had.
What did you drink at this party?'
he asked.
water"
Nothing stronger" persisted the
other.
mo-
81 ask YOU to refresh your recollec-
ton. Didn't you have lemonade?"
Yes. but | wouldn't call that
stronger"
, 1923-03-01

CONVENTIONS of organized labor
~ and the position taken by the fed
eral railway labor board were sus-
tanned by the Supreme court in a deci-
sion In the company union" case in
volving the Pennsylvania railroad. The
opinion, delivered by Chief Justice
Taft, held that the labor board did not
exceed its powers when it condemned
the methods adopted by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to establish employee
representation In dealing with ques-
tons of wages and working conditions.
Chairman Ben Hooper of the board
said the decision was a long step to-
ward industrial peace on the railroads.
"The contention of the employees was
in harmony with the spirit of our re-
publican institutions" he said. up
holding the principle of majority rule
in organized labor will greatly conduce
to the supremacy of law V e force in
the adjustment of Industrial contro-
versies."
, 1923-03-01
cuticurs Scan for the compIexion

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then ms
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Observation-Disclosures
, 1923-03-01
FOR OVER 40 A

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used successfully in the treatment
of Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all druggists.
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
, 1923-03-01

The noblest thing you ever did, the
noblest emotion you ever felt, the deep
est and most self-sacrificing love ever
in your soul, that is your true self still,
through all the baser life into which
you have fallen.-Phillip Brooks.
, 1923-03-01

XHTAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY was
w made the occasion Of gatherings,
In Chicago and New York. of several
thousands Of hyphenates who hotly
demanded that France he compelled to
drop the Ruhr Invasion. Nominnlly
"German-Americnn" meetings, they
were addressed especially by certain
"Irlsh-Amerlcans" who are notorious
MS haters Of England and lovers Of
Germany. and who formerly tried to
induce America TO fight England for
Ireland's sake.
, 1923-03-01
Screen and Glazed Door.

For store entrances n Californian
has invented n combined screen and
glazed door so mounted on an over-
head track that either can be used to
suit weather conditions.
, 1923-03-01
W. N. u. DENVER, NO. 9--1923.
Good to His Folks.

"See here. Jones, why don't you
sprinkle ashes on yoIE ley sidewalk
Because don't want to deprive my
family of any pleasure. You have no
idea how il amuses the children to sec
people slip and fall down."-Boston
Evening Transcript.
, 1923-03-01

THROUGH still contending that the
Il French policy in the Ruhr Is bad,
the British government forces In par
lament prevented the adoption of the
amendment TO the address On the
kings speech. calling for action by the
council OF the League Of Nations TO
submit the whole matter TO a confer
ence OF experts In which America, II
was hoped. would participate. A vote
sustaining the amendment would have
meant the downfall OF the ministry.
Instead. the house voted 305 10 100 to
sustain Prime Minister Bonnr Laws
policy OF "hands Off In the Ruhr." The
premier said that Intervention at the
present time was impossible without
destroying the entente; that to refer
the matter OF PREPARATIONS TO the league
would arouse the hostility Of France.
, 1923-03-01

A man may be able 4 laugh Mt a
loke on himself, but he Is never able
10 mean II.
, 1923-03-01

Rub-Do you care for risque jokes?
Dub-No; never read the college
eriodlcals.
, 1923-03-01
BY EDWARD W. PicKARD

no you think the senatorial
filibusters are serving
the best interests of the Ameri-
can public in preventing a vote
on the ship subsidy bill, or are
they only playing a selfish po-
Iitlcal gamer
, 1923-03-01

Man can't change the weather, but
can do a lot Of growing about II.
, 1923-03-01

per bill to extend and liberalize the
credit facilities of the federal reserve
system for the benefit of agriculture.
The house banking and currency COM
mittee was scheduled to report only
the Capper measure, and the leaders
of the farm bloc said In that case they
would present the other bill on the
ioor of the house as an amendment.
, 1923-03-01
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
lithuania and Poland Fighting
Over the Wilma Zone and the
Railway Line.
RUSSIA MAY Be INVOLVED

Bonar Laws Policy Of Hands Off In
French Organize Transport There
-FiIibuster Against Ship SUBJ
sidy Is Effective.
, 1923-03-01

WIsCoNSIN Socialists came to the
w front rather startlingly last week.
In the lower house OF the state assem-
bly, they. in combination with the adj
mi%nistration forces. put through a bill
TO abolish the Wisconsin National
Guard. The measure was passed by
reclamation, the opposition being negli-
gible in numbers. 1t was taken for
granted that the bill would be killed
by the senate or vetoed by Governor
Blaine, but this did o materially
lessen the frantic joy of the Socialists,
who felt they had put over. something
on the so-called progressives and justi-
fiedstheir claim that the Wisconsin as.
sembly is the most radical of all the
state legislatures. The radicals are
threatening to pass so many bills that
would hamper capital that the Wiscon-
sin Manufacturers association laid be
fore the legislature n list of Go manu-
featuring establishments which have
planned large extensions and additions,
but which will not go forward with the
work If pending bills go through.
George Kull. secretary of the assocla-
tion. read a formal statement that pas
sage of radical measures. including tax
bills now before the legislature. would
place an unfair, discriminatory and
unbearable burden upon industry
, 1923-03-01

THE farm bloc In the house engaged
Il In n lively contest with Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon over rural
credits legislation. The secretary con
demned MS financially unsound the
Lenroot-Anderson bin proposing to es-
tablIsh an independent agricultural re-
discount system. and approved the Cap
, 1923-03-01

st. Louis, Molly want to tell you
what Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me seven years
ago. was run down and had a weak
ness such as women often have. l
took Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and after being married
sixteen years became the mother of
a sweet little girl. l now have four
lovely children-thre fine boys and
the little girl six years old. l had
longed for children all the while and
wept many a day and envied every
woman with a child. l was 36 years
old when my first baby was born. L
recommend Lydia L. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound to any who
is ailing with female weakness. -
Mrs. j.. NAUMANN, 1917 Benton St,
st. Louis, Mo.
Was Weak and Run Down
st. Louis, Mo. My mother took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when | was a girl, and when /
was troubled with cramps / took it,
and later when | married / again took
1t to make me strong as the doctor
said | was weak and run down and
could not have children. / took il and
got along fine and now / have three
girls. So you know why / keep the
Compound in the house. 1 am a well
Woman and do my work and sewing
too. = Mrs. julius HARTMAN, 25Of
w. Dodier St, St Louis, Mo.
, 1923-03-01
Important to Mothers
May Be Something in This.

May Be Something in This.
Next time you make IA blob, and
feel like GUESSING someone, don't pass
the buck, 90 out behind the barn and
give yourself II good bawling out. Ii
may do some good.-Exchange.
, 1923-03-01

THEoPHILE DELCASSE, one of
l. the most eminent French statesmen
OF this generation. died last week IN
Nice. He became minister of foreign
affairs in 1898 and held the post eleven
years In FIVE successive cabinets.
Among his great achievements was the
creation of the entente cordlale he
tween France and Great Britain. APP
parently foreseelng the World war. he
succeeded In forcing Italy and the cen.
trail empires apart and In co|ncilintlng
the opposing interests IF RUSSIA and
England. thus preparing the ground
for the quadruple entente.
Another notable figure passed away
last week In the death Of Mrs. John A.
Logan, widow Of the famous cavalry
general OF the Clvil war, In her home
In Washington. She %succumbed TO In
huenza. Mrs. Logan. who was eighty.
six years old, never lost her active In.
terest In public affairs.
, 1923-03-01

THE New York house of representa-
L tlves, by a vote of rs to 81. adopted
a resolution asking congress to liberal
lie the Volstead law. and next day the
senate approved II. Under an amend.
ment adopted the resolution must he
signed by Governor Smith to he enec.
tive. The Democrats rather resented
this way of making the governor n
clerk for the transmission of the me-
morlal," but 1t was said Mr.. Smith
would comply with the requirement.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
COUNTRY or VAST WEALTH
Peru Offers Practically Unlimited Pos
sibilities to the colonist Who
viii Take a Chance.

The immense unknown of northern
Peru. where the light of civilization
burns in one spot, Iquitos, wouli need
the volumes which science mus ~
day write to do its wonder justice, de-
clares a bulletin Of the pan-American
Union. The forests of the Montana,
however, somewhat better known, will
form, when the railway one day
traverses it and the colenlst takes pos
session, region whose agricultural
yield in all kinds will be increased
hundred fold. Situated some 1900 feet
above the sea level, with a natural sys-
TEN of river irrigation and an equable
climate, this splendid domain is pro-
vided by nature with all the attributes
that conduce to the happiness and
profit Of the pioneer and the capitalist.
OF the forest productions of the Mon
tana there are IL different kinds Of
textile plants, cotton heading the list;
IL other plants ratenes-are used in
making of light furniture, mats, bas-
kets, etc.
There are 10 different trees whose
bark, punctured, exudes a stream of
milk, such milk being either rubber
milk, milk of allied rubber species or
milk whose quality is that of the
richest cream and equally nourishing
to human beings.
The dye producing plants are seven,
while is others are used in medicine;
80 other plants are sources of oil,
resin or balms and Is others produce
the finest perfumes.
OF. the multitude of trees 40 kinds
are utilized and there are leagues and
leagues of mahogany and cedar
Justice cannot be done to these fine
trees In sentence, for they are of all
kinds, many of them $50 feet and up
ward in height and from five to ten
and even IL feet in diameter,
OF fruit trees-and their fruit Is
most delicious-some 30 kinds are In
use, including the famous Pan de Arbol,
or breadfruit We have mentioned but
a few of the forest productions those
which are known. We cannot speak of
the hundreds Of unknown plants which
grow in such amazing abundance.
It has been the misfortune of Peru
that for want Of transport and capital
the boundless riches of the Montana a
solid reality, produce neither profit for
Peru nor profit for the foreign In
weston. But let 1t not be forgotten that
the healthful slopes Of this favored
Montana country can give homes and
happiness to 5O.OO0,000 settlers.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
Woman Chooses Husband.

While in some parts Of the great In
dian empire the Hindu wife is so sub
jected to her husband that she is not
supposed to sit at table with him
or even look him in the face, in the
province Of Travancare, on the other
hand, "matriarchy," or the rule Of
woman, survives almost in its pure
state.
In marriage the woman chooses her
husband and he comes to her house to
live says the Detroit News. Until
quite recently she could dismiss and
divorce him whenever she felt like it.
Now, however, divorce is By mutual
consent. The woman is the head of the
family. She owns property in her own
right. When she dies her property
passes on to her children. but that Of
her husband on his death passes on to
his mothers nearest kin. :
There are no child marriages in
Travancare, such as prevail through
out the rest of India, where there are
millions Of child widows. This prov
ince has less illiteracy than any other
state in India. It's people claim they
are the most progressive, prosperous
and happy In all India.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
Catch Faint Sounds.

The air was full of talk and music
countless centuries before man invent
ed wireless broadcasting. Any number
of other creatures whom we never hear
and never can hear are busy talking to
each other.A
All soundScomes to the human ear In
the form of vibration. Our ear is so
constructed that it can catch only a
range of seven octaves of sound, con-
stltuting 80 to 10000 vibrations a Sec
ond
Dogs, cats and many other creatures
can hear lot of sounds that we miss.
Take your dog out for a walk by the
side Of a wood at night and see how he
keeps pricking up his ears as he hears
noises too indefinite for the human ear
to catch.
Watch two cats in room. One viii
suddenly cock an ear. turn its head
and listen. A moment later it will sud-
denly get up and cross the room.
For some reason a woman's ear can
catch higher pitched sound than a
mans A woman can often hear bats
high note, for instance, that is inaudi-
BILE to man.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle receives q
large number of letters addressed In
his care, to Sherlock Holmes, who Is
supposed by many people to be q
real parsonage. Some thank the great
detective of fiction for the pleasure
he has given them by relating his adj
ventures. Others express regret that
he has the morphine habit and suggest
various cures. A musician. impressed
by Sherlock's skill as violinist,
wished to present him with valuable
violin.
Speaking of his famous character.
Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur said, ac-
cording to the Detroit News: IT was
looking the other day at a sheet of pa
per, kept, since 1887. on which had
scribbled 'Sherringford Holmes ana
'Sheringford Hope with all sorts Of
other combinations, until at last I
thought of Sherlock Holiness which
Immediately adopted
DIR. Joseph Bell, a distinguished
Scottish surgeon, reputed to be the
original Sherlock Holmes, died some
years ago.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
HIS FIRST USE or THE RAZOR
Time When Parents. and Everybody
Else, Should Carefully Refrain "a
From Making Any Comment. S#

When Young men enter the period Of
learning how to shave. some mothers
and fathers make the mistake Of trying
10 help them along. OF trying to ease
their SUFFERING little here and there.
nut mat Is time wasted. Young men
IN thsf period Of life cannot be reached
with kind words or soft ILLUSTRATIONS,
Johnny MacFarland was told one day
br his older sisters eleven months
older In years and therefore about
eight years cider In her own opinion
that If he ala net start shaving lmne-
,atately she would run away from home
OK something Johnny replied that@h
he thought anything he did would have
any such pleasant effect he would
propapfly 10 II, then went upstairs and
hexan Ia look 1t bis chin III the looking
rlass ana finally locked the bathroom
deor. lafhessa hin L up with his IA
TIERS shaving soap, took his fathers
clasasAtoned razor and carved on a
piece OF bis face that would have salts
fed Shylcek aud perhaps even made
him reckon that he had turned over
bit on the deal on the side
That was Tuesday, says the New
York Sun.
On Wednesday he came nome from
school at noon and picked q night with
his sister over nothing and talked ner
right down Into a crying spell, wniie
IDS father stood right there beside nm
and kept saying, "See here, now see
here. nowi See here, now IA unique
and remarkable achievement, taxing II
all In all.
Thursday he came home In the mid
die Of the afternoon With sa1ety "a
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
Dangerous Ane.

Mr.. Robert Rogers wanted to insure
his life and so he called upon the local
agent Of the insurance company.
After looking at him for some time
the agent remarked: "rm sorry can't
insure you; you're too tall"
The applicant looked astonished.
What" he exclaimed "Too tall?
What's the matter with that? Any
how, I'm not as tall as my father was,
and he had no trouble getting insured"
"Ahl !" the agent explained, ''but your
father was insured years ago, when
there was no danger of a. fellow having
his head knocked off by skidding
airplane."
TITS dangerous age" said the ap-
plieant.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28

1t is not safe policy to accept what
elevator operators say too literally. A
story from the recent conference of
state governors in White Sulphur
Springs, Va, concerns an outspoken
colored elevator operator at the hotel.
Governor McCray, George AIDE and
Thomas Meighan, motion picture &C
tor. were riding in an elevator at a
hotel.
There are lot Of governors here"
said one member of the party.
'Oh, yassuh," replied the colored OPP
orator, sthey mus be sixty-five or
seventy here already"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
FORGET The PAST
Little Good in Going Back Along
the Lanes of Memory.
Walden Is Locking the Door Against
the Thoughts Of the Days
That Have Gone.

a good title for this article would
have been mo Thoroughfare," be-
cause want you, of your own will.
to erect that notice at the entrance to
certain tracks which lie behind you,
ana which, If you are tempted to turn
back and enter them, will take you to
the past
with perhaps here and there rare
uxceptien, the past is best left alone,
declares a London Answers writer. 1t
saAdens, it ages, and 1t is apt to make
ons dangerously morbid
The other week / took 1t into my
head to spend couple of days In the
old university sdty Were I was edu-
Gated. wish had not, for feel
and possibly look-ten years older.
I have had it scared into me that
my youth lies long, long way back.
The knowledge has done me no good
1t has depressed me.
went to my old college. The dean
was dead The "gyp" who had been
assigned to my rooms was dead. The
porter I had known was dead. My
scoachr brilliant scholar, and only
year or so older than myself-had
been dead many years.
II seemed that all the men of my
generation had gone.
The gun was shining brightly, but /
shivered I felt old.
went down 30 the river, and
there, If anywhere, MEMORIES should
have been happy ones. But they we're
not. All that came to me was a
heaytAche.
had lived my life, o. was get
ding old Some strange psychological
change took place in me. find 1t
hard to describe. but know it low
cred my vitality.
In 1t not wiser to leave the past
alenes
A friend Of mine has never married
Because the girl to whom he was en-
gaeed died on the eve Of the wedding
day. Now and again he takes her vel
lowing letters from the secret drawer
In his desk and reads them.
know now why he looks sad and
aged and morbid, although he is still
In early middle age. They bring de-
pressing memories. They make him
feel that life is empty.
Those lanes in memory which lead
10 the past should be closed, and la
heled: mo Thoroughfare"
II you want to live to a good old
age, you need to drift into 1t quietly
and without. In way, realizing it.
4Aass journeys back along the lanes
Of memory or-as In my case-to
places that hold memories, are bad
PEG US
For one thing, all emotions take
eAsir tot of vitality. For another, we
shall live less long If it is forced upon
~ that we have already lived long
eMe.
We make fearful mental estimates
u eur expectation of life, and we pass
cut, AZ consequence, many years be-
fsrs we should.
Lot the past alone The farther
Jon have to go back to It the farther
yen have Travelled. That thought in
variabfy ebtrudes, and it hurts. Let
the past alone. Live for the present,
and do not measure the future BY
memories Of the past
Again--let the past alone. Forget
u. II is wiser.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
Her choice.

A little girl came to the Brightwood
branch library very much elated over
her first few weeks at school. She
especially enjoyed the little dance
games and said to the interested IL
brarian that two boys had asked her
to dance that morning.
Indeed said she; (which one did
you take?"
"Oh, / took the cleanest one" was
the quick reply1 Indianapolis News.