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Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
SECRETARY WALLACE SEES
BETTER TIMES FOR FARMERS

4 y "a 4 y
Twelve months ago most Of the
100000 farmers of the United States
were starting on the long. hard climb
out Of the valley Of economic depres.
sion. They have not yet attained the
heights which are bathed in the
grateful sunshine OF prosperity.
Some. indeed. have fallen by the way.
Others are still in the valley. Never
theless as we stop bit and look
backward we can see that very con
siderable ground has been gained by
the great majority. and we can enter
the new year with renewed hope and
with that courage which comes from
the realization that we are really max.
ing progress.
year ago, when speaking of the
prospects for farming in 1922, said
that while there was no reason to ex-
pect boom times for the farmer in the
near future. there was promise OF
better times both for the farmer and
for those whose business is largely de.
pendent upon him. The year has
brought fulfillment OF that promise.
Speaking generally. times are better.
much better. than year ago. both for
agriculture and for industry.
Crops have been good, on the whole.
Prices of the major crops are mostly
considerably higher. While there has
been corresponding advance in the
prices Of the things the farmer must
buy. the total sum which farmers will
receive for the crops Of this year is
greater, by billion and half dollars
or more. than that which they re.
ceived for the crops of last year.
This will certainly mean better times
on the farm. and farm folks will be
able to ease up little on the grind.
ing economy they were forced to
practice the preceding year.
The labor cost Of producing the
crops Of 1922 was still further reduced.
There were some substantial reduc.
tions in freight rates. Much helpful
legislation has been enacted and more
will be this winter. Interest rates
are lower and the credit strain has
been eased. This has made it posi-.
BILE, for many farmers who were
rather heavily involved to refund
their obligations and get themselves
in condition to win through.
There are still some dark spots. In
some sections weather conditions
were unfavorable and crops were
short. and farmers in these sections
are having a very hard time Of II.
Freight rates are still too high. O..
pccially for those who must pay for a
long haul to market.-Henry c. Wal.
lace. Secretary Of Agriculture. in The
Official Record.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
Many Job, Lead 70 Army.

Statesmen and clerical workers nre
ir the majority Of the men applying
Tor commissions as second lieutenants
ir tho regular army. according to
tabulution Of the professions. trades
and business callIngs OF the men re-
rorting to the Second corps hcadquar-
ters on Governors island. says the
New York Times. The great variety
Of positions held b. those who visit
headquarters Is said by the anthori.
Ties IN be ample proof that the old
i'rnssIan idea that a man has 10 be
horn - soldering las been knocked
Into cooked hat" and tina, today n
man may he anything from an auditor
tu an oil salesman and yet have equal
chance for success In the military pro-
fessIon, provided lie has the necessary
mental. moral and physical aualiilcn-
tons.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
Corrected Daily. Nor. Apt.

"when you see sign In front of a
gasoline filling station reading Test
ed Daily II may not mean much"
trnnk W. Tucker. chief Of state
weights and measures Inspector. says:
"'rhc measuring pumps mny be- tested
dniiy. hut whut the consumer wishes
to know Is whether they are corrected
daily. Not long aEo ! found pump
that was shortIng motorists many
gallons a day. md there was that sign
M In front. told them they better
change II to Corrected Daily md
make sure they live up 10 H." Mr..
Tucker said he finds many pumps ARE
short measures. and estimated thni
motorists pay for hundreds of thou.
sands ~ gallons they never burn up"
indianapolis News.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
TOO MUCH FOR NEW YORKER.
Horrible Might Spent In the Maine
Woods Turned His Hair White,
According to Story.

Can 4 mans hair turn white IN Z
night? L. +. Coates ofsSolon declares
that It can. and to prove It tells an
unusual story Of fishing trip In
Maine, says the Lewiston Journal.
my son-in-law and his family" he
relates, "were down here visiting while
or their vacation and one fine after
noon they proposed going fishing. So
we started In their auto to go down
six miles to n brook. We fell in with
party going to the same place, SO
we formed crews. We left our auto,
and started for brook, through the
woods. We arrived ut the brook, and
soon the other party was out OF sight
down the brook AS it was getting
late we started for home. as there
were three girls and two boys, my
son-in-law and nhyself. So we got out
all right The others fished until dark;
and had gone II long way when they
started for home Not knowing the
country. they soon found they were
lost in a dense wood and dark as a
pocket. They shouted. but no answer
came. so they were doomed for the
night. The boy lay down and soon
was fast asleep. but the man from
New York was afraid Of wild ami
mails, SD he leaned against tree. In
the night he saw two eyes like balls
Of fire coming. His first thought was
to climb the tree; then he thought Of
seeing the boy tievoured by w:ld an
lmal. and lie couldn't stand that, so he
stood his ground; but 1t proved to be
nothing but rabbit. They got
through the night all right and got
home safe aud sound. But the next
day people noticed that the New York
er's hair had turned white"
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
FLApPeR GOT IN A WORD
Not Much 70 Say. but There was .
World 81 Msanlnp In Her
Simple Question.

For once the very modern girls hap-
per sister faded into the background.
She sat and munched English mufiins
and slipped ten while the very modern
girl gossiped ecstatically with the old
school friend from out OF town, who
wore shiny new ring on the fourth
finger OF her left hand.
The out-of.town girl did mos, OF the
talking-her lingerie. the color Of her
new gowns. the darling Showers
the girls had given her. Jacks won
ierful devotion. She babbled on with
out stopping to catch her breath. while
the very modern girl leaned forward
With sparkling eyes. anticipating the
good time she would have spreading
the news. aud the finpper slouchcd In
her chair and dug her teeth lIto the
English mullins
"And now. tell me. what is Jack
likey" demanded the very modern girl.
"Who is he like? Any Of the boys We
used to known
Tile engaged girl reflected. '"No."
she hesltate,l. Il don't know anyone
just like Jack. Except-weli. mother
says he's a lot like me. lTe's full Of
fun and very generous. and such gen.
ticman! And he's awfully clever. too.
and talks SO Inteiligently."
The happer stirred and Mopped
chewing.
"Did you say he was like your" she
demanded suddenly.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
MANUFACTURERS USE
EVEN SEED OF APPLE

The thoroness with which the ap.
pie is now worked over and utilized
by some manufacturers makes II
comparable with the packing-house
pig that leaves only little squeal.
The apple is not transformed into
such u variety OF products as the
pig. but all are useful. and when the
last of the series has been made
hardly a smell is left.
In many OF the apple-using fac
tories the apples are first pressed
to produce cider. which may be sold
as such or may be manufactured into
vinegar. After thoro pressing the
pomace 10 treated with hot water to
remove the pectin. which after purih-
cation. is sold In either liquid or solid
form TO manufacturers Of jeliies and
similar products and to housewives.
The much. wasted and squeezed resi-.
due 10 dried. ground. and sold as cat.
tie feed.-Denyer Commercial.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
NATURES FREAK IN VERMONT
Remarkable Stone Face Only Recent
ly Discovered IN the Little
Village Of Ainesbure.

A Ercnt stone face has been dlscov-
cred In the village Of lllneshurR.
Vermont. according TO the BurllnTton
Free Press. II II located In the. south
end of the village and faces south,
sort OF guardian Of the south portal
~ the town. II Il from the west that
the features are Clearly srcn. Top.
ping q gsod-slxed rock about one hun.
drcd feet from the main road. the
ciean.cut lines Of a mnn's hrni nrc
plainly disccrnIbic. The chip-&s very
prominent. The mouth II Wide. the
nose slightly hooked and the cye very
clearly cut In the face. This freak
Of nnture II fully ms plain To- .lhc eye
m the famous "Old Mnn of .he Noun.
tnin." ncnr the Profile house In the
White mountains. 1IIncsbnrg's grent
stone face was discovered. II IA
claimed, by y. &. Stone. kprnrss.
innkcr In TINT village. IIc has rallied
tho attention NJ n number " people
10 II. nmong them the Rev. q. G. Cor.
neil. pnator Of the church nj Hines.
burg. who took some snapshots Of tho
face. A couple Of these snapshots.
taken from different dIstnnres. were
brought 10 the Free Press Office r..
Gently BY Mr.. Cornell. How long the
stone face has been dlsccrniblc In
liinsburH Il not known. ma Il Ia only
recently that II has drawn attention.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
PIessed rhsm All.

hot seems to be equally popular
with both boys and girls IN the nc,sli
borbood In which she lives.
asked my nephew why they ~
iiL.d har ~ sell.
a. gscs" befp,sc she's just
,.irl rlrl." he
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
PosTMAsTeRs CONFIRMED

Colorado postoffice combinations
during the latter part OF December in.
clude: Joseph A. Measures. Grand
junction; Flossy H. Ritter. Austin;
Ethel NJ. DeBerry. Kennesburg: J. R.
Lysaght, San Acacio, and Robert L..
Newton, Arvada.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

Rev. @. y. Bergen. of Padroni. who
had been preaching for the Presby-
terians in Paoli. was Holyoke visitor
between trains Saturday and Monday.
Hs will preach in Holyoke Sunday
morning January IS.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
evanoseent.

crabshaw-why, gave you money
10 have u permanent wave put In your
hair.
Mrs. crabsbnw-f'ut that WAS sey.
erul weeks ngo.-New York Sun.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18

The worthless and offensive mem.
bers OF society, whose existence is a
social pest invariably think them.
selves the most ill-used people alive,
and never get over their astonishment
at the ingratitude and selfishness OF
their contemporaries Emerson.
Phillips County herald., 1923-01-18
Since okIrts Ars Lonn.

"iIa,c you saved ~ anything for =
tnlny duyf'' u
"l.t replied Miss Cayenne. "a
pn.r ~ -Ills stockings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
Monogrammed Blouse

This season, if you wish to add the last touch Cf smartness to your suit blouse, you will supply a mono gram somewhere about it's front. Some,of the girls are posing them on the pockets of tailored blouses. Oth- CTS are placing them right in the front. Others are doing them at one side as part Of the general scheme of design.
 But the whole idea is that the blouse shall be pure white and the be created that marked contrast which is so much feature of the newer styles.
 The monogram is about three inches in diameter and it is incest when it is made up of your very own initials. But some of the girls rather prefer to adopt some Japanese or Chinese design which looks like a monogram and which still has noth- ing to do with the personality of it's wearer. It is decoration without carrying in it's wake anything strictly intimate, as it were.
 You can do these decorations on tailored blCuses or you can do them waists with ruffles and fittings But a monogram or motif it must be if the blouse Is to carry along with it the distinctive mark of the seasons style.
 You can easily to the monogram yourself. Have it stamped, or stamp is yourself, and then set to with the black floss-the washable kind-and do the close overland stitches until the design is carried out in full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
Fauorite Recipes
 of Famous Men
By HUDSON MAXIM
 SPAGHETTI

One of my best recipes is for the preparation of vermicelli or spag- hetti-
 Take one package of vermicelll or the spghetti, and put it into a saucepan, crushing it in the hand then put in hot water, and salt a little more than Will suit the taste, and boil for an hour.
 While the vermicelli or spaghetti is cooking, take a quart of milk and heat three-quarters. or 24 ounces of 1t until it boi,s. Then stir into the eight ounces of cold milk a level cupful of flour or two table spoonful of flour, pretty well heap ed, and then stir the thickened milk to the boiling point-and while the for ten minutes.
 Then add three quarters of a pound of good, ripe. old American cheese. and about half pound of butter. Then drain the water off the vermi- celli or spaghetti and put in from one and one-half pints to a quart of canned tomatoes.
 Heat the vermicelli or spaghetti to the boiling ipolnt-and while the mixture of cheese, butter, milk and flour is still hot. stir the two to- gether. then keep hot and serve hot. Do not boil any more, because further boiling would tend to cause sthe tomatoes to coagu.ate the milk in the mixture.
 I prefer to use mixture of spag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
'lAH4s 4sDREAMC| <
nREAMs OF THEFTs FROM VOL

Much more complicated than the meanings of dreams of thefts by you, are those of thefts from you. I also believe that they are more reliable indications of the happenings of the near future.
 If you dream that a man steals money from you, you will conceive a fancy for an unworthy man. If he steals a book or letter, he will be- tray and ridicule you. If he steals flowers, he will aim to ruin your rep utation If he steals garment be- longing to you, he will lead you on for long time, only to drop you when you have become too fond of him to bear the shattering of your romance without bitter tears.
 These interpretations apply equal ly to dreams where the man is your lover. mere acquaintance or a stranger. His features, in fact, do not matter. Such dreams do not refer to the person. but to the hap pening, the dreamman merely repre- senting the male sex.
 In most cases, when you try to re- sist the theft, the mans purpose will not be fully carried out and you will be able to prevent some of the dam age and heal some of the hurt which he would have done you. But If you do not resist, or seem poWerless to IcSiSt, tue IliGii III QutSllOIl Will WOTh his will and you will be at the mercy of his will,
 Unlike the dreams here mentioned those in which a woman steals from you are always happy omens. If the theft is committed by a near relative. the incident prophesized by the vision will happen in a very short time. If by friend or distant relative at least a month will elapse; and if by a strange woman 1t may be year before life carries out the promise of the dream.
 If the object of the theft is a jew el, you will receive such gift from the hands of a beloved man-the dream indicates possession of great value and your constant fear O; losing it, without real danger or loss, however. More often than not such dream points to an engage ment ring.
 If woman steals a garment from you. many women will envy you for your clothes, the excellent style and taste you display, the ability to look well.
 If she steals a letter or a book. you will receive a letter which will make you very happy and will make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05

plenty of 1t. Nothing else could be so good. It keeps the complexion clean and cold. I never use cold water; it is not good. like it very hot"
 But surely you believe in cosme- tics?" persisted her interviewers.
 Cosmetics! Nevaire! They are ugly and I want none of the so-called beautifiers."
 Nor did Bernhardt leave any de- tailed rules about exercising.
 'Exercise" she exclaims. T take none. I ride everywhere. I am too busy to spend time in walking" On woman's Figure.
 Concerning her youthful figure, which so accentuated her vivacity, the Divine Sarah" admitted ger preference for the slender woman and attributed her own girlish slim ness to never eating more than just enough"
 The slender woman Is more beau tiful," she declared. She has every advantage; she is so graceful, sup pie and easy in her motions. She gan wear anything. Long, flowing nate, to charm, dress must be full of mystery. Movement. stiffness, boldness Is always uninteresting. The slight woman can Xear hats, wells. ruches, ruffles, gloves, everything, and still have an air of distinction, of elegance. The thin woman makes her gowns live. She tells something dramatic every time she moves. Even brocades. satins. velvet are more dis tlnguished on slender figures than on round ones."
 On Corsets. -. ...
 And although the great actress ad mitted she did not wear corsets, and put Don't Wear Corsets" among her health rules, she did not advise the average woman to go without them.
 ''Is the corset absolutely. neces- sary?" she repeats. Well, I should say that it Is safer to wear it al- ways than never to wear 1t. Clothes are such wonderful things!" On . wom.n,so Career. Q
 In regard to careers and a woman succeeding, Mime. Bernhardt said: Any one can be great who wills 1t. Any woman. cafe not who nor what she is, who has an ambition, |. ith a willingness to work and an indom- itable resolve to conquer circum- stances, who is willing to plod, and toll, and stick fast, no matter how great the obsacles encountered, who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
Your Home and You
DINING OUT OF DOORS
By HELEN KENDALL

With spring weaving her green veil at us, and summer promising to follow soon after. we are all laying our plans for spending more of our time out of doors this year than ever before. n fat, we are rapidly get ting to be an .".-of- doors nation Years ago, remember being in the country on bright summer day, and going into the stuffy parlor of a quaint old farm house. There, with every window closed and the air stale and musty, sat the womenfolk of the family, young and old. reading or sewing, l don't believe you could find that state of affairs today, even in the remotest country spot. We all have our houses open to every bit of and air. We play out of doors. we sleep out of doors. on sleep Ing porches. and whenever we can we eat out of doors
 The modern house in the suburbs or the country really should have it's dining porch, as '1ell c5 it's sleeping porch A meal eaten out on a wide veranda, with the air blowing gently about us and the feeling of. free dom and distance. is as different from dinner eaten In four-wall, room as picnic is different from a for nal banquet.
 For outdoor dining, long refac- tory table is ideal. At one lafge country house l knoN. of, all the guests sit on one side of the table, facing the wide view which stretches over the brow of neighboring hill to the river valley far beyond. No one sits with his back to the beauty and no one ,ntrudes his person be- tween the audience and the glorious view. The table is long and narrow, but there Is ample room for the ser vice. A low bowl of fruit or flowers stands midway of It's lengt,. and the host and hostess sit at either end.
 Such refractory tabl, Is possible even on small veranda-better, in fact than the large round or SC are tabla used indoors. A plain kitchen table painted with some bright enamel, and with pain kitchen chairs painted to mltch. mako very amusing veral la equipment. and does not expose the handsome dining room furniture to the elen. .nts. Let's have all our meals outdoors this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
THE LOVE CAMf,
 A CITY ROMANCE ~ NfIbefNlA TY0ufnw yN "A N.,.,.reN

Donald Muir was Winifred Scott's guardian. He was also executor of her fathers will.
 This she learned a few days after her fahter's death.
 She had taken 1t for granted that Muir would settle all the gruesome and harrassing details attendant up- on the funeral. She had also sup posed that he would allow her to turn to him for advice when she needed it. In fact she submitted to his counsel in such matters as had already presented themselves to her bewildered mind
 For instance, when on the day ot her arrival at her home, he had said to her, "Of course, Winifred, you will keep Mrs. Bates on here as house. keeper when everything is over." she had agreed promptly.
 T want to, at least for a while, until 1 get accustomed to running the house myself" Then she added,
 There Is time enough to plan for the distant future," he told her. You need all your strength now to bear the present. As to Mrs. Bates, she is fond of you, as she was of your mother. You know how your mother trusted her"
 Yes, and she was with us for two years before pother's death." the girl said softly. That Is one reason I hope she will stay on here for a while. She knew my people-and cared for them"
 Muir noticed the qualifying phrase flor a while"--but he pretended not plan for the future. but he did not wish her to discuss it yet. k Nor did Winifred herself think much of what was ahead of her except in a vague way-until the last rites were ovor and she had returned to the desolate house. Mrs. Bates had asked he- if she did not want MT. Muir to come back that evening to dinner, but the orphan shook her head.
 No, thank you. I shall have to learn to live alone now. and l may as well start right in at it."
 Youth is buoyant and optimistic death of her father was great, it did not bring winifred the over whelming sorrow that would have been present if Harrison Scott and his daughter had bc~- on terms o1 tender intimacy. In nls absorption in the business with which he hoped to provide for his child's future he was unconsciously teaching her to be independent of his companionship.
 Therefore, when the funeral ser vices were over Winifred Scott found herself looking forward with some thing almost like curiosity to the life ahead of her. Of course she would continue to live in this house in which her parents had lived. Equally of course she would be the mistress of the establishment. That idea in itself gave her a little thrill. Mrs. Bates would manage the two maids-to a certain extent. But hack of MrsZ Bates would be the young mistress.
 (To Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05

tii these two creatures jumped around from in back of the tree and caught Betsy Bonnet String. Then, not waiting to talk with the others, the bottle imp and the Geewhiliker ran for home with Betsy Bonnet String as fast as they could go.
 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy ran after them as fast as they could run, too, but the bottle imp and the Geewhiliker could run very much faster than they. "Oh, dear" Rag gedy Ann sighed when she and Rag gedy Andy sat down to rest. We shall probably never see the nice little Betsy Bonnet String again."
 Betsy Bonnet String was the incest, kindest little witch I ever met" Raggedy Andy said IS he wiped his shoe. button eyes with Raggedy Anns apron.
 'Oh, dear oh, dear" both Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy sighed. "Why are you signing and saying. "Oh, deari oh, dear" a voice ask ed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05
CHIL DREN $ ~VOMANS SpHERE % THE HOME
"One Trick q Day"
MAKING COIN STICK TO THE |
 WOODWORK

Take a quarter and place it flat against vertical piece of woodwork, such as the side of bookcase or panel. and strike II na"> wit a downward sliding motion against the wood. Take the hand away and the coin will remain on the woou- work. The striking and pressure expel the air and cause a vacuum between the quarter and the wood' making the coin adhere; however, quite little practice necessary for this trick.
 An interesting variation can be done as follows:
 Instead of a coin use a hexagon- shaped pencil and m.-.se it stick agains. the " odWork in the same manner as used for the coin. If done skilfully the Iencil will stick firmly enough so that hat can be hung on it, and to those not acquaint- ed with the illusion the effect is puzzling almost to the point of abso- lute mystification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-05

Barking is acquired by dogs. being an effort to speak. which he derives from his association with man.