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Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18
MRS. BELSORA MCNEIL DIES
AT SONS HOME IN OKLAHOMA

Word has been received In Gunni-
son Of the death Of Mrs. Belsora Nc
Neil, which occurred last Sunday ut
the home Of her son, Oliver Layne, in
Heavcner, Oklahoma, where she has
been for the past two or more years.
Mrs. Mcneil had been i'll for q num-
Der Of years, having suffered success
sive paralytic strokes, two Of them
while she lived in Gunnison. The last
attack occurred q couple Of years ago
while Mrs. Mcneil was in Denver, and
since that time she had been practical
ly helpless. She was finally taken to
the home Of her son, by . former
marriage, where she died. Other sons,
Reed, Of Canon City, and Myron whose
present whereabouts are unknown,
survive.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Mcneil came to
Gunnison about twenty years ago Mr..
Mcneil conducting the local bottling
works. After Mr.. McNeil's death in
our city, the widow conducted candy
and ice cream parlor with her son,
Reed, being obliged to discontinue the
business, however, on account Of i'll
health.
4 Mrs. Mcneil was . woman Of edu-
cation and refinement, taking IN ac-
tive part in club life and social doings
Of our town. Social affairs at her
home were always enjoyable and noted
for their good taste and and con-
genialty. Gunnison friends who re-
member the family will regret to hear
Of one whom they knew 80 well and
who not so long ago was zone Of US"
The funeral was held at Heavener, in
terment being at that place.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Salida Mail:-Mrs. Gcnevieve Cook,
book keeper for L. B. Montgomery Of
Sargents, died January LIST in Salida
of tubercular meningitis. She was 20
years old and native Of Illinois. She
had been in Sargents for several
years. Mrs. Cook was . widow. She
ID survived by little daughter, who
makes her home in Denver.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18
IN. psvIr. Own.

When. In 1856. ii was proposed to
tight the government railway stations
OF Belgium with electricity. member
Of the Belgian legislative chamber
arose and spoke at length against cleo
trio lights, on the sole ground that they
were the Invention Of the devil
Utility Bulletin.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

r. J. Foster and family have moved
recently into one Of the apartments Of
the Keelor house adjoining the Pres
byterian Church building. Mrs. T. c.
Clayton, who has occupied the rooms,
has gone east.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

The Crawford Chronicle states that
Mrs. Harvey Lobdell Of Gunnison is
visiting her brother, Carl Wilson, in
that town.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Lonnie Miller, wife and children
went Monday to Delta for time. Mrs.
Miller's mother, Mrs. Mary .Zoellner,
and her uncle, T. ]. Reardon and fami-
ly reside in Delta. Lonnie may be
employed for time at the Allen Pitt
ser meat market.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18
SMALL TOWN HUMoR
AND PHIL SOPHY
D BUCK cAhaPBELL

A girls popularity l. oftss
due TO . comfortable parior.
The average woman's Idea q
Q home II . place with . lot
There u some excuse for the
man with . bad liver and Q
poor digestion.
All womeA think they can
tame Q man-and they can ~
Ill they marry him.
No man u entitled to any
more consideration than he u
willing to accord 70 his fellow
man.
The sun will shine Just ~
bright and the stars viii come
out and Airt with the moon
shine just the same no natter
Who gets the state Jobs
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Miss Emma Aren't Of the education
department ut the college, returned
Sunday from trip east Of the range
on extension work.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Salida Mail:-Austin Lindsey, who
came over from Gunnison to spend
Christmas with his brother, Ed. T.
Lindsey, expects to leave Friday for
Denver to spend the remainder Of the
winter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson re-
turned Sunday from Netherlands, Colo.
where they have spent some weeks
with friends.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Bert Dollard went westward SUM-
day on business trip.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

NJ. B. McLain was in our city the
last of the week, from Quartz Greek,
and took the west bound train Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

WIS uIsuuiCicut W suppOTt JIG ScIuiC'
and the motion for new trial should
have been granted.
Discussing the first four errors, the
judges agreed that they were not
weighty and could not be considered
as sufficient to warrant overturning
the decision Of the district court. How
ever, concerning the fifth, the court
was unanimous in asserting that 1t
contained grave error, and was COM
pletely fatal to the case. The decision
reads:
5-While this indictment contains
but single count, the expenditures
upon whose alleged authorization
rests. arc clearly divisiable mot
only as TO their character, but also As
to the evidence supporting them and
the Instructions applicable TO them)
into two classes, 1-Intoxicating liqu-
orr MEALS, music, etc.
Assuming the correctness Of
the instructions as applied to the
second class, defendants could only be
convicted Of malfeasance for causing
the money Of the county to be ex-
pended for these things II they acted
viciously or willfully knowing their
acts to be wrongful and performed
with bad purpose Of intent and with
justihable excuse. Not only is
the record absolutely devoid Of evil
dence Of such facts. but Ill the evil
denee is positively TO the contrary:
Each Of defendants was cognixant Of
. standing and hitherto unquestioned
custom Of making similar expendi-
lures under circumstances believed by
the commissioners to be beneficial TO
the county. No question Of the legal
ity Of the expenditures in this second
class was raised by anyone and each
Of the defendants believed them to be
legal and proper. The county attor-
ney knew Of the plan to make them
and Of the allowances by the board Of
the bills to cover them and never sug-
gested possible objection thereto.
The alleged expenditures for intoxi-
eating liquor, as to which the evidence
was positive and directly conflicting,
rest upon IN entirely different ground.
The purchase Of meals, music, etc, is
ordinarily legal but such purchase Of
Intoxicating liquor Is forbidden by the
criminal law, and these commissioners
were not only presumed personally,
but officially as well, to know that law.
II they knowingly authorize the ex-
penditure Of county funds for such .
purchase Il would be a. absurd to
say that such act was not corruptly
done rs to make the same argument
had they allowed claims for bribery or
perjury. II Il b answered that such
awvs~u.< tsS,,v~~ .-.e,1a s~~sl~-k>11., - 80
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

TEHE girl stood in the middle of
 the large, old room looking
 about her with frightened eyes. Preston had asked her to step behind a screen and disrobe. s 'I41'm not. certain I'd want to do, that" she fioundered, casting About nervously for an explana- ton. i've never posed before, as I Itold{you. Perhaps--" l.
 Preston laughed at the innocence of her expression.
 "My dear ;child," ke said. "I'm not asking you to disrobe. I mere ly want you to take off your hat and jacket and fluff your hair and straighten your blouse. I want you* to be the picture whenI see you on the platforrn."l T
 :. :. Kitty, drew sigh, of relief.
 That's more like it, Mir. Pres ton, ",she smiled. "You know I've had a. terrible argument. with my mother over my coming here. I'd promised. That's why I came"
 SE6u won't regret it. I think" Preston smiled The girl vanished behipd the high 1acquered Japa- nese screen. T'm going to give you, a share in the profits when our pieturs. is complete" he said, busy Ing himself with paints and palette and the funny little smock which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
About the House

A THIN layer of camphor rubbed A into the floor will preserve the wool rugs from moths during Summer.
 Have a pair of rubber heels at tached to your working shoes. They will prevent fatigue from the many steps the housewife takes during days house. cleaning.
 Chintz bedspreads are pretty for the Summer bedroom. They are of practical value as well, as they require less laundering to keep them attractive.
 Use a bulb of fewer watts than usual in your bathroom and save on your electric bills.
 Soak silk lingerie in cold water before applying soap and the silk will not discolor in laundering.
 Colored candles add a festive note to. the dinner table.
 Hot vinegar will remove paint stains from linoleum or glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
How to Test Mushrooms

THE mushroom is often con
 4 fused with poisonous weed, commonly known as the toadstool, which appears the same in color and texture and is often mistaken by. the professional mushroom gatherer. To distinguish one from the other is perhaps the most inn portant accomplishment for the cook, to have when preparing mushrooms. This is the season for the luscious vegetable, and a hint from reader will help others to determine genuine mushrooms from the poisonous weed.
 Boil the mushrooms partly be- fore preparing them, regardless of the style in which they are to be served. When the water T which they are cooked reaches the boil ing point, dip silver fork into it and let it remain few moments. Genuine mushrooms will not cause a discoloration of the silver fork. But the weed will give off chem ical which will cause the silver to tarnish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

"Attending a Luncheon and Eating a Whipped Cream Dessert Has Ruined More Good Diet Inten- tiOns Than Amy Other One Thing" meat dishes made from ground beef, roast beef, veal or lamb, all may be eaten. n
 You have probably noticed that potatoes, beans and all starchy foods have not been given a place on your menu. All I am going to say about them is-DO Nor DARE TO EAT ANY OF THEM IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT. The same applies to butter, cream or sweets of any kind.
 Among the vegetables to be eat en are: Carrots, spinach, green beans, peas, onions, turnips, cab bage, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, radishes, asparagus, cucumbers, squash, kale, dandelion greens, beet greens, oyster plant and Brussels sprouts.
 As many of these vegetables as are good uncooked should be eaten raw. When cooking them they should be prepared plain and no butter or cream sauces served with them.
 Stewed fruits and fresh fruits should be featured on the diet. If the teeth should get on edge from so much acid take half a teaspoonful of milk of magnesia after each meal. This will coun- teract the acid caused from the fruit and it is not in any way harmful.
 Eat enough to keep yourself from being uncomfortably hungry but no more,
 And-DoN'T BREAK YOUR DIET. 5s
 Attending a luncheon ,ay eat ing frothy, whipped cream des- sert, or just bit of cake, has ruined more good diet intentions than any other one thing.
 It isn't the one cream puff in itself that hurts. But if you break the rule once it is SO much easier to do it a second time.
 Then, the first thing you know, you-will find yourself saying: %
 "Oh, well, I've broken it several times, what's the use?" And you will eat the forbidden things and you'll get latter and fatter, and fatter-
 Being too fat is unnecessaryS unhealthy, uncomfortable and uH beautiful. =;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
Weighing the Baby

WEIGHING the baby is an inl- w portant ceremony and at times it is performed in a beau tiful basket, upholstered with silk and of downy softness, but more often these TO y al personages "weigh in" reclining in a basket of simple design. To the top of an ordinary household scale, fasten a wire dish drainer. The sides of this are high enough to prevent the baby from falling out, and by laying a blanket in the drainer when weighing the baby, this will be found an excellent sub stitute for the more expens,ve baby scales.
 For the baby who is beginning to feed himself, you will find it prevents sticky fingers to make his bread and butter into sandwiches instead of merely spreading the butter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

or bread, fruit, coffee, tea, orange. ade or lemonade.
 A water glass, three parts full, is the amount of orange juice to be. taken the first thing upon aris- ing.
 White bread must be absolutely forgotten. Eat bran, whole wheat, rye or corn bread. The toast should be made from one of these breads. No butter should be used. However, if this makes the bread too tasteless use as little butter as is possible.
 Coffee. and tea should be taken without any sugar, cream or milk. If their entire absence destroys their palatableness for you, use at least half the amount previously used. And as soon as you have : become accustomed to that try to cut down the amount used still more.
 Your luncheon salad Is made from either fruits or fresh vege- tables. French salad dressing may DE uSe0s SparlnSlyS II OHly HICie olive oil is used; but all of the richer dressings, such as nayon- naise, Russian, Thousand Islands, cheese dressing and such are strict ly taboo.
 In preparing the fruit salads don't forget a generous helping of grapefruit and a little lemon:
 Bananas are NOT to be includ- ed among the edible fruits. Stewed rhubarb and apple sauce are exceptionally good and may be included in your breakfast menu if the toast and coffee are not suf- ficient to satisfy your hunger.
 Pork, in any form, is fattening and must not be eaten while on a reducing diet.
 Avoid eating the fat on any other meats. Do not eat gravies.
 Eggs, fish, fowl, steak, lamb or veal chops, bacon cooked crisp so that all of the fat is cooked out,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
;. Kitchen Kinks

TIP onions in cold water oc- O casionally while pairing and they will not cause you to shed "tears."
 Add a pinch of baking soda to boiling cabbage and the cabbage will be more digestible. Baking soda added to spinach while cook ing will preserve the original green color.
 Keep cereals in glass containers that have been labeled. The cereals will keep fresher for a longer time than if allowed to re- main in their paper containers.
 Wax your linoleum covered floors and they will require no scrubbing. They are cleaned with the oil mop as'is the polished wood floor.
 Soak, dried fruits overnight be- fore cooking and they will become tender with little boiling next morning.
 Tea towels that are dried in the sunshine are more sanitary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
By Virgil1ia Lynch Maxwell.

he asked her to raise her arm and he smiled as she lifted it grace fully above her head,
 q think you'll do, nicely for much ,of my work" Preston said happily. "I'm going to make this my banner year."
 When Kitty left the studio late that afternoon she carried with her a confidence which no words could have,built up. Preston was charm ing. She liked his goodenatured laughter, his keenness for the little niceties, the unusual way he had of lighting his cigarette. r And then, as she bade him good afternoon at the studio door, she noticed the chivalry with which he had escorted her to the, stairway through the darkened hallway. Vistas of a new world were open ing for. Kitty Martin. She would insist, this very evening, that her mother and brother. call her Katherine. Long ago the girl had wanted to drop the contraction with which her mother had dubbed her when a child. Now, fortified by Preston's preference, she would announce her desire and insist upon her rightful name.
 And then, into the midst of her dreams, came Charlie. He would laugh at her when she told him. He would think her uppish. Charlie Clark was her regular beau. He was her Saturday pal. But Charlie was really a wonderful boy, she told herself. She would never give him up for any other. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

which most women are addicted, consciously or uncon- sciously. We are gripped in the spell which demands eternal youth. Our novels preach it, our movies teach it, and women are proving their feverish interest in the beauty parlcrs all over the country.
 The dignity of years has been completely forgotten. Women want to remain young, not in thought alone; but in physical at- tractiveness. And yet the law of waning youth is inexorable. To remain physically and mentally at tractive is every woman's birth right, But to assume the dress, manners and speech of immature youth is nothing short of folly. This sort of woman becomes a faring poster of futility.
 There is always a lasting hap piness in doing the normal thing. Misery usually follows the unusual in the beauty experiment. And since the waning of beauty with time is inevitable, the woman who would remain beautiful to the end of her days must cultivate gar den of lovely thought, so that she remains a charming companion when nature has devastated her physical attractiveness. Many wo- men will consider this a rnelan- choly, unhappy thought. Yet each one of us has only to look about to see shining examples of barren lives that have concentrated on the material things of life while youth remained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Occasionally He Would Let His Eyes Rove Over Her Figure, Paus. ing for a Study of Her TFim Ankls6. he slipped over his clothes when he worked. ..tc. Kittsy's heart gave a pleasant little jerk.
 "That'll please Mom," she called over the screen to him. 'She's been wondering whether I'm to play or to work. When she sees a few, dollars she'll know this job is as good as the toy department
 ftTell me when you're ready and I'll shut my eyes before the sur prise," Preston announced, play fully.
 In a moment she stepped to the platform and Preston held his hand over his. eyes, while the girl took her place. When he looked at her he fathoned the secret of her un- usualness for the first time. It wa her natural grace, .unspoiled by direction, her 1.-the figure flinging itself into motion with the beauty of a sapling.,
 "HOw's this?" she asked, fear fully.
 fHPerfectl But don't hold the position. I want you to move about, act naturally, talk to me while work. want to see you just as you are; never pose. May 1+call you Katherine 2" a
 Kitty's eyes widened. Was this just one of the strange artistic folk who had always been considered 8 joke to the tenement dwellers :? Was this man one of those sleek villains she had seen portrayed at the movies so very often?' Or was he just trying to be nice, to make her feel at home so that she would be as graceful as he desired.
 Certainly" she replied, after a moments doubtful speculation. "Everybody's always called me Kitty. But like Katherine better. It's really my name, you know. I was christened Katherine, but Nom used to think it was toU long to bother with."- f-. .t !.
 "Then I'll call you Katherine, !" Preston said. -.. , ,..+-
 They chatted through the after noon, Preston making sketches of her as she stood on the small square platform before him. oc- casionally he would let his eyes rove over. her figure, pausing for . study of her trim ankles. Once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

blended effects of several shades of red or green or yellow. These are so cleverly knitted tha. the col ors blend instes". of remaining in vivid contrast.
 The bow ties are also back in style, those wide, bias-silk ties we used to wear with our middies at school. Now they are seen on locks and blouses for the adult. Choose almost any kind of string or bow tie that is becoming and you will be certain to be in style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
To Serve Rhubarb
TTHIS is the season when rhubari

THIS is the season when rhubarb
 l is seen on the. vegetable stands. It may be little more expensive now than during the later months, but rhubarb should find it's place on the menu before warm weather sets in. It can well be recommended to take the place of the old-fashioned Spring tonic.
 The simplest way to serve this appetizing vegetable is to carefully string 1t, cut the stalks into pieces and cook until tender in boiling water. Add enough sugar to sweeten just before removing from the stove.
 Rhubarb pie, rhubarb pudding, rhubarb served with the meat course as vegetable are few of the ways in which it can be worked into the menu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Isn't that mean? And you know it's all. because we get care less about our diet or else we get lazy and don't exercise. Y I
 If I seem to scold as write please don't get angry at me, for scolding is directed against myself as well.
 We'll begin with the diet.
 Sweets and fatty foods are the two main breeders of bodily fat and SO they MUST be the first two things to eliminate from the diet.
 It is not necessary, however, to starve yourself in an effort to take o off flesh. Starving Is harmful and dangerous because it undernlines the health. And without health no one can be truly beautiful. Tired, drawn lines in the face, hollows and shadows that mar the eyes, lack of enthusiasm in one's spirit, all result from starving and they destroy what charm the slender figure may add to one's physical beauty.
 So we will begin our diet by eating-but only certain foods.
 First, I'll give you an outline for your three meals each day and then a list of foods from which you may plan your menus so that you don't tire of your diet and be- come discouraged and give up.
 For breakfast-0ne glass of orange juice, two thin slices of toast, coffee, tea or hot water.
 Luncheon-Salad, two slices of toast or bread, coffee, tea, orange ade or lemonade.
 Dinner-Meat, vegetable, toast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
To Be continued)
The Care of Salt

nAMP weather will often clog U the salt in the salt cellars so that it will not flow freely through the perforated top. But this can be avoided if the salt is kept in a wooden box near the stove. Heat from the stove when cooking will keep the salt dry, and when it is poured into a perfectly dry salt cellar it will not clog. . Another successful method of keeping salt running freely through the top of your salt cellar is to mix the dry salt with rice. When the salt cellar is. tipped and shaken the rice will move about through the fine salt, breaking up any Jumps that form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
.Neckties Are Now in Style

MYTH the return to style of the
 w shirtwaist we are finding a vogue for the neektie. There are so many lovely ones in the soft kerehief ties that this style is pre- dicted to remain throughout the entire season. r. -..-
 There is also the string tie which adds such; delightful, ailored ef- feet to the trim, white blouse. It comes in the knitted style and In plain silk. Among the knitted novelty neckties are beautifully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
The Third Woman

AMBLING through side of Greenwh Village. Howard
 Preston artist engages in game of marbles with some small boys Preston inadvertently loses marble belonging of the boys and making restitution for the brought
 Bobby Martins where the artist the Preston with the girls beauty and asks Kitty for his Ktty, despite the of her mother and her first visit Prestons GhtSia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
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My Secrets. of Charm
By Josephine Huddleston.
(Famous Model.)

C many my within past weeks
 asking ways disposing ghasty
 pounds of fesh that would there gil figures all among readers &. =
 "get thin club" because discardng pounds the scales tell I've picked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
HEAR MRS. WILSON:

D I have broken the handles of two of my best cups and am writing to ask if there is some way I could have them mended. .., B. E. s.
 A special cement for mending china and porcelain can be. pur- chased at any house1furnishing us,s;i,y away all excess and your cup han dies will be as firm as new, when the cement has dried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
HEAR MRS. WILSON:

HEAR MRS. WILSON:
 NJ I would like to know some at- tractive Summer desserts that are very simple to make.
 MRS. McD.
 Stewed fruit Is the best dessert for Summer time. Do not remove skins until fruit is cooked and add sugar at the end of cooking. A more elaborate Summer dessert can be made by piling stewed fruit on slices of cake and topping with whipped cream. Add cooked fruit to cream when, solid. Or, this same mixture can be beaten into A frothy frappe and served in iced cups.