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Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Big Man Takes Chances
Picking on Little One

There is an old western saying that
'Mr. Colt has made all men equal" !;
something the Constitution couldn't
do.
The best application OF this aphor-
ism l ever heard was when word was
brought to small man that an enemy,
six feet two and weighing about a
hundred and eighty pounds, had reg
lstered vow to knock him down the
next time he saw him and stamp out
his teeth with the steel-shod heels of
his cowboy boots. The little man, un-
perturhed, looked up at the messenger.
You like So-and-So?" he asked.
"Yes."
Good friend OF his?"
Yes. What're you driving
at?"
well, tell him he's done the most
dangerous thing IA man can do-he's
threatened little man. Tell him the
next time to pick out man exactly
his own size. More big men have died
because they've threatened little men
than from any other cause. e."-Strath-
ers Burt in the Saturday Evening
Post.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
"Serpard's Folly"

Probably the phrase Stewards
Folly" applied 10 Alaska will indicate
as well M any words can the attitude
Of the people toward the purchase OF
Alaska. American histories fail to
emphasize the fact that this govern.
mcnt purchased tile territory called
Alaska ns an appreciation OF the sup
port which Russia gave TO the federal
government during tho Civil war. II
seemingly was mn unwise Investment
for ut the time Of the purchase the
public was not aware NJ the enormous
mineral wealth 10 he found Ia the ter
ritory.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Avoiding Foot Troubles

go TO the dentist or your feet Will
ache
people always wonder II I am seri-
Gus when | tell them this said Mr..
DlXon-Payne, education organizer ut
the School ~ Chlropody, TO writer In
London Tit.BIts, "but II cavities In the
teeth are neglected the Joints OF the
whole body, particularly the Joints of
the foot. are affected Only * per cent
Of the 2T,00o girls employed by one
firm who come before me for inspec-
tlon have perfect feet.
"shoes are not alone the cause OF
foot suffering. Stockings are often To
blame. They are either too long or too
tight
"But the habit OF wearing low.
heeled shoes one day and Louis heels
the next has an Injurious effect on the
feet. A woman's shoes should have
the same heel level and thus the mus.
cles would not be harmed"
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Banks Long knowu

Few things play more important
part Ia our lives today than the Sys.
TEN ot banking.
The word bank originally meant n
trAdesman'E stall and the first bank
in anything Ike the modern sense er.
listed about 200 years ago. says Lon.
don TltB We learn about this
,ank from clay tablets discovered near
babylon. Apparently the first frm n
oankers was that NJ ERibl & Son, who
iounshed IN Babylon about Oo0 or
100 n c,
Ihs enfly Chinese were In the habit
yt issuing. naper money indeed. they
got into difficulties by issuing too
much. There was hank IN China
about A t. imn
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Bermuda Described az
an Earthly Paradise

When one Is planning a trip to Ber-
muda, about the first thing one hears
Is the remark generally attributed to
Mark Twain, that the voyage to Ber-
muda is like going through hell to get
to heaven. That depends on the
weather on the Atlantic. Whatever ex-
ception the Atlantic may interpose to
the first part Of Mark Twaln's epigram.
no one will ever quarrel with his de-
scription Of the islands, once they are
safely reached
Those who gather their impressions
of the general appearance of Bermuda
from colored-picture post cards are
grossly deceived, because there are
only two colors In the islands, green
and white, says Bermuda letter to
the Brooklyn Eagle. The artist who
colors the post caris represents the
buildings as pink, red and orange, and
roof here of red, blue one there
and yellow In another place, where
as every building on the islands, with
one or two exceptions, is not only
white, but whitewashed, from the
foundation walls to the ridge poles on
the roof.
The first view one gets of the is
lands, when the steamer stops at st.
David's Head to take on the pilot, is
a rolling mass of dark green, covered
with a stunted growth of trees, stud.
ded with numerous white buildings, all
rising from sea of azure, such as is
always found when there is coral un,
derneath.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Danger in Reading on
Conveyance in Motion

Abstaining from reading In the sub
way Is one way to prolong life, ac-
cordlng to DIR. Frank ]. Monaghan.
commissioner Of public health for New
York city. Take look around any
subway car. he says. Scarcely one
person In five Is not reading. Almost
as many newspapers as passengers
enter at each station. These papers
are read closely, painstaklngly, by the
holder. sitting. standing or wavering
with the motion of the car.
Every time the train lurches or
jerks many tiny muscles are kept busy
adjusting the eyes to the vibration"
ne explained to the New York Times.
This Is why 1t is Injurious to use the
eyes on a conveyance In motion. Also,
the lighting is apt to be extremely
poor. If this sert OF thing is kept up
eye strain and possibly nerve strain
VIII result. Blurred vision may follow !;
and In the course of years the eye
sight may be seriously impaired.
But the actual injury to the eyes
Is not the whole story. Few persons
realize how the eyes are tied up with
the rest of the body and the rest of
the body on them. Eye strain will
start the vicious circ'e. 1t induces
fatigue. possibly headache, and low
ers general vitality and efficiency. If
people would only look out for such
seemingly minor details as these they
would raise the general health stand.
ard and might even add years to their
llYes.n
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
BeIgian Education

To train Belgian young men for
service In the Congo An physicians
technical men and administrative OF.
rcers Colonial university has
been established ut Antwerp by the
Belgian government This university
has been developed through the sue.
ccssful work OF high school Of com.
merce. which was founded two years
ngo by the commission for relief in
Belgium and the city Of Antwerp, TO
train boys for colonial service. This
school wns converted into university
last November and Il ia now known MS
"rUniverulte ColoniHie." II has three
schools devoted respectively TO politl-
cal and administrative science. tropl.
cal medicine and natural sciences, -
School Life.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Hsrons Prey on Trout

Many trout In the Mdsselshell re-.
Eion Of MoutHna have hc-n destroyed
by tho blue heron, which stands IN the
rifiea Of stream and spears fish all
day long, according TO J. H. Bonham.
forest ranger lie recommends the
killing ~ heronr 10 preserve tho trout
The destruction NJ trout by the blue
heron nlso was called 70 the atten.
tion Of Minnesota sportsmen iaat sum.
mer, Conseryatlnnlsts, however. ara
not unanimous In their approval u an
"opsn season" on blue heron. and tho
birds are protected by law.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Ne,U Process Hastens
Marketing of Oranges

An orange may be inwardly ripe
when outwardly green, and If allowed
to yellow on the trees the marketing
may be delayed four to six weeks and
consequently less favorable price
may be obtained.
This green condition gives the sat
suma orange grower more concern
than others. Satsumas are raised in
upper Florida. lower Alabama and
lower Mississippi. Normally they are
gathered about October IS, but they
can be harvested earlier when arti-
fetal processes OF colorlng are used TO
get away from the persistent green
ness of skin.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has worked out process
for coloring oranges without harmlng
the fruit. says the Scientific American.
The process consists Of incloslng the
oranges in alright rooms and sub
Jecting them TO fumes OF kerosene
stoves or to gasoline engine exhaust
The fumes given of destroy the green
chlorophyll so that the yellow OF the
orange shows up.
II requires about four days TO bring
out the yellow OF the oranges by this
process. This Is better than waiting
four or six weeks for the fruit 10 ripen
on the trees. running the risk OF frost
or storm damage and facing the prob
ability OF n lower market when the
oranges are ultimately harvested.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Baked Peas Good, but
Can't Supersede Beans

I like baked peas: we have them
once month. says Arthur Staples, In
the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. They are
not so good as baked beans that you
can eat twenty times month and
have brand new four times month
In bean pot all your own. We are
not raising good baked-bean experts
nowadays. They must use reasonably
new beans-old beans are not so good
and they ought to be baked until
they just about burst their sides with
richness.
like to see them roll out SO that
they CLEAN In the candlelight like ru-
bies on string. They ought to swim
about like bubbles In the golden fat
ness, and the pork ought to look like
the covers Of an old book, ruddy-
brown and aged with beauty.
Baked peas are done exactly like
baked beans, pork and all, baked in
the pot and brown as berries-though
just which berry is "brown" Is diff
cult to say.
There is another dish that my moth
er used to make. She used to take
apples and peel, quarter and core
them. put In a certain amount of
brown sugar and some other things
and put the whole in bean pot Bake
them In n slow oven-she used to bake
them in the old brick oven with its
slowing heat that lasted for many
hours. When they come out they are
like Jelly. The substance is as red
as the cheek of a Baldwin. My wife
has tried 1t, but 1t seems hardly as
good as 1t used to be.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Atlantic AirHight,

The first Transatlantic night was
made by the United States naval sen
plane S.C.i. In charge of Lieut. Com.
A. G. Read The other members ~
The crew we're Lieuts " f Stone and
Walter Hinton. Radio Operator Ensign
~ G. Rodd. Engineer chief Machlnlst's
Mate v. n. Ilhoades Al were Anefl.
cans. The flight began on May + 1910.
aud ended May ~ The total fylne
time frum noctRwRy. n. Y, TO Ply
mouth. England, was ~ hours and ~
minutes.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Hnd Guest Puzzled

An English noblemnn bought one Of
the old historic coaching tnYerns. II
was nlled with relies and he m
nounced his intention Of operating n
both ns museum aud ~ an Inn hu'
the hrst customer In gave Him u rude
lar This man had been served viii
nm ancient slice of cheese heiwrrf
two musty slices ~ bread Whore
unon he called for the proprietor an,
inaulrrdi "ls this n sandwich Or 49,
antiaueT'
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
WHY WORRY?
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
/. Dean of Men. University Of
lllinois.

&c TRING" siouched Into the o0le>
few weeks ago and dropp>,
into the chair In front of my desk q
crumpled and Respondent heap. IN
mad been exposed to chickenpox, hin
best girl was going to dance with q
Phi Gam, and his quiz grade In phi
losophy was 80. He was the picture
Of gloom and despair.
Il tell you" he said, after few
moments Of ominous silence, I'm wor.
ried'
There are few states of mind more
useless and harmful than worry. Half
the things we worry about never hap,
pen, and the other half right them
selves If we go along cheerfully and
do our work
l was brought up in an atmosphere
Of worry--that is, l lived as child
on farmland | early got my fill of
1t and learned its futility. There was
the worry Of chinch bugs and cut
worms, of early frost and hot winds,
Of drought and wet spells, Of low
prices and failing crops, of hog cholera
p'NS anu bidhutlS iOOt IOl,
and a thousand and one diseases and
disasters which seldom overlook us.
I'VE are going to have fine crop
of corn this year." l said to COM
planning neighbor.
"Yes, but I'm worried for fear we
won't get anything for It," was his
cheerful reply. when we have crop
we don't get anything for 1t, and when
prices are high we don't raise any
thing"
And l never remember a crop failure
or time when things did not turn out
pretty satisfactorily. though few ever
learned to give up worrying.
There are few things SO useless as
worrying. Ii will not win girls love
or raise the price of potatoes; It Will
not get man job or make him i'm
mune from the hives. II helps no sit.
uation; 1t gets one nowhere; II Is as
gloomy and as uncertain pleasure as
the enjoyment of poor health.
There are few things which 30 In
hibit and discourage progress or sue
cess as worry. 1t corrodes every pleas
ure; 1t destroys ambition; 1t is a foe
TO content; It robs a man of the will
or of the desire to think or to work.
When man worries he must give all
of his time to II.
The man who says he can't help
worrying resigns himself to emotional
slavery TOO easily. Worry is amenable
TO the will rs is every other form OF
nervousness or hysterla. We encour.
age 1t by courting it and by yielding
to II.
string told me the other day that
he had a letter from his mother. telling
him that he had had chickenpox when
he was a child. so that there was no
danger OF conisgion at this time; bis
instructor had misread his grade In
philosophy-it was 90; and his best
girl had just sent him beautiful
birthday cake with heart In the
center and with candles around 1t
Why worry7
GO. iss,. Western Newspaper unlsal
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Where She Figured

The children ~ the riiimnn famlb
were. according to their respective &C.
counts. sli hfst in something at srhonl
Tommy wns first IN reading. Alice wa
arst In arithmetic, sammy IN sports
and " on. Janet alone remained si'
lent
We'll. Janet, how about your hrt
uncle asked. Aren't YOU FIRST In any
ihinEf"
- am" said Janet. ~ an nrst out
OF the building when the bell rings"
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
All She Wanted

She was apparently Frenchwomnn
who spoke Russian or vice versa, and
when she visited the home ONCE she
produced her passport over and over
again In the course Of her conversa-
tlon with several porters and messen'
gers.
Eventually they found man who
in 1919 had been transferred from the
French 10 the north Russian front
After long eonyershtion intelligence
came to this man. stopping the wom'
nm, conversation with one hand. hs
heekoned to his colleagues with th'
other.
Lady wants house or smnj
nat" he said,
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Cracks in Furniture

Ugly cracks in furniture may be
easily nlled IN Wiih heeswaI 80 that
the marks will hardly show. Slightly
soften the beeswat until II becomes
pllnhle. then press II firmly into the
cracks and smooth the surface with n
thin knife Sandpapef the surround.
Ing wood and work some dust into tho
bee-wnr. This gives Il . wood finish
and when Il IL vanished the cracks
siii have disappeared.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
A Younn Man.

Father was explaining a not unusual
winter sight. "You see. my son, the
water IN the river is So much warmer
ilmn the air that the vapor rises from
H." II guess" said Johnny, I'D be
warm, too. II ia run as far as that
river has."-Boston Transcript
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24

+. HoLYokE A GOOD TOWN
Because IL Has
Good streets n.
. Good water
= Good sewer system
. Good municipal water plant
Good municipal light plant
I. Good fire company and equip
ment
. Good band
!. FIGURING mill
. si.Hour electric service
2 Ornamental street lighting
/. Three modern banks
: Five nice churches
: Fine modern homes
. Modern stores
: Five garages
. Four oil companies
. Two lumber yards
/. Modern Ice plant
/. Cold storage plant
. Modern creamery
. Four cream stations
= Two good hotels
/. Good eating houses
. New county hish school
. New grade school
/. Chlldren's playground
! Modern hospital
: Two machine shops
/. Three elevators
Free mail delivery
/. d. l.. d. east and vest hishvay
/. q. 2. @. north and south kixh.
way
. Splendid thsstsr
. Two newspapers
2 County court house
County telephone system
: County fsir grounds
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Consumption Of Copper

World consumption Of copper for
eight months last year gave an esti.
mated annual rate Of 2,Tbo.Ooo. 900
pounds
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
In Nep York

A restaurant In tho thester rons
sdVsrtiscs; For lat. rlsers. Try our
club lunch-breakfsst with pie.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Her Worst Fault.

Probably the worst fault Of the aver
age woman Is the ease with which Z
man can stand up and lie TO her.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
A Kick comino.

ExasperatIng, INDEED. to the young
is the Indifference To either enthusi'
usm or Indignation ~ the older.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
BIG
ASSE To
HOME
Steel Windows Help to Make
Usually Gloom Part Of
House Cheerful

IN the majority Of houses the
basement covers the entire ground
area under the house and makos
Up from one.th.rd TO one.half the
total floor space. But II does
not usually contribute it, share
Of usefulness proportionately. due
to the fact that too often 1t Ii
dark and gloomy. entirely insult.
able for anything except 81 fur
mace or store room. AS a result
the home owner is deprived OF
part Of the livableness and ef.
ficiency he is justly entitled to.
II It could be changed from
q dark, gloomy place into a bright,
cheerful room-An actually livable
and useful part OF the house
how much more satisfied the own.
er would be! And how much
more quickly and easily d house
with cheerful modern basement
could be sold!
That is what steel windows do.
They admit 80 per cent more
daylight than wood windows fiji
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
CITY PLANNING CLOSELY
BOUND UP WITH HOUSING

Clarence s. Stein, chairman OF
the New York State commission
of housing and regional planning,
spoke before the international town
planning conference which met in
Amsterdam. Holland, recently.
Stein, who went as representa-.
tive from the American Institute Of
Architects, is a vice president OF
the International Garden Cities and
Town Planning Federation. The
next International meeting is 10 BE-
held in New York.
Stems subject was regional plan.
ming. as opposed TO the narrower
conception of planning foe individ.
ual cities.
'The planning of housing is
closely bound up with planning,
for housing without planning will
intensity the evils from which we
now suffer-" he said, emphasIz-
ing the urgent need to plan for
q larger area than municipal
limits; to plan, in fact, for an
economic unit. regardless of the
limits Of individual towns"
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
sTAlNL Ess ORE PRO ESs
GETS TEST mi PlTTsBURE

PITTSBURGH. July l9s Steel
men here are watching tests being
made ii some oE the largest steel
mills Of new process tor making
stainless steel and iron.
Stainless steel has been made. but
It has been confined to cutlery and
small fittings because Of the high
cost Of production. BY the new
method the cost has been reduced,
according to the inventor. SO that
rustIess tubes. automobiles and even
ships are possible.
The process Is the invention OF
Ronald Wild, Of Sheffield. and con-
sists essentially in the reduction of
chromite or chrome iron ore in its
mined condition by means Of q low
carbon silicon reducer. associated
with the melting Of an initial bath.
Of metal by means Of electric or
other form Of external heating to
insure residual low carbon and
low silicon final metal containing
the desired percentage Of chromium.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
NOTE
PLAYS Bis
PART
Bond Grows More important
in Real Estate Business
Every Day

Without full realization by many
people, the physical development Of
our great cities has become an I'M
dertalzing Of increasing vitality and
magnitude. 1t is comparable to the
development of our railroads and
our industries and its financing is
now organized on a basis adequate
to observe its enormous needs: The
first mortgage real estate bond, the
underlying security which is max
ing this development possible, has
become an investment of prime
value as to safety and return and
has enabled the profitable partici-
patton Of even the humbIest begin
nings in the progress Of the coun-
try.
The changes which have come in
the financing of building construc-
ton have been comparatively recent
and have been so rapid that invest
ment opportunities have been over
looked by many who should take
advantage OF them.
The speculative element has, of
course, been entirely eliminated.
Even possession through foreclosure
Is a minor consideration, rs that is
a last resort to which, because of
the methods of repayment of the
loan, 1t Is not necessary to resort.
The first mortgage real ESTATE
bond has all the advantages Of the
mortgage and all the added advan-
tages of automatic return without
personal attention and with assured
safety.
These bonds are secured by a
first mortgage not only on the land,
when owned in fee. and the build.
ings, but also in effect on the earn
ings.
The interest yield from this class
of investment is higher than from
other investments having the same
degree Of safety.
OF primary importance, Of course,
Is the standing of the company offer
ing the bond-ultimately. the safety
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

given by the acknowledgement carbon
filiment bulb, which today is a
feeble attempt at lighting compared
with the mazda.
Opaque indirect reflectors may
be used throughout the house, ex-
cept in rooms where work is DONE
In the kitchen pantry and cellar
1t is essentia: to provide direct
lighting.
Electrical devices must be pro-
vided with Dashboard outlets.
Modern electrical devices for the
dining room include the toaster,
chatting dish, coffee percolator, egg
boiler, etc. In the bathroom there
are vibrators, hair driers, curling
irons, shaving mugs, electric
heaters, etc. In the living room,
such electrical apparatus as would
be carried on . tea table, vacuum
cleaners and electric fans, and the
radio.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
CALIFORNIA LEADS U. S.
IN CEMENT CONSUMPTION

Growing popularity Of the stucco
house fastest growing in Cali
ornia-probably is responsible for
the fact that that State consumed
more Portland cement last year
than any other state in the Union,
2.23 barrels per capita. Arizona
took second place with SO barrels
building dams for irrigation pur-
poses, doubtless.
Michigan was third and high Mid
die Western State. using 1.5S bar
rels of cement per capita. Della
ware led the East. in fourth place
nationally, with 1.54 barrels. Flcri-
da headed the list in the solid
South, and stucco bungalows must
have contributed toward It's sco-e,
consuming SO barrels per capita.
The general average Consumption
throughout the United states was
1.O6 barrels.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

The laundry IN the basement
should be partitioned OFF ais d. special
department. Clothes chute from
kitchen, tubs, washing machines,
ironing board and ironing machine,
utility table and clothes dryer
should be placed about the walls
IN such n way as to be most con-
Ventent and labor-saving.
II was only q few years ago that
wo marxeled g the yellow light
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Trains leave w. B. q A. I
Station, 18th and III SITS.
N. E., at 800 and 1920
A. M. Excursion tickets
may be obtained from the
booth at the station one.
half hour before train time
or from our office.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

ing the same size masonry OPEN
ing. The narrow frames and
members permit the nee or larger
glass lights.
Since these windows are made
OF steel they cannot warp nor
stick and are easily opened and
closed. These advantages may
seem of little Importance to a
man. but to the. woman Of the
house d light and cheerful base.
Eent means much, for there the
laundry usually IL located. When
cleaning the furnace or doing the
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
OHIO UNIVERSITY GETS
LAMME'S INDIAN RELICS

PITTSBURGH, July 19.-The
large collection Of Indian relics
gathered by the late Benjamin G..
Lamme, electrical engineer, is given
to Ohio State University in his will,
filed for probate.
Lamme made provision for two
scholarships at the same college, to
go to the highest students in me-
chanical and electrical courses.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Of the investment depends on its
Judgment, and to methods Of safe
guarding all factors. The record of
the company-the length of its, ex-
perience and the magnitude Of its
successful operations should be
scrutinized by prospective investor
In real estate mortgage bonds.
But men and experience are i'm.
portant only as they are expressed
in the actual machinery OF handling
the loans and investments.