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The Glenwood post., 1924-01-03

Jennie up in his arms and carried her
in, will enable any good detective to
put one and one together and make a
pair-which comes pretty near telling
the whole story.
BY this time 1t was nearly seven,
and Calista Slmms came across the
charmed bridge as a dispatch
saying that If Mr.. Jim and Miss Jen-
ME didn't mind. dinner would be
suhved right soon. 1t was cooked
about right, and the folks was gettin'
right hungry-an' such a crowd!
There were fifteen in the babies room.
and for a while they thought the
youngest Hamm young one had swal
lowed marble. She would tell
'em they would be right over; good-by.
There was another cheer as the
three elderly and the two younger peo-
pie emerged from the schoolmanse
and took their way over the bridge to
the school side of the velvet-bottomed
moat. but it was shut off like the
vibration of bell dipped in water by
the sudden rush of the shouters into
the big assembly room, now filed with
tables for the banquet And here the
domestic economy classes, with their
mothers, sisters, female cousins and
aunts, met them, as walters, hat
snatchers, hostesses, floor managers
and cooks, scoring the greatest tri-
umph of history In the Woodruff dis
trict. For everything went off like
clockwork. especially the victuals-
and such victuals
There was quantity In meats,
breads. vegetables-and there was also
SAVIOR. There was plenty, and there
was style. Ask Mrs. Haakon Peter.
son. who yearned for culture, and had
been afraid her children wouldn't
get 1t If YIN Irwin taught them
nothing but farming. She will tell
you that the dinner-wliich so many
thought Of all the time as supper
was yust as well served as II 1t had
been in the Chamberlain Hotel in Des
Moines. where she had stayed when
she went with Haakon to the state
convention.
Why shouldn't 1t have been even
better served? 1t was planned. cooked,
served and eaten by people Of intelli.
gence and brains, in their own house.
as community affair. and in a com
munity where, II any one should ask
you, you are authorized to state that
there's as much wealth to the acre
as In any strictly farming spot be-
tween the two oceans. and where you
are perfectly safe-financially-in
dropping from balloon in the dark
of the moon, and paying a hundred
and fifty dollars an acre for any
farm you happen to land on. Why
shouldn't things have been well done,
when every one worked. not for
money, but for the love Of the doing,
and the love Of learning to do In the
best way7
Some Of these things came out in
the speeches following the repast-
and some other things, too. 1t was
probably not quite fair for B. B.
Hamm to incorporate In his wishes for
the welfare and prosperity and 30
forth Of Jim and Jennie that stale
one about the troubles Of life, but
he wanted to see Jennie blush-which
as matter Of fact he did; but she
failed to grow quite so fiery red as
did Jim. But B. B. was a good fel.
low. and Trojan in his work for
the cause, and the schoolmaster and
superintendent Of schools forgave him
A remark may be little broad. and
The Glenwood post., 1924-01-03

stead" said Jim. "And besides, nobpdy !
who was at hand was quite sure how to
turn the Latin phrase. Are your
Jennie leaned forward with her ell
bows on her knees, and studied it.
II believe I could" said she, with
out any pony. But after all. like 1t
better as it is. like everything, Jim
everything
1.-THE END.1 -.
The Glenwood post., 1924-01-03
Her Prescription.

sPhysician-If your wife is doctor,
why don't you have her prescribe for
you?
Patient-Too expensive. The last
time she ordered me three months at
Palm Beach and went with me her
self.-Boston Transcript
The Glenwood post., 1924-01-03

top of the little hill and had look
toward town.
Like crew manning rigging. or
crowd having its picture taken. the
assemblage crystallized into forms de
termined by the chances of getting a
glimpse of the bungalow across the
ravine-on posts, fences. trees and
hillocks.
A motor car came over the hillocl,
ran down the road to the driveway to
the schoolmanse and drew up at the
door. Out of il stepped Mrs. Woodruff
and the colonel. their daughter. the
county superintendent of schools, and
Mr., i'm Irwin Jennle WAS dressed in
very welltailored travelling costume
and Jim in a moderately well-tailored
business suit. The fact that when
they reached the threshold Jim picked
The Glenwood post., 1924-01-03

A Post "1osT" will find it for you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
FROM GIMIL MARDUK OF
BABYLON TO THE LADY
KASHBUYA OF SIPPERA

CRAVEN in clay and baked in an
~ oven until each word could endure
the ravages of three thousand years,
the love letter reprinted here was dug
up in Chaldea. It was hard tablet,
sent originally by one obscure individ-
ual to another, but 1t is piece Of hu-
man interest that is more appealing
than a manifesto by Caesar.
No one knows who the man and
woman concerned In this ancient love
affair were, except that she lived in
Sippera and he In Babylon.
Following Is the letter:
ITO the lady Kashbuya says Gimil
Marduk this: May the Sun God Of
Marduk afford you eternal life. l write
that may know how your health is.
Oh. send, me a message about it. 1 live
in Babylon and have not seen you, and
for this reason am very anxious
Send me message that will tell me
when you will come to me, so that I
may be happy. May you live long for
my sake"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
stsssss III Il xss1ru
ALONG LIFE,S
TR ALL
By THOMAS A. CLARK
Dean Of Men. University of Illinois.
k<s:x,xst,,t II
"a, 1884. Western Newspaper Union.)
NEIGHBORS
By THOMAS A. CLARK
NEIGHBORS

ssVXy no Is my neighbour" the
wv querulous lawyer asked the
Christ, and 1t was the simple story Of
the despised Samaritan which was told
him to illustrate the point. 1t Is
story familiar to most people, no doubt.
A certain man sets off for Jericho along
a road and through country difficult,
dangerous, beset by perils. He is held
sup on the way, beaten. robbed, stripped
Of his clothing and left bleeding and
broken by the roadside. Thirst and
hunger and pain rack him, but the way
Is lonely and the travellers few.
In time a priest, educated, pious.
well-fed, comfortably clothed comes
down the road and hearing the groans
Of the unfortunate man lying by the
way walks over and gazes at him curl
ously.
"How unfortunate" he probably
murmured, but the man was no friend
Of his, he had been fool to take such
journey alone and unprotected. Any
way it was the business of his friends
to look after him, and the vlrtuous
priest walked on.
II was a Levite, religious aristo-
crat, who came next down the road.
Hearing the groans of the injured man
he walked discreetly on the other side
so that his. ears might not be an
noyed by the cries of the sufferer or
his body made unclean through physi-
cal contact with him. What was I'M
pleasant, he would avoid. He was the
selfish. self-satisfed, self-complaisant
citizen.
1t was the Samaritan. despised and
socially outcast, from whom nothing
should have been expected, who recog-
nized the demands of brotherhood and
whose tender heart turned toward the
unfortunate man. He was neishbor
to him.
There was a letter in the mail this
morning from John, asking for loan
of "thre dolers." He was sick in
hospital in Hot Springs he said. aud
needed a few comforts not supplied
by the management. He would return
It when he came north in the spring.
John, you should know, Is knight
of the road who does our house clean
Ing every spring. His buttons are not
all on tight, I'm afraid. Lending him
money is not wholly safe investment,
I'm sure. John has few neighbors.
But he does his work faithfully; he is
loyal and honest. and just now he has
fallen among thieves of sort who
have robbed him Of his strength and
his power to make living.
Better send it to him." Nancy said,
and l, thinking of the Good Samaritan.
went out and mailed him the 'thre
dolers."
He paid 1t back in the spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DR.. Frederick r. Green,
Editor of Health"
PUT THE CANDY ON THE
DINNER TABLE

A MERICANS eat more sugar than
any other nation.
Before the World war, the last year
for which complete figures are avail
able showed that the consumption Of
sugar In this country averaged S8
pounds per person year. In Eng
land, 1t was 81 pounds; in France, 81
pounds; in Germany. "a pounds; and
In Italy, only seven pounds.
The consumption Of sugar in this
country has greatly increased since
prohibition. Sugar furnishes the same
substance to the body as alcohol and
is harmless substitute for it.
This enormous consumption Of
sugar is a new experience to the hu-
man race. Sugar. as we now have II,
Is recent product. In some form.
sugar has always been an important
article Of mans diet. In previous
ages 1t has been used largely in the
form Of fruits and vegetables. There
is no mention Of sugar in the Bible.
When the psalmist wished TO express
the highest degree of sweetness which
he knew he said, "Sweeter also than
honey and the honeycomb."
Pure sugar as we know 1t today
originated with the importation of
sugar-cane from India In the Fifteenth
century. 1t was cultivated first In
North Africa. later in the West Indies.
and then in South America and our
own Southern states.
What is commonly known as sugar
today Is cane sugar. Milk sugar. known
as lactose. 3 extracted from milk.
Grape sugar, known as glucose or dex-
trose, Is derived from the grape. Malt
sugar, or maltese. comes from malt.
The ordinary sugar which is found
on the table Of practically every
American family is cane sugar. chemi-
cally known as sucrOse.
In proportion 10 the energy which
It produces. sugar is one of our cheap
est foods, producing twice as much
energy as potatoes: three times as
much as butter; five times as much as
milk; nine times as much as meats
and twelve times as much as eggs.
AS food, 1t is of the highest value.
The trouble is, that Americans eat
sugar. not as food. but as luxury.
The young girl or the middle-aged
woman. in addition to three meals
day. drinks two or three ice-cream'
sodas and eats half pound of choc-,
olate5, without any idea that she is
doubling her food supply for the day.
Sugar which the body does not me-
is stored in the body in the forYn of
fat. This adds constantly growing
burden of fat in the muscles, around
the heart and the abdominal organs
which may seriously interfere With
body activity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
BUTTONS AND BADGES

MY FRIEND Gordon was wearing
sAVA parti-colored button in his
lapel the meaning of which was unin-
telligible to me.
"Just Joined the Boosters club"
he explained.
These badges Of accomplishment are
as numerous as flies around can OF
maple sirup; they decorate all sorts
and coalitions of men; they reveal the
most personal and intimate relations
of life. We. conceal nothing in these
days Of what we have done, of the or
ganizations to which we belong, or OF
the activities In which we are engaged.
The conductor who received my fare
as rode home on the electric cars was
wearing on the lapel Of his coat huge
gold-plated atrocity announcing that
he had secured membership in some
secret Industrial or frarernal order
with whose insignia was unfamiliar.
The professor who occupied the
seat with me announced by the but
ton on the lapel of his coat that he had.
been In the Civil war a1d by the keys
dangling from his watch chain that he
had accomplished no little in scien.
tific way and that while In college he
had maintained scholastic average Of
30 or above.
The travelling man facing me told
his business by the organization badge
on his coat, and the number of degrees
he had taken in Masonry by his watch
fob, his signet ring giving away an.
other series of facts concerning his
fraternal affiliations. 1T was as easy
to pick out the college boys and girls
as to tell policeman by the star that
he wears.
We take no stock these days in aOt
letting our left hand know what our
right hand is up to. Instead. we shout
It out until every individual in the
neighborhood knows fully our comings
and goings, what we have beea doing
and where our money has gone. II
we give a quarter to charity, we an
nounce the fact with button; If we
join anything we publish our member
ship through the medium of pin or
a watch charm.
1 have wondered sometimes If the
widow spoken of in sacred writ who
dropped her farthing into the contribu
ton box at the temple asked for but
ton when she was leaving the building,
or if the Good Samaritan ultimately
dangled a Carnegie medal on his shirt
front or from his watch chain. 1t is
quite possible if it was the style Ia
those days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
'.coLDs''

NYHAT is "cold" and how do
W we .'catch cold"7
Doctor Gaehwyler. a Swiss army
surgeon, has written an interesting
account Of observations made during
the mobilization of the Swiss army at
the time of the World war.
By, a "cold" is generally understood
brane lining the throat or nose. ac-
companied with difficulty in breathing,
sore throat. copious discharge Of
mucus, and general discomfort. We
usually attribute ''cOld" to sitting
in a draft. getting our feet wet. or
some similar cause. Yet men In the
trenches. as well as Arctic explorers
living among icebergs and snowdrifts,
do not "catch cold" although they
certainly have wet feet and are ex-
posed 10 drafts.
We'know that some persons are sus-
ceptible to "colds" while others are
not. but how can this susceptibility
be explained? Doctor Gaehwyler
thinks that there are three factors in
volved-a predisposition. due to low
cred body resistance; an opportunity
for becoming chilled; and an infec-
ton which develops in the body It's
sues. Whatever the causes, he eau
tons against neglecting "cold," since
1t Is often the first stage of pneu-
monia which may end the patients
life.
When we "catch" cold lit would
be more correct to say that the cold
catches" us). it is generally because
through overeating. overworklng. in
sufficient sleep. or for some other
cause. our body resistance is lowered
so that we are more susceptible than
usual. Then we get in our throat and
nose the particular bugs" which pro-
1uce these colds. probably from some
other person who has cold and who
IN sneezins. coughing splitting or talk.
ing throws off small droplets of mois-
lure which contain the infection. The
infection may develop at once or may
TURK in the body several days until
conditions are more favorable for its
development. At any rate, through
some combination Of circumstances,
he three conditions are produced
he lowered resistance, the opportu.
nity for chilling and the infection.
How can you make your body more
resistant to colds? By getting and
keeping in as good physical condition
as possible; by breathing pure air at
all times; by working and sleeping in
well-ventilated rooms; by frequent
bathing, using especially cool showers
Or sponge baths; by drinking plenty
Of pure water. and by wearing sensible
clothing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03
Arrests at Might

In Sweden, unless the person want
ed by the police is a desperate Grim
inal, his arrest is usually deferred I'M
til night in order that he shall be
spared the ignominy of being marched
captive through the streets before the
gaze of the public.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

The SALARY grab" by members of
congress in 1878 stirred up the whole
country. Near the end of the term an
Increase in salary was voted congress.
men. and the outgoing congress made
the bill retroactive.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
Plumbers Demand
 Wages Increase

Westport, March 8.-At a meeting held at the Manor house between rep resentatives of the Fairfield County Association of Master Plumbers and representatives of their employees, the matter of the workers request for an increase in wages from $50 day to 5000 was discussed. A further meeting is planned at which time the association hopes to adjust the matter amicably.
 The meeting took place sirneultane- ously with their meeting and dinner of the Master Plumbers association, at cussed. Earl Barlow, representing the Crane company, of Bridgeport, an in forma address.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
BRISTOL MAN RECEIVES
 s3,1oo COMPENSATION

The compensation case of J. T. OConnel of Bristol, who is said to have been injured while i'll the employ of the New Departure Company, also of Bris- tol has been settled by agreement for $3,1OO O'Connell has been receiving compensation of $14 week since his injury, which consisted of a cut over the eye, affecting the eyesight. burns about the face and body and back bruises Commissioner George Chandler approved the settlement, ruling that in view of the uncertain actors in the case, 8 settlement by mutual agreement was the most satisfactory disposal of the case
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
ctange had carrieh out the duty and obligation they owe to the public.
$500, ,OOO, ,O0O Annual Loss

AS New York City is the financial center of this country, if not of the world, it is up to New York to rid itself of these avaricious wolves and give what protection it can to the in vesting public by favoring the Straus- Burchill bill to place dealers in stocks, bands and securities unser the super vision of the State Banking Depart ment.
 The practice of swinrling through the sale of fake stocks, bonds and of those get-rich-quick schemes became so great that the Treasury Department at Washington found it necessary, for the protection of the people, to pre- pare and issue a special booklet, How Other People Get Ahead pointing out the many schemes resorted to by swindlers to cheat the general public. It is estimated that $50O,OO0,O00 annu- ally is lost through fraudulent schemes.
 Under the law proposed in District Attorney Banton's bill, dealers in in vestments and securities would be un- der the supervision of the State Bank ing Department, where their books would be subject to examination in the same way the state has control and supervision of the insurance companies and banks and it would result in the public being protected from fake stock dealers and bncketsboDs"
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
ASKS INJUNCTION
 AGAINST UNIONS

An application or a temporary in junction was made bfeore Judge Edwin F. Thomas in the United States district court at New Haven by the J. J. Haas Company, Inc, with offices in Jersey City, N. J. and at present doing work in Greenwich against the Greenwich To- cal No 17 of the Brotherhood of Paint CTS, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America.
 The injunction sought by the company does not want the union to advise, per suade or keep the men that belong to the union from working for the com pany.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
Labor Banker WouldLicense
 Stock Brokers

Licensing of all stock brokers is urged by Peter J. Brady, president of the Federation Bank of New York, the labor, bank at Thirty fourth street and Eighth Avenue. In his dual capacity as banker and trades union represen- tative, MT. Brady recommended sup port for the measure introduced in the Legislature by Senator Straus and Assemblyman Burchill, requiring such licenses.
 A circular letter was sent to each Assemblyman and Senator, over the signature of MT. Brady, calling atten- ton to the emergency situation, as well as preventive measures. The Fedora ton Bank in its brief experience, hav- ing been organized only last May, has learned from numerous investors of their losses through unfortunate trans actions with some brokers, MT. Brady reported.
 NGG0 TOT St8GG Supervision
 Many cases of the most heart1ess swindling through bucketshops and so- called investment brokers have come to our attention-cases so bad that they leave no doubt in any persons mind as to the necessity and desirability of all stock brokers and dealers in securities being placed under the jurisdiction of some competent state authority" MT. Brady wrote the members of the Leg islature. "The Stock Exchange, as an organi- zation with a great responsibility to it's members, their clients and the pub lie, as we'll as every legitimate stock and investment broker, should welcome proposition of this kind which would apple in the barrel, and which would give assurance to the public that they were dealing with legitimate and authorized agency, which would handle their money and investments as care fully as any bank, any trustee or in Surance company.
 Revelations many years ago as a result of bank failures and abuses by insurance companies made the Legisla- ture pass very rigid laws and give wide powers to the State Banking and Insurance Departments for the super
 vision and protection of depositors money in banks and policyholders
 money in insurance companies, so that l loss or failure under our present laws l is practically impossible, and there is no longer any need for worry on the
 part of the public as to the safety oi l their money in banks and the strength of their insurance policies
 Cites Recent Failures Most people are under the irnpres sion that because their stocks, bonds or securities are listed on the Stock Exchange their investment is safe, and that if the broker selling the stock, bonds or securities is a member of the exchange he is a reliable person en- titled to their confidence, and to whom they can without danger intrust their money, This belief is justified more or less by the large sums paid for Stock Exchange seats, ranging from $80,OOO to $1OO,OO0, leaving the inference that only those of the highest integrity are eligible to membership.
 "The fal1acy of this belief is shown by the string of failures which have taken place in the last few years, wherein hundreds of millions were lost by poor and rich investors alike through stock brokers who were mem behs of the stock exchange and who could not operate in a dishonest and
 legal way if the officers of the ex.