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CLOTHES AND BEAUTY
DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN,

When dining in q restaurant,
10 1t proper to lay the napkin on,
ones lap as soon az II is placed
on the table by the waitress?
Q. When, with a fish dinner,
peas are served in a pastry shell
ana French fried potatoes are
served, too, eli on = service
platter, with q cover, 10 one sup
posed to use o tablespoon or fork
for removing the potatoes onto
ones platter How does one serve
oneself to mashed potatoes
served in a seperate dish?
3. When honey in q paper con.
tainer, or a sauce in paper cups
accompanies q fish dinner, does
one pour the honey or the sauce
over the fish or slip a particle
Of fish on ones fork into the
sauce?
4. When a sandwich is served
with slices not put together,
should one put them together
and eat the sandwich with the
fork or take the sandwich in
ones hands? IL that decided by
the kind Of sandwich that is
served? Should, for instance
Barbecue sandwich be put to-
gether and taken up in ones
fingers to be eaten?
s. How should one serve baked
potatoes at a dinner served in
the home? 1t is proper to re.
move the potato from the shell
onto ones plate, and IL this done
by holding the potato with ones
left hand and removing the in.
side with the fork in the right
hand?
8. Is IL proper for q young
lady to take her boy friends arm
when crossing the street, or
when there IL Q possibility that
they may be separated In
crowd7 I. K.
Yes, so long as you do not indi-
cate an unseemly haste.
2. When we are serving our
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By Maria Jeritza

I wotld appreciate It very much
Il you would advise me just how
to thank my friends for gifts.
Should ] write . note Of thanks
Immediately upon receiving Q gift
or when ! return from my honey.
moon?
60 I would also appreciate .
short note which would serve
- q sample nothing too gush-
ingl.
(S) Please tell me also whether
q correspondence card should be
used for such notes, or regular
letter paper. M. v. w.
Yes. the note Of thanks for
wedding presents should be writ
ten at once. II possible on the
day on which the present is re-
ceived. These notes should. as far
a. possible, be written before the
wedding.
W Thank the sender first Tor
the thought Of the present and
then for the present itself. 1T
was most kind Of you and Bob to
plan so generously for our happi-
ness, and we thank you most
heartily"-this, or something Of
the kind, should be the beginning.
Then refer to the present--teIl Of
its beauty or Of its usefulness Cf
that ID It's ideal. or, best OF all, Of
both.
go It 10 better to use letter pa
per. You see, II we use CORE
spondence cards we are apt to
curtail our expression Of thinks.
not TO make them articulate
(which is probably what you mean
by 'too gushinS'0. To say too
much in the way Of thank you is
better, far better, than not to
say enough!
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Noted Authority
Gives Hints on
Charm
BY Maria Jeritza

Pfima Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, One Of the Most
Beautiful Women Of the Day
It this time Of year most Of
"A US feel the urge to rush out
and buy new clothes. Heed the
urge IL possible. True, it is too
early to don a spring ensemble
except in Southern climes. We
may be in for several cold spells
before capricious Miss Spring
time decides to really make her
abode with us.
But it is safe to say we are one
and all weary of going about
wrapped in thick garments and
high fur collars. We long for
something light, something bright.
You will find, when you are In
this impatient, slightly depressed
mood of WEAKNESS with winter,
that 1t will do you worlds of good
to buy a new hat. If you can
brighten up your winter ensemble
with q boutonniere and a shop
ping bag chosen carefully to har.
monte with your hat life will hold
new brightness for you and you
will hold your head higher and
face the wind with fresh courage.
It is also time to begin planning
the spring wardrobe even though
Easter may prove too chilly this
year for a typical parade Of new
clothes. If you buy a new hat at
this season, be sure to choose one
that will also go we'll with your
new spring coat and flrock later
on.
Clothes have such q remarkable
effect on our morale and self-con-
fidence that they are a. distinct
aid to charm when they are sue.
cessfu1. Not only that, but "fine
feathers" really do make fine
birds, just as fine furs make fine
Persian kitties. Shorn Of its
feathers the peacock would make
sorry appearance and drenched
cat is far from a beautiful sight.
Plan your clothes very care
fully and intelligently for appro-
priateness and good taste. The
costume ensemble with a color
scheme in harmony with that for
your entire wardrobe is q good
choice either for the business
woman or the woman Of social
affairs. A frock made up Of
one Of the gray washable print
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YOUR FRIENDS
WHO MUST
TALK
By Lucy Lowell

WITHOUT intending to be the
w least bit disagreeable. I feel
that I must say q word or two
about my friend, The Talker.
Perhaps she Is your friend. az
well, or perhaps you are one OK
her. yourself!
To begin with, I love the
Talker devotedly-and avoid her
with zeal. -.
She ls an interesting person;
one with plenty Of ideas and a
pleasant way Of expressing them.
The trouble il that she ex'
presses them all too frequently
ana at too great length. have
known her to begin at 10 In the
morning, say. and still to be say
ing what she has to saw at 3 IN
the afternoon. And. Of course,
some folks have sufficient leisure
to permit the middle Of the day
being lifted out in this manner.
But / have not and many others
who kuow---and love to avoid
nv friend, The Talker, have not.
And all Of them agree that some
body ought to say something.
lust to let her know how we ieel
about her. But not one wishes
to hurt the feelings of this kindly,
Rood-natured person. So. Of course,
like Tennyson's brook, she goes on
forever.
She will meet you on the street
and hold you from q half hour
onward az long as you will stand
to hear her talk.
She will drop into your kitchen
when you're in the midst Of YOUR
dinner and remain till after the
family's temper In ruined, just to
finish up some story.
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silks so much in vogue this year
and a matching coat in one
solid color lined with the same
silk, in your most becoming
colors, whether navy blue and
gray, blue and beige, black and
white, or maroon and tan, would
make charming, serviceable
spring ensemble. Hat and shoes,
stockings, gloves and bag should
be chosen to harmonic in style
and coloring.
Daytime clothes should always
be very simple. Evening and
home frocks allow more chance
to express love Of vivid color.
Choose as good materials as
you can possibly afford and have
them made in conservative but
correct fashion. Good materials
wear well and always look smart.
A drehching rain does not ruin
them, the sun does not fade
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B|zzI#&e7fEBP#,I''
It'S Novel!

A novel twopiece costume in
printed necktie silk in violet tones
il choice Of smart young set for
all-day wear. It's fetching with
its Surplice closing bodice with
rolled collar Of blending shade
plain silk crepe with knotted bow.
The skirt has inverted box-plaits
at front, and is attached to a CANT
sole bodice. Style No. S052 Is de-
signed in sizes 16. IS, 20 years.
Sc, 3S, 40 and AZ inches bust, and
is made with az yards Of 4O.inch
material with N.yard Of S6-inch
contrasting in the 36inch size.
Wool jersey in print or pastel
shade, bingham check in silk
crepe. sheer tweed in check pat.
tern, printed silk crepe in polka.
dots. and printed cotton foulard
are appropriate and smart. Pattern
price is cents in stamps or coin
wrapped carefully. The new book
of Fifth Avenue Fashions shows
the most attractive styles for
spring and summer wear. Send
15 cents for your copy. ...
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ADVENTURES
OF RITZY
ROSAL1E

Rosalie IL wearing q pair Of
the new evening slippers with
wooden soles a half.inch thick.
The sole IL in three sections 20
the foot can be bent comfort
ably. This type Of evening slip
per or sandal has carving on the
edge Of the sole and and nothing
over the heels and toe except .
few straps. Aluminium IL used at
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NEW USE FOR
DRESSER

A Welsh dresser makes an un.
usual and attractive bookcase. It
may even do double duty in q
llving.dining room. with the cup.
board space concealing linens
and silver. and the shelves hold.
ing books. Fine oak pieces of
this type are expensive but Welsh
dressers are now offered In Un.
painted furniture, not only az part
Of a breakfast set but as separate
pieces.
. From the March American Home.
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the edge Of each woodn seton to
add durability. The new light
wight, flexible sole will be found
on beach, boudoir, sports and
afternoon slippers as well as eve.
ming slippers. Many layers Of
leather are sometimes used. in
place Of wood.
Copyright. 1929, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
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Household Hints

Brass curtain rings which have
become stained or furnished can
be restored to brightness by soak.
ing in vinegar overnight, then
polishing with q soft cloth.
When you buy new utensils, get
the new brilliantly-colOred snsm.
els and the kitchen will soon lose
liz drabness ana take on an nj.
mosphoro ee cheerful eieanIlnaaA
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Be GFatesul
DEAR MRS. DUHCKMAN:

Be GraeekuI
DEAR MRS. DEECKMAN:
Will you kindly tell me whether
or not It 10 the proper thing to
thank your escort for AL the
little courtesies naturally shown
to q lady, such a. helping her
with her coat, opening the door
Of a car for her. ana 90 forth?
Or should they be accepted a. q
matter Of course? N. LIS.
No courtesy, no service. how
ever small, should be accepted as
a matter Of course. Each gal
liant courtesy Of the kind that
you name should be thanked for.
It Ii in such Big.Little ways that
we are able to distinguish well.
bred people from ill.mannered
people, gracious people from un.
gracious people. charming.nan.
nered people from awkward and
crude.ma nnered people.
Acknowledging Gifts
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ As / am about to be married
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What DO You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
For Questions. See Editorial Page

For Questions See Editorial Page
l. Boer g Pistol 8. Sugar OWL s. Gauls John
Adams, 90 James HOben Lincoln Garfield Meknsy ? In
H. Alligator pear IL William D. Mitchell 13. Ella W. Wilcox
IT, Pratcal Mortimer Of the eighth ninth and tenth centuries
Is. Without a head
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EOS . pattern Of this mOde1,
send 10 ceElta IN stamps or coins
directly to Warrington Times
Fashion bureau. b6I Fifth Ave.,
New York city.
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France FOOts the Bill

The Turkish Embassy in Paris the only embassy paid for by
French government nation Even the fur
nshngs embassy kept up the French
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pepper ana butter. ana then re-
turned to the shell and baked.
s. Yes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-25
Farm Boys and Girls to Be
Awarded Money for Essays
Best Method of Live Stock Market
ing Compositions Should At
tract Many Contestants

The contents of horn OF
plenty, filled with $125 and 500
and $50 checks, radios, wrist
watches, shot guns and scores of
other valuable prizes, totaling con-
siderably more than 1900 in val
ue, will be scattered among North
west farm boys and girls soon after
May l.
All of these articles will be
awarded as prizes for the best es-
says on livestock marketing sub
mitted to the special markets COM
mittee at the South St. Paul I'm
ion stockyards, which is sponsor
ing this project.
The prizes have been contribut.
ed by the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation, the First National
Bank, of st. Paul, the Colder
Rule department store, of st. Paul
the Hotel Lowry, of st. Paul, the
lCrosley Radio Corporation, of Gin.
cinnati, Ohio, the South st. Pau
Daily Reporter, the South st. Paul
Horse Market and the Exchange
State Bank, of South st. Paul
Starting with a prize list of ST..
900, these concerns when informed
of the widespread interest being
taken in the essay writing con.
test continued to increase then
contributions until the $1,5OC
mark was passed April 10, and the
total to be awarded is now ap
preaching $4,000.
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and earnest work in securing the
school, was in st. Paul on Tues.
day and saw the authorities, as.
certaining that the buildings will
in adj probability be erected this
year. The doctor is very enthus.
iastic over the outlook.
In the council meeting of last
Friday night a motion was made to
combine the two offices of street
commissioner and superintendent
of water works. The salary fol-
the combined offices was fixed as
follows: Street commissioner $25..
90 per month; general utility man,
$1,000 per month; superintendent
of water works, SIS. 90 pei
month; making a total of $4,000
per month. Geo. M Rice was APP
pointed to the office and will do
all the work. b. F. Carr was
elected city engineer. The pay
of city laborers was fixed at $1.50
per day; $500 per day for man
and team.
Gov. Johnson has appointed DIR,
J. A. Dubois a delegate to the
second national peace congress
which is to meet in Chicago May
8 to 5. This is an important gath
ering and addresses will be made
by men prominent in all walks OF
life, including such stellar attrac.
tons as President Elliott of Har.
ward, w. j. Bryan, Senator ElihU
Root and the ambassadors from
Germany, England, Sweden, Chi.
ma and Japan. DR.. Dubois says he
will attend the gathering.
The first radiator was cast al
the factory Monday afternoon. II
came out in fine shape.
Geo. l. Dobbs began making
garden Monday morning. He seem!
to be the first Sank Centre mar
to get at it.
Rev. S. L. Mitchell took his DO.
choir with him to Melrose on Sun.
day, making the trip by driving
The boys had a splendid trip ane
the Melrose people were glad tt
listen to their fine singing.
The senior class of the higl
school is busy preparing for grad
uation week. On Monday the elias.
placed an order with The Herak
for its commencement invitations
Twenty-Five, it is expected, will
graduate.
The boys in the high school have
baseball team and will play Long
Prairie on Friday. They have sew
eral other games scheduled ant
expect to make a good showing.
A light snow covered the ground
on the morning Of April FL, but il
had all disappeared by noon. More
came during the night, and the
weather Thursday morning was
cold and clustering.
Mayor Minette asked The Her.
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Agricultural Notes
Urges liberalization
of Minnesota Taxes

Further Investigation of Min
nesota's tax system is recommend
ed by G. B. Clarke of the division
of farm management and agricul-
tural economics at University
Farm. Tine most urgent need for
readjustment is in the direction of
reducing the burden on farm lands,
says Mr.. Clarke, whose investiga-
tions the last two or three years
show that rural taxpayers are bear
ing an unduly large share of the
tax load.
Calling attention to the fact that
the state already has such levies as
the tonnage tax and those on in
heritances and gasoline sales, all
of which help to relieve real es-
tate, he urges that consideration
should now be given the income tax
and others as means of obtaining
a still more equitable distribution
of the tax burden.
One disturbing factor in the pre-
sent system is the inequality of as
sessment on real estate, of which
there are three types. First high
value farms tend to be assessed at
smaller percentage of their sale
value than low value farms. Sec
ond wide range exists between
assessed valuations of properties
of equal sale value in the same
localities. Third, there is tend
ency for plated real estate in
cities and villages to be assessed at
a lower rate than farm real estate.
These conclusions by Mr.. Clarke
follow extensive Investigations in
which he compared "full and true"
assessed real estate values with &C
tual sales values established in
subsequent bona fide sales. As a
remedy for the assessment situa-
ton, he suggests doing away with
the present system of township as
SCISSORS, enlarging the assessment
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to Edwin L. Lndell, department
adjutant who says:
seES.o,,o Q1 mn IN S10 0()0 no1i

to Edwin L. Lindell, department.
adjutant who says:
'From $1,000 to $4,000 poll
cies in multiples of $500 is avail
able not to exceed the amount each
veteran carried during the world
war service. Any Legion post viii
furnish application blanks and in
struments or they may be had
from United States Veterans Bur-
eau, Fort Smelling.
Ordinary life, 20 payment life,
80 payment life, 20 year endow-
ment, 80 year endowment, or en-
dowment at 62 are available, as is
a temporary policy which during
the next 2 years may be converted
to any of the policies above men,
toned. "Any person, firm, corpor-
alton or legal entity, either individ-
ually or as trustee, may be de-
signated as beneficiary. Uncle
Sans insurance, available only to
healthy world war veterans, is free
from the usual restrictions as to
residence, modes of transportation,
occupation, or active wartime &C
tivities."
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aid to request all drivers of auto
mobiles to handle and run their
machines with care while inside the
city limits.
Seeding is quite generally in
progress in this vicinity. Farmers
feel quite hopeful for good
season and business men are look
ing for prosperity to attend their
efforts before the end of the
year.
The Sank Centre Land Co., made
two good sales this week, Geo.
Rien closing the bargain. The
first sale was the northwest quart
er of Sec. 10, town of Lake
George; the other the. northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of
Sec. 2 town of Sank Centre.
Mayor Minette has been sub
poened to serve on the u. S. grand
jury at Fergus Falls at the term
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PAGE THREE

of court opening May 4. He ex-
poets to go to the Otter Tal coun-
ty seat the day before to listen to
a lecture by w. j. Bryan, who is
billed to speak that evening.
Sigurd Holme came in last
Thursday from Roosevelt, Mimi,
where he had been for some
weeks. He has proved up on his
claim of quarter section. Mr.
Holme said there was foot and
half Of snow on the ground in
that part of the state when he left.
L. W. Gingery and family made
a trip to Minneapolis with their
auto last Thursday, returning Sun
day. Mr.. Gingery left here at 2 p.
m. on Thursday, and made the trip
in eight hours. The return trip
was made in little less time. The
roads, Mr.. Gingery says, were fine
with the exception of a few places.
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Took Soda 20 Years
for Gas Stops Now

For 20 years I took soda for indi-
gestion and stomach gas. One bottle
of Adlerika brought me complete
relief."-John B. Hardy.
Adlerika relieves gas and soar
stomach at once. Acting on BOTH
upper and lower bowel, it removes
old waste matter you never though
was in your system. Let Adlerika
give your stomach and bowels q
REAL cleaning and see how good
you feel! Overcomes constipation
Hanson G. Emerson, Druggists.
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American Legion

Many Buddies Don't Realize that
$1,000 to $4,000 is Yet Available
Minnesota Legionaires through
their 500 local post service officers
are participating in a nationwide
Legion campaign to inform world
war veterans that they may still
obtain United States government
insurance if they carried wartime
government protection; according
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-25
49, GlUe these
@A energetic seeds
Il cAance IN your garden

ENERGETIC seeds take no more dig
ging, or raking, or caring for in a
garden, than seeds that are not so
full of the spirit to live. But think
of the difference at harvest timel
The energetic seeds withstand dis
ease better - grow better and
stronger - produce more vigor-
ously and more abundantly.
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ranges hotel accommodations, elm
ical and hospital routine, and f.
nancial assistance. "Our Legion
service worker visits the patient
while he is being hospitalized."
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Weed Control Meets
Omen tn the Public

Open to the Public
The annual weed conferences ar
ranged by Commissioner N. j.
Holmiberg for township chairmen,
who are responsible for the weed
inspection duties in their town
ships, will be open to the public
this year. Meetings will be held
in every county between May 15
and July 1. The Importance of
clean seed, dockage, methods of
control and eradication of noxious
weeds, and the operation of the
weed law will be discussed. In ad-
dition, the barberry eradication
problem will be considered in de-
tail. AS much interest is now CEN
tered on the killing of weeds and
barberry bushes with chemical
sprays, this method will be given
some time at the meetings.
Speakers, representing the State
Department of Agriculture will be
C. P. Bull, in charge of weed and
seed control; N. B. Ofelt, of st.
Paul; T. C. Heneghan, of Mime
apolis, and Samuel Hammerbeck,
of Little Falls. Those representing
the United States Department of
Agriculture on 'barberry eradica-
ton will be Kenneth Ingwalson, of
st. Paul; Frederick Rasmussen, of
Stewart, Minnesota; Arthur Ang-
vik, of Duluth and l.. w. Meland-
er, state leader of barberry eradi-
cation, st. Paul.
Mayors of cities and villages are
weed inspectors for their munich
palities and will be expected to at
tend. Due notice will be sent
all who must act as weed inspect
ors. For the public, general no
tice will be furnished the local
papers.
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Social Events

MRS. Russell SCHULTZ EN-
tertained at two tables of Bridge
Wednesday evening, Miss Ermaline
Borgmann being the honor guest.
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THE MESDAYM!ES

THE MESDAMES M. A. NYE
and C. J. McLain were hostesses to
a company of friends this Thursday
afternoon in honor of Miss Erma-
line Bergman. Bridge was played
and the honor guest was given a
handkerchief shower.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-04-25

IF YOU ENJOY A HIGH
CLASS MUSICAL PROGRAM
HEAR THE ST. JOHNS BAND
AT THE CAUGHREN THEATRE,
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20,
BENEFIT ST..PAUL'S CHURCH.
ADMISSION so CENTS. PRE-
SENTED IN CONNECTION
WITH NORMA TALMADGE IN
"WOMAN DISPUTED"
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units, and putting the work in the
hands of specially selected and
trained experts. He also suggests
establishing central offices in each
assessment area where records
would be kept on every piece of
rural and urban property and
where improvements, local land
value trends and many others fac
tors affecting land values could be
observed and used as basis for de-
termining equitable assessments.