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Economy and Extravaganza
ny LYDIA lie BARON WALKER.

at It, or rather how little of the time
away from home Is consumed by the
object of their visit. Familiar faces OF
those on the same errand bring many
moments Of delay for the passing word
of friendliness, without which 1t seems
unciyil to run away, These appear to
be an unavoidable feature of local
shopping which many women would
like to do without. Perhaps by hasten
ing away from the extended greeting
YOU are doing kindness to your neigh
Dor as we'll as yourself.
It is for the woman who runs the
home to decide at the beginning of the
day which line her chief economy Is to
take. Or she may do this the night be-
fore, and If the day assumes crowded
proportions which make time 8 great
premium, she may have to forego the
Shopping tour. Perhaps a card with
the next days food rations written upon
it for ordering will require only short
time to pen. and brings the order with
out any time leakage en- route to the
market, and in irrelevant conversation
during that time. Phoning Is hardly
less quick unless delay is necessitated
in having the order taken.
Between the system of writing, OF
phoning and of visiting the market, dry
goods stores or other places of purchase
there is a difference. Staples are as
we'll purchased by the written method
selections are guided by the phonine
method, and careful choice is made pos
sible by the visit in person. Each has
its advantages and disadvantages, &C
cording to the time and money that can
be afforded,
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Everyday Psychology
BIZ DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
insanity of Genius.

Is there an insanity of genius? Medi-
cal men, psychologists and laymen have
generally said yes Any unanimity OF
opinion is pretty likely to be wrong.
No one knows what a genius is. The
fact that he is different from the COM
mon run of men is the reason the gen.
eral run of men have accepted the
theory without investigation.
It's a great deal easier to ascrlbe
frailty to q great man than to take the
time and the trouble to think out ra-
tional explanations for his strength
The man who insists that there must
be an insanity Of genius is only trying
to make himself believe that he Is not
so inferior to the genius, after all
Fault-finding Is and always will be the
favorite indoor sport OF the undernng
There never was an average man who
felt at ease in the presence OF the
superior one.
A genius is a man who harbors g
their variance from the common stock
of ideas. Those geniuses who have
most often been called mad men" are
the ones who generated new polltica
ideas. The average man Is more easily
disturbed about government than about
ANYTHING else. That's why would-be
political geniuses are generally classec
as insane persons.
Insanity is a reimbursement to ones
surroundings. If q man happens to live
in a social order that cannot appreciate
the ways in which he differs from the
average. he is called queer. II in add1-
ton to this he begins to Withdraw from
his society for the sake of pursuing his
own occupation, he is called recluse
These are not forms of maladjustr1ent
but variations from ordinary adjust
ment. When man produces something
out of the ordinary the average mar
compensates for his own lack OF abili'
ties by saying that the genius Is insane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

One of the great principles Of modern
psychology is that the abnormal Is
clue to the normal. It's big truth
which everybody should understand II
only in o little way. Your mind in
disorder will tell you something Of your
mind in order. You will, OF course,
always regard the state Of fitness as
the standard one and the state OF I'M
fitness as a departure from it. But
unfitneSs illuminates fitness. Now and
then I come across interesting express
sion of it.
Most of the men who pass as proud
and distant are sufferers from some
form of neurasthenia." Traits Of char
acter may be viewed as symptoms of
nervous difficulty. eve call it neuro-
logical or nervous. That's just an &C
cepted way of saying psychological with
q basis in the nervous SyStem.)
To be proud and distant is form
of isolation. The neurasthenic feels
isolated; he can't easily take what the
writer-a medical man with a human
insight-calls a plunge into the great
sea of humanity" He snt good
toward himself. not out toward others
and things to be done and the Joy Of
doing them.
And don't blame him too much If
he fails TO rectify what he knows very
well Is his weakness. He has a hard
Job to be sociable and when freed from
his nervous handicap he does very well.
The moral Is: Be tolerant. Remember
that what's easy for you, who are built
one way, is mighty hard for others who
are built differently.
Here's another altogether different
key, but likewise the statement Of q
medical man with a human insight:
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KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JAsTROW.

"A periodic mental and physical ex-
animation of statesmen might be more
profitable to mankind than all the peace
conferences ever held.
when man talks irresponsibly, gets
all excited and lets his passions go ano
sees everything in a one-s1ded per-
spective, and he happens to be public
man with an audience and following,
the way to offset his perniclous 1nf1u-
ence Is not to summon the opposition
or the police, but the doctor"
When you vote, don't vote for the
ablest politician, but for the sanest
man. Now, what is his neurological
malady? Hysteria, not the ordinary
kind, but of the same neurological
family He is a harder man to deal
with, for he mistakes his weakness fol
his strength. He is rather proud OF
that speech Of which he should be
ashamed.
There are people managing their
affairs we'll enough and quite reason
able, except on one topic. On that they
are so dead sure they are right that 1t
Is q certainty they are wrong.
There are persons with open enough
minds on most subjects, but with logic
tight compartments on one or another
topic. It's not to be explained as
fault of character or education, but as
q little neurological failing. We remain
normal by fighting off our tendencies to
the abnormal. Fortunately, the great
majority Of men do not have to put up
O strong fight. Be tolerant toward
thoSe who do.
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MiladY's Face.

Friends may be disconcertingly frank
In their comments about us at times,
but, II we are wise, we will look for
the kernel Of truth in their well meant
criticism. While 1t L. impossible to see
ourselves just as others see US We can
obtain illuminating glimpes Of ourselves
through others eyes.
It Is often the chance remark Of an
acquaintance that sets US TO thinking
about our personal appearance and
keeps us from becoming too complacent
and self-satisfed. So it happened in
the case Of one Of my readers, whose
letter contains a beauty problem that
seldom finds its way into print. Some
one whose opinion she values has told
her that her face ~caks expression. -
and she wants to know whether the
beauty counselor who can tell how to
gain weight or q pretty skin can also
explain how to gain an attractive facial
expression.
A vacant, listless expression ruins
miladys beauty, in spite Of her faw-
less complexion and modish costume.
Even more destructive Is Q sullen, vim
dictive or petulant expression. All these
things reflect ones character; and, In
the long run, 1t is for character that
people like or dislike US.
The girl whose face is dull and ex-
pressionless needs mental stimulation.
She needs to wake up. Or, perhaps,
she is in the habit of living in a ro-
mantle world of fantasy and resents
the unwelcome intrusion Of hard facts
or uncongenial people into her con-
seriousness, so she turns q blank face
to the world, hoping 1t will leave her
alone with her dreams.
Lack of vivacity in ones expression
is frequently due TO ill-health or to an
inferiority complex. Whatever its
cause, this beauty blemish-for such
it surely is-should be radically dealt
with when found. Beauty and dizziness
simply do not 60 together; one or the
other must leave.
The method Of cure, naturally. de-
ponds on the cause in each individual
case. When in doubt as to the cause.
begin by revising hygienic habits. Loss
of sleep, constipation and sluggish cir
culation make one feel lazy and stupid.
Fresh air, exercise and right diet
stimulate the mind as well as the body.
There is nothing like an absorbing
hobby to make one feel poppy" II
you want to have an interesting, bright
expression you must be interested In
your world and interested in other peo-
pie. Plan to have sufficient variety In
your life so that you can avoid mental
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SUB ROSA
By MIMI.
Face Value.

I recently read in the paper about q
man who found that he had loaned q
lot of books which had never been re-
turned. so he advertised for them.
And behold! People answered his ad
and the books began to come with a
bang. He even received some that he
had forgotten he ever owned.
Well! This seems to prove that peo-
pie are honest, doesn't it? At least;
these people were, but maybe this gen.
tleman has been particularly happy in
his choice of friends and acquaintance.
The ancient Greeks also were con-
cerned with this matter of honesty.
Once upon q time, it is said that
DiogeneS went daily about the city Of
Athens with lantern searching for an
honest man. Evidently it was so hard
to find one that besides the ordinary
daylight he needed lanterns eyes.
Diogenes never found the honest man.
He spent his whole life looking for him
and never was successful. I wonder If
today he would need a fiaShlight, the
modern equivalent of a lantern, for a
similar search?
It may be that Diogenes was unsuc-
cessful because he did look so obviously
for the best person. Did he expect to
tell him by his face? Some of the best
crooks today are good crooks because
they look innocent, while your next
ioor neighbor may resemble desperate.
It's never safe to judge by appearances.
Honesty Is one of those qualities OF
which people are not always proud.
They somehow feel that If they look
honest. a trick may be played on them.
It's something like being gullible-your
friend will rake up the greatest fish
stories just to see you drink 1t all in.
Did you ever count your change after
you got outside of store-instead of
obeying the instructions of the sign
and doing it inside-and find that the
clerk had given you dime too much?
Your native honesty fought for mo-
ment with your lack of energy, and then
in burst of ambition you decided to
give back the dime. With a self
righteous feeling you marched into the
store again.
But did the clerk pat you on the back
for your display Of honesty? No! With
an undisguised sheer he accepted the
money, regarding you as though you
were an escaped convict at least. Gone
was your martial step as you left the
store, and you felt almost as though
you had stolen the money instead of
returning it to its rightful owner.
Put the clerk in your position and hi
would probably have done the same
thing But he would hate to admit it.
In other cases. too, the honesty is there
its concealed and disguised SO that
even Diogenes with his lantern could
never have found 1t.
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playmates. He wanted to catch the
kitty when it strayed across the street.
TALKING did no good, scolding did less;
nagging made him fretful. It might be
all right, argued Nancy, to let a child
touch hot stove and burn himself and
learn from that experience to leave fire
alone. A small burn might teach a
salutary lesson. But a broken leg, a
cracked skull, an amputated arm-was
too high a price to pay to learn that
sidewalks are meant as places to stay
on, not to run from.
She solved her problem thus: She
walked out with the baby to the side
walk. She went with him to the curb.
When he started to step down she
waited until he had made the step. then
she lifted him up and spanked him
sharply and quickly He cried. Soon
he was ready TO try 1t again. She was
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and 50 I 60 from Pumpkin Hollow te
some far distant glen. live In tents
and do some fishing, live much out OF
doors, and / am bored and always wish
ing were back at my chores. Now
Pve returned and should be mettled and
at for mighty deeds, but I am nervous
and unsettled and naught / try sue
ceeds. can't get down to useful
striving as when went away; Next
Summer, If I'm still surviving, I'll take
no rest" say But we'll know that I
will teeter away three weeks or two, and
scrap with chigger and moskeeter, just
as always do. WALT MASON.
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Laying OF.

I have returned from my vacation
and joined the working men; have
been told that recreation IL needful,
now snd then. We must forsake our
tiresome labors. forget the beastly grind,
and 60 and frolic like our neighbors.
and gain the tranquil mind. We've
heard this sort of thing so often that
we believe it so. and think our weary
brains would soften il we refused to go.
We think our blood would soon be spoil
ing, our hearts would spring some leaks,
if we did not forsake our toiling each
Summer for three weeks I am no
wiser than the others, fall for all I'm
told. and go pirooting like my brothers
to distant wood and void. hate to
leave the work I'm doing, I'd rather
work than rest; it's when am my tasks
pursuing that I am at my best. am
not bored. am not weary, I'm full Of
pep and IRE; the days don't seem 90
long and dreary, sleep when retire.
But I've been told that one must
sQuander two weeks or three or four,
among the mountains over yonder, or
by the pebbled shore. What am told
I have to swallow, 1t Is the wsy Of men;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

G ELDOM has any single act
~ been Of greater benefit to
mankind than the one which DIR.
Caldwell performed back in 1886
when he wrote the prescription
which has carried his fame to
the four corners Of. the earth.
Over and over, DR.. Caldwell
wrote this prescription as he
found men, women, and children
suffering from those common
symptoms Of constipation, such
as coated tongue, bad breath,
headaches, gas, nausea, bilious
ness, poor appetite. or lack Of
energy, etc. And it invariably
relieved these symptoms 90 +
much more pleasantly, 80 much
quicker than other things, that
his patients simply had to tell
other people about it.
The demand for this prescrip- L
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right there, and spanked him again.
After three or four lessons he learned
that a step into the streets was accom-
panied by immediate punishment. And
he learned to stay out of the street.
Had Nancy waited until she took him
in the house. he would net have asso-
ciated his step into the street with the
punishment. But when it was admin
fstered on the spot he found that the
had found that punishment must fol-
low the misdemeanor, for children's
memories are short. They hear 50 many
"don'ts" they can't remember which one
they are being punished for.
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Lessons in English
BY ". L. GORDON.

Often mispronounced: Tryst; as
| in cit"
Often misspelled: Frivolous; tive
o's, not vi.
Synonyms: Meaning, sense. signih-
canoe, Specification, import, purport.
Word study: Use word three times
and 1t Is yours Let US increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day Today's word: Endow: to enrich
with anything of the nature Of q gift,
as a quality or faculty. "All Of the
men were endowed with genius"
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Fruit and Celery Salad.

Sliced peaches. oranges and shredded
celery make . good light salad combi-
nation, as do celery, apple and orange.
Equal parts of grapefruit sections and
cut celery make another good combina-
ton. Finely shredded celery combined
with pieces Of pineapple and finely-cut
dates will furnish slightly heavier
salad. Personal preference may govern
the choice of salad dressing for any of
these fruit and celery combinations.
French dressing is always a safe. selec-
ton. Whipped cream dressing is liked
by many
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NANCY PAGE
Wee One Learns to Stay
Out of Street.
nv FLORENCE LA GANKR.
By FLORENCE LA GANKR.

When houses were surrounded by gar
dens and yards and these in turn were
fenced in, and when the heaviest traffic
on a street or road was an occasional
horse and buggy, the problem of chill
dren on the streets was a minor one.
But now a child has to learn almost
as soon as he can toddle that streets,
roads and line of traffic present dangers.
What was Nancy to do with the baby?
He grew tired of his play pen. He
wanted to run about with Joan and her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

There are two kinds Of economy, one
Or both Of which ere essential to every
woman who has the running Of house
II depends upon what the day requires
and how the finances are. which one
she Is to practice as part OF the daily
Souttne.
People whose bank account Is ample
hre often those who have to find easy
ways to spare themselves time consum-
ing work. The demand Of many en-
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ton grew 50 fast that by 1883
DR.. Caldwell was forced to have
it put up ready for use and sup
ply drug stores with it. Today
you can get the generous bottles
of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
as it is called, at all drug stores.
When you or your children SUI
fer from any of the symptoms of
constipation, it will pay you to
remember this safe, pleasant
tasting, effective laxative; made
only from herbs and other pure
ingredients; a real corrective for
constipation. A doctors 47-year
experience behind this formula!
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To Can Grapes.

Squeeze the pulp from the skins Of
six quarts Of grapes. Cook the pulp for
five minutes, then rub through sieve
that Is fine enough to hold back the
seeds. Put one gill Of water with the
craps skins and pulp into a preserving
kettle and heat slowly to the boiling
point. Skim the fruit and then add one
quart of sugar. Boil for Is minutes.
Sweet grapes may be canned with less
sugar; very sour ones may have more.
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

ruts. Read. Go to places. Sometimes
an otherwise attractive face looks en-.
pressionless because the eyebrows and
lashes are too pale. The face needs
accent Of color for contrast. A. color
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FRIED EGGPLANT.

Cut in one-fourth-inch slices.
soak in salt water one-half hour,
drain; dip each piece in flour.
then In bsaten egg, then In
crumbs. Fry In plenty of drip
pings, which should be hot. Use
bacon fat II gives q nice favor.
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fragments does not always permit q
housewife who prefers to visit the mar
ket to ordering by phone to exercise her
choice. Between the saving Of time and
money, time has become the more COW
eted factor.
MANY women who take the time to
visit the market for reasons Of economy
hardly realize how much time Is spent
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sAI1cE GINGERBREAD.

Pare and core nVe meuIum
size apples and place in a baking
dish. Sprinkle with onc-half cup
sugar and two tablespoons water.
Bake In a quick oven until ten
der. Mix and Sift two and one
third cups -four, one teaspoon
salt, enc teaspoon ginger, one tea
spoon cinnamon and one-fourth
teaspoon cloves. Mix one and
three-fourths teaspoons soda with
one cup sour milk and one cup
molasses. Add dry ingredients
a1e one-fourth cup melted short
ening and beat we'll. Pour over
cooked apples and bake. Serve
with whipped cream.
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BACON MUFFINS

One large cup whole wheat
flour, one cup sweet milk, one
egg well beaten. 3 teaspoons bak-
ing powder. Beat all together.
Have fried four or five slices of
bacon, quite crisp. Cut in small
pieces and add to the mixture,
also two tablespoons of the bacon
fat for shortening. This makes
one dozen good sized mullins.
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MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Tokay Grapes.
Dry Cereal with Cream.
Scrambled Eggs.
Bacon Mullins.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clipped Beef on Toast.
Vegetable Salad.
Hot Rolls, Apple Sauce,
Gingerbread, Whipped Cream.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Corn Soup.
Baked Slice of Ham.
Radishes, Fried Eggplant.
Grilled Sweet Potatoes.
Cucumber Salad, French Dressing.
Apple Pie. Cheese.
Coffee.
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(Copyright. 1929
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-31
HOGS ADVANCE,
STEERS LOWER
General Hog Market Advances CSC tC
1925 Top to Shippers. Steers
Weak to 25c Off.

(By Y. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 2S, 1929:
Continued light receipts in hogs made
for 25c advance here today. Ship
pers set the pace, these interests buy
ing bulk of the desirable grades at
1926, with less closely sorted kinds
to packers mostly at 500, few down
to $500 or below. Light lights bulk
ed at SS.75, pigs $S.25, packing sows
clearing at SS.25 to $3.50.
Light runs failed to stimulate the
cattle trade, the market ruling I'M
evenly steady to CSC lower with ma
tured steers showing the price loss.
Top medium weight steers turned at
S11.50, yearlings at S11.40. few odd
head to $1,000, the bulk of steer
run selling from SLIPS downwards.
She stock supplies carried load lots
of fed cows at SS75 to $40, heifers
selling upward to SLIGO with bulk of
all fat COWS $500 to $3.50 heifers
$S.25 to 1915 and cutters $3.50 to
$675. Bulls continued at $S.75 to
$500 mainly, vealers on a % to soc
break turning at S1350 to S14.06 az
cording to condition. The stocker and
feeder market followed the fat steer
trade and finished weak to in spots
25c lower, steers turning largely at
Stops downwards.
A slow market was in progress at
the sheep house as sellers held out
for higher terms but up to this writ
ing steady prices still prevailed, with
bulk of the fat lambs selling at $3.50
to S16.25 and the best being held at
$3.50. Heavy lambs turned largely
at $500 to $14.00. culls $1,000 to
$1,000 with yearling wethers salable
at $1,000 to $3.50. Fat ewes
sold weak to Csc lower, best stopping
at 1925, palmer kinds on down to
$500. Feeding lambs sold largely
at S11.O0 to $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-31
FINE CREAMERY
NEARLY READY
New Sandstone Structure viii be
One of Finest I'm this Section
of the Country.

The new cooperative creamery at
Sandstone, which has been in the
course Of construction for the past
several months, is rapidly nearing
completion and is anXiously looked
forward to by the patrons and others
of that community. The old cream
cry, which has been serving the pur-
pose in the past, has proved made
quate to the needs and patronage of
the Sandstone concern and several
months ago it was decided to build
new plant
The new structure will be modern
in every detail and will be credit
to the community and this section of
the county. It's architectural design
and location will add materially to
the industrial life of Sandstone, and
the modern equipment and pretty in
terror, including frigidaires and the
numerous office appliances together
with the white tile wainscoating will
make it an ideal place in which to
work and will afford quicker and
more convenient service to the custo-
mers.
1t is with a great deal of pleasure
and anticipation that Percy Robinson,
the buttermaker, is waiting for the
completion of the new plant, and a
formal opening is being planned for
the occasion.