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equipment and spoiled for that
evening the lecture which had been
built around the slides.
The next day after l heard the
story, I ran across the following
by the late Holworthy Hall in an
old copy of the American Maga-
zine:
Il have just heard how a street
railway company in Ohio was saved
from bankruptcy. This company
was doing so badly that even an
increase of fare didn't help very
much. People simply didn't seem to
want to travel on that line.
At the last moment the general
manager got the bright idea that,
instead of being on the platform
merely to collect nickles and make
change, the conductors were sales
men and that every passenger was
a customer who was buying a ride.
Thereafter every patron of those
cars got a pleasant Thank you"
for his nickel He wasn't told to
step lively-any more than a Gus
toner in a department store would
be told to step lively. He wasn't
given a Scant five cents worth of
consideration; he was treated as
though the company had an inter-
est in his comfort and convenience.
And since human nature is both
human and nature, people began
to ride on that line because they
like the treatment they got. The
receivership was averted."
John Luther Long confessed to
me that he wrote Madame But
terfly" without ever having seen
Japan. Edgar Rice Burroughs has
made a million dollars writing the
Tarzan stories without ever having
seen Africa Many of our cowboy
stories are turned out by men who
never saw a chuck wagon, or heard
a wolf howl But the last time I
was in Texas, l spent an afternoon
at Fort Worth chatting with a real
cowboy writer, John M. Hendrix,
one of the staff writer's for the Cat
tleman Magazine. Hendrix's father
and grandfather were pioneer cattle
men, grazing their herds on free
grass until the railroads and NEST
ers" caught up with them. John
Hendrix was born on the old CHS
holm Trail, famous in lyrics and
legends, and, as ne put it Il cut
my teeth on my Dads sWeat-en-
crusted spur roWel.' John Hendrix
is writing stories that will preserve
the spirit of The old range days
for American history and folk lore.
Eugene Grace, shipping magnate,
once said that he had never learn
ed anything in his life that was
of more value than the Importance
of concentrating on the particular
job at hand.
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Well / |!
says
Bob Burns

The older / get the more 1 real
ize the Importance and lasting
qualities Of early training l got
the idea of illustrating a point by
telling a story about it from a
school teacher l had when l was
a boy.
One day in English class l ask
cd her what a, rhetorical question
was and she says, "Well, a rhe-
tOrical question is one where you
don't expect an answer, such as
what has congress been doing all
these years?' "
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her foot to place
it on the bus step,
a harsh voice
from inside the
bus bawled, step
lively there" My
friend had not
noticed the con-
ductor towering
above her, and
the harsh COM
mand came so
suddenly that she
dropped the box
of slides, broke
$4,000 worth of
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Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

l. What American nation has
offered to provide q haven Tor
1900 German Jewish refugees?
2. In what county is Chicago?
8. What is a jiduciary relation
ship?
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Hints on Etiquette

individuality should be expressed
in the content of letter rather
than in the size and shape of sta
tionery.
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DOSICRUCIAN Secret Teac
Az ings are offered to tho
who seek to use them solely
perfection of their inner fact
ties, and In the mastering OF
daily obstacles of life; the
ternatiOnal Organization Of R
sicrucians will be happy to
ceive the requests Of those w
believe that vvOrthiness and ri
cerity determine the right
one to have such wisdom;
them, copy of "fhe Seer
Heritage. IL fascinating bOs
will be given without price;
this book guide you to q
conservative plan whereby "
may widen your scope Of p
sOnal Power. Simply addrs
your letter to Scribe s. Il.
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Park. san Jose. California.
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Famous Savings

The new labor decree" promul-
gated by the German government
is something every American
ought to have a look at. 1t illus
trates perfectly the difference be-
tween a free society, as we in
America visualize it, and a society
in which freedom is subordinated
to some other end.
This decree, briefly, states that
its aim is ito insure a supply of
workers for any tasks politically
important to the state" 1t renders
every German citizen liable to
conscription for any job which the
government may care to give him.
A citizen SO conscripted is guar
anteed against any loss of wages,
and his old job must be held open
for him nevertheless, the fact of
conscription remains, and the up
shot is that any citizen may at any
time be moved about as the gov
ernment sees fit.
Now the one big issue which
such law raises is simply this:
does the state exist for the indi-
yidual, or the individual for the
state? The way in which any So
ciety tries to answer that question
lays bare that society's whole phil
osophy Of life, it's whole conception
of the place the ordinary man, his
happiness and his well-being
should occupy in the general
scheme of things.
Any dictatorship which is based
on anything higher than a Latin
American generalissimo'S quest for
personal power has to justify its
existence on the argument that it
serves the mass of the people bet
ter then the mass could serve it
self. Only SO can it rationalize it's
interference with personal liberty.
Yet this argument Immediately
leads one into deep water. For a
dictatorship not only assumes to
act for the masses; it also assumes
the right to say what actions are
to be taken and what goal is to be
sought. 1t is bound to elevate that
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TOday's Horoscope

Charity is a virtue Of most per-
sons whose birthday occurs today.
OF kindly nature, they enjoy help
ing unfortunates.
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Barbs -

Impoverished mobiles are report
ed turning to fortune telling. It's
easier telling the days than hunt
ing.
Visitors to San FranciscO's fair
will be able to observe i'm test
chamber the reactions of the nerv-
Gus system to city noises. Which
seems to us like a heck of rea-
son for visiting fair.
A magnetic hair-pin has just
been invented Sales aren't eX-
pected to be so hot among the
steeley-eyed Westerners.
A youth who went out to look
at the moon escaped injury the
other night when he fell from a
roof, but young people who go
moon gazing still ought to watch
their step.
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Horoscope for Sunday

Persons whose birthday occurs
Sunday may have great love OF
finery. They are known as we'll
groomed individuals.
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Words of Wisdom

Great revolutions are the works
of principles rather than bayonetS.
-Mazzini.
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Thoughts for the Day

And Immediately he received his sight and followed
him, gorifying God: and all the people when they
saw it, gave praise unto God.-Luke 18:43.
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DALE
CARNEGIE
Author of How to Win
Friends and Influence
People

The other day a lecturer friend
of mine told me of boarding a
bus with a box of slides in hand
which she meant to use in lecture
that evening. just as she lifted
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One-Minute Test Answers

l. Mexico.
2. Cook county.
3. A relationship Of trust or
trusteeship
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More than $10o,OOO,O00 is spent
in the US. each year for musical
education, statistics show.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-03

A flute has been successfully
constructed OF platinum, at a cost
of $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-03

The botfly, fastest creature alive,
can travel 800 miles per hour, sci
entists estimate.
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Eugene Grace, shipping magnate,
once said that he had never learn
ed anything in his life that was
of more value than the Importance
of concentrating on the particular
job at hand.
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BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
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Home
SerUlCe

Be in popular demand at
spring parties. Pep up your
dancing with smooth variation
Of shagging', truckin', SuzyQ.
Big kick to know every step
perfectly. And you don't need
to tell you learned with dia-
grams. Follow your partner
easily in the Shag Dip in our
photograph:
On counts / and 2, he springs
lightly to left foot, flexeS left
knee, and slides right foot for
ward-no weight on right.
On counts 8 and 4, he slides
right foot back to START,
flexes right knee, and slides left
foot forward-no weight on left.
Our 32-page booklet gives
step-by.step directions and dia-
grams for shay, truckin', Suzy.
@, fox-trot, waltz, rhumba.
Send 10c for your copy OF
SELFINSTRUCTTON IN BALL
ROOM DANCING to Home Serv-
ice, 635 Sixth Ave-. New York,
N. Y. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDRESS, and the
NAME Of the booklet
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whereas, if you would only
take time off from your pre-
marital dreaming to study the
pros and cons Of your fiance,
you wouldn't get into such a
mess. But, apparently, many of
you girls forget the well known
fact that a man in love acts
the same as any other sales
man. He publicizes his good
qualities and slurs over his bad
ones. (Not that you girls ever
do the same thing. But in
neither event is 1t a sufficient
reason for drowning your COM
mon sense.
Use
Common Sense
For, when it comes to mar
rage, common sense is like a
cat with nine lives. You can
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and make a sweet remembrance
gift for the roommate and othe.-:
school friends. There is the
Black Lily scent, said to bring
memories of the once famous
Royal Russian Riviere. This,
they say, is more delicate and
Springlike than the enchanting
Bermuda lily.
When you look for the Ber-
muda lily SachetS, you will be
thrilled to find some of them
are made up in the exact replica
Of a full-blown lily. They are
fashioned in white velvet and
come in smart little boxes.
Perfumes are always the ideal
gift, but if you feel you cannot
afford a very fine one there are
always the lovely toilet waters,
also the talcum and bath
powders.
Your weekend hostess will
approve your good taste if your
gift contains any of the new
combination packages Of COM
plete makeup, some with the
lotion, cream, powder, rouge and
a tiny cake Of scented soap.
A good jar Of cream is always
acceptable, and some Of them
are so important looking, such
as miniature black urnS en-
belliShed in gold, such as the
Roman beauties must have
used.
There are new lingerie cases
too, and you will find them
made Of two colors; the pastel
side for your home use, and
when travelling, they may be
turned inSide-out showing a bril-
liant or darker color. These
are nice for the spring bride
and along with some Of the Lily
SachetS viii make a grand go
ing-away or shower gift.
There may be other smart
things offered and we will tell
you about them as they appear
If you haze any beauty prob
lens on tDhtch you need Gd'
Uice, I t0iH be glad to 0iUe you
personal GdUice. Please send q
stamped. Selt-GddreSSed enUeL'
ope for your reply and address
Donna Grace, Beauty Editor OF
this paper.
-VOTE ron SUFFRAGE APRIL S.
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BodAutY C01A/1ueG

way from dainty, pastel LanS-
down powder puffs in cello
phane boxes, to the luxurious
fitted cases.
There are the new perfume
Easter eggs and various little
intriguing containers for all the
smart perfumes. Then, the
Sachets in. all the lovely scents
are always a welcome and mex
penSive gift. SachetS are popular
with the college girls, as they
will not strain the allowance
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Ask Him
These Questions

Such necessary information
as to what work he expects you
to do, what allowance he will
give you for the house, his views
on children, religion, ETC., can
all be learned without endanger-
ing his love. And such habits,
sentiments and ideals will all
affect your future happiness.
Surely, it Is only wise to learn
something Of them before you
toss away the bridal bouquet.
So, if you lack this knowl-
edge, it's really your fault when
you discover that you've actually
married a stranger. That's
why, love alone should never
be your only requirement for
marriage. It's admittedly one
of the best, but it often needs to
to be tempered with a thorough
knowledge Of the mans char.
acter If you really want to enjoy
a happy married life.
Copyright. 1888. Esquire Features, Inc.)
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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How She Got
Ne to Propose

YOU'RE doing fine,
l. boys. We like your
confessions on "How She
Got Ne to Propose"
You're so nice and good
natured ID humorous
about being "shanghaied"
into the matrimonial boat,
as one of you voices your
conversion from bachelor
hood to benedict state.
We want to hear more.
The Washington Times
will pay So for each letter
published. Address Doris
Blake, Washington Times,
Washington, D. G.
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Bow AdUiSGS Girl
By George Antheil

REARRIAGE such intimate affair that often wonder
4V1 why some of you girls will marry who except for
his voice and looks downright stranger AS result
know little of what really makes him tick that your mar
ried life out guessing game And, if you guess
wrong isn't long before you're studying the latest divorce
cases to get line on the kind of lawyer you'll need.
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baking dish. Cover with a layer
Of grated cheese, alternating
until the dish Is full. The last
layer should be cheese. Sprinkle
on top with a little paprika.
Scald one pint Of milk, remove
from the fire and cool q little.
Add two weIlbeaten eggs. Season
with salt and one-fourth tea
spoon Of powdered mustard.
Pour this on the bread and
cheese. Bake in a moderate
over until the cuStard sets, about
half an hour.
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By Donna Grace

A RE you wishing you knew Of
"A some grand gift to give her,
something that you are sure she
would love and would mean
whatever you want her to under
stand?
There are a lot of lovely new
things like that now, Easter
gifts you know. The stores and
shops are full of them, all the
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YOUR
LUCKY
STAR
By Wynn

Through Saturday: plenty Of
new ideas, original ways and
means, drifting by; pull in a few
and make 'em pay. Today:
morning and afternoon good for
paying and collecting; after
noon and evening call for extra
diplomacy and kindness.
jealousy
Is Fear
OF the two types Of condi-
ton present in jealousy, the
first is the kind our friend, Mr..
Verdette (mentioned yesterday
suffers from. It is fear, caused
by unwillingneSs to see ones
own possibilities for improve
ment. This makes the sufferer
fearful Gealous) that a live
wire will enter the picture and
be as attractive as he or she
really could be to the loved one.
The cure: work.
Your Year
Ahead
Your year ahead creates con-
ditions that Nnger, If this is
your birthday, so be sure Of
what you do. Work for slow,
sure results. Go slow with
those older and in authority.
Danger: July 4 to August II
and November 16 to January
IA, 1889.
TOMORROW
Selfishness loses; don't over
talk; test out theories.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
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has been dipped In melted but
ter. Season with salt and white
pepper, lemon juice and set aside
in a cool place to become thor
oughly seasoned, dust with
flour, dip in egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry in deep, hot
lard from five to seven min
uteS. Drain on soft paper.
Serve with tartar sauce.
BrOchette
OF Oysters
Take medium-sized oysters
thin slices Of cooked sweet
breads and roll them in q mix
ture Of finely chopped parsely
and shallots; season with salt
and pepper, and a little pow
dered thyme. Now take a piece
Of parboiled bacon and slice it
very thin. Roll 1t around the
oyster and sweetbread. Stick
about four Of these rolls on .
skewer, and dip in beaten egg to
which has been added one table
spoons Of olive oil. Roll in
breadcrumbs and fry to q golden
brown. Serve on thin toast and
garniSh with quartered lemons.
Cheese
Betty
Butter slices Of stale bread
and dice them. Put q layer OF
it on the bottom Of q buttered
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Advice
to
LOvelorn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

LOVGlOIll
By Beatrice Fairfax
Famous Authority on Problems
OF Love and Marriage
Copyright, 1888, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
A CORES ONDENT
"A writes me and inquiries:
"How is it that a man may be
legally married in one State,
cross the border into the next
and discover he is living in
sin and his children are IL
legitimatei"
Why, indeed9 This busi-
ness of having different di-
vorce laws in almost every
State would seem to take a
Grade A prize in a crazy
world where we all seem to
be playing at cross purposes.
AS Louis A. Stone, Of the
Legal Aid Bureau Of the Educa-
tional Alliance, a philanthropic
institution on the lower East
Side Of New York city. has
pointed out, "the rich can take
a flying trip to Reno or Paris
and relieve themselves Of I'M
wanted spouses. But the aver
age person finds the situation
almost impossible.
Protest Against
DiUOrce Situation
Not a day passes but dozens
Of letters come to this column
protesting against the divorce
situation in this country, which,
with its different laws, entails
unhappiness, often loss Of legal
status. and always expense.
My correspondents question
brings to mind q case where q
first wife sued to break the will
Of her former husband, claim
ing the state in which she lived
did not recognize his grounds
for divorce. And therefore his
remarriage was Illegal. The es-
tate was not large, consisting Of
. home and life insurance. And
doubtless. by the time it was SET
tied, the widow and three chill
dren to whom 1t had been left
1und themselves penniless, and
the children illegitimate.
No Uniform
Divorce Luw
Thc New York State legisla-
ture has adopted the uniform
sales act, the negotiable instru-
ments law to protect the inter.
estS Of business men Of this
country. Nothing, however,
has been done toward the adop-
ton Of a uniform divorce law.
Limiting divorces to but one
ground-that Of infidelity-in
certain states has resulted In a
shameful type Of racketeering.
Collusiye divorces are planned
every day. Everyone knows Of
the situation which has. been
used as a comedy element In
plays, novels, filled joke strips,
but nothing has been done to
remedy 1t.
Arranged Evidence
4S DG9gr0cef1k
Attractive young women are
hired to put on diaphanouS
negligeeS, take down their hair.
II it hasn't been bobbed, and
present q welLsimulated desha-
bile. The disSolute little drama
staged in cold blood is ready
and waiting when the witnesses
burst in and find the indiffer-
ent couple, who have probably
never exchanged ten words, t.
gally compromised.
But this business Of staging
q collusive divorce is highly ex-
penSive. Not everyone Is in .
position to hire q young lady
willing to go through with the
nauseating business. As a result,
many people have illicit rela-
lions when they cannot afford
the luxury Of q colluSive d.
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hold it under as long as you
wish before the binding words
are said, but it will eventually
come to life, just like the cat,
and often before your honey
moon days are ended.
It's too late then for your
common sense to tell you that
you can't get rid Of your new
hubble as easily as you can Of
your new furniture. And that
you should have chosen him
more with an eye to wear, to
live and be happy with, rather
than for his surface glitter. The
time to think Of that was be-
fore the wedding bells rang out.
And though you can then in
dulge in a lot Of hopeful wish
ing and wasteful signing, never
theless you're stuck with a bad
bargain. You've got to fashion
your future out Of what you got,
not out of what you thought
you were getting.
Analyse
His Character
That's why all you girls who
contemplate matrimony should
stop to analyze the mans char.
acter before taking the final
step. It may only take you an
hour to do it, but often it will
help you to avoid years Of grief
and mysery. Or, at least, you
would then have a better idea
of what you were doing. Par
ticularly, since the important
things to know about a man are
not so difficult to acquire.
It's a simple thing to learn his
reactions to normal situations
and then to judge your chances
with him for a happily married
life.
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Your Year
Ahead
Netu Bolero Cane

The season doesn't matter,
silver fox is always in demand.
A new model is a bolero-cape
Of silver fox, nice for afternoon
Or evening wear.
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With the coming Of Easter,
florists, nursery men, growers,
distributors and retailers all look
for news in the world Of flowers.
BotaniStS have always found
the greatest excitement expert
menting in the propagation Of
new varieties and the discovery
of new species.
A new orchid has appeared in
time for Easter and already the
National Geographic Magazine
has immortalized its color. It
has a number, 962. It is called
nocvurne-a large, broad-petaled
flower of clear lilac color, its
claim to fame is a stripe Of bril-
liant purple extending from the
lip Of each petal to its base and
widening as it extends-a bril-
liant, thrilling.looking bloom
with a splash Of the same pur-
pie on its delicately foliated lip.
Strong, large, exuberant, vital
and fragrant, like a brilliantly
plumaged tropical bird. These
flowers will be available for
Easter.
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Etiquette
and
Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Bseckn'GT

By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckn'G''
nEAR Mrs. Beeckman:
II I have been in the hospi-
tai for several weeks and would
appreciate your telling me how
to thank my friends for their
kindness during my illness. Is it
necessary to send thank-you
cards for all the gifts, flowers
and cards I received?
DOROTHY.
The ideal way Of thanking
these kind friends for their
goodness to you is to write each
one a gracious little note. How
ever, this may be a tax on your
returning strength. and so you
must take 1t easy" about writ
ing these notes. Your friends
will, Of course, understand II
these notes are delayed. Some
Of your friends you win probably
see and 50 you can thank them
verbally.
DON'T send ready-made thank
you cards for these kind ges-
lures. This type Of thank-you
is obviously too impersonal for
such personal thoughtfulness.
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Sprays Of orchids must be
worn with ribbons to match
either the flower or the costume
and always heads up. We
still see a few careless people
wearing their orchids upside
down. It is stupid to wear any
flower upside down. Try them
both ways and you will see how
much better any flower looks
when worn properly. Don't for
get to put your orchid in the ice
box when you come In, II you
want to wear it for four or five
days. Remove the ribbon which
is always tied on by a small
separate silk string-thiS will
keep it fresh and ready for q
second, third and fourth day.
# the orchid Is wired, cut
the wire at the base Of the stem
so that water can get up into
the stem and If 1t has o good
cool drink, it will Immediately
show appreciation.
We have q colorful, luxurious
spring-the orchid is still, and
always will be, top flower. Easter
comes at the proper time this
year and orchids will be ready
to add that one note Of sophisti-
cation and beauty to your new
Easter ensemble. Better order
early.
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