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send information concerning you.
He hints at an ugly scandal"
Keith nodded. To himself ne
swore bitter oath. Must the
thing follow him to his grave :?
There was a scandal he adj
mitted, clinging to the role of re-
gretful honesty. My father is
old, he had no idea what he was
bringing on his family" He as
sumed crestfallen expression.
You must pardon me if I men
ton the lady, your fathers wife. "
Karl spoke carefully. 1t was a
most unpleasant task.
Again Keith nodded. Mimi. my
fathers wife, is young. About
my age. She is a charming per-
son and / like her" II was diff
cult to keep his voice even when
speaking of Mimi. Her fascina-
ton caught at his throat.
Her name brought the hot blood
pounding through his veins. He
hated Mimi. In his own words she
had led him on and stood him up.
But the frenzied longing for her
WAS not hate. She had bewitehed
him.
The only way to free himself
from her spell was TO return tri-
umphant. To be in position to
laugh at Mimi and his father.
Through Hilda and her inheritance
he could reach that end.
karl's face had subtly changed.
Although q keen student of human
nature he was disarmed by keiths
manner. Unconsciously he was
swayed by an immense longing 10
believe. For Hilda's sake he must
believe. He waited for Keith to
Temperament
at was one of those things, Mr..
Gregson. Mimi and | were thrown
a lot together. Father has a tenn
peramental heart. he has been
warned against all activities. Quite
naturally I danced with Mimi.
played golf and tennis with her.
rode and swan with her"
He interrupted himself to laugh
softly. 1T seems funny now,
looking back. We were so friend
ly and casual. Like brother and
sister. We both loved my father
and often talked of what a Won
derful man he was"
And he misunderstood" Karl
helped him.
With the aid of the gossip
hounds he misunderstood. Keith
said sadly. He accused me of un-
helievshle things. ] was so crush
ed and hurt that I made no de-
Tense.
Mimi did her best" with an
inward curse. remembering Minis
best. but it was useless. As you
so aptly put ii father threw me
out" Keith sighed deeply with
covert glance TO ascertain karls
reaction. Karl was gravely weigh
ing his words. He was no longer
grimly suspicious. Keith took
heart. To himself he said, I'm
doing all right"
Aloud he said. sol came to
Chicago and here ! shall stay until
he sends for me-" He hung his
head. the picture of outraged man.
hood and brave acceptance. He
looked up. frankly boyish. 1T
will mean lot TO me. sir. II you'n
trust me and believe in me
Kari again read the telegram.
Slowly he tore IL into strips. Plsc-
ing the strips In an ash tray ne
set fire to them II vas 9 rite.
Continued on Page 20. Column 81
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DENTIST DoES-use Powder
As YOUR

AYOTHlNG else cleans and pol
IN ishes teeth more quickly and
leaves them more naturally white
than POWDER.
That is why your dentist. when
cleaning your teeth. as YOU know
almost always uses powder.
~ e1soasiag pvspestiss
As it is only the powder part Of
most dcntifriccs that cleans. den-
thrice that is all powder just natu-
rally cleans effectively. DIR. Lyons
Tooth Powder is ALL POWDER
Ill cleansing properties.
For over seventy years many dem
lists everywhere have prescribed
DIR. Lyons because normal teeth
simply cannot remain dull and
dingy looking when it is used.
- AellL ~ 0r1s - punasss
DR.. Lyons cleans and polishes the
teeth in q harmless and practical
waythatleave them sparkling with
natural brightness. II leaves your
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is being appeased.
Why can't young women leave
older men alone. Certainly, those
Of US who are older only ask that
we get our chance at happiness
and we don't bother younger
women. BITTER
II does seem heartless for a
young woman to try and take
man away from an older
woman. just because she wants
to do some idle flirting.
However, don't dignity her by
paying any attention to her. II
you ignore her as she should be
ignored and treat her as a per-
son who has just stepped out Of
a comic strip l am sure you
won't have to worry about los
ing your man.
Polite
Dear Miss Grey: I think We
should pass along a word of COM
mendation for the average girl
of today, so / am doing so now.
| think that as a general rule,
the girls have better manners than
the boys-not that the boys are
Intentionally rude--it In just that
the young girls are more thought
full.
Sunday saw an elderly woman
on bus. She had to get off and
transfer at 9th and Broadway. A
sweet faced girl about Is. noticed
the old woman and followed her
from the bus. She asked Are
you going to transfer here ?" and
the Older woman said Yes"
Then may ! accompany you
across the street and wait until
you get your bus ?" asked the girl.
The older woman thanked her
and away they went with this
very gracious girl waiting until
the little old lady was safely on
her bus.
Such consideration on the part
of our young people Is very en-
couraging.
I, for one. cant think that we
have to worry about young
America. MRS. +. Y.
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Answers TO Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
l. No. The title Ia reserved for
the eldest living son of the British
sovereign.
2. Secret writing in codes and
ciphcrs.
3. Actor and playwright.
1. Baseball.
5. Lake Ontario.
8. Ab'-ject. not ab-ject'.
7. Science of the study of living
races.
3. James Madison.
?. South America.
10. Thirty-five years.
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are of value in relieving the burning and
soreness and the desire ior frequent urlna.
ron caused by or associated with e1ess,
urine. Read what Mr.. Charlotte Tetu OF
4i6 f. Union ST, Olympia, Wash, sad
Whenever my kidneys act irregulsrly -
seorctions passing too often-Dr. Pierees
A.nurie IS the medicine l use, A.nurc has
never failed to give me relief for irregular
action OF kidneys. ! can recommend II.
adv.
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a@In@z M222s1 :: :':
B,era Consul

Harris txeeds are always recoe-
MIA bic BY their smoky smell.
souvenir Of the peat fires over
which the wool IS dried.
II clings 10 them for life.
And damp weather brings II
out strongly.
However. this does not insure
a hand made Harris tweed. as
many of them nowadays are MADE
BY machine.
Hard-surfaced woods are judged
by the fineness of their weaves.
Flannels are judged by
their softness and suppleness.
Cancels hair cannot be 100 per
cent came1s hair for it would fall
apart. But the less it is adulter-
ated the better.
You can gauge this BY the
softness.
Cashmere should be extremely
soft.
And angora should be both soft
and silky.
/ Many English sweaters are
made from virgin wool which Is
the softest wool of its type be-
cause it is the lambs first bob.
Fabric Test: The burning tests
given below will sound pretty fam
tastic for the average shopper.
Women possessed of such
zeal for getting their moneys
worth might easily set the
! town on fire.
You cant go around defying the
/ fire laws in department stores.
But when the merchandise is de-
livered TO your home. you can
ravel one small thread from the
seam of a dress or the hem of a
neckline and do a little expert
menting then and there.
Ii your test bellies the
stores claim, you are per-
fectly justified in returning
the purchase If you have not
damaged it.
These tests are far from con-
elusive. Because often many diff
ferent fibers may be combined in
one thread.
But II the thread reacts at
all suspiciously-if sup
posed all-wooI thread burns
readily-you know it contains
some cotton. Also, often the
warp may be one thing and
the weft another.
So you will have to test both
to get a line on the fabric. How
ever, here are the amateur tests
the best you can do outside of
a laboratory.
After reading them you will
probably decide that it's easier
to look for the manufacturers
Identification tag and. failing
that, TO ask the store just
what the merchandise is.
You see how important it is to
stick to nationally known brands
and reputable retailers.
Silk-Pure Dye: Burns slowly.
When the flame is extinguished,
a small. brittle ball is left on the
end. This ball is easily crushed
with the fingers.
Weighted: The burnt fiji
ers will glow and retain their
shape. The metallic weighing re-
mains.
Rayon-Cuprammonium or Wis
cose types: burn very rapidly al
most in a flash, leaving no ash.
Rayon - Acetate type: Burns
slowly with sparkling effect. leav-
ing a ball on the end similar in
appearance to the ball on the silk
fiber, but hard like glass.
Linen: When wet. sbsorbs mois-
ture thirstily unlike cotton which
resists water.
Cotton: Burns rather rapidly
with a pin-point glow on the end,
leaving virtually no ash.
Wool: Does not burn readily but
bubbles and glows as it burns.
The characteristic animal odor is
ample identificat ton.
General Test for Weaves:
] Scratch the fabric with your nail.
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Common Sense
About Constipation

A doctor would tell you that the
best thing TO do with constipation
is Get ar its cause. That way you
don't have TO endure 1t first and
try to cure it afterward-you can
avoid having II.
Chances are YOU won't have 10
look far for the cause II you eat
the super-refined foods most
people 90. Most likely you don't
get enough bulk. And bulk
doesn't mean lot Of food Il
means a kind OF food that isn't
consumed in the body, but
leaves a soft bulky" mass II the
intestines.
Il this Is what you lack. try
crisp crunchy Kellogg's An-Bran
for breakfast. II contains Just the
bull" you need.
Eat Ail-Bran every day. drink
plenty Of water, and Join the
Regulars. Made by Kellozgs N
Battle Greek Sold by every grocer.
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oettins up nights. frequent or
scanty low. burning leg pains or
bsckache may be natures warning Of
functional kidney disorders Danger
Ahead. Make this 4-dsy test Dluretlo
the Kidneys Help nature eliminate
excess acids and other wastes which
can cause the irritation that wakes
YOU up. Ask any druggist for q test
box of BCkETS Locally at Grown
Orux Co.. Owl Drug Co. adv.
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SPECIAL MILLINERY
FABRIC

Felt: The best felt Is fur-felt.
made of the hairs from furs press
ed together.
Cotton felt is inferior.
Fur felts are sleeker and more
supple than cotton felts. You can
almost see the hairs in them.)
Straws. In smooth straws the
finer weaves are best. In rough
straw regularity is the criterion.
ITO Be Continued)
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You have the right idea. A
woman DOES owe l. to her
husband as well as herself TO
make a. pleasing impression on
other people as she can.
The woman who is trying TO
make place for herself among
. new group of people can't af-
ford to forget that:
II is a. very well TO be nice
and agreeable, but she can't
slide through on that alone.
II she can't be amusing she
had better be well. informed.
Good msnners--that Ii, think
ing first Of the other persons
feelings-are the most effee-
tive first aid in social emcr-
gencics.
If she is really interested in
anything - gardening. music or
Chinese checkers she will be
able to fit at least with one
group Of people.
She must take her own
judgments of people and not
accept hand-me-down opinions,
even from good friends.
It's a mistake 10 tell about
herself in three installments, or
less.
II she has any accomplish
mcnt, anything that makes her
stand out from the crowd, she
should use IL for all It's worth.
It's better for her to appear
10 be self-reliant than dependent
on others approval. tShe would
be smarter not to copy any of
her acquaintance. either, in the
way she dresses, wears her hair
or Arrangcs the furniture in her
living room.)
She cant get by on past his
tory, and will only make bore
of herself If she insists on tell
ing people just how important
she was In her previous job or
In her home town.
Fitting In to a new group isn't
very easy, because all her effort
falls to the newcomer. The old
timers just sit in judgment.
Sympathy
Dear Miss Grey: I certainly
with the woman who
says she 10 engaged 10 a man and
that another lyounger) woman is
trying to break II up.
/ am a woman almost forty. /
have been engaged to fine man
FOR about two years. but lately my
life has been turned into a night
mare because a selfish young girl
has taken 1t upon herself to flirt
and act silly around my fiance.
She tells him he is wonderful, and
because he Il a man he takes II,
hook, line and sinker. She makes
him look silly because he is 30
much older but that doesn't bother
him for like most men his vanity
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Woman In Neav Place
Is Given Some Hints
Because Fitting Into a Strange Group is Not
Easy It Is Up to Her to Be Clever
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey am a who has just come to
this town. Ny husband has work here now and want to
know how can make friends easily rather timd and
feel that this is handicap for owes il to her
husband to make pleasing impression on his business
friends well as the ones they both meet socially u
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serse. flannels and hairy fabric
Ike csmels hair. cashmere an
sneors-
The best fneeds are hand
woven in Scotland and have a
loose. free hand look and
beautiful. soft colors due to
homemade vegetable dyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-05
Suggest Sunshine
Instead of Caufar

RALEIGH. y. C.-Sunshine Is
good substitute for caviar as
source Of vitamin p. according to
G. Howard Sstterfield. professor
Of bioehemistrv at State college.
Caviar. according TO Satterfield,
il the only food considered a
good source Of vitamin D. which
protects the human body against
ricketts,. dental decay and malfor-
nation on the bones.
For the winter months he rec
commended. besides plenty of sun
shine. fruits. leafy vegetables, eggs
and milk. with emphasis on the
milk as protective" foods.
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II you can push the threads to-
gether leaving a scar, the weave
is unsatisfactory. It will pull at
the seams and become sleazy.
General Test for Warmth: Hold
the fabric to the light. If the light
comes through, SO viii the wind.
OF course the wool test is proper
here too. For wool Is the warm
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teeth feeling so much cleaner. your
mouth so refreshed and your breath
90 sweet and pure.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder is
special dental powder developed for
HOME USE by a distinguished
practicina dentist. Free from all
acids, grit or pumice, it cannot pos
sibly injure or scratch the tooth
enamel as years of constant use
have shown. Even as ncutrali.er
in acid mouth conditions, DIR. Lyons
is an effective antacid.
Costs Less % Use
Brush your teeth with DIR. Lyons
Tooth Powder regularly - consult
your dentist periodicallv-eata diet
nch in minerals and vitamins. and
you will be doing all that YOU can
possibly do to protect your teeth.
Dr.Lyon's Tooth Powder is more
economical to use. In the same size
and price class DIR. Lyons outlasts
tooth pastes two TO one. Even small
package will last you for months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-05

Most shops, as YOU probably
know. retain comparison shop
pers to shop competing stores
and see that their own mer-
chandise compares favorably
with that Of their rivals.
II every woman could spend
a few months at this job,
shopping would become a far
less hit-and-miss business than
it is at present.
SO We'll tell You a bit
about what professional
shopper Is required TO know.
Merchandise Is judged on three
points-quality. workmanship and
style.
QUALITY
The first rule Of quality is that
merchandise must be real and not
imitation. OF course. you can rely
on any reputable store To he hon.
est and tell you what il what
II a fabric il advertised by
such a store a. linen. or II the
stores clerk says II is linen.
yon may take the stores word
for II, thanks TO the Better
Business bureau.
However. you ought to know
how to detect limitations and how
to distinguish between bona fide
fabrics or feathers that are con-
fusingly similar in appearance.
You ought 10 know what
you're getting in order to
know not only what to pay
for IL but also what TO expect
of IL.
Then if you pass on this infor-
nation to a good laundry or a
good cleaner they will know how
best to handle your garments.
So we shall discuss various ma
terials briefly and then give you
tests for recognizing them.
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FABRICS

weighted SILK means SILK liter
ally weighted down with certain
mineral salts which are in many
dyes. Pure silk or pure dye silk
fthe terms are interchangeable J
is preferable to weighted silk be-
cause the weighing makes the
fabric deteriorate.
Actually pure dye silks, so
called, are not quite pure be-
cause silk is so soft IL has to
have some weighing or IL
would be too flimsy TO work
with.
But the legal definition of
pure dye silk limits the weight
ing to a negligible percentage.
The silk fabrics arc too numer-
Gus to mention. But take care
not to confuse the following:
Velvet and velveteen.
Nelveteen, of course. is entirely
cotton. Velvet is generally a COM
bination of cotton and silk.
All-sillk velvet is expensive.
And transparent velvet Is
made with a silk back and
rayon pile.
Satin and sateen. Satin is silk
or rayon. Sateen is cotton.
Chiffon and mousseline. Chit
fon is silk or rayon. Mousseline
Is cotton.
Aside from these fabrics, the
confusion is almost always be-
tween silk and rayon.
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tween SILK ana rdNOn.
Though the wild silks like
Tussah and shantung and
pongee, having an uneven
thread. could conceivably be
confused with linen.
Rayon Is fabric made from
cellulose by machine.
Nowadays rayoa is 40 versatile
it can duplicate the finish of al
most any fahric-silk, linen, cot
ton or woodland also achieve
beautiful chalky finishes and
4 lovely color effects that cannot
be made in silk.
For this reason and be-
cause II handles SO well, the
couturiers are using II extern
sively.
Because rayon is essentially a
firm fabric, ii needs no weight
ing at all, which means 1t wears
better than silk.
And as silk Is the strongest
of the natural fabrics. rayon
is obviously the best wearing
fabric in existence.
Linen-finished rayons do not
wrinkle as easily as real linen.
On the other hand, wool-finished
rayons are not as warm as real
wool.
Linen: The commonest types of
linen are sheer handkerchief linen
for handkerchiefs and blouses, fine
Irish linen for summer dresses.
strong peasant linen for sports
clothes, and rough textured linen
crash for suits and coats.
Always make sure linens
are washable. fast colors, and
pre-shrunk. You will have to
rely on the shop for this In
formation.
Cotton may be natural or mer-
cerized. Mercerized cotton has
shiny finish desirable in such fab
RIGS as poplin. Lisle is fine grade
of cotton.
Ii Is usually knitted rather
than woven - into jerseys,
sweaters and socks.
Again. always check on the
instability, shrinkage, and fast
color.
Wool includes tweeds. hard
surfaced fabrics like hroadcloth OF
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more accidents and drinking
drivers another 29 Careless
pedestrians contributed to Is
accidents and eight of these were
killed quite dead.
Wet slippery pavement caused
II accidents. it was estimated
reckless driving. passing when
the road was not clear. and de
tcctlNc equipment caused \ each.
Drlklng pedestrians contributed
three accidents as did glariny
headlights, Tar on the pavement
resulted IN two accidents. and on
A. nj n V occasions the driver
went to sleep. Inexperienced
drivers were guilty od two oc-
caSioES. While running thru Il
stop light, riding ON a running
board and improper parking
caused one each.
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ELkS STUDY CLUB TO MEET

The Elks Study Club will hold
It's monthly meeting Sunday
at 1870 pm. August 81, in the
EIhS hall, Northfork. The Sab
bath School lesson will be tauCt
by Mrs. Joe Crazy Of Maybcury.
\ spelling bee of Bible names
will be held by Mr.. John Shut
ford. He will pronounce %
Bible names. a ne testament will
be preSctcd TO the one spelling
the most words.
Come early for the best seats.
Bring your friends.
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Attention MIR. President

While he is in the mood, he
might as well make another
c'.l. January the short
month. thus placing Jan. 30 in
the month of February making
ii the month ,bf birthdays of
our three greatest Americans,
Washington, Lincoln and FDR.
-Okay IIamerica, Intelligencer.
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Negligence Still Plays Big
Part in W. Va Auto Accident,


....tharleston. August 2l.-Carc
'eSSncSS or Negligent driving
till is safcty's chief foe in the
year around drive to take death
and destruction oil w. Va. $
highways. ......
While the states fatal acct
dents continue to decrease in
number yet the careless driver
goes ON, probably aware that
he is largely responsible bat do
ing very htlIc about il. For III
stance, during last July when
accidents were 4, their lowest
cob III five years, careless drN-
ing 'ncgligcnO IS believed t.
have been the probable cause IN
81 out of 100
This figure alone includes p
who were driving past the center
Of the road. Speeding caused 33
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-08-25
Upstate GO0dwiIlers Visit Blue
field Tuesday; Attend Game

Seventy to eighty business
ard civic leaders from the nor
thern part of the state-thc up
per Monongahela Valley visited
Bluefeld Tuesday on goodwill
and get acquainted tour, spend
ing the night there.
The motorcade Of 18 10 20 car
was met at Princeton by a joint
Princeton-Bluefeld committee.
Higlight Of the visit at Blue
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Last month, while the state

was setting a new record With
only lS fatalities, the bicycle rid
orS were contributing more than
their share to the accident toll
with seven involved, one of
whom was killed. In six cases
the highway safety bureau list
ed carelessness on the part of
the cycalist as the probable
cause. .......