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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
Nautical Novelties
The Devil To Pay

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We use expressions without
knowing whence they came. For
instance the expression There's
the Devil to Pay" is really a
Sea-going phrase.
In the old days of wooden
ships the strain on the timbers
worked them loose in time, so
that a periodical overhaul Of
the ships bottom timber was
necessary. Since the day of the
dry dock had not yet come this
was accomplished by running
the vessel on a smooth beach
at high tide and leaving her
stranded high on the beach
when the tide went out. The
work uf overhaul, which consist
ed of caulking' oakum in the
seams and then applying, or
paying" hot pitch, necessarily
occurred between tides, because
the oakum had to be dry or the
pitch would not run in.
Now the seam between the
keel and the cardboard strake,
more commonly and properly
known as 1.-The devils seam"
was the hardest to pay, because
the water from the incoming
tide reached it first. Wetting
the oakum and preventing the
paying of pitch into the seam.
Thus we have the saying,
"There's the devil to pay-and
no pitch hot!"
Did You Know
Uncle Sam demands that all
correspondence be letter perfect
because from time to time the
government has lost huge sums
of money due to slight errors
in punctuation. A misplaced
comma, for instance, in the Tar
if Act of June 6, 1872 deprived
the U. S. government of over a
million dollars in revenue and
it took no less than an act of
Congress two years later to
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
MIKE
SE;Z::

I owe Bud Talley letter so
I mite as well rite to him now.
Gonzaga Collidge
Spokan, WaShenton
Dear Bud:
I got your letter about .
months ago, but bizness has
been so good that I amt had
time to answer it until now.
How do you like goin' to Con
zaga collidge. Are yah havin'
fun with the gerls in school
there. I heard that no gerls go
there but I am not shure tho.
Me an Kalberg amt been run
min around with no blends
since you left. (Me and Ray
wouldn't mind it once in a while
tho.)
Yah! Father Owens comes in
here once in a while, but like
7 say things have been going
so good that he don't have to
cheer me up. I'll tell Ray Kali
berg to rite to you too. You
Know Ray amt a bad kid, but
he hates to lie to the people an
you know yourself that in the
furniture bizness you gotta lie
and lie like heck, whether you
like it or not. The bigger the
liar the better the salesman,
that is if he lies smoothly.
In your letter you asst me if
Ayers and Roswell looked good.
Bud, to me it looks like Ayers is
a cinch. Even the Indians are
votin' for him, and you know
as we'll as I do that Rosy can't
be beat, even if the corperashun
guys would like to have him
lose.
Boy, oh boy! Ole Charley
Quinn and Bert Kronmiller are
really havin' it out. Chas. gives
Bert heck one week and Kron-
miller dishes it out the next. I
betcha that there amt a hun
Ord votes difference when it's
over. I'd tell you about the 9TH
ers only ole Hollis won't donate
any space.
Well I mite as well dry up
now as I am shure that every
body is reading this letter
even our blond fren. You will
have to pardon me for bein'
so darn lazy to write to you di-
rect.
Rays boss,
Mike.
BIS. Yah! the R.E!A. lights
are purity dark yet. I think those
guys are slow as Andy Torske
doing a good job of paintin'.
Bud do you remember when the
R.E.A. asked about desks? You
know tOle him if he let us
make 1919 for our cOmishun we
would get 'em for him. I even
let him have our wholesale book.
Well they got the desks alrite,
but they came from Billings. 1
wonder how many Billings far
mers have signed up for lites.
] wouldn't be bit surprised if
they let Billings guys do the
wiring, too. Bud, amt that what
you call rOttun? I wonder if
they got 'em cheaper in Bill
1ings, then I wonder why they
didn't get cheaper guys in Bill
lings to werk. They want coop
erashun with Hardin bIzness
guys, but if that's what they
call cOOperashun then they
should have rented an office in
Billings too.
Gee if those guys know that
I was riting you they sure would
cuss. Well, so long, and next
time don't AK such foolish quex-
shuns.
Yours lovingly again,
MIKE.
.,
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

jobs, to put our country back to
work, to give the nation back to the
American people.
I'VE are fighting a foe entrenched,
a foe that is SNUG, a foe that is
powerful in the use of money and
more powerful in the use of pres
sure. But if you help, we cannot
fail. Don't be afraid. America
would not be the land of the free if
it were not the home of the brave"
more than ever before in history,
the American people hold their own
fate and the fate Of other nations in
their hands. More than ever before
in history, it is for them to mould
the shape of things to come. Their
decision will be born on a single
day-Tuesday, Nov. 5-when the
people choose their government for
the next four years.
ION that day let them not choose
a government for which peace is
just word; government Of atti-
tudes and poses, a government
whose promises still are, and will
remain, on order. Let them choose
rather government that will make
peace reality; government that
will get things done to make them
strong; government that can turn
to any dictator and saw:
This is America. And 1t Is all
on hand"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
Around The Stote
With The County
Extension Agents

Unique in the realm of COM
munity activities is the Teton
County Chautauqua held this
fall for the eighth consecutive
year. Entirely home produced
and believed to be the only
three-day event of its kind in
the United States, the Teton
Chautauqua included a musical
program built around the songs
of Stephen Foster, flag drill
and other numbers of patriotic
nature, a general countrywide
talent program including short
plays, an all-county chorus and
addresses by student orators
from each high school in the
county. Each evenings program
lasted for about two hours. Te-
ton county folks are enthusiast
tic in their support of and par
ticipation in the chautauqua,
reports Glenn Baird, extension
agent, who was general chair
man of the event.
Six major problems have been
selected by Roosevelt county's
agricultural planning commit
tee for work under the unified
program this year, says Ray
mond Kelly, county extension
agent. These problems are: Size
i of farming unit; best land use,
including a revision of the AAA
restoration land situation; graz
ing land development in District
10; tax adjustment for agricul-
tural lands to get taxes in line
with production; use of Indian
lands by white farmers; and
soil and water conservation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
ANDREW JACKSON
WOODROW WILSON

ut is intolerdble thdt dnY
president should be per-
mitted to determine who
should succeed him. him
self or dnother."
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

Charles I of England granted
a charter in 1929 to the Spec
tacle Makers Guild, according
to the Better Vision Institute.
Sulfanilamide has been used
successfully in Europe in treat
ing trachoma, commonly known
as granulated eyelids, accord
ing to Better Vision Institute.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

ter deal than the
New Deal. The
next administra-
ton, under the
lea der ship of
Wendell Willkie,
will not be afraid
to break new
paths. Nor will it
be afraid to fol-
low old and neg
lected trails that
once served us
well /"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

I owe Bud Talley a letter so
1 mite as well rite to him now.
Gonzaga Collidge
Spokan, Washenton
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

Examination of 4,157 pupils
IN II junior high schools in
New York City revealed that
five per cent of the boys and
less than one-half of one per
cent of the girls were color
blind, reports the Better Vision
Institute.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31

Eyes of all vertebrates from
the goldfish up through man
each have six muscles, according
to the Better Vision Institute.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
The Lighter Side

The Lighter Side
Stella: I told Dad that my
sailor was the mark of my af-
fectionS.
Della: And what did you Dad
do?
Stella: He toed the mark.
The squad of recruits had
been out on rifle range for their
first try at craftsmanship. They
knelt at 800 yards and fired.
Not a hit. They moved up TO
200 yards.
"Tenshun!' bawled Chief Pet
ty Officer. Fix bayonetS!
Charged"
Census Taker:: Do you owe
any back house rent?
Sea-going Sailor: We amt got
any back house. We have mod
ern plumbing.
ITO hell with expense" thun-
dered the mess captain. "Put
another spoonful of salt in that
stunt"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
McNary Pledges
Better Deal
Than New Deal

THE farmers Of America-yes,
all the people-are entitled to a bet
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-31
MANY APPLY FOR POST

Montana's merit system coun-
Gil, which will have jurisdiction
in employing persons in the I'M
employment compensation COM
mission, and the state board of
health and the state department
of public welfare, has under
consideration 16 applications for
the position of supervisor. The
position is to be filled early next
month.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

: As they wonted it, Hollywood stors offend edeor
Ber9ens porty in the role Of their childhood ambition.
Jeon Hershot doctor particular surprise in view
Ct his ovorite role But Bette Dovis boerino
is surprise in woys thon Bob Burns
roirood engineer looks he might hove achieved it.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

Mother Mercury because of its luxurious comfort
Interiors spacious nvngy deep and restfu
Mercuys Sleek flowing lines and fast action the smooth,
confident way darts ahead the touch of the acoeeror have
ure6e appeal for the youth of the family And the headof
thehouse approves Mercus eager thrifty Vpe 8ylinder
motor that makes gas dollars go long way.
Here everything you would look for hope for and expect
car scored such sensational short years So
remember Christmas just around the And your
Lincoln-M Mercury dealer Better do something about it!
Evening star., 1940-12-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
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 State Department 0f- 4a fieiaIs Scheduled
SAN FRANCISCO, cal.,i July 25.

SAN. FRANCISCO, Cal, July 25. In just a few days more, 2,000 of the Nations leading foreign traders and business men will ar rive in San Francisco to seek coun- sel and advice from top State Department officials and promin- ent foreign trade authorities on "the future of American business at home and abroad
 Under Secretary Of State Sum ner Welles and Assistant Secretary Of State Henry Grady, reciprocal trade agreement expert, are sched uled to make large contributions to the assembled foreign traders who are coming to San Francisco for their first convention here in 20 years The last time they were here they had the largest attendance of any convention either before or since. The present session starts July % and continues through July 31 m ha
 The three days of the convention agenda are packed Witlr important meetings which Eugene P. Thomas, President of the sponsoring Ma tional Foreign Trade Council, secs as the most important series of American business meetings to be held by non-military men since the war crisis began. These meetings are all based on the future of American defense and it's accom- panying economic backlog, which affects the future business relation ship of every American whether in business for himself or as an employee of a large concern"
 San Francisco is preparing a fitting wecome for business men who are more interested in the future of American business and American living conditions as tied to American national defense, than entertainment This attitude is seen to presage real accomplishment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

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HARLAN
 CAUGHT

PUEBLO, Col, July 25.-Chasing a 22-year-old fugitive, Deputy Sher- if John Krutka saw him leap into the trees Tarzan style, and disap- pear. Not being good tree climb CT, Krutka peered upward into the foliage for block along the street and then gave up. He drove around the corner, extinguished the lights and came right back. "Tarzan" was just climbing out of the branches and he landed right in Krutka's arms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

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 20th Century Meat Market.
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GUARANTEED Realistic PermN- nents, s4.50, Finger wave, 65c. Lola's Beauty Shop. Telephone POI, 315 Decker Way.
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TURN your ora gold into value. cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
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MISCELLANEOUS

BOARD AND ROOM, 213 7th St
 Phone Red 211.
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ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION

Regular meeting of Silver Bow Lodge No PA, Thursday, 7:30 pm Work in degree of Truth. Lunch will be served. All members urged to be present.
 GEORGE JORGENSON. adv. Noble Grand
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25

10 oNDoN LASS-Wool fs fashion news in war worried London where this printed wool quilted evening jacket was re- gently shOwn--despite Hitler's "blitzkrieg." On a white back ground, floral design reminds enc of an old fashioned chintz.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-25
SITUATION WANTED

ACCOUNTANT -bookkeeper. Trained
 and experienced in public ac-
 counting, bookkeeping, and gen. eral office routine. References. Phone POI. Write 20 Box 1052.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
- RAISING A FAMILY
- RAISING A FAMILY - His Yelling Is The Baby'S Only Weapon
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Babies make such a racket when they cry, the darlings, that mothers think more pleasantly of sandpaper. If only the small boiler works in the crib could be taught to weep silently, what a boon 1t would be. Why do they have to yell so?
 Well, it's this way. Suppose you were a prisoner in a new land and knew not the tongue. Hands and feet are useless, you want to change your position, maybe you are just tired or hot or itchy. You might be hungry or have a pain. If you thought help would come you'd yell.
 So would I. So would anybody. And we would not whisper. That's the baby's condition. He has no weapon of defense but his voice.
 No use in our thinking that he should want only the things we think he should have. He knows better.
 BABY NEEDS
 TO CRY
 Then, too, nature has a way of making small lungs big lungs, and weak voices into strong voices. She says, "One, two, three-ready, yell, for all you're worth" Baby simply has to have his daily dozen in voice culture. So he cries sometimes for nothing at all-except exercise.
 Of course, if mother comes a-run- ming at every little yip and he dis covers that the tiniest noise brings unexpected blessings, he turns black mailer at once. He uses his racket as a racket. Why stay put If you can bribe some excitement?
 Yet, in spite of the percentage of con workers in their ranks, we cannot blame babies for crying. Their voices are all they've got and they make the most of them.
 Something else, too. Babies are afraid of things. Loud sudden noises, dread of falling, tight places, all are ''born" fears.
 If your infant cries overtime, take him to the doctor. If the doctor says he's fine, then charge it up to some of the reasons mentioned.
 When we cry 1t is said we act like babies. That's an unfair indictment. Instead, they act ike us, exactly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

You darken or tighten the coloFs simply by adding Q little black or white household enamel.
 To make Q lovely glowing back ground for your painting. lay a sheet of gold or silver paper behind the glass-Or you may use coIore0 paper if you prefer. Nov frame and hang your picture and watch the compliments pour inl
 The printed design for Tropical Birds" ls included in our set. -Four Deslgns for Paintings on Glass" Other subjects are Roses and Cot taee Tulips" sAfoonllght in Venice" 1" "YanEee CllppeT'--aSld each of the four deelens ls . by @ inches. Dir. eelions tell shat ecloFs to lise lp eaeh picture, chart siiews how to | lniE cologS,
 Ssad i0 cents m eoIn foT our ct Of TOUR nH@l0M@ FOR RAIMTs I9oe 0n 0LAee te WaterbuFy | Democrat, llame gegyiees ess Bislil | Ace, New YoFk, q. Ks Be eare to ! w9ile plainly gouF naiue and ae1ssas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
"REsTORATrONn OF RREAD

RESTORATION" OF BREAD
 One of the scientific" principles or rules which the A. M. A. dummy council on pharmacy and chemistry purports to follow in passing judg- snnt on remedies is that there is mo more logical basis for including all or number of vitamins in one preparation than there is for com bining Q number of other known dietary essentials in any one phar- maceutical product"
 Yet nearly all real authorities find that whenever there is reason to believe an individual suffers from one vitamin deficiency 1t is more than likely that there is a shortage of more than one vitamin. McLester observes that mans diet is seldom faulty in respect to one factor alone" McCollum and Simmonds express doubt of the occurrence of Q deficiency of single vitan1in. Spies, Vilter and Ashe, in the Jour. A. M. A. Sept. 2, '39, speak of the tex trelnely important concept that nutritional deficiencies exist as com- plexities and not as single entities" !" From their experience with 077 patients with Inanifestat of beri- beri, pellagra and hibofiavin defi- ciency they conclude the multiple deficiency states are very common and that no single chemical sub stance will serve to control these deficiencies"
 Notwithstanding the overwhelm- ing medical opinion against the no- ton that 1t is "unscientific" to in- clude more than one vitamin in one preparation for use as medicine or as food supplement, the A. M. A. politicians now consider the scheme of doctoring bread by adding @ quantity of pure synthetic thiamin (vitanin Bi) to 1t, under the name of restoration" of modern refined white bread to something akin to the more nutritious whole wheat bread of Q hundred years ago. The medical associa.ion's council appar- ently brushes aside and ignores the consensus of good medical opinion and choose as scientific" the scheme SO outlined. Bread so doc- tored might be preferable to the ordinary refined white bread in nutrition, but 1t would still be in- adequate for good nutrition. If any such measure is to be adopted by way of an alternative for resuming the general use of whole wheat bread, the whole W.amin B complex and not just one of the components of 1t, must be used to restore" the bread.
 I bring the matter to popular attention here because 1t is of ser- ious concern to the public health, and I fear the rank and file of the medical profession may remain si- lent or unaware of the scheme un- til it Is in effect.
 Bread, and o.her things made largely from white flour. still con- stitutes substantial portion of the everyday victuals of the entire pop ulation. If flour Is to be doctored at all the laity. if not the physi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

Such a gay plcture-this 'sTrop- icai Birdsp Do you wish you could paint 1t yourself? You can. easily. on Q sheet Of glass which you iay over a printed design.
 The actual size of the picture is Q by i2 inches-Just right for hang Ing on the walls Of your home. Ailc attractive. too, are other designs you may paint, Q ship in full sal. fl0ws CTS. . gorgeous Venetian scene.
 You just follow the design which you zee through the glass. using the eoIors called for in the directions. In Tropical Birds" the parrots ere vivid with yell0ws, blues. reds. YpJ use blBe-green for the sky, light purple for the mountains, q luscious dark green fer the foliage
 Your equipment, inelllaing glaab and frame, may lse purchased iis eKpenslveiy. Sust three tubes ef ell palnte -Fo1, seilow aDa blue-aye aI| liBe eol0Fs you need. 4 chart sllowa hos io mlE these to get any color gou want
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

COnSIQeT MlbS Johnson, a very successful woman (and Mrs. Tom Sloan after hours) She is at the top of the heap, and though she loves her husband dew otedly, she can't imagine giving up her own place in the business world to sit home and cheer him on. Miss Johnson has worked too long. She likes the routine, likes the challenge of a job, likes the feeling of impor- tance her work gives her. She'll never quit.
 ONE CASE WHERE
 MOTHER KNOWS BEST
 Then there is Miss Smith (Mrs. Thomas), who went to work when her husband lost his job, and whose shouldering of the family responsi- bilities suited MT. Thomas just fine. She will work as long as she can because MT. Thomas has the habit of having his burden shared.
 Then there is Miss Jones (Miss Jones in private life, also). She Is Miss Jones because she never felt that she could marry while she had the responsibility of helping" her family. She has helped" for years and she will continue to help as long as she is able to work.
 All of these women have right to their jobs-to their way of life. The right of choice is theirs.
 But the girl who is planning her own life right now will be smart if she plans things so that she never becomes a member of the new sis- terhood-the- women who 't-stop working. Mother considered one job the job of making a home and bringing up family-enough for a woman. It seems mother really did know best.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
SHAPED PANELS ON DAINTY NEW STYLE

Whether you're the dainty bows and furbelows type or a tailored to-a-T" girl, here's a frock to entice you! Depending on your fabric and trim, Claire Tilden's Pattern 10l will make either a dress-up style or a work-a-day dress. Just see how cleverly the shaped front bodice panel meets the shaped panel of the skirt, forming an exaggerated hour glass outline that's most flattering Gathering at either side Of the bod. ice is soft and smart. The daintier style, shown in the large sketch, has a simple. beautifully shaped neck line and uses ruffles all along the bodice panel seams and at the sleeves. Wouldn't 1t be enchanting in flower-splashed silk or a lovely sheer? The more bIsineas-itke ver- sion displays either q matching or contrasting collar perhaps trimmed with q vivid boz, and would look smart ln cotton or spun rayon. A iong-sleeye style Is also included in this tempting pattern. SO easy to follow with the Sewing Guides help
 Pattern lOt Is cut in misses and womens sizes I4, Ie, ie, 70. 32, 34, ee, %, % and l2. Size ie requires 6 h-b yards 90 the hfabTie and l T.e yards Tuffltng.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS llbel IR eelms geT lhls pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE, hAhlg, ADDRESS AND bTTLk NUMBER.
 Send onderh 10 ihs Waterbury Democrat Pattern Department.