Page Two A i dna —— Echoes From the Past 1 Fifty Years Ago Many of cur farmers find it dim- | cult to obtain farm hands; the rea- | son is most of the laboring men are employed rebuilding railway bridges | and fixing up roadbeds that were | washed away by the recent flood. The Episcopal Sabbath School held a picnic at Sellers’ Grove on | Wednesday. The grove Is situated | quite handy to the Buffalo Run| Railroad and a great many spent the day in the woods. It was the f Sunday School picnic of the SEASON. Miss Nellle Thomas, who had been visiting at the home of E. R Chambers, Esq. departed for her home in Philadelphia this momn- ing, Miss Thomas was highly pleased with her visit to Bellefonte and thinks jt one of the most sociable and beautiiul inland towns in Pennsylvania Dr. Jackson, {n a paper read to a microscopical society at Pittsburgh recently, thought that cholera mor- bus, summer diarrhea, dysentery and jce water dyspepsia are often due to germs existing In the ice used in drinking water He sald the common idea that water puri- fies itself in flowing along was er- ronious, because bacteria multiply with great rapidity is represented at present, Judge John H. Orvis Bellefonte well Bedford Springs at A. O. Furst Hon Ex-Gov. Curtin, Major Reynolds Daniel Garman and son, Robert, are registered at that place imbib- ing the celebrated waters for the benefit of their health. Mr. Gar- man made the trip by carriage Bedford Springs is bec one of the noted summer the country On Saturday morning estimable lady was summoned final home above. by the death of Mrs. Pretence, of South Spring Street. She was suddenly taken Saturgay, from over-exertion ming on ¥ resorts od another to her ill on which brought on an attack of par- ] and terminated fatally the day. She has been married a8 year, her maiden name be- ing Martin. The interment took place on Monday afterncon. Her age was 27 years aivs.s The brass button brigades, men of Bellefonte K mile q nolice« POL the sant lhe objectionable Streets n 24 purpose +h ie d Laure] psburg, ralsed a sensa- nin a livery stable crowd that a lying under her The crowd (among Allport) adjourned investigate the sup- posed murder. On stooping wn and peering under the stoop, sure enough the awe-siricken crowd saw the lifeless body of a little boy half buried in straw and dust. Without delay, the doctor tock off his ccat and crawled under, and seizing the corpse by the feet, began to drag it out when to his astonish- ment, the “stiff” turned its head and asked the astonished M. D “what in the ——he was at.” The “poor murdered little boy was young Ginty.,” one of the toughest little mulatto kids town. He won't stay at home but hangs out at the livery stables running his chances for grub and a place to sleep. He had crawled under the hencoop on Wednesday night and A badly frightene Street laiy of Phil ti by EY and informing the dead boy was chicken coop which was Dr pell mell to tinn on run NO A n Wn | remains were found it 80 cool and ccmfortable that he concluded to spend the day there, Zeller & Son expect to move their drug store {nto the Crider Exchange building in a few weeks, They will | occupy one of the rooms vacated by Montgomery & Company. On last Priday morning Mrs. Bar- bara Geddls, an elierly lady, pass- led away at the home of Mrs. John Mrs, Geddis home. The Hartleton, Her of this place her daughter's taken to Unicn county for interment age was T4 years Landlord Kohlbacker of the Central Hotel, Milesburg, is the busiest man in Centre County. He has his house chuck full of sum- mer boarders, Mr, Kohlbecker has the reputation of setting a good table and of taking elegant care of his guests Moore lived at reanrietnr Charles Stettler of Port Ma- tilda, well known to many of our people died at his home Thursday night after a brief illness, The fu- neral took place Saturday morning Mr, Stettler was the operator in the employ of the P. R. R. Com- pany at Port Matilda, He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and that organization was present at the services Mr. Henry Confer, of Curtin township, had a lively time one day last week with a wild cat. He no- ticed that the dogs treed some ani- mal which turned out to be a large wild cat. He knocked the animal down with a stone when a lively fight ensued between the dogs and tl wild cat wi the dogs getting worst of the fight. Mr. Con- fer tried to dispatch the animal with a club when it turned on him, tearing his cl and ne a pumber of painful wounds, In the fight his pantaloons laréd tie worst as they were torn in shreds The animal was finally killed but Mr. Confer did not d it an easy xb Miss Emm; yg th iE a the Jothine~ “tive ¢ i Hi on Mon- weeks with other Leng- Alkens several Ashland in Ohio——Mr I and wife ir 1aft ell 4 Of ! S hardware pring Street business stadie awelling Camp r furry nearby were ocon- & Nsgfhey, the furnit dealers of Belle- $POI't a8 rand new Wag painted and letlered in fine style Messrs Ed Richards and Dick Gar- man, after g week's vacation at ti! LIlLS piace turned ¢ . Philadelphia Mr. Gust Lyon. of ure nte in re { the firm of Lyon 5 urning among {riends He is located In Phil- John Balr has disposed of confectionery store ¢n High Street to David 1. Parsons Beck, the tonsorial artist, left on Monday for a trip to Watkins Glen, Nigzara Falls and other points Mrs Bell, wife the photographer, of this place able to be about after liness of about two months . Miss Carrie and Anne Orv are siting their ter. Mrs. Canfield, at Jenkintown Dr. Van Tries improving appears about residence on Spring Street. ... There are a great many strangers visiting in Bellefonte this summer Brachbill's furniture store sports a very S0mMe new wagon Mr C. L. Calloway is off on a business trip to Johnstow Mr. J H Al liscn, of Nittany, representing the New England Mutual Life Insur- ance Company, was in Bellefonte week. Mr. Allison ig contem- plating opening an office in Belle- fonte 34 KROCIPLA hi af of is an ¢ ¥ 5 is han n n this Twenty Years Ago C. T. Marshman, of State College, | was chosen to act as platform man- ager of the Bellefonte Chatauqua At the same meeting it was decided that no pleas for the Chatauqua guarantors would be made from the platform. Season titkets for adults were $250 and for children, $1.00 Roy Wilkinson, of Philipsburg, while in Bellefonte attending tha welcome home celebration for Cen- tre County soldiers, had his right arm broken when the motor of his car backfired while he was crank- ing the machine, He wag suffering considerable pain from the injury. | Xavier la Villa Tosca, foreman, and Percy Miller, of Bellefonte, and Harry Watson, of Milesburg, all en- gaged in tearing down the trestle of the Central Rallroad of Pennsyl- vania, below Bellefonte, wera con- siderably bruised when a chain be- ing used to hoist a piece of steel weighing over 57 tons, broke, allow- ing the beam and the workmen on it to drop about 25 feet. I. B. 8howers, well known resi- dent of Milesburg, and an employe of the Stafe Centre Electric Com- pany, had his left hand painfully injured. He had unchained a horse and was holding the chain hook in his hand when the horse tcssed his head and the hook was jerked into the man's hand for a distance of more than an inch. A physician cauterized the wound, John Barleyeorn wag officially counted out in Bellefonte, Monday night, June 31, when the prohibi- tion law went Into eflect. Hotels and bar rooms did a flourishing business until midnight, when cele- brants went home with the realiza- | tion that from that time forward! there'd be no more drinking at bars. The following day taprooms were serving non-alchcolic mixtures. Samuel B., Barmmhart, of Curtin, was present at the welcome home Pilot logg escaped injury but his airplane was considerably dam- aged when a landing whee] struck the top of a wire fence as the plane was taking off from the Bellefonte field The State College post office was moved from the Nittany Inn block WwW new and more Spacious quarters in the Poster building, corner of Allen Street and Beaver Avenue. Postmaster Foster was confident that the new location would re- sult in an improvement of the pos- tal service in State College. Two foreigners were badly Iin- jured at Clarence Saturday night when they were struck by a big touring car as they ves walking along the road. The driver of the machine failed to sop and his identity was not known. One of the injured men was brought to the Bellefonte Hospital for treatment. Frank P. Bigleman of Pittsburgh, brother of Mrs, John Mignot and Mrs. John Anderson, of Bellefonte, and employed as a brakeman on the Pennsylinia Railroad at Pittsburgh, was killed when he fell from a cor and was mangled under the wheels. He died an hour later. The remuing were brought to Belle- fonte for interment, A six-foot blacksnake was killed in front of the John Pisher resi. dence on South Water Street, Sev- eral days earlier another black- snake. nearly as large was killed in the same area. It was believed | the snakes had been living on the | Gamble Island, but had been chased away when the weeds on the island were cut to make way for a carnival, Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: Elmer Harry | Blocm, Altoona, and Eva May | Houtz, Lemont; LeRoy Dutrow and | J. Madeline Spayd, both of Centre | Hall; Aaron J. Petzer, Milesburg, celebration here but was foroed to and Margaret L. Korman, Howard; get around on crutches. Mr, Barn- | Ernest Oscar Fye and Pearl Gor- | hart had been wounded below the don, both Bellefonte; John W.| knee by a piece of shrapnel during | Weber, Boal burg, and Edna E. Solt, | the battle of Chateau Thierry, and Bellefonte; Clair M. Lose and Ous- | laid on the field of battle for five sie B. Evey, both of Bellefonte: | days without food or water before Donald U. Gettig, Bellefonte, and | being found by comrades. He | Roxie B. Crosthwalte, Altoona; | was hopeful that the wound would | Philip Pachipka and Annie Ponk- | and that he would be | ish, both of Clarence; Blazey Ma- Kio depends with the use of [cura and Mary Jankovisn, both of Clarence, or | Residents of « Beech Creek were | happy to learn that the rallroad | station In that community was not {to be abandoned as had formerly been planned, Captain William H. Cirove Mills veterinarian, umbrella which he highly. It was a gift from a con- federate nurse, Mis Hodges, of Baltimore, Md., where 58 years before Captain Fry was a pa- tient in a hospital suffering from a wound received in the Civil War Fry, Pine had an At the time he received the um- | informed He brella Captain Fry was that it was then 150 years fd. had carried it to all G unions for 50 years, and despite Its great age it was In excellent con- dition While excavating for a drain for a garage on Main Street, Beech Creek, Willam Kessinger struck one of the old vats of the McKean Brothers’ Tannery, located on the flat between the street and the mill race, and which was destroyed by fire 47 years previou ly plank of the old vat was in excellent condition, sound and well preserves ed. The planks were two inches in thickness and from 12 tw 14 inches in width. A thick acid syrup was in the bottom of the vat and in this liquid was a plece of leather which had been there for nearly a half century. It was a heavy hide and after being dried was found to be excellent leather. “Billy” expect ed to convert the hide into shoe roles. Approximately 12,000 persons participated in Bellefonte's wel- come home to the World War soldiers. Features of the event in- cluded aerial flights, a parade, a re- ception in the armory and many oder activities, We following units were [In the line of march Four mounted State Police: Chiet Marshal Robert F. Hunter and com- mittee; Nypen Band, Lock Haven: Colors of Alled Nblons, Com- missioned officers of the county, headed by Major T. D. Boal; Sallors and Marines ff the county; 650 ser- vice men from @ll parts of the wounded soldiers and casu- motor lorry; German war Bellefonte Machine Gun trucks; Philipsburg llefonte and State Cross; Howard of Columbus; Odd Bellefonte; Belle- visiting Odd Fel- Mills Band; Lo- Fire Companies; Band; Red Men i visiting tribes HOUSEHOLD SCRAPBOOK Twine Holder actical twine hloder for the can be made by the use of an ordinary tin of suitable size. Hang It the wall, first rawing the end of the twine from } { the ball through the opening atl the bottom of the fun- nel county; als Ir trophies: Tre 5 College Rand; Knights Fellows Band, fonte Lodge and lows; Pine Grove gan Undine Milesburg Girls’ from Bellefonte al fry in AIG. and A pr kitchen nel on i * hy the center ¢ Whipp'ng Cream, Add one-fourth thaspdon of lem. n juice to each cup of heavy cream to hasten the whipping. Be sure to have the cream and utensils thoroughly chilled, ar pre- vent the mixture from turning to butter. This is particularly impor- tant during the summer months Eliminate Spiders, Saturate some cotton or with pennyroyal and place it | fected places to rid the an : 0 cloth I house TT i Aa ~ I of spiders The Ironing Board If you haven't a convenient place for the ironing board, nail two large spools to the wall, or on the inside of the kitchen closet door, as far apart as the middle of the board 8lip the board between these spools emall end down Cutting Soap. A bar of pure somp can be cut into cakes without breaking it to pleces, If a string is put around the bar at the place a cut is wanted, the ends crossed and then pulled Olive Oil Subctitute When your supply of olive ofl is running low, when making salad dressing, melt butter and add it to the oll. It makes a good substi- tute Hardening Gums When the teeth are so sensitive vhat the time soent in a dentist's chair practically exhausts one, try rinsing the mouth with baking soda and water géveral times before go- ing to the dentist and it will be found that this treatment will help very much, Bread Crumbs, The efficient housewife keeps a supply of bread crumbs on hand! ready for use at any time. Ag stale | bread accumulates, it should be made up (nto crumbs, and put away in glass jars or cheesecloth bags. Light Window Shades Try cleaning the light window shades with a flanpe] cloth which has been dipped In ordinary flour. The Chinese Way A Chinese method for removing ink stains from clothing is to wasn the article with bolled rice. Rub the rice on the stain as you would soap, and wash with clear water If the first applicaticn is not effec- | tive, repeal the process, On the South Side Living rooms situated on the south side of the house are much | warmer in the winter and cooler in | | summer. Whenever potisible, the | north side should be saved for little i used rooms such as halls, bath- rooms, ete, When you find an individual who knows it all, call the undertaker; such people ought to be buried at once, Bomebody says that removes fear. Now, we understand why there are so many cowards. -— —-— Any economic system is in a state of collapse when millions of elf | ony zens cannot find employment. ata ——— this. d H nature: Tperfect Foie perfection Pirtect Deople prized very | Amanda | A. R re-| The | THE CENTRE DEMOC l | 1 | ~ | OrriICE CAY “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” THE Sea | OUR LOONEY LYRICS “A canner Anything that " But a canner can’t can & can, can he? A canner, exceedingly canny, One morning remarked to his granny can can he can, A young lady Hving out at Peru, Wanted the bus that left at 2:2 Sald the driver, “Don’t hurry Or scurry, or flurry, 4 minute or 2 2 2.2." ———— Not On the Program Mae—"1 hear you had dancing Geert upset a beehive’ “It was quite unpremediated, at your lawn Party yesterday?" Er ———— Satisfied Passengers 4 one Of the guests accidentally “All this talk about back seat drivers is bunk.” remarked the tall man on the corner. “I've driven a car for ten years and I've never had a word from behind What sort of a car?” asked a “A hearse” was the reply bystander Somewhat in Doubt Lawyer (handing client $100) of $500, alter deducting my fee fled?" Client “1 was just wondering who got hit by the car, you or 1 Advice to the Sleepless In case you are troubled with insomnia and can't sleep, just lis at the extreme edge of the bed You will find yourself dropping off You're Not Compelled To Believe This A broken-down editor who had starved to death was being taken to heaven by his guardian angel Op his way he asked permission to see the th we other place before was granted ie gates i heaven closed behind him ~*Here is the balance of your award Why do you frown? Aren't you satis- His request Arriving at Hades and rambling around among the furnaces he got ¥ H § lost from his sulde. He final quent Subscribers” and in around on hot coals, who had The sight fascinated him owed there he saw a number of souls him during his lifetime and he continued to gaze On thelr suffer y stopped before a furnace labeled “Delin- dancing ings, oblivious to all else around him. Finally the angel found him and reminded him that It was time to go to heaven “Well right here you go on.” replied the fascinated editor. “I'm going to stay This is heaven enough for me.” * Ever Hear This One? We haven't heard a Pat we mean. 850 the other kick out It seems there was in New York was unused t across an intersection " of it day and hasten to pass it ¥ Muck ‘an 1} Oi La oan fresh from the old sod who upon arrival traffic lights red.” He (Mike) started Ww when a cop called him down But In the ensuing converuation, cop and immigrant discovered they were both sans of 8t. Patrick Light system The “greenie” walked across the street “on the green” and, having noted the short time the orange light was on, yelled “Hey, Pat to gel across? did you see how short a time they gave them Protestants Sometimes an Explosion Teacher—"Now, children. a oil is two things coming together (urexpectedly. Johnny, give me an example * Youd (shy Johnny iy) "Twins. ™ As near a: we like rayon That's all folks a cloudy day--it looks can observe, a cheap stocking is like "SCAT." - Modern Etiquette cerved how tn 1. If grapefruit is to be as the friut course for lunch should it be prepared? 2. What would be appropriate for a bridegroom to wear for an informal late afternocn wedding, during the summer? 3. When a telezram or message is delivered a person, and other persons are present, it Is all right for him to open and read it? 4 Would a well-bied person rummage through articles on the counter of a store, leaving the ar- ticles in a topsy-turvy condition? 5. Is it permissible to send type- written Informal social notes? 6. 8hould candles be used on the breakfast tabie? tn Wr 7. Should a guest at a wedding reception congratulate the bride as well as the groom? 8 ciation of detour? $. What should a girl say when being introduced to a young man? 10. Where should the oman guest of honor gnd the woman who is second in importance be seated al the dinner table? 11. Can religion be a solace 0 a person who seems 0 be without a single friend? 12. Would it be correct for a wo- man 0 wear a spectator sports dress t0 a small informal tea dur- ing the summer? Answers al bottom of esluma. EER SESS SRE SES SEEM EE lS LS SEER SS Se ~— a DO YOU KNOW 1. What is a sion” in China? 2 How old isthe U. 8 . Academy at West Point? | 3. What was the Black Tom dis- aster? foreign can citizen? 5 How many Spanish refugees | remain in France? 6. How long has the Federal | Government operated in the red? 7. What is the “Italian Arrow?” 8. What part of the consumer's | doliar goes to the producer? 9. Does any section of the coun~ | try face drought conditions? 10. Did the RFC make any pro- fit on the 8an Francisco-Oakland bridge bonds? The Answers | | : i | EE re Til, 4. Is Marlene Dietrich an Ameri- | REESE | nationality is self-governing. 2. 137 years 3. The explosion of 250 carloads | 5. About 400,000. 8. The fiscal year ending June | 30 is the ninth consecutive deficit, 7. A division which fought in and Mike story for a long time, 3 new one when we heard an unfamiliar one we got a walk the cop turned genial and explained the RAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. ~ Our Weekly English Lesson | {came is that T wanted Ww see you.” | When that is used, why is redun- | dant, Bay, “The reason 1 came Is [that 1 wanted to see you” Do not say, "1 was 00 excited Ww | answer.” Say, “1 was 00 much ex- cited to answer.” Do not say, “We pul In our best {Ucks” Say, “We put forth our best | efforts.” | In the best usage, scholar 1s ap- {plied 0 a learned person, pupll Ww one In an elementary school, stu- dent to one who Is attending a col- lege Or university | Do not speak of “a cherubim” Cherubim bu plural of the singular | cherub “You was” Is a common but un- pardonable error. Were Is requir. ed for both singular and plural numbers Words Often Mispronounced Bade. Pronounce the bad, not as in aid | Tlusive., Pronounce i-lu-slv, u as in cubs, and not |-lu-ziv Peony. Pronounce pe-o-ni, e as in pea, O° as in obey, | as in It, ac- cent first syllable Overalls. Pronounce ss not overhalls Parsnip a2 in ah, nup Usually. Pronounce u-zhoo-al-i 00 as in look, and four syllables, not u-zhoo-1i Words Often Misspelled Cloth (noun); clothe (verb) Outrageous; not lous nor gous. Re- mit, ohe 1; remitlance, fwo Us Mischievous: not vious Erysipelas; observe the vowe.s Vignetie through pronounced vin-yet Word Study “Usé a word three times and it i lel us Increase our vocabu~ ary by mastering one word each day. Words for this lesson VARIANT; different from Kind or class. “Men's Bre as variant as thelr faces Washington EMBRYONIC {Prone a a In spelled, Pronounce pars-nip, a I a in lp, and not pars- your other: minds Ceo of i. as undeveloped em-ori-on-ik € as in men, both as 0 a in on accent third syllable Her talent was embryonic.” IMPACCABILITY : (Pronounce sec accent follows pecoability of questioned PRUDENTIAL; pro eeding Prudence; exercising prudence “Proverbs are for the nosy part rules of moral, or, still more prop- erly, of prudential conduct Brande RELUCT ANTLY unwillingly ‘He reluctantly submitted to thelr demands AUSTERE; | vere or strict as in all | sy'liadale) ‘8 ain ig, ong the the minist bY Ad 1 er Wag not - 7 rigorous; stern: see (Pronounce as-ter a € a5 In here, accent last “An austdce mode of To speak of an individual as be- ing the salt of the earth is 10 give him praise, indeed Salt has BIWAYS Deen one of the valuable things of this world Even though some 25,000,000 tons Hof salt are produced each year it is difficult to obtain in certain sec. tons of the globe | In central Africa. salt is still con sidered a luxury, and natives of the What is the correct pronoun- |Juligies crave salt from expeditions | before they ask for other objects {| Salt played an important part in the ancient highways of commerce, many of the earliest roads caravan routes and sea lanes of traffic be- {ing established to carry salt from one place to another How much salt should a normal Person consume? Although a good balance for salt can be maintained on § grams per day, most people In this country | that consume two amount There is a natural tendency to take more salt than Is necessary (but there is little evidence of harm | resulting | People crave salt more {summer than at other seasons to four times Do not say, “The reason why 1 | in the | July 6, 1939. on ————————————— Query and Answer Column | i i T. 8. H~How long have we had alr mall service? Ans ~The United Btates alr mall service was established on May 185, 1918, over a single 215-mile route: between Washington and New York. R. W. J~What will soften leather? Ans~The flexibility of léather that has become hard and stiff in some cases may be restored by molstening the leather with water and while still damp applying & Jiberal dressing of sulfonated neatsfoot or cod oll. The leather after olling should be allowed to dry slowly &t room | temperature C. KE. P~When did the Kaiser present part of the Holy Land as 8 gift Ww a religious organization? Ans At the time of the Visit of the former German Emperor, Wil- liam the Second, to the Holy Land in 1808, he announced the gift of & piece of land on Mount Zion, near the tomb of David, to the Roman Catholic German Society of the Holy Land, for use as a site for the bullding of the Roman Catholic Church and school. The plot of ground was known as the Dormition’ and it was acquired by the Kaiser from the Sultan of Turkey. Previously, the Emperor had made muficlent g8o- nations to the Church of the Redeemer, located near the Holy Sepul« chre, and he also designed and presented the bells used in the edifice C. F~What insect carries a parasol? Ans The parasol ant, sometimes called the umbrella sant large pieces of lea! resembling parasols ’ Carnes T. G. H~What Is the salary of the Speaker of the House of Repres sentatives? Ans ~It Is $15000 a year M. 8. R—What Is the origin of the expression, “A Uttle bird told me?” Ans ~The phrase In various forms is found in many countries snd is sald Wo be derived from Ecclesiastes 10.20 “Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought, and revile not the rich In thy bed chamber for s bird of the heavens shall carry the volee and that which hath wing: shall carry the matter W. J. B-Wig Houdinl a Jew? Ans ~The magician was Weiss, a Jewish rabbi the son of the Rev. Dr. Mayer Bamuel R. M Please give the names of the players in the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York " Ans—They are as follows: Denton T. (Cy) Young, Willie Keeler, Napoleon (Larry) Lajole, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Tyrus Ray- mond Cobb, Edward Trowbridge Collins. Waiter Perry Johnson, Tristram E. (Tris) Speaker, Grover Alexander, George Harold Sisler, and Gearge Herman (Babe) Ruth WwW. F— trees? Ans Logs are less lable to deteriorate and worms in the coldest months of the year nat months of the year are best to cut down hardwood through sttacks of insects J. A~Must a submarine be at the surface of the water in order to fire a Wrpedo? Ans —The Navy Department says that a submarine can fire & tors pedo either on top of the water or when submerged P. W.—~How many books Ans The Bible verses and verses are there in the Bible? contains 66 books 1188 chapters and 21.173 chapters entire H. P—Does a mall messenger, carrying mail from the Post Office » Lhe ralirosd and vice versa, have any special privilege in trafic? Ans The Post Office Department says that mail messengers carry- ing mail from post office to raliroad are expected to observe all local snd state traffic regulations saat H. O.--What any walls before flat paint is applied? Ans—1f a wall has been calcimined and there is a tendency for the caicimine to peel from the wall, it is recommended that the old calcimine Le scraped and washed from the wall before any other finish is applied After the paint has thoroughly dried the plister may then be paihited with an ofl if 50 desired, or the wall may again be decorated with the caicimine or cold water paint C. D.—Are relie! rolls increasing or decreasing? Ans —Reports from 37 states and the District of Columbia, for 115 urban areas, showed a decrease of 2 per cent in the number of cases receiving general relief from public funds, and a decrease of 8 per cent in the amount of obligations ingurred from March to April 183) L. R~—How soon did the Federal Treasury begin to feel the effects of the 1928 depression? Ans —Not until the Initial payment of Federal income taxes on March 15, 1931. Federal revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1830. were equal 10, and in fact, slightly above those of previous years. The full measure of the enormous, shrinkige in income in 1830 was not €vi- denced belore 1831 M. M.—What countries compose the British Commonwealth of Na+ tions? Ans Creat Britain and Northern Ireland Channel Islands isle of Man, India, Burma and the various British colonies, proteciorites and dependencies; the Dominions—Canads, Australia, New Zealand South Africa and Ireland (Eire); the British mindated areas of Cameroons, New Guinea, Palestine, Naura, Southwest Africa, Tanganyika Togoland, and Western Bamoa The total area Is 13355426 square miles and the total estimated population is 500,744,000 J. H—Are soy beans satisfactory for a diet in which mest substi tutes are used? Ans —~80y beans are perhaps the best and least expensive of the raeal substitutes. They contain food materials not generally available in vegetarian diets C. W. N—~What is the oldest hotel in the United States? Ans —The Beekman Arms Hotel at Rhinebeck, New York, i= the oldest hotel in the United States. It was built in 1700 end has been operated continuously preparation tf lg necessary Ww use on calcimined paint oa ee — —— Heolth:and Beauty A BEAUTY. > | Sweating leads to excessive loss | ‘of salt from the body. In many industrial plants, salt. {in the form of tablets, is offered to | workers to add water, [ve & preventive to heat exhaustion {in those heavy Industries where {men labor in atmosphere of high Spain and was praised by the Pope. | mPeratures (sweating are avoided by this addi- {tion of a small amount of salt to 9. Recent rains have pelieved drinking water fears but considerable damage has | There is little likelihood that the | {store of the world's salt will be ex- | | been. done to crops and lawns 13. Yes; $4,000,000. Even if you are only you think you are, somebody {will find it out. Answers to Modern Etiquette 1. Cut across in half, cut the sections free and remove the divid- ing skin ahd seeds, then put sugar in it and aliow to stand for an hour or 80, 2. A dark blue, or dark gray, coat with white flannel trousers, 6. No. half as good gait 3. Yes; but he should first ask, “May 1? : 4 Never Tt requies » great amount of patience for a salesman or saleswoman to withhold a repri. mand, which a person such as this deserves hv 8. Yes; but formal social corres~ pondence or Invitations should | never be typewritten, | hausted. | If all the salt In the ocean were iplled up it would make a rock of about 4%. million cubic miles in extent. about 15 times the bulk of | beautiful” writes a young seeker after pulchritude. | 0 their drinking | {| This practice has been shown to | with loveliness just happy. All nature speaks io us a language sO beautiiul | times it amounts alm | rain, finds an answering | the human heart. The | brings life abundantly while bt 1} M {our lot and helps us to be ‘more | trustful of our Heavenly Puther, | {who has provided for the wants | even of his little children of the air. | We also love beauty that is spiric | tual, mental and physical. Scmeé- ef 41] §Evg ; | £8 : if : ; i L | ®h wh gF & ® “3 & § 3 z § g i i 3 fr
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