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SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION UARLAKD
Games for Small Children
“Please tell me some games to amuse
small children at a birthday party. 1
know only one or two for small children
to play. I should like to know of more.
“I. M. W”
Have we any better games than the old
fashioned “hunt the slipper,” “hide and
seek,” “blind man’s buff,” and the like?
Have you tried a nutting party In the
parlor? Nuts are hidden before the chil
dren come In all sorts of places, and the
little ones are set to hunting them. The
one Mho finds most has a prize. “Stage
coach” is another popular game. Of
course, an older person tells the story
of the journey by coach after the differ
ent parts of the vehicle are assigned to
the several players. Our junior members
doubtless know modern games that cast
those I have named into the shade. Will
you tell us of some? The time for indoor
uports is here. For older children there
are guessing games and various card
games-historical, comic and serious.
August and March Horoscopes
"It will greatly favor me if you will
tell mo the horoscope for August 2 and
March 4. S. J. H.”
Referred to the students of astrology,
who, by the way, should have responded
to our numerous appeals by now. 1 am
weary of reiterated confessions of rank
ignorance of everything pertaining to a
science that would seem to have leaped
suddenly into public favor. Can unybody
tell mo with whom or what the revival
began? Three months ago we heard noth
ing of queries like the above which rain
In upon the Corner with every mail.
Matter of Choice
"if a young woman Is christened Helen
Vivian Smith and Is afterward called by
her second name, Vivian (all her frlende
knowing her only as such), can she marry
under the name of Vivian II. Smith"
This young woman is about to be married
and never heard whether or not it would
be all right for her to marry under the
only name her friends know her by oi
should she use the name of Helen? She
would like to marry under the name o(
Vivian. A CORNERIT 0."
She has a perfect right to transpose the
order of her names and to drop either ol
them if it suits her whim or convenience,
It is often done before and after mar
riage. The child christened Mary June
may. when grown, dislike the combination
and train her friends to call her Mary
or Susan Elizabeth may become Elizabeth
and ignore the first name altogether. II
is a matter of individual choice.
Stains From Red Sweater
“I should like to know whjit will take
out red stains from a white waist. I
wore a red sweater with a white waist
one day and it rained, dyeing the waist. I
have washed and boiled it, but the stains
still remain in it. Kindly tell me what i
can do to remove them? L. W. S."
Salt of lemon will remove the stains, or
lemon Juice and salt rubbed into them
faithfully. Lay in the sun and wet hour
ly all day long with lemon Juice. Rinse
with clear water and if a trace of red
be left repeat the process. I could rec*
omniend these confidently If the garment
had not been washed and the stain boiled
into the fabric, but you may try the
lemon Juice and salt. It can do no harm.
Stains and spots should be treated be
fore the injured article Is washed.
Would Join Woman's Organization
"Three sisters wish to join the Daugh
ters of Veerana of the Civil War. Will
some one kindly tell ine to whom to apply
for informatio concerning the organ
ization? Is th 6 an old German or Ger
man-American woman who would visit
my moher a tew imoti a week and help
her pass he long, tedious days? There
may bo one such who is lonely and who
tfould be glad of a place to visit.
"MRS. M. L. R."
Tour query as to the Daughters of Vet
erans is referred to members of this or
kindred organizations. Where are the
headquarters of the order? The call for
the elderly woman is echoed—with a dif
ference—in your second inquiry. I Bhall
give your address with pleasure to any
one who can supply the "want."
Home for a Child
"1 noticed a few days ago that a woman
wants to give a home to a child, but docs
not want to adopt it. That is exactly
what I should like to do. I have a home
to offer to p child of school age. 6 to 1C
years of age; one with a sunny nature
and affectionate disposition, boy or girl—
preferably a boy. I don't care if it bt;
the child of an unfortunate mother; in
fact, I should be glad of such a one, for
I could give It love and care. While
we are poor, we have a comfortable home
and live well and have hearts that are
full of love for little ones. I feel that
I am too old to take the responsibility
of adopting one, so want to assist a child
to get an education. MRS. S. H."
I lay your interesting letter before read
ers who will recognize and hofior the
mother heart throbbing through every
line. A mother who must resign her child
to another's care because she Is too poor
to feed and clothe it may see here the
solution of a terrible problem.
Fashionable Penmanship
From Judge.
"Looks like a futile transaction all
round."
"What are you kicking about now?"
"This fad for large expensive paper
from a young man and used it all up
writing him a note of thanks."
Why Eat
Nut Shells?
\\ If it is u good tiling to eat the shell of wheat, why
isn’t it a good thing to eat the shell of nuts?
If it is nature’s intention that we should eat the shell
of the wheat, why not also the skin of the orange or
the peel of a lemon?
If there is food value in the shell of the wheat, why
throw away the skin of the banana or the crust of the
squash?
As a matter of fact no human stomach can digest the
least part of the shell or bran of the wheat, and there’s
' no nourishment in it anyway.
Roller
Champion
Flour the best cooks use” ,
e nourishing, digestible part of the
of the bran.
stible material into the stomach and
ibout as logical as to put sand in the
stomach unnecessary work? Is it in
; too long? Are stomachs so good that
?m out with useless grinding? |
ion is the finest product of modern
?m milling is so far ahead of old time
/ the ignorance of the old timers tol
City Milling: Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.
*
ACCOMPLISHED IN
VERY UNIQUE WAY
i
Indebtedness of $200,000,000
Almost Cancelled Since .
His Arrival Here
GAIN IN EXPORTS
IS PHENOMENAL
The Sudden Growth in Our Exports
One of the Most Remarkable
Things in the History
of Commerce
By 1101,1, AMI .
New York, November 1.—(Special.)—Not
tho least of the sudden shifts and lighl
rang-like changes which have character
ized our International financial and trade
condition since August 4 Is one set forth
in intimations which came from Wash
ington in the latter part of last week that
after all it may prove to be unnecessary
for Sir George 1‘aish and Basil R. Black
ett to hold further conferences with the
Secretary of the Treasury, the federal
reserve board and representatives of the
strong American banks. Sir George Paish |
had been in the United States less than |
two weeks when these apparently author- '
ized reports, came from Washington !
With Mr. Brackett he represented the
British treasury, and the visit of these
two men was official in the sense that
they were authorized by the chancellor of1
the exechequer to fix upon agreements
with the United States, if possible, by.
means of which the blockade of sterling
exchange would be removed so that there
would be fairly good facilities, from the
financial point of view, for resuming our
international trade, especially with Great
Britain. The visit here of these represen
tatives of the chancellor of the exche
quer is without any parallel. Represen
tatives of the federal treasury, especially
in civil war days, occasionally visited
Great Britain in tho hope that arrange
ments might be made by means of which
the investors of Great Britain would be
persuaded to invest in United States
bonjjUi, but none in official authority in
Great Britain has done so.
At no other time, however, hus there
been anything like the condition which
characterized, from the financial or money
point of view, the relations between Greut
Britain and the United States immediately
after the outbreak i»f the European war.
Among other incident's associated with
this condition was the fact that there was
a large amount of Indebtedness upon cur
rent accounts which merchants and oth
ers in tho United States owed to mer
chants, manufacturers and bankers of
Great Britain. In normal times, this in
debtedness would have been liquidated by
means *of exports from the United States
to Great Britain.
In the financial district of this city it
has been commonly believed that tho
principal object of the visit of Sir George
Paish and his associates was to persuade
those debtors to make ns large a payment
03 possible in gold. Bankers in this city
have .said since Sir George departed for
Washington, that, with perfect frankness,
he stated that London would be glad to
have a large amount of gold sent to Ot
tawa, which for banking purpose was
identical with London.
A thorough censorship was established
over the conferences between Sir George
and the American authorities. It was a
voluntary censorship, having no authority
behind it, but it availed to prevent the
publication of any details of these con
ferences.
The Sudden Change
Of a sudden there came a change which
is likely completely to affect and in a
beneficial manner the United States. It
may be that Sir George will be able to
Inform the cliancellor and the British
banking authorities, and may have al
ready done so, that our trade relations
with Great Britain are speedily to be
normal. Therefore, It mav not be neces
sary for any official action to bo taken
either by the United States or by Great
Britain for tile relief of the situation
That there will be benetit to both coun
tries HS a result of these conferences is
beyond question, but it will bo of a
moral character Illustrated by satisfactory
understanding between two countries.
Trade, which was suddenly developed
of magnitude unprecedented, has made
possible this satisfactory change In our
international financial relations Prin
cipally within the time which covers
Sir George Palsh’s visit, or if his pas
sage across the ocean be Included then
entirely within the time since he left
Great Britain, tho foreign trade of the
United States lias Increased so greatly
that| the statisticians are able to report
that the money value of the exports
from the United States in tho three
weeks that elapsed between Sir
Georges departure from Kngland and
the time when the figures were pub
lished aggregated $200,000,000. Thut is
practically the amount estimated by Sir
George as our Indebtedness on current
account to Great Britain. These figures
in themselves constitute a phenomenon
for which there is no precedent in our
commercial history or probably that of
any other nation. For there was a gain
in about five weeks—six at the most_
of about $200,000,000. If the money
value of exports for the next 12 monthB
be for each month equally as large,
then we shall have sold to other coun
tries commodities of the value of be
tween $3,000,000,000 and $4,000,000 -
000,
A Marvelous Phenomenon
When the history of the relation of
the United States to the European war
is written and the story Is told of the
manner in which problems which were
original and which were of unparallod
magnitude were worked out by the
leading minds In the United Stutqs pos
sibly the most Interesting chapter will
be the one which contains an account
of the amazing change In the course
of a-few weeks In our foreign trade re
lation and of the effect of that change
upon the international money market
situation.
A week or 10 days ago, Sir George
Paish was saying in conferences, as re
ported, that England would be very
glad If American debtors on current ac
count would pay their debts In gold
or us far as possible in gold. While
these conferences were in progress
American industry and business Were
swiftly providing means by which these
obligations would he met without en
tailing the use of gold In any amount,
possibly none at all hereafter. If It
were possible to report without violat
ing confidence what lias been disclosed
In confidence by tbe managers of lead
ing industries the public would read the
reports witli amazement. There are in
dustries which for the past two years
have been running on one-half or one
third time, but are now operating on
full time. There are industries, one in
particular in New Kngland, which are
operating night and day on three shifts,
having received orders t1 >ney value
of which was someWha cess of a
million dollars. These < began to
pour in about mid-Sep 1 ^-lt Max
May were free to take ► iblic Into
his confidence he wouty' • able un
THE FINANCE
New York, November 1.—Sentiment over
the business prospect has been decisively
brighter during the past week. \Kven in
the steel trade a hopeful note was
sounded*
I n gress was made in working out the
cotton problem, although some financial
Institutions in the west and other in
terior points show a lack of enthusiasm
for the plan. Great Britain's exemption
of cotton from all contraband restrictions
when shipped in neutral vessels, even to
belligerent countries, released large export
orders. T^iis was a prime fac^>r In the
drop in foreign exchange rates to nearly
normal. Confidence was unabated that
the cotton pool would be operated and
an early reopening of cotton exchanges
was expected. lie-establishment of an
onen market for cotton would insure re
newal of laying by mills. Clearing up of
contraband questions also helped export
baying of copper. Urgent demand for
foodstuffs from abroad continued and
doubtedly to say that the institution of
which ho is vice president, and which
has handled In a single year somewhat
in excess of two billions in foreign ex
change, carried on transactions be
tween October 1 and October 21 of the
•money value of $70,000,000, all of this
representing foreign trade accounts.
The institution in a single week since
October 1 sold ten millions in sterling
exchange, all of this bein^ represente*!
by exports. One of the belligerent na
tions will, by November 1, have bought
in the United States various commodi
ties, food and war equipment, of the
aggregate value of $30,000,000.
This record of exports, marvellous in
the suddenness in which it has been
developed and causing astonishment by
reason of tlie magnitude of the pur
chases, is the reply which industry in
the United States is able to make to
Sir George Paish and his associate, Mr.
Blackett. J-’hr exports of the money
value of those which have been sold
and shipped in about three weeks will
be sufficient to furnish all the foreign
exchange probably that will bo needed
for the liquidation of indebtedness on
current account to Great Britain. Proba
bly one of the reasons why members ol
the administration at Washington were
persuaded that there would be no fur
ther occasion for conferences with tlie
representatives of the HrltiBh treasury
was due to the assurance that the some
what perilous cotton situation is cer
tain to be straightened out and for that
reason heavy exports of cotton art:
likely to begin and to he maintained
during the rest of this calendar year
Therefore, what are called cotton bills
can be drawn in largo amounts, and
these are as good as gold in establish
ing credit for the United States in Lon
don.
APPORTION STATE
SCHOOL FUND
Moulton, November 1.—(Special.V—'Th<
Lawrence county board education hai
just apportioned the state fund to its 7.
schools. The amount allotted the counts
this year is $19,434.25. This fund will lx
considerably Increased later by the
mill tax and t lie poll tax. At present 1<
or more schools have not secured teach
ers for the winter term. By far the great
er number of schools will open within tin
next, two weeks, and many will not b<
divided this year into a winter and sum
mer term.
TO MAKE RESERVISTS
PRISONERS OF WAR
London, November 1.—(6:25 p. m.)-—Th<
! British official information bureau is
j sued the following today;
“In view of tlie action taken by th<
| German forces in Belgium and I'ranee o
removing as prisoners of war all person
liable for military service, his majesty'!
government lias given instructions tha
all enemy reservists on neutral vesseli
shall be made prisoners of war.”
If Cotton
Is Worth
Holding; It
Is Worth
Protecting
It should be properly
warehoused, where it will
be safe from the weather
and from fife. (The other
day $14,000 worth of cot
ton burned up in a tem
porary warehouse in Ala
bama without a cent of in
surance.)
Send your cotton to us
and you will get ware- ^
housing that is warehous
ing and insurance that in
sures.
Another advantage of
storing with us is tlpd it
helps you to carry your
cotton. You can borrow
money more readily with
our warehouse receipt's;
and our 7 per cent interest
bearing notes offer you
practical relief if all jther
means fail.
Sent vour cotton to us
* x).
—it will pay you to do so.
Warrant
Warehouse Co.
(Magnolia Compress and
i Warehouse Company, Mo
bile, Ala.)
U_ SITUATION
many domestic centers reported buying
of war supplies on a large scale.
The nearly normal conditions in foreign
exchange which have followed the flood
of exports naturally reduces the menace
of for* an liquidation of securities, but
the time for resuming regular trading on
tne stock exchanges remains a matter of
conjecture The order of the comptroller
>f the currency to pass collateral in na
tional bank loans at July 30 prices, is cal
cu aied to stabilize values of securities,
but may check the tendency of borrowers
to reduce loans.
Notable easing of money rates is result
ing from the imminence of federal reserve
uank openings on November 16, with re
lease of cash reserve estimated at over
Woo.uOO. Marked improvement was shown
In Investment demand for short time »e
curlties.
Local banks made further progress In
their work of rehabilitation during the
week with a material increase in excess
•"Hsh reserves and further gains of cash.
The surplus now shown by these institu
tions is vastly more than that reported for
the correslanding period of the two pre
ceding years.
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HAS BETTER TONE
Spots and Futures Score
Material Advance Dur
ing Week
New Orleans. November 1.—The cotton
market had a decidedly better tone this
week, both spots and futures scoring; ma
terial advances In the face of an In
crease In the movement. Offering?
of spots, however, were none too
liberal and In the ’market for liquidation
trades, buyers had to bid prices up on
themselves In order to bring out the cot
ton, Jumiary closed ut about 7.15c bit
mid 7.60c asked. In the spot department
middling closed at. 6%e, a net gain ol
Sc for tile week. On the week-end, m
the highest, January- traded at 7.40c.
Further Improvement this week is ex
pected by a large element In the mar
ket, owing to the continued betterment
of general tbmncial and eonynercial con
ditions. Traders were rather disappoint
cd this week In not receiving any dell
nlte announcement regarding tho date ol
the reopening of the future rings but
many expect such an announcement tliii
week.
Much depends upon the attitude ol
farmers from now on, since the bulk ol
, the crop Is gathered, la last being ginned
and Is In producers’ hands In marketable
shape. The measures taken to rellevt
financial conditions In the cotton belt II
Is claimed by those who are bulllshl)
Inclined are already having their tiffed
and will have oven more effect hi tin
near future. On the other hand then
are other traders who believe that tin
present period of firmness will he follower
by a period of easiness owing to tin
' pressure of the crop at the height ol
its niovehient.
CONCESSIONS MADE
IN STEEL MARKET
; Credits Remain Strained,
However, and Bank Ac
commodations Narrow
New York, November 1.—Because the
steel companies needed orders, conces
sions of from $1 to $3 a ton were made
during last week. Credits, however, re
mained strained and banking accommo
dations were still confined within nar
row limits so that the lower prices wer«
net effective In bringing about a large!
volume of business.
Semi-finished steel for export Bold sev
eral dollars per ton below the asklnfi
prices for domestic shipments. Bars
rlates and shapes are $1 per ton lowei
si $1.05 to $1.10 base mill. Sheets are dowi
$3 per ton to $1.85, and $2.85, respectively
for black and galvanized. Tin plat*
dropped $2 to $3 per ton with offering!
at $3.15 to $3.25 to base box.
The principal railroad equipment orderi
of the week included 2600 tons of rat
for the Baltimore And Ohio and 4400 ton*
for the Southern railway. The Northen
Pacific ordered 760 steel ear underframe!
and the Big Four bought 10 locomotive!
while other lines took bids on bridge
work calling for about 2600 tons of steel
The navy department awarded contract!
for 32,000 tons of armor plate and stee
for the battleships California, Mississlpp
and Idaho. One European order for Sfio<
tons of armor plate was taken by a Pitts
burg mill. Steel building and highway
bridge contracts called for 12,000 tons oi
fabricated structural steel.
The pig iron trade was more or lesi
demoralized with prices lower and fur
naces aggressive for business.
NEGRO NORMAL
SCHOOL INSPECTED
Normal, November 1.—(Special.)—Hon
William F. Feagin, state superlntenden
of education, in company with the Loan
of trustees, and Senator-elect James H
Price, and Rcpresentutlves-elect J. W
Grayson and Edward Johnson, made t
thorough inspection of the State Agrl
cultural and Meclianical College for Ne
gioes at this place today. After visit
lug the many shops and buildings, lunch
eon was served the party by the cook
Irig classes in the girls’ trade building
after which an informul session of tin
board of trustees was held which was at
tended by the visiting friends to listen t<
the report read by President Walter S
Buchanan of the college, touching upoi
the work of thu graduates of the lnstitu
tion, so far as he has been able t<
i gather the information. It was found tha
| since 1S77. 1917 young people have beet
tIUed for lives of usefulness and award
ed diplomas by this institution.
These graduates, according to Presiden
Buchanan’s report, are ejnpluyed as fol
lows: Principals of district schools, 156
teachers In rural schools. 263; principals o:
secondary or high schools, 12; teacher:
in grammar and high schools, 76; doctors
30; lawyers, 6; dentists, 5; pharmaslsts, 3
druggists. 10; working at trades, 146
bankers, 3; United States government ser
vice, 25; Jeanes teachers, 7; directors o
book establishments, 2; editors and Jour
nallsts, 8; bookkeepers, 15; United State;
farm demonstrators. 1; undertakers am
embalmors, 6; contractors and builders
8; United States bureau of education, 1
farmers, 326, and housekeepers, 480.
An Important Difference
Freni the Wosnlngton Star.
•"Haven't your opinions oil this subjec
undergone a change?"
"No." replied Senator Sorghum.
"But your views aa you expressed then
sometime ago- "
"Those were not my views. Those tver
my Interviews “
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STOCK RAISING
NEW INDUSTRY
IN HALE COUNTY
Greensboro, November 1.—(Special.!
Stock raising Is fast becoming a promi
nent industry of Hale county. Hon. A
M. Tqnstall recently purchased some tlm
Pole Durham cattle in Kentucky for hi?
farm near Greensboro. All are registered
stock, offspring of the famous "Orangt
Blossom and Butterfly" herds of Scotland
Among the number are several prize win
ners in this fall's Kentuek> State Pail
at Louisville. Mr. Tunstall has already i
large herd of fancy bred Pole cuttle
Farmers of thin section have tuk. n ti
cattle raising In earnest and will have
none but the best breeds. Two carloads
of cattle were shipped from GrcenAborc
yesterday, and while the cars were be
ing loaded at the depot a largo crow
gathered to admire the fine cattle.
RUSSIANS TAKE
8000 PRISONERS
London, November 1.—Reuter's Petro
grad correspondent says: "It la semi
officially announced that several dlvjslom
participating In the attack on Bakalar
l l
zewo, East Prussia, which began Tuesday#
“Between Gerbatkallzh and the Vis
tula the Russians captured in the foue
<Jpys ending last Wednesday, 82 officers
ami 8000 men. belonging chiefly to the
Fifth Hungarian corps. The Russians
also took 24 Maxims.
“The Austrians are retreating between
the Vistula and Rndom. The Gormans are
retreating in a more westerly direction.
“On the East Prussian front at several
points the distance between the opposing
forces is only 200 to 300 yards."
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