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j. ft '*•, is W ,/v- c* mm jf* fit /ft* W0MRM IN HOME AND STATE Helpful Thoughts Energy and tact go band in band in the making of success. Energy is'the power which tact directs. Energy without .tact is of little value. A Peace-Time Victory There is a legend that a king of Burma became a leper about one thousand years ago and renoun cing his throne, he went into exile in the wilderuess. Here he was miraculously cured by an oil, The tradition has survived and finally scientists began to give it some attention. Seeds of the tree were obtained in some oriental markets and the oil prepared from them was tried upon lepers with astonishing success. Professor J. F. Rock, an American, was then commissioned to organize an ex pedition to find the unknown tree. His quest led him through many unexplored parts of southeastern Asia. His only clues were the re ports of natives that the tree grew in some distant land, but not in their own. Finally he succeeded •and he returned not long ago bear ing both germinable seeds and the -knowledge of the conditions under which the tree will thrive. While his search was in progress, the oil was being used in the leper colonies of Hawaii. Recently two hundred lepers were discharged .•there as cured. No such thing has ever happened before in all human history a Evil Not Matter of Place The officials of a town in New Hampshire have served notice that all gambling at church fairs must "cease on pain of the same treat ment that is visited upon gam folers outside the church. Church people seem to take an untenable position regarding games of chance. For while they con- -demn them in places of ill-repute, they consider them irreproachable in church bazaars and fairs. Not long since, a negro in Washington was arrested and thrown into jail 9 for conducting a lottery. Yet at the same time much bigger lotteries were being conducted by certain churches of the city. Of course it gives to people out f. side the churches a chance to ques tion the sincerity and moral stand ards of those within. Then, too, at raises the question as to whether there is such a thing .as 'defile ment" due to place alone or does the wrong reside in the deed rather than in the place where it is per formed? Marriage for Gain Banned' The little town of Elkton, Mary land, appears to have lost its claim to notoriety. It has of late been the Mecca of very many young 'Couples who wished to be joined in wedlock, but who were unable for «ooe reason or another to persuade 'the accredited officials of pective communities to the ceremonies. a --',*- which he, himself, prepared from Moreover, it accounts for the great the seeds of a rare tree, whose name was preserved but whose place of abode has since been un known. their res perform The reason for going to Elkton was that a certain retired minister had set out to build up a business of this kind. He professed him self so anxious to see young people wedded that he would marry whomsoever might come with no •questions asked. Indeed he even went so far as to divide his fees with the taxicab drivers who brought couples to him. Now his prosperous business has tieen brought t© a sudden end. He •was recently tried by church offi cials and forcedito resign from ministry. Problems, measures and events of interest to her as mother, home mak er and citizen. Let Men Set the Example One of the recent reports that cause us to pause a moment to re flect' is that of the American En gineering Council on the elimina tion of waste .from the men's clothing industry. The committee holds that fully forty per cent of the amount spent by the men of the country for clothing could be saved if there were fewer styles. The wide va riety of designs gives rise to so called seasonable employment,— and idleness at other seasons. amount of made-to-order clothing worn by men. The suggestion is of course strong that in women's wear a similar saving might be effected if styles and designs are thus great ly reduced in number. The sug gestion is not a happy one, though it might mean the saving of some hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Nor are we sat isfied, even in our own minds, that our reasons are "good and suffi cient." Prospective Guests Alarmed A fine point in international eti quette is being raised in connec tion with the coming conference for the limitation of armaments. The question is whether the Amer ican hotel, which is to be the head quarters of the French delegation, is to be regarded as extra-territor ial, as are the foreign embassies in our national capital. If the hotel in question is re garded as extra-territorial, it will mean that the laws of France, not those of the United States, will be in effect within its walls. In par ticular, it means that the members of the French delegation will be permitted to use wines and other liquors, which would otherwise be unlawful in America. It seems to be regarded as a really important point by our French visitors owing to their belief that ice water is harmful to their digestions. Mouse Parts Man and Wife The divorce evil is growing con stantly more serious according to reports from the large cities. The pretexts that are used surpass im agination and are apparently be coming more frivolous. A new one was presented recent ly by a woman in Chicago. She testifiec^that her husband had placed £Hive mouse in her bed for the purpose of frightening her. She did not claim that he had expected the little animal to injure her in any manner. Rather his motive was admitted to be sportive, as he appeared to regard the matter in the light of a joke. The wife was unable to take this view of the af fair. Instead she went into court with the direful story and a sym pathetic judge decided that it was a case which justified the disrup tion of the home. Mobilizing For Peace As this is written, it is known that the plan of the National League of Women Voters for the observance of the opening of the great conference at Washington for the limitation of armaments is being considered seriously by Pres ident Harding. if) The plan provides that the pres ident shall issue a proclamation calling upon the churches of the country of all denominations to open their doors for a half hour on November 11 at the exact moment of the convening of ths conference at Washington and that the presi dent shall prepare a brief message to be read in every cburch at that time calling attention to the mo mentous character of the great event and urging upon all Chris tian people their obligation to ren der such help as they are able in •"waste.. •W-v ipMN bringing the conference to a suc cessful conclusion. England Raises Womanhood In England a new law is in process of enactment that will alter greatly the legal standing of woman. It provides that a wife shall in herit the property of a husband dying without a will just as a hus band now inherits the property of a wife in the same circumstances that a mother may inherit the property of her dead son or daugh ter who has left no will, just as the father may at present and that in case both parents are alive, the legacy from a child shall be di vided equally between them in stead of its all going to the father as is the case now. The new statute will add another to the list of nations wherein wo men are given better treatment than in our own as to these par ticular matters. Strange Chinese Reasoning Two women in China are re ported to have had a quarrel a short time ago. One was the for mer empress dowager, and the even I other the mother of the former boy emperor. When it was over, the latter calmly preceeded to commit suicide. It seems that the young men was the cause of the trouble. He has not been sufficiently respectful of late to the dowager empress. He has neglected certain court cer emonies and has positively .refused to permit the dowager to select his wife for him. He has, in fact, been showing an alarming tendency to adopt the ways of the young men of the despised western na tions. The case was so bad that there was simply nothing for his mother to do after the facts were established but to commit suicide. Ability the Great Standard The United Kingdom has set up another mark for the United States to shoot at. When that nation elected Lady Astor to its Parliament, ours res ponded by the election of Miss Alice Robertson to the United States Congress. Now England leads off again by the election of a second woman to her Parliament. Mrs. Margaret Wintringham has been elected to the House of Com mons as the successor of her late husband. Women of her district of course took a hand in the cam paign. Yet it is known that she was not elected because of her sex but because she was believed by men and women alike to be the person best fitted for the place. A Port of Wandering Boys The medical colleges are com plaining that it is becoming in creasingly difficult to secure a sup ply of human bodies for dissection purposes in their classes. In fact the difficulty is so great that sev eral of these institutions have nearly given up in despair and are trying to think of some way to eliminate this disagreeable feature from their courses of study. The strange turn that the situa tion has taken is that certain offi cials of medical colleges are at tributing the shortage of bodies to the prohibition amendment and this is actually being urged in some quarters as an argument for its repeal. "t, The Problems o! HOME AND FAMILY A Talk with our Wives, Mothers, and Sisters •j* A Lesson from Teachers In all our work with our chil dren, we do nothing else so impor ant as the fixing in their minds of the ideals which are to lead them through all the years of their later life. We need to see more clearly the utter futility of trying to fix ideals in juvenile minds by lecturing, preaching or scolding. The truth is that children do not take their ideals from grown-ups in any such manner. In general, all the labor ious efforts of this sort of all the J*. W K': 4 .4" wmm *-m? ages of the past may be put down as so much wasted breath., There are certain good teachers who know a secret that parents have missed namely, that ideals may be planted in children's minds by means of stories, provided these stories are not spoiled in the tell ing. These teachers have two rules. One is to create the most intense interest possible at the particular point in the story where the ideal is shown at work and the other is to pause as the child's mind meets it. In this moment of silence, when interest is at a high pitch, the mysterious work is often accomplished and henceforth the ideal will be found actually guid ing the child's thoughts and con trolling his actions. It may be true that ideals can not be imparted "by rule of thumb." Yet the foregoing pro cedure seems very often to achieve the desired end. Moreover, par ents, and especially mothers, can use it with telling effect in the training of their little ones. In any case, they should give more attention than they do to storv telling and if they would learn to add the master touch of the skill ful teacher described above, they would doubtless find their efforts to fix high ideals in the minds of their children surprisingly in creased in effectiveness. Housewife's Corner A random record of helpful suggestions for buay home makers Fruit Puffs Sift together one pint flour, two teaspoonsful baking powder, one half teaspoonful salt, then stir in sweet milk to form a thick batter. Put a tablespoonful batter into teacups until half the batter is used, place on it a spoonful of any canned or preserved fruit, without the juice, add one tablespoonful batter on top of fruit in each cup set in steamer and steam until done. Serve with sauce. Butter Candy Boil together two cups of water, one cup syrur, two tablespoonsful hot water, one tablespoonful vine gar. When the mixture threads or becomes brittle in cold water, remove from the stove and add two generous tablespoonsful but ter. Pour into buttered tins to cooi. To Remove Paint Spots qt&i Try equal parts of ammonia and spirits of turpentine on the paint spots and see how quickly the spots will disappear. This may be applied to old or new spots. Hif Repairing Hot Water Bottle Adhesive tape will repair a leak ing rubber hot water bottle. Place apiece of tape over the broken spot, allowing it to dry or harden on, then place another piece of tape over the first piece, continu ing until three or four thicknesses have been applied, when the hot water bottle will be as good as new. ,* *4 In making lemonade try to put the lemon, rind and all, through the food chopper. It gives the lemonade a flavor you will like. Put the pineapple through the food chopper. It is far better and easier than grating it or shredding it with a fork. Put a pan under the chopper to catch the juice and there is no waste. 8S® The juice of half a lemon in a cup of hot water on first arising in the mbrning is an excellent liver corrective and successful substi tute for calomel and other drugs. Lemon juice and olive oil, equal parts, are superior to vinegar for salad dressing. Take slices of ham and put in a dish. Cover with milk. Let stand an hour. Then cook. Most of the salt will fall to the bottom, leaving only enough to flavor the ham nicely. *.,¥** GEO. N. COKL Res. Phone 1MW Exira, Iowa Capital $35,000.09 "1 Williams' Cafe IS "vV ,,5 For Candy, Cigars Hp Cigarettes and jg§ v. CORL & TERHUNE EMBALMING AND FUNERAL DIRECTING EXIRA Store Phone 10 IOWA Having a Bank Account Is a stimulus to thrift and thrift means progress. Your ambition should be to save as well as to get. The direct tend ency and ambition of the savings deposi tor is to become his own landlord and his own employer. We invite young persons as well as older people to open accounts with us. Start today, if only with a dollar, and watch it grow. ... We pay 4% interest on savings accounts, compounded semi-an nually. We pay 5% interest on twelve months time certificates. First National Bank EXCHANGE STATE B/*NIS EXIRA, IOWA Thirty Years of Continuous, Conservative and Successful Banking. We invite your patronage. Chas. Van Gorder, President Edwin Delahoyde, Vice President 'A. J. Leake, Cashier Tobacco §|lg§| Short Orders--Lunch J. S. WILLIAMS Proprietor litifMUII—iiimibiiii^iwiiiiminimn To Remove Ink Spots Ink stains^ when covered imme diately with salt, then washed out in warm water, can usually be re moved. If it is white goods it may be wet with lemon juice cov ered with salt, and laid out in the sun. If the first treatment is nott successful, repeat, i* Fresh Pumpkin Pie Next Spring You can keep pumpkins almost until summer by allowing three or four inches of stem to remain on the pumpkin when picked and covering this end of stem with sealing wax. The pumpkin will last for months. "Mf» •,% insiSli 1 -r J. K. Vande Brake, Asst. Cashier J• M. Carlson, Asst. Cashier Tharnish's Variety Store Come in and see our Blankets before you buy.. We carry the Comfortables, Wool-Nap and the Cotton Blankets. The prices are right, so call and see them before you buy. Be sure and get a ticket to the show with a chance on the $225 Phonograph Tharnish's Variety Store 'Tk Place it Pays to Trade' iiiiiHiiiHiyiaiiiiainiHiiiiHiiiaiiiiHiii Stop at i1 v', M. R. TERHUNE Res. Phone 128 Member Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Surplus 97,060.00 Jt 1 Farm Loans Lowest rates. Complete set of Abstract of Title to all lauds and town lots in And u -fv, bon County CHARLES BAGLEY S The Old Reliable Greeley M(utual Fire Insurance Ass'n Organized 1888 §Hf Sst® Reorganized' 1917 Wm. L. Clark, Agent, Hamlin. Fred Wahlert, Sr., G. L. Artist, J. C. Tibben, Nathaniel Benton, John Petri, B. A. RaiUback, Agents for Exira. J. C. Tibben, President. F. J. Thielen, Secretary. f, Dr. Carrie Brooks Wood Dentist Office Phone 39 -li,, C. ,.. Nj-. rv 'V/ J* Bit Ss u-.Voi^4 Office Over First National Bank Phone 11 Dr. L. J. OLDAKER, & 9 hUk Dentist. -v J'' X-Ray in Connection, 1 Over P. M. Christensen's store. Residence JPhone 9 1 1 -f.'- A S tiV, I nyi 1 i4'