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FAT MOUSE’S ESCAPE
R. FAT MOUSE—his friends
called him Fatty for short—de
cided one day that he would move
from the house where he lived in the
pantry wall because there were so
many mice living in the neighbor
hood.
“When I first came here " said Fatty
to himself one day when he was
thinking how hard It was for him to
keep fat and round, “there were only
five mice living In the wall, and now I
cannot count them. It is time for me
to move, and I shall look about this
very night for a new home."
So when all the other mice were
busy running over the pantry shelves
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Fatty Mouse ran out of the door and
under the kitchen sink, where he
found a hole large enough for him to
get through.
He jumped Into the yard and ran for
a long time, and then next night found
Fatty in his new home in the pantry
of a house far away.
But Fatty Mouse had no home In
:
the wall of this pantry, and he had to
hide In the daytime behind boxes and
palls and anything be could, for there
had never been a mouse in this pan
try and there were no nice places to
run in when anyone came in the door.
But there was plenty to eat, and
Fatty ate all night and slept all day,
and he was sure he had found a pleas
ant place to live in even if be had no
companions.
One day while he was resting be
hind a basket what should happen but
that some one came in the pantry and
lifted the basket from the floor, and
poor Fatty Mouse had to run.
Around and around the pantry he
flew while some one chased him with
a broom, and a dreadful puss Joined
in the chase as well.
Just as Fatty was sure he was lost
he ran up the side of the flour barrel
and Jumped to the shelf, and as quick
as a flash he ran along to the door,
which was open, and with a leap he
was in the kitchen.
The outside door was open, and out
went Fatty Mouse, and no one found
him. All day he rested, and when it
was dark he ran back to the house
where he had lived so long in the
pantry wall.
“It may not be so easy to get food
here,” he said, as he thought it over
when he was safe In the wall, "but It
Is much safer here, for there are so
many mice living here that the other
fellow may be caught when they hunt
for me.
“When I lived alone In the pantry I
was the only one they were after, and
my life was not worth a crumb. I
shall stay here as long as I live, and
never move again, for all mice look
alike to cats and people.”
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EARLY WRINKLES
the first wrinkle Is something a woman
discovers suddenly one day, when she
glances Into the mirror. How many
tragedies of past youth are fought out
over the discovery—well, only those
who have watched these lines appear
can tell.
Yet— wrinkles are seldom a sign of
age, at least upon their first showing.
Indeed, their sudden appearance shows
this; tlie skin that was unlined a week
ago has a few lines in It today. This
is not age—It's temporary III health.
Because I claim that the first wrin
kles are the result of poor health, does
not mean that I want you to neglect
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By C N. Lurie
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
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“LET YOU AND I DO IT”
ESPITE nil the teaching In the
schools and In spite of preach
D ments
of grammarians, it seems
most impossible to establish among
the American people the proper use
Early Wrinkles May Mean Nothing of the pronouns “I” and “me.” For
example, the incorrect phrase “he-
More Than Temporary III Health.
tween you and I"—instead of "be
them. But, before you go for the tween you and me”—Is heard so often
cold cream jan, get yourself some that grammarians almost despair of
Un-
health building tonic, and take It reg- establishing the proper usage.
ularly. If you are thin, get something aided, they cannot do It ; all must
with olive oil In It, If you are stout, help.
"Let you and I go to the theater to-
something that will tone up the blood.
Then, while you are getting nil the night," we hear. It is incorrect. The
fresh air and sleep you can, and correct form is "Let you and me go
while you are exercising perfectly to to the theater tonight." although tills
keep the system running smoothly— may sound queer. The explanation Is
then, start massage with cold cream, simple. "Let" Is n transitive verb ;
use complexion brushes, If you wish, that is. It must have an object or ob
and ice rubs to freshen the skin. Any jects. And the objects in the sen
thing that brings blood to the face Is tence quoted are "you" and "me" (not
to be recommended. New blood means "1"). They must, therefore, be In the
objective case.
new tissues, and a prettier skin.
(Copygtht.)
Above all, don't worry over the ap-
pearance of the wrinkle. Worry Is
responsible for more wrinkles than old *===============-
age ever could be.
A LINE O' CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
A WEALTHY MAN.
I have no holdings In the soli.
I hold no shares of Steel,
No motor stocks, or Standard Oli.
My coffers o'er reveal.
But I've a first-class appetite,
A Job that pays me well,
A cozy home to seek at night.
Where love and kindness dwell.
‘SALL RIGHT WITH HER
Mistress: Nora I always take my
bath at nine every morning.
Nora (the new servant): 'Sall right
mam. It won't Interfere with mo a
bit. I’m never ready for mine b’fore
ten.
N THE old days women did their
in their own homes, and they
I did work pretty
much all the work that was
required to make * home complete.
Today women have gone out Into the
world to earn their living, and what
they use in their homes they buy. But
there is a curious return to some of
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the older types of work. Once again
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women are spinning and weaving. But
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now they do it for its commercial
value. They make a vocation of some
household task of their grandmoth-
ers’, and earn a living by IL
Specialty shops and private custo
mers pay big sums for fine work of
this hand sort. It is a good business
venture for a woman who really wants
to make money and who cannot go
out into the world to do so, to learn
The breaking of an electric wire which short-circuited In the oil-covered waters under the Jahncke dry docks at
the processes of weaving, provide her New Orleans, is believed to have caused the fire which spread with incredible swiftness, enveloping the docks and
self with the proper equipment and ships, where 800 men were working. Estimates placed the damage at about $10,000,000, nine ships being included
then get to work. She should get in in this.
touch with some selling center, and
keep herself informed of the best
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work that is being done in her Une.
•
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Tills she can do by Joining some crafts
: Walked Hundreds of Miles
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society. A course of six weeks with
:
To See Dying Daughter ;
a good teacher, working every day,
is advised. The loom itself will cost
•
After walking several hun- •
from fifty to sixty dollars, but it is
* dred miles overland from their J
useless to Invest in a poor one. The
• home in the Ozark mountains •
workwoman is worthly of her tools
* of northwestern Arkansas, Mr. 2
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and she should see that her tools are
the proceeds of such loans have been • and Mrs. Thomas Alexander, •
first-rate In quality.
Governor Harding Says Reserve applied by the borrowing banks for } carrying a shotgun and an um- %
Many women do their own dyeing,
agricultural purposes, but it is impos • brella, respectively, arrived at *
Banks Increased Instead of
getting excellent results. Many make
• Monroe, La., in response to let- •
sible to state the amount.
their own designs, or copy certain
• ters from their daughter, crlti- *
Restricting
Loans.
well-liked ones from old sources. The
Conditions Similar in Other Banks.
• cally ill, who begged to see •
marketing is part of the work. If you
“The same is true with respect to ‘ them before she died. Unable ‘
belong to a crafts society you can
loans made by member banks in Chi • to buy railroad tickets, the aged •
usually sell through it. Or you may
cago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas * pair started afoot. They made ,
hold private exhibitions in your studio
City, New Orleans and other financial • the Journey in three weeks, •
or house, or use the various exchanges
centers throughout the country. Non J sleeping under trees.
,
that have been established, or get in More Than Two-and-a-Half Times as member State banks lend large sums •
r
Much
Paper
Was
Discounted
In
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handle such things.
Eleven Months of 1920 as In the
poses, But as they have no dealings
Year 1919—Report to Gronna.
with the Federal Reserve banks their of nonagricultural paper, the proceeds
With patience, and by avoiding put
loans to farmers are not reflected in of which may have been used by the
ting too high a price on your work
Washington.—More than two and the figures furnished by the Federal
until you are well established, you will
member banks to finance production
one-half times as much agricultural Reserve banks, although it is a fact and sales of agricultural staples.”
build up a paying art.
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paper was rediscounted by Federal that all Federal Reserve banks have
Governor Harding's estimate of the
o
Reserve banks in the 11 months down been lending a large amount to mem paper rediscounted with the Federal
to December 1, 1920, as was redis ber banks, which have in turn redis Reserve banks, based on the produc
counted during the entire year of 1919, counted paper for nonmember banks.
tion and sale of farm products, fol
according to estimates furnished by
“It should be borne In mind also lows: In each case the 1919 figures
Governor Harding of the federal re that the total amount of farmers’ notes are given first, and the 1920 figures
serve board to Senator A. J. Gronna, rediscounted by Federal Reserve second. The figures, as applied to the
chairman of the senate committee'on banks gives no indication of the
I Federal Reserve banks in each of 12
agriculture. The estimates furnished amount advanced by the Federal Re I cities, are :
— What They Mean
show that farm paper rediscounted serve banks to finance the production I
Here Are the Figures.
last year amounted to almost $2,000, and sale of farm products, since large
000.900. The estimates are: 1920, $1,- amounts advanced to member banks Boston .............................. I 2,642,000 $ 4,979.00
DID YOU DREAM OF DOGS?
New York .................... No data
No data
980,033,000; 1919, $729,260,000.
in other districts on commercial and Philadelphia
................
2,971,000
3,580,006
The farmers have been complaining industrial paper are used by these Cleveland ......................
612.000
1,753,006
O DREAM of dogs is, as a rule,
Richmond ...................... 102,000.000
325,000,00
accounted a lucky omen. If the that Federal Reserve banks discrimin banks for loans to agricultural inter Atlanta ............................ 91.300.000 230,000,00(
ated against them, and instead of ests. Only the Federal Reserve banks Chicago ............................ 47,263.000 128,408,00t
dog Is vicious and attempts to bite
St Louis .......................... 220.000,000
665,000,004
you, and you succeed in keeping him making credits to the growers more of Richmond, Atlanta, St, Louis and Minneapolis
.................. 75,000,000
225,000.00»
229,432,000
off or driving him off, it means that elastic, actually restricted loans. Minneapolis have taken account of Kansas City ...................
................................ 28,997,000
44,911,006
you will get the better of your ene Treasury officials have consistently loans of this character by Increasing Dallas
San Francisco ............ 85,000,000
122,000,00t
mies—if you have any. Even if the maintained that credits were not re proportionately the amounts formally
Total for 11 banks »729,266,000 »1.980,063,000
,
dog bites you it is not so bad, for it stricted but were greatly increased. classed as farmers’ paper,
“In view of these facts. It is evident
Indicates only temporary annoyances. Nevertheless, the farmers have insist
The second table alluded to by Gov
If the dog barks at you, or you see ed that they have been discriminated that the compilation transmitted here ernor Harding, showing the total
with
is
valuable
merely
as
indicating
against,
and
on
this
contention
they
two dogs fighting, you are in for a
amount of live stock and agricultural
quarrel with some one, or some people have based their demand for a revival the Increased amount of agricultural paper held by each Federal Reserve
are Jealous of you—very likely both. of the War Finance corporation. The paper rediscounted by the Federal Re bank on the last Friday of every
At any rate if the dog snarls and bill reviving the corporation has been serve banks for member banks during month during the last two years re
the year 1920 over the year 1919.
barks at you pay closer attention to passed by congress.
veals that the 12 banks began with
More Loans Than Are Tabulated.
"The board transmits also a table $59,001,000 of this paper in January,
your business. If you see a dog sleep
In his letter to Senator Gronna, prepared from figures published In the 1919, going to $68,250,000 in June of
ing, be assured that everything will
come out all right for you in the end. Governor Harding intimates that while Federal Reserve Bulletin, showing the that year and decreasing to $51,068,-
If you see a female dog with her pup his figures are merely estimates based holdings by each Federal Reserve 000 in December last year. From $56,-
pies the oracles are united in saying on the production and sales of farm bank on the last Friday in each month 905,000 in January, 1920, the amount
that it signifies that something over products, undoubtedly much more during the years 1919 and 1920 of pa rose steadily until no less than $245,-
which you are now worried, or disap- money than is tabulated was actually per classed by the Federal Reserve 599,000 was In the banks In November
banks as agricultural and live stock of last year.
pointed, or angry, and which you re loaned to the farmers. He writes:
paper. This classification does not in
“
In
compliance
with
the
request
gard as unfortunate will. In the long
run, turn out greatly to your advan made in your letter of December 14. clude anything but notes having a ma 3,000 GERMANS TO BRAZIL
tage. If you dream that you are play for information regarding the amount turity of longer than 90 days. It will
be noted that there has been a steady
ing with a dog It Is supposed to signify of actual agricultural paper redis
increase in these holdings since the Wait In Fatherland to Embark for
counted
during
the
years
1919
and
that you are too free with your money ;
South America—One Province
beginning of the present year and that
1920
(to
date),
based
on
agricultural
don't spend so much on mere trivial
Wants 1,000.
this increase has continued after Octo
production
and
sales
of
the
respective
ities and pleasures. To see a dog in a
ber
of
the
present
year,
while
in
1919
dream under any circumstances means years, I have the honor to submit here
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—Three thou
normal reductions from the high Sep
that
you have faithful friends who with copy of a tabular statement com tember figures are shown during the sand Germans, some unaccompanied,
al
piled from telegraphic data received
will stand by you.
months of October, November and De others with their families, are wait
from all Federal Reserve banks.
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ing in Germany to embark for Brazil,
“Section 13 of the federal reserve cember.
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“The increased holdings of agricul where they wish to settle, according
act provides that notes, drafts and
bills drawn or issued for agricultural tural paper by the Federal Reserve to advices received by the Brazilian
purposes or based on dive stock hav bank of Boston during July and' Au ministry of agriculture from the Ger
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
ing n maturity of not longer than six gust of the present year, represent In man emigration department.
Governors of all Brazilian states
months, are eligible for rediscount by the greater part paper held under re
“BOGUS”
a Federal Reserve bank, the limit of discount for other Federal Reserve have been asked by the head of the
66 DOGUS," originally the
maturity in all other cases being 90 banks. The comment made regarding Brazilian immigration service wheth
D American slang equiva
days. The Federal Reserve banks re the incompleteness of the figures in er they wish to accept German colon-
lent of counterfeit or spurious,
discount large amounts of agricultural the first table applies with equal force iste and bear expense of transporta
slipped
into
the
language
paper which has « maturity not ex to the figures in the table showing the tion. Espirito Santo state has replied
through a corruption of the name
ceeding 90 days, but such paper Is monthly holdings, which are exclusive that It is prepared to accept 1,000.
of a man named Borghese, re
classified with other paper of like ma of the Federal Reserve bank holdings Other states have not yet responded.
puted to have been a very cor
turity.
rupt individual who, around
“Therefore, agricultural and live
1825, flooded the west and south-
stock paper, as shown by the Federal
west with vast amounts of coun-
Reserve banks, applies only to paper
terfeit bills. Borghese, It is
having a maturity of longer than 90
Interesting to note, turned out
days. The board receives this infor
his currency so rapidly that he
mation from day to day and the
didn't even stop to find out if
amount of agricultural discount at
the banks on which the bills
each Federal Reserve bank, that Is,
were drawn were even In exis
paper having a maturity of from nine
tence. As a result, much of his
ty days to six months, is published
money was counterfeit In a
each month in the Federal Reserve
double sense—It stimulated cur
Bulletin.
rency and It bore the name of
“The special figures furnished by
a fictitious financial institution.
the Federal Reserve banks In accord
The Westerners, being rather
ance with your request are in all cases
rapid In their speech, shortened
estimates, no exact figures of the total
the Italian name of Borghese
volume of loans for agricultural pur-
first to "Borges" and then to
poses being available at the Federal
“Bogus,” applying the term to
Reserve banks. In the first place, most
counterfeits of all descriptions.
of the borrowings at Federal Reserve
The earliest use of the word yet
banks by member banks during the
reported is recorded in the “New
year 1919 and a considerable propor
English Dictionary" as occurring
tion of these borrowings during the
in the Painesville, Ohio. Tele
current year have been in the form of
graph of July 6, 1827. Then, of
the borrowing banks' own notes, se-
course. It was spelled with a
cured by government obligations or by
capital "B” and It was not until
commercial, industrial and agricul
nearly half a century later that
tural paper. It Is known that member
It took its place In language as
banks In New York city have made
generally used.
large loans to their correspondent
Scene In the office of Mayor Thompson of Chicago, when the commercial
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banks throughout the country, and It wireless service between that city and New York was inaugurated. Chicago
Is reasonable to suppose that part of now receives press dispatches direct from Bordeaux, France.___
Lend Farmers
Two Billions
FIGURES REFUTE CHARGES
Last Night’s Dreams
HE first wrinkle is usually re
garded as the milestone that
T points
the way to middle age. And
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HOME VOCATIONS
I’ve now and then a bit to spend
On things I do not need;
To ease the burden of ths friend
Who seeks the friend Indeed.
No enemy I know. My cares
Impair no jot my health.
And Croesus' self, for all his shares.
Can boast no greater wealth.
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