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FARMER OWES MUCH TO MULE Animal Is Hard and Rugged Worker and Almost Indispensable in Many Localities. The mule, like everybody else, has his place. He is considered a had actor. Fathers caution their tons about going near any animal with long ears and ropy tall. The sons know what the animal will do because they have been looking over the "funny paper" each Sunday and were de lighted in seeing the mule fold up and let foose with a kick that sent a man through the side of a barn or over the fence. But In spite of this un desirable advertising the mule is wiui us today on more farms than ever before., He is a hard and rugged worker and is especially adapted to ' the more hilly farms of our agricul tural sections. Even through the Middle West there are some counties that have more mules than horses. In 1867, the mules of the United States numbered 822,000, with an average value of $66.94. In 1890 the number was 2,321,000, valued at $78.25. By 1914 the number had Increased to 4,123,000, with a value of $119.84 per head. On January 1, 1920, the num ber was 4,995,000 and the value per head was $147. The mule has gained rapidly in popularity, in many localities taking the place of the horse, and has also prevented the Introduction of the trac tor in many places. There are not a lew muie rancnes ever tne unueu States, the owners finding It a pay ing kind of stock to raise. The de mand Is increasing and those having them for sale cannot supply the mar ket?Thrift Magazine. CONDEMN TERM "FAIR SEX" English Women Go on Record at Op posed to Phrase "Belonging to a Bygone Age." It has been officially declared in Eng land that women, en bloc, are neither "week" nor "fair." At least the Wom en's Freedom league, under the lead ership of Councilor Margaret Hodge, has put a ban on the terms "fair sex" and "weaker ser." "Spinster" and "mother-in-law" have also been put on the feminine index. Further, it is averred, once and for all time that: Woman's'judgment Is as good as man's. Women talk less than men. Women can beep a secret. "One irritating custom," said M^ss Hodge, "comes from an age when to be fair was woman's first and foremost doty. The only women who counted were for ornament rather than for use. Women may be the weaker sex physi cally, but certainly not morally. The name mother-in-law Is still the stand by )f farces and comic literature. It la an Idea from some bygone age."? London Chronicle. Chinese Art . The applicability of Chinese art for Interior decoration of any period Is being strikingly illustrated in a recent gallery opening in New York. The Idea that anything Chinese is gaudy is being gradually displaced. In the earring of gems,' the working of metal and In tapestry designs the Chinese are without rivals. The owner of the new gallery has fitted up half a score of roouis in period designs?there Is the old French and English, the American coloulal, the early Italian and the Holland rooms. Fitting snug ly Into the general tone of the room are marvels of Chinese craftsmanship in the form of hangings, carved wood work, tapestry and lamps. It Is a rev elation to many and has a new con ception of Chinese craftsmanship.?St. Paul Pioneer Press. Big Task. One of the big causes of delay In the movement of freight is the heat ing \>f the journal boxes of car axles, commonly called "hot boxes." When one journal box in a train gets seri ously hot It Is necessary to stop the whole movement of traffic until the condition can be remedied. This makes very timely a series of tests now being carried on at Purdue uni versity, to determine accurately the benefit to be derived by using ventl latea uas insieaa or ine sona nas now almost universally used on the axle journals. Tbe tests consist of eight-hour ru:<s with heavy loads at high speed, during which accurate records are kept of the temperature attained in each class of apparatus. Perfume Hunter*. There seems to be no good reason why In this country the gathering of sweet-smelling herbs and flowers for the perfumery trade might not be found profitable. It has recently be come a considerable industry in rural parts of England, a great many wom en and children having taken It up. In April the picking of cowslips be ;?ins, those flowers being In demand as :i cure fqr sleeplessness, and also for "potpourri" and sachets. Broom and ?*lder flowers follow. Mullein and mal low, bergamot, peony petals, rose petals and red poppy petals bring good prices; likewise raspberry leaves, stage, mint, balm and thyme.?Phila delphia Ledger. Telephone Statistic*. Telephone wires in the United States have reached the enormous to tal length of 22,827,188 miles, the new government census reveals. There are 11,710,520 telephones, connected through 53,234 organized systems or lines. The total number of messages in 1017 was 21,S4f>,722,335, or 211 per capita. "HONOR"A THING FORGOTTEN Prussian Officer Unable to Understand Idea of Any Obligations of Hospitality. . A typical Illustration of German rule In Poland before freedom came to Its people Is given by Mrs. Cecil Chesterton In the New Witness. The German military authorities had Is sued a command to the people of War saw that they should furnish a list of their metals and plate, from door handles to samovars. A German officer billeted In a Polish hnnoohniH snvq Mrs. Chesterton. found himself lonely on Christmas day. The family was keeping the fes tival, and the officer sent a note ask ing If he might Join the party. The hostess was compelled to assent, and Herr Lieut Grunsbach partook of a lavish supper. It happened that his hostess had kept back a silver samo var, which, usually secreted under the bed, on Christmas day shone forth In all Its glory. Some one suggested that It would be wiser to remove the samovar be fore the Herr Lieutenant entered, but the hostess insisted that he was there as a guest and not as an enemy, and that even a Prussian would respect the bread and salt. The evening fol lowing the party an unpleasant-look ing man came to the house accom panied by two German soldiers. He had called to collect the samovar that the Herr Lieutenant had reported. Not only did he remove the samovar, but he assessed a fine because the law had been disobeyed. Shortly afterward the officer asked his hostess why she avoided him. \that had he done to offend her? She cculd no longer restrain her indigna tion and told him what she thought of him?to his profound astonishment How could she blame him for doing what was obviously his duty? Hos pitality entailed no obligation to for get one's fatherland. Germany had need of samovars. What mattered else??Youth's Companion. REFUSE TO SURRENDER RELIC Citizens of Little French Town of Alan Offer Lives in Defense of Ston* r.twM. The famous stone cow of Alan, a little town la the Haute Garonne, France, Is again the center of a fight between the peasants of the village and the Ministry des Beaux Arts in Paris. Twice the ministry has sold the cow, which dates back to the fif teenth century, and each time the villagers have fought with pitchforks and clubs all attempts to remove it from the front of the Episcopal pal-' ace. After the war a Paris antique deal er, knowing the history of the stone cow, persuaded the Ministry des Beaux Arts to sell it to him. Once be fore they sold the cow, but all the gendarmes that they could center on Alan failed to get the monument. The purchaser asserts that he will remove it and place it in front of a Parisian mansion. The peasants of Alan have again armed, and this time with mod ern weapons, for little of the old vil lage Is left from the shells of the Ger mans, and they Intend to protect their relic. There Is little left of the Epis copal palace, before which the cow stands, but not a shell hit the cow during the war. - Blower Recover* Watte Cement The bags in which cement is ship ped have a considerable return value, because of the character of the ma terial entering into the manufacture, so that all large consumers And ft necessary to see that these are gath ered up and returned to the cement plant. Heretofore it has been regarded as sufficient to turn the bag upside down and shake It as a means of emptying. But recently It has been foand that this method is wasteful in the ex treme, and the cement Is now recov ered by a blower. By this means from one and one half to two sacks of cement are re covered per 1,000 sacks cleaned. Tw? men can clean 2,000 sacks a day. be sides sorting, counting and bundliug them. The cement recovered maks a credit to the cost of handling of about $2.60 a day. Sell Many Door Locks. The crime wave is resulting in much new business for the hardware store man these days. Padlocks, heavy chains and burglar alarm devices are being sold like hot cakes, and persons who never before thought to lock their doors are now taking double measures against intruders. "Until a few months ago," said a hardware man, "we sold door chains only occasionally. Now we can't sup ply the demand. New Yorkers, as a rule, are careless, but I think that the present activity of the crooks will teach them a lesson. My advice to persons living in apartments is to keep their doors well chained. Pro fessional crooks will get into almost nny place, bitt extra precautions on hall doors will keep the sneak thief out."?New York Sun. Women's Hair Price Increases. The price given by hairdressers for women's hair has increased enormous ly during the last 32 months. While some women in America and P.ritain ! sell their hair, the real trade in this | commodity is done in Continental countries. Peasant ;;irls in I'ram-e, Belgium and Italy sell their hair a? regular periods to dealers. This nalr is of tlie fair and black vari ety, while most gulden hair is ol> talced from Scandinavian* RICH ASIA MINOR PROVINCE Smyrna, Blewed With * Fertile Soli and Temperate Climate, It Pltas ant Dwelling Place. The modern province of Smyrna Is the most favored of all the provinces of Asia Minor. It contains three of the most considerable rivers of the country, including the Meander, whose serpentine course has given the Eng lish language an expressive verb. Fer tile soil and temperate climate have added to the region's attractions, while the possession of a port and city?the city of Smyrna?unequaled by any oth er In Asia Minor has contributed an other immeasurably important asset. Though Imperfectly tilled during its control by Turkey, the province of Smyrna has nevertheless been noted for its fine fruits. For a long time it baa furnished the best flgs and rai sins which reach the markets of Eu rope. Poets and travelers have sung and told of the beauties of the city of Smyrna throughout the ages. The nu cleus nestles in the lowlands about its harbor, and behind, the city rises tier above tier against the neighboring high lands. Unlike many cities that have survived for long ages, Smyrna has retained the same name from the dawn of history. This city should be dear to the heart ofr the modern feminist, for It took its name from an Amazon ^ho is reputed to have played an Im portant part in its early life.?Nation al Geographic Society Bulletin. FORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY ONES Prospecting for Radium in Madagas car It Lateat Lure Held Out to Enteroriainft. The exciting days of prospecting In Cripple Creek or Alaska may be over, but anyone who Is looking for experi ence and is willing to suffer a few dis comforts for the chance of gaining a fortune can do so in Madagascar, ac to Secretary LaCroix of the French Academy of Science, who has completed an exhaustive study of radium-bearing deposits there. M rnf'rniT savs that millions Drob ably are there awaiting to reward the patient searchers who are able to start out with the proverbial shoe string as far as finances are concerned, but it is recommended that Intending pros pectors take along a few camera dry plates, developing outfits and, If pos sible, a goh* leaf electroscope, al though the latter is not absolutely es sential. The principal radioactive mineral in Madagascar is known as betaphite and is brownish-black In color with Irregular radium content. But even if only one milligram is obtained from each ton of mineral examined, it will mean 200 francs to the prospector, while certain deposits are so rich as to iissay as high as 15,000 francs a ton. Patching the Czar's Trousers. In his recently published memoirs Count Witte, a member of the old Rus sian regime, relates that Alexander Til's prudence in government expendi ture was matched by his personal thrift: "Alexander III was extremely economical with his wearing, apparel. I had a curious proof of this when I accompanied the emperor on one of his railway trips. Since I found It impossible, on account of my responsi bility, t?? sleep of nights, I would often catch jrlimpses of his majesty's valet mending the emperor's trousers. On one occasion I asked him why he didn't give his master a new pair in stead of mending the old so often. Well, I would rather have it that way,' he answered, 'but his majesty won't let me. He insists on wearing his garments until they are thread bare. It is the same with his boots.'" Huge Stone In Roosevelt's Honor. The greatest chrunk of stone ever quarried or transported In the United States or anywhere else on earth Is going to be hewn and brought to Washington for the monumental Theo dore Roosevelt national memorial. The memorial is to take the form of a lion, some 36 by 40 feet In dimensions, atd it Is to be carved by Carl Ethan Akeley out of a solid block of rock. Where the stone Is to come from ap pears not yet to De determined, une authority suggests It may be neces sary to build a special railroad and equipment to bring it to Washington. The memorial will be the biggest Job in stone. It is said, since the sphinxes were set up on the plains of Egypt? Philadelphia Public Ledger. Floats for Boats. S. E. Van Horn of Manhasset, N. Y.f Is the Inventor of a scheme for making boats unslnkable. The safety boat Is provided with a couple of um brellas of rubberized fabric, one on the port and the other on the star board side, attached to the gunwale by a sort of outrigger. When not in use the umbrellas are collapsed and take up little room, the outriggers being swung alongside of the craft, out of the way. But in case of dnnger the outriggers are hastily swung outward into position, the um brellas spreading automatically. Harrowing Experience. "What's the trouble?" asked the sec ond assistant sporting editor. *Tve just had a call from a woman who had written some 'free verse,'" snld the Sunday editor, who was shaking all over. "That ought not to upset you." i "Ah!" groaned the Sunday editor. 1 "Rut 5:ie roan it fo me ami tnrew in a lot of gestures."?Birmingham Age HeraM [cross continent , flier , falls and wrecks his plane Received Injuries That May Prove Fatal?Fell In Louisiana. Monroe, La., March 26.?Lieut. W D. Coney, of the army air service, received probably fatal injuries to day when his airplane struck a tree while he was attempting to make a landing near Crowville, La., on his return transcontinental flight from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Diego, California. The landing was attempt ed after engine trouble had developed and the plane fell about 75 feet. Lieut Coney was flying over a swamp wil derness in northeast Louisiana when the engine got into difficulties. His back is believed to have been broken. The injured aviator is being mov ed to Natchez, Mississippi, for hospi tal treatment. He is being taken over swamp roads for a distance of eleven miles to Winnsboro, where he will be placed aboard a train. The officer crashed with his plane and was unconscious when found. He regained consciousness some time la ter, however, but was unable to say anything except that he had engine trouble and was seeking a landing place when he smashed into the tree. A. village doctor who was called to attend the officer said that besides a broken bajk Lieut. Coney apparently had received internal injuries. Owing to his critical condition, the trip to Winnsboro was a slow one. Crowville is a small town on Deer creek, in Franklin parish, in the northeast section of Louisiana. The country is swampy, roads are built of logs on dykes, making travel and communication extremely difficult. At this season of the year travel is the worst. Crowville is several miles from a narrow guage railroad. 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