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AMOUNT SAVEO AS ! RESULT OF THRIFT IS ! v :? PROoioious m Money Invested in Government Stamps Would Pay for Spanish War and Dig Panama Canal. As a result of patriotic work done tn the schools of the country the amount of money now invested in government savings securities exceeds the cost of the Spanish-American War and the Panama Canal, according to official figures recently A/Nwin-Cln#! Tho national doht W!J? in WiU^?iCU? X UV> V?VW TTMW creased approximately $300,000,000 by ^ the war with Spain, and it cost about $400,000,000 to build and open the Panama ("Anal. The amount of money In Savings Stamps, the report from Washington shows, is more than $808,000,000. .This is taken to indicate the steady growth of the' thrift and savings movement in the United States. Much of the money invested last year by school children in the government's little savings securities was earned by them, and a large part of it f probably would have been spent wastefully but fqr the savings societies which were active in 60 many of the schools. In this federal reserve district, which embraces Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and tJOUtfl uaronna, mere wwb ovosion more than 11,000 savings societies in the public scheols. _ ' All of the normal schools in the Are states were visited last summer by \ Miss Mary 6. Shotwell, director of tbe educational division of the War Loan Organization of this district, and as a result of these visits thousands of teachers, were given courses in the -teaching of thrift, the principles of which are now being taught to tens #f thousands of children In the public' schools. The savings movement is being con* ducted in every part of the United tho Hiroft.inn of the pMttra uuusi buv Treasury Department. It encourages increased production, systematic saving, wise spending and safe investa.^nt To help people save, the gov* <, 'ernment Is offering Thrift Stamps, Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificate is the big brother of lngs .Certificates is the big brother of the Savings Stamp, and, like it, bears Interest at the rate of four per cent a ^ear compounded quarterly. .' In all part^ of this state and throughout the rest of the district the hoys and girls in the public . schools, whp are beginning to realize !as never before the advantages of k*4n?r mnnov *ra reorganizing their ?"* I I"""";, ?? . ? _ savings societies and clubs, and Indications are that this session they 'Will 4o even better than last year. * RURAL WOMEN WILL ! HAMMER Hf6H COSTS ' - 9 Te Apply Wise Principles of Thrift ... arid Saving in Battle to Bring . Down Prices. y "Shackles or Shekels?which?" >; The question is being asked approximately 2,000 rural women in this federal reserve district, with the request that they act as key women who in turn will ask it of their neigh4>ors. The query is put by the Woman's Division of the district War Loan Organization, which is establishing a more personal contact than ever be, fore with the women who "have it in * tfeoir power to render an invaluable patriotic service in making, thrift a p^rt of our national life. > It, is hoped to put squarely up tc ~ ? every woman in rural communities the. necessity for her to make a delijterate tffcolce between the independence that, comes .with money sav * A-"3 "fn/?)l\ OA, ed sr.d wisely 1HT6S LUll ill duv/u ov* <Sttrifcies as government Sayings Stamps, and. the unsuccessful strugWilli ends that never will meeV vfoen there is no systematic saving. Splendid response and co-operation j "havo already been gained from the farm wr,men reached, and it is planned to build the thrift movement here this winter largely upon their help. Hone demonstration clubs, rural chool improvement leagues, the fed* erated women's clubs of the state and many other organizations will take up again t5e systematic study and practice of thrift. Suggestive programs \?icluding an outline study of problems of finance, copies of the bulletiL on "Shackles or Shekels," model bud' gets and other interesting literature will be used by them in continuation of plans that proved widely popular last year. Societies and individuals desiring to fcelp in the thrift campaign, who for any reason have not ^ yet received this literature, are aske*d to write for it to Mrs. Eudora Ramfay Richardson, director of the Woman's Division of the district War Loan Organization. 809 East Main Street, Richmond, Va. Through their clubs and as individuals, 30.090 rural women have been *n + h nrar using these "nrst ain? w v~v , tice of thrift. Figures and facts l given out by the woman's division ? how that approximately $2,316,090 F y /was saved from the clutches of the C. of L. last winter and invested in interest-bearing Savings Stamps, largely through the activity of vromw *4 chuSrea la this district. k\ .v. ; - '*" w \. i NOW KNOWN TO BE CLOUDS! i Up to Year 1900 the Projections Gfl Mars Had Been Thought to Be Mountains. The first observers of projections on Mars harl attributed them to the same cause that produces' projections on the t moon?that is, mountains. Such they i were said to be in France and at Lick. Tliis view, however, was in 1892 disputed by W. H. Pickering, who considprn<] them to h#? not mountains, but j clouds. This view was supported by ! A. E. Douglass, who observed them in i 3S92 at Flagstaff, Ariz. The mountain I theory of their generation was shown ! to be untenable and their ascription to clouds proved to be the correct theory in December, 1900. Only a single projection was visible In 1900, 1903 j and 1905. As a mountain does not j j change its place, and as nothing was j seen where something had been vis! ible, the phenomenon was proved to not be a mountain peak. Now the only j other thing capable of catching the light before it reached the' surface ! would be something suspended in the air?that is, a cloud. Deductions, therefore, from the rarity of the phenomenon alone showed that the projections must be clouds. Furthermore, the projection was smaller after the lapse of 24 hours. The something that j caused it was not only not attached to the soil, but was moving and dissipating as it moved along. Clouds are the only bodies known to us which ac count for these v metamorpnosea. j Clouds, then, and not mountains, are the explanation of the projections of Mars.?"Mars and Its Canals," by Pefr cival Lowell. LONG LOST USE OF WINGS . Ground Parrot, Found Only In New j Zealand, Interesting to the Student of Evolution. I The wingless birds of New Zeatanft are particularly interesting to the nature student as illustrating the process of evolution. Nowhere but in their native land could these birds have survived, and, therefore, nowhere else would they have become wingless. New Zealand is the only region on earth where there are no destructive animals. Being unable to fly, the birds nnf nAiiwfl li n xmr% AcnonAf) kVUIU 11VIJ L V.UU1 wnyvu ? from any swift hunting animals such as* abound in all other lands. It is interesting to note that the kakapo, or j ground parrot, once had the use of its i wjngs, but being a grass seed feeder j and finding no enemies on the ground; gradually ceased to fly and eventually ! lost the use of its wings entirely, j though it can run very swiftly. These i birds are so gentle and so unconscious of having any enemies that if a per-1 son sits down near one and keeps qui- j ct it will presently tuck its head under its wing, and go to sleep. The ! kakapo breeds but once In two years, And the mnther bird rnrpfnllv hides j the nest from her mate, though why j she does so is unknown, the male j showing no desire to harm the. eggs or young birds. In this infrequent breeding is demonstrated nature's thoughtfulness?having no xlestructive enemies the kakapo would multiply to too ' great numbers if tlie breeding season occurred as frequently as with other birds. Raising Bamboo in Louisiana. The department of agriculture tells the people of this country that experiments in Louisiana show that Chinese and Japanese bamboo may be grown there and that the cultivation of some varieties may be profitable. Mention is made, for instance, of Pliyllostachys pubescens, which one . ?ay eat as a salad when the shoots are six or eight inches above the ground,. or which may be used for timber later, j tts the "shoots" r?tch a height of from 60 to 70 feet in three weeks. The bambeo, we are told, may he used in building operations or for telephone poles or spars, hcnce it Is recommended as a source of wealth to ihose who live in southern Louisiana. It may be profitable to them, but folks in the North feel that the Louisiana mil 1 fin/^ 5f irjAfA nrnfifoto Udl 12} Wilt UUU 1W UIV4C ^IVil lAMiV WW | continue to raise sugar cane and the price of sugar, remarks the Hartford Courant. Owls Lodge in Oxford. Owls, as is? proper in tbe case of birds of such renowned solemnity and secluded habit, have always exhibited a particular likiog for Oxford, where more than one college, but particularly Worcester, has its colony. Recently they have established a new colony in the ivy-covered walls of the Bodleian library and the Tower of the Five Orders, in the Old Schools quadrangle. Members of the BoiUey staff now occasionally find relaxation from their duties by rescuing the young birds which find their way down on to the pavement of the quadrangle, and. are una 1)1 e to fly up to their nests.?Westminster Gazette. I Washing Rugs. I When either rugs or small carpets I require washing dissolve four ounces j of good white soap in four ounces of boiling water. When cool, add five ounces of glycerin and two ounces of chloroform. Bottle and cork well for use. When needed add one teaspoonful of the preparation to a pail of tepid water and wash the carpet with a flannel and soap in the usual way. One wash will have a wonderfully cleaning ana crizncenmg eitcci. Stretch out on a flat space, tightly nailing the comers or sides If nece? gary. r ^s . The Woods THE PLAYGROUND. The city street, the city street, J Lies heavy on the lown? An awfffl avenue of heat, Whose rays of yellow summer beat "Upon the stones of brown, Where little children's weary feet Creep slowly np and down. The houses rise, the houses rise, Beside t{ie thoroughfare; Their windows look with bloodshot ] eyes O'er huddled roofs to smoky sklea, And find no promise there; And childhood's voice of laughter dial In pestilential air. The city great, the city great? . > It is so big a thing! 1^. From city gate to city gate, 0JfTom somber dawn to even lata r:?! I It throbs with marketing; ;-.V ? nas no moment u may wait - -% j To hear the children sing. ^ j ?'i ! V; v; ) The little ones, the little ones, The buds that never bloom, (While underneath the breathless SIRS The stream of life forever runs Through arteries of gloom), Look on your stately Parthenon? And find so little room! There is asStreet, another street, j T?m-An/1 tlia wnll Beyond the corridors of heat, Where waters pure and waters swHrt ! In crystal cadence fall? And to the children's tiny feet Their liquid measures calll Its tenements, its tenements, Are neither grim nor gray; And from each verdant eminence Their crimson-throated resident! Pour music to the day, Their choristing inhabitants Sing loud a roundelay. j O fairy shores, O merry shores, Away from slime and sin!? With leafy roofs anrl grassy floor*, Where robin nests and swallow soaf? j When summer days begin? Oh, lot us open wide the doors And ask the children in! (Copyright.) 0 The Care of the Scalp i- 1 (By United States Health Scrvtc?.) HEIJE nre a few very important things for you to know about j your hair, and the proper way of car- j ing for it: First, nnd most important, is the fact that except for the root the hair i is nothing but dead tissue. It is the scalp and not the hair that : must be treated. "Gray hair" cannot be cured, that is, restored, except by dyes. Baldness cannot be cured, except on ! rare occasions. The scalp is just like the rest, of the skin on the body, and should he J kept as clean as the face or the hands, i In order to do this the head should ne wasneci at least once a weex v/un a i good tar or sulphur soap. This will j not only help to keep the scalp free i from dandruff, but will open the pores j of the scalp and permit of the free flow of oil to make the hair glossy. It is folly to have the hair sinzed. as it fs entirely useless. So-called "hnir I foods"' cannot '.'nourish" the hair and j should be wisely "avoided. If you want pretty hair, keep the { scalp clean and healthy. Wash the head ' and hair clean and rinso gut all soap. ! Then dry thoroughly with a hot towel, j If the hair .should become "dry" from I too much washing, apply a mixture of grain alcohol and castor oil, about five teaspoonfuls of oil to the pint of alco hoi. 'inis win resrore ine gioss in uie , hair, and also act as an excellent antl- | septic for dandruff. ' When the hair persists in falling out ' and bald spots appear, the fault is not always with the scalp, but may be some remote underlying cause. Con-j suit a physician instead of a barber, j as the falling hair may be a symptom of some disease lie could readily recognize and cure. Often when the hair is falling out it is being replaced by new hair. Gray hair is caused by a loss of pigment. or coloring matter, and small air bubbles getting into the hair and giving it the white appearance. There is no way of curing this condition, although it may sometimes be prevented by keeping the scalp healthy and clean. This is not always possible, however, as heredity plays an important part in the tendency of the hair to become gray. -0 -MILITANT- MARYfly-veins* ore f?T% fullofred,red LM?Blblood' i-vow-rii i I Iff ft and- THEN J p- ii/ l-pui-fTTy-eioowj f\ oo-roydeaK I \ AND*PUSH \ A'PUNY \ V P?N1 A FN 't'F!UHuq*i' M / . ' BUSY REORGANIZING !| SAVINGS SOCIETIES ij , IN PU8LIB SCHOOLS 8oys and Girls Who Did Such Fine Work Last Year Soon Will B? Active Again* scnooi Doys ana gins in an parts 05 1 this State are reorganizing the savings societies which did sucii excellent work last session, and it is believed that even better records will be made 1 during this school year. In the nine j months of the 1919-1920 session mora I than $2,315,000 was invested in Savings Stamps, Thrift Stamps and other 1 govenrment securities in this (listrice, j " In order that thrift in its various I phases might be taught to greater ad- I vantage this session, Miss Mary G. j Shotwell, director of the educational j division of the district War Loan Or- j ganization. last summer visited all ot | the summer schools in Maryland, Vir- | ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and was instrumental in having regular courses in practical innit mcuryuraicu iu wo curriculum not only in the State summer schools but in the county schools and teachers' institutes. In all, more than 660 lessons and demonstration* \ in thrift principles were given to up- j ward3 of 11,(100 teachers: Many of | these teachers?most of them, very ! likely?will correlate the thrift idea J with their class work this session. The savings movement is being con- j Hnftprl in thA srhnnls and nlspwhora. II - J - I under th8 direction of the United States Treasury Department. "Work and Save" is one of the slogans. In other words, effort is being made to make everyone realize?particularly the hoys and girls of today who will be the men and women of tomorow? the importance of increasing production, of curtailing waste, of wisei . spending, of systematic saving, and of investing in such securities as government bonds, Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. Last session the hundreds of springs societies in this State gave ample evidence of the patriotism and intelligent endeavor of their members. This session, with the foundation already laid and with the pupils knowing how : to conduct their savings societies an/l clubs, a record is anticipated of which the State will have good reason to be proud. IS EJISiED TO DODGE' ELEPHANT 11 FLEA Troublesome Insect-Like Extrava. ' ganccs Which Attack Pocket-Book Whea You Are Not Looking. , You can dodge an elephant but you can't dodge a flea. You have to swat the flea. The big financial' dangers that threaten to overwhelm you can be j avoided easily and safely. Unless you ! UtJiXUtriitl/OXJ jruuurcu iu luu yam or danger by attempting to get some* thing for nothing, or by speculative and hazardous investment, or extravagance, you are not likely to have the financial life crushed out of you by one rusji of disaster. You can sidestep the charges of the elephants of dishonesty, bad" judgment and mismanagement by buying Liberty Bonds but you can't sidestep the ftea bites of waste which take a nickel here and a quarter there and a dollar somewhere else before yon can put. your finger on them. Most people ran avoid spending $3,000 for an automobile or $5000 forn diamond ring but. they cannot resist the 15 rents for an extra cigar or the $2 for theater tickets or the nickel for a bag of pea! Vau r?onn/v+ ^iTrova f}r\r1 era. if I ilUlk). X VU V-ll-IHJVU p.i n ?7 MV.^V AK J VVi have the money in jour pockets. If you Jet them alone, they will make your bankroll look as sick as a kief with measles. The only way to prevent these small expenditures from making an angry rush on a $10 bill every wee^c is to ; swat them by putting the bill out of | reach before they light. The safest | place to put it is in government savings securities. Thrift Stamps an<5 Savings Stamps are safe and profitable and the greatest protection in the world against waste money. THEY WILL AGAIN HELP SAVINGS STAMP SALES. i Postmasters of the United States j have pledged themselves to continue unremittingly to give their fullest cooperation to the success of the livings movement instituted by the Treasury Department, according to news received by the Savings Division of the Treasury. At the Minneapolis convention the National League of Postmasters announced thai they would continue to act as the principal agents for tbe 11 sale of Savings c Stamps and Thrift j| Stamp3 a%they have doue for the last: .three years. The postmasters took this step,! they announced, because they were J ( convinced that the economic situation j which faced every citizen demanded j saving, wise buying, wise spending and safe investment in government I securities, and they voted to encourage the Savings Division movement to th? fullest extent by urging investmeat it government securities by Individuals, corporations and #911$ * - & i ? rsm it* i A ? 1 he 15est Adve M L.. in newDef * / * I , ' . : T \\T .1 (f O iwice a vim * i | I K r riming 11 I 55 m *: ' . . . rtising Medium 9^9 5? ry County I ! MM H 'I 'jCT'-- . " ' H ^ 1 -- S I' I 01111 iJCTfO .00 a Year in Advance I Eg r I V - -'-K; . H gt i ii n I leauy uone I*.-*: a t ' yn-- ."2 ,