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TIPS to (jardeners Soils Flowers Prefer G ardeners wm have better success with their flowers if care is taken to plant them in the most suitable soils available, for certain flowers have rather pe culiar soil preferences. Even though you may have beds of good, rich soil, there are some flowers that will not do as well in It as they might in poorer soil, according to Gilbert Bentley, flower expert. The most satisfactory flowers for soil that is generally poor are nasturtium, love-lies-bleeding, Jo seph’s coat, celosia, alyssum, Cal ifornia poppy, calendula, love-in- a-mist and hollyhock. Zinnia, petunia, portulaca, snap dragon, stock, heliotrope,, mari gold and salvia do best in a rich soil. Soil that is heavy and contains clay is good for sweet peas, pan sies, snapdragons, and most of the popular perennials. In gen eral, a heavy soil retains more moisture and is cooler than a light soil. Plants that like a heavy soil also like cool, moist weather. 2-WAY RELIEF FOR THE MISERY OF COLDS The speed with which Bayer tab lets act in relieving the distressing symptoms of colds and accompany ing sore throat is utterly amazing . . . and the treatment is simple do. Bayer Aspirin glass of water. Then gaigle with this mixture twice, holding your head well back. This medicinal gargle will act almost like a local anesthetic on the sore, irritated membrane of your throat. Pain eases promptly; rawness is relieved. You will day it is remarkable. And the few cents it costs effects a lag saving over expensive “throat les” and strong medicines, when you buy, see that you get genuine BAYER ASPIRIN. Virtually 1 cent a tablet China la Still China In the past 2,000 years, China has been conquered six times— by the Tartars, Turks, Kitans, Ju- chens, Mongols and the Manchus. But China still is China because it has always converted and ab sorbed its invaders. — Collier’s Weekly. EASE YOUR CHILD’S CHEST COLD TOHIGHT Tonight, at bedtime, rub his little chest with stainless, snow-white Penetro. Penetro is the only salve that has a base of old-fashioned mutton suet together with 113% to 227% more medication than any other nationally sold cold salve. Creates thorough counter-irritant action that increases blood flow, stimulates body heat to ease the tightness and pressure. Vaporizing action helps to "open up” stuffy nasal passages. 85c Jar contains twice 25c size. Ask for Penetro. Dominion Over Self You can never have a greater or a less dominion than that over yourself.—Leonardo da-Vinci. BACKACHES NEED WARMTH Thoosanda wbo coffered miserable backaches, pains in shoulder or hips, now pot on All- cock’s Porous Plaster and find warm, sooth ins relief. Muscle pains caused by rheuma tism. arthritis, sciatica, lumbago and strains, all respond instantly to the plow of warmth that makes you fed good right sway. Allooek’a Plaster brines blood to the painful spot.. . . treats backache where it is. Allcoek’s lasts lone, comes off easily. It is the original porous plaster ... ruaran- teed to brine instant relief, or money back. Orer 6 million Alleock’s Plasters used. 26*. ALLCOCK’S 1 |||4dverfisecf i BARGAINS • Oorreaders should always remember that our community merchants cannot afford to adver tise a bargain unless it is a real bargain. They do advertise bargains and such advertising means money saving to the people of the community. • ■■■■■■■■ZniBmiHjnHiiinmBiSSBSMmmBiHimmmBsmilSHSBsiiilHmMBMssmiiBBBWBmBs L-. ! STAR ! | DUST | $ jMLovie • Radio $ ★ ★ ★★★By VIRGINIA VALE★★★ IMPROVED""'"" UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. C Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 6 Historic Hoaxes 86 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON © Western Newspaper Union J AMES CAGNEY has patched up his quarrel with Warner Brothers and Margaret Sulla- van has made peace with the Universal company, which is good news to all the admirers who have missed them. Cagney will be rewarded with the very best story Warners own, the great New York stage hit “Boy Meets Girl.” It is a rollicking story about two loony Hollywood scenario writers, and if all of Cag ney’s requests are granted, he will have Pat O’Brien playing his partner in foolish antics. Miss Sullavan will play in “The Road to Reno.” That leaves Jean Arthur the only major at traction who is still feuding with her company, Columbia, and staying off the screen in revolt. However, Ann Sothern has parted company with R K O and Barbara Stanwyck is suspended from the pay roll because they refused to play in a picture called “Distant Fields.” —+— Felix Knight, who sang recently on the Metropolitan auditions, is be ing hailed as the greatest discovery of the year, bat Hollywood claims that they discovered him some two years ago. He sang the juvenile lead in “Babes in Toyland,” the Hal Roach film, and has sung in opera in the Hollywood Bowl. Mo tion picture fans will be interested to know that this thrilling young ten or was recently married to the daughter of Alice Joyce. “It’s All Yours,” the hew Colum bia film starring Madeleine Carroll and Francis Lederer, turns out to be all Mischa Auer’s. Beauty and romantic interest just cannot com pete with the utter nonsense that this tragic-faced Russian puts over so hilariously. Off screen Mischa Auer is entertaining too, but what most impresses one on meeting him is his deep gratitude to the United States of which he is now a natural ized citizen. Any one of a dozen voices that yon hear on “Grand Central,” “The Goldbergs” or “True Story” or innumerable other radio hours is apt to be a youth named Lawson Zerbe who comes from the Univer sity of California. He is known af fectionately as radio’s one - man stock company. Recently when he was scheduled to play six roles on one dramatic hour, he was delayed at another studio and when he final ly arrived just in the nick of time, the frantic director had sent out for six well - known actors to replace him. John Barrymore had great fun on his vacation in New York. Know ing that he was going to portray an elderly and somewhat acid society reporter in his next Paramount pic ture, “Cafe Society,” he did the fashionable night clubs and watched the jewelled set at play. Margaret Sullavan < Joe Penner is the radio favorite of 22,416 boys and girls between the ages of six and six teen. Every year a survey is conducted by the Boys Athletic league among chil dren in playgrounds, vacation camps, and work agencies to learn their prefer ences in sports, books, movies, ra dio programs, foods and hobbies which is used as a guide for joe Penner educators in plan ning their diversions. Eddie Can tor, The Lone Ranger, and Jack Benny were runners - up in the youngsters’ election of radio favor ites. Buck Jones proved to be the boys’ favorite motion picture star, while Shirley Temple led in the girls’ division. ODDS AND ENDS—Clark Gablejvill portray a newsreel cameraman in u Too Hot to Handle” . . . Fibber McGee and Molly have been engaged for another Paramount picture . . . Janet Gaynor in "The Star VTagon” will play the role that Lillian Gish is playing on the stage. Lil lion was Janet’s favorite motion-picture star when she was a youngster .. . Arlene Whelan, who was a manicurist before a 20th Century-Fox talent scout found her, will play the lead in u Kidnapped.” A long period of training at the studio came between the two careers ... A practica' joker put a sign on Kay Francis’ lawn that read “Open for Inspection—Publit Welcome.” Kay claims that this drew her biggest audience to date . . . Ginger Rog ers awards prizes at her parties for the best concoctions turned out at the soda fountain recently installed in her home . . . Joe E. Brown was the first Hollywood film star to put in a soda fountain at home, but Joe has flocks of children in his family to play soda jerker every day, he doesn’t have to invite guests. © Western Newspaper Union. CHALLENGING THE SOCIAL ORDER LESSON TEXT—Mark 2:13-22. GOLDEN TEXT—I came not to caff the righteous, but sinners—Mark 2:17. PRIMARY TOPIC—When Jesus Had Din ner With Matthew. JUNIOR TOPIC—When Jesus Passed By. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Helping'by Being Friendly. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— Crusading for a Christian Society. “Crusading for a Christian Socie ty,” is one of the topics assigned for consideration today. Everyone who is right thinking would be glad if the social order of which we are all a part might be made Christian, for it is far from it now. But fore doomed to failure are the attempts to Christianize society by some great program of “social regenera tion.” God’s way is to save the in dividual who makes up the social order. When a man is right with God he will be right with his fel low man. The Scripture lesson for today is full of outstanding spiritual princi ples of the greatest practical im port to both Christians and the un converted. It should be studied by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and taught in his power. L One Sinner Becomes a Servant (w. 13, 14). Capernaum was so situated that it provided an excellent location for the collection of the Roman taxes which the Jews so hated. There at the “receipt of custom” sat a Jew named Levi, who was no doubt despised by his neighbors because he had joined in this distasteful business. To him came the gra cious Lord with the invitation, “Fol low me.” How different would be the history of the cause of Christ on earth if every other man who thus was called had done likewise. To follow the Master means sacri fice and breaking with the old life, but it also means peace and glory. II. Many Sinners Meet the Lord (v. 15). Levi, who now becomes Matthew, showed his love for the Lord by de siring that his friends might also meet him. So he prepared a din ner for them in his own house, to which he also invited Jesus. It is always dangerous for a Christian to maintain social con tact with his former companions in sin, if he does so for has own en joyment or advantage. But to be their friends that one may win them to Christ, that is most desirable. HI. Some Righteous Folk Miss the Lord (w. 16, 17). Sin is an unspeakably horrible thing that separates men from God, but it is not an insuperable bar rier, for the moment a man con fesses his sin and calls on the Saviour he is saved. But self- righteousness—that is the impassa ble barrier. God can do nothing for the man who rests his hope of sal vation on his own good character, high morality,, and respectable po sition in society. IV. Fasting and Feasting—When and Why (w. 16-20). God established one fast day for Israel. They established many, es pecially the Pharisees. Religion that loses its spiritual life and pow er clings with tenacity to outward observances and symbols. Should one never fast? Yes, to the true follower of Jesus there come times when the urgency of soul concerning the problems of one’s own life, the lives of others, the needs of the world, shuts the door of interest to anything as ordinary as food for the body. Feasting and rejoicing—are these spiritual and uplifting? Christianity is a joyful faith. It is not te be, hidden in damp, dark cloisters; it thrives in the sunshine, in the happy laughter of a child, in the cheerful shout of the saint. The Church is the Bride of Christ. If the friends of the bridegroom were to rejoice (v. 19), should not the Bride shout for joy? V. New Things versus Old Things (w. 21, 22). The Pharisees wanted the gospel of grace to conform to the narrow channels of their interpretation of the law. Was not the law good? Yes. Jesus said he came not to de stroy it, but to fulfill it (Matt. 5:17). He bore the curse of the law that we might be free (Gal. 3:13, 14). But he also brought in the new covenant of assurance and grace. The mixing of grace and law, or the effort to do so, has continued even to our day. Let us be clear on that point—we we saved by grace, not by the works of the law (Eph. 2:8, 9). We work because we are saved, not in order to be saved. Prayer If the eye is fixed on God, thought may roam where it will without ir reverence, for every thought is then converted into a prayer. Need Exercising The only way to restore a weak ened will is by exercising itself in details of duty. Constant Joy “Rejoice evermore,” says the apostle; let your joy be constant and durable. Many Ladies' Man E UGENE FIELD took special de light in tormenting Edward S. Bok, because Bok, who was a bach elor, was editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal. That apparent in consistency was amusing to the poet and humorist. One day he inserted in the news columns of the Chicago Daily News a notice of Bok’s engagement to Miss Lavinia Pinkham, granddaugh ter of Mrs. Lydia Pinkham of pat ent medicine fame. The story went out over the Associated Press and was reprinted in papers throughout the United States. A few days later there was a story about Miss Pink- ham’s departure for Paris to buy a trousseau. Soon letters and inquiries began to pour in upon Bok, who pleaded with Field to put a stop to such sto ries. Field obliged him by printing a denial of the Pinkham engage ment but at the same time linked Bok’s name with that of Mrs. Frank Leslie. Again there was a flood of letters to the unfortunate editor of the Journal, also some caustic com ment about the fickleness of his af fections. Shortly afterwards Bok’s engagement to the daughter of Cy rus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the Journal, was officially announced and Field was very contrite for the joke he had played on the Philadel phia editor. But that didn’t stop him playing jokes on Bok. His next was a fake interview “at quarantine” with Bok upon his return from a trip to Eu rope. Since the interview dealt with changes in women’s fashions in Par is it was widely copied by fashion papers all over the country and it even fooled Bok’s office in Philadel phia. The people there believed that he was still in Europe and there was much scurrying around to prepare for his arrival before they learned that it was another at Eugene Field’s jokes. • • • John Wilkes Booth Mummy F, AT some county fair or in a “museum,” you were told you could see the “mummified body of John Wilkes Booth” upon payment of a certain fee, it is to be hoped that you took advantage of the op portunity. For if you had, you would have gazed upon one of the greatest hoaxes in American history. Around the turn of the century a house painter in Enid, Okla., known as John St. Helen (his real name was David E. George) convinced Finis L. Bates, a Tennessee law yer, that he was in reality John Wilkes Booth. He asserted that he had escaped from the burning barn in Maryland a few days after the assassination of Lincoln, and now, struck with remorse over his deed, had to confess to ease his soul. Bates tried to interest the United States government in his discov ery, so he could collect the $100,000 reward offered for the slayer of Lin coln—this, despite the fact that that reward had long since been paid to the captors of Booth. But the fed eral authorities weren’t interested. In 1903 St. Helen (or George) com mitted suicide and the Tennessee lawyer claimed the body. In 1908 Bates published a book, “Escape and Suicide of John Wilkqp Booth,” to bolster up his claim. For a time the mummified body of his “Booth” was exhibited in Memphis, Tenn., and in 1929 it was said to have been sold “to parties in the West.” Where it is now is unknown but wherever it may be, this is true; it is NOT the body of the man who killed Abraham Lincoln I • • • Wedding Story D URING the winter of 1929-30, Robert Quillen, editor of the Fountain Inn (S. C.) Tribune print ed a story about a wedding in his community which wasn’t compli mentary to either the bride or groom. As a climax, it insinuated that this had been a “shot gun wed ding” and then added: “This may be the last issue of the Tribune but my life ambition has been to write up one wedding and tell the truth. Now that is done, death can have no sting.” This story was widely reprinted throughout the country, because many an editor, no doubt, had often wished to write just such a story and was glad to know that one of their number at last dared to do so. Some of them suspected that it was a fictitious yarn, but others believed it was genuine and criticized Quil len for “exposing and treating peo ple so cruelly.” It was a hoax, all right, but it is still often reprinted as a real wed ding story, perhaps the most famous one ever written. Badminton The name badminton was “poo- na” when first played in India, no one knows how long ago. English soldiers on leave carried it home and it was introduced by the Duke of Beaufort at his home. Badmin ton. Hence the name. Like tennis, it is played with rackets, but on a smaller court. Instead of a ball, a shuttlecock is used. This is shaped like an orange cut in half, has feath ers imbedded in the flat side. The shuttlecock must be hit on the round side and while in the air. Curtaining Your Front Door. Y OUR front door greets your friends before you do. Is it dressed to look its best? Here are some simple rules that will be useful in selecting the material and style for front door curtain ing. Choose a fabric that looks well on both sides and that harmonizes with the outside color of your door as well as with the color scheme of the hall or room into which it opens. A simple net curtain mate rial or plain silk are good to use but if your door is white on the outside think twice before you choose the usual ecru or pongee color. White net or silk of a color to match the shutters or the trim of the house will look infinite ly more attractive and will not be too conspicuous. The curtains may be made double with a dif ferent color on the inside if need be. Pale yellow is another color that is always safe to use as it gives the effect of light shining tiirough the door. These curtains should be firmly anchored both top and bottom so that they do not blow about and catch in the door when it is opened and closed. Both bottom and top rods may be fastened over hooks as shown here at A. Every homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears’ new book, SEWING. Forty-eight pages of step-by-step directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables; curtains for every type of room; lampshades, rugs, ottomans and Tarotite Xteciae off the fVeeh'- m -' Baked Peaches for Garnish or Dessert. /BANNED peach halves baked in ^ their own syrup with the addi tion of sugar, butter and a sus picion of cinnamon make an ideal fruit to feature with the meat course or they are equally de licious to have for dessert. Serve them hot or cold but hot fruit during the winter months is es pecially good. Baked Peaches. 1 No. 2ft can peach 3 tablespoons halves butter ft cup brown sugar Cinnamon Pour the peaches and the syrup into a shallow pan, a cake pan is convenient to use. Turn the peach halves so the cut side is up. Sprinkle the sugar over the peaches, place a piece of butter in each peach where the pit was re moved and sprinkle them ever so lightly with cinnamon. Bake in a hot oven (450 degrees) until the sugar on the edges of the peach begins to brown, or about 30 min utes. If you wish a more pro nounced brown edge, set the pan of peaches under the broiler for a few minutes. Canned pear halves are de licious prepared in this same man ner. If the fruit is served as a des sert, plain cream is nice to serve with it. MARJORIE H. BLACK. UndtPhiiey ’%M Give Us Action Rather a man who calls a spade a spade, give us one who calls a pitchfork a pitchfork and uses it in a good cause. If children were taught the national anthem in the public schools, they could sing more than one verse of it when they grow up. How did it happen that the dodo was so called when all the other fossils have seven-syllable names? As Discipline Besides performing at least one good deed every day, each of us should perform one unusual dis agreeable duty each day. Silence under oppression fosters a lot of rancorous malice. Facts are of no account if you don’t reason from them. other useful articles for the home. Readers wishing a copy should send name and address, enclos ing 25 cents (coins preferred) to Mrs. Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. Does a Big Job Advertising of canned fruits and vegetables created de mand, produced competition, made large and economical production possible,’ provided markets for the farmers and owners of orchards, and jobs for many thousands of people. The consumer profits by better quality and lower prices. With out advertising, these things could not have happened. GREAT- GREAT— GREAT- GREAT- GRANDCHILDREN Pedigreed Ferry’s Seeds are often developed and improved for six, eight, and even ten gen erations before they are sold. Year after year, at the unique Ferry-Morse Seed-Breeding In stitute, the best flower and veg etable plants are selected from each year’s experimental crops, and their seeds planted for still another improved generation. By this process, desirable char acteristics are strengthened, weaknesses eliminated. And Ferry’s Seeds must prove they will grow. So the Institute makes 50,000 tests for growing ability each year before pack- eting—and tests each variety for truenese to type! Ferry’s Seeds have grown the finest flowers and vegetables in your locality for years. Assure your garden a perfect start this year — choose pedigreed and tested seeds from the Ferry’s Seeds display in your favorite store. 5c a packet and up. 1938 NOVELTIES too! Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Detroit, San Francisco. FERRY'S SEEDS No Standing Still All that is human must retro-1 grade if it does not advance.— Gibbon. One good cook tells another . . . #A// good cooks know that Jewel makes more tender baked foods, and creams faster, than even the costli est types of shortening. It’s a Special Blend of fine vege table fats and other bland cooking fats ... used by more fine cooks than any other shortening in Amer ica! Get Jewel in the familiar red carton for better cooking results! FAVORITE OF THE SOUTH