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Do Your Christmas Shopping Early-

Only four wek3 more until the Christmas holiday. The intervening' days will roll by before we are aware that Christmas is here. ; The suggestion of merchants and their sales forces that purchasers do their Christmas buying early is worthy of consideration now. Christmas stocks are on display. The selections are 1 complete and the early buyer will reap the benefit of having his choice of the articles. ! Service now is much better than it can be a few weeks hence when crowded stores will prevent the sales people from giving the attention ' and care which they ordinarily do. - The shopper benefits himself and the sales 1 forces by early -buying. Nothing is gained by I delay. . Every advantage is with the early buyer.

Co-operation Between Farmer and the City' Dweller

L.. A. Pittinger of Muncie, who the Rotary club Tuesday, pleaded

; understanding between the city and rural dwelljers, insisting that both should forget their mutual prejudices and unite on a broad basis of

unified action and common interest. More than 100 farmers, guests of the Rotary club, heard

the address. "Let us declare an armistice

I said Mr. Pittinger in his plea for

effort of the men mainly interested in agricul

CALM DELIBERATION IS YOUR BREAKWATER By George Matthew Adams

The sea Is a book of philosophy. In dimensions so deep and -wide that our little frames standing at its edge must appear Infinitesimal Indeed. The other day I stood with a friend and watched the sea lap ita tongue against the shore. Out a little way were boats Bitting In apparent calm, undisturbed, by this mad lashing of waves against the breakwater. How good for those ships that these waters had an outlet for their wrath and frenzied vitality. . I said that we, as human beings, had breakwaters. If we used them to right purpose, our mental and spiritual lives would sit as calm as those boats Just a little off shore. Your breakwater may be your calm and collected attitude of mind toward your work and life Itself. Not worrying not getting all "fussed up" over the tiniest trifles, but riding serene while your breakwaters scatter the force and destroying power of the elements in your nature that could, under other conditions, break your poise and weaken your., strongest points. There are breakwaters that In time wash away, so that new ones must be built. During great storms, especially are they made to appear' as tho made of the flimsiest material. But how Inspiring when you see these breakwaters made by the God of Nature Himself I Towering rocks that merely kiss the maddest seas. The man or woman standing in the middle of the deepest sorrow or adversity you know right off that their breakwaters are as the rocks that picket the shores of the ocean in so many places. Storms must come to us all. But if we are properly breakwatered, we are going to ride safe until calm has again been restored.

I Answers to Questions I (Any reader can pet the answer to I any question by writing The Palladium (Information Bureau, edriclt J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. This ofJfer applies strictly to Information. The bureau does not (rive advice on legal, t medical and financial matters. It does

.not attempt to settle domestic troubles, !nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and i address and enclose two cents in stamps 'for return postage. AU replies are sent 'direct to the Inquirer. Q. What part of the population of this country helps to raise the crops?" W. It H. A. The department of agriculture says that the agriculture production of the United States requires the labor of about one-quarter of the gainfully employed population. In China and India about three-fourths of the people support themselves by some sort of fanning, and la Russia the proportion Is larger. Q. Are aluminum cooKing utensus ) made of pure aluminum?" G. W. I A. ' They are generally made from I commercially pure aluminum (99.4 ipercent of Al.). One brand contains J about 1.25 percent manganese. Q. What- kind of sea food i3 the I scallop? W. E. S. A. The bureau of 'fisheries says that the scallop (Pecten irradians and Pecten tenuicostatus) Is an edible ! bivalve found in paying quantities off the coasts of Long Island, Rhode Island, southern Massachusetts and the i central part of the coast line of Maine. I The powerful adductor muscle by I which the animal opens and closes its shell forms the edible portion, or socalled "eye," and retains its natural shape when served on the table as : -fried scallops." The rest of the animal is used as fish bait or fertilizer, or thrown away. It may be prepared in the same way as the oyster. Q. What is the meaning of a cross, a heart and an anchor? H. C. Ci. A The symbolic emblems for faith, hope, and charity are respectively the anchor, the cross, and the heart. Q. Should our flag float In all kinds of weather? L L A. The American flag should be displayed only In suitable weather. Q. When were shoes first made In the United States? C. F. A. A. The manufacture of shoesln the United States was established in 1629 by Thomas Bearg, who came over with . hides, both upper and bottom, in the Mayflower. ,. Q. What is Mary Pickford's real name? D. N. T. A. Mary Pickford Is Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks. la private life. She retains her stage name of Mary Pickford. This was made her name by court action some years ago, when she petitioned Ho have her name change from Gladys Smith. . Buy Graham's Lemon Cocoa Hard Water Soap-rtruiy-wonderful. Adv, Pile Sufferers Don't become despondent try Dr. Leonhardt's HEM-ROID no greasy salves no cutting a harmless rem edy that is guaranteed to quickly banishli misery, or costs nothing. A. G, Lukea Drug Co. Advertis ement,

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tural production and those connected with indus-j try and commerce. ' " The value of Mr. Pittingers address is the fact that he minced no words in pointing to both parties wherein they were, wrong. As is the case in many sharp differences of opinion, the fault lies mostly in a misunderstanding of motives and in a prejudicial attitude. Remove these and usually the two parties can quickly settle their differences. This holds true in no small degree in the misunderstanding between the farmer and the city dweller. When Mr. Pittinger insisted that the producer in agriculture, which is the. basic industry of the United States, is entitled to a fair return, he expressed the farmer's viewpoint in terms of justice and fair play. And when he asserted that the farmers should expand their civic hori

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dweller is not trying to be oppressive, he also gave voice to a true sentiment. "We must all get a clear-cut vision of our relations," he pointed put. His further assertion that the -men who make our laws in the state

and national legislatures often lack vision be

cause we who are at home are selfish and narrow-minded, was a fundamental truth which shtfuld challenge our consideration. Therein probably lies the real reason why the members of our legislatures and of congress have little

ioresignt and little statesmansnip. ney cannot rise above petty political considerations because their constituency are too narrow-minded

spoke before for a better to support them are "looking out

other man may profit more than we do. "The wisest thing that can cpme to any of us," said Mr. Pittinger, "is not the idea' that the most profitable life lies in getting all we can for ourselves, that each house is a unit separate to itself, but in the opposite ideal that we should all work together as part of the community."

for all time,' co-operative Who's Who in the Day's News The qualities most needed in busi ness today are character, personality. integrity and generosity," says Thom as W. Lamont, noted American fi nancier. He points out: "Opportunities today are greater than ever and industry, courage and energy in the youth of American will permit it to grow to manhood equipped to assume whatever duties will devolve upon it later. Be gen-l erous. Cast your bread upon the water and it will return to vrm frir T A-tAONT many days. Be generous to your fellow employes, your employer, your fellow men and your country. Don't be afraid that the other fellow will get the better of you. Rather, be afraid that you will get the better of the other man. Trust your associates and your fellow beings. Some of us have been trying to have this country be generous to other countries in Europe." Lessons in Correct English don't Say: The fighter delivers - a hard STROKE. The swordsman's BLOW reached its mark. - The autos met with a eudden BLOW. He HIT him with his open hand. -He gave him a CUFF with his whip. Say: The fighter delivers a hard BLOW. The swordsman's STROKE reached its mark. The autos met with a sudden SHOCK. He SLAPPED him with his open hand. He gave him a, LASH with his whip. For Colds, Grip or Influenza and as a Preventive, take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets. The genuine bears the signature of E. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BROMO.) 30c. Advertisement. FOR STOMACH AGONY Ask Your Drusgist About Mi-O-Na It Gives Relief in Five Minutes. Tour drusrist will tell you that Ml-O-Na is ruaranteed to relieve quickly and safely, unset stomach and Indiges tion, or your money will be refunded. Have you ga.a on stomach? One Ml-O-Na Tablet and the misery is ended. Are you bilious, dizzy or nervous? Ml-O-Na will help to put you right In a day; gives reuei in live minutes. Now. dear reader, don't fro on suffer lnsr with stomach trouble. Be fair to yourself; throw aside prejudice and try M-1-o-r.a. And money back if you don't say Ml-O-Na Is worth its weight in old. Sold by leading druggists everywhere and by A. G. Xuken Drug: Co. and Dafler fxag Co. Aqyertlsemrn t - ,

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will understand that the city in such a procedure.. All of us for ourselves," fearful that the After Dinnqr Tricks No. 851 The Disappearing Match -A remarkably clever little trick that can be done with a few momenta' practice is the following: The performer lights a match and holds it in his right hand (Fig. 1). A quick wave of his hand and the match disappears Ilka a flash (Fig. 2). In doing the trick, stand with yotrr left side toward the spectators. Hold the matchbox in yonr left hand and hold the lighted match between the tips ci yonr right first and second fingers, jnet as shown la Fig. 1. Wave the right hand tip and down with a qnkk sweep (which pats oat the flame), at the same time straightening your fingers. Tba hand then appears as in Fig. 2, with the match at the back of the hand. Flact the matchbox in your open right hand and drop the box, and the concealed match into the right coat pocket. Cowrie kt, ittl, fty Ptlic Lvtlatr Cotnfomt jAiier, umner otones An Edinburgh Councillor told a good angung story the other evening. One day a big man watched an angler cast ing in a stream for some time, and eventually inquired: "Had any luck?' "Yes," replied the fisher, "I took thlr ty-one trout out of here, yesterday." "That's interesting" said the innuirer. "By the way, do you know who I am? I am the senior magistrate in this district, and this stream happens to be on my estate." "Ah! Do you anow wno i ami" responded the ane ler. "1 am the chanmion liar in the districfThe Morning Post. Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason , PAINFUL HISTORY . You would forget unpleasant thlng3, and so would other men, so don't dig up old smarts and stings, with idle tongue or pen; he Is no loyal friend who brings remembrance back again. C I T . . . . .... oimre i was pincnea ror mtting up some fifty miles or more, I must eacn day with sorrow sup, that topic makes me sore; my friends still pass the bit ter cup, and make my life a bore. "L hear you served a stretch in jail," my neighbor cries at dawn, when I got forth with hose and pail to moisten down the lawn; yet he must know his jest is stale, its point 'forever gone. And when is tolled the evening bell. and I sit down to rest, I hear the pass ing voter yell, "You like your freedom best? This thing of living in a cell i3 certainly no jest" They mean no harm, I realize, they think their humor fine; and yet they fill with polignant sighs this aching breast of mine, and force up to my weary eyes the wuves of scalding brine. I would forget the sixty days I spent indurSays His Prescription Has .Powerful Influence Over Rheumatism Mr. James W Allsn or Pni-hmtn- , T., suffered for years with rheumatism. xuany umes tnis terrible disease left him helpless and unable to work. He finally decided, after vmi- nf ceaseless study, that no one can be free irom rneumattsm until the accumulated Impurities, commonly called uric acid deposits, were dissolved in the Joints and muscles and expelled from the body. With this Idea In mind he consulted physicians, made experiments and finally compounded a prescription that quickly and completely banished every sign and symptom of rheumatism from his system. He freely gave his d!scoveryw which he called Allenrhu, to others who took it, with what mlgrht be called marvelous success. After years of urging he decided to let sufferers everywhere know abont bis discovery throug-h the newspapers. He has therefore Instructed druKXists everywhere to dispense Al lenrhu with the understanding- that if the first pint bottle does not show the way to complete recovery he will gladly return vour money without comnfent. A. Q. Luken Drur Co. can suddIv Xyou. Aflveru nemf n r.

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A Government Ferry Business Here is an Enterprise That Actually is Making Money for the United States Government.

By FREDERICK J. HASKIJf WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 29. Uncle Sam, in conducting his multl farious interests, has engaged In some strange occupations, ranging all the way from the manufacture of glass to the cross-breeding of donkeys and rebras; but the versatile old gentloman astonished himself the other day by discovering thaUone of the legacies left him by the 'war administration was a full-sized municipal ferry line which hasn't the remotest connection with any known function of national government. The ferry line is -at Nor folk, Va., connecting that thriving city with Its jealous sister city Ports mouth, a mile away across the i-liza beth river. Uncle Sam now. finds himself not only operating this municipal utility but doing so at a handsome prom to himself. Any government enter prise that actually pays dividends in hard cash into the treasury Is such a rare phenomenon that the NorfolkPortsmouth ferry line is in danger of becoming a congressional pet. The history of how the government acquired this ferry line, with its fleet of boats, its passenger terminal sta tions, ticket chopping machines, and all the rest, is an entertaining one, When the United States declared waT against Germany, it seemed as though every single agency of the government which had anything to do with the war, picked out the lower Chesapeake bay district as the scene of one or more of its most important activities The navy established its great supMusings For The Evening . When Ambassador Harvey allowed that women have no souls, he got him self into a peck of trouble, we might say a henpeck of trouble. One woman suggests that he do his stuff in vaude ville. A better suggestion might be "The Follies." .Vaudeville is now too full of monologists who have no sense of humor. Apparently the only way we can bring on seasonable cold weather is to have the Weather Bureau predict: "Tomorrow: Extreme heat and hu midity." Our friend Bill Doyle says he hears some insurance companies, in view of the recent epidemic of shootings are going to change the classification of policies on ministers from "Office and Traveling" as at present, .to "Hazardous. Calling," and raise the premium. We have elections in this country so that the majority may say what it wants and then try to get It. France will abolish absinthe substi tutes, but when will she succeed In abolishing the absinthe itself? The Mussolini movement in Italy is described as a sort of dance that Is liable to be quite popular. ance vile, but harmless, well-inten tioned jays combine to stir my bile; my Berserk Ire they daily raise, and do it with a smile. Pimply? Well, Don t Be People Notice It Drive them Off with Dr. tdwara's ouve Tablets. A pimply face will not embarrass you much longer If you get a package of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights, Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the successful substitute for calomel; there's, no sickness or pain after tak ing them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do that which calomel does, and just as effectively, but their action Is gentle and safe Instead of severe and irri tating. - No one who takes Olive Tablets la ever cursed with a "dark brown taste, a bad breath, a dull. listless, "no good" feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition or pimply face Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed witn ouve oil; you will know them by their olive color. Dr. Edwards spent years among patients afflicted with liver and bowel complaints, and Olive Tablets are the immensely effective result Take one or two nightly for a week. See how much better you feel and look. 15c and 30c.; Advertisement,

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Innicently Abroad The ply base there and also a mine assem bling plant, and it already had the great Portsmouth navy yard there. The shipping board placed some of its most important shipbuilding con tracts at Newport News. The sup ply division of the war - department located its greatest export base at Norfolk. The ordnance bureau established a great supply depot there. The engineers also located their chief ex port depot there. The transportation service created one of Its chief ports of embarkation in that district There was an aviation field there, a balloon school, an artillery training camp, and numerous other war enterprises. - The undirected congestion of war activity around the lower Chesapeake cost the government heavily in money because of the dislocation of the lo cal markets for labor and materials. But it did more, it put a sore strain upon the public utilities in the cities of the district. None of these utilities felt the strain more than the ferry line leading from Norfolk to Portsmouth. The Portsmouth navy yard has great ly expanded, and many of the navy yard workman had to use the ferry morning and night. Ferry Breakdown Was Threatened. The ferry line belonged jointly and "equally to the city of Portsmouth and the county of Norfolk. For many years it had been the practice to lease the ferry to the private operating com pany which bid the highest for the privilege, the leases each time run ning fox 10 years. Before each new lease was made the city and county would fix up the equipment but the lessee, to make as much money for himself as possible, would put just as little money into the maintenance and up-keep as he had to in order to keep the boats running. In 1918 the ferry threatened to break down, under the load. It was within eix months of the time of the expiration of the lessee's contract, and the equipment was . badly run down. The rotten old hulls barely stayed afloat, and the machinery was nearly worn out The government de manded an Improvement The lessees actually went to New York and bought two n;ast Klver ferryboats, old but in good condition, on the the agreement that the city and county would take them over when the lease expired But the government needed still more equipment, and the ,lessee could not suppiy it, une government therefore, stepped in, paid the lesee a small sum, in excrtange for his anticipated final six months' profits, bought the two ferryboats from him, and then entered Into a contract with the city and Feel Weak, Tired "All Played Out" Does the least exertion tire you out? Do you feel "blue" and worried, suf fer dragging backache, headaches and dizziness? Too many women blame so-called "female trouble" for this un happy state Instead of weak kidneys which so often are the cause. You must act quickly to prevent more seri ous trouble. Use Doan s Kidney Pills, They have helped thousands of weak, tired women. They should help you. Ask your neignDori A Case in Richmond Mrs. J. S. Brumley. 30 S. 3rd Bt, says: "I had to struggle along with my housework, when I moved pains shot all through my back. My nerves were bad , and dizziness came over me, Spots blurred my eight 8nd my kid neys didn't act right Doan'e Kidney Pius purchased at Thistlethwalte' urug store benemea me la every way. DOAN'SW 60at all Drugstores Ibster-rlSUmCo.rllCWBUcJ'IX

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Universal Language county to operate the line under the same rental agreement Among the agencies of the govern ment at work In the district was the United States housing corporation, which was building the Portsmouth suburbs of Cradock and Truxton to house the nary workers. This agency was) organized as a corporation and was therefore well fitted to the opera ting .agency for the ferry line. The housing corporation took over the property on a lease and then proceeded to spend 11,100,000 in rehabilitating the line. It junked about half the old equipment and rebuilt the rest, and then purchased two more ferryboats In New York, and when it was through spending money it had practically a new establishment. The old property had been appraised at $165,000. The new was worth more than a million. When it leased the ferries the hous ing corporation put in tow young men to run them Charles U. Freund, who had been an assistant to the vresi dent of the housing corporation and W. M. Cooper, the auditor in charge of the housing operation at Truxton. Freund went in as manager and Cooper as his assistant and office manager. Two-Man Plan Works Out When the hurry of war was past, these two operators settled down to their Job with great interest to see If they couldn't make the only govern ment-owned municipal ferry line In the United States a proposition that would not be ashamed to hold up its bead in the company of other public utill ties privately owned and operated. They fired most of an over-sized office force and, keeping only three or four clerks, made the enterprise practically a two-man proposition, do ing most of the overhead work them selves. They Inaugurated numerous economies unheard of by the Norfolk ferryboat crews before the advent of the government For one thing, they slightly cut down the speed of the boats, and in the course of a year saved hundreds of tons of coal: They adopted the plan of competitive bid ding for orders for all supplies Neither of them had often seen a fer ryboat before they took charge, but now New York ferry boat operators visit them and go back home with their heads full of Ideas. They made the Jlne pay a small profit from the start, but this profit ba3 grown. In 1921 It was 81,000; this year, with no increase in gross revenue but simply by the application economy, they raised the profit to $116,000. And this Is no paper profit either. It is the surplus left after either. It la the surplus left $1S5,000 a year rent to the local public owners, including also $60,000 interest on the government's Investment and finally Including about $25,000 set aside for the depreciation runa. xne Skin Troubles Soothed With Cuticura Samp. Otntant, Tmlram. "I'-, Smplw MGSEEuBBSfl

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Yah- Ber-Uen! Yah Yam- Koov Das ist eira Memories of OH Days In This Paper Ten Years Ago Today A local man who boasted jof but lit' tie hair upon his head appeared in the office of the country clerk and asked for a hunter's license. The clerk in. accordance with his duty proceeded tr fill out the license, asking the man's name, age, street address, weight and height. The questions were answered and written upon the blank. "What color is your hair," was the next and last question. The applicant removed his hat displaying a perfectly bald head with the semi-circle of "fringe" around the "edges" of his skull, "r guess its light," was the answer. last private operators were glad to take $12,000 in lieu of six months' pro fit, and they had none of these staggering interest and depreciation charges to bear. Meanwhile, Norfolk and Portsmouth are In a dilemma. Naturally the busicontroland allow the profits to fall glad to see the government relinquish control and allow the profits to fall Into local private hands, as it was ia the old days. Under the terms of the contract three years after the proclamation of peace, which means in November 1924, the city and county have the right to demand a new appraisal. The government agrees to wipe off as war loss the difference between the price it paid for the rehabilitation o? the property and what the appraisers say is its present worth. Then, any earnings are to be eubstracted from the appraisal value, and the city and county have the right to regain theutility by paying the difference to the government The question is, will the city andd county take this step? For one thing, they would probably have to; to dig into their treasuries for some! $500,000 to pay for the ferries In 1924.; Meanwhile the traveling public is cooli ing toward private operation In the near future. Those who cross the river buy their tickets in clean commodious, stations and ride in safe well-, kept boats that run on schedule to the second. Moreover, and most important, the tax payer sees the line now earnln-3 a profit at the rate of $135,000 a year. At this rate, the government will pay itself off in less than seven years. The citizens of Portsmouth and Nor folk thus think that under the term of the contract this million-dollar plum will fall into their laps free, if they give it time enough. Whether con gress would be willing to part witbj such a revenue-getter without a Strugs gle is another question. 0ONT BE DISAPPOINTED , J ALWAYS USB (SMEJUMJEt The Ecoi.omif BAKING POWDER ' ASHBY & HAZEN 431 West Main How to Get It For the Mare Nominal Cost of MaBufactur and Distribution Coupons and - 98c tMa NEW M&entie Dictionary, bound in black col grain, Qlostrated with full page fat color. C Present or mail to this papor three Coupon with luaety-eight cents to cover cost of handling, packing, clerk hire, etc Add for Postage: MAIL Up to ISO miles JQ7 ORDERS Up to 300 miles .10 WILL, For greater diBB tances, ask Poet7ILLED master rate for 3 pounds.

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