in
"Such Was and Such I, the by the
# German Magnates"
i Bv JOSEPH CAILLAUX in r, TTT
' urrent History Magazine.
G driving difference inJZ i"' "t® a ' ]van - ,age ° f th *
It confirmed her in the L, ' rTT vlctorlous Powcrs
had conceive,l m r ' , g whlch her.captains of industry
"an conceived and imposed on t!m m,.i1l ♦; ,
to evade the payment of reparations. ; au,l » tln ? government, namely
Germany before the war was a vast firm, an immense factory if
one prefers that term of wln,h nit .1 ' •'
x 1 nl, • " h a " 1,10 part' were closely welded
together. 1 h"e mines, the factories of fT •
u-j • • 'Buories of Alsace, 0 f Lorraine and of Upper
wore incorporated in ,|, e whjp| ,
(Tigmitic props called dutm „„J „,|| v by the trust.. The
enormous structure b„„ n ,| J e
torn away,, or one of its props damaged. *
The great German industrial magnates have not understood, or else
have not wished to understand, the significance of the defeat inflicted on
their country. Instead of reaching the conclusion that the force of cir
cumstances compelled them to establish German economic life on the
basis of formulas new to them, but similar to those of their Anglo-
Saxon rivals, they undertook, immedately after their defeat, to carry
out the designs that they had previously cherished, that is, to construct,
by artificial processes, an industrial system so strong that it would be
able to crush the universe.
Had territory, rich in mines and factories, been taken away from
them? What did that matter? Tl.ey could procure -from foreign sources
t e ore supplies that were indispensable. By means of great internal
works tjiey would create economic conditions which would permit them
to transport their raw material at little expense, and also to replace
the factories they had lost.
But money, much money, would be required for all that. How could
tlioy find it? By selling, in foreign markets, mark currency, a proceeding
which 1 rofessor Cnssel, whom no one can tax with hatred of Germany,
has called the most gigantic swindling operation that the world has
e\er known. When one pursues such objectives and undertakes to use
all the resources of the nation io acquire mines in Austria, Sweden and
Chile, to deepen ports, to dig canals, one cannot dream of paying in
demnities to conquerors. Such was and such is the part played by the
German magnates.
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Alaska Has Disclosed to an Astonished World
Its Wealth and Possibilities
By J. J. UNDERWOOD, in "Alaska, an Empire in the Making."
The years that have passed since Alaska came into the possession of the
United States have disclosed to an astonished, world its groftt wealth and
wonderful possibilities. Its auriferous gravels have yielded untold
treasure; its colonies of seal and other mammals have loaded the markets
with valuable and beautiful furs; its seas have given up their wealth of
food fishes; its barren tundras have presented us the nucleus of the rein
deer industry and taught a lesson in the civilization of savage tribes; its
agricultural possibilities promise returns in excess of all expectations; its'
unmeasured timber areas will furnish wood pulp and lumber long after
"other forests have been exhausted; and its undelved coal-mines euggest a
national opulence beyond the dreams of avarice.
It may sound like a wild dream to say that within a few years,
European immigrants, instead of landing at New York, will land on the
Pacific coast, to make productive the unoccupied areas of land in the
West and in Alaska.
But it is a dream that likely will come true, for Alaska is capable
of raising every pound of beef, every sort of vegetable, and every pound
of butter or other dairy product that her people will need till the white
population increases to two hundred times its present number.
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Fifty Millions of Farm Loans With But Thirteen
Defaults in Six Years
By GUY HUSTON, President American Association.
Out of $50,000,000 in loans made in lowa and Illinois by the
Chicago Joint Stock Land bank, only thirteen defaults have occurred in
six years. One-crop farmers are the deepest sufferers now, because they
have not been able to take advantage of the new economics of modern farm
equipment. Ninety per cent of the borrowers among the farmers are car
rying on in good shape. The farming business is not as bad as painted,
More than 50 per cent of the farmers are clear of debt and !)0 per cent
of the other 50 per cent are in good condition.
Onlj; six per cent .of the land elassifie'd as "agricultural land" is real
"plow land." Only 25 per cent of the land in the country is agricultural
land, which is valued at $G7,000,000, 000. The estimated value of crops
this year is about $8,500,000,000, which is not such a bad return, even
with labor costs taken out.
The farmer with a 240-acre farm, worth $50,000, with clod breakers
and modern equipment, is making money. The small farmer, on land
less valuable with no machinery equipment and small production to the
acre, is in a bad fix, but so are manufacturers in the city in poor locations,
ill equipment and lack of knowledge.
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"If Someone Would Invent Solar Engine of
Five Per Cent Efficiency"
B7 EDWIN E. SLOSSON, in Science News Bulletin.
The greatest waste is our failure to utilize, not our carelessness in
methods of utilization. We waste 50 per cent of our petroleum through
irrational and competitive drilling. We waste two-thirds of our coal
before its energy gets intr, the engine. But we waste'all of the sunshine
that falls upon our arid region lands, and that means a greater loss of
energy than we get from all our oil and coal. The richest region in the
United States is Death valley, California. If some one would invent a
solar engine with an efficiency of even five per cent, it would add incal
culably to the wealth of the country through-the utilization of the
vtasted sunbeams that fall-upon our arid land.
Here is a-prize bigger than any grasped by coal kings and oil mag
nates. But nobody comes forward'to claim it. "Wt very likely the
knowledge necessary to achieve this supreme triumph of chemical
engineering is already in existence somewhere.
If it is not, there is certainly enough brain-power in the world to
solve the problem if it were set to work at it. We are all of ua the poorw
because waste of ideas and inventi\e geniui.
THE ALAIVfANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C
PI KITCHEN B
IdCABINETESI
(© 1923, W6fitern Newspaper Union.)
If you have a word of cheer
That may light the pathway drear
Of a brother pilgrim here.
Let him know.
Show him you appreciate
What he does; and do not wi\lt
>Till the heavy hand of Kate
Lay him low.
If your heart contains a thought
That will brighter makes his lot.
Then, In mercy, hide It not;
Tell him so.
—J. A. Egerton.
MORE CELERY COMBINATIONS
Celery makes a very pretty garnish
when curled. Cut it In two-Inch lengths
_ with a sharp knife; be
-1 Tjjfr JM ginning at the odtside of
the stalk, make fine cuts
to the center, leaving a
bit to hold the-spray to-
WU getlier; turn the other
rtnTi' 1 en(l °' t,ie stalk antl cut
In tiie same way. Drop
the pieces thus shredded
Into ice-cold water and
In an hour they will be Curled. These
curled pieces may be used in salads
with other vegetables or fruits, or
they may be used as a garnish for a
dish.
Hashed Potatoes With Celery.—
Melt one and one-half tablespoonfuls
of butter over a moderate Are; put in
one cupful of finely chopped celery;
cook for fifteen minutes, stirring occa
sionally, then add two cupfuls of cold
boiled potatoes finely chopped and
cook until slightly colored. When
nearly done season with salt and pep
per and serve sprinkled with chopped
parsley.
Scrambled With Celery.—Melt
one tablespoont'ul of butter; add four
tablespoonfuls of chopped celery; cook
slowly for fifteen minutes; add four
eggs and stir set; season well
and serve at once.
Baked Celery With Cheese. —To two
cupfuls of celery, cooked until tender,
cut In inch pieces, prepare one cupful
of white sauce and dice one cupful of
good, snafipy cheese. In a baking dish
put a layer of celery; cover with n
layer of cheese, then the cheese with
a layer of white sauce. Repeat, using
the above proportion; finish the top
witli white sauce covered with but
tered crumbs. Pjit Into the oven long
enough to brown the crumbs nnd thor
oughly heat the dish. Over-cooking
will toughen the cheese and make it
stringy, unattractive and hnrd to di
gest.
God never wants anything. Qod
never forgets anything, pod never
loses anything. Though he holds
the world in the hollow of his hand
He will yet remember each of us.
and the part we play In the eternal
drama.—» Anna Robertson Brown.
THE FRUIT CLOSET SHELF
In these days of abundance we must
provide for the future—When winter
comes—and fresh
" ■ prepare, Is worth
all the trouble it makes.
Virginia Mixed Pickle.—Slice half
a peck of green tomatoes and 15 me
dium-sized onions. Cut four heads of
cabbage as for slaw (that Is, shred
very fine), quarter 25 cucumbers and
cut Into two-inch pieces leaving the
peel on. Add one-half peck of small
onions. Mix with salt and let stand
twenty-four hours, drain and squeeze
dry as possible and cover with vine
gar and water. Lei stand a day or
two, drain again and mix with one
oynce of celery seed, one-half ounce
of ground cinnamon,, one-fourth cupful
nf white pepper, one-half pound of
white mustard seed, one pint of grated
horse radish, two ounces of turmeric.
Boil six quarts of vinegar and pour
boiling hot over the pickles. 60 this
three mornings in succession, using
the same vinegar each time. The'third
morning one pound of sugar to
the vinegar/ then mix one cupful of
olive oil \vith one-half cupful of ground
mustard and add when the pickles nr«
cold.
Tomato Butter.—Take seven pounds
of ripe tomatoes peeled and sliced,
three pounds of sugar, one ounce eael
of whole cinnamon and cloves and one
pint of vinegar. 801 l three hours;
during the last of the cooking stir to
keep from scorching. This may be
kept In unsealed Jars.
Red Pepper Jam.—Tuke twelve
large, sweet red peppers, remove the
seeds and put through the meat chop
per. using the medium knife. Sprinkle
with a tublespoonful of salt and let
stand three "• four hours. Drain, put
Into a kettle and add one pint of vine
gar nnd three cupfuls of sugar. Rot I
gently until of the consistency of Jam
—about an hour. Pour Into sterilized
glasses and when cold eover with
paraffin. This makes six glasses.
Spiced Cranberries.—Take two
quarts of cranberries, one and one
third cupfuls of vinegar, two-thirds of
r cupfnl of water, six cupfuls of sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of ground cinna
mon. one tablespoonful of cloves and
the same of gronnd allspice. Combine
nll the ingredients, boil gently for
forty-five minutes, stirring often. Se*l
In glasses.
NOVELTIES IN DAY DRESSES;
«M»' FOR SCHOOL OR BUSINESS
FASHION and fickleness hnve been
associated in our minds for so long
that thinking of one suggests the
other. Hut, for once fn the history of
dress, stylists complain, not of the
fickleness, hut of the steadfastness of
fashion. It seems that the straight
line dress and the cloche hat have out
stayed their welcome, so far as cre
ators of styles are concerned. But,
In spite of interesting substitutes of
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Two Conservative Dreties.
fered, they cannot be (or have not
been as yet) ousted.
Designers have therefore compro
mised with the feminine public and
are offering dresses that stick closely
to the straight line but adroitly intro
duce draperies, diagonal tiers, godets
and panels. These presage a flaring
■klrt line and are intended to lure us
away from too much simplicity In the
silhouette. Many skirts are fulled at
the side and back, or even all around,
as shown In the two day dresses pic
tured here.
For dresses of this kind, polret
Suitable for School or Butin*#« Wear.
twill, tfwill cords, Jersey, matelasse |
and cbarmeefT (which resembles brood- j
cloth) and other woolens hre used. |
Dark brown, blue and '.> lack shnre hon
ors in color and are almost universally
brightened by touches of vivid color in
their decorations. In the dress at the
fight a belt appears, brightened with
varicolored embroidery that reappears
on the end of hanging straps, where
It la accented by a fan of monkey fur
placed back of It. The sleeves in tnta
frock have a long puff at the forearm.
Satin, In ft contracting color, orduve
tine might he used for the embroid
ered, pointed panel at the front of the
other dress, and a similar decoration
appears on the pockets, but In the
sleeves the colored embroidery is un
expectedly omitted.
Prep school clothes and the clothes
of the young lady who goes to col
lege come in for a great deal of criti
cism from the older people If they
do not conform strictly to what the
older people consider proper and suit
able for the age and occasion. Some
times their cr'tlclsms are unfair and
unreasonable, but more often they
J feel that Young Miss America has
overstepped the hounds of »ood taste
| in dressing for the classroom.
Two good-looking, st.vlefui and prac
| tlcal school frocks are shown In the
i Illustration. That at the left Is of
; wool crepe with an Indistinct plalil
I pattern. Collar, pockets and the front
j of the blouse are bound with white
j silk. The elbow-length sleeve has
i cuffs of the same silk and are finished
with labs and covered buttons.
For a between-season school frock
i the costume at the right recommends
Itself. It Is the popular blouse and
skirt combination of cream crepe de
chine and a knitted fabric In* black
and white and may be worn very
comfortably with n little sweater coat
wheri dajs are neither wariri nor cpld.
The blou*c and wide hand about the
skirt are of the fiber fabric, while the
sleeve, band and upper part of the
skirt are of the crepe de chine. Com
bination* less easily soiled but equal
ly he sand with
green >r gray with blue. Both gar
rnentn show good designing.
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The Economy BAKING POWDER
e next time you bake give
■ 'Ng
One test in your own kitchen
will prove to you that there is a
big difference between Calumet
and any other brand —that for
ESEEuESQIS uniform and wholesome bak
■4B3yjQ« ing it has no equal.
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Love.
He • adored Hie ground slit' walked ;
i>n.
In the first plate. I here WIIS a lot of ,
ft, well located, thorouchly ilminetl and
with SIIHI.(HKI worth of improvement*. I
Also, she \MI.S the only child.
So. nnd therefore, he iidored the
ground she wnlkeil on.
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An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust- |
ing powder nnd perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfluous. You may
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Only persons in the I'nlted
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With old age conies the knowledge
of lost opportunities.
Jbr Economical Trmntporlotion
Essential to Profitable Farming
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One of the chief reasons for this unprofitable situation is the
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Because of the time and expense of horse delivery million* of
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I ntuition.
Mr*. Wliiit ln you think of my new
bathing -nil. dear?
Mr. Well. nh. liuni, In It'll >oil the
Irulh, my »l«-nr
Mrs. —Stop right there. If ynu'r"
going in talk I iki- I tin I I don't want in
hear ii inti li«-r word.
Speed Is Dangerous.
Hp Why iln hlii.«h«»s creep over
girls' faces?
She- Ik»i .!H«e if I tun run they
would kick up too much dust. An
mviTH.
tTivo pleasant ways
to relieve a cough Cm
Take your choice and auit
your taste. S B—or Menthol
flavor A sure relief for coughs. KGtttfißti
colds and hoarseness. Put one flS BggjSp?
in your moutb at bedtime.
TRAD a Alvay* keep a box on hand I*AR*
SMITH BROTHERS
&B. COUCH DROPS MENTHOL
1 Fa mom tine* 1847 f—ytwmwy
It All Depends.
fiuy-—l»o you think it possible t»
1 love two girls at the same time?
• lirl —Not if they know it. *
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"A Utile learnln' may lie dangerou*."
said I'ncle Khen ; ''but taint never xa
dangerous as no sense at all.''
16,500,000 Books Printed.
Basing conclusions on what is con
sidered reliable data, an English IV
hrarlan estimates that since the inven
tion of print in« In Europe in the Fif
teenth century the output of tb«
world's honk presses, hits amounted to
a hunt 1«,500,000 t i4l es, of which SOIIM
4.400,000 have been printed sin re 1900.
The librarian believes that perhaps
20,000 of all the books printed still
possess value.— Scientific American.
lion'i forget that a flatterer always
has an iix t> grind.