fcwAts. ■ -m wn i i iim «• mi l ■ ■ n ■■■ Probably So. “Evvj'vthing lias been said, even OR - the .‘subject of lose.’ •‘On ft-.r.f siihiefi. however. tiie srlr? iorerjsX-d is npr to lind the b-egiunei quite ns eexmncing as iShakt'-p-j-are." Louisville Courier Join ;1. OUR HALL OF FAME —,—r WILL VOUR VitPOW DfcSSS AS WELL AS ' Ifc | -—. I *s* r.. *. • . . | __ duGHe-oST The Insurance Agent makes his Liv ing by Asking us to Give a Thought to the Future, for which We or our Heirs eventually Thank Him Heartily. Death, Accident and Fire are. Unpleas ant Subjects, but Burying our Heads like the Ostrich doesn’t help Avoid ffhem. , \l \ REMA* DIOUT "N 8\ MUTeuo To Bum Todav* \ Vs v* %ji ) \ v. VOOWViGc IJ m i ft ft-ft v ! 'PVe Dry Goods Merchant has to Lig- U ure Out what the Ladies will buy Next which is as Easy as Guessing how much Fuow we will have Next V\ in ter. Let him Guess Wrong and he’* j Shaking l-laud 3 with the Receiver | Were it n >t for the Dry Goods Maa j (Bur Girl? would not look So NLiy. OUR HALL OF FAME | % INS AG£liol I h ..... - . UFu \f 1 ? • k ' i VlLLauU\! ; ' -S> fej» I g .... fw r f! : ■ ; aw ■ u'/ / ' , -/! \ } 'ww& /’■ ■ /\ v \\\i $ - u.. i / \ \i•/ . ■ ib - ' y \ .*y "y ; fv AW// Mi. \ j Wv * J#g& i ; — i The Rural Mail Carrier gets up ! Early, shuffles Mail, repairs his Fliv- | ver, does a twenty-mile Road Race j scattering'the Mail, fishes Cold Pen- | nies from mail boxes, takes Money Or ders, and delivers Parcel Post pack ages ranging from Day-G’.d (lliicks to Baby Grand Pianos. OUR'HALL OF FAME | GAMBIT. A ROOKAj 1 LEPT, BILL A VL\NJE kaxueA WL-~* -< V •' %kmii T Mli C& tXA i lj r nnd Wghtfor aU Weary PH out Day . g their idiosyncrasies P?fci«M Mien and Sends them Tartly He joining, scatters, J£oU W,rds for Our Town^ st in ... ■■iimr-Tiif « ■<« ■■■ 111 "■ 1 m>~ ' - • , vsmma -. • : - • , it a s ta SV ble'^servTcb '■- |j7 f !'3- u ?rr«' | "' . ..tBT FAtTrOn..- | • ....... V M '• .-. '*< . ■:•&■■■ :y y.'ySjSft • ; f: ■■■.£r"- wX * vv '> ■ ■ ■ •■•: : • : : ; : ; :;; ; --::::;:f: ; :f:-:.::;:;:J:;:-:;:-:-> 1? ;■ V > 'ft \ .•••ft ft. •.•.•.•.■.•>■ #• J' f ?. i;i« f~ZZZ"' l ' v ■ ft f ’ ft : ftft ft : V • •....-• • : ' • . • .ft”*' • • v* " \ ■:• % " ' * &?■•'■■■■■ < V : y * 'Photo Courtesy Alvin Silver Company # "• u PRJNG is all tlie poets say O it is, but it is also a time many social obligations. Winter courtesies must be repaid , and most women find it expedient to f entertain early in the season,” says G. Ernest Fahys, Jr., of New York, i arbiter in what is good taste I in liiese affairs. “Breakfast is some : times too inconvenient, tea too in ■ formal 4 and dinner too formal. I Luncheon has proved popular with • the large majority of hostesses. “Every woman enjoys noticing the favorable impression 4hat her i ■ ie creates on her guests. The | anxious hostess may be assured of the success of her party if she suc ceeds in winning the admiration of < her guests through good taste per -1 trayed in the setting of her table. ’‘ln no other point is the taste and ; culture of the hostess so observed ! as in the table service which she (sponsors. Ornate silver, of course, is never in good taste. And hand in hand with the silver itself is the DO YOU KNOW WHY -•- Some Men Expect A Woman To 8a A “Handy Man”! ' ■,, / y gt w-- *, %■ |THfNTe.n^H( sgW :c»«e / HyfWAoo \t " P& iT ’> .; /-. •>i > ' . , Intern ATiQNAi? Cartoon Co y. v. " - 00 YOU KNOW WHY * - - Yea Can filmost Understand a Train-Caller? ;■-*• ""7 1 ' \ 4'-P\o IM i < \ THttCuCtt H'oGE 'UC | \ T?v<.e -thee riesr \ Vtßft'd ROME — 5 * w i ww .A •. ,) n M ill t*r K) YOU KNOW WHY— 9 dl Sts km to to y Sd»l fee M Pay? r , S QUICK 1 Mommy* '. G IVE? /HE MT ~A 3o®KS, iT^ 1 *t)mß ~ra> SO VJv ' iTrrr a ■ n ' InternAnoNAfc. Cartoon Co,y. y. Z_ way it iS placed on the tahic. The . table knife goes to the right of the plate and from tlfe right outwards follow the fish knife, bouillon spoon, and oyster fork, if needed, crossed over the spoon. To the left of the' plate belongs the table fork, then' the fish fork. 1 “Additional silver, such as salad i. fork, desert and coffee spoons should ■, be brought in with the proper: courses. This simplifies the service 1 and avoids confusion. » “The centerpiece may 1 be quite \ clanorate. Flowers are always good \ and especially so for the spring i table. . / ; “Further festive touches may be - supplied by silver bonbon dishes, 1 relish baskets and almond dishes. “The meal served depends upon . 'd»; inclination and purse of the hostess. * Dainty foods are season- . able and take preference over '* heavy, highly seasoned ones. The . simplest foods achieve 'prestige w hen \ they appear on a beautiful and well * appointed table.” j j r 1 al _. |to t»hi«.s[ ( A V' eG: W' ~ Vp.s sone CD |yr^ P °'S A : :A MN nwwd •;AY • .( , | / \ llsc^gPJ A'J "a 1 | ' J User? #4 ■ MiiLsQi .. :£©B i ij m •'L "' Hi fjm . 4' ■ i International Cartoon 00., ST. Y. \, -•- MEV l a o Skinnav r 6 . WA«TF£ft.j o figu e « o I ;’, ; . , *•” '.-.,'V '• 00 YOU KHOW 'Waif -■ II Sop Can*! Wiitioul A Grow 3 Mewing? I , ISAYO - 'll l S !g - T IMS °pCOt I i ijp j in -gg *’.Ja-giaua for use in either orchestra- or ! solo work, does not required trained arfc ! ist and can be played by anyone able to j hum a tune. Equipped with two bells, ( the device is said to produce the effects i of a muted trombone or trumpet. T!ic~v i are no keys on the instrument, the player i forming the % 'arious notes and tones I through the mouthpiece. Since the horn I may be played without the need of | printed notes, it can be used in connec -1 tion with other instruments by a per -1 former unskilled in music and does not necessitate long practice To ms-ster its operation. * * * Carelessness as Fire Cause Blamed for Millions Loss If carelessness and attempts to profit illegally from insurance could be elimi nated, an annual fire loss .MC. 1 Ofvoco e,7£1.0 , ) PuDAN'to.cvcrc.R'Gw^’-oj C. J ,y? * 'feyry p ; tw, |.f'i ,-_ kg t - I V ‘ i vjje'onsA v^® VjjuZ AT ',. - l__— | rn I AN’ I OA'J• * •• >''» *...‘V7T Tp« g,« writers. squad® are maintained in various parts of the 4 country, like units of a state police/ force;- to investigate 1 suspicious blazes. Every morning large insurance companies get a. list of all the fires that occurred throughout the country'the pre vious day. These are closely analyzed, i the kind of business and the owners who suffered losses being: noted. ** * * Rate cf Population Increase’ Declining in U. S. The population of continental United States on January 1 of this year was 114,- 311,000, according to estimates prepared by the national bureau’of economic re search. The survey reveals that the rate of increase is declining, the last year’s | gain, 1,027,000, being only 1.44 per cent as compared with 1.906.000 cr 1.80 per cent increase, for 1923. A growth of 1.42 per cent and I.GO per cent was recorded for 1922 and 1921, respectively. De creases in the birth and death rate and in th» number of immigrants were noted, immigration accounting for only one fifth of the population increase in 1924. J.c was also fpund that more persons are working for some one else than ever be fore. Only 9,657,000 were in business for i themselves last year. Employes in creased from 29,959,000 in 1920 to 33,550,- 000. It is estimated that the population of the country will be 148,700,000 by 19501 ♦ * * “Snow”* from Cottonwoods Prevented by Acid Spray Spraying seed-bearing cottonwood trees with a two-per-cent sulphuric-acid solution has been found an effective way of preventing the showers of fluffy dov Ji ~ that often prove a nuisance later in tbl | year;. The preparation can be applieiV with the usual equipment and at slight cost. Trees that require the treatment are distinguished from the others by their budsj which have small greenish clusters instead, of the “red neckties” that grow - on the mala or cottonless trees. ®U r. y N,^t> - 'V ! «?cr,< #»•••« ■»v < t Si? »• j ye«2ooP. ceiioHwTf | I /VfivjM 0« 0 o A*» j j \ <*,&>< O <*OOR j . ! iwJ > \ ! , J, at. -w mmmF * At tS to Fix, Btnr HOVE: ON>Q< >» ✓ sJjij!§s i _ A- 5»- T v ’ *V . OP, - f ■ T ~ ],SAT I sAA I Ft'S w /the toaiw KonS-H Eo yy Indoor Ove 1 H—r-—. Jraw far fills osoer 6| Frailfc LBBf TlitT / . Ijo uuNCrt Farflwr s Mali fl A Maine fawner, whose h or . M ated nearly a milt iiy m where the mar&ox is ftftl semaphore to enable th« ;■ nal the cMivery of mail. tG VB two disks attached- to a r t is pivoted at the fop of a f^ 1 * I connected 1o a lere- - at. I the pole to permit changing tV„ 0lll( *| I tion, One of the dfisks °is w e -2 ■ that when th®’ lever is riot ftv i ■ the crossarm is horizontal. Ti' U B disk is about IS in. in °' t£ ' I painted like a forget. V ] cr ,- : jj (V - [ I nized-iron wire is attached ;• ■ W " 3,V:u 1 arm near this disk and r 0 v .>, i* ■ which is pivoted on the p-j • lis delivered, the-mailra n> down the lever aad slipo \t> f j,j - ; % rope, loop to keep it h fib This pulls the painted fib. ■ tells the- farmer that, they I in* the bom A gretf m..L; ’ ■ WDCPITEO DISK U’T; ; A I j / ! 'll «Xftffl 'i nwm *4 W {;! cA Wm LEV&aJW t I A'lv :-g» I ‘I ftUil I ti fft'l { 1 \ - I mailbox, are - efimi-sated by this device, I The arrangements- of the bracket on I which the crossarm pivoted is. shown in I bhe drawings I—~p1 —~p - C~ 7, •—. fkiSS H r‘ i . I N yj hv-q- r I * p S d_vh >• wit, t ;«-. n *l Drum for Nils paps» ; By FiSilfif _ f MAMW fH«n» <-6nT! j iT *Fo«B * rwC 9 i ~.. _*fo i - U