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‘ ILL radio eventually be in—
w cluded in our regular tele-
phone service?
able to hear the best that is on the
air simply by calling up central and
asking her to switch the program
to our loudspeaker?
Such a public. radio service actu-
ally is in operation in the United
States. The Fredonia Telephone
Company. operating an independent
telephone r exchange at Monte.
Kan. was the first to try it out suc-
cessfully.
From a. receiving set in the ex-
change radio service is furnished to
subscribers free. They simply call
the radio switchboard operator and
ask her to connect them to the set.
Then they listen in at theintele-
)ihtflnfifl without the necessity of tun-
ing in.
Subscribers who want loudspeaker
service in their homes pay a month-
ly rental for the line. and their loud—
speakers are connected with a pow-
r-rful amplifier at the central ex-
change. Loudspeakers are con-
nected like the telephones. except
that they can be switched on or off
as desired. .
Important political speeches. Sun—
day services, sport events. all are
served up by radio to Fredonia sub-
sorihers.
France. as usual. takes the lead
in setting radio fashions. French
inventors have set the pace in radio
novelties that fit anything from is
walking stick to a finger ring. The
latest is a folding nerial that is
- sewed inside the topcoat.
All the wearer has to do when he
wants to listen in is to hook his
portable set to his coat lining!
Radio millinery for women is an- I
other
Paris.
startling innovation from
One of the new creations is
. n turban-shaped bonnet. across the
front of which are three tuning
dials. In the aigrette plume over
the crown is hidden a portable
aerial. while’the. head phones are
connected beneath the sides of the
brim. ,
Another style is in the form of
a bonnet with the head-set placed
over it. the head—band standing up
in the form of a bridge across the
crown.
In America the newest invention
in head-sets requires no hand to
hold the phones in price. Instead.
the phones are held over the ears
by wire loops attached to the ear-
pieces. By a slight pressure the
earpieces are pushed close to the
ears and held in that position by a
simple clutch device.
THE RADIO PRIMER
One Daily Fact for Listeners
Transformer Distortion is coming
to play a greater and greater role
in radio discussion. especially since
there is coming to be so great a
demand for perfect reproduction
and since the modulation of the
broadcasting stations and the per- '
faction of loudspeakers and head—
phones have grown to the point
where distortionlees amplification is
something that really has a prac-
tical value to the radio fan.
A transformer. you remember. is
a device for changing the voltage of
a radio signal or of any other
alternating current. It consists.
usually. of two coils of wire, wound
concentrically. One coil has many
more turns than the other. There
may or may not be an iron core in-
side hoth of the coils.
The reason why these transform-
ers distort the radio currents that
flow through them is that they not
only act as transformers but each
. of the two coils has an inductance.
a resistance and other properties of
its own. An alternating Current
passing through it. especially an
audio-frequency current. meets with
a certain {opposition—technically
called an impedance. This im-
pedance varies with the frequency
of the current that is passing.
Accordingly. any given trans-
former may pass current! of certain
frequencies almost perfectly. while
almost entirely absorbing currents
of other frequencies. For perfect
passage —— without distortion— the
transformer ought to pass all fre-
quencies to exactly the same degree.
Very few audiovfrequency trans-
formers-if. any of them—will do
this. That is. why there is so much
distortion in circuits where they are
used.
BORhT IN AUGUST. “’EAR
SABDONYX
. .
OMEN with August birthdays
W have been known to lament
modem that they could not
~claim a more precious natal stone
than the sardonyx. Now'. however.
.the sardonyx—though still campers.-
tively inexpensive—is in high favor
with fashion. According to the die-
tionexy the ssrdonyx is "e. chalce-
' deny or agate con-lain: of two or
more layers of brown or red .com-
bined with white' or other colors."
The name is also sometimes applied
to a variety of carnelian of rich red-‘
dish shading. All these luminous
reddish brown stone! 0‘6 in If.“
demand now and'sspecielly when set
in quaint mid-Victorian lettings.
There is an alternative stone for
August‘s—namely the perldot. which
n a kind of chryeolite, found in cer-
tain volcanic rocks. It is a. stone of
yellowish green. or green color. and
though really very beautiful is not
very valuable.
The old. old saying is that the
women born in August will be lucky
if she wears either peridot or car-
donyx somewhere about he: lb
whole year through. . '
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NOMGD
Is an Unfounded Report Called a
“Canard"?
"canard" is French for "duck."
we do not. appear to be much
closer to the answer of this ques-
tion. for the connection between a
duck and a hoax or n. abuseless
rumor is far from apparent. Be-
hind the world. however. there lies
an interesting story which throws
light upon what appears to be a
serious discrepancy in meaning.
In order to ridicule the growing
extravagance in printed reports ap—
pearing in the newspapers. an En-
EV‘EN when we remember that
glish journalist during the early'
pant of the last century wrote an
article purporting to give the de—
tails of a French experiment which
had been conducted to prove the
extraordinary voracity of ducks.
Twenty of these birds were sup-
posed to have been placed together
and, one ofthem having been killed
and cut up into small pieces. the
other nineteen were reported to
have eaten him. feathers and all.
Another was then taken from the
nineteen. killed. chopped up and
fed to the remaining eighteen. and
so on until only one was left. which
was then in the position of having
eaten all the rest: of the flock.
Instead of arousing the laughter
which the author expected. this
story Want the rounds of thc'Euro-
pean press and was even reprinted.
years later. in Americawihus giving
rise to the custom of using “canard"
as a synonym for "hoax" or un-
founded report.
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T‘" D” 8 Color
. Lucky ' Floweri
By” MILDRED MARSHALL
CORAL '
HE coral is today‘s talismanlc
T stone.‘ To Wear it. is to insure
recovery from illness. Indeed.
the ancients believed that. those
who were a coral could not contract
a sickness. since this gem had the
power to give bodily strength and
increase resistance against con—
tagion. “
The amethyst. which is the natal
gem for those whose birth anni-
versary this is, has a somewhat
similar power. Ancient legend has
it that this gem gives freedom from
harm. and the promise is read to be
not alone physical but also from
mental and moral danger. The
amethyst is an especially fortunate
stone for those who are given to
impulse.- ;
White. the hue always associated
with the moon goddess. is fortunate
for wear today. It is a symbol of
purity and sweetness. and is par-
ticularly potent when worn by
young girls.
The yellow rose is today‘s special"
flower. Its presence is believed to
dispel treachery and false friend-
ship.
WHERE IT STARTED
VASES
The rases which we now use for
flowers are a survival of the ancient
days of Grecian convivislity, when
the wealthier people had wine-cups
of every conceivable sill! and form.
The original name .for these cups
was “vase." and designers vied with.
one another to produce intricate
designs. With the passing of the
great feasts. the vases were used
for ornamental purposes. The flow-
ers were added to decorate the vase.
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WHY? Snort‘T STORv
A Thorn In the
FleSh , .
By MARTHA randomness-walnuts
said. her lip curling as
she tossed a latter half
across the room. It barely missed
Ray's nose—~Ray. the irrepressible.
prone on the couch. wrapped in a
new book.
Ray sat up. stared hard at her
mother a full minute. then threw
her gaze to the ceiling, saying re-
flectively: "Must be t e shepherd
has escaped the few er’s snare._
How’d he do it. J. J.‘ Must have
had help-but whose."
“The wedding cards will tell you.
Read them.” said Mrs. Arden.
Ray whistled, retrieved the fat
envelope and read aloud: "Mrs.
George Gore announces her mar-
riage to the Reverend Royal Talbot.
Wednesday. September 18. At home
after New Year's next'at Pinewood.
Lester County."
"My! Mei Didn't I tell you. J. J..
just how it would be? That lacy
tent was looking for the softest lap
to lie on. Physically and spiritually.
the Gilded Gore is a heap more
cushiony than ever you could. bt—
also and further. her sole incum-
brance was a lap-dog—”
"While I had a. regular thorn in
the flesh!" Mrs. Arden cried furi-
ously. "Purpoaely. you did your
worst whenever he came about.
Maybe you wanted him yourself."
"Good Lord!" Ray simulated.
"Are you out of your head. .I. J.?
Why. I‘d sooner murder than marry
that bunch of conceit!"
“You—~you have no feeling." Mrs.
Arden sobbed. “Royal we: the only.
man I ever loved."
“Yet. you married my father."
"I didn't—he married me. I was
only fifteen. with no mother nor
father. He worshipped me—meant
to be kind—but he tried to make me
over." '
"Sorry for him." Ray murmured.
Her mother ran on: "You are too
much his child ever to be truly sorry
for anything. He gave me every-
thing but liberty. Now when that
has come I wanted happiness as
well."
"With a man ten years younger."
Ray said slowly. "When you might
have had one worth a. million of
him."
"Wh‘o'a worth a million of who?"
. “WHAT a world!" Mrs. Arden
Judge-Redd said. coming in frome
Arden gave it‘
little scream and ran away. Bay.
the library. Mrs.
rose blushing deeply-she had quite
forgotten the week-end guest.
"Spatting as usual." she said. swal-
lowing hard. "Poor Juliet!
did she happen to have a child like
me?"
“Inevitably,” the judge said. sit"
ting down' where he could stare at'
"Your father gave you every- .
thing. Spirituaily that was all you=
'Let me tell you about your:
a real Juliet. the lovelie‘st;
her.
got.
mother.
thing thatrever stepped. We both
were mad about her. yet it didn‘t
break our friendship. I loved him
too well to grudge him even her.‘
And I might have gone on loving
hen to this good day but for what
. ‘ came later. You know he lost every-
thing—sight. strength. mindusaving
a poor man andhis children from
burning alive. They said he couldn't
live a. year—instead he lived ten. I
looked out for his wife and his baby
daughter. Juliet was angelic to
him; it ought to have made my love
stronger. if anything could. Instead.
35.1 saw her truthfully. soft. sweet.
shallow, yet wilful and selfish. I
realized my own escape and what
I owed to that burned sacrifice."
”So that's why you have been our
speck] providence." Ray said stoni-
ly. “She said it was—never‘mind
whet-but I believed her."
‘ '1me all elong‘lier. mistake." “ "
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Reed said slowly. “But there was
no use undeceiving her. It helped a
lot to feel herself the object of en
undying passion. , The situation was
rather awkward after her freedom
came until the Reverend Royal ap-
mlxod in, the empty,
"And here I've been wasting svm~
pathy on you because of him." Ray
burst out "But. how was I to
know when you kept doing things
for us and pampering us so shame-
fully. especially J. J.. that it was all
a thank offering. instead of the most
diplomatic lovemaking."
"ltd—4n! Think it's very diplo-
matic for a tough old fellOW to do
his damnedest to fend of! younger
fellows from the girl of his heart?“
Reed interrupmd. '
"l~—I don't think anything." Ray
faltered. rising and trying to run
away. -
"Don't tell dbleta." the ludge ad-
monished. "Remember how I al-
ways told you they were what your
dear daddy would have hated most
if he knew." .
"Am I really 1 him. I've seen
only his picture— ey never let me
speak to him except in the dark"
. “It was my doing not letting you
see him." the judge said» very low.
"I knew it would have been his will
-—if he had a. will." '
sobbing softly. Judge Reed bent
over her. saying boar-sly: "Ray, I
loved you first for his sake; now it
is for your own. You are the most
precious thing in the world to me.
Don't let any pity for the sway you
manly misery could come of that.
But ifbif you could find a little love
for a crabbed old fellow—" .
"I can't!“ Ray cried. lifting her
head. "Because. you see. already I
love you so much. there‘s no little
stray bit to look for."
' They were silent minutes. locked
in each others arms. Then Ray
flung back her head. pulled his face
down to here and kissed him twice.
saying gaily: "What will Juliet»
Juliana say to us?"
"Bless you. my children.” the
judge answered. kissing her again.
v
THE IIIIIIIB Lilli lilIIllSS TIIE till
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Ray buried her face in her hands.\
I _ Honors. “Another
The Up-to-date Sport-woman
Finds Oust Sleeves a Vexation
seaheWeu'sdisevels-uacket.
. on many. many years there
F has been a articular odium
attached to a sight of a man
in his shirt sleeves-v-tbat is. a man
in his shirt and his waistcoat.
When he takes off his waistcoat
he becomes a man in s shirt—anti
that is informal but perfectly per-
missible negligee. in very warm
weather.
But a woman in her shirt sleeves
is quite another matter. so is a
man when he is wearing a sleeve-
less sport Jacket and not the con-
ventional waistcoat. it really is
interesting what clothes preju-
dices still persist. A women may
show her bare knees almost any-
where she wants to nowadays, but
a man in his shirttsleeves would
be looked upon with alarm and
aversion.
It is not a mere trick of fashion
that leads women to wear sleeves
less sport Jackets and riding coats.
For almost all outdoor sports the
less restriction one has about the
arms the better. Many women
play tennis with the shortest oi
short sleeves when tho weather
permits. The SlCEYOII'dF‘ jacket
gives warmth whoa Warmth is
needed without adding trouble-
some weight to the units. The
sport jacket. shown in the sketch
is of turquoise blue velveipeu worn
with white crepe do chine blouse
and pleated skirt. The blouse is
embroidered in turquoise blue and
the shoes are trimmed with kid
pipings of the same shade.
The choice of turquoise blue
here is signifiéant. since it is the
new turquoise shade introduced by
the French millincr Caroline
Reboux several seasons ago. She
has kept harping on this shade,
quite confident that it would even—
tually find favor with women
of discrimination. Interestingly
enough it is not exactly turquoise
--but contains rather more green
than the actual stone so called.
This is not surprising. Jade green
as known in fashion was not and
is not exactly the color of Chinese
jade. which has a soft. grayish
quality about it that is inimitable.
Doubtless the some might be said
of other colors that have enjoyed
fashionable favor from time to
time. Chow was probably not the
color of a reel chow‘dog. nor
would the once popular mustard
have matched up exactly with any
real mustard. 1
WISE AND
ornanwnss
THAT MEAL IN BED
To some persons the idea of
breakfast in bed is anything
but pleasant, to others it spells
luxurious leisure, and a slight indis-
poeition becomes almost worth while
because it means breakfasts in bed.
To some housewives the thought of
serving breakfast in bed to any
member of the household seems very
burdensome. to others it is hardly
. more trouble than serving an extra
person at. table. Much of the way
you feel about eating a breakfast in
bed as well 'as much of the way you
feel about serving a breakfast in bed
depends on your equipment for the
bed breakfast.
A bed table makes the task com-
paratively simple. This. u know. is
like a tray with a rim around three
sides and four ‘ little legs which
makes it possible for the person in
bed to have the table resting on the
bed without touching the knees. The
bed table should be conveniently
placed in the pantry where' the
dishes and silver needed should be
placed on it when the table is being
set for the other mem rs of the.
family and where the ood can be
placed on (it. just before it is taken
up. Everything fcr_the meal can
thus be carried up at once. These
tables usually come in white enamel
but some shops sell them in inter-
blue
jacket worn with white crepe do
chine blouse and pleated shirt. The
jacket is embroidered in turquoise
and the mode shoes are is the some '
shade.
Turquoise velvetm .sporf
eating colors. One bed table recently
seen was a deep mauve color with
black and white checkered rim.
You might work out your own color
scheme and paint a plain bed viable ‘ 1)
yourself.
A good plan is to have special
china for “your bed table, which
should be in harmony with the “color
of the table. Sometimes china spe-
cially for bedroom use is sold in sets.
but as they are seldom what is
known as “open stock" the breaking
of one piece means that the set is
spoiled. A better plan is to buy the
pieces you want from some attrac-
tive “Open stock" so that when a
piece is broken it can be replaced.
However. don't get the same pattern
that you use for regular dining-room
or breakfast-er service. Meals
served in bed are more tempting if
the china is different from the sort
seen at. every other meal.
If you have time make two or
three little covers to fit the top of
your bed table. These may be of
plain white linen with an attractive
run-stitch hem to match the color of
the table and the china. Special
napkins for use on the bed table
might be kept on hand if you like.
T0 WASH WHITE SHOES
Soap flakes are decidedly good for
cleaning canvas shoes. The way t‘e
so about it is first. to clean the
shoes as thoroughly as possible with
a stiff brush; Then to cover them
with soap flakes, and then to brush
thoroughly with a stiff little brush
dipped in warm water. To let them
stand for five minutes. and then to
scrape off the paste and rinse with
a brush dipped in clear water. rubbed
quickly over the shoes. and dipped
in the water from time to time until
the shoes are clean. ‘
The shoes should be dried on good
shoe forms as quickly as possible
without submitting them to artificial
heat. ‘
WHAT’S M NAME? ,
; its meaning; whence it was de-
Faots about your name; its history
rived; its significance; your lucky day' and lucky jewel.
NORA .
ORA. which has always seemed
associated with beauty to the
extent of frequently being
synonomous. really comes under the
class of military names and since
it is derived from that which a
soldier most eateemes. it signifies
honor. '
Honor was a deity in ancient
Rome. but Honorius first appears as
a proper name in one of the appel-
lations of the Spanish father of the
great Theodosius. It was inherited
by that imbecile being; his grand-
son. the lest genuine emperor. and
also by a niece called Juste Greta
Honoria. who dishonored all three
of her honorable names. But; some
lingering allegiance to the last
rulers of the empire perpetuated-x
their names. and finally we have
Honorine. a Neuatrian maiden slain
in a Danish invasion and regarded
as a martyr.‘
- For that reason Honorina is ex~
ceedingiy popular in France and
Gennany. It penetrated England
also. and in Ireland became a great
favorite as Onora. Honor or Norah.
Two Gallic bishops named Hon-
oratus are said to be responsible
for the derivation? of the French
elaboration- in
Perhaps it is the inherent pathos
of Keltic legend whichgives Nora
the tallsmanic stone which to dream
of denotes sorrow—jet. That fash-
ionable glittering jewel should be
worn constantly by the bearer of
the name. since jet is said to be-
come a part of the very body and
soul of its wearer and to exercise
jealous care in guarding her from
evil. sunday is appointed her lucky
day and mystic seven her lucky
number.
The ’most charming of all the
poetic tributes to Nora is Thomas
Moore’s:
"Lesbia hath a beaming eye,
But no one knows for whom it
‘ ‘ Vbeameth.
Right and left its arrows fly,
But what they aim at no one
dreameth!
Sweeter l‘tis. gaze upon .
My Nora's lid that seldom rises:
‘Few its looks but every one.
Like unexpected light. surprises!
o my more Creins. desrl
My gentle bashful Nora Crslnal
Beauty lies
In many eyes,
Creine."
,But I'm in doubt.
not love in years) my Nora
WHIN DO WI EAT!
re like to think man's master mind
The greatest part of humankind.
Or. better yet. the greater part
Of humankind the human heart.
Thoulh men
debate
With mighty minds affairs of static.
Or men discuss the common good
And talk a at. of brotherhood.
Ask any man. mother. wife.
The greatest question in life.
The one men oftenest repeat?
She'll tell you: “Say. when do we
eat?" \
Yes. that's the question which she
hears. -
The one to which a women's ears
Are most accustomed. Governments
May rise or fall. and continents
May change their form. the see. its
shore.
But woman hears above the roar
One question still from sireand son
Which seems the most important
one.
The things to please. a woman finds.
Are not men's hearts and not men's
minds.
Greet men great questions often
meet.
I'ut women, "Say. when do we eat?"
And yet Lord bless them if they do
“site that old inquiry of you.
The world of sages and of kings
1i busy with important things.
And yet if heaven tack away
Humanity’s three meals a day ,
The world would , drop its mighty
task
That age-old question then to ask.
And so be glad that you may meet
With three good meals “When do
we eat?"
Whatever lot in life we and.
Who serves good meals well serves
mankind.
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WHERE IT STARTED
—._.-.-
THE SACK
The word "sack.” meaning "bag.”
is one of the few words that are the
same in all languages; according to
tradition. it was the last word
uttered before the confusion of
tongues at Babel. and so survived
the same in all tongues.
charged workman picks up it s seek.
or bag of tools. and leaves: hence
”the expression “To get the sack."
d“— .
allow lit) You Say it?
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them.
By c. N. LURIE’
W
“HAD OUGHT TO"
Em expressions “had ought to"
and “hadn‘t ought to" are
used frequently. but they
should never be heard. They are
not only incorrect. but. all author—
ities agree that they are vulgariama.
Instead 'of saying. "He does not
want to go home. but I thirlk he had
ought to go." say.5 "I think he ought
to go." leaving out the word "had."
"He hadn't ought to do it" is in-
correct English. “He ought not to
do it" or "He should not do it.” and
"He hadn‘t ought to have done it"
should be “He ought not to have
done it" or “He should not have
done it." .
“Few men in any generation can
be great authdrs. because few men
have ideas that interest large bodies
or people". says Professor G. It
Carpenter.
acquire the power of expressing his
thoughts clearly and forcibly; The
acquiring of this power is largely u
question of habit. based at first on
intelligent direction."
Wllo wttou his?
A Series of Pepuler Quotations from
Famous‘Au'thors, Selected
. By J. WILSON ROY
1—“Bue is the slave that pays.”
2—"Whers law ends. there tyranny
begins."
b—“Alas for the unhappy man that
is called to stand in the pulpit. ‘
and not give the bread of life."
r-"BQ silent and safe—silence
never betrays You.”
L—‘Tcr slander lives upon succes—
sion,
For ever housed where it gets
possession."
t—‘In that fierce light which beats
upon a throne."
-—"Hush. my dear. lie still and
slumber! ‘
" Holy angels guard thy bed!"
l—"The head is always the dupe of
the heart."
A N 8“! E R 8
1—Sbakelpeare 6—Shakespeu-s
2-Williarn Pitt S-Lord Tenny-
t—Rflph Waldo _ son
Enterson 7—_—Iss.ac Watts
Hahn Boyle S—La Rochefou-
O'Reilly could
PEACH BEOB'I’OAKE
Sift together four cups of pastry
dour. six level teaspoons of baking
powder. and one teaspoon of salt;
work in one-half cup of shorten-
ing—add one cup of milk. a little
at a time. mixing it in with a
knife. Spread in two round cake
tins: bake in a hot oven. Spmd
generously with butter. Have
ready sliced an d sweetened
peaches: spread between and on
maiden-layers, Covertepwitl
Ina-ll men.
".But everyone should
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