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| the Sandman, “the birds are
eating the seeds of the red cedar trees.
These trees are strange in their 'be-
‘havior,
neighborhood, but they do not like to
have many trees about them, and if
other trees grow up about them ‘they
become discouraged and give up try-
ing to grow!
birds find them. But they're certainly
fond of open spaces.
“The birds are also finding winter
food in barks of trees where little eggs
of insects are hidden, and there are
insects upon the.fallen leaves.
“The ducks find insects on ‘the wa-
ter until the ice freezes over the wa-
ter weeds in the deep parts of the
streams,
“And now the winter trees are look-
ing their best, for they know that they
must look well in the winter time, too.
“The pines and hardwood trees tell
their own stories.
“Many people can read them just
as they would read the chapters of a
book. There is a ring of wood around
the stump for every year that the
tree has lived, and from the width be-
tween these rings it can be told how
much the tree grew when it was two
years old or three years old. and
whether it had a good year or a bad
year.
“The trees tell their stories just as
80 many of the different creatures do,
and all we need is to study thelr lan-
guage so we can learn thelr stories,
for they are so very, very wonderful
and marvelous!
“The roots of plants and trees, too,
have stories to tell of the work that
they do.
“They never come above the ground,
but they do their parts not caring
whether they are seen. In fact, they
like to hide thelr good works,
By MARTHA MARTIN
“They go their own ways, getting
free from anything that would hurt
them, and with ‘thelr little root hairs
“Thank You, Thank You, Mr. Moon,”
Said the Pine Tree.
curling themselves about the soll and
growing and getting thelr root food.
“They know that there Is air, too, in
the soll and dampness, and in some
wonderful way they do the work that
Mother Nature has set for them to do
without any fuss and as though it
were no bother,
“But the more we see of it the more
The Why of
Superstitions
among those given to a belief in
folklore medicine is that a string of
glass beads worn around the neck will
prevent or cure erysipelas, Many cur-
rent superstitions are practically
harmless from a physical standpoint.
They are merely the indulgence of an
atavistic tendency of the mind, a re
version, mentally, to primitivism,
which may result in am unhealthy
psychological state but work no im-
mediate physical harm. But many of
the superstitions of folklore medicine
are of positive bodily danger since
they induce people to attempt to cure
themselves by necromancy and delay
calling in a doctor until it is too late,
Of such is the superstition under
consideration. The green lass bead
superstition is a survival of that he-
lief in the magic of gems so ancient
and once so universal, and so very
largely medical in its bearing. Pliny,
the great Roman naturalist, wrote
very learnedly upon the curative prop-
erties of gems about 2,000 years ago
and many a man, accounted learned
same, In various ages and by various
savants of bygone years, various cur-
ative properties have been ascribed to
the emerald; and the green ginss bead
of our current superstition is, of
course, the successor and representa-
tive of the e ierald.
A long list might be written of the
diseases for which, at one time or an-
other, the emerald bas been recom-
mended. They used to apply it ex-
ternally after the manner of the green
glass bead necklace, or internally In
the form of a powder. The Arab phy-
sicians at the time of the height of
the Moorish power In Spain highly
recommended a “tincture of emerald”
to be taken internally. Up to a period
uot much cntedating our Revolution.
ury war European druggists used to
Doctor
Kunz quotes a portion of a price-list
n pound of “emerald” was offered for
25 cents, which would indicate that
the quality of the emerald was hardly
up to that of green beads.
(Es by MeClare Newspaper Syndicate. y
Surplus of Capitals
States of the Unlen that had two
capitals at the same time are Ithode
Island and Connecticut. In Rbode
Island it was a case of the state hav-
ing two large towns, each claiming to
be the political center and oelther
agreeing to surrender its alleged pres
tige. Thus both Newport and [PProvi-
dence claimed the honor of being the
capital of the state. Connecticut was
similarly placed with regard to Hart.
ford and New Haven. The towns were
originally the capitals of separate col.
onies., Eventually, however, the geo.
graphical advantages of Hartford
were admitted by New Haven and be-
came the sole capital in 1873.
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Supply
amazing it seems, and the more we
want to marvel,
“Some of Mother Nature's children
«fe not do as she tells them, There ids
the Mexican Bean Beetle about whom
there ‘has ‘been a great deal of trouble,
for she destroys crops and everything
that is given to make the crops better
she takes for berself,
“She ‘is a relative of Lady Bug, ‘but
Lady Bug ‘1s not harmful and doesn't
like to think that this relative of hers
is 80 dreadful,
“But 1 ‘must tell you more about the
Pine tree and what he said to Moon
as Mr. Moon ‘looked down at him,
“ ‘Mr. Moon, you have seen me here
for a great many years. You perhaps
do not keep count of the years. You
do not have to, for It doesn't matter
what age the moon 1s, as the moon al-
ways looks about the same age!
“*Of course, you wear different
suits, and when you're no longer a full
moon, perhaps you're called an older
moon, but you come back again as an
young new moon, 80 T suppose that is
why you do not consider the years.
“Therefore it doesn't matter how
many years you have seen me.
“It matters,’ sald Mr, Moon, *for 1
am always so glad to see you. 1 want
to see you for many more years, That
is why it matters. 1 like to count
those splendid years.'”
“Thank you, thank you, Mr. Moon,’
said the Pine tree. ‘But this 1s what
I have to tell you. I love to be a win-
ter tree, for in the winter time ht
seems that every one 1s fonder of me
for being ever, ever green.’
“'And 1 like to be liked.
“ ‘Every one does,’ sald Mr.
‘I've been shining for a good
years, and 1 know that'™
Coppricht)
Moon.
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TELLS
N THE autumn, when the luscious
l pear is ready to eat, let us prepare
some as follows: Remove the core aft.
er cutting in half and place them un-
peeled in a deep baking dish. Fil
the cavities with bits of butter, sprin-
kle genercusly with brown sugar and
add twe or three tablespooufuls eof
lemon juice. Bake slowly untill tender
and brown, basting often with the
sirup in the pan. Serve bot or cold
with eream.
Sauted Pears, Chocolate Sauce.
Pare four ripe pears and cut into
quarters, cook in butter until tender.
Pour over chocolate sauce prepared
with two ounces of sweéet chocolate,
one tablespoonful of sugar, one and
one-fourth cupfuls of milk, placed in
a double boiler and cooked with a
teaspoonful of arrowroot or coorn-
starch mixed with one-fourth cupful
of cream : cook ten minutes. Melt one
and ovpe-half tablespooufuls of but
ter, add one-fourth cupful of powdered
gugor and cook until it Is brown. Com
bine mixtures and serve,
Luncheon Eggs.
Wash ang chop one-fourth pound of
fresh mushrooms, melt one tablespoon-
ful of butter in a saucepan and add
the mushrooms, stirring until the mols
ture is evaporated; add one table
spoonful of flour, blend well, add one
half cupful of chicken stock, salt and
pepper to season, and cook six min-
ples, Cut six hardcooked eggs into
halves, remoeve the yolks and mix with
the mushroom sauce, Fill the whites
with this mixture and set into a bak-
ing dish, surround with tomato sagce
and serve when well heated through,
Just before serving place a fillet of
sardine on each egg.
Baked Mackerel.
the salt mackerel until
Piace in a baking pan with a
Seak
ened.
EVERAL years ago one of the big.
gest bankers in the world paid out
some of his money for the purpose of
establishing a little cheerfulness and
confidence In the minds of those poor
souls who have looked so long on the
black side of business life that they
have forgotten that there is any other
viewpoint,
The banker began his advertise
ment with this sentence: “There Is
go much In the present situation to
inspire confidence and hope for the
By F. A. WALKER
future that there seems to be ample
justification for sane optimism.”
Optimism Is nothing more than a
‘wise combination of cheerfuiness and
confidence.
We may have one without the other
and still be incomplete. With both
we are assured of individual happl
ness and we are likely to be liberal
contributors to the joy of the world at
large,
A good many people frown on the
ham Lincoln
river,
building of air castles. They think it
a useless and wasteful occupation.
Any man or woman with an imag.
nation will indulge in that delightful
pastime, and a man or woman without
an imagination Is poorly equipped for
this life's problems and struggles,
The best thing ever sald about air
castles came from Thoreau, who
contributed to the joy of the world
by his confidence and cheerfulness.
“If sou have bullt castles in the
alr,” he sald, “your work need not be
lost: that is where they should be.
Now put foundations under them.”
Could you think of a better plan for
life than that; to have the highest as-
pirations and seek to make them
facts; to foster splendid imaginings
and bring them to be realities.
One of the reasons that Diogenes
never found an honest man was be-
cause, living in a tub, he sat on the
ground,
The real things of life are the high
er-up things,
Leave the ground to the earth
worms and the snails, to those that
creep and crawl,
Find for yourself a place on the
heights where the air Is clearer, the
sunshine is brighter, the view Is
broader and the world is better.
Too many of us go through onr iit.
tle existence here looking through a
slit. We see so little when there Is
so much to view,
If you have never built an air cas:
tle become the architect of one today.
Build It high and big and glorious.
Adorn It with your hopes and fur
nish it with your fondest desires and
then, as Thoreau told you, put founda-
tione under it.
(® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Duly Announced
Mary, upon answering the door
bell, found a couple of women who
had stopped to call. As she let them
in she eanlled to her mother: “Mother,
you have a couple of customers,”
of boiling water,
id cook until the
rated, then cover wilh eream
e until the fish is tender.
nfuls
wuier
Spanish Chicken Soup.
Nehent cupfuls of cb
or veal broth, add a grated onion, u
carrot also grated, two stalks of celery
minced fine and one cupful of barley.
Simmer antil the barley
S2ason and serve.
Sliced summer squash steamed until
nearly done, then dipped
and crumbs and fried in butter makes
8 most tasty way of serving this
three leken
is well
cooked,
into
good
vegetable,
(As 1927 Western Newspaper ['nion.)
BHOCOCCOVOUERLLO0ODLDOD00
§ The Knightly Man
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
SOOOCVOV VDDD ODO ODODO0D
SOOOOOO0 TA
oo
HE knightly man is good to see,
Who keeps alive love's chivalry
Though days of knighthood now ar?
dime
No wonder women worship him!
No more cen wear their coats of mail
But I am sure the Holy Grall
Men still may seek. Yes, | am sure
The love that leaves ga woman pure
And leaves unwrinkied woman's brow
Is just as necessary now.
"he call to knighthood calls as clear
As in the most romantic year,
Perhaps it needs a braver knight
Than any ever called to fight
In all our most romantic rimes.
For now we live in looser times,
And not by any lances length
We measure men, but by the strength
With which they keep their morals
straight,
However others deviate,
Oh, knights of now, of later days,
Love calls you still your flag to raise,
Your armor wear upon your guest
To wear her ribbon on your breast
And keep her image in your heart,
Her sweetness something set apart,
Her virtue something girt about
That not a voice shall dare to doubt,
That not a love, familiar grown,
Shall stain, and most of all, your own,
{& by MeClure Newspaper Syndicate)
GIDUGAGS
a aaa
“A flapper,” says Mature Matilda,
“is a girl who thinks the poet wrote,
‘I know a place where the wild times
grow.'”
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[Clean Kidneys
By Drinking
i
| Take Balts to Flush Kidneys If
Bladder Bothers or
Back Hurts
Zating too much rich food may pro-
duce kidney trouble in some form,
gays a well-known authority, because
the acids created excite the kidneys.
Then they become overworked, get
sluggish, clog up and enuse all sorts
of distress, particularly backache and
misery in the kidney region, rheu-
matie twinges, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, “torpid liver,
sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irrl-
tation.
The moment your back hurts or kid-
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, begin drinking lots of
good water and also get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys may then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acld of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for years to flush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to activ-
ity; also to neutralize the acids In
the system so that they no longer
irritate, thus often relieving bladder
disorders,
Jad Saltz eannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men
and women take now and then to help
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean, thus often avoiding serious kid-
Cost of Living
A study of the cost of living among
widely scattered farm families
of goods and services used per family
in one year is $1,504. Of this value
£034 furnished by the farm in
food, fuel and housing.
was
Rheumatism or Fiery
Irritated Joints
EASES QUICKLY! WHEN YOU APPLY
CAMPHOROLE
how inflamed, tender or
pore to touch, a speedy relief {ros
suffering Is now offered you.
ful results are realized at the
of CAMPHOROLE, Do not wa £
suffer Send to your druggist and get
a trial size of CAMPHOROLE
few cents. You'll be astonished how
quickly it soaks right in to the bone,
the very seat of the ailment, and « ~
iy loosens up those
joints, soothes and heals
surface and draws out the ps
You'll then know why thousands use
CAMPHOROLE, once you tryit, and real.
ize how good 1t is for Acute and Chron-
fe Rheumntisn Stiff, Aching Joints,
Neuritis, Neuralgia and Lumbago.
No matter
for a
Ar Beware
All of
Druggists Substitutes
Dr. Brigadell’s Camsbersie, Atlantic City, W. 1.
Question Premature
“Io you believe in the survival of
the fittest?”
“Only in the event of my own
sue-
cess.”
DON'T SHIFFLE!
. DON'T COUGH!
Use Muco-Solvent Treatment
Doctors say the common cold fs man-
kind's greatest enemy. Take your cold
fn hand right now. Get from druggist
a bottle of MUCO SALVE, 25 cents,
and ashottle of MUCO-SOLVENT (lig-
uid), 75 cents. Insert salve in nostrils
and rub on chest. Take liquid per
directions. STOP YOUR COLD BE
FORE it goes into “flu” or pneumonia,
All druggists know this treatment
Muco-Solvent is an old time standard
remedy.
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