HHO TC GOOD WO or three winters ago | spent a day with a country doctor, He found his office filled with tients as soon as he had finished breakfast. He listened out the few who services, told them sent them away. The others he By, assuring them the matter with pa- his to al! of them, picked really needed what fo do, his and treated considerate there wus nothing them, and almost pleading with: them to go back to aeir work or their household duties, and not to imagine they were sick. Then we started out together in his tittle car, through a blinding snow- storm. There was a boy's broken bone to set In the first house, five miles awany ; a child to give antitoxin to in an- other house a little farther along; an old lady with rheumatism to be made able In another place, and a dog—yes, a dog—to he dosed for dis at of a well-to-do comfort temper the house farmer. There were neighborhood. mun and beast. - » ® tittle to spend in that treated no veterinaries The doctor At another doctor nad treated a child with York city was shot ang hild's father. family's home the an hour explain. serum in New d killed by the By H. 0 HOO BELIEF lingering fined for the mast part to tl brought the belief with ti their former European or It is said, infrequently found an of the South met with in country i in varions parts of the ted States, There are also mans of a are employed while not ‘believing ly, or perhaps not at all, the practices of thelr ancestors attribute to them magic efli cacy. Such are the customs of put ting a hot poker into a batch of home made soap make it harden; in witches, though s=til among us, Is now con 08Se who have in from ASI to he ong the atic homes however not Negroes and 8 occa ionally remote customs superstitious nature by in which people who witches exact continue some to oes FLYING OVER ; By Douglas Malloch HE are always flying To pay a visit to the clover, And in the town In wintry weather Fhe houses stand close together, The one and its little brother, The houses seem to warm each other hees over hig ' The hills run down to meet the val leys, The streets run up to touch then From tree to tree the birds ing And set the The things labors, And yet they seem the best of neigh. bors. Heys go wing other birds to singing. outdoors all bave their The waves run up and kiss the beaches, And for the roof the ivy reaches, The oak tree shades the church's steeple I wish It were that way with people. The sunshine smiles on all the And only folks stick up their noses TOSes, The girl next door won't play with Sister, The men downtown call Daddy ter,” And people pass, and people let them. Jecause we never really met them. The bees are visiting the clover— I wish that folks would just fly over! 192% Douglas Malloch.) ¥ “Mis “wn | By JOHN BLAKE To oe fede ferlods de fedfesle es He had been enlled too lmte. The child died. The ignorant father be- lieved the Injection of the serum had killed it. Such tuke. Yet, risks doctors must frequently as a rule they take them cheer. fully, employ tact among their pa- tients, and are always cheery and comforting, and work like slaves, * » *» One profession ing that wonders why men choose a which 18 so arduous, even the diphtheria serum would not harm the children, and that they onght to take it becnuse of an epi demic which was raging. He was a medienl officer as well as a doctor, and could. If he had have brought along a policeman enforce his word. But he preferred the softer method and he at last was successful, We made forty-two visits that day and the returned exhausted, to dinner and go out of an accident on zat to hed a little morning. chosen to doctor hasty on a report the highway. He three in the sunteh a agnin after had spe a doctor who become Very recently though the reap doctars who wards, Have men and muny of without ever clalists rich re Ye prof this grow enter them getting devoted gray any 3 3 COOOL into toy red-hot horseshoe rn when the b throwing n the chu utter ref which will b found 1804 Colne customs in many iocalities a ver Cannda and the United A publication of States the American ore society says that as recently hot { rural New Eng purpose of ITN Upoll soap hed feved that hurned, witching years ago f ears ago this woiker act in avowed ns performed cointer of wis supposed to be hewite confidently bel wis viteh would be too." AS re the people in Vermont horseshoes into openly stating that the hewitched and would aot to hutter, Ar stated practices still continue, though rarely now that the worker of the counter charm will mit that he witeh, thirty-five states, cently as ion thew red-hot refrac Cream was otherwige turn t ia it is is really seeking to baflle a heen feared nd evil Iron has from ancient times considered as something hated and spirits There appears to be some dispute in Folklore as whether cold or hot fie the by witches io against The Scots are all iron but the advocates iron say that it has the dou fron Is most acious owers of evil cold or of advantage of undoing the witch's | & ! k and of burning the witch at the | by sympathetic magic. (© by MeClure Newspaper Syndicate wor same time SeabeadialonSouuaduaBondudsde ny, - . HE prune is always In the market, and can be prepared in 30 many appetizing ways. Prune Pudding. Remove the stones from one pound of cooked prunes. Add one-half cup ful of butter creamed with one cupful of sugar, three well-beaten eggs, one fourth cupful of molasses, one-half teaspoonful each of soda, cloves and cinnamon. Dissolve the soda in one tablespoonful of milk, Mix all the ingredients with one pint of bréad crumbs and steam three hours. Serve with: Foamy Sauce. in Beat the Whites of two esas to a = CHI thing but a livelihood, although they may be men of real ability, I never hear people speak slight- ingly of the profession but that | think of the ride I took with my friend in the country. He died not long ago, broken down fifty, Afterward a man who had been at medical school with him said he would have made a fortuce in the city, But 1 think he did good working in obscurity. i "ODYTIKNL. ¥ more “Hints Tr Coos © and Gander By Viola Brothers Shore vr a a 3 ales, eid rp pr pp pr rin FOR THE COOSE~— A STUDENT—an artist and a moth é er—their work is never done. It a lot, in iL bein’ to untruth, thing Is there's bound And a lotta talked about a be a little truth Just because the truth, don't ing to fool you. people mean are tellin’ yon they ain't try- FOR THE GANDER The feller that's w out the atchin’® could al was ‘a’ worked game, Some artists wanna fo be able to Hye well paint And igh enough others wanna live end well, again just to he able to paint for nobody ns bad of trustin ervhody. (Copyright y and trunks roOGing In Sultcases way baggage slat or and ¢ dozens of vari red to In ferry fon port wild delive OW REers woolly, the pie had n ; Queen and. about it, the Fairies all | saw some i us sou saw.” “First of nske lovels had all were along a come out in great avenue They full, and they ing over and meeting ter, and talking to “It seemed that telling other ear high .in the om her bad springtime closer toget had each ot they i re? ittie start each and had and together as tened to each other, “Soe pow the lovely and made a beautiful all down the avenue “All winter long they had looked at { the road secrets, gone hier closer tt ey iis branches met free archway on either side o had sald spring way and * “When gome talks!” “Then 1 peeped In at a birthday party. A little girl oamed Lucy was nine years old, “She had some other children at her party, and they played all kinds of they comes we'll iid stiff froth, add one cupful of powdered gugar, then the yoiks of the eggs well beaten, a pinch of salt and one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Just before serving add one-half cupful of boiling milk. spiced Prunes, Soak a pound of prunes over night in water to cover, after washing them well, In the morning simmer in the same water until tender, ada 10 cloves, the rind of a lemon with its juice. When tender, drain and add one cupful of honey, one-half cupfui of vinegar and simmer the prunes In this for half an hour. Chill and serve, Spiced Prune Marmalade. Take one pdund of prunes, sonk and simmer in the water In which they were soaked over night. When ten der remove the stones and cut the prunes into small pieces. Return to the heat with the liquid. Add one cupful of mild vinegar, one and one. half copfuls of sugar, one-half tea spoonful each of cinnamon and cloves, Simmer until thick. Serve with ments; very nice with roast pork. CE 1928, Western Newspaper Unlon. ) (@® by MeClure Newspaper Syndicate.) gutnes, Puss favor ie and to mal she was glartea oo ade of cl was key “The one who got nearest in ting “Then large hirthday on the tall correctly won 8 prize they had enke with Luc ite cream amd a pr ge — er . “1 Saw Some Dear Little Pink Leaves Coming Out" and age printed in pink letters the white frosting. “The table had a paper table cloth upon it with all kinds of pretty pic tures of little Boy Blue blowing his horn and of children with sand pails and shovels at the seashore. The napkins were like the tablecloth, too “Then there were fences made of cardboard with the same patterns and these fences were put about. the table, They were quite low, “The Solgra were all blue and yel upon Hey wore a vell ww socks as as they fear little I knew 3 family ¢ and fe Oak along led upon a who zed knowr friends tittle 3 to a litle as Pine fond of Dich would sir ton, belon to his was very Dicky sted of Dicky, and o i wigh low feathers “Pine thought it Dicky his legs “He that way, he sings that way, he that way,” Pine said, “f saw many garden flowers tulips, and white lilacs, snd ¥, and Johnny Jump Ups. and Striped Grass and Flower ing Almond bushes, and they all wished me a polite good-day “Flowers have such sweet manners 1 saw two dogs rub too, and teil each other they were so glad to «eet again, “My journey was interesting to me because 1 love to see all the different creatures and flowers and people | can. “io worth vers ended wonderful standing wi was everything he eats that takes sleeps his lay such NOSes, me there Is so much that is while to see, and it's all so enjoyable,” the Fairy Queen as she waved her wand hap Cony Hkht, iy By F. A 0 FACE your duty serenely, to play your part courageously while the clamor of the world beats all about you, to hold the faith through calamities and march bravely on, are the things to do when sorely pressed, Desperate captains run their ships upon the rocks and sink into the sea; cautious sailors find their way to peaceful harbors. The latter think with discretion, The difference between the rash man and the man of prudence is but a thinly drawn line, yet this little variance makes a defeat or victory. Even though your heart may be burning as harrowing fears oppress, press on resolved to win, and win you surely will Some wavering, weak-minded wa. riable men: and women seeing you, may at the eleventh hour screw up their waning strength and reach the solid ground, better and abler for the exnmple you have unknowingly set them, — In whatever station in life you may be compellled to cast your lot, let no load of care retard your prog: ress towards the tops of the peaks. where the air is sweet, the sunshine soberly and act WALKER is bright aitd kindly and ence of the Omnipotent inmost soul to rejoicing. Lighten your burdens by various deeds nnd exalted aspirations. Think not of the weight upon your shoulders, but rather of the strength that is yours as compared with the stragglers lagging behind, In many cases your grievance, an. noyance, vexation, discontent and torment, are what you, yourself make, or allowed circumstances to make for you, They rankle, gnaw and freeze your blood because you stubbornly refuse to follow the line of least resistance. as have the failures who wilfully turned from the right path ablaze with signboards all along the way, from the springtime of youth to the winter of sere old age. Ia the heydays of life, and until the racing tide reaches its height and begins to slacken, keep to the right, and then as the waters turn back to the great sea, they will leave you unfettered and free, happy In the thought that you have kept the faith, 1@ by MeClure Newspaper Syndicate.) the pres stirs your DON'T & suffer headaches, or any of those pains that Bayer Aspirin can end in a hurry! Physicians prescribe it, and approve its iree use, for it does not affect the heart, Every drug- gist has it, but don't fail to ask the druggist for Boyer. And don't take any but the box that says Bayer, with the word genuine printed in red: the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monosceticacidester of Salicylicacid Indubitably Dont Make aToy Out of Baby | ~Babies Have Nerves- By RUTH DRITTAIN , crying and an easily be ith more consider you just can't see raking baby restiess or upset him a few drope of pure ‘astoria. It's amazing to see Ely it calms baby's perveg and m to sleep: yet it contains It is purely veg he recipe is on the wrapper physicians prescribe it for cholera, diarrhea, constipation stomach and bowels, feverish loss of sleep and all other “up of babyhood. Over 25 million bottles used a year shows its over whelming popularity. With each bottle of Castoria, you get a book on Motherhood worth its weight in gold. Look for Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on the package so you'll get genuine Castoria. There are many imitations sleeple en what is nn etable——t Leading colic, gas on Right Kind of Gambling Carol—Does vour husband gamble? Jo-—Not in an objectionable way. He nearly always wins —Exchange It was woman who invented all the dishes she has to wash. Men pre ferred to eat out of the pot. CAN NOW D0 ANY WORK Thanks to Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound Denison, Texas. —*1 think there is no tonic Su to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Come pation. ean certainl praiss Rn
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