ABOUT THE COWS 00, moo,” sald Mrs. Cow, “the i way some talk about us!” said Mrs. Brown-and- “whut do you mean by “Moo, moo,” White Cow, that?" “I was thinking,” began Mrs, “l do hope it didn’t tire you,” Mrs. Brown-and-White Cow. “No,” sald Mrs. Cow, “it didn't tire me at all. If it had tired me 1 would have stopped thinking.” “Sensible,” sald Mrs. White Cow. jut pray “] was thinking" continued Mrs. Cow, “of the time last spring when some children passed us one morning. “They were evidently having a hol- iday, but they sald: “Just think, It is only ten o'clock in the morning and those cows are ly- Cow, sald Irown-and. continue.” wALraas “They Haven't Any Lessons to Study.” and haven't haven't any lessons to study any tions xaming or re some under ten o'cl tree lock I d another child, ‘I'm glad They don't have such bounding joy as we do and they don't feel all excited and happy over their birthdays or over their schoo ines, “Yea,” continued Mrs, ‘that was the wav were talking. First they envied us they couldn't take off all we could in which to do “Then they were glad they weren't cows, as they liked to have excitemen we miss, such as birthdays and so forth, “Still, said ar I'm not a cow. Cow, they because the time nothing, which “Dut I thought to myself that they shouldn't talk about us and about our luziness, “Maybe we are lazy. But we give milk twice a day and we make them feel strong and well so they can en- joy their parties and their birthdays and their games. “Heslides, if we had birthdays they wouldn't be able to have 80 many pres- ents or such a fine cake, 18 some of the family money would have to be used for our birthday cakes, “What if every cow had a birthday cake with candles! What an absurd thing that would be. “And just suppose we all sat around and wished each other a moo-moo hap- py birthday. “What good would we do if we tried to do chores? “Suppose I should run up the street and do an errand In place of Lillian when she wanted to play, would It be of any use? “Not a bit of It. the street people me, “And If 1 Aid get as far as the store and then get inside they wouldn't wait on me or know what I wanted. If 1 hurried up would start after “So why shouldn't we sit still when we can't be of any use doing the things others can do? “We can't study for as we don't go to school, did g0 to the have a dreadful thme, “1 looked in the schooll examinations and If we school teacher would house wi indow never sit in one of those silly little desks, leg (I haven't the answer us and ive peo Cow, “Well,” d Mrs is here Cow, “when spring people will gee us lyin morning will probably 3 “But let it not upset us, “ Oh, no, moo, moo,” said the other “we " “We wil onting oo do our COW way.” “Our own cow way,” Brown-and-White Cow, “Our own cow way,” COWS, upset us own repeated Mrs, said the other COWS, How It Started By JEAN NEWTON THE “MACKINTOSH” HE mackintosh has become so fa- miliar an object in the household that do not stop to think of its origin or how it came by its name. The word designates not only a wa- terproof but the material of which it is made. The mackintosh 1s a little over a hundred years old, the first one having been produced in 1823. It from the Inventor, Charles tosh of Manchester, and had its origin in his experiments with In- dia rubber and cloth. Mackintosh naterial was produced by applying to cloth a solution of India rubber In coal-tar naphtha which resulted in ab golutely waterproofing the material Charles Mackintosh lived from 1760 to 1843, long enough to see his In- vention put to practical purposes and to reap the rewards thereof. His name comes down to posterity with the bequest he left to modern Indus- we con derives its name Macki (Copyright.) GABBY GERTIE i men | Cd \ “The light-heaced girl seldom has a heavy heart—if any” CTHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. IRVING KING TRANSFORMATION OF PLANTS HAT plants are able to transform themselves not only but into forms of animal life is firmly believed by many persons In this coun try and Canada--people, too, who in their com ities are esteemed for their hard, day, mon sense, into other spe- cles 1 ® ¥ good, every com- Chess, or cheat, regarded as wheat gone a transformation. “Wheat turns into cheat,” the farmers say, and not very long ago some agricultural papers gravely discussed the matter. Now, cheas, or cheat, is the Bromus Secall- nus and wheat Is Triticom Saativaom, and such they remain howeve® much they may deteriorate or however much they may be Improved. A superstition found in some sec. tions Is that mosquitoes are the prod. ucts of young alder buds. Mrs. Ber gen mentions “an intelligent lady” who told her of “a certain marsh plant, which from béing a plant in the early part of its existence changed into a snake.” Various superstitions of the sort are scattered about the country. The idea of the transformation of plants is not new; it is as old as the hills—almost literally so. Theopras- tus, the learned Greek, writing In the dawn of the Christian era, says that wheat turns into darnel and gives a long list of plants which, If they are not watched, will change into entirely different species. And primitive man accepted as a fact beyond dispute that plants and trees could change iuto forms of animal life, even human be. ings—ng is testified to by many an ancient myth. Trees and plants had life; to the primitive man they were anlso the abode of souls or spirits. From them why should not human be ings be born? It is stated by some learned men that the Norse folk believed all the human race to be derived from the sacred ash, Juvenaile speaks of the “new race,” which “sprung from the onk.,” nnd Homer alludes to the same origin for munkind, The idea of the transformation of vegetables can be traced far back and appears to have been once universal. Luther Burbank had nothing on primitive man, (@ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) ia quite commonly which bas under Sophie Tucker Popular Sophie Abuza, known to fame as Sophie Tucker, the daughter of Russian.Jewish immigrants, was born in Boston. In her early days Sophie was a maid.of-all.work. She ran away to New York to get into theatricals, and she finally landed in vaudeville. Her next Important movement was to get into Ziegfeld's follies, and later returned to vaude- ville, but was induced to enter the “movies,” her first picture being “Honky Tonk,” in which she is star. ring. i) ommm—— For Meditation O00000 By LEONARD A. BARRETT A LESSON FROM BIRBS L. A. Barrett, creates the patri love is paternal parent possesses for is frequently called ilove Is ex ~perhaps the ik sac ywuntry a man will upon the ideals student hardships essential ele result of The maintains the and protects lit real and wonder is the most stabilizing factor wodern offer his fleld which dominate ns a sacrifice For love of his life, the © most severe that success, is will endure th wthusiasm, ent to all one's love for his px love, however, home, and tie children, is ful, and in the very the articular task. which provides most development of our civi mn. Ex fined wholly to find It expressed in of life. of the demonstrations of tl carious sacrifice is found in the cus toms of birds, An illustration of this is the male cardinal who will sit, with eye alert, upon the green grass near the nest in order not to drive enemies away, but to attract to himself and away from the nest any enemies who may have designs upon his offspring. He thus voluntarily transfers to him self the danger which might possibly come to his mate and baby cardinals, Another bird will mimic a “bird with a broken wing” In order to attract the attention of the cat which may have designs upon the nest, This prin. ciple of voluntary self sacrifice is dis covered In life's most minute begin nings up at last to man. Thus the birds teach us the lesson that volun. tary self sacrifice is one of the most potent factors and impelling impulses in life. When espressed in human life it is the chief source of all content. ment and satisfaction. The exper- fence which will bring to you the greatest happiness is your act of vol untary self sacrifice, through which gome one you love very dearly is de more happy or has at last realized his ideal. (E, 1929, Western Newapaper Union.) essions of sac are not con- We most oy ery form most i element pe beings One nteresting of vi (& by MeClure Nowspaper Byndiostay ormmupity. y ‘Building More Than Commercial Value in Fruit Trees growing tendency to use fruits, ially fruit trees, for orna- ment as well as utility, It is not dif- ficult to appreciate this, for thelr flow- ers are certainly a beautiful sight in themselves, and the fruits often make striking effects in contrast with the folinge., Flowering shrubs and trees, more particularly those bearing ful fruits, are always in demand, There surely Is no reason to disregard do- mestic fruits, In localities There is n espect color- where commercial orchards exist, people come from great distances to see the trees In The early cloudlike masses of the cherries, plums and pears, and the exquisite pink glory of apples in full bloom are sights to be remembered, and withal they fill the air with fragrance borne far by the breezes, As the season advances, and the branches bow with clustered fruit, a great appeal Is made to the eyes us well as the palate, Make fruit trees a part of er scheme, Often a large color, such as a full-blooming tree offers, Is just the a picture that will memory In contrast with the presented by the landscape at other periods of the season, bloom, your flow- fruit make your pictures planting thing to stand out in Highway Ugliness Soon to Be Thing of Past Migsourl gets a place in a states that hb some definite plans or actually have accomplished something toward highway beautifica- Enough now bh themuel list of ave made states ave ¢on- nal scope, 1 a few of highways; moprovement provement | they restful to there in House and Lot Unity The keynote to a is unity be lot. There beautiful stween the house and can be no unity the house is of unusual the grour ed. Proper where and ids bare or improperly plant- plant er use of shrubs, tinct uses unsight “i design ing involves the prop- There are three dis- of shrubs: For screening for making a nat- ural tr tion from the house to the yard, iy for accent In carrying out are used by houses and country estates, a few sug. gestions will be Plant in masses and not ual shrubs: use pls make them large enough; size and color of shrubs; plant shrubs mt of larger have a never grow, taller the average shrubs fall | heights: Dwarf—three and under: m medium- three to gix feet; high—six to ten feet and up ter size is rarely planting. — Detroit Oo objects ‘ purposes, the above owners of given: as individ and use care in iting beds small rowing shrubs natural will pertaining to home general suburban Ts grounas, into feet used for foundation Free Press, Noxious Weeds in City The city commissioner of Calgary, Canada, recently issued a warning to nll owners of properties where noxious weeds are allowed to flourish, that un- less imirediate steps were taken to wipe out this nuisance the city would do the work and the cost be charged against the property holders. Last year the city experimented with chemicals as weed eradicators and their efforts are shown by the reduced growth this year to have met with success, The cost of the campaign would be about 210 to £20 per lot, the commissioner estimated. He advised citizens who own lots where the harmful weeds are growing to eradicate them, otherwise the city would have to step in. Provide for Recreation The building up of park and play- the chief onterprises of American cities. The center that can show It- gelf to be a leader In this respect is making an excellent bid for more resi- dents and establishing a strong claim upon those it already has, Ample rec reation facilities are Indispensable in modern city life, Build Upon a Rock The admonition of the ancient wise man to build upon a rock is valuable and practical advice. It is not always possible to follow It literally, but with present-day knowledge adequate foun. dation may be built regardless of soll conditions, Playgrounds Multiply More than S00 communities In the United States have established public playgrounds. Festivals Hindu national appeal Durgn, the Li and Kall in northeast a nnd their lent, and the “Dewail.” in the rest of Indin. The pujas and Dewall take place in October and celebrated with pomp for several ment trade 8 all but suspended. jusiness at the bazaars during the few days preceding the puja Is very active, Hindu he ontstunding hich hive a festivals fire the “pujns” equas a ure days, Govern Sow “Adopted” Shea A Duroe sow became the mother of ten fine little porkers on the Coffey- ville (Kan.) farm of C, F. Emerick. Some three or four days later a baby the pen, appur- for the pigs. accepted the invita lunch, and made [ts home in the pen for a month, when it was accidentally killed by its fosters mother, into time wandered nhout lur The baby skunk tion to stay to ich Giguntic Cofferdam The ever structed with the bor. New long by closes jected. largest cofferdam is now In use in development of St runswick, It is feet about 300 feet one of the two 4.500) wide new Thorough “After my daug } stry we propose to giv trical en “That “Yes, we gin fe ring.’ will sessile ™ COOK. Children Cry CASTORIA A BABY REMEDY APPROVED BY DOCTORS FOR COLIC. CONE TIRAT ION, DINRRNLA Shells Still Plowed Uy a . We ; One Point of View wt sincere when it loves cord to necds, and not ac Gave Him Credit for One Be know a thing or What's {two the one? Practical filmy outfit “IChy wes “I'm " ing. the taking a screen test this morn. 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