ABOUT ARCAL SHEEP
HEY had been quiet all day. Peo-
ple had come to watch them and
to look at them,
People had made remarks about
them, but they had not said a word
They had made harfily any sounds
at all,
They had felt, at times, as
though they would like to make faces
at some of the people who said rude
things, but they didn’t.
They just let the people say what
they wanted to say and paid little
attention to them.
After the people had gone they
talked a little of how absurd some
“| Come From India,” Said Another
Arcal Mountain Sheep.
of them had
stared and looked,
and unattractive
ole in
“I come
had
foolish
peo-
been, how they
and how
some of the
the world are.
from Persia, 1
Persia, indeed, 1 from Per-
sia,” said the Arcal Mountain Sheep,
inother one of the wild sheep family.
“Well, 1 from India,
eed 1 do,” said another Arcal
ain Sheep.
“We both come
laces,” said the first
whose name
come from
yes, come
come yes in-
Moun-
from different
Arcal Mountain
was Ray.
the same
Arcal Moun-
was Bobby,
sald
sheep,
“But both
family,” said the second
Sheep, name
“Shows smart we
Ray.
“We have different homes
out the countries,”
we're fine, smart,
Sheep, we are”
“We are, we are.”
“Well, 1
we belong to
Ain whose
how are,”
through-
he continued. “Ah,
Arcal Mountain
agreed Bobby.
was going to say,” com
menced Ray, “that though I come from
Persia, from the south of Persia, which
is the opposite of the north, I believe,
most Arcal Mountain Sheep come from
India.”
“What is south
asked Bobby.
“South is
sald Ray.
“Like the earth
sald Bobby.
“Not at all,” i
“When folks
and what is north?”
"
down und north is up,
and sky, I suppose,”
ald Ray.
talk of the southern
or northern part of a country they
are not speaking of the sky at ail”
“Poor sky,” sald Bobby. “It's left
out of it entirely. ut, I suppose
it’s too big to feel hurt about it.”
“It has enough” sald Ray.
“It is so high up no one can scold it.
“It can rain or or
the sun may
up to sky and
“ ‘Please
“The
first place,
learned that
lofty object the sky in
familiar a manner,
“They may
wouldn't rain or
turned to be
don't directly
sky.”
“That's true,
its own way,” ag
“The
said
country,
ern
“When we
up at
We
Snow sleet, or
and we can't call
suy:
shine,
the
there.
the
have
don't do that, up
couldn't hear us in
and
they
sky
besides
mustn't talk to a
peopl Ld
like any too
say they wish It
they wish it had
a fair day, they
the
out but
ask anything of
the sky cert
Dobby.
southern part of
the
ntl f
south of
iinly has
reed
ue country”
lower part of
upper, or north-
the country,
Ray, “is the
the
part of
say
ip ort we mean
1
one end of the land, and when
down south we mean down
toward the
“You'd make 1
said Bobby gri
say
other
nning.
' said Ray
" professor, for 1
ighty
never lave
know
make a m poor one.
hey
Mountain
have ever
they
jut, ah, we
wade
Sheep a professo
heard of and |
pose will begin now,
have NSO
thamkful
lovely shiages
which to be
“We
are =
have
I and Suimy, and
wonderfu
that
We nave
And
For
1 circling hort
was quite trae
Areal
famous for their beautiful,
And they are quite ple
they have them. Oh, indeed,
They i
their
the Mountain Sheep are
big
nse]
Ves
», quite pleased about
horns,
How It Started
By JEAN NEWTON
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TO BE A “BARNSTORMER”
} ask anybody in the
i profession—that is, the theatrical
business—what is meant by a barn-
stormer. The term is well known,
and, to many of the old-timers brings
back happy or not-so-happy recoliec
tions, depending possibly on just how
keen is one's memory.
However, even the rest
10 NEED to
of the world
an actor who performs in the small
towns, traveling from place to place,
and almost literally, as the
goes, living in a valise.
This term “barnstormer”
puzzling until information
nigshed that it is an allusion to
days when our small towns did not
boast the theatrical emporiums that
they do today and when many a play
was staged in a farmer's roomy barn
{1 oprrisin y
seems
is fur-
the
the
“if a girl
present,
future”
isn't satisfied with the
i's useless to mention the
“)-
Deserved Suspicion
Deceiving children by slipping away
from them or by telling them untruths
breeds fear and distrust.—Woman's
Home Companion,
CTHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVING KING
CROSSING THE RIVER
COMMUNIC ATION to the Amer.
A ican Folk -Lore society from Bald.
winsville, N. Y,, speaks of a
al in that part of the
state that a funeral procession should
not cross a river on
grave, This calls to
in the Aeneid where
spirits of dead clamoring to be
ferried ac Cocytus and
fused ferriage by the hoatm
their bodies were still
the ghost of Patroclus in the Iliad
begging for sepulture of his body so
that he might cross the stygian stream
and Hades, Many
stances might be cited
super
stition gener
its way to
mind the
Aeneus sees the
the
gO
the
TOSS being re
in because
unburied. And
enter similar in
from the an
cient classics.
It has
series
already been noted in this
primit man conceived
soul as hovering near the body
after death, still entangled in its
fleshly ment, as it
dition which
how ive
the
tene
from
relieve it,
of today
were, a con
could
Many current superstitions
hinge upon this idea. This
New York state superstition-—perhaps
it exists In many other states
would appear to be one of these,
have In it two elements handed down
from days when the world new,
A digembodied spirit, in order to reach
the abode of spirits, must cross a
stream, and a disembodied spirit can-
not cross over that stream until the
body has received sepulture. From
the plains of Troy to Baldwinsville,
N. Y., is a fur ery in spuce and time;
but not in superstition,
& by MeClure Newspaper B7adieate.)
nlone
burial
nlso
We
was
How to Keep Books
them In a safe deposit box
the vault of a large bank and
throw away the keys.
Buy only cheap books, Ne one bor
rows books with Inexpensive bindings,
Arrange your bookcase so that you
can press a spring when neighbors
call, causing them (the books) to
slide inside an invisible wall panel,
Buy books with cactus covers,
Have your books printed In Chl.
nese,
Bury your books on a desert island,
Make a careful chart of the island,
then destroy the chart.—Brooklyn
Eagle,
Put
inside
smi Yeoman
Back on the Job
Firet Executive—Did you enfoy youn
vocation?
Second-—Yeh, but there's nothing lke
the feel of a good desk under your
feet agnin.-~-1.ife,
Hed We eR STUN We He WU We We He MWB We He We We He SB
George Arliss
Fede We We Be Ve Se We We WH We He We Be He AAAS W NT
Amateur theatricals were respon.
sible for the rise of popular George
Arliss, Vitaphone talking picture star,
His stage work was well known for
years. Then he was induced to enter
the talkies, his first pictures being
“Digraeli” and “The Green Goddess.”
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For Meditation | |
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By LEONARD A. BARRETT
COOOOOOS0O0OLO0N000CO0 NOM
HAPPINESS
que
had
py.”
fr
SeUoIn
worry and sir
The attainment {
cherished
ideal is regarded
guarantee of
ness,
one's
When
own
we seek appiness
suke it omehow seems
just at } me we think
yne one has said
butterfly,
just
if Sou
alight upon
a fine sentence
Happiness in this world
i incidentally.
Make it the oblect of pursuit, and it
and it
words
like a
ued Is alw:
bevond sour grasp, but
will =it down quietly, may
you, Haw
when he said ©
$y!
which,
thorne wrote
when It comes, comes
leads us a wild goose chs
attained.” In other
find us, It is
of trying to
ort 80 mud
18,
never is
happin
matter
CEs nust not a
attain It by out
own eff a it posed
ble
h a8 makin
for it to DOsSSesRs us
k and
find ns, we do not
looking for it
An anaiysi mppiness
us that it Is not a material or
physical possession, It is a
state of a mental attitude, It is
to go
cons
even
spirit, a
mind,
attributable
the heart than to the achieve
mind or health of
us when we are in
receive it. A disposition,
a right toward
preted in terms of un
service, Invites happiness,
is something within us,
us, Happiness finds us wh
for withing higher
selves, .
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the emotions of
nig of
body. It
more to
met
the the
comes to
attitude life, inter-
selfishness and
Happiness
en we
than
live
sO owl
our
Western Newspaper Unlon
msn
@. 1930, MeClure Newspaper Byndicata)
Discreet Girl
Sarnh-That awful Inndlady of mine
Is telling scandalous things about me,
Ethel-\Why don't yon dare her to
prove her charges?
Barah-—Well, I'm not such an idiot
aR that Pathfinder Magnzine,
HOW TO PREPARE
CAR FOR SUMMER
Proper Attention Now Will
Insure Freedom From
Many Troubles.
(By W. 8. ISHERSBOOD.)
After short and slow running under
winter conditions a thorough checkup
of the car is advisable at this time In
order to guarantee a spring and sum-
| mer of carefree operation,
Assuming that the ear has come
through a hard winter's service In
| fairly good mechanical shape the serv-
fee operation should proceed in this
order :
First, clean the eng
body thoroughly,
Check to see that spring
tight: take up any excess
spring shackles,
rine, chassis and
clips are
play of
Clean Steering Gear.
Clean nnd grease steering gear;
| check front wheel alignment, after ad
justing the wheel bearing and filling
the hub caps with fresh grease;
| that the nuts holding rear
to the axle are tight and fastened
with a cotter pl
Drain the old oll from the truss
| mission and rear end, and put abou
| a quart of kerosene or flushing
each.
Put a indfuls of sal soda
in the radiator and run the car for n
few miles until it Is well warmed up.
The soda clean out the and
rust In the radiator while the kerosene
will loosen and wash out the
i In the transmission and differential
| Drain these as soon as you stop,
soo
wheels
oll iu
© ple of h
scales
old oll
then
we water from the radiator and
| flush with fresh water.
and scrape out
grind the valves,
hen you put back
job and
temove the
all the
and NOW a
carbon
{ the
r no
on
13
wr with fresh water
ngine tun slowly
Valve tappets sh
gotor being warm while
Follow the manufac.
» i At
tiong for clearances
«
rate,
ner trig ®
Overhavl Spark Plugs.
Clean the breaker points in the dis
tributor and set them to their
lean the
plugs simply fill
with alcohol
proper
spark plugs. To
clean spark the lower
part of the plug and al
low to stand for a few seconds;
A plece of wire covered with one thick
nd rub the carbon from
and dry
the en
with
opening. !
take
ness of cloth a
or then wipe clean
thoroush replacing In
gine. ‘lean sparking points
loth or a knife,
If plugs are badly
worn to any degree,
off all
gee that the contacts are ti
the storage battery with ammonia wa-
ter. or ordinary baking soda (one tea-
one cupful of water),
terminals and coat them
with vaseline or grease. Be sure that
the battery is securely held In place,
the liquid level and add
ore
emery «
soated or points
install a
the ignition wi
new set,
res and
ght, Clean
Clean
the
dis-
With these servicing items attended
should have ahead of you a
troubles and
mechanical annoy-
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THE MOTOR QUIZ
(How Many Can You Answer?)
Q. What is the effect on tires
of a bent steering knuckle,
broken spring, bent spindle, drag-
ging brake, or loose wheel?
Ans, Any of these will cause
uneven wear,
Q. What usually causes hard
steering?
Ans, As a rule lack of oll,
misalignment of front wheels,
or low pressure in front tires,
Q. What is a good way to
start a stubborn engine?
Ans, First pull out the choke
and press the starter for a brief
period without turning on the
ignition, this forces raw gas Into
the cylinders. Then turn on the
switch, step on the starter, and
push In the choke. If the bat.
tery, spark plugs, and breaker
points are in proper shape this
should make starting easy.
Q. If placed end to end, how
far would one days’ average pro-
duction of American automobiles
extend?
Ans,
Approximately 45 miles.
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ddd
Peder e reer e Peet Pree
Novel Camping Trailer
Made Quite Convenient
A novel eamping trailer has been
uced in England which Is halled
wit} h delight by lovers of the outdoors.
i prod
Handy for Campers.
losed, 1s
automo-
when «
the
The traller,
attached to
compact,
the rear of
bile. When opened, as shown above,
¥
it contains plenty of head-room for
preparation of food, and for sleeping.
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AUTOMOBILE NOTES
PEELE EITLLELEPELEEEELEED
Negligence will shorten the life of
the best tire
.
per cent of
United
five the rubber
Eight)
of the
automobil
States goes into
output RB
our :
» » *
Famous last words: “There seem to
be two lights ahead. I'll just steer be-
ween them.” :
eo 0»
American motorists, It Is estimated,
used 14,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline
in 1020—a lake five miles wide and
four miles deep.
* * »
A “celluloid sandwich.” That's the
new shatterprgof glass that appears
destined for general adoption by the
automobile industry,
up HARMFUL NAILS
SPP HOS ICI ITSO I EIR ISIC Tadd en
The common cause of
dimeultien is excess acid,
not alter this condition,
the stomach.
neutralize the
gible thing to
physicians tell
Phillips Milk of Magnesia,
One spoonful of thig d
prepara
times
digestive
Boda can-
and it burns
Something the
acidity is
take. That
the public
tion can neutralize
instan
appar
EOUTNess
system
perfect
is just as
and pleasant
ent.
and re:
for cl! Mldre n,
tho —
good
for
1
For GalledHorses
Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh
All dealers sre suthorized te refund your money for
the frst bottle if net suited.
So Why Borrow It?
st her thing
or
2
uble—it yor
yourself
FOR CONSTI PATION
nt smaller doses
SAFEFSCIENTIFIC.
DON'T LET WORMS
TORTURE CHILDREN
Children who have worms
have not a chance of being
healthy. Watch for the symp-
toms. Gritting the teeth, pick-
ing the nostrils, disordered
stomach.
Rid your child's body of these ruin.
ous parasites. Give him Frey's Ver-
mifuge—~America’s sale, vegetable
worm medicine for 75 years. Buy it
today. At all drug stores.
Frey’s Vermifuge
Expels Worms
A —— ]— —————
The Stiller the Better
Mrs, Chatterton—Love me still?
Her Husband-—Certainly! In fact,
I prefer you that way!
famous bowl, is standing alongside,
the nails that cause flat tires It will
BE. Gougar, superintendent of the
Endorsed by
Nurse
ng ga
me relief and health as I ydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound did. I am a practical
nurse and was so rundown }
that I was unable to work. I
used to suffer agonies at times
and would have to lie down the
biggest part of the da
two bottles of Vegetal
pound I felt better. Now I have
used ten bottles and feel fine. 1
W. N. U, BALTIMORE, NO, '7--1930.