WR hi) ABOUT THE ELEPHANTS tJ VE a beiter memory than have, said Mr, Elephant. “I suppose you're right,” sald Elephant. “Ha, ha,” sald Mr. Elephant, throw- Ing hls trunk up in the air—but not losing it entirely, “now I know some- thing." “What do Elephant, “1 know that I can talk to you and that you are feeling gentle and quiet. That's because Miss Elephant's a month old.” Miss Elephant had taken all of the time and attention of Mrs. Elephant, but now Miss Elephant was old enough to look after herself a little. And, too, her mother didn't have to worry about her. As she didn't have to worry about her, wasn't so nervous, and so could be gentle and pleasant once more. “In your nervous days,” sald Mr. Elephant, “you would have objected to being told that 1 had the better memory, even though it is true.” “Oh, yes, I feel free of worry, said Mrs. Elephant, “I think,” said Mr. Elephant, “that I shall sing a song to Miss Elephant. “Then I shall tell her an Elephant Jungle Bedtime story. But I will only tell it to her. No one shall hear it. I must sing the song now: you Mrs. you know?" asked Mrs. she now,” else You wee big You wee big Hearken to Sing, sing. I'd trumpet call For my baby so small And she'll go to sleep I a tear thing, thing, your daddy, sing and weep. As the y keeper CTHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. IRVING KIN DROPPING FOOD N THE M: ada they the telling floor is lies ab eral superstition is that dropping f a sign that your food. of the some enemy The omen in b superstition is that my, because of this food, will work you the King ted and lorida Now Hel slands ti natives and destroy or bury all of food scatt the hut after a one of = init mna £is the 3 A ered about the floor of neal. The act is not ’ but with the idea of preve nitation 12 enemy from getting hold of the food fraz- ments and through magic of a harmful who have partaken In India a wishes to injure an enemy gives him to eat of a dish of rice and then takes up what is left and throws it into a fish pond. If the fish greedily eat of the rice the enemy's doom is sealed. The “spell” works by sympathetic magic—what Is done to the food dropped and left lying about reacts upon the food just eaten and consequently upon the cater. It will thus be seen how dangerous it is to drop your food on the floor where an enemy ean get hold of It or some grave accident happen to it, and thus produce by sympathetic magic a case of acute indigestion or something worse, (© by MeéClure sort upon of the native mend, who carelessly Newspaper Syndicate.) (E) by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) way about it, he gave them oil baths in the winter and kept them fine and clean, too, The oil baths were to keep thelr skin from cracking, which it would have done In the warm bulldings where they lived In the zoo. When the elephants ure free they can look after their skin and see that it gets olled—for It needs to be olled just as our skin needs soap and water, They go into the swamps which are oily, and In that way they get the oil they require. When the elephants are free they keep thelr nalls In good condition by wr Mr. Elephant Went on Talking to Mrs. Elephant. but in the zoo when in captivity cut their toe nail over rocks, the circus keeper has to for them. There 1 for climbing or in the “One doesn’t wear a wedding ring while canoeing, because it makes a bad impression.” { Possnmmssmnns DODOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOODOBO00 How It Started By JEAN NEWTON COCO OVO00OOCOOVOOOCOVVO000L “AMENDE HONORABLE” “H E MADE the amende honorahle, after which, matters proceeded smoothly This is an idea we frequently see clothed in the language indicated, the implication being that the person re ferred to, having in some way offend- ed, did whatever was required of him to pacify those he had wronged. The amende honorable might be a publie admission of false coupled with an apology and a retrace tion. It might be acknowledgment of injury unwittingly done and compen: sation therefor, Curiously enough, this significance of the expression is quite a reversal from the trend of Its original mean. ing Formerly, the “amende honorable was simply a particular form of pun- ishment meted out in France to de liberately disgrace traitors, parricides and sacrilegious persons, the meaning It conveys today being a development of that which it once had, as stated. (E by the Dell Hyndicate, Ine.) v Briefiy Told Do be natural; a poor diamond Is better than a good imitation. ncecusation, Feeble efefefefefeletp Walter Huston This popular actor will be remem. bered as stage star in O'Neill's “De- sire Under the EIms,” and film star of “The Virginian” and “The Lady Lies” He appears in “Abraham Lin. coin” as the rail spiitter himself. He is said to have the same features that Lincoln had. “The General” is his latest. O Yd SOOO OOOO iF or Meditation | O0O000 By LEONARD A. BARRETT g COGOOOOBO0N0ONN00000000000 UNIFORM TRAFFIC LAWS URING the past ten years 170.000 yore automobile ace was * loss, terms of physicians’ bills lost In imber of injuries million. The econ ime, was $0,000 006) (0x), gerio 1 movement the highwass Western N¢ wat aper Union.) 0 ‘ you never need stay away from Joston because you don't like beans, for the restaurants barely serve them. Instead you get fish, caught the same day you eat it. Yoho, broiled scrode ! They say South Station, handles more passengers any other terminal, Boston is speedy, would to see across Tremont miles nan hour! What's that, wins the country's house and a show brass-piped boller room. And the tun- nel under the lobby, Here's where Houdini first climbed out of a trunk and onto page one, Business is good In New England, a retailer told ane. It's 10 per cent bet- ter than something or otter. 1 was glad to hear that, 1 like Dostof == ved Barton, © by the Dell Syndicate, Ina) wtill than Joston, daily How Paul Revere trafic shooting at Boylston at 30 love Kelth's demolished? It first vaudeville place, with its Closer Culling Low Producers Three Things to Do to Make All Dairy Herds More Profitable. (By 0. E. Dalry of Agriculture, There are three to make our dairy herds more profita- ble. Cull the low producers; feed the others according to what they can duce when well fed: then hreed In telligently, Let's consider what we can accomplish by culling the low pro- ducing cows from our dairy herds. Studies, by the bureau of dairy In- dustry, United States Department of Agriculture, of the production, feed and income records of cows on test in dalry herd Improvement asso clations, have shown that the elimina tion of the lowest producers from the dairy herd not only Increases the av- erage production per cow, but always results In increasing the cash income over cost of feed per cow. Therefore, if any dairyman Is with the Income which he makes over cost of feed, he can always increase that income per cow by culling a little closer, Surplus of Dairy Products. present, when the surplus of produc this country is ab- normally | , Bnd prices correspondingly low, culling Is the w ays of getting better re sults In itely. Our indl- ciate that culling the 1 per cent of the dairy cows in this country would not lower the milk and butter fat production as much as 1 per cent, but only one-fifth of 1 per cent; and that culling the lowest pro- ducing 10 per cent of our cows would not lower the milk and butter fat pro- duction 10 per cent, but only 5 per cent, Some people Reed, Chief of the Buresu of Industry, U, B. Department Washington, D.C.) things we can do pro Cost, dissatisfied when are closer one of med figures lowest producing say tha binme the low Carrying C apacity of Me any Past: ire Cr rops ! © first frost crops and invers do ther in the investigation number of ea on one acre of white an low sweet clover, alfalfa native The eet clover, | nas results in under the same soll and nere of each ent for the following H00-pound steers: alfalfa, white sweet three head ; yellow sweet clover, three hond : sudan three head; and native pasture, with brome grass predominat- ing, two head. ture and sudan grass, dicate that weather conditions, one pasture Is suffic! number of two head: clover, grass, Simple Plan to Kill Pests of Squash Vine If a squash vine wiits within a few hours, a vine borer has reamed out the stem near the ground. This bor er always works near the roots. The best way to control it is to cover about every second joint of each stem as it grows go roots will form at the joints, The vine will live even though the borers do get at the main stem near the first root. This covering should be done now go the vine will have many roots a little later in the season when the borers are the worst, Ordinary squash bugs are hard to kill with poison dusts or sprays. They will erawl under a shingle at night, however, and two or three shingles placed near the center of the, vine will act as traps for them. The bugs can be crushed in the early morning before they begin to move. Thelr shiny brown, clustered eggs ou the under #lde of the leaves should be crushed also, Black Locust Good for Posts and Poles Has High Rank as Durable ‘Nood for Use in Ground. by the United Ftates Departinent of Agriculture.) Black locust, because of fits high rink ns a durshle wood for use in the ground, is In demand for fence posts, stakes and poles, says the forest service, United States Department of Agriculture, Black locust makes rapld growth on good solls and will grow on poor and dry soils. It Is easily propagated, In good solls or in regions naturally fa. vorable to the tree, plantings of black locusts have returned substantial net profits in periods of ten to twenty years, Its strong spreading root system makes black locust a valuable tree for ng soll erosion In gullies and on steep hillsides, Black locust, however, has a serious enemy known as the locust borer and the menace of this Insect should be carefully considered before choosing black locust as a tree to plant, the forest service says, the borer is a sun-loving insect, on good soils or in locations of more vigorous growth, where weeds, underbrush, or other trees produce sufficient shade on the trunks of trees the borer cnuses injury. No prae- ticable for treating infested forest plantations 8 known. The g scarcity of chestnut for posts, poles, and sia done much to stimulate Interest pos. sibilities of growing and in the plant. black locust, according to the forest service, Farmers’ Bulletin ng Black Locust by the United St Agriculture, contalns dat of this species, copies may be obtilned free from the Informa Department of Agric ton, D., C. + (Prepared check! a Since the little or no control measure increasin kes has in the ing of No. 1628 Trees," just ates Department of a on the prof- Single F, “Grow- issued culture ftable Office of tion, United States Nitrogen Not Favored for Buckwheat Plant bo kes too lover Does Nof Thrive on Sour Soils aver does no Sweet Cl Wd crow satisfac. weet of & ise to sow weeds with one them with the other. “ » » is uUnw and fight not feed but it may lower production as well. * - . Owverfeeding only wastes To keep a paint brush in good shape, brush the paint out thoroughly, wipe it on a cloth and hang it in raw lin- seed oll. - . * There Is no more pleasing decora- tion for the house than artistic boxes of plants used at the windows or on the porches, , . . Care in spacing potato rows will make spraying easier and more effi cient, Spray booms are not flexible to crooked rows, . United we stand and divided we fall is all right in its place, but the pas ture divided into smaller plots and grazed in rotation grows the most feed, . Top dressing pastures is especially desirable with a new seeding. When the soil is acid and lime cannot be ap. plied. top dressing may be necessary to insure a stand, especially if clover is included in the seed mixture, - . 8 Cutting trees from the farm wood. fot that measure 12 Inches in diam. eter at five feet from the fround does not yield a profit, while trees that are 24 inches in diameter yield a profit of about $10 a tree. TRUE sportsman is as careful about his pipe tobacco as he is about his lures. Why distress the poor fish and taint the pure air with a strong pipe when Sir Walter Raleigh's fa- sts so little, agrant? The the S ir Walter vorite smc king fob CO €« and is so mild and fr Raleigh very cl ugh mild, lack neither body nor flas The quality is uniform, and the ge ld foil success of 1 1 { bl end is due to the use ot 1 hoi oie Burley Ss, which 1, alth wrap retains all the natural freshness and gaan TUNE IN oa “The Raleigh Revue” Feiday, 10:00 to 1: 00 p.m. (New over the WEAF coast-to-coast nerwork every SIR WALTER RALEIGH sq 5% — and Tada Japanese Corn File Yor quick rebief A Soft, Clear Skin ives beauty ar ness 3 x : ing t Laid % y soap da “GL ENN'S SULPHUR SOAP Contains 3345 por cont HI ve, Pure Sulphur Black and Brown, 50¢ But He May Guess Wrong the doctor gets sick, the peo won't amount to much, nt to do. Too much to eat—too rich a diet ~or too much smoking. Lots of things cause sour stomach, but one thing can correct it quickly. Phil. lips Milk of Magnesia will alkalinipe the acid. Take a spoonful of this pleasant preparation, and the sys- tem is soon sweetened, Phillips is always ready to relieve distress from overeating: to check all acidity; or neutralize nicotine, Remember this for your own <om- fort; for the sake of those around you. Endorsed by physicians but they always say Phillips. Dont buy something else and expect the LIPS of st——— w. N. VU, BALTIMORE, NO. 29.1930,
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