ABOUT TATTLETALES OTHER GOSSIP, as you probably know, has curled lips and a very agly expression to her very ugly face, Sometimes, though, you dou't see how agly it is at first, You may think it's an attractive ace, jut you won't think that way f you talk to her long. You'll begin 0 see the lips curl and the ugly ex- pression, and you'll say to yourself: *Oh, you ugly, mean-looking thing!" Mother Gossip can never really see serself, She has a number of children aut the Tattletale Twins are her pets, She loves to hear stories children ell on each other, She lives where the mountains are made of mole hills, and among her other children are the Hearsay Triplets, the Exaggeration Boys, and her daughters, I-make-a- polnt-to-repeat-mean things, as well as ner twins, I-heard-something-mean- -’ “hgr as Gossip Can Never See Herself, Mother Really Some-one-said-about-you-but-I-stood-up for-you. Mother Gossip is fond of this twin, too, for Mother Gossip thinks it is nice to repeat the mean speeches, and then excuse one's self by saying: “I stood up for you.” The kind of person who wouldn't repeat a mean speech but who would stand up for a friend without having to tell the friend so, Is not the kind Mother Gossip likes, She has such curious tastes, Well, one day Mother Gossip was alone. All her children were wan- dering about, causing unhappiness and sadness. They were telling on others, they were making people feel sad be cause of mean, bitter, unkind speeches, and they were doing just those things that would please mean Mother Gossip when they told her about iL Master Thoughtfulness, who hates cruelty above all things, and who con- sliders saying mean things a form of cruelty, tried to do all he could with her, “What is the use of making people unhappy?" he asked her. “You know it makes them unhappy when you say mean things and when you repeat mean speeches others have made, “People may try to be sensible and say to themselves: “1 won't let it hurt my feelings. Anyone who Is going to repeat mean speeches doesn’t deserve to be noticed to that extent. “But just the same it is hard not to have one's feelings hurt.” “I know iL," sneered Mother Gossip, “It began so long ago,” she sald after a little. “You know how people speak of Idle gossip?” “It Is certainly idle enough to gos- sip,” Master Thoughtfulness sighed. “There were a lot of people with nothing to do, nothing to think about, nothing to be happy about, nothing with which to play, nothing for which to care. “There was just a group of these people. They had been brought up by a nurse employed by all of their mothers, whose name was Nurse Whine, “Nurse Whine didn't play with the children, or read to them, or do any- thing with them, for she was interest. ed in a person whose name was Mas. ter Complaint, and she was going to marry him as soon as the last of these children sew up. “Well, the children grew up. They'd no Idea ine to he happy. And they only knew—or thought they knew-— that there was nothing to do. “Out of this lack of doing they began to tcold each and then talk about each other. And the habit grew and grew so that the only tlines they found anything to do were those times when they talked about each other, “Then 1 came along and 1 same way. If people want to be hap. py and make others happy they should avold me. | am never really happy. “I only excited Just can’t help it. 1 come of idle ones and so I'm Idle Gossip. It means that [ don't count for anything—I'm idle, useless, “But it's my nature, iy the way, Master Thoughtfulness, you know I heard some one say they t you were stingy.” ut Master Thoughtfulness had fled, The best thing to do was to keep far away from Mother Gossip. (Copyright) anything other, wits the gossip, 1 from a lot often called get over } ee} aougnt CTHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. IRVING KING HAIR BURNING AND #n, LONGEVITY ‘La x | 2 T some of your hair in the fire. If it burns slowly you will have a long life; if it burns quickly a short one. This rather common superstition has as its basis that primitive concep tion of the hair as being, like the nails, a vital and Integral part of the man himself—a conception which is found surviving In many modern su- perstitions. So much was the hair re- garded as the person himself that the ancients frequently offered their hair in sacrifices instead of Immolating themselves, which was just as effec. tive and much pleasanter, In the su. perstition under consideration we see a survival of this custom, an offering of the halr to the gods. And as in all sacrifices the devotees sought for a sign In the condition of the victim which was revealed by an examination after sacrifice, or in the manner in which that which was sacrificed un- derwent the operation, £0 we see the idea continuing down to us of a prog- nostic In the slowness of rapidity of the burning of the hair. Some anthro pologists hold that the offering of hair to the gods was originally a vicarious human sacrifice and came in when hu- man sacrifices themselves began to lose their popularity as savagery de- cayed. (® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) “8 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) GABBY GERTIE How It Started By JEAN NEWTON THE WORD ‘DETERIORATE’ ERE is one of the most extraordl- nary words in our language. Almost any word we ean think of is either a modification of a former root or a combination of prefix or suf. fix with a root, or a prefix, a root and a suffix, It Is rarely indeed, however, that we find a word which has no root, but which Is a combination made up en. tirely of prefixes or suffixes, or both, “Detertorate,” which is composed of the orefix “de,” meaning “away from.” and the suffixes “ter” “jor,” expressing comparison, We moderns use the word “deter. lorate” in reference to something that is “going down" and this sense It comes by honestly from its Latin for bears. For when the old Romans characterized anything as “deterior. atus” they Intended to convey the Idea that It was getting worse and worse, in comparison with something else. (® by the Dell Syndicate, Ine.) PPI PPIPIOPPOOPPPOOOIOLIID A Columbia picture star, after mak. ing thousands laugh with “Rain or Shine” on the legitimate stage turns it into a movie for Columbia so that millions may giggle at his funny antics. sss} For Meditation 000000 By LEONARD A. BARRETT WHITHER BOUND? HE speed of var modern age leads us to seriously ask, whither bound? One needs only to witness the count less number of automobiles rushing through our city to be Im pressed with the the distinguishing mark The crowd is madly rushing some where, but If asked, “where? the re ply would doubtless be “anywhere” ‘he desire seems to be to on golng. The demand is for much of whieh seems to with out a definite jective, To the crowd rushing on with breakneck speed, we would ask the whither More is the movement ence, Here a definite which hopes plish, vance, has In sirects fact of our times keep be ob- bound? important in purpose to R’ROCOM The however L. A. Barrett. Haiany Ye spect been star The atom Is no longer particle of matter, the ele tron hus come to take its place. Now we have the promise of the split atom By splitting the atoms of mercury we have gold Only a prophet can tell what will result of this latest achievement if put to practical use Television has come » stay. We ne longer need be gatisfled by hear ing the musie In a distant shall be able to upon a sliver screen, opera reproduced before us, Of the marvelous achievements In the field of bound? In the world of social wal many of Its moral norms, from those of our forefathers, we ask, whither bound? The Increase in 41 vorce, the economic pressure of out age making early marriage almost prohibitive, presents serious problems ~whither bound? In the educational world. a large number of young people annually com plete their college ready to enter upon thelr life's work and we ask, whither bound? The final answer to this must find expression not In monetary standards or statistical tables, final answer must be given In of character buliding. Are stronger physically, nobler In our am preciation of moral values and ®ncere in our attitude toward things of the building eur chief oh jective? Let of Emerson—"The hand achieve anything higher than character can inspire” (H) 1910. Western Newspaper U'nlon. y sss Prisms tling. smallest be the Just city. 80 the we science, ask, ues, with the Dear Editor: JEEK ending with a rich friend recentily | was led on a ten mile walk through the woods. You'd be surprised how Interesting the country is and how much there is of it My contacts with nature have chief ly been unfavorable—getting stuck up with thistle burrs, or scratched with poison Ivy, or tearing my pants on n stump. But the walk was delightful, I wasn't lame for more than two or three days. And then—all of us have our thrifty habits-we drove around and around to use up the last four gallons of gas before the host put his car away, We saw most of Cape Cod on those four gallons, it seemed to me, I suppose the trouble was, we had nowhere special to go—Fred Barton. {@ by the Dell Syndicate, Tha) Chemical Checks Mexican Beetle Magnesium Arsenate as a Spray Is Most Effective Control Measure. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The Mexican beun beetle will cause serious damage to the bean crop of many of the eastern states this season unless bean growers control the pest, says the bureau of entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, After testing many different chemicals over a period of nine years the federal entomologists recommend the applica- tion of magnesium arsenate as a spray as the most effective control measure. Applying Poison. The poison is applied at the rate of about two pounds to the acre. The spray is prepared by mixing two pounds of the magnesium arsenate In 100 gallons of water. In small quan- tities, use one ounce of the chemical to three gallons of water, Agitate the mixture before spraying, and also while spraying. Magnesium arsenate Is also effective as a dust. For dusting, entomologists recommend a mixture of one part of magnesium arsenate to three parts of hydrated lime. Dust first as soon as the beetles or young are noticed in the bean flelds. For effective control it is absolutely necessary to apply the spray or the dust to the under sur. faces of the leaves. Three or four applications at ten-day intervals may be necessary. Life History of Beetle. The Mexican bean beetle, which has invaded greater number of the east of the Mississippl river, passes he winter in the or beetle stage. The beetles in the fields when the first fire from three to four Inches high and be. to feed upon the After feeding for a short time thelr eggs on the low. er sides of the leaves in groups of from 40 to 60. The time required for the eggs to hatch will vary somewhat to weather conditions, but average it requires about ten days. After hatching, the larvae feed the lower surfaces of the leaves, completing their growth in from three to four weeks. They then enter what is known as the resting or pupal stage, which lasts for about ten days. From this stage adult CIMErges, and another generation starts an at- tack upon the bean crop. From two the states adult Appear beans leaves of the the females lay according on the on the beetle in Management of Farm “Pastures are receiving more in recent years than for. said G. E. Young, farm man. con increasing importance in system has back of important of pasture number economic “First, the importance of pastures “Second, the importance of produc. tive pastures in economical live stock “Third, offering thousands the Importance of pastures economic utilization for of acres of land not well cron pro- successfully for better grades of ion to purpose compete that with land. “The gradual changing of our farm- ing to a commercial basis has piaced an increasing premium of greater effi. land, labor Our present type of problem of how much labor and how return for FAR TE Lime is essential In the growing of alfalfa. will yield the greatest Most fungous or bacterial parasites where moisture is pilen. tifal, - . * Asparagus needs heavy fertiliza. tion. Complete commercial fertil- Izers are of great value for this crop. * » . Carbon bisulfide is a good thing to rid lawns of ants. It is highly inflam- mable, however, and has to be used with care. * & =» Bees need plenty of room for stor ing honey or they will swarm, First put on shallow supers and then sec tion supers to provide storage space. *. 8 » One of the most profitable improve. ments that can be made to the farm buildings and particularly to the dwelling house is a coat of good paint, . * Where they can be grown, e¢lovers, alfalfa and bluegrass make an ideal range. Either rape or kale make a good substitute where the others are rot possible. es» A material much used for coating silo walls is paraflin, applied either hot or as a thin paint using gasoline a8 a vehicle. The walls should be clean, dry and warm for satisfactory application of asphalt or paruiam coatings, -— Soy Bean Increases in Use for Forage High Feeding Value for All Kinds of Stock. (Prepared by the United Bintes Department of Agriculture.) Extensive use of the soy bean for foruge and Increased use of the beans for oil, meal and human food have resulted in a phenomenal Increase In acreage and production of the says the bureau of entomology, of Agriculture. The feeding value of soy bean seed compares favorably with that of other concentrates. Soy bean seed will furnish, at moderate cost, at least part of the high-protein concentrates necessary for stock feed. Ing and milk production. Soy bean hay can be fed profitably to all kinds of live stock. It makes an excellent winter ration for young cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and can used to good for hogs and poultry. As pasture, the soy bean Is valuable for all kinds of stock, Hogs glean a maximum of profit frem soy bean pasture when it supple ments a corn ration, Soy pas- ture may be used In late summer and early full when perennial pastures are short, The fertilizing value of soy beans compares favorably with that of other legumes usually grown for green manure, Straw from soy beans is valuable as roughage for wintering dry dairy cows and beef cattle, It Is also a good roughage for sheep. crop, and be advantage bean Ventilation in Storing Fruits and V egetables and fall during Fruits ripen even be given breathe, A shaded Fruits age this tilation t in ite of WEeeus, ng pi opportu- or any for vegetables should stor- yen the fir after bel cked, should nity to every shed corn i a MBCEe AS Crib is as the LOM available fall If the or sarivel, Moisture may of water sprinkling the heat on ordinary slorage fruit or vegetal the air is by to too dry. placing by day. Dry wre rapidly be ade 1¢ +] in the floor ev will cause spolling room or ery other condition. Before freezing weather comes, car rots, beets and similar root be buried in an outdoor pit. crops can The dirt removed for about a foot the ground, and th lined with straw, The roots are then piled up in a peaked and with about six of straw, The straw is covered with four to six of dirt ting at the top where a kind flue is made by letting out through the dirt. This will give during the part of If the weather becomes very layer of straw and dirt may be added and the ator may be closed up almost entirely, The pit shonid be opened up early in the spring. be into is pit cone COV. inches inches excep of chi the mney straw stick or Ven- early the ventil in Manner of Applying Farmers who desire to the full es from phosphate fertiliz- by members of department at Michigan State coliege that the method applying this plant food Is very some soils, get warned of On many heavy ¥, soils, broad- cast applications of not be the The character of such the free movement of surface into and through them and the phos- phorous which has been sown on the surface does not penetrate to the soil depths where the plant roots are tak- ing up food. Broadcast applications of phates are successful on light, soll where the free movement ter carries the plant food proper depth. Tests made by the soils department have shown that when phosphate fer. tilizers are sown at depth of four to six inches proper distribution of the plant food will follow, solis, Fertilizer drills will get the material into the ground at the proper depths, upland phosphates alists say. will effective, speci phos. of wa- to the Expel Carbon Dioxide Before Entering Silo A danger we can't see is often ignored or forgotten. When filling a silo, always start the blower a few minutes before going into the silo yourself or permitting anyone else to do so. When necessary to go into a partly filled silo, when the carbon dioxide cannot be diluted or driven out by the blower, always test the air with a lighted lantern, If the lantern goes out or burns with a tiny flicker- ing flame, it indicates the presence of the deadly carbon dioxide, produced during the fermentation of the corn. Fall Plowing Favored for Best Germinatioh Under most conditions land should be fall plowed. The freezing and thawing during the winter leaves the soll in better physical condition than can be obtained by any mechanical means, Spring plowing often leaves the soll too loose or too cloddy for favorable seed germination, especially where small seed Is necessarily shal. low planted. Obviously, the soll par ticles do not come in close enough contact with the seed to supply sufll- client moisture for germigation, | The 1141 il common cause of digestive Ie cultie “8 18 excess acid. un- iter this condition, rns stomach. Son will ralize the acidity is the sen thing to take, T is why lans tell the public to use hillips Milk of Magnesia, One spoonful of this delightful preparation can neutralize many times Its volume In acid, It acts instantly; relief is pe and very apparent. All gas Is dispelled: all sourness is soon gone: the whole eyetem Is sweetened. Do try this perfect anti-acid, and reme mber it is just as good for children, too, and pleasant for them to take, Any drug store has the genu TE ript ional product, Pipes Koda ¢ not the neut and it bu elhing that ine, Balloons as Scarecrows eathered thief tha Restless CHILDREN HILDREN will fret, often for no apparent reason. But there's al- ways astorial Harmless as the recipe on the wrapper; mild and bland as it tastes. But its gentle action soothes a youngster more surely than a more powerful medicine. That's the beauty of this special children’s remedy! It may be given the tiniest infani—as often as there is need. In cases of colic, diarrhea or similar disturbance, it is invaluable. A coated tongue calls for just a few drops to ward off constipation; so does any suggestion of bad breath. Whenever children don't eat well, don't rest well, or have any little upset—ithis pure vegetable prepara- ion is usually all that’s FCT Al CASTORIA Nothing Else to Do With It “How do you suppose Perkins man- ages to Keep on adding to his sav- ings account? “That's His wife play bridge, doesn’t play end they have no children” wii Enquire: doesn’t poker —incin- SaRY, he Wars of Ecoiomy “Are you saving any money since you started your budget system?” “Sure. By the time we've balanced it up every evening it's too late to 20 to a show or anywhere. . In the Fourteenth century it was not considered respectable to speak English owing to the superior social prestige of Norman-French, TOOK IT TO BUILD HER UP Strengthened by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Come pound La Janta, Colo.~"“After m er was born, one of my £ i a is Ln. Jaw Osos
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