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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
SCOPE OF FOOD LAW

are shipped or delivered For shipment
from any state or territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia 10 any foreign coun-
try; I'D are being imported into the
United States: or (4) are manufac-
tured. sold. or offered for sale in the
District of Columbia or any territory
of the United States.
The words food" and drug as de-
fined in the federal food and drugs act
have a somewhat different meaning
from the popular understanding of
those terms. For instance. water I'M
der the food and drugs act is cIassed
as food. The term food" includes all
articles used for food. drink, confec-
tionery. or condiment by man or OH
er animals. whether simple. mixed or
compound. The term drug includes
all medicines and preparations recog-
nized in the United States pharina-
copoeia or national formulary for m
ternal or external use. and any sub
stance or mixture of substances IN
tended % be used for he cure. miliga-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
SECRETARY GOT HIS CIGARS
Good Work to Credit of Knights of
Columbus Comm issioner in the
British Isles.

Edward A. Ryan. Knights of Column
bus secretary. who returned from Eng
land recently. tells Of receiving two
boxes Of cigars, sent by Sergt g NJ
Summers of Auburn. Ind. with no adj
dress other than snapshot of Mr.
Ryan in n group of soldiers. The cigars
and snapshot were sent To Edgar
Sharp, Knights of Columbus commits
sioner in the British isles. and the
soldier asked Mr.. Sharp 10 give the
cigars To the man in the picture
around whose photograph he had
drawn line. Mr. Sharp recognized
Mr.. Ryan and sent the cigars To him.
The picture was taken when Mr. Ryan
was helping the soldiers see London
Summers wrote that he desired ito
give the cigars 10 the *. Of {. man
who had taken him sightseeing around
when he was clean broke"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Big Bird is Defeated in Encounter
With Airpiane Above the
Pyrenees.

London.-Elgle and airman have
met in contest for the supremacy of
the upper air and the eagle has been
defeated. The encounter occurred
high above the Pyrenees recently when
British officer was plotting a single
scatter scout machine from Paris TO
Madrid The airman was flying at a
rate OF 100 miles an hour when q big
eagle scared up TO meet him.
1T was as If the eagle had thrown
me challenge" said the airman, ''but
my smile died when / thought that
perchance dive by the bird or may
be a collision would. send me crash
ing to the rocks beneath. The eagle
numbered around me at about ninety
miles per hour and l throttled down
tC the same pace while we took stock
of each other, for all the world like
two antagonists above the western
front.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Oehycrated Beefstesks

Wichita. KAMA. E. SlnolI. a
chemist with packing company here.
is experimenting with view TO reduc.
ing the high cost of living. His lates,
experiment is with beefsteak. By q
process of Observation-Disclosures ALI
the water out of the meat-the steak ia
In good state of preservation and is
capable of being kept almost indefi
nitely. When Ii il desired TO b .ng The
steak back to condition of freshness
all that is necessary. Mr.. SmolI saws
is TO soak il in water The meat is sait
never TO lose its odOr of fresh NEAR
and ii is As ouSh as sole leather
when dehydrated
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
$4,000 In Shelf Paper.

Seattle, WaSh.-How $1,000 of Sc
attic improvement bonds bought nv
ii son for an income for his mother.
We're used by her to paper pantry
shelves, was disclosed when some or
the mutiIated bonds were brought 10
the office of City Treasurer f.. L.
Terry To see if they had any value.
According to the story told Account
AMI A. r. Lund. the bonds are the
property of an elderly woman who has
been living alone IN Semitic several
years. During a long illness five or
six Years ago she * said 70 have sur-
fered temporary lapse of memory
and when she recovered appareDtIy
had forgotten everything about the
bonds ana their value
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misunderstanding as to AppIica-
ton of Act.
Does Not Affect Foods or Drugs Con-
Sumed In State Where Manu-
featured.

WashinCton.-The federal food and
pie suppose. 70 foods and drugs which
are manufactured and produced in one
state and not thereafter shipped out Of
that state. that is. that are consumed
within the state where produced. Such
foods and drugs are subject TO STAGE
laws
and drugs act do apply 10 the
foods and drugs which ID are shipped
or delivered for shipment from any
state or territory or the District of
Columbia into any other state or FER
ritory or the District of Columbia: (2)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

placed by Czechs and Czech high Of
hcerS Installed in the government
Slovak regiments on duty here have
been replaced by purely Czech soldiers.
In "a city as old and conservative and
routine as this, drifting through the
centuries undisturbed in its social GUS
TOMS these things have made feeling
run rather high in certain social strata.
Many Are Expelled.
Persons. regardless of sex, who have
not acquired legal residence are being
expelled. one man who told the Asso-
ciated Press he had lived and done
business here for forty years was ex-
PEELED few days ago. The list of
those cited for expulsion is said to con-
tain names of dead persons.
Some Hungarians do not hesitate to
express their resentment over the EN-
plOyment of CZechS in government DO
sitionS here formerly occupied by the
HungarianS. CZechS and many Slo-
walks of the educated classes who hold
office under the government say this
feeling - due TO Hungarian and Ger
man propaganda, and has no real
strength or extent. Also they admit
the necessity of Czech officialdom rs
Slovakia has little or no educated class
from which to draw executives of abil-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
hOUSEmAlO FOR PARLIAMENT
Hatless English Lass Plans to seek
Election to Commons on
Labor Ticket

London. Fn~Iand.-IesSie Stephens,
housemaid with mass of dark halr.
and who generally goes about hatleSs,
has signified her intention of entering
the race for parliament on the TABOR
ticket. She is endeavorins to gain
seat in the local borough council or
Bermondsey and will then stand as
parliamentary candidate.
She has been employed as n cook.
housemaid, cook-general boss of
large common lodging house in Gias-
gov. porter in u chemical warehouse
and driver of a three ton iorry.
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SaltOn Sea Now
Rapidly Receding

way to the ocean. The sea would he
drained and the region relapse into
Il desert.
Mud volcanoes abound hear the seq.
short distance iniaud. They are of
all sizes up To great mounds IS feet
in height. They all emit steam. some
in Il steady stream. others steam and
mud alternately. Many of them give
out suIphurous gas. AT times their
roaring can be heard for miles.
More and more the sea is being
visited by tourists. and during the
heated season, when he Temperature
Is from 10 TO 20 degrees cooler than
in the valley towns. dances are fire.
quently held on an old wharf which
once served as a landing place for
fishing boats. but which has been left
high and dry by the receding Writer'S
Of Interest to Tourists.
OF especial interest TO the tourists
are the bubbling ''paintpots' AS the
water retreats IL is in state of CON
slant ebulition. Gases from some I'M
known Subterranean source are con
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
LONG FACES
"Cascarets" for Liver
and Bowels bring
back Smiles

Turn the "kill-Joys" out-the head
ache, biliousness. indigestion. the sick,
sour stomach and misery-making gases
turn them out tonight and keep them
out with Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take a
CaScaret now and then and never
Know the misery caused by lazy liver.
cIcgged bowels, or an upset stomach
Don't put In another day Of distress
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach !;
remove the sour. fermenting food take
the excess bile from your liver and
carry out all the cOnstipated waste
matter and poison In the bowels. Then
you viii feel great.
A Cascaret tonight Strengthens you
ont by morning. They work while you
sleep.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
ARE RULED BY SUPERSTITION
Almost Every Act of a Roumanian.
From the Cradle to the Grave, Is
Thus Guided.

Roumania is one of the favorite
homes of superstition. where SuperSti-
tionS accompany life literally from the
cradle to the grave Before a child
is Christened it must undergo the
Important ceremony of its first bath
given in Il huge wooden bowl. which
also serves as its cradle, at the home
of its gOdmother. If it is q boy there
must be poured into the bath a sym
bolical mixture of corn. wine and
honey; if a girl the bath must con
tain feathers from the wings of dove
and petals of a rose to serve as q
prayer to the Three Spinners. believed
to be weaving the child's destiny that
her footsteps through life may be as
soft as dove and her face as fair as
a flower. book. loaf Of bread and
n rod are offered boy. If he chooses
the book he will be a scholar; If the
bread. he Will be a thrifty. practical.
successful man of affairs: if the rod.
which is laid on his back. he will be
n ne'er do well. is the belief
When a man dies there must be
placed in his coffin comb. a bit of
soap and a coin to pay the fee due |
Charon, to ferry him over the River |
Styx.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

been one Of the last to leave her
place"
She really shouldn't keep us wait
ing like this" said Wan.
Il suppose We could get back into
the carriage" said Yen
we could" said Wan. "only the
people who are walking down the
street away from the hall have TO 90
aside for us, and that is pleasant"
Yes. that is pleasant" said Yen.
at makes me feel very glad and happy
when l see them all stepping out OF
their way for US. 1t shows so plainly
that while we may be very small we
are very choice and beautiful"
"Ah, We have such beautifully
combed yellow-tan hair" said Wan.
land we are fed such delicacies. We
ride in a carriage and we sleep on
silken cushions.
We're dogs of the rich and we are
rich. too, for all things are done for us
We're waited upon. We never have to
do anything at all. And il we get
cross or angry they always excuse us
and say that were so highly bred AND
so very fine and that we can't help our
dispositions"
"Once in while" said Yen. don't
you wish you were a regular dog?
Don't you wish that you were allowed
out to run and scamper and play and
that you could talk to any dog you
met?
Sometimes ] wish I could have a
sensible life. want TO be pet. of
course. but I would like it sometimes
if | didn't always have to be such a
snob''
Yes" said Wan. Sometimes
wish so. too. but we mustn't talk like
this, for some one Will hear US and we
must keep our dignity"
whats that?" asked Yen
we must look rich and fine and
dignity with us,
though it may not be so with others"
"It's funny" said Yen. but the peo-
pie talk so foolishly who come out
from that hall"
They've been listening to a con- |
cert" said Wan. II suppose it makes /
them foolish"
Sometimes music has made me
cry" said Yen.
"You mean yelp." said Wan.
"Oh. wei, yelp, if you prefer It,"
said Yen.
1T is more correct" said Wan.
Then by all means say it," said
Yen. But as | was saying. everyone
who has passed has been talking fool
shIy They have said: oh. didn't the
violins play beautifully and weren't
he 'cellos too gorgeous for words? and
rs for that piano sOlo-well, that
vas superb. The two harps were love
y. also. and the horns were splendid!
THAT is the way they have talked"
said Yen.
THAT is the sort of talk I've heard.
90" said Wan.
TOO absurd" said Yen. "Why, the
way they rave and talk is ridiculous.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP.

4 cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
cd is apt TO be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from in
iuenza last year, as were killed in
the greatest war the world has ever
known. For the last ffty-three years
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat IL
ritation and especially lung toubles-
1t gives the patient a good nights
rest, free from coughing. with easy
expectOratiOn in the morning. Made
in America and used in the homes of
thousands of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywherc.-Adv
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Traditions 1000
Years Old Upset

Bratislava, Slovakia.-It is only on
CZechoslovakian maps that this an
cient Hungarian city of Pressburg can
be located by its new name. Ruled by
Hungary for a thousand years, it
passed under the control of the new
Czechoslovakian republic by the decis-
ion of the peace conference. and
large part of its inhabitants do not
take kindly 10 the new order of things.
Its people are dominantly Germanic
or Hungarian.
The street signs are in German and
Hungarian characters, and now to them
is being added Czech. The old postal
and telephone employees have been re-
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tinually finding escape through unseen
Vents in the bottom. Layer after
layer of eoiored pigment is deposited.
The retreatine waters have left uncov-
cred acres of this deposit. said hy ex-
perts TO he fully equal 10 The dry
Sienna and lumber colors OF which So
much is Imported.
1t is thought that the shrinkage or
the Salton sea will continue until II
finally becomes Il salt sink" with
pool of 1rackish water in the center
unless ii fresh outburSt of the great
Colorado should repienish its waters.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

such cunning way" said their mis-
tress. and she picked them up and got
into the carriage with them
Il feel like tea" she said. land you
two dear dogs will have a saucer of
cream apiece"
I'm glad" said Yen. "our mistress
doesn't rave about the foolish music
she has been hearing"
I'm proud" said Wan. that our
mistress is so sensible and that she is
oursr
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Hard to Upset tradition.

tt Is hard 20 upset rudely he tradi-
lions of ten centuries, and talks with
many persons, both in official and I'M
official circles. would indicate that the
antagonism displayed toward the
Czechs is a natural condition of this
period of transition and is not deeply
rooted Probably 1t is stronger here
in PreSSburg than in the other parts
of Slovakia. where the change is not
80 apparent.
The school question plays a very
prominent part in the situation here.
The government has abolished the Ger
man and Hungarian languages in the
schools, and this means n general GUST
ing of teachers and reaction in house
holds.
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iid We IrltO not 10
object TO sitting
on the sidewalk. I"
We'll, I've been
sitting here be-
side you" said
the second dog.
He was almost
exactly like the
first dog, but they
h a d diff e r G n I
names. for the
first dog was
named Yen and
the second dog
was named Wan.
We've been
waiting a long
time for our mis-
treSs. said Yen.
sf&hn nnt1Gt have
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Holding His Own.
"How's your son getting along in
schOol?" Pine I haven't heard OF
any boy licking him yet"
GET READY
FOR FLU
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
hghtful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order as a protection against
the return of influenza. They know
that g clogged up system and a lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short q cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with a swallow of
waterfall s al. No salts, no nausea,
no gripping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri-
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please-no danger
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirtv-five cents.
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.-(Adv.)
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Now If they were
[ q Kin ( about
beautiful cream
and d elici o Il $
meat from tender
cflops-well. then
l could under
stand it,"
People are ri
diculouS. s a i d
Wan. but still
we must be po-
lite 70 them. for
people look after
US"
There comes
o ur IN i s I re 5 $,
now" said Yen.
"Oh, look at my
two precious dar-
lings, sitting on
the sidewalk in
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Wolves Indicate Hard Winter.

The Pas. Cana long winter. as
bitter as that of 1915. when the mer,
curry fell to 81 degrees below zero.
was predicted by trappers reaching
here recently. VINO reported outlying
settlements surrounded by great packs
of wolves. This. they asserted. was
sure Indication of cold weather.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
EAGLE RACES AIRMAN

The eagle started To climb and |
opened the throttle and Topped right
over him. He made one great effort
to catch up and with it his strength
failed His wings gave a feeble beat
and with every appearance of a sbot
plane he dived to earth completely
exhausted -
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Family Too RIn.

Hutchinson. Kan.-When the family
Of j. B. Clothier. a farmer OF western
Reno county. has Sunday dinner 1t
has to be held out In the yard. There
are IA grown sons and daughters in
the Clothfer family. most of them mar
ried and with families of their own.
Eleven Of the Clothier boys own farms
in western Reno.
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Waters Are Retreating at Rate
of About a Mile
Yearly.
SETTLERS GRAB TIE LAND
Opens Up Largest Area of Date Pro-
oucing Land in the Country-Big
Fish Cannery Planned by Ari-
IONA Capitalists

Los Angeles. Cal.-The Salton sea.
| In the Imperial valley. one OF the
natural wonders OF the West. Is con-
stantly shrinking. AT present IL is
about IS miles lorg and nine miles
wide at the greatest point During the
last five years the water is said TO
have retreated about mile a year
leaving a salt-encrusted udobe land.
which is eagerly seized by homestead
ers. Often their location stakes are
painted far out in the water.
The sea. which lies 100 feet below
the level of the ocean. abounds In null
let and carp. which local and Arizona
capitalists are planning to utilize by
the creation of great cannery.
The United States department of ag-
riculture reports state that about the
SaltOn sea lies the largest area of date
producing land In the country.
Biologists say the Salton "sink," as
1t once was known. in prehistoric
times has changed from desert to sea
and from sea to desert so times or
more
Becomes Inland Sea.
For centuries the Colorado river
NOuiu uON quietly 10 the dulI OF Call
fornia and gradually build up a sand
bar across its mouth. Then some
spring flood would cause a washout in
the rivers bank farther north. and
the whole torrent would sweep toward
the Salton "sink." The desert would
become an inland sea. remaining so
for centuries perhaps. until some
great flood would carve out E shorter
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Family of Animals.

"All the people in our family are
animals" said little Willie. why.
how's that?" asked a neighbor. well.
Mother is a dear" said Willie. Baby
Is a little lamb. and I'm the kid"
How about little brother?" asked the
neighbor "oh, he's the goat" replied
Willie.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per-
sons who are subject to frequent colds
in the head will find that the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System. cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
y Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
Head to Chronic Catarrh.
IA HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax.
Zen internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free
$1,000 for any case OF catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Peer Is a Bartender;
Has Title But No Cash.

London-A member of the
peerage who is bartender. has
been found In Buckinghamshire
He is Sir Henry Echlinhart. now
well up in years. who presides
over the drinks In THE Bird In
Hand" pub at Princes Ris-
bourgh. The family formerly
possessed estates I'm Scotland
and Ireland. but all had been
dissipated before the title de-
scended TO Sir Henry.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
Look 60 tongue! Remove poisons
from stomach, liver and
bowels.

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package. then you are sure your
! chiId is having the best and most harm
21esS laxative or physic for the little
stomach. liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give il without fear.
Motheri You must say California"
--Adv
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PriVation Despite Prosneri+v

London.-There wee 26 denths from
starvation or accelerated by privation
in England and Wales the oast year
though wages were never higher md
unemployment never less. accor,itno 70
an official statement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02
NeweIPs Short Story.

"Now. Newell" said the teacher,
you may try your hand at writing q
short story"
A few minutes later little Newell
handed up his paper on which was
written. us boys all love our teach
err"
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PuoiIistic Turn Necessary

Mr. Rafferty, says its got SO you're
obliged to start a bit Of fight some
times in order to make the minutes OF
the previous meeting worth the trou-
BILE of being read.
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"Jusf Frt Fn-Dere On H'
Otherwise Oconnied

Nobody" said Mr.. Groucher. lis
generous enough to sympathize hon
estly with other peoples troubles
when he has n toothache of his own"
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The Same Thino!

Auntie-You must not whistle at the
table!
Bobby wasn't whistling at the
table Auntie. ! was whistling at the
log!
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Merely a Husband.

"When l married YOU YOU hadn't
cent 10 your name" i haven't now,
either; its all in your name"
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ASPIRIN FOR COLDS

Insist on 'Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
in a "Bayer package" containing prop,
er directions for Colds. Pain, Head
ache. Neuralgia. LumbagO. and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years Handy tin boxes Of II
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester OF Salicylicacid.-Adv
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

An enumeration of the mines and
quarrieS of the United States was
made for the first time in 1910.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

For speedy and effective action DR. Peery's
Dead Shot has equal one dose only
will clean cut Worms Tapeworm Adv
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-02

"A ninetypound woman can work
more mischief with her tongue than
compound man can with his fists.
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One of those Yell.ohI Ones

Sam-"How can you make a pump
kin shout?" Tom-"Cut the insides
out and make ii holler'-Boys' Life.