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must be TO live in such q cool place.
1T is just like cradle for their chill
dren," she told Mr.. Sparrow, land
think l will take that nest next year
and live in the tree"
So when Mr.. and Mrs. Robin had
raised their family Mrs. Sparrow be-
gan to hustle about and talk Of NOV
ing, but her husband told her she had
better wait until spring.
I'VE are all nice and comfortable
behind this blind" he said. "Why not
stay here, and if you still care to live
in tree in the spring we can move
then"
why, how you talk" said Mrs.
Sparrow. "Of course, l shall want to
live in tree. 1t is much more genteel
than living behind an old blind. Some
one may close 1t any minute and let
your nest tumble.
Il shall keep my wits about me, for
If we don't watch out those robins
will come flying back early and take
that tree again for their home"
So early in the spring while Mr..
Sparrow still shivered with the cold
every time he flew from behind the
blind. Mrs. Sparrow Insisted that they
move into the robins nest.
II would just like to see that pair
get me out of this" she said as she
nestled down into the nest, but i must
say it will need quite bit Of repair
ing, but / shall stay right here. be-
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Che Uhu Of Superstitions
By Il IRDlNG KING

ness Of it here: "The note of the
American cuckoo is less peculiar and
therefore 1t does not seem to have at
tracted much popular attention. Many
intelligent people are unacquainted
either with the appearance or the
notes Of the two specimens common in
the Northern states" To which might
be added that If 1t were not for the
cuckoo-clock the great majority of US
In this country would be entirely ig-
norant of the call of the cuckoo.
The cuckoo has had reputation for
magical qualities from the days of the
Romans, and probably from before
that time AS to the American SUPER
stition that the call of the bird near a
house foretells death the same SUPER
stition exists in Europe and can easily
be traced to the reputation the cuckoo
has of destroying the eggs in the
nests Of other birds before taking that
nest for his own purposes. 1t is an
omen Of death to the Matching eggs
when bird hears the cuckoo near his
nest-his house. And so man, for this
reason came to associate the cry of
the cuckoo near his dwelling with the
same idea; an idea gliding naturally
into fixed and enduring superstition.
And that all the more readily because
of the general mystic reputation of
the cuckoo.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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An Earnest Cry for Help

Our town. mean the one where I
was born-formerly abounded in char
acters-'.types" they'd call them in a
larger place. One of our local institu-
tons 20 years ago was black driver
named Abe, but called Old Abe for
short. Abe was popular with both
races, good-natured, loud-mouthed and
friendly. He had one social shortcom-
ing, though. About once in so often he
would slip out on dark night and &C
quire something of value without the
formality of speaking to the owner
about it. For awhile he escaped
penitentiary sentence.
But eventually he was caught with
what the grand jury and the prescott.
ing attorney regarded as the goods, the
said goods consisting of stray calf.
He was lodged in the Blue Eagle Jail
to await trial. His cell was in the
upper tier. On the Sunday afternoon
following his incarceration his wife,
accompanied by five or six of Abe's
pickaninnies. came to pay him visit.
1t was the first time she had seen him
since MS arrest.
On her way out she was halted by
the deputy jailer, whose name was
Grady.
Dora" he said, shave you hired a
lawyer for Abe yet?"
Nav, suh," she said, "effen Abe was
guilty, right away I'd git him lawyer.
But he p'intedly tells me he amt de
leas' bit guilty. So, of co'se, dat bein'
de case, he amt needin' no lawyer to
git him clear"
From the floor above, down the iron
stairwell, came floating the voice OF
Abe:
"Mr. Grady, oh, Mr.. Grady you tell
at fool niger oman down thar to git
a lawyer-an' git d-n good one,
too.''
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Your Health
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, NJ D.
THREAD WORMS

THESE troublesome parasites, also
= called pin worms or seat worms,
or awl worms on account of the awl-
shaped caudal extremity, occur occa-
sionally in adults and frequently in
young children.
They are small, round, and white,
occasionally in clumps or punches, and
found in the large intestine or the
lower part of the small intestine.
By preference they choose the lower
end Of the large intestine or rectum
for their residence.
They are occasionally found in the
stomach and have been observed in
the mouth, probably reaching it with
the vomited contents of the stomach.
They are lively and active and fire.
quently crawl from the rectum to the
adjacent skin, sometimes appearing
upon child's clothing.
The female lays many eggs which
must be swallowed by man or animal !;
they do not develop outside the body.
Within two weeks after the eggs
reach the intestine they become full
grown worms, not easily destroyed,
and migrate toward the rectum.
The mature females then lay their
eggs, which may be passed out Of the
body or remain and become a new
colony of worms, this process continu-
ing indefinitely unless they are ex-
PEELED and exterminated.
The eggs are taken into the body
with food or water or by means of In
fected hands.
There is no difficulty In detecting
either the worms or the eggs, the ever
present symptom being intense itch
ing which is very disturbing
Other symptoms are irritability. and
fretfulness, burning pain, restlessness,
disturbance of the functions of the
bowels and bladder. loss of appetite
and anemia.
1t is not unusual for sensitive chill
dren who suffer with thread worms TO
have commissions or st. Vitus dance.
No uncooked OF partly cooked food
should be allowed: the child's nails
should he kent short; and the fingers
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Why the Major Didn't Suit

On a voyage of one of the Cunard
liners from New, York to Liverpool
Mai II. Reynolds of London was regis
tered on the passenger list. The
purser, running over the names, as
signed to the same stateroom as fell
low travellers, this Major Reynolds and
a husky stockman from the Panhandle
of Texas.
A little later the cattleman, ignoring
the purser, hunted up the skipper.
Look here, cap" he demanded.
'what kind of joker Is this here
head clerk of yours? / can't travel In
the same stateroom with that there
Major Reynolds. can't and won't!
So far as that goes, neither one of us
likes the idea
what complaint have you?" asked
the skipper. do you object to an
army officer for travelling compan-
ion"
mot generally" stated the Texan
"only this happens TO be the Salvation
army. That there majors other name
is Henrietta y
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must be frequently moistened with an
infusion of quassia.
Castor oil, SIENNA or epson salts
may be given at night, but not in ex-
cessive doses.
Every morning, or every other morn
ing, for two or three weeks, If neces-
sary, an enema should be given
through a rubber tube or catheter.
which has been carefully introduced
four or. five inches into the bowel.
A pint of warm water, or soap and
water, or boric acid solution, may first
be used to cleanse the rectum, this be-
ing followed by half pint of 1 to TO-
600 solution Of bichloride Of mercury.
Another excellent enema is an infu-
sion Of quassia, two ounces of quassia
chips being boiled in pint of water.
Other enemas frequently Used are
solutions Of carbolic acid; turpentine !:
vinegar; sulphur, etc., but those which
have been mentioned will usually be
found efficient Ii employed carefully
and insistently.
(0 by George Matthew Adams)
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Cave Pictures Seen as
Early Fashion Plates

That there is little new under the
sun, even with regard to women's
fashions, was pointed out by Ethbert
Brand, curator Of the Rotterdam
(Eng) museum in the course of a re-
cent lecture. Referring to an illustra-
ton of women dancers on the walls
Of Spanish cave, he said these palae-
Olithic bellies were very near to the
present-day women with their high
hats, chignons, tight waists and bell
shaped skirts. These cave pictures
were probably the earliest fashion
plates in the world, and were drawn
about 10000 years ago, declared Mr..
Brand.
Another illustration from Spain
showed costume very much akin to
that of the modern fiapper.
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TN ONE particular era In feminine
= nomenclature, names Of gladness
figured prominently. Joyce is one of
those. 1t is not extraordinarily popu-
Tar and it is not nearly so pretty as it's
French equivalent, Jocelyn. 1t signi-
fies-sportive or merry.
Etymologists tell us that it comes
from the French joie, which was
meant to express an inarticulate shout
of ecstasy. The original cry is pre-
served in the Swiss jodel or shout Of
the mountaineers. A number of femi-
nine names have come from this happy
source; among them the well-known
Joy, Jadoca, which is frequent in
Wales, and Jacosa still in common
usage among the English.
Joyce came directly from this latter
name. France took it but found it too
British and evolved the musical Joce-
lyn.
The emerald is Joyces talismanic
stone. 1t is the gem Of youth and
springtime and hope. 1t is said to pre-
serve for her the joyful legacy which
her name implies. Thursday Is her
lucky day and a her lucky number.
90 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
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away from that tree to her old home
cause if Mrs. Robin comes along she
may take it instead Of building a new
one"
Mrs. Sparrow was right. In a few
days Mr.. and Mrs. Robin flew up and
went straight to the tree where they
had lived the summer before and there
on their old nest sat Mrs. Sparrow, her
black eyes swapping defiance at them.
You fly right up there, Robin, and
tell them that nest belongs to us. We
built it last year." said Mrs. Robin,
as she and her husband sat on lower
limb of the tree.
mo need to come up here" chirped
Mrs. Sparrow. You can't expect to
have a home kept vacant for you,
gallivanting all about the country as
you do.
1--WE live in this part of the country
all the year and why shouldn't we
have first choice, 1 should like to
know; so you can fly right along and
find another place, for 1 am going to
stay right here. Possession is nine
points Of the law. you know, and /
have possession"
Just then Mrs. Robin whispered
something to her husband and he re-
piled: "You are right" and off they
flew without another word to Mrs.
Sparrow.
Now l wonder what she told him."
said Mrs Sparrow, leaning out Of the
nest and looking around. Something
she saw that sent them off in such a
hurry, I'll be bound"
Suddenly Mrs. Sparrow's eyes
opened wide, for there was big puss
coming straight for the tree and look
ing up at 1t with her tail switching
back and forth over her neck.
my goodness, mel" exclaimed Mrs.
Sparrow getting her wings spread for
flight, 81 do believe IL is the cat that
was kitten last summer. l can't
bring up my children in this tree. She
would be certain to climb up here
and"
Mrs. Sparrow did not finish what
she was saying. She few straight
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MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN S. COBB
(Copyright)
Easy for the Trained German
Mind

Twelve years ago when l was a re-
porter on the New York Evening
World, the body of young woman,
extensively dressed, was found in
thicket in a lonely and remote part Of
Long island She had been murdered
shot through the head Harry Stowe
of our staff. since deceased was the
first reporter to reach the place. The
body had not been moved; and in
searching about it Stowe happened
upon something the local coroner had
overlooked scrap of discolored pa
per, bearing printed and written words
in German upon it.
Stowe quietly slipped the paper into
his pocket and caught the first train
for town. He couldn't read German
himself, so he took his find to the Office
of the German consul. There he met
an elderly, specialized, exceedingly
serious-lOoking undersecretary, who
translated the printed and written in
scriptions for him.
Then the secretary wanted TO know
what it was all about. Stowe told him,
explaining that the identity of the
murdered woman was still a profound
mystery-that nobody could guess who
or what she was. He described her
clothing in some detail
Pooh :" snorted the German. STU
pid fools that these American police
men are! To the trained mind the
whole thing is simplicity itself. BY
process of elimination and deduction
it is possible TO ascertain beyond ques-
ton exactly what manner of woman
this was"
Gould you do it," asked Stowe,
hopefully.
'ln one little minute" said the I'M
dersecretary impressively.
go ahead then, please, and do it,"
begged Stowe.
very WE'LL" said the German. rMy
young friend, please follow me closely.
This paper shows that some woman
bought at store in Leipsic certain
small articles, kitchen utensils-a
breadknife, potato-masher, coffee
grinder. No woman in Germany, I'M
less she was housewife, would buy
such things. So!
ION the other hand, this woman, you
tell me, wore forty dollar corsets. No
woman in Germany, unless she was an
actress, would wear forty-dollar cor
sets.
mo actress would buy common
household utensils. That would make
her housewife! No housewife would
wear forty-dollar corsets. That would
make her an actress! And there you
are!
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that infest the plants. sweet peas and
rose bushes: Steep tobacco leaves and
use the liquid as spray. Save cigar
stubs, or get the strippings from
cigar factory If one is near.
famous cholera cure: Mix to-
gether one-fourth Of a teaspoonful OF
soda, the same of ginger, and fifteen
drops Of peppermint; add to a glass
of hot water and take a glass every
three hours until relieved.
A splendid lotion for tan: Save the
whey from cottage cheese, and in this
cook good-sized cucumber cut into
slices, peeling and all. Let stand
until cool, strain, add teaspoonful OF
benzoin, two drops of oil of rose. and
a tablespoonful of alcohol. There
should be cupful Of the whey and
cucumber juice.
Preparing a balanced ration means
some thinking and studying of food
values, but such knowledge Is easy TO
acquire, If the desire Is there.
The season, climate, occupation, con-
dition of health and age must all be
considered in determining the food for
an individual.
Baked potatoes with creamed cod
fish Is dish which most like, and
will enjoy again and again
Bless the good Englishman who
said, 1--WE would better be without
noses than without onions"
When buying grapefruit or oranges
weigh them in the hand. The heavier
they are the more full of juice.
A fine shampoo for dark hair Is
well-beaten egg yolk. Rinse in sew
eral waters, adding lemon juice and
few drops of perfume. The natural
Oil of the hair retains the odor for
days.
A little lye is great convenience In
any household. The convenient can
should be kept where it can be often
used. Drop bit into pan which
has burned-on food. Add a small
pinch to the white clothes when boil
ing, but be sure to rinse them well.
Pour a solution down the sink drain
often to keep the drain pipes clean
Food Everybody Likes.
It will be glad day when the COM
ing generation of young Americans
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THE CUCKOO

TN ENGLAND, in fact in all north
= ern Europe, numerous superstitions
cluster around the cuckoo, where the
bird is "a fortune teller, weather
prophet, a magical creature that can
change into hawk, an immortal and
omniscient being" In this country, so
far as the writer has been able to dis
cover, there is only one superstition
regarding the cuckoo. In some sec
tons of the country-in Maine for in
stance-it is thought to be warning
of death in the family to hear cuckoo
sing near the house. Mrs. Bergen. in
a note to a memoir of the American
Folklore society, thus accounts for
the wealth of superstition regarding
the cuckoo in Europe and the scanti-
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ers, but when he find a fussy f1nical
eater, it is more often from bad train
ing than from any other cause-if hs
is well and normal
Raisin Pie de Luxe.-LIne a medi-
um-sized pie plate with good pastry.
Cook together one cupful Of brown
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of water
mixed with three tnblespoonfuls of
cornstarch, the rind of two lemons
and one orange, one and one-fourth
cupfuls Of water and two cupfuls of
raisinS. When the starch Is well
cooked add the juice Of the lemons
and orange and one cupful Of walnut
meats chopped, not too fine. Fill the
pastry-lined plate, cover with an up
per crust and bake until well-browned.
at least thirty minutes.
Stuffed Celery.-Take white. tender.
short stalks Of celery, wash and wipe
dry and fill with cream cheese we'll
seasoned. One may use any of the
cream cheeses. The stalks may be cur
into half-inch lengths andrarranged ON
lettuce. Serve with a French dress
ing. II the stalks are left with the
delicate white leaves on. arrange
around mound Of sailed nuts, with
the leaves forming fringe around tho
plate.
Stewed Ducks With Turnlp-Cut M
the duck and brown In butter with
two onions chopped fine. When brown
add an inch square of chopped ham,
six turnips sliced thin and table
spoonful of flour. Stir and cook, add
ing bay leaf, garlic, thyme and pars-
ley; cook fifteen minutes. then add
water and simmer until the ducks are
tender.
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and when her husband came to take
one more look at the nest he liked so
we'll he found his wife sitting there
blinking at him.
Changed your mind?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Sparrow.
"Wise people do, why not birds? That
nest needed too much repairing for
one thing and the other is there Is a
big cat prowling around"
And that was just what Mrs Robin
whispered to her mate, that the kitten
which lived in the house last year had
grown to be big cat and she would
not think of risking the lives of her
children by living in that tree.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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VIII Please Children

Children's rooms offer an excellent
field for stencils, especially in the
home without a nursery. Frolicking
children, animals, windmills and
clowns, flowers and domestic fowls
are designs in keeping with the worlu
Of play. Background colors for such
rooms should be light and cheerful.
Applied decorations usually look best
If done in primary or strong contrast.
ing colors.
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Control Blooming of FIowers

BY using artificial light and ethelyne
gas, florists are able to control the
growth Of flowers and make them
bloom at the time the blooms are want
ed, artificial light extending the days
and forcing growth to the point de-
sired, when ethelyne is used and the
plant and bud can be put to sleep and
held there until a few days before the
bloom is wanted. Then the gas is
withdrawn and the daylight treatment
is administered and the blooms appear
at the appointed time and according.
to order-Ohio State Journal.
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Fearful Prospect

, The late Lew Dockstader of minstrel
fame was opposed to censorships, and
in an after-dinner speech in New York
he once said:
"The scantiness and transparency of
the new fashions has caused de-
mand for censor of girls clothes.
But censor's task, gentlemen, is to
cut out, to eliminate, to subtract
never to add.
IF then, gentlemen, the dress Of our
girls is moral menace now, and we
put censor on it with his shears
oh my I"
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Eorth's Atmosphere

The naval observatory says that II
all space were full of stationary air,
the motion of the earth through it
at the rate of 10 miles second would
produce the same effect as If the
earth were standing still and the air
moving at the rate of 10 miles Sec
ond. But there is no air in inter-
planetary space. The atmosphere of
the earth is a part of the earth and
moves along with the solid part under
the action of the same forces that
keep the solid part In motion.
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Trade Winds Effects

The trade winds do more than carry
the west-bound mariner on his way,
says Nature Magazine. They have
been called ''the pulse of the atmos-
pheric circulation" because their fiuc-
tuations are related to the weather
events of distant regions, and their
parching breath is responsible for most
of the worlds big deserts.
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Flour From Wheat

The amount of flour obtained from
wheat depends very much on the size
and weight of the kernels and varies
from Go to so per cent. A fair average
is Al bushels of wheat to one barrel
of flour, weighing 100 pounds. or one
bushel of wheat to Al pounds of -four
The shorts or middlings average IL to
II per cent Of the wheat, and the bran
13 per cent.
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The World Ouer

been invented for armless readers.
Potatoes originated in Peru.
Man has consumed leavened bread
for 1000 years.
A mixture of liquid air and gaso-
line Is terrific explosive.
Molten glass conducts electricity
well, although Geld glass is an ex-
cellent insulator.
The Canary islands share Ire
lands and Icelands good fortune In
having no snakes
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Cattle Crave Roughage

Cattle, when allowed sweet clover
pasture only, frequently crave some
dry roughage. This Is much more no
ticeable during Wet year, due to the
extremely succulent nature of sweet
clover pasture. This craving may fire.
quently be prevented by allowing the
cattle to have the run of straw stack.
1t has been the experience of a few
farmers that rock salt is not readily
enough available to the animal and
should not be used when pasturing
sweet clover.
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MR.. AND MRS. SPARROW

MIR. AND MRS. SPARROW lived
A in a comfortable nest behind a
blind on house and they had never
thought about living In a tree until
one day Mrs. Sparrow, who never
missed seeing anything that went on
with her sharp black eyes, spied Mrs.
Robin on her nest in the midst of the
green leafy tree.
The wind was swaying the leaves
and branches gently and as Mrs. Spar
row looked she thought how nice 1t
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thing we need, and a re-
minder is always helpful.
If you spill iodine, that
cure-all kept in so many
homes, saturate the spot
with ammonia and wash
it well.
Use the following spray
FOR tho small uropD hupS
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A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendriek Bangs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
BACK TO CHILDHOOD

r AUGH at me. and s~eer at
- me,
Chaff at me, and jeer at me,
Call me senile kid
Dub me childish IL you will,
Back to smiling childhood still
! will gayly skid.
For find release from care
In those laughing moments
where
I'm a boy again.
And in very joy of life
Win forgetfulness of strife,
And the stress of pain.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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are trained to eat
a n d e n JOY a III
kinds of 90 d
food. There will
always be de-
grees Of enjoy
ment, as some
things are liked
better than 9TH
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The .AV IIIlA|
- ERRs5]
CABINET GGAsIp
,@,. 1870. Western Newspaper Union

Charlesl Kingsley said: Thank
God every morning when you get
up that you have something to do
that day which must be done.
whether you like 1t or not. Being
forced to work, and forced to do
your best, will breed In you a hum
dred virtues which the idle never
know"
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GEN ERAL HINTS

Put these In your card cabinet to use
when occasion demands. We are all
-.o.o 20 en.r-n4 i,,nk 10
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It will be glad day when the COM
ing generation Of young Americans