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First Gas Attack

The skunk is an example of the
axiom that 1t pays to specialize. He
cannot swim like the otter, nor climb
like the marten, nor run like the fish
er, says Nature Magazine. He has
neither the strength of the wolverine
nor the ferceness Of the weasel. Yet
he has outlived all these members of
his family by developing a little spe-
cialty of his own which bids fair to
save him from the attacks Of civiliza-
ton for many years to come. He dis
covered the gas-attack long before
man. His weapon Is movable duct
through which he can throw a stream
of liquid musk with deadly accuracy
from five to ten feet.
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WELCOME HALL NOTES

The class in vocal instruction I'M
der the direction of Prof. Morton will
meet on Thursday afternoon at 4
p. m.
The neighborhood community club
held its first meeting of the year on
Wednesday afternoon. All ladies in
terested in community welfare work
are invited to join.
Try to attend the study class this
winter. Both afternoon and evening
classes are open to adults.
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An elaborate luncheon was served.
The Messrs. o. G. Drizzel, F. Hall,
VIM. Hall, A. Nash and E. Barks-
dale.
Miss Florence Robinson, office sec
rotary OF the st. Paul Echo, is spend
ing couple of weeks in Chicago.
DR.. S. R. Harrison and family,
Mrs. M. D. Robbins, Mrs. Robert
Mays, all of Chicago, were the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodfork,
382 N. St. Adams st.
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Monkeys Rob Fruit Trains

Monkeys sometimes appear in the
role Of train robbers in central Africa
and South America. Troops Of them
swoOp down from trees over trains
passing through forests to the coast
and plumber cars loaded with fruits
and nuts, says Harold T. wilkins in
Popular Mechanics Magazine. Ere
quently the damage resulting from
these raids costs the railroads large
sums.
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Sun orOPs Badness

Physicians and hair specialists are
now advocating going bare-headed,
where climatic conditions permit, as
preventive of badness. One of the
contributing causes Of loss Of hair Is
q too-tight head covering. The dis
carding Of the hat or cap removes
this structure and also allows free &C
ton Of sun and air on the scalp. A
normal person loses about forty hairs
each day. If these, on a woman with
unbobbed head, are less than six
inches long and form one-third or
more of the combings of three days,
then there is some scalp trouble which
should have medical attention. Too
many young hairs falling from
mans head may be detected by the
uncut ends.
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His Hiness

In the receiving ward of the base
hospital the new cases received pa
jamas and bathrobes.
Rastus came in with bunch Of 9th.
ers and the orderly was afraid that
Rastus was overlooked.
Have you pajamas, Rastus?" he
asked.
mo sab, mumps," was the reply.
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NEW PHYSICAL TYPE OF
NEGRO EVOLVED FOUND

VCUHtInueu IIUW pHS6
think rather in terms of this New
Negro, with his relatively homogene-
GUS form and relatively stabilized
type, who has solved the business of
living in this American culture, and
who, with his start fairly won. will
press on in the American community
as a full-f1edged member of it."
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Minds Well Trained

In India and other parts Of the
Orient, some natives have developed
the ability to sleep a predetermined
number of hours to remarkable de-
gree. An Indian scholar, for instance,
slept three days and awoke within a
half-minute Of the time set for aris-
ing, a traveller there reports. Others
in that country are said to have such
power of mental concentration that
they can submit to minor surgical
operations without apparent pain.
Generations of study along the lines
of applied psychology have produced
these faculties, in the opinion Of in
vestigators.-Popular Mechanics Mag
aZine.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-09-11

Forty years ago thousands Of
girls were working in New York,
Chicago and other cities for $500
week or less.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-09-11
"CZar" of Latin Origin.

The Slavic word car or tsar ulti-
mately represents the Latin Caesar,
but came, according to Miklosich,
through the medium of a Germanic
language in which the word had the
general sense emperor.
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Test Your knowledge With
Times Daily Dozen
.isy "A. II. Wilbert 81. A.

J 2. HISTORY. Napoleon said
that every French soldier carries
q Marshals baton in his KNAPP
sack.
8. GEOGRAPHY. Siberia is
more than one and one.haIf times
as great in area as the United
States, exclusive Of Alaska.
4. BUSINESS. About s per
cent OF the imports 81 Egypt
come from the United States.
s. MANKIND. imperialism ii
the policy pursued by govern
ment OF acquiring additional ter
ritory or spheres or influence as
a market for It's products or as
a source ofrraw materials or for
strategic.
s. HUMAN NATURE. The
Marriage Act of 1854 prohibited
elopements in England. Gretna
Green was just across the border
In Scotland, where the law did
not apply. Hence. the use OF
the term "Gretna Green" to
signify runaway marriages.
Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. "A
piece of radium can remain &C.
tive for 3,400 years.
8. Law. Insolvency does not
discharge an employer from pay.
ing an employee for the full term
Of the contract.
8. CIVICS. The United States
Is using up its lumber supply
four times as fast an 1t grows.
10. ART. The art Of the Fiji
teenth Century il called Quatro-
cento.
IL. MUSIC. In his symphony
Fantastique" Berlioz describes a
love episode in the life Of an
artist.
IL. HEALTH. Cirrhoses Of the
liver is a disease closely asso.
ciated with the excessive use OF
alcohol.
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Moods and Their Harmful Effects

thing with him. Funny how e
personal turn like that. But
he always was moody
Moods abnormal states cf
mind that take possession cf
otherwise normal persons and
break them. II they allow It.
No, human being can keep Il
perfectly equable frame of mind
always. Outside Influences creep
In and emotions erisue strong
enough to upset the mental bal
asice.
The normal person grapples
with these emotions and pushes.
them back where they belong; d
little aside from the daily routine
so they viii not act as brakes on
rational living.
1t Is the one who thinks too
much OF self who courts them
and keeps them around In his
way and that Of everybody else
with whom he comes in contact.
It's dangerous thing to do for
moods will not remain in sub
lection. Given half chance
they become despots.
The moody person is the selfish
person.
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Fl. LITERATURE. Which ceIe.
brated English playwright is often
referred to by his initials, G..
b. S.?
2. HISTORY. Which famous
English navigator, after overcom-
ing almost superhuman dangers,
lost his life in quarrel with
savages over a stolen boat2
8. GEOGRAPHY. Where do
furtrappers obtain the rare iri-
descent tipped white fox7
4. BUSINESS. Why is q credi-
tor nation obliged 10 accept goods
in payment Of the debt?
S. MANKIND. Which is the Of.
fetal religion Of England?
s. HUMAN NATURE. Why IL
silence often q virtue?
4. GENERAL SCIENCE. Why
is it said that the American
farmer is mining rather than
cultivating his soil?
g. Law. Which are the seven
formal steps which make up 3
suit at law?
8. CIvICS. Which great gov
eminent undertaking is considered
the most efficient piece Of con.
struction ever accomplished in
this country?
10. ART. Who was Lorenzo
Lotto?
II. MUSIC. What three quail
ties distinguish good violin play.
mgr
IL. HEALTH. What il the pres.
emit infant death.rate in the United
States?
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAYS
QUESTIONS.
1. LITERATURE. Homer Is
credited with the authorship of
the "Iliad" and the odyssey,
the two great epic poems OF
ancient Greece.
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ADVICE FOR
LOVELORN
YOUTH
Be Patient With Her
EAR MISS FAIRFAX.

DEAR MISS FAIRFANs
MY husband and 7 have been
N1 married for five years and
have 4 baby year old. We
get along nicely until his mother
comes to the house. Then there
is war.
/ have no use for her and
never 20 to her home. But she
Is so ignorant that she comes
here just the same, knowing that
j don't like her. She tells me
this is her sons home and she
will do as she pleases here regard
less of what I think. And my
husband takes her part every
time she says anything.
He invites her here and brings
her here, knowing that don't
speak to her. On one occasion,
when / told her to leave, he said
that IL she left he would leave.
She has other sons and daugn.
ters-alI married. But they won't
let her in the house because she
has made trouble for them.
I am at q loss to know what
to do. My husband makes little
of me and calls me all kinds OF
names in her presence. He says
so that all the neighbors can
hear. Even after she goes, there
is an argument for a week.
/ have always done what was
right for my husband. ] always
~ h nj
baby, too. His clothes are well
The last time his mother came
here, there was a terrible argu'
nent I got the worst OF 1t as
usual and my husband struck me.
Since then I've had no time Tor
him. But try to be nice to him
for baby's sake.
In = case like this, whose part
should the husband take? Il
ever he had trouble with my
parents, always took his part
even when I knew he was wrong.
Please tell me what you think OF
this man.
DISCOURAGED.
There should be no question OF
taking sides in this matter. for
there should be no argument.
After all, the woman you dislike
is your husbands mother, and
you should treat her courteously
for his sake, no matter what she
says to or about you, and no mat
ter how much you dislike her.
She is likely to come to your
house because it lie her sons
house. So why fight with her
and thus permit her TO be the
means of breaking up your home?
If you treat her sweetiy, refusing
to argue, no matter how unkind
her remarks may seem, your hus-
band will doubtless be grateful
to you for treating his mother
kindly and your own conscience
will be at peace.
He was wrong to strike you.
But If it IL the first and only
time this has ever occurred per.
haps you can forgive him.
II you do your part by being
kind and sweet to him and his
mother under all circumstances,
no matter how tempted you may
be to lose your temper, l am
sure your home will become har.
monious and happy. ALI success
to you!
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REFORMER'S
MOTHER

TT seems strange that a man
I whose influence extended
through 50 many countries. and.
down through the ages. should
have been the son Of an ordinary
miner ana q woman whose In
sellectual accomplishments were
few. But despite this fact It is
certain that the home life OF
Martin Luther, founder OF
Professionalism. was an excellent
influence on his character.
II is certain, however, that
Martin Luther as q boy was not
spared the rod. In the 18th
century, methods OF child dis
cipline were strict, and the child
who disobeyed the slightest Of
his parents wishes was punished
severely. Al story is told about
the young preacher which proves
this point. One day he stole
nut from the pantry. while his
mother was out. She learned OF
ii and he was beaten 50 severely
that the blood flowed.
VI course THIS - nut aiAlSdt1NO
Of the treatment he received all
the time. Although the Luther
home was not one wherein chill
dren were accorded much tender
ness, at the same time they were
not treated unkfndIy or unfairly.
The wages Of q miner were
scarcely sufficient to enable
Luther to send his children
land there were seven Of theml
TO good schools. but he managed
70 give them a good education.
And when Luther was Il he was
sent to the school of the Francis
cans. His mother parted from
him with tears, but she realized
that his abilities, which were APP
parent at an early age, should
be given ample opportunity.
How impressionable Luther must.
have been to a mothers I'M
fIuence Is proved by his own
statement that there is nothing
sweeter than the heart OF pious
woman.
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By Lucy Lowell

nH, let's not invite her this
~ time! or course. II you could
depend or herl But she might be
iii one of her moods and then the
party'd Re spoiled.
..But sh. ought to be. all right.
eyes. Rut when she ought TO
be she usually isn't. And its not
as IL she'd keep 1t to herself.
When she's having q mood she
makes everybody feel it, let me
tell you!"
''I've been wondering IL Flank
couldn't ill the new position,
Chief. lies thoroughly competent
and due for step up"
Him Blank. Yes. he's eff
eient and should have gone on
lon; ago. But The truth
is I couldn't stand him right here
in the office with me. No one
can beat him when he's going
right. and he's q likeable fellow
besides. But something comes
over him at times and he turns
sur1y. It affects his work, too.
Blanks moody fellow -
mo, give the job to Dash. He's
more dependable"
Heard about old Mr.. Bings?
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no YOU KNOW
THAT

King Albert OF Belgium rides
q motorcycle as an example Of
economy.
The word nick: as used in the
phrase mick OF time, is a modifi-
cation Of mock or notch" the
ancient method Of keeping tab on
time or money by means Of q
series Of notches In a stick.
Foods ordinarily pure and
wholesome such as cheese and
sugar will. II confined in an air.
tight space, generate gas which
becomes dangerous to humans.
Paintings by the old masters
of Europe win be put beneath the
X.ray by Harvard expert who
claims by this means to be able
to detect copies and fakes.
Five thousand Doukhobers in
Russia want to so to Alberta,
Canada. They have already made
overtures with the authorities.
A Canadian outdoor rose, the
agnes" won the American Rose
Society's Walter Van Fleet gold
medal. 1t was grown by DR..
William Saunders. father OF DIR.
Charles Saunders. discoverer Of
Marquis wheat.
A species OF warlike ants which
will not hesitate to attack a man
bodily are found on the banks of
the Amazon.
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Some Girls Like
Kisses Others
Do Not

what he says After careful
thinking over of the past, I So
where sCfne girls who kissed ne
made ! mistake. Because after
YOU kiss ! man, il seems ID dis
tract his attention from your
finer qualities. You know . man
likes to place woman on 4 ped
estaI Its human nature.
How can YOU get sway from
kissing young man? Well.
study him. Every worth while
young man has en- ambition "a
hobby. Find this out. then talk
Ia 3 tactfuI way.
Sometimes, 3 squeeze Of the
hand will do more than hours e
use your eyes. They say
smile win do wonders. Don't
kiss him IL you really want to get
acquainted with him. Then YOU
VIII find the right man
Here are two differing opinions
from two sincere. modern yO1na
men. Yet do their opinions really
conflict with each other2 Both
petted when they could, and
thought little about the girls
they petted
suddenly Walter aw0ke to
new point of view about pettIn@
ana women, life and love. This
one girl, by .vaIuing herself, gave
herself value in his eyes above
that OF precious Jewels.
Are few kisses, sincere with
true love. better than passing
kisses about to men like candy
kisses from 4 mark d-down bar
over, isn't II. girls2
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II()V
A Modern Lover
Has a Vexing
Problem

An Authority on the Problems OF
Love and Marriage

An Autn0rlty on the Pf0DAeul9 u
Love and Marriage
HERE'S a letter asking how
a modern Romeo can please
q modern girl. since she's likely
20 take offense no matter what
course he pursues.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
ssWhy do reformers place all
the blame for petting and good.
night kisses on the poor male
aex2 1t takes two to pet.
kissing has always been-may
i say. q necessary evil. Pettins
Is just another name Tor wa.
reformers in their own young
saws called ..spooning." It seems
70 me that reformers are blaming
moderns for what they have Tor.
gotten that they, themselves, DID
4 few years ago.
PERSONALLY. / can't see the
harm in a kiss, provided 1t stops
with q kiss. When a kiss leads
10 other trouble, then kissing Is.
OF course, rightly criticized. Bus
the majority OF kisses today are
harmless.
'sThe modern Romeo Is at sea
A. 70 how to treat the up-to-dats
Wirl. FOR example: If you take
one girl home and don't kiss hes
R5od-nfzht, she says you are
dead one And you get no more
dates with her.
.Another girl. when you ask
her, for 4 goodnight kiss, slaps
your face. Please let US poor
men know Just how we can solve
these feminine puzzles.
Love and kisses are close
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TR lDOUIS
CROP

TORN brings greater total re-
" turn to the farmers than any
other crop. During the past
decade the product Of this plant
has generally exceeded the COM
bined value Of wheat and cotton.
the next two most important
crops.
Corn growing Is the principal
task of milIi6Hs OF farmers. says
Nature Magazine. About b hun-
dred million acres are planted -
corn each year. 1t is grown in
every state Of the Union but
tI1rives best IN the central states
from Ohio westward to Missouri
and beyond.
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FAS HONS
FANCIES

A successful successor to the
large Milan straw hat, that has
been SO very popular all summer.
is the black felt, bound and trim
med in grosgrain ribbon, that
follows very much the same
lines. The wide turned-down
brim and high, draped crown are
extremely youthful and becoming
to most types OF wearers.
Doing things by halves-many
OF the latest coats are only beltcd
haIfway-either across the front
or back. OF the same wooden
fabric as the coat, or Of leather,
such a belt marks q waistline
nearly returned to normal-just
elongated by a few inches.
'Twould be a close shave that
would occasion a woman to for
get her powder puff! Especially
If she were the proud owner of
one of the new, collapsible, "shav.
ing brush" powder puffs, mounted
in a tubular container of brightly
colored galaIith. Little larger
than a lip-stick, such a vanity
holds a swansdown puff, filled
with loose powder, that opens
out in brush.like fashion.
Fitting backs to burdens is
one way Of teaching them how to
bear their yokes most gracefully.
The latest coats and dresses seem
to reverse this accepted order,
and fit the Jokes to the backs.
as deep black Jokes are a very
important fashion note Of the
coming season.
Being q jolly good fellow and
looking jolly well dressed, as the
English would express 1t. always
seems to be associated with
thoughts Of a swallow-tail. This
explains women's envy of the
soup and fish" suit, and desire
to copy it. Directly inspired by
a mans full dress suit is the
"Clubfellow" gown of black silk
MORE, designed by Paris for
smart street and afternoon wear.
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Fine Medicine

0NE of the finest Of the wild
" lobelias is the great blue 10.
bella. said to have been used by
the American Indians in treat
ment of disease, according to Ma.
ture Magazine. This species is
found throughout the area east
of the Mississippi River and. like
it's more handsome relative, the
cardinal flower, prefers . wet
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Salient Facts

Ulysses S. Grant was originally
christened Hiram Ulysses Grant.
History's error was caused by
confusion on the part of a Con-
gresham who recommended
Hiram Ulysses Grant for West
Point. His name was mixed with
that of his brother, Simpson
Grant, and the erroneous name
became fixed.
All telephone lines in Japan are
to be placed in underground con.
Quits.
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She Refuses q Goodnight Kiss.

fore. Her eyes, her voice! AT
first / felt ashamed. Then the
most beautiful thoughts con-
ceivable came. For / realized
that here III my arms was g
pricesless jewel.
II made Up my mind to study
this girl moreto take more In
terest in her. to treat her with
more than merely the warmth
of Kindness.
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FIXING THAT
BURST PIPE

CHoULD a pipe burst during
~ the frosty weather the first
thing to do is not to send for a
plumber. but to turn off the
water supply at the main stop
cock
Many householders, however. do
not know where it Is and they
should ascertain without delay.
1t might be wise. too, to turn 1t
TO and fro a few times. so that
It viii work easily II the need
arises.
At the same time that the main
supply is turned off all taps Gin
one house should be turned on
IN order to empty the pipes.
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<bit. Last week took her to the
theater. i was feeling kind Of
romantic when we reached her
home. 1t was nice, clear night
stars out and moon verifying
spoke OF romance.
'sWelI, / decided to find whether
the girl had spark of feeling Tor
me. She refused to kiss me. For
an hour and 90 minutes I talked
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Girls Love New
Wonderful Ponder

You will not have a shiny nose
now. A very fine, pure, new
French Process Powder is all the
rage. Keeps shine away-perspi-
ration hardly affects it. Lines or
pores won't show. Looks like nat
ural skin and gives a beautiful
complexion. Get a box today. 1t
is called MELLO-GLO.
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc;
O'Donnelps Drug Stores, Inc; the
PaIais Royal. Inc.
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TI.er he Realizes Her rue Worth.

III have seen both sides 0f the
problem of petting. This expert.
ence has set me thinking. Here
h my advice to girls: DO not
pet.
.sThe surest way To find
whether 4 man cares for you or
has any interest ii you, Is not
Is kiss him. He will come back
IL there Ii Interest.
DO not kiss him, no matter
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..Dear Nflss Fairfax..

''I have been peter four years.
/ always take out girls like. /
figured that the best way to find
whether they like me Is by the
way they return a kiss.
About 10 months ago / met a
girl at dance. I was attraced
by her poise. Then, on talking to
her. she seemed SO sincere.
have been taking her out quite =
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Plant For Fish

THE best plant for aquarium
4 purposes is Sagittara. The
variety known as natans is of
moderate size, says Nature Mag.
azIne. An aquarium of a size
9x15x10 inches high should be
started with about a dozen such
plants, well rooted in coarse
sand or grit, one and ons.half
10 two inches daeh
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Quaint Pine Tree

TIME Torrey pine for the most
part hugs the ground with its
quantity twisted branches, says
Nature Magazine. 1t is remark
able for its needles, eight to IL
inches long. This vanishing tree
is found only in the Monterey
peninsulas -.-.----------,--
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and ARGUED with her. Then finally
rot 4 little rougher.
told her / would have left her
long ago on account of her cold.
ness. witch Ii like poison, ex-
cept thai she has such q sincere
look In her eyes.
Like shot she threw up her
!. head and looked me straight in.
the eyes. as no one ever had be-