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The monitor., 1928-07-06
Where Moses Got Them

ArcheOlogists think they have found
Mount Sinai and the place where
Moses got the tablets on which were
craven the Ten Commandments.
narrow canyon two miles long leads
into an open space mile across, en-
tirely surrounded by sheer cliffs and
PERCEPTIONS slopes of the mountain top.
Here they have found the ruins of
tiny hidden city built after Moses
time and known as Petra. Some of
its one-piece buildings, carved out of
solid sandstone still remain. One
called the Treasury of Pharaoh" built
several centuries before Christ. stands
out in deep relief, its pillars and SUI
per-structures intact. Petra is be.
lleyed to have begun about COO b. C.
Moses was there first. = Capper's
Weekly.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Too Hard for Him

Apropos of the old lady's opinion
that it isn't more civil engineers the
country needs so much as less sassy
brakeman. Mrs. Blank was moving
from southern Kansas to Topeka and
carrying as many small things on the
train with her as she could. In max
ing the transfer at Ottawa she stopped
suddenly at the steps of the on-going
train and demanded of the tired-faced
brakeman in a worried voice:
do you know what did with that
parlor lamp?
mo, madam" he answered with
some acidity, 81 do not. I'm not the
seventh son of seventh on."-Kan-
sas City Times.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Remembered 1t

An absent-minded man called upon
his equally absent-minded physician,
and they passed a pleasant evening
together, playing checkers and ex.
changing anecdotes Finally came
the hour for parting and the visitor
exclaimed:
Doctor. | had some errand here
Oh, yes, now recall it. Our maid
has tainted and we want you to see
her right away"
THAT reminds me-" replied the doc
tor. your wife wanted you on the
telephone while ago. The maid
died. American Legion Monthly.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Delayed Rising

Once upon time a young married
woman undertook to make batch of
bread and the dough failed to rise. A
place where she thought hubby would
not find it was chosen for its grave
and a fat stone was placed thereon.
One day as hubby was strolling along
that way he saw something that
tickled him immensely. He went to
the house and said to his wife: "You
had better go out and bury your
corpse again; see it's raised" The
sun had shone on the stone and the
dough becoming warm had raised.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Kotice by Publication on Petition for
SETTLEMENT OF FINAL
ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF PETER JOHN CHRISTEN-
SEN, DECEASED.

All persons interested in said mat
ter are hereby notified that on the
7th day of June, 1928, G. F. Con-
molly filed petition in said County
Court, praying that his final admin
istration account filed herein be set
tied and allowed, and that he be dis
charged from his trust as admins
traitor and that hearing will be had
on said petition before said Court on
the goth day of June, 1928, and that
if you fail to appear before said
Court on the said 29th day of June,
1928, at O'Clock, A. M, and contest
said petition, the Court may grant
the prayer of said petition, enter a
decree Of heirship, and make such
other and further orders, allowances
and DEGREES, as to this Court may
seem proper, to the end that all mat
tiers pertaining to said estate may
be finally settled and determined.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
2t-6-15-28 County Judge.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Ed r. Morearty, Lawyer
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION

To DENNIS CAVER, nonresident
defendant:
You are hereby notified that Yer
mont Caver, your wife, the plaintiff,
filed her petition in the district court
Of Douglas county, Nebraska, on the
oath day Of January, 1928, to obtain
a divorce from you on the grounds of
desertion and nonsupport. You are
requested TO answer said petition on
or before the 4th day of June, 1928.
VERMONT CAVER.
4T-5-4-28
The monitor., 1928-07-06
TIE Mushrot

Nine-year-old Joe is still wondering
why his mother and father were both
seized with coughing fit when he
gave them this masterpiece of his own
composition TO read:
The mushrat Is about times as
big as oranery house rat. he has
a plump figur and round head. He is
brown on his body but no hear on his
tale. His house is round and made
of lily-roots and cattales, in winter
if he is frozen in he eats the lily
roots Of bis house. His Habits are
good if he lives not near farms. If
he gets carrot he gose to a elevat
place where he can jump of at the
tirst sine of danger He is used for
mushrat cotes
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Explanation of Thunder

It Formerly was believed by many
scientists. says Pathfinder Magazine
that the noise of thunder was pro
duced by the sudden thrush of air into
the partial vacuum created by the ex-
pansion of the air when heated by
lightning.
Now, however, according to the
weather bureau, it is generally be-
lieved that thunder results directly
from the explosiye-like expansion of
the air along the lightning path Incl
dent to the intense heating. ionization
and probably disintegration or rupture
of at least part of the air particles or
molecules.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
"Fair Weather"

The weather bureau often gets the
criticism of making a mistake in it,
predictions when the forecast is ex-
actly right For instance, reading that
the weather Is likely to be flair" is
generally interpreted by the reader as
meaning clear" but as a matter of
fact it is an elastic term, for it may
mean cloudy sky or even a slight
precipitation of rain. The weather
bureau in its forecast work considers
day as fair when not more than
0.0l inch of precipitation is expected
to occur within the period covered by
the forecast.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Model Prisoner

colored maid returned from an
afternoon off with her broad face
9relthed in smiles.
well. Mis- Cahtah." she announced,
Abs married I"
Congratulations, Mandy" said her
mistress. did you get a good man?
''Deed All did" was the proud re
ply dat niggah was so good de
warden cut fo' months on his time"
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Moons "Rays" a Puzzle

Mysterious bright trays" observed
whenever telescopes are pointed at
the moon are puzzling astronomers,
says Fl. G. Tomkins. English scientist,
in Popular Science Monthly. He Is
building special rejecting telescope
in an effort to determine their signifi-
canoe by photographing them at all
possible angles That they may be
light lines of whitish dust, shallow
cracks in the ground, or sulphur
streaks from extinct volcanoes has
been suggested
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Still Acadian STRONGHOLD

Isle Madame is a small island off
Cape Breton, N. s., with interesting
associations. II was settled partly by
Acadians expelled from the land of
Evangeline, partly by French Hugue-
nots from the Channel isles. and part
~ by refugees from old Louisburg.
These people speak the language of
the Bourbons of monarchial France
and many of the maidens still wear
the dainty Norman kirtle and the
headdress of white linen
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Writing Home

Father could not believe his eyes
when he saw letter from young
Hugh, who had been transferred to
a country branch of the bank.
Hugh, after swearing that he would
write. had utterly failed for six
weeks.
Well, better late than never. Dad
took the letter and read:
"Dear Mother and Gov'nor: Wealth
e. here . X. Some good tennis
Jack Hobbs came down on Saturday
with team. 1t was eat."-London
Chronicle.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Newton Admired Crimson

Search In the records of Somerset
House has disclosed the complete in
ventory of the furniture and plenish-
ing of Sir Isaac Newton's house in
St Martins in the Fields in 1927.
The document took the inconvenient
form of about fifteen feet of strips
of vellum. Sir Isaac's favorite color
for hangings was crimson. He had it
in most of his rooms, the material
being mobair backed with canvas.
His taste in furniture ran towards
walnut. He held large private IL
brary for that period and it must
have taken up much space. for more
than half of the 1896 books were
fOIios or quartos.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Shafts of Sunshine

When photographing woodland scenes
showing shafts of sunshine streaming
through the trees, it is generally found
that the actual effect as seen on the
focusing screen is almost entirely
lost, but If these scenes are photo
graphed in the early morning or when
there is a certain amount of fog or
mist about, the effect is easily caught
by the camera. The resulting picture
is much improved by printing or en-
larging upon cream surface paper
toned to a sepia color.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Agony of Doubt

really novel divorce case came
up in Los Angeles the other day. 1t
developed that the wife had caught
her husband kissing the maid The
suit followed in the natural course of
time
But" explained the wife to his
honor, Il am not bringing the suit be-
cause Charles kissed the maid. | am
bringing the suit because. after | got
him alone, / asked him If he was
kissing her to make her go, or stay,
and the brute has refused to an
swer"
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Out of Stock

The patient saleswoman brought out
the seventeenth hat. The customer
seemed impressed. but her doting
husband spoke up with decision.
THAT hat does not become you. my
angel"
The saieswoman produced another
"And that certainly is not worthy
If you. my angel"
Il fear we cannot suit your angel.
said the saleswoman, finally. I'VE
have nothing in the way of q halo"
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Clever Dog

well, you have the house all to
yourself while Mrs. Peckton is
away"
mot quite" said Mr.. Peckton. 81
share the premises with Mrs. Peck
toms poodle, who was left In my care
I'm afraid the intelligent animal has
modelled its behavior on that Of its
mistress"
"How sol"
"When | try TO make myself com.
Portable with a cigar and a newspa-
per 1t eyes me with marked disfavor."
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Lost Art

That oral reading is rapidly becom.
ing lost art has been recognized.
Robert, age three, was sitting on the
floor reading his new story book in a
manner entirely satisfactory to him
self His mother, who had a few
minutes to spare, said, Bring the
book to mother and she'll read the
story TO you"
81 am almost through with the story
then you can have the book if you
want to read it. ] can read something
else while you read this" replied the
child.
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His EXPLANATION

Walter, who was having trouble
with subtraction, showed problem
which he bad just finished to his
father.
SIS this right, daddy?"
mo, son. it's not right" dad re
piled. Il can't understand why you
have so much trouble with subtrac-
tion,r he continued when l was
in school | did 1t without any trou-
Bile"
81 guess subtraction musta' been
easy those days." son replied.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Double Purpose

tramp was at the door of a newly
married couple
What do you want?" demanded
Tie young husband Dinner or
work."
Both. please, sir" replied the
tramp.
The husband disappeared and pres
entity returned with plate of bis
cults. Eat those" he, exclaimed saw
agelg. and you'll have both. Sue
cessfu Farming Magazine.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
LAWYERS
INDUSTRIAL FINANCE co.
$40 World-Herald Bldg.

Salary loans, $40 to $50, on individ-
ual note; steady employment the
only requirement. Also larger
loans made on autos, furniture,
etc. No financial statement, no in
dorsement; strictly confidential
service. Lowest convenient terms.
Under state supervision. IA. 3O77.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
Farms and Sfomochs

The food market, to which most
farm energy is directed, is definitely
limited by the stomaeh's capacity
Farm and Fireside.
The monitor., 1928-07-06

THE PEOPLES DRUG STORE, oath
and Erskine Streets. We carry
full line. Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbcter 1928.
The monitor., 1928-07-06

HOTELS
DRUG STORES

ROSS DRUG STORE, 1906 North Gath
Street Two phones, Whistler 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
Community Plays

The second annual ID. G. One
Act Play Tournament, sponsored
by the Community Center De.
partment at Columbia Heights
Community Center, Eleventh and
Harvard Streets n. w, con-
tinues Friday and Saturday
nights with production Of THE
Girl by Edward Peple, pre-
scented by The Towne Players;
THE Travellers by Booth TarlI-
ington, given by the Park View
Senior Players; Young America"
by Fred Ballard and Pearl
Franklin. by the Southeast Com
munity Players: and THE Boy
Comes Home" BY a. Al. Milne.
presented by The Playmakers, on
Friday and Poor Old Jim" by
W. G.. De Mile, presented by the
WoodlotE1ian Players; THE Jest
OF Hahalaba" by Lord Dunsany,
presented by Cleveland Park
Players; and Mr.. Sampson" by
Charles Lee, presented by the
Wilson Players on Saturday.
The remaining seven plays
entered will be shown next week
on Tuesday. February IA, and
Thursday, February is likewise
at Columbia Heights center.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
What Doctors Think
of the
Laxative Habit

In all history, no Indian was ever
known to have constipation. Nor
need YOU. He chewed the bark of
a tree called cascara. Today, we
have the candy cascaret.
Cascarizing the bowels never
forms laxative habit. If already
formed, an occasional cascaret will
usually break the habit. For cas-
cara strengthens the muscular walls
Of the bowels. and their need of
any aid at all grows constantly less.
What other cafhartic has this char
acteristic? The writer knows or
none.
An evacuation brought gently
about by cascafa will, nine times in
ten, be followed by full functioning
OF the bowels on the morrow-and
Cor days after. For there is NJ
REACTION as with sickening salts,
or any of the man-made purgatives
that go through ones system like
a bullet.
Physicians tell us cascara IL the
ideal Iaxative-and the tongue tells
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
Stop Stubborn Indigestion
and Chronic Stomach Distress
Peoples Drug Stores Make This Offer
Money Back If One Bottle of Dares Mentha Pepsn Doesn't
Do You More Good Than Anything You Ever Used.

At last the way has been found
to combine Pepsin with other cor
receive stomach agents so that it
win do the most good in the short
est possible time.
Why bother with slow actors when
one tablespoonful of this splendid
and pleasant liquid remedy will
cause gas, bloating. heaviness. heart
burn or any upset condition of the
stomach TO speedily vanish.
And why should any man or
woman suffer another hour with in
digestion or any stomach misery
when the remedy that acts almost
instantly can be easily procured?
Dare's Mentha Pepsin not only
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but 1t also con0uers tubborp indi.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
Rubinstein Club

The second concert OF the Rub
instein Club, to be given March
s, at the Willard Hotel, will fea-
ture numbers by the chorus in
celebration Of the centenary of
Schuhert's birth. The Schubert
selections will be: who II Sylvan"
"Hark. Hark, the Lark" and ITO
Music" this last having 4 baritone
solo which will be sung by Her
man F'akler.
The Ruest-artist will be Devora
Nadworney, who is making q re-
turn engagement by popular de-
mand.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

What appears to this depart
ment as the most astounding COM
bination in the movie houses ar
rives in the announcement from
the Rev. Hardie Meakin, publicist
de luxe from Fox that Clara Bow
will be the screen star and Bobby
Clark and Paul Mccullough. the
twin stage luminaries.
Think 1t over and then conclude
with us that the three-star Fox
combination certainly looks moth.
Ing less than great!
POLI'S--
w. FRANKIE Harling, American
composer. has been doubly hon
ored by Director General Edouard
Albion through selection of his
opera, "a Light from St. Agnes"
TO be conducted by himself, to
open the Washington National
Opera Company's two-week Inter
national Opera Festival. The
first in this greatest Of all the
Capitals operate presentations,
Harling's work will share the
evening with the talented Mar
mems, drama dancers, also in
their first appearance before q
Washington audience.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

High lights in the first week OF
the festival include "Werther' on
Tuesday, with Frances noted
guest artist, Maurice Capitaine,
and with Jeanne Gordon. con.
Quoted by the talented Eugene
Fuerst; Washington's first oppor.
tunity to hear Nine. Luella Melius
in concert on Wednesday after.
noon. and the ever-popular die
Walkure" and "Lakme" on Thurs.
day and saturday nights.
BELASCo-
broadway" the tense, colorful
drama Of New York's night club
life, is drawing such large audi.
ences to the Shubert- Belasco that
arrangements have been made to
hold this sensational George Alb.
bott and Philip Dunning success
for q second and final week, Begin
ming next Sunday night, Febru-
airy IL. Broadway" outstanding
hit Of the present-day theater, has
just completed q run Of a year
and q. half at the Broadhurst Thea
ter in New York. Another COM
pany is in its second season in
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

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Dare's Mentha Pepsin is pleasant
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this supremely good remedy that
Peoples Drug Stores and druggists
everywhere guarantee, Is a fine
tonic that builds you up and makes
you work with vim, eat with relish
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The Washington times., 1928-02-09
There's Real Medicine Now
For Stubborn, Hang-On Coughs

When nothing seems to do that
lingering, die hard cough any good,
just go and get a bottle Of Bronchu-
line Emulsion.
Take this REAL cough medicine
as directed and notice how easily
and speedily it overcomes that per
sistent. obstinate cough, that has
caused you many sleepless nights,
and miserable days.
It's a medicine compounded for
the purpose of conquering tough,
hang-on coughs, that cheap ordinary
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

syrups can't touch and that's ex.
actly what it does-quickly and
thoroughly.
There is no dope in Bronchuline
Emulsion. nor chloroform, nor sugar
such things are only makeshifts
and should be taken with the great.
est caution.
For ordinary coughs two doses
of Bronchuline Emulsion is usually
enough.
Ask Peoples Drug Stores about it
or any progressive druggist.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
OperaR Open,
.BroadlUay" Says

The hhghts the peekng the horizon line
include the broadway second cysthe
opening Monday night Of "A Light Agnes by W. Frank
HaTing with Sangs wrote deep Rver-tne
The Gorilla in cuod attireand the appearance OF
"The Life of Helen Troy John Ersne best selling
satire cke feature filled with white tunics and
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
De Mile Plans to
Do 18th Century
Picture

With the completion of the
script for Cecil B. DeMille's "The
Goddess Girl" Jeanne Macpherson,
featured scenarist under contract
to Pathe-D eMille, finished her
eighteenth scenario for a Cecil b.
DeMille production.
Miss Macpherson's record is
said to be far above that of any
other screen writer both for the
number of scripts and the num-
Der of big screen successes she has
written. She began her career
with Universal Is years ago as a
writer, director and actress, and
joined DeMille at the old Lasky
studio in 1917. Her first script
was for Joan the Woman one
OF the outstanding screen produc.
tons of the day, and she followed
it with such other features as
Don't Change Your Husband, "
Male and Female" For Better
For Worse Affairs of AnatoIe. =
saturday Night ''Manslaugh.
ter" 'The Ten Commandments =
Adams Rib md The King OF
Kings"
"The Goddess Girl in which
Lima Basquette, Marie Provost,
George Duryea and Noah Berry
play featured roles, Is a story of
modern youth, much of which has
a reform school as q background.
Cecil B. DeMille is now directing
this feature for Pathe from Miss
Macpherson scenario.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

us candy casearets are its ideal
form. At least million people
know this; what pity there are
any who don't! Especially parents.
because children love to take a
cascaret. After which, for days-on-
end, the bowels will be seen to
work of their own accord.
that Of regularity! Cascarets tone
and train the bowels. But at the
first sign Of returning sIuggishness
another cascaret is as effective as
the first.
There isn't q druggist who hasn't
cascarets, 50 WHY experiment with
laxatives?
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

England. Five different organiza-
items are playing it in this coun-
try and four in Europe. Tense,
stark tragedy Is snartly inter-
woven with sophisticated, wise.
cracking comedy. The cast I'M
cIudes Walter Glass, Loretto Shea,
Matt Briggs, Eugene Redding,
Helen Raymond, Jane Salisbury,
Robert Craig. Ashley Cooper. Flor
ence Marshall, Marguerite st.
Clair, Peter Marsters, James 8.
Kearney, Lynn Root Leon Way.
coff. william Nichols, Jack Rigo
and others.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
Three War Periods
In Three New
Films

The Civil War, the Spanish.
American and the World War
eras are all represented in three
different First National Pictures,
two OF which are in production
and the third i'm the cutting room.
Colleen Moore's Lilac Time"
deals with the World War in
France, but is rather more con-
cerned with the romance OF the
little French girl and the British
air fighter than with actual bat
tie scenes. 1t is a George Fitz-
maurice production.
Richard Barthelmess' new pic.
ture, THE Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come" is laid in the
time Of the Civil War and touches
upon that Titanic struggle. This
is an Alfred SanteIl production.
Milton Stills lately completed
Burning Daylight" directed by
Charles Brabin, Ii laid in 1895
the time of the Spanish
hostiliities. But the war il not
the motif. The Alaskan Goldrush
is the basis of the plot. but the
two events occurred In the same
year.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09

delightful feast OF beauty and
novelty.
Included In this Journey are
gIimpses Of the famous chateaux.
These luxurious abodes of kings
and nobility TEEN with historical
associations.
For many, the high spot will
be a visit to the sacred shrines
of Iisieux and Lourdes, visited
annually by thousands Of pilgrims.
AUDIToRiUM-
Pierre Monteaux will conduct
the Philadelphia Orchestra at it's
fourth appearance at the Wash
ington Auditorium next Tuesday
afternoon. February IA. The dis
, tinguished French leader comes to
America direct from Amsterdam,
where he ii codirector with Men
gelberg. Of the Concertgebouw
Orchestra. All the concerts of the
Philadelphia Orchestra for the re-
mainder of the season will be
under his direction.
At this concert Mr.. Monteaux
will have Vladimir Horowitz, the
list. as Soloist. Horowitz has been
designated as the greatest pianist
OF the rising generation.
The program has for the, or
chestra feature the D minor SYM
phony of Cesar Franck. Mr.. Hor-
owitz will play the third concerto
of Rachmaninoff and the program
win conclude with the dances
from Borodine's prince Igor"
Washington appearances OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra are under
the management of T. Arthur
Smith.
The Washington times., 1928-02-09
GONE,
SKIN ALL WELL
POSLAM DID IT

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