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Story
Dorothy Scbaatian
Famous American Zouave Drill Team in London
By Taking Lydia I . Pink ham'•
Vegeta l>le Compound
Martha Martin
“ We want yon. of course we warn
yon. ’ said King Snow.
So P rim » Storm .Joined the part».
OMR on. Sir Frtete-ihc-Pomfc'*
"And we want Mr. Freezing Is Fun,
to»».* King Snow added, "lie Is always
Mr. Wind.* ho aihlcsL
such s n l»» on* to have at a party.
“ We’ro waiting fv»r you. too, Lowly
Sum*
creatures go to s party and
Snowflake children'* he called.
never say a word and don't make the
"And we hope you'll uot he late. *
he shouted to the Jeweler Brothers slightest effort to help have a goinl
.time.
known as the Diamond-Snow Jewelers.
“ For those whi don't get into the
"I want to have a storm party.**
fun of things don't enjoy themselves
King Snow said, "and I'd like l » hare
either.
That Is only ratr. of course.
you all come.
Hut It Is so much nicer when they do
“ Of course the Vw.>tt*rs don't hare
to come right away.
But I hope enter Into the fun of a party and
tie y ’ll come aeon after the party and »njoy It themselves and help others
have a good time
won't be late in taking their places
“ Mr. Freexing-ls-Fun la a splendid
In the great winter reunion.
creature at a party.
"You all know that a reunion means
*And we must ask Prime Sleet.
a gatherfnT together once more so we
Prince Sleet would help a great deal."
all want to gather together to show
“ Pm her» “ said Mr. T waatw | <*■
A !at« picture of handsome Dorothy
that Old Man Winter Is here.”
Fun. for Mr. Wind bad offered him a Sebastian, the featured motion picture
“ I’m hen*," Old .Man Winter shouted
five ride to the party and Mr. Freez actress. Miss Sebastian is appearing
And Mr. Wind blew through his
ing is-Fun had accepted with great in ths leading feminine role in "The
eagerness and pleasure.
Frontiersman.*
“ Well, well, well, this la nice to see
the old friends again.
"How do you do. Snowflake ctill
Iren?
Why. hello. Old Man Winter. I
might have known I would have seen
you here. This Is nice. ha. ha. b*.
this Is nice.
“ And I'm powerfully pleased to see
you. Sir Freese -1 he-Ponds. I'm sui-h
THE LU CKY AGE
an admirer of yours."
So Mr Freesing-ls-Fun went around
tq VISION of the nilllenlura formed
greeiing all his friends and they were
1 *n the Fifteenth century could
all glad to see him, too»
have equaled the realities of 19CT.
Then along rame Prince Sleet.
A great part of the things which
“ I met some one on the way who
wants to come to the party.* said people were most hopeleasiy trying to
accomplish then has been doue today.
Prince Sleet.
People who talk about "the ip*od old
"Tell me who wants to cotne," said j
days" are either Ignorant or silly.
King Snow.
Civilisation has t>eeo set back la
"It’s the whole Blizzard family. Old j
Boy Blizzard wanted to know If he j its progress from time to time.
The Dark ages succeeded the grsn
could cotne and bring the others. "H e '
said It was the nurse's day out and deur of Home, which, after all, was
there was do one with whom to leave only the grandeur of the nobility. The
the children If all the older ones went coiumuo people of that city did all
the work, got all the cufPs and kicks,
off. too»
"As a matter of fact I think they and shared all the poverty.
But children born today flud the
sent that word as an
use to bring
the whole family, but t- »y don’t mind i world ou the upgrade, and. as far a.*
So Old Prince Storm Accepted the If > <j know bow very anxious they opportunity for enjoyment U con
Invitation.
are to come— so long as yea will let cerned, getting better and better.
them come."
We are not yet free fnxn war. or
loop finger, a treat cold breath of air
“Oh, yes.” said King Snow, “ have | sure that thia plague haa been es
and whistled as he said:
them come.“
terminated.
"H e ', here all right. Old Man Win
“ I'll tell them they're invited." said
But the busy Inventors *f war ma
ter 1, here.“
Mr. Wind.
chinery are arranging for the next
“Oh. It's so nice to have a reunion."
“Thank you kindly, thank yoa kind
war to extend far behind the battle
said King Snow.
ly." said King Snow.
lines, into the Interior cities, and Into
“ Would you like me to cotne. too.
the meeting placet of the statesmen
And soon, oh so soon. tl.e Blizzard
Tour Majesty?" said an Icy voice and
family came and such a snow storm < who usually make wars
there was Prince Storm dressed in
And when that la possible, wars will
and blizzard and wild time as there
lovely Jewels of icicles and a crown of was at the big reunion of King Snow become fewer and fewer.
little snow peak, which had been
and of Old Man Winter a id tlielr
frozen into shape by Prince Sleet’»
The k id of , poor :nm today can
friends!
It lend. Mr. Freezlng-Is-Fun.
fCopyrtefeL)
Set a tret ter education than could the
son of a kiti. In the days of lou it
XIV. He ran s.’so pat hefter f«»od. anal
belter medical care, and more M id
ble. although not »ueb elaborate
clothing.
One of the greatest of all arctun
oooooo
pllshmeuts is the doing away of super
By LEONARD A BARRETT
stition which made fear one of the
most dreadful burdens of life In the
<KKH>t>CKKI C-*OOtKHiCHJCKKKKKKKya
day* of witchcraft and black magic.
GERANIUMS
SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
Poverty there will be a, long a*
there I, Idletica» in the world.
HERE
is
a
rather
common
belief
Crime there will be a, long as res-
AUST hears at Easter dawn the
In the rural districts of the Unit callty exists, and rascality will be
music of cathedral b elli Thought»
ed
States
that
snakes
will
not
go
long in exterminating.
of the immortal life brine him no Joy.
where geraniums t.re growing and
With suicidal intent he presses a vial
geraniums
growing
In
a
window
box
But the general standard of conduct
of poison to his lips. £:..an appears
will prevent flies from entering the la higher today than It has ever been,
promising him happiness if he would
window. This superstition attache« and more safeguards ir e thrown by
be his subject. Satan enabled Faust
to the plants cultivated In -ardent the nations around the foolish peo
to drink deep from the cup of power,
and as house plants, which are not ple who fall easy prey to designing
only to leave bis heart adamant and
geraniums at all. but belong to tlie
schemers.
his eyes like balls of steel. The world
genus pelargonium of South Africa.
The hours of labor are much shorter
of pleasure with abundant opportuni
The magical qualities of this plant than they ever were, and the wage#
ties for happiness is next offered
were transferred to ll along with the
Faust, but he retires from it. satiated,
are better.
name from the true geranium. »he
We still have much -o learn about
tired and disappointed with ^atan de
word geraDlum belag a Greek word the cause of financial depression and
feated. Faust now decides not to live
meaning crane's-bill, a name given to the means of removing It, but panics
for himself. i»ul for others. He re-
the true geranium because of the occur with less frequency, and even
claimed a wide stretch of land from
long, projecting beak of the seed cap
great shortages of crops do not affect
the ocean, which be made into a beau
sule. In fact, rrane's-btll is the com
the people of a nation as they aseri to
tiful park where artisan > conld rest
moo name for the true geranium.
Mothers used to pray that their
and children play. Thus c'aust disoov
Now tbe crane was fo- mng uges children might be born under a lucky
ered that happiness was found In serv
a bird of mystery. At a certain s«a-
ice. “In the merging of tbe interest of
age.
sor. the crane disappeared and at a
And this age. while It Is capable of
self Into tbe general good." Throogb
certain season he reappeared, always
Improvement. Is the best age t l* t the
service, Faust found his way to re
flying in a V shape. Tills mystery as world has ever known—more filled
demption. Margaret In shining ap
to the crane’s place and manner of
with opportunity, and more rich with
parel awaits him as angels bear his
breeding, and the weird dances they
the fruit of human Ishor.
soul to heaven.
Indulge
In
at
tie
time
of
their
love-
(C o p y r ig h t .)
<(&. 1*17. w«st*r* s»vo»p«r Cahm. i
making caused a wealth of mythology
and folklore to grow up around them.
It was not nntll ISftf that It was dis
covered that the crane sought the
shores of the Arctic sea to lay Its egg»
and rear its young.
Among the ancients there was t be
lief that forms of plant life were In
some cases transformed Info forms
of animal life. In the mystery which
hung over the propagatlor of the
crane the peculiar form of H e seed-
capsule of the geranium caused It to
be looked upon with suspicion, and to
the plant were assigned some of the
mystic attributes which pertained to
the crane which was known to he
antagonistic to snake* and flies.
When the pelargonium came to be
called In popular parlance "geranium"
—rrane’a hill—the superstition went
THE STORM P A R T Y
"A neighbor advlurd me to try l.yd'a
I'inkhain « Vegetable Oooi pound.
'
'
eh Ich ehe said had
helprd her e<> mucb.
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t'" 1 • i *, iik I i I » few
i< W 'Ü B
h,'l t ¡ ic . UI 1 .I tile I It
¿ T I Í P V v Í h I
11 e beinoli
Sf
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me »I'li'l' I f li I. V t
■ at
frit
I letter.
■
Mr work «a s mi
^
v
longer a ilroail to
\-»e-
me If I hear of any
ona »In» u Iroulileil
^ L ‘ *"
JM the « a » I «laa, I
m V
« ¡ I will gladly
mend Hie Vegetable
Compound to them ami I will anawer
any letten In regard to the sattle.“- «
Ma». Ilaania M u c in a . 1134 N. Pena.
A va, Lanelug. Mirti.
"1 hail been sickly ever elnre I wea
fifteen irate old After taking l.ydle
K Pltikbani'e Vegetable <’oin|iouiid I
got so I ruuld do all my betiaework amt
I am In gee I bealili ' Maa Maare K,
WILLIAMS, Ketchikan. Alaaka.
From Michigan to Alaaka.from Maina
to Oregon and front Conneri Irut to
California tetlera ara continually being
wrlllrn by grateful women recom
mending l.ydla F Plnkham e Vegetable
Compound.
The Outs pound la made (fo n roots
and herhi an t for mora Iban flftr years
haa been helping to restore run down,
over worked women to health.
Are you on the guniti Hoad to Det
ter Health?
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The celebrate«! American drill team of Zouaves from Jackson. MU'h., has been giving exhibition« In London tu
lid of the funds of the British Legion. The Zouaves are here shown lined up at the cenotaph with wreaths.
Constructive Thought in Schooling Children
Uncommon Sense
T o o M u c h Science
**Yoitr wife look« rattier tired."
"Yea, she’« been using a lot of new
labor saving devierà."- Ansa era.
N
For Meditation
A physician who reaches out to
benefit humanity leave*
» record
behind him Out is worth while. Such
a nun was Dr.
l< V
Pierce.
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Photograph shows some of the children, with their parents, at the Bcboul for i'ouatructlve Thought In Phila
delphia. being conducted by Winifred Sackvllle Stoner of the International Natural RducatlOQ association. I- lower*,
toys, music, picture books, radio, etc., are used In the natural educating of the rhlldrer along constructive lines
of thought.
Coolidges Enroll in Red Cross Again
GRACE COOLIDGE
fB fr
11 iv study «long
ntrdi. vl lin e s ,
«»»*1 hi* hnowl-
edge
th e
itiaa "i
barbs
and plants led
/
/H B r W
of
rry
f lr
ol In. wuo-
der'ul h e r b a l
irmrvly. Doctor
Pierces Favor
ite Prescription It is just live tonic re
quired if a woman is borne down by
pain and sufferings at regular or ir
regular intervals, by nervousness or
dirry spelts, headache <>r backache.
Favorite Prescription can be had in
tablet form as well as liquid at your
neighborhood store.
F ir a t T i m a K n o w n
"Congratulate me I I '» » Ju.t thou|ht
of somethin! rtevrr “
"Beglnoer'u lurk."—Stray Stories.
H ra da chra
fro m
S l i g h t C o ld a
! . . i a t i V . P R O M O Q t 'I N I S K T a M .t a r a
il. V . th. H r.a., h* by Mariti Ih. Culli,
l»»4i. for al.n.tu r. of l: W atreve on
th. boa. lo e — Adv.
CTHE W H Y of
SUPERSTITIONS
BABY
The
T
F
The
“Onice
r o o lid lt"
bloom,
which was olio of the »tar exhibit« «t
tlie annuii! “ mum" »how in Wuahlnjf*
ton. It wan named after (tie wife of
the I'renMent.
BARNARD IS PRESIDENT
The President and Mrs. Coolldge were enrolled ns members of the Amer
ican Red Cross at the beginning of the organization's annunl membership
drive. In this photograph Judge John Barton Puyne, president of Hie Red
Cross. Is watching Mrs. Coolldge pin a lied Cross huilón on Iho president.
Premier Baldwin as
GlOUGMaJ?
rrlfh
"Men sometimes forget how dear to
them their wives are." says Flippant
F!o, “but never on the first of the
month."
?Iin noniA
T h !*
!*
«
M trln n j oar.
ample of a superstition surviving by
means of a name though the name I*
m * given to an entirely different ob-
leet from that hy meana o f which th#
-uperstitlon had birth.
i© bv llrOlur# N*w»t>«P*r Byn<l!c«t«.)
Whisper*
Known by Headdress
Word of mouth Is the sweetest ot
nectars and the deadliest of venoms.—
American Magazine.
In primitive times Ihe headdress
was a distinctive mark, representing
tbe organization of groups of men.
New Evening Wrapt
Gay Little Coat
Many of the smartest evening wrap*
ire cut a hit shorter than the frocks
to that one glimpses Ion* ends and
trailing draperies The effect la de-
Jgldfully feminine and graceful.
A gay little coat Is fingertip length
and made of some loosely woven
material whose background la white,
nnd whose design upon the surface
consists of brilliant flowers and foli
age.
For A ll Around Wear
There ran he no wlaer choice In a
frock for everyday general wear than
»ne of the new two or three piece
leraey knit eoatmnes which come In
tuck effective color combinations
Tlie photograph ahow« Erneut Har-
gent Barnard, who h »« been elected
and liiMtalled ■« prenldent of tho
Anorhi.n longue, to succeed Ban
J(tlnfjMtn<
Redingote Dress
Nothing Is newer than a black
broadcloth redingote dress which
belong makes distinctive hy an In
trieately tucked design for trimming
No mother In this enlightened agv
Would gtvs her bahy something »lit
did not know was perfectly harmless,
especially whin n few drops of plulo
Cnstorla will right a luihy's alomarb
and end almost any little III. Fretful-
ness and fever, too; It si-eins no time
until everything la serene.
That's the beauty of Cnstorla; Its
genii« Influence seems Just what Is
needed. It docs all Hint castor ol)
might accomplish, without shock tc
Ihe system. Without tho evil tnsts
It's delicious I lid n g purely vegetn
able, you ran glvo It as often a»
there's a sign o f collr; constipation;
diarrhea; or need to uhl sound, nift
Ural sleep.
Just ono warning; It Is genuine
Fletcher's Cnstorla that physician»
recommend. Other preparations may
be Just as free from all doubtful drugs,
but no child o f this writer's Is going
to test them I Iteshlos, the hook on
euro anil feeding o f babies that comes
with Fletcher's Cnstorla Is worth Its
4
W >|t»|ll
In
nnM
Hint for Charle*
“Charley, denr," exclaimed young
M r* Torklns, “ I am convinced that
Holomon a reputation for extraordl-
nary wiadom was deserved."
“ Why?"
"Although yon read of his spending
money recklessly you don't see any
suggestion that he ever placed a bet
on a race borne."
What ever became of the old fash
ioned banquet flashlight photo with a
group of lop aided faces down In the
lower right-hand corner?
A great deal o f trouble and unhap
piness would be avoided If fe «e r pro-
pie meant self Indulgence when talk-
Ing about self-expression.
Who remembers the old fashioned
dude who carried a wldakhroom
around under the buggy seat when
the white mare was shedding?
A l m o a t T o o R e a lia tie
Prime Minister Stnnley M. Baldwin, without any rehearsal time, had to
enact the part of "Ben llur" during a «Indents' "rag" at Birmingham uni-
versify, which he visited In order to open Rome new buildings of the biologies!
department.
JOTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Electric brakes for automobiles are
predicted.
The blue color of Hie snake's blood
Is due to copper.
About 10 per cent of our lumber
goes Into crates and boxes.
Fountains that
».yeti rose water
were a luxury of
Ithy Romans
More than 100 n -a of Harks of
the Bowl hem railway ’ England »re
to be electrified.
Fnlconry still Is a popular sport In
China.
The apple crop this year la likely to
he below average.
firngon files hunt mosquitoes files
and other Insects
Texas has more cotton acreage than
all tlie slates east of the Mlaalsrippl.
Twenty million bushels of wheat
were shipped abroad from fan a da In
a recent month.
Frank Bonner, .in aetor In a I.oa
Angeles play, lind a sincere compii
meni pali! to hi* troike tip. Bonner
started from tire theuter for a res
taurant at lunch lime, forgettlng that
he wns dressed ss a Iratnp, and wlthln
a hlock wns grreried hy a pollremail,
wlio look hltn for thè reni thlng.
Children Ci
in n o v a tio n
How true It Is that much which
passes at first glance for progress
prove* to bo merely Innovation. Much
reform might well move backward In
atead of forward.
Dr y eat Place in America
The dryest place In Ihe Culled
Stales, so far as Is known. I» proh
ably In the onatem part of Ihe Mo
hove desert, In California. There the
average annual rainfall la esllimitef
a* about two Inches
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