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■ Son'» “t u r p r W for M other FrovaS
R e illy Smell M atter When She
Learned the Facta.
The dearest friend tn d her family
hare been gffing by degree» to live
in California. First the son, young
George, hurried ont to enter a uni
versity, and his parents planned to
follow at their leisure.
Now, the D. F. is, according to
her son, the heat sport ever but—she
does hate dogs I H er aversion of
them amounts almost to terror and
the Woman knows what she suffered
during the brief life of George’« only
dog.
She had tea with the Woman be
fore the departure West, and con
fided her fears th at her eon had a
puppy at cojlege, “and of course that
means that I will have to have it
1 around vacation*.’’
“What kind of a dog is it? ” asked
the Woman.
“I don’t, know y e t T on see, he
wrote first» that he had a ‘surprise’
for me, th a t he knew I wouldn’t
lika it, hut.’ that ha liked it very
much. And now every letter tells
me th at the surprise is growing.”
The Woman’! parting words were
to write her all-abcut the dog. As
soon as possible 'came a letteT be
ginning: , “Thank heaven, it’s not •
dog—it’s a ; mustache.”— Chicago
Journal.
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C. P. STAFFORD, Agent. ,
LONG HELD BY ONE FAMILY
For Ninety Year» a Member of the
House of Sprague Has Beon
Consul at Gibraltar.
For many years three members of
a single family have represented the
United State« »t the port of Gibral
tar. President Jackeon made Ho
ratio Sprague consul in 1832, his son
of the same name served from 1848
to 1901, when the son of the second
Horatio, Richard L. Sprague, be
came consul and still holds that of
fice. Horatio Sprague aettled in Gi
braltar during the War of 1812 ana
there engaged in business
After
the opening of the Sues cansl in
18«? the eommeroal importance of
G ibraltar greatly increased, as all
trade between the northern and west
ern maritime countries of Europe,
North America and the West Indies
passed through the strait, with Gi-
bialtar as the first port of entry and
the laat of departure. I t was fitting
that the American ambassador at
Madrid, the British governor of the
eolonv and other officials, civil and
naval, should celebrate the anniver
sary of the termination df the ninth
decade of the consulship of the
Spragues. We hope the present in
cumbent of the office rounds out the
full century of family service.—Bos
ton Herald.
tie Romen army bad suffered se
vere defeat at Lake Thrasvmena, ha
perceived that hie disheartened
troops and bands of raw recruits
could not oppose successfully a
trained army flushed with victory
and led by their great commander,
Hannibal.
Maximus
therefore
avoided
pitched battle, moved his camp from
highland to highland, and tired out
the enemy with marches and coun
ter-marches. This he oontinued un
til thwarted in his calculations by
the impatience of the Roman sen
ate.
Diggs—Smith is the finest after-
dinner speaker I have ever heard.
Higgs—T hat so?
Diggs— Yoe; he always •ay, >
“Waiter, give the check to me.”
NO PLACE FOR A U N T IE
Aunt Bees, though in the thirties,
has avoided any wrinkles by all eorte
of strenuous treatment*. And no
one appreciates heT efforts better
| than her nine-ysar-old nephew,
John.
The other evening they had gone
j on a wainer roast. After the weiners,
I apples were roasted. John noticed
hia apple was shriveling and asked
what caused it- “Why the fire, of
course,” one of the men retorted.
“Hold it there longer and it will be
all wrinkles.”
“Oh,” John turned to his auntie
in great conoarn. “Move back from
. the fire, quick, Aunt Bess.” he cried,
“you know you don’t want any
I wrinkles.”
Pablua Maximus Firs« u Apply Wear-
Ing-Out Taetlea as Fart ef
Art of Warfare.
i giant oak.
u m i n s u i i m n»»» ;
Easily Managed :
The policy of wearing out the
enemy in war by delays, misleading
movements, feints
attack, etc.,
while avoiding open battle, is called
the “ Fabtan policy,* fro » tk» fob
lowing circumstance.
Fabiua Maximus was a Roman
general in the second Punic war.
H aring been appointed just after
of
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I f la n««le<» you would a«« P»U
Aed so« th» holiday» drift by
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yau eotXIn, bat a a«b.
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Ha may act graet you If you watt
In ldl«nea» and »».ft»» »late
For him upao hla way to Mart
i Tn grant tha wlahea of your h«mL
)r ha hie way* rank«. known to M
1 gy means that are beyond our «»a.
And as hie Journeying - * » ’ '» mad#
“ » ue*S maer a maaquerad.
Io K i aearrity you faar
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la tha supply of rhrtattoaa -heer.
Zast hustle Ilka • willing alf.
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Very few men m aintain an erect
position, and tall men are generally
the greatest offender». A man who
walks with his head forward never
breathes properly. He can’t! And
shallow breathing means loss of
bodily health and vigor.
There is another eide to thia mat
ter. Failure to hold your body prop
erly has a bad effect upon the mental
attitude. The man who always
stoops will never make a good im
pression on his fellow men—and
consequently never impresses him
self. To hold your head up, to walk
with flat back and shoulden at the
proper angle, is the first step toward
self-respect, and if you persist in it
you will strengthen your will and
your personality.
If you doubt the truth of thia
statement, just try it conacientioualy
for one week, and carefully note the
result of the experiment at the end
of those seven days.
Remember, please, in trying this
experiment, th at it is no use bending
yourself backward at the waist. That
does not flatten your back. Feel that
your neck is pressed well hack
against your collar, and then you
must be straightening your hack.
¡1 Despite the protests of citizens of
J C ap. May county, the board of frea.
‘ holders has ordered Ralph Schellen-
g«r of Green Creek to cut down the
giant oak tree nearly 200 years old
th a t stands at Schsllenger’s corner
In the village of Green Creek, eight
miles north of Cap. May, N. J .
I t was under ths shade of the big
I oak that President Woodrow Wilson
m ad. a speech to the Delaware Bay
| fishermen when he was a candidate
for governor. Wu Ting Fsug. who
visited the tree, said in all China
| there were no trees as large is the
DEVISED BY ROMAN GENERAL
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G IA NT OAK CONDEMNED
The Christmas Dolly
Year
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Physical and Mental Attltuds Aliks A f
fected by Cultivation of Proper
Carriage of Body.
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I Automobile Insurance
loss.
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Fire, theft, collision, property damage and
personal liability. Protect yourself against
g on fo r
in lavender seclusion, that they’re
“ Know anything about music?"
going to the devil. Some of them
« T X 7 E L L , I'll be fettina iota of
’ ’ rresenta soon," be s a il He
“ No.”
may—but th at’s because they’d have
bad just met some pleasant new
“ Got any views about the new de
gone there anyway. People don’t
friends.
velopment in a rt? ”
change
a«
much
as
that.
The
old
“Tea,” ha continued, “Christmas la a
“Not any.”
people used to run the show and
good time for me. Ton see I'm popu
“Think you could settls the
bring up a lo t of smirking little
lar with wives. I get notes from hun
dreds of them ; there are any number
hypocrites, who knew a great deal League of Nations problem ?”
who write to me, and when Christmas
“ Do not.”
more than they pretended to know,
comes they knit ties for me or bny a
"Believe you can pick the next
and did on the quiet a lot of things
handsome silk handkerchief or two. or
a flue muffler—a little thought of me that we girla of today do openly.’ Presidential candidate?"
at any rate. And I've never been In
Shs waved her fingers airily. ‘O h ,; “ I don’t.”
a divorce case yet,” he ended.
“ Know the true inwardness of the
don’t think I ’m apologizing for my I
"You must be a diplomat or luckier
crowd. I ’m not. I ’m just p u ttin g 1 drama?”
than you deserve,’’ someone remarked.
you straight on th is : T hat the girla J “ Know nothing about i t ”
“Neither,” he answered. “I ’m a milk
“ Fine. Come over to my house
of today are no worse— if no better
man and a milkman's Christmas 1« apt
to bo full of cheer and th . good-heart —than the girla th at used to be. I some evening, bring your oldest pipe,
ed wishes of the ladles I*
know it. Because I ’m one of them.’ ” and we’ll have a pleasant time.”—
HEALTH IN ERECT POSITION —From “The Modern Mohun,” by Philadelphia Public Ledger.
George Gibbs.
ARGUM ENT
The .tors for quality and promptness
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sin e re g o o d iv is h tS to
Albany
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Don't forget we sell P L O W S . H A R R O W S . D I S C S
C R E A M S E P A R A T O R S in UcL ev.fythtng in the imple
ment line. Special price, on D R I L L S wlnl« they lost
Red Seal B A T T E R I E S . Fresh stock Call and get pr.ee. on
Implements.
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OR many year«. Io good weather
or bad. day after day. he had fol
lowed his chosen Job faithfully and
well. He had carried many, many
Christmas presents In hla day. too.
This year one of the families he had
served so regularly prepared a Christ
mas box for him and for his wife and
for his children.
"It Is the first Christmas box I ever
received from one of my families,'' he i
paid. "Wasn't It thoughtful of them
to have remembered their mall car j
rlerJ-
But the people were saying. T o
think that we haven't done something
of this sort every year. The mall car
rier does so much for us and we, at
times, almost seem to forget he'a even ;
SWEET WORDS
! «»Vi Fairbanks-Morse Scale for $21.50?
FAGS 3
HALSEY ENTKRFR1&B
D E C 21. 1W2
NOT WHAT SHE HAD FEARED
C E N T IP E D E
VALUABLE
The centipede, abhored enemy ol
the residents of Hawaii, really is b
friend, according to University of
Hawaii investigations, because he
subsists mainly on other pestiferous
insects, chiefly mosquitoes and cock
roaches. The results of the investi
gation showed that the centipede is
not vicious and is retiring in dispo
sition except when he is attacked or
thinks he is. Then he ha* fairly
potent means of defense in the feel
ers of his fore feet, with which hs
inflicts his .“bits.” But his bite is
no more serious usually than that of
a bee or wasp, the university letter
said.
“ I t is charged that your car scared
several horses.”
. “Now, y’honor, everybody testifies
the car was going so fast you
couldn’t see it.”
“ Well?”
“ If they couldn'tsco it, how could
they l>e scared?”
G reat Saver»
How our mothers and grandmothers
would hnve appreciated the wonder
fully efficient electrical appliances of
the present day. Probably moat of all
the electric washer nnd lroner, be
cause. If the proper machines are se
lected, they represent the greatest
economy. Not only do they save money,
time and backbreaking drudgery, but
the very clothes then.. Iv ii.
DIVORCES IN BAVARIA
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B U L L SN A K E AS A R A T T E R
Kansas farmers are learning to
encourage the presence of bull snakes
in their fields. I t has been figured
that one is worth 82 50 a month in
keeping ths fields free of gophers
which do damage to that extant. The
bull snake is harmless and feeds on
rata and mice usually found around
a granary.
ALL FISHES NOT VOICELESS 1
h I
According ta Solantlata, Many Ara|
Capable of Giving Expression te
Moods and Faallnga.
Izaak Walton, who lived in a rims
before science revealed to us the j
wonders of nature, would have
scorned to believe some of the stories |
of “queer fish" which have been told
us by sarious scientists. He would
have doubted the fact th at oysters I
can hear and utter sounds, and that
fieh can climb trees and live in
woods.
For instance, Doctor Day assure. |
us that eom. fishes have voice* which
may express fear, anger, danger and
conjugal endearment. The corrina,
a fieh found in the Tagus, emits
sound* resembling the vibration* of
a deep-toned bell, and otfler fishes
give out purring noises which can be j
heard from 20 fathoms under water.
In the island of Borneo there is a j
singing-fish which sticks to the bot
tom of boats, and which regales th . I
occupants with sounds varying be-
tween those of a Jew’s harp and an
organ; and a sole in the waters of
Siam attaches itself to the bottom
of hneta and gives out sonorous mu»
sic.
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T H E MODERN MISS
“ T don’t want you to believe, bo
ia use the girla of today ar«>’t kept
The “marrying epidemic” in Ba
varia which followed the end of th»»
war has been succeeded by a “divorew
epidemic,” according to data given
out by the state statistical bureau
, there. In 1921 there were 3,30®
divorces, compared with 1,266 in
1914.
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W hen the Seals Come,
Buy Them
L IT T L E before C h ristm a s, y o u w ill
be offered to m e C h ristm as Seals.
Keep them and use th em on en v elo p es and
packages. Send a ch eck or m o n ey order
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to cover th e sm all su m th e y co st.
W h en y o u d o th is, y o u help in th e
fight a gain st tu b ercu losis. Y o u h elp save
hum an liv es. Y o u r help goes v,hcre help
is m ost needed — to th e
house th a t is clou ded w ith
the th rea t o f d ea th . W h en
th e seals com e, b u y th em .
Stamp O ut Tubsrculnii*
«ritK Christmaa Seal*
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