emuni
OUR COMIC SECTION
An Awful Mess
D emand
Smaller Placet Not
Losing Their Ground
In vie w ut the general Im pression
th a t a ll tl>e young fo lk s are le a vin g
the ru ra l d is tric ts to go to the c ity ,
It is In te re s tin g to n o tice th a t the v il
lage s t ill in u lu ta iu s Ils existence and
shows no signs o f d is in te g ra tio n .
T h ro u g h th e c o u n try are scattered
countless thousands o f s m a ll tow ns,
fre q u e n tly located w e ll In the In te rio r
and a t a g re a t distance fro m any siz
able c ity a t a ll. These were settled,
or at least founded, a long tim e ago.
It m ig h t be th o u g h t th u t since c itie s
ure c o n s ta n tly g ro w in g uud de vo urin g
m ore and m ore te r r ito r y these tow ns
would be d ra in e d o f p o pulation.
Itu t Instead o f disa p p ea rin g the
average sm u ll tow n has c u lm ly m a in
tained Its existence, not a lw a ys g ro w
in g ra p id ly , perhups, but n o t losing
ground, e ith e r. N ow and then u new
house goes up, o r a new business
opens its doors to local employees, o r
a new sto re b righ te n s the m ain street
w ith its a ttra c tiv e d isplay. Some o f
the residents ta k e up live s In the
fa ra w a y c ity , but o thers move In to
the tow n. These may be e ith e r c ity
people who are s a tis fy in g a life lo n g
wish to liv e In the c o u n try , o r they
may be fa rm e rs who have sold th e ir
acres and re tire d to spend th e ir lu te
years In th e sociable atm osphere o f
the vllluge.
So the life o f the place is renewed,
refreshed nnd In v ig o ra te d .— Exchange.
Trees Require Care
for Good Condition
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T here are so rnuny decrepld, un
kempt, bu ttere d and broken trees In
a ll lo c a litie s th a t people o fte n wonder
i f it is re a lly possible to keep trees
in a th riv in g , vigorous condition.
The o ld u n s ig h tly w recks o f trees
are fre q u e n tly a menace and an eye
sore to the co m m u n ity. A tree tliu t
is not n th in g o f m ag n lllceu t beauty
Is not w o rth huvlng. And o rd in a rily
there Is lit t le reason why treeB should
uot be kept In good c o n d itio n.
T he p rin c ip le o f ta k in g care o f trees
.s the m in e us the p rin c ip le Involved
in ta k in g care o f any o th e r liv in g
th in g . I f a tte n tio n Is not given to
defects, n n d discuses In y o u th, then
it is c e rta in th a t d is in te g ra tio n and
e u rly de a tli w ill fo llo w . P re tty much
the same th in g holds tru e w ith people.
The expense o f rem oving decayed
ureas fro m trees and In s ta llin g neceg
sury sectional concrete fillin g s In the
cavities, and the cost o f o th e r meas
ures th a t may be required to restore
a tree to health und beauty. Is neces
s a rlly g re a te r I f trees are le ft to d e
c lin e alm ost to the p o iid o f death be
fo re help Is given to them .—Chicago
Post.
L o o k to H ig h w a y s N o w
T h e w hole w orld k now s A sp irin as an effective at
pain.. P u t i f s ju s t as im p o rta n t to kn o w that there i
genuine B a yer A spirin. T h e nam e B ayer is on every
on the box. I f it say3 B ayer, it’s g en u in e; and if it dc
n o t ! H eadaches are dispelled by B ay er A spirin. So
nnd th e pain th a t goes w ith th e m ; even neuralgia, ne
rheum atism prom(<tly relieved. G et B ayer— a t any d
w ith proven directions.
Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspii
it does NOT affect the heart
Aspirin la the trade mart of Bayer Manufacturo of Mono« erti cad tie« ter of Ralleylleaell
Simply H ad to W ear
a Number Ten Shoe
F o r W o n ii'iu w h o n<*e<t e ffe c tiv e (lo u c h e pow *
(lo r. tHA V < \ ,
H « tlÍU K c llt, SO ’ hhlK . « u fa
» e n d fo r c ir c u la r 11 b<>x, C O. I». W o N.-ng
b a b o r .. B o x
Hta. ” C .” b o a A n g .d e e .C a lif.
T h e k in d la d y noticed an o ld man,
whose rig h t leg was gone, sta n d in g
?n u stre e t c o rn e r w ith a perplexed
look on Ids face.
" M y poor m an ," she said, "a re you
lost?”
"N o m a'am ,” he replied. ’T in lo o k
ing fe r a fe lle r th a t got his le ft leg
shot o ff In th e b a ttle o f b u ll b u n ."
“ W h a t Is hlz nam e?"
“ I don’t know th a t," was th e re-
ply, " b u t be w ears » u u n tb e r ten
shoe.”
" F o r heaven’s sake, I f you d o n 't
know who he Is, how do you know he
wears n num ber ten shoe?"
" I a in ’t sure he does, but It stands
t* reason th e t I f he d o n 't, one o r
t ’o th e r os us Is g o in ’ to have tro u b le
w ith his bunions. I.ndy, I'n t lo o kin g
fo r a rig ht-le g g e d fe lle r t ' go p a rtn e rs
w ith on a new p a ir o f shoes."— New
Y o rk W o rld .
PII. BOYAI.TV AI ItKAGK H e a r t K e v ln - S u n -
t.u r -t Helit M, .H iilin , tertu n 130 i mh r a . tl
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T he less expensive Ila- lot the more
money Is le ft fo r the house Its e lf, und
a w e ll-co n stru cte d home on h cheap
lo t Is fu r m ore desirable than an un
s u tle fa e lo ry house on nn expensive
lot. A lth o u g h a house Hint Is very
much more expensive than Its neigh
hors m ight tie hard to sell at a good
price, a very cheap house may add
n o th in g nt a ll to the sale value o f nn
expensive lo t.
Judge— P rofessor, you are accused
o f m u rd e rin g y o u r e n tire cluss.
P ro fe ssor— D o n ’t tie hard on me,
Judge. It wns o n ly a sm all class.
W e are liv in g nowadays In a w o rld
where beam y Is a real co n sid e ra tio n
and the Ideal to be s triv e n fo r. and
w here cidor nnd design are recogtilxeil
as c o n trib u tin g a mosl lu i|m rta n t ele
men! Io the home» Io w hich we liv e
BA LL A KL’CKKL, New York C ltj
Boschee’s Syrup
has been reliev in g co u g h s due to co ld s
fo r s ix ty -o n e years.
Soothes the Throat
lo o se n s the phlegm , prom otes exp ecto«
ration , g iv e s a good n ig h t’s rest free
from co u g h in g . 30c and 00c b o ttles.
Iluy It nt your d ru g store. G. G. G reen,
Inc., W oodbury, N. J.
Quick relief from pain.
Prevent shoe pressure.
A t all drug and jXœ lions
JKSchotis
'ZAno-pads
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh
Since 1846 Has Healed Wounds and
Sores on Man and Beast
Money back for flrat bottle If not «ulted. All doalora.
E a g le Ends Long F lig h t
T h e eagle found recently a t Kly.ll
Y o u rl. on (lie southern s h o re , o f A sia
M in or, a fte r a flig h t fro m Riga, has
been re tu rn e d to Itlgn. T he b ird bore
on one o f Its legs a rin g b e aring a n o
tlee In Russian saying H int It had been
released In the Russian c ity d u rin g
the Z oological congress six years ago.
Garfield Tea
W as Y o u r
G ra n d m o th e r’ s R em edy
B
F o r e ve ry stom ach
and In te s tin a l 111.
T h is good o ld -fa sh
ioned herb homo
rem edy f o r co n s ti
p a tio n, stom ach Ilia
nnd o th e r derange
m ents o f th e sys
tem so p re v a le n t these days Is In even
g re a te r fa v o r ns a fa m ily in e d ic lM
th a n In y o u r g ra n d m o th e r’s day.
W. N. U., P O R T L A N D , NO. 1-1928.
M in e r ’s Pa-.nting A c c e p te d
F or the firs t tim e in m any yeura a
coal m in er lias laid u p ic tu re u ie e p te il
fo r e x h ib itio n hy the D oncaster A r t
society o f Doncaster, England. He la
Robert H ollow ay o f R a ln w o rth , a co l
lie ry
villa g e . H o llo w a y
hus made
p a in tin g a hobby since be whs a baby,
Feel S tiff and Achv ?
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P A O R - S e v e r y d a y f in d y o u la m e , s t if f a n d
-J achy?
D o y o u fe c i t ir e d a m i d r o w s y —
s u ffe r n a g g in g b a c k a c h e , h e a d a c h e a n d
d iz z y s p e lls ?
A r e th e k id n e y s e c re tio n s
x
s c a n ty a n d b u r n in g in p a ssa ge ?
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Sluggish kidneys allow poisons
1 -S .g M i
*° reri,n'n *n l^e blood and upset
w hole system.
D o a il'l m il, a stimulant diuretic, in-
» crease the accretion of the kidneys and
1 thus aid in the elimination o f waste im -
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L U U A o z
M iT c n m .
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reiltrf. A baúl ule ly u fa .
n t a ll (lm g g lH ta .
T o Be W ell th e K idneys M u s t T h o ro u g h ly E lim in a te
W aste Poisons fro m th e Blood.
Fosters D e s ire to C re a te
T he desire to crcsle , to fashion
som ething w ith o n e s own hands Is
lir.q iie s tlo n n b ly the fo u n d a tio n
fo r
much o f th e real accom plishm ent no
c h a ra c te ris tic o f home lo v in g people,
who more than ever are ta k in g con
s tru c tlv e In te re st I d th e ir s u rro u n d
Inza.
MfLÄM&K
/ £ . Y'£~S DISFIöURL
R oom fo r D o u b t
M andy was a p p ly in g fu r divorce,
and Zeke, a la rm e d n t the prospect o f
losing Ids meal tic k e t, was co n testin g
the sa lt.
" Is n 't tt tru e ,” Zeke’s la w y e r asked
In cross e x a m in a tio n , " th a t y o u r hus
band Is a deacon In the ch u rch and Is
g e n e ra lly regarded no a pious m an?"
" H e ’s a deacon o f de ch u rch , sho’
’n u ff.” a d m itte d the aggrieved w ife ,
“ b u t since he’s been 'rested three
tim es a lrea d y fo r c rn p -s h o o tln ' a n ’
h o o tleg g lu ’, a n ' has been k e trh e d re
pealed w h ile ru n n tn ' e n d in ' w ld funny-
lo o k in ’ y a lle r g irls . Ah: has consld
du h le doubts e rb o u t his p lo s lly ."
In an a rtic le oa highw ay co n stru c
tio n the M ob ile R egister says:
“ P a rtic u la rly should a tte n tio n he
given to w id e r highw ays In the o rlg
In a l p la n n in g und co n s tru c tio n o f
these highw ays, fo r It costs less to
b u ild a broad, convenient, safe road
way, In th e firs t Instance, than It
T a k in g N o C hances
costs to w iden these h ig h w a ys a fte r
D o c to r— Sambo, I can th in k o f hut
th e y have been b u ilt. T h a t Is espe
c ia lly tru e In the case o f c ity streets one tilin g H int w ill cure you, und th a t
w here it o fte n is necessary to re a r Is an e le c tric hath.
range b u ild in g s used fo r business
Sambo— Nuw, suh, doctah, y o ’ a in ’t
purposes. It has cost some o f Hie tn k ln ’ to dis here nigger. I had a
la rg e r c itie s vast sums o f money to fr e ln ’ w lin t took one o f them th in g s
w iden stree ts answ ering the purpose down in Sing S ing nnd It drow ned
o f a rte rtn l tho ro u g h fare s, uud where h im I
It is possible fo r co m m unities to
guard against these burdens tt o b v i
F o r C o ld s, C r ip o r In flu e n z a
ously Is wise fo r them to do It,”
and ns n P rev en tiv e, ta k e I .a ia llv e
BROMO Q UIN INE T ah lela A Safe and
P roven Rem edy. The box h ears the
sig n a tu r e o f E W. G rove. JOc.— Adv.
A
p ro je c t
fo r
teaching
health
th ro u g h a stu d y o f school buildings,
A m b u la n c e T h a t F lie s
past nnd present. Is suggested hy
A fly in g am bulance, w ith a com
H a rrie t W edgwood In an u rtlc le In
p le te ly equipped o p e ra tin g room fo r
ily g e la Magazine.
emergency
s u rg ic a l
tre a tm e n ts
In
M uch can be learned about what
fiig lit, has been put In to com m ission
co n s titu te s a h e a lth fu l en viro n m e n t
hy th e K h arkolT branch o f the Soviet
by c o lle c tin g In fo rm a tio n about school
Red Cross.
T he n lrp ln n e has ac
b u ild in g s arid grounds and com paring
com m odations fo r fo u r stre tc h e rs In
the findings w ith necepted standards
fro n t o f the o p e ra tin g room. T he ma
w ith respect to s a n ita tio n , heating,
lig h tin g , seating, cleanliness,
water ch in e nnd m otor are e n tire ly o f Rus
sian design and c o n s tru c tio n .
supply. d rin k in g
fo u n ta in s ,
to ile ts
and o th e r features.
L a n d V a lu e G o vern s
p a y a b li, e n c b r u m p lr t lo n p t ih I ui - iiik p ity ln g
W eil. A'1'lreun A. H . O am pb.-U , O U tn o n t.M o n t.
purities. O r x in ’i have estab lish ed a nation-
V w ide reputation. A»h your neighbor I
Doan’s Pills
A S tim u la n t D iu r e tic to th e K id n e y s
At Hl d -k w , 60x . b«.
Iu.iwM.lbwn u . Ml,. ( Ernum, fi«IIJ,b N. Y.