This Mother
Had Problem
As a rule, milk Is
about the best food
for children, but
there.are times when
they are much better
off without It. It
should always be left
off when children
show by feverish.
tretiul or cross spells, ny Daa Drema,
coated tongue, sallow skin, indiges
tion, biliousness, etc,, that their stom
ach and bowels are out of order.
In cases like this, California Fig
Syrup never fails to work wonders, by
the quick and gentle way It removes
all the souring waste which Is caus
ing the trouble, regulates the stom
ach and bowels and gives these or
gans tone and strength so they con
tinue to act normally of their own ac
cord. Children love its rich, fruity
flavor and it’s purely vegetable and
harmless, even for babies.
* Millions of mothers have proved Its
merit and reliability in over 50 years
of steadily Increasing use. A Western
mother, Mrs. May Snavely, Montrose,
California, says: “My little girl, Ed
na's, tendency to constipation was a
problem to me until I began giving
her California Fig Syrup. It helped
her right away and soon her stomach
and bowels were acting perfectly.
Since then I've never had to have any
advice about her bowels. I lwve nl
so used California Fig Syrup with
my little boy, with equal success.”
To be sure of getting the genuine,
which physicians endorse, always ask
for California Fig Syrup by the full
name.
Watermelon Center
A bid for recognition as the home
of the “world’s largest watermelons”
was lodged with the federal farm
board at Washington by the little
town of Hope, Ark., and a melon
weighing 104 pounds was presented
as proof of what can be grown there.
Thousands of melons are grown In
that vicinity, and this year 500 melons
weighing more than 100 pounds each
have been shipped to consumers.—In
dianapolis News.
Experience
Seedy Giant.—Will you engage me
as a wrestler?
Showman—Have you wrestled be
fore?
“Yes, always.”
“With whom?”
“Adversity.”
Surpassed
“Yon are building a very handsome
house,” said the admiring friend.
“Yes,” replied Mr. Dustin Stax, “but
you ought to see the one the con
tractor Is going to build with the
profits.”
Obligations
To God we owe fear and love; to
»ur neighbors Justice and character;
to ourselves prudence and sobriety.—
Franklin.
More than 1,000 communities al
ready have spent $1100,000,000 for air
ports and another $200,000,000 will be
spent within a year.
SLEEPLESSNESS
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1 Out Our Way By Williams
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Search Is Renewed for Traces
Of Parrot Race Columbus Found
WASHINGTON- — When
Christopher Columbus returned to
triumphal procession to Barcelona,
in the spring of 1493, the gold which
he brought from his “India” was of
greatest interest to Ferdinand and
and Isabella.
They laughed at the shrieks and
antics of his 40 parrots, but it was
these birds which aided in latter
day proof that Columbus had in
reality sailed to a new world.
The gold pieces, which meant
nothing, now are museum exhibits.
The department of agriculture
would like to add a representative
of the race of parrots to its muse
um lore, but the birds have van
ished.
They were known to ornitholo
gists of later years as Cuban ma
caws, and were to be found no
where in the world except in east
ern Cuba and in few of the other
West Indies.
The historians of the day cited
these Cuban macaws as proof that
Columbus had discovered a western
route to India.
Pietro Martin d’Anghiera, Itali
an humanist at the court of Cas
tile, long a doubter of Columbus’
claims, was convinced by the par
rots.
“There parrots brought from
there,” he wrote, “show that either
of propinquity or nature, the
islands are a part of India. They
nourish popinjays, of which some
are green, some yellow, and some
like those of India with yellow
rings about their nechs as Pliny
describes them.
“Of these they brought 40 with
them, of most lively and delecta
ble colors, having their feathers in
termingled with green, yellow and
purple, which variety delights the
sense not a little."
The best available records show
no Cuban macaws have been seen
for half a century.
Ex-Convict Editor Lays His
Rearrest to Woman Scorned
CHICAGO- —".... And then
that fearful hand, the police, ts
sures from the shadow, and sudden
ly tears off my mask!”—Jean Val
jean.
Robert Elliott Burns, escaped
convict who became editor of a
Chicago magazine, scorned a wom
an. And now, a modern Jean Val
jean, he’s scheduled to go back to a
Georgia chain gang.
Seven years ago a sledge swung
by a fellow prisoner, a giant negro,
struck off the shackles riveted
around Burns’ ankle and he es
caped from the road camp where
he had been sent for his part in a
$4 robbery, from which his share
wa3 $1.33. He had drifted down south
after discharge from the army and,
with two chance companions, robbed
* gxui-exy.
In the pursuit that followed the
breaking of the shackles he out
witted guards and bloodhounds,
and reached Chicago penniless. He
got a job '.n a packing plant at $3 a
day. Then he stepped up to a $40
a week job figuring beef averages
and rented a room at 6444 Ingleside
avenue.
“That’s where I met the woman
who caused all the trouble,” he say3.
Mr3. Emily Pacheo, 14 years his
senior, became Mrs. Robert Burns.
She had learned of his secret, de
clares Burns, and threatened to ex
pose him unless he married her.
Although she is suing for divorce,
Mrs. Burns denies she sought re
venge by “turning him in."
Burns had the idea for his real
estate magazine and worked nights
to get money to start. Soon it was
a going concern and he had won
the confidence of prominent busi
ness men. His income from the mag
azine alone was estimated at $20,000
yearly.
Then he met Lillian Salo, 22
years old, of Minneapolis, pretty
violin student. They fell in love and
Burns left his wife. Soon after that
two deputies from Georgia walked
into Burns’ office.
“We want you,” they said.
“I knew he was married,” said
MARRIAGE BRINGS
LENGTHENED LIFE,
RECORDS INDICATE
BERLIN— —Marriage tends
io prolong life, the "weaker sex” lives
longer than the "stronger,” and the
average life has since 1871 been
lengthened by 20 years, are the con
clusions drawn by the most recent
official German vital records and
mortality statistics.
In 1871, these records show, the
average feminine life in Germany
vas 38.5 years, and the masculine
iveraee 35.5. For the period 1924
Miss Salo, “and we were waiting
for him to get a divorce. I didn’t
know about the prison record, but
it doesn’t make any difference. I’ll
wait for him.”
As for Burns, former Brooklyn
newsboy, he has his own protective
philosophy. A motto on his of
fice wall sums it up.
“Take the bumps easy,” it reads.
Burns' plea against extradition,
based on his record since escape
and his war service (he took part
in four major battles and claims a
citation,) was refused by Governor
Emmerson.
Now he has voluntarily agreed to
return to Georgia and serve out his
sentence.
Majority of Homes
Only Half Lighted
NEW YORK-- ^-To prevent
mental and physical deterioration
of both adults and children, im
proved lighting in the nation's
homes and schools is urged by the
Eye Sight Conservation Council of
America.
The council points out that an
investigation just completed by
Illuminating Engineering society
disclosed that poor conditions of
illumination have sn adverse effect
upon intelectual activity.
A report by Dr. Morton G. Lloyd
of Washington, chief of the safety
section of the United States
bureau of standards, says:
Continued application of the eyes
under conditions of fatigue leads
to eye strain, which frequently U
accompanied by other bodily ail
ments.
“Owing to faulty postures fre
quently assumed under poor light
ing conditions, curvature of the
spine may result, and it is very
likely that the same faulty pos
tures are a contributory element of
nearsightedness.
“It is reported that many stu- !
dents have been obliged to stop j
to 1926, however, the average girl
baby could look forward to 538
years of life, and her brother to 56
years.
For the boy or girl who grew up
safely as far as 20 years of age,
the prospects were still better. A
young man of 20 in 1871 could only I
count on reaching the age of 58.5, !
but his grandson, a young man of j
20 in 1927, could safely look for- j
ward to 66 or 67 years.
The figures show indisputably an
average of 5 years more for mar
ried folk, both men and women. |
Whether this fact be regarded as !
proof that people become stronger |
AS X IS TO y.
For years I’ve wondered why it Is,
Thermometers I buy,
No matter where, nor yet from
whom,
So uniformly lie.
The price I pay, the size I get,
Nor color of the case.
The slightest difference makes li*
them;
They’re uniformly base.
In summer they’re too cool by far,
Whenever I’m the buyer;
In winter they are twice as bad,
But uniformly higher.
No matter where I hang the things,
To windward or a-iee,
That they are never, never right,
I uniformly see.
Of course I postulate this verse,
As I should think I might—
Upon the thought, the weather man
Is uniformly right.
And while I so am reasoning,
The while I have the knack—
I think I’ll prove that purest white
Is uniformly black.
—Sam Page.
their work In evening schools on
account of eye troubles ascribed
to the conditions of artificial
lighting.
“Visual exploration 13 the most
prolific sensory source of learning.
In the home and school the same
fundamentals apply, so far as me
chanical accidents are influenced by
illumination, as in industrial es
tablishments.”
The report says nearsightedness
In school children increases from
class to class. It declares that
“the typical middle class home is
lighted less than half as well as
it should be, and the homes of the
lower class only half as well as
those of the middleclass.”
Alaskan Short Moss
Used as Poultry Feed
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA- -
Poultry raising is being developed
in Alaska with the discovery by
Professor Gasser of the Fairbanks
agricultural college and school of
mines that short tundra moss is one
of the best chicken feeds obtainable
Like all varieties of sub-Arctic
mosses, the short moss, a perennial,
cures on the ground and when cut
may be cured like hay.
When treated with moisture it re
covers its succulency as do dehy
drated vegetables and takes the
place of green feed as well as aid
ing the grain rations in turning out
poultry for market.
Several mining companies have
established their own poultry yards
where transportation facilities would
make the cost of eggs and chickens
proliibitive.
Ultra-Modern Cowboy
'Bulldogs’ from Plane
PONCA CITY, OKLA.—
The gentle art of bulldogging
steers from hurricane decks of
horses,, and even automobiles, has
become too humdrum for western
spectators. Now it's done from air
planes.
Buck Hoover, the modern version
of a cowboy. Is making a life work
of It. In his first effort the steer
came out victorious and untouched
while Hoover went to a hospital.
Hoover proposes to make the
leap from a ladder dangling from
an airplane’s undercarriage. He says
the profession impresses him as one
with a future for young men.
through marriage, or again, as am
indication that only the strong dare
to marry, must remain a matter of
taste or prejudice. The official sta
tistics maintain srtrict silence on the
point.
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WORCESTER, MASS.—The fact
that he couldn't read English cost
Aaron George $10 in court recently.
He applied for a license to run a
pool room. The license board sent
him a document refusing him the
license. George thought It was his
license, framed it, hung It on the
wall and opened his “parlor." Po
lice arrested him several days later.
JVeec/ less
Pain f
People are often too patient with pain.
Suffering when there is no need to suf
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Working though they ache all over.
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CRY
foril
It may be the little stomach ; if
may be the bowels are sluggish.
No matter what coats a child’s
tongue, its a safe and sensible
precaution to give a few drops of
C*astoria. This gentle regulation
of the little system soon sets
things to rights. A pure vegetable
preparation that can’t harm a wee
infant, but brings quick comfort
—even when it is colic, diarrhea,
or similar disturbance.
And don’t forsake Castoria as
the child grows older. If you
want to raise boys and girls with
strong systems that will ward off
constipation, stick to good old
Castoria ; and give n- *hing
stronger when there’s any u regu
larity wept on the advice of a
doctor. Castoria is sold in every
drugstore, and the genuine always
bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signa
ture on the wrapper.
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Wins Wife as First Prize!
IF you don’t think your whole life
can be changed by chance, read
this. It is the story of a young man
who was pretty well down and but,
but he figured he might win a prize
if he took some advice.
“As far back as I can remember
I had been a weakling,” says Mr.
Calvin L. Floyd of Orlando, Florida.
“A headache, it seemed, was to be
my life companion. I was always
dizzy in the mornings. Nothing I
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Many a life changed by a
message lil-cc this one.
ate seemed good for me. Then I
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‘faulty elimination.’ That waa cer
tainly my trouble. One of the patienta
asked him about Nujol. He recom
mended it highly. I decided to try
one bottle to see if there was any
thing in what he said about natural
lubrication for the human body.
“Long before I had finished the
first bottle my ‘companion-headache’
was gone. No more tired out feeling.
I get a real kick out of life now. By
the way, I almost forgot to tell you
I found a new life companion, tool’!
Perfectly simple, wasn’t it? Mr.
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