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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921. 3 TheOmaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENINGSUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha aanotaiad Pnm, at wMrt Tha Baa ta mmbt. la -luali!r tulKUd (o tb ih for puhllcsUoa of aU tm dlspalohai ervdlud to it m aol otbnrl endued la Una mow, sod also Ui toul item cubllttud swratn. 411 nrhu of fwbltcsUoa of out tptelol Aspsloaas ara alto ruemd. . BEE TELEPHONES rtraM Branca Excoua. Art for AT Iinh'o 1 (Wl lot (MputoMot or I'tm WuM VW Far Niffct Call Ator 10 a. B.I Xdltonal Dcptrtoml ATIuUo 10U Of IN OFFICES OF THE BEE Stun OfnW: ITth sad Fuum Couastl Bluffi IS BooU St South Bids, mi Sosta ta Out-af-Towa OfficMl ( Tar IM PlfU at Washlnrtoe 1311 O St Chicago 8Mnr Bid I Putt. rraoes. Kt But Be. Honors The Bee's Platform 1. New Union Pasaanger Station. 2. Continued improvement of the Ne braska Highway, including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfare leading into Omaha with a Brick Snrfaca. 3. A short! low-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. For a Fair Chance to Reform. There seems to be good basis for much of the argument advanced by out-state towns against locating the new Nebraska reformatory at Lin coln. In making that statement, The Bee real izes that it may be charged with reviving old time prejudice said to exist in Omaha against Lincoln, but its record of supporting the state capitol project and liberal appropriations for the many state institutions already located in Lincoln shquld set at rest any such suspicion. The major issue in locating the reformatory is the good that may be done its inmates. That, rather than the selfish interest of any particular town, should guide the decision of the state board of control. What is the reformatory? Why was it es tablished? The answer to these questions was plainly stated in the legislative debate on the subject. The reformatory was designed as a place of punishment necessarily, but more than that, as a place of reformation. It was intended to be a residence for first offenders, where they would be isolated, where they would be taught a legitimate trade or occupation, where they would be encouraged to return tb normal life as pro ductive and respectable members of society. . . , e . i i? i .1 . it tne reiormaiory is 10 live up io max pros pectus, it should be divorced completely from the penitentiary. It should not be joined with it by physical proximity, by single management or in the public thought. If it is located at Lin colrt there will be a natural tendency to such, a union, in one or all of these respects. 1 Again Harvest Gills. .Next to plowing, tne naraest ining is io gei some one else to plow," observes a humorist in a farm magazine. A similar remark might be made concerning harvesting. Wheat is ripening early this year and the labor situation was com plicated by the simultaneous opening of the reap ing season in Oklahoma and Kansas. Nebraska fields also are ten days ahead of schedule and' the ... 4 ' j n - a; - J binders are aireaay at worK arouna oeaincc anu in many places in south Nebraska. Usually the harvest moves more gradually northward, giv ing the opportunity to the labor force to follow it clear to the Canadian border and beyond. The United States employment agency in Lin coln reports'that a labor shortage is threatening the farmers of the state. It may be that there has been too much talk of low wages for har vest hands. With railroad fares at their present level many young men who would otherwise abandon the cities for the country stay at home because they believe "they would not have any money left in their pockets to show for their work aftei paying transportation charges both ways. It will not do to say that many harvest hands bum their, way on freight trains and by blind baggage. This is supposed to be illegal and no real system of gathering in the grain can be based on such arrangement. Once more raiN road tariffs stand in the way of the processes of business. Would it not be a good thing to pro vide an exceptionally low passenger rate for men going into the grain fields? aaajjanaMaanaBaWaanaanaaaaanaaamanl Now the "Puncture Vine." As if motorists did not run into enough grief us it is, a new weed called the "puncture vine" Is noted by the United States Department of Agriculture. A California man reports 70 punc tures in one tire from this immigrant plant from the south of Europe. How did this vegetable tack make its way across the Atlantic? It probably stowed away in the fleece of imported sheep, the explanation goes. This may well be the explanation; no fewer than 537 plants have been found repre sented in seven ounces of mud such as might cling to an animal. Darwin got 80 seeds to germinate from one small clod off 'a bird's foot The tenacity of small life and the migrations of plants and tiny animals are at once baffling and irritating to man. It is a commonplace that nature abhors a vacuum, but this "puncture vine," which is said to be spreading in the west, seems to be a very Einstein for upsetting old theories. Misgivings of a Noble Ixrd. . It is amusing to read of the vain and silly display among the women attending the French races, and there is something to smile over in the account of the English dressmaker who in vaded Paris, the home of fashion, with corps of British models dressed in styles of his own de signing. On the other hand, disgust is aroused by the spectacle of a creature called "the most extravagant woman in Europe," marching at the head of these manikins, diamond fillings in her front teeth, diamond bands on her ankles and diamonds glittering from her zebra-colored stockings. . This vulgar promp of dress (or undress) was too much even for the cosmopolitan and ultra fashionable crowd. A mob of society men and women is said to have hissed the society woman until she sought refuge in a box. Lord Wim borne is reported to have declared that she ought to be interned. That remark no doubt was sinqerely made. The wasteful example of one person of wealth An. mnrr harm in the world than could an actual act of oppression against the poor who are so restlcgs in Europe today, Such, extrava gance may rightly be considered. to imperil all who live in luxury without labor. Contempt and envy are strangely mixed in-this feeling of resentment, but behind it all is the logical bcliefj that those entrusted with wealth should live up to their responsibilities instead of expending it on barbaric display and entertainment. Breeders of Unrest. Coincident with the announcement of the presence in Omaha of organizers for the Ku Klux Klan comes a telegraphic report from the Texas oil field to illustrate the result of the order, whether it be its original purpose .or not. Down there two workingmen were kidnaped, carried into the country and given a kangaroo trial on the charge of being undesirable citizens. They were found later covered with tar and feath ers. The newspaper dispatches do not reveal in what way the victims had failed in their duties as citizens, but enough is told to indicate that the so-called Klan itself, instead of upholding the law as is the duty of good citizens, violated it. If those two men are guilty of crime, let their accusers swear out a warrant And then let the tar party also face a judge. The written code of this rejuvenated mob or ganization may be full of professions of Ameri canism, but if back of it lies the unwritten re solve to take the law into unofficial hands and to vent violence on those outside who incur the disapproval of "members, the society is a menace to the welfare of the nation. It is impossible to make the flag large enough to shield those who take . the law into their hands, lynching, mobbing or supplanting the courts. Violence begets violence, and respect for the law strengthens the republic. The cause of Americanism is not so weak that it requires the ferocious "support of cowardly mobs working by night to wreak punishment that is properly the subject of legal action. Least of all today does America require riot ing in order to set its affairs in order., From such small seeds as the mistreatment of a single man might, arise a disturbance laying whole dis tricts in ruins, exposing the nation to the shame of barbarism, lessening the security of property, the assurance of liberty and the general respect in which the law should be held. There are too many people now engaged in telling others what to think, how to act and where to go, to the neglect of their own shortcomings. The white caps of post-bellum days may have answered a real need in some cases, though their history in general is a shameful one. But while the civil institutions of the United States are firmly estab lished, such vigilante methods are nothing more than a peril to the spirit of Americanism. The Burden of Tax Slacking. Tax collectors do not expect any great popu larity, but the activity of the staff of W. H, Osborne, state tax commissioner, in turning up property concealed from levy will gain, approval at least from those who strive conscientiously to meet evert the painful duty of supporting the government, "df all debts, men are least willing to pay the taxes," Emerson observed. "Every where they think they get their money's worth,', except for these." Large owners of property are often accused of slacking in this regard; certainly their oppor tunity to dodge taxes is more favorable than that of the less affluent persons. Assuredly also their debt to the state is larger since they are protected in the security of more property than others have. Ease and cheapness of collection are characteristics required by a perfecj; system of taxation. The European custom of laying a tax according to the number of windows in each man's house met these requirements, but still was not otherwise satisfactory. The expense of collecting taxes in America is excessive, and it is made so largely by the necessity for such careful investigation and checking up as is now going on in Nebraska. Aiming at Traveling Costs. The high cost of transportation not only en ters into the item of freight but could not be otherwise than reflected in the expense of selling goods by means of traveling salesmen. Whole salers and jobbers claim that the expenses of their employes who go about the country calling on retailers has more than doubled in the last four years, and complain that after almost a year of general deflation this particular item re mains unaltered. -, Railway and Pullman fares are about twice the pre-war rates and a bill now in congress to authorize an interchangeable mileage book at re duced cost is receiving strong support from busi ness concerns which are interested in lowering the cost of distributing goods. The National Hardware association and other trade organizations have opened a crusade also against present hotel rates, and objections also are being made to the cost of meals and drayage in the small towns. With prices of fuel, fur nishings, groceries and labor down, a little agi tation on the subject ought to have the desired effect The Bottle Cry of Freedom. In New York City some doubt appears to exist as . to whether the Declaration of Inde pendence guaranteed freedom from the liquor habit or full liberty to get nicely bottled. Those whose resentment at the prohibition amendment is mounting steadily with the passage of time intend to have a parade about it July 4. The promoters of the scheme expect to get quite a crowd in line, no doubt hoping to influ ence unfavorable action by congress on the new Volstead bill to make dry regulations more strict and head off the sale of beer as medicine. It ought to be possible to line up quite a crowd out of the millions of people in New York for a pro test of this kind, but any congressman who al lows himself to think that such a demonstration expresses a majority opinion will be badly mis taken. 'Selfish interests before this have endeavored to wrap themselves in the American flag in order to conceal their real motives. A good many honorable citizens will resent the perversion of Independence day to the purposes of those who wish to profit from the sale of alcoholic liquors. Those farmers who are planning to handle their own coal from mine to stove probably are not expecting any applause from retail dealers. If the Des Moines bait team doesn't come up out of the basement fans will be calling it the Home Brewers. , , 111 health, according to a noted eastern physician, is no longer fashionable but just wait until some new disu&s Jls sfes$y$SS& ' Seek Buried Gold in South Seas But Only Bones Were Found Where $100,000,000 Was Sought Raymond G. Carroll in Philadelphia Ledger. The great $100,000,000 Peruvian buried treas ure expedition to the South Sea Islands has failed, and the sailing yacht Genesee, formerly owned by W. K. Vanderbilt, is anchored once more off South Brooklyn. The promoters of the enter prise are up again with old Captain Brown, the sea oracle of Augusta, Me., seeking a new lead for another expedition, for they have definitely established that the treasure is not on the island of Tubai, a reef ring with a circumference of fif teen miles, the most northern of the Society group in the Pacific. Capt. James T. Houghton, who served in France with the Forty-second di vision and was. wounded, told the story of the quest at the Harvard club in New York City. "We left Tubai looking like a west front bat tlefield, having spent three weeks there at hard digging and blasting," he said. "I was the sur geon of -the expedition, but when we got where the treasure was supposed to be I turned in with the rest and dug like a good fellow, until my hands were blistered and my back felt broken." Others in the party were Capt. Arthur L. Crowley, a stcamshipman of Boston; Capt. James Munn of Texas; Capt. Leonard Miller, widely known in yachting circles; Capt. Edward Ken dall of Babylon, L. I., and a crew of twenty men carefully selected by Captain Lrowley. Captain Houghton continued: "We sailed from New York December 11 last, and after stopping for water at Kingston, Jamaica, passed through the Panama canal, reached Nukuhiva of the Marquesas group late in January. On Feb ruary 6 we sailed into the beautiful harbor of Papeetee, the principal town and seat of govern ment on the 'island of Tahiti, the largest of the Society group. Here we remained until Feb ruary 27 and then, pretending that we were out to take moving pictures, continued on to our goal, the Island of Tubal.' "But I am getting ahead of my story, for I have not related how the expedition came to be organized. It all goes back to a venerable sea captain named Brown of Augusta, Me. We sailed forth upon his information, at least that is what I was told when engaged for the voyage. It. appears that Brown many years ago was a cabin boy on a ship among the crew of which was a sailor who really knew where the Peruvian treas ure was hidden, on the Island of Cocos, in the Pacific. ' . "According to Brown, his captain went to Cocos, got much of the Peruvian treasure and removed it for safe keeping to Tubai. He said that 'the captain and the crew of his ship turned pirates and captured three ships loaded with gold outbound from Australia, and that extra treas ure they also buried at Tubai. Later, he, the captain and one other man reached Australia with $500,000 in gold and deposited it in a Mel bourne bank. - Investigate Seaman's Tale. "Mind" you, the promoters of the expedition that has just returned carefully investigated Brown's tale before buying the Genesee for $75, 000, and selling upwards of $200,000 of stock in the enterprise; They sent a man to, London and true enough there were three -ships lost with their gold about the time mentioned. The de posit in the Australian bank also was verified. It also was learned that a dozen or more expedi tions had been made to Cocos island, for the Peruvian treasure, and that the failure to find it there established that somebody had come be forehand, like as not, the cabin boy's captain, "Then it was that they went ahead and or ganized the Brown Exploration company, giving the wife of Brown, the old salt, who had settled in Maine after a life at sea, half of the stock. And to finance that company the South Pacific Film company was formed, which was . to get one-half of the millions the expedition was to acquire. Daniel Beard of Boston was in Captain Brown's confidence, I am told, and he came down to Tahiti from San Francisco by steamship to meet us after we had failed. There are a lot of stockholders, persons who were willing to risk a little to gain much, both in New York and Boston. "Now you know all that I kqow about the origin of the expedition," said Captain Hough ton, as he rolled himself a cigaret "It appears Captain Brown claimed the treasure was buried under the camouflage marai or native altar, really nothing but a pile of stones, "A marai is where the natives who once were and probably still are cannibals offer up human sacrifices. The Brown story was that we should find such a marai on the island of Tubai, one with seven stones upright at its top, and then .start digging at the second stone from the end. Underneath was to be found the Australian gold dust and Peruvian treasure in heavy sea chests. Assumed Role of Film Makers. , "None of our crew was in the secret of the expedition and when we arrived off Tubai March 1 the word was passed out that the shore party was for the purpose of taking moving pictures. We had an expert motion picture photographer, V. O. Kubes, along, and he actually did take several thousand feet of film, which is chiefly interesting to ourselves, having no commercial value. On the island we found fourteen men and one woman, one of the men a marvelous giant, who could lift the trunk of a, palm tree weighing 1,500 pounds. "Tubai is palm-covered, and. its lagoon about five miles across, with several narrow boat pas sages leading into it from the sea outside. The width of the reef varied from a mile to a mile and half. Well, when we came upon an altar with seven Upright stones exactly as the Captain Brown tale went, it seemed too good to be true. We began to throw up. the sand with our shovels, and after reaching a depth of six feet sent in our twelve-foot drill. All that we struck was sand and all that came up was water. Our dynamite worked very badly in the wet sand. Altogether we either blew up or. dug up. four native altars, and they were sure-enough altars, for the ground as, we left it was strewn with human bones of dead Society islanders." ! In order to scare the natives away from, the digging operations they were told that the tak-, ing of the pictures was very dangerous, and to keep the natives occupied they were set at build ing a native hut of palm leaves. The three weeks soon passed. Despite, the ill luck that was the fate of the expedition;' Captain Houghton says that his associates still think there is something in the tale of the Maine sea captain for the rea son he claims that when the false altar was built to cover the treasure trove, the stones used were taken out of the ground .of the island. "That means we may have visited the wrong island, for there are no stones in the ground of Tubai," said Captain Houghton, "and Captain Crowley is going to get some more information out of the old sailor, and has invited me to be. in on the next expedition. But I am through with buried treasure and the disappointments that come from failure in getting to it. Besides all of the Society islands have altars on them and this digging could go on for years." Practically all of the big businesses railroads, steel, ocean shipping which last year were shouting for "less government in business" now have representatives in Washington pleading for more government in business. But they want the government tp get into business with financial assistance only. Sioux City Tribune. Beside the Stream. "A boy with a bent pin and a piece of string will catch more fish than a man with a fancy out fit." remarked the affable sportsman. "I have heard so," replied the small boy whose luck had been bad. "But. you can't be lieve most of the fish stories these city fellers make up." Washington Star. lralso That Is Appreciated. Lincoln. Juno 20. To the Editor of The Bee: It Is nearly 40 years since I first set a stick of typo on The Omaha Bea. It seems but yes terday sineo I climbed the stairs to the top of that old building- at th corner of Twelfth and Dodge, and as I read the story of your fiftieth anniversary Sunday evening, my mind went back to those old days How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Qutstions concorninf hyfisna, aanltation and prevention of dlaaaaa, aubmitttd to Dr. Evana by taadara at Tha Be., will ba aaswarad personally, "bJ' trnn limitation, wbera a atampod addraaaod anvolepo la nclosod. Dr Evana will not anoka diaf noala or praacriba ior Individual diia iistasss. Addraaa lattara in car of Tha Baa, Copyright. 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evana SOME FACTS ABOUT HOT WEATHER. Leonard Hill says: "In the tropics housos should be built with wide vtntilated verandas, doublo roofs with ventilated air spaces. The vents should be screened to keep out that r , "ays animals. There should be whitened mat aro past and Kone never to re- , j .i,-. turn Tho .1.. v.i ,i i "" unu lull vt-mimui'u. ' : :. "JVJ..r." lation. The skin should be allowed out among the most wonderful in ventions of the age. ine, anniversary number of The to pigment so that a gauzy material ca'n be worn without sunburn re- blrlhrlftv U wntt 1, nu.em ..gl pnou,d bo take on ropfs timers mlnv ln,nn! k h, , greatest. A mat should take the Short Jfo le?i, thf are i Place of a mattress, a cradle over of Hfe tha lv wnrihfi;MnJ: the Nx covered with a sheet kept or lire, that even now are refreshing t b SDrav or driD of water and to the memory, and several things r..:L?i L L.LLn LIv k2 Ui 44.1.1 IU V a UJ , V t'vx vfcwv-'i atiuj av used in dry hot weather. "The dimunition In protein food (meat and eggs), which stimulate metabolism and heat production is indicated. Monkeys fed on rice and ripe bananas stand exposure to in tnai womierrui tissue recall the past as yesterday. I note the story of how The Bee secured that nahie, and the memory goes back more than a score of years when I sat beside Kdward Kosewater und heard him tell as to the name, it the of the "Hornet" and then came the name of the "Bee," and when I asked him "Why these names?" he replied, "I want something that will sting!" And I guess it has done seme stinging. I could give you some practical illustrations of Its "sting." There never will be but one Itosewater in tha newspaper game. I was deeply interested In the sec- 1 tlon of the fiftieth anniversary : edition which relates to the history of the Nebraska press. For many years have I been working on the data relating to the history of the press, and 6ince I came out of the hospital where I was operated on for eye trouble, after a blindness of two years, I have almost perfected a complete story of this institution from 1854 to date. Mr. Sheldon, in nis story, has given me H a , om tropical sun out of doors. The men ' Wasp". and then he thmh wll take vigorous out-of-door ex St ani'Yl" J1 "i o-cise keep much fitter in the tropics than do the women who are shut up in the houses. A dimunition of ; the weight, particularly of those overweight, would make life more bearable.'' These quotations from Leonard Hill's article in the International Journal of Public Health are wdlth while quoting, because the author is recognized as about the world's best authority on ventilation. I will add to them some quotations from Ed gar Mayer's article on light appear ing in the archives for tuberculosis: "Men sunburn unduly in the deserts and prairies because the light contains an excess of ultra vioWt rays. Water, snow and ica likewise reflect this part of the ray unduly and thus cause burns. In the early morning and late evening hours the a partial out-."""" -r"" ;.v,f .r r. " ": line of some rff the things in mv I ai ? ,u"ra. vioiet i : wa st ory. The historical society, of wmn y. iT.Z ivhiXv, v,o ,..., f ' produce chemical changss. At noon wonderful research of iniormaUon the sun's rays have , 410. pej: cent and is worthy the patronage of every, "'"2 t citizen or Nebraska. If the people c,7 could realize what there is in this 1 winter the proper amount of ultra department of historical data, they would rise en masse and secure the necessary funds to build a building- suitable for the proper displaying of the millions of dollars' worth of old-time associations' which are crowded into those little rooms which the great state is half supporting, In the story of the- press written violet is found in the ray for only a short while around the noon hour. In summer this part of the sun ray is very much in evidence. "The power for both good and harm, of both comfort and discom fort, of - the sun's rays and espe cially of these violet, Infra violet, and ultra' violet portions, is greatest In summer, next greatest' in spring, by Mr Tlheldon. he SvS me a vS? nd least in winter. The freer the favorable compliment when he says that I have secured valuable data for the history of the Nebraska press. And he is right, for I have secured some items that never would have been resurrected if I had not taken hold of the work. While considerable of the informa tion was secured through the his torical society, I have dug into the bottom of the Omaha City library; gone through the files of the State Journal; The Omaha Bee. and the World-Herald, and many of the relics of the past that are' hidden in various parts of the state. I feel that when this book is put in print and circulated over the United States that I shall have received my reward for a work well done. Allow me to congratulate you and The Bee for the splendid effort which has been displayed in the "Art Pre servative," in the production of the Fiftieth Anniversary number, and may The Bee still shine and "sting" as long as the sun shall shine and the heavens roll around. '-. HENRY ALLEN BRAINERDi' Wages and Rail Rates. Kearney, Neb., June" 20. To the Editor of The Bee: :The recently proposed 12 per cent reduction in railroad wages has caused a great deal of speculation among the public as well as the different labor organi zations as to -whether we will accept the proposed wage reduction and be satisfied or whether there will be a gigantic railroad strike. I firmly be lieve that we. the members of the railway employes department of the American Federation of Labor, wouTd be Justified in: doing either, "providing." Justified- in striking providing the several railroad com panies ask us to accept the proposed wage reduction, and they not lower their rates, (passenger, freight and express) to the amount of the pro posed wage reduction in a reasonable length of time. And justified in ac cepting the proposed reduction pro viding the railroads pass the benefits of the same to the public by lower ing their passenger, freight and ex press rates. I hope these lines will assist In forming a basis for some real thinking among organized labor as well as the public. MEMBER OF I. TJ. OF M. The World "Rolls On. PaDlllion. Neb.. June' 20. To. the Editor of The Bee: In your Letter' Box of today I find another view of Ireland. What is it to the Irish of. today whether Nick Breakspeare as, Adrian IV told Henry II to take Ire land ? What difference does it make if ;Viscount Fitzalan, the present .English viceroy, is a Catholic? I know a little about Ireland for I lived more than 30 years ,there, and the religious question is not an issue. This -talk about 'England never al lowing Ireland absolute indepen dence is all bunkum. A few years ago it was said Prussia would never allow Poland independence. The world moves and so' do nations. AMERICAN. (IRISH) air from moisture of dust and smoke, the nearer is the ray to its character as It enter's the earth's atmosphere." Over Height, Over Weight, Nervous. R. F. P. writes: "1. I am 14 years old and now in my third year in high school. I weigh 155 pounds and am 5 feet 8 inches tall. Will ycu please tell me Jf I am normal? 2. Is there any cure for biting finger nails?" REPLY. 1. The average weight for girls your height and age. is 136 pounds. You are too tall and 19 pounds too heavy. 2. To those who send a stamped, addressed envelope we send a for mula for nail varnish. People bite their nails because they are nervous and poorly balanced. Using a bitten varnish floes not cure unless training in poise is carried out as a part of the treatment. May Be Whooping Cough. Mrs. - p. -S. writes: ''Will you please describe whooping cough and. the symptoms, how to know it, what to do for it? I have had a'very bad cough for about two weeks. My face and eyes are bloated. I have some temperature in the afternoon, about 99 2-5." REPLY. The diagnosis of whooping cough is made on the basis of the charac teristic whoop and history of ex posure. Vomiting is brought on by coughing speels. In some cases the COLORADO Leading popular priced SPRINGS' ALTA tourist hostelry offering; VISTA HOTEL- rates now from $1.60 up. rine Uatetena. rKtt BUS meets trains.. Head quarters "Seeing Pikes Peak KeRion" Service.' CONWAY BROS, rropa. n ' : bacillus of whooping cough Is ex amined for and found. Some cases have a small ulcer under the tongue. Eeiema BYom Work. C. W. H. writea: "I have your reply to my letter about ecsema In the hand. I always have thought, as you stated, that it was caused by something I was handling. I am a locomotive engineer and notice my hand gets worse the more steadily I work, or If the gloves get a little oily. I am going to try wearing rubber gloves." Drink Plenty of Water. E. R. writes: "1. How can one keep the bowels open when taking a long Journey? 2. Does eating an excess of sweets affect the. gall bladder?" REPLY. 1. Eat fruit and popcorn. Drink plenty of water. Exercise as much as possible. If you are in a state room you might eat onions. 2. No. How to Evict Cooties. R. S. writes: "Here is .a sura remedey for nits. It will not injure the hair Make a strong Infusion of quassia chips, with which thorough ly wet the hair." Wonders of Nature. M. R. D. writes: "Is it all right for a young girl of 20 to nurse a baby that is not her own? The mother is away most of the time and the baby cries and wants to be nursed. I am not a mother." REPLY. Yes, if you mean breast feed, that Is all right if you are equal to it. In rare Instances it has been done. The Curious Banana From the Detroit News. . Danger Is Slight. H. C. D. writes: "My children had whooping cojjgh four years ago. Now the children in the neighbor hood have It and of course it Is al most Impossible to keep my children away. Is there any danger of their getting It a second time?" REPLY. The danger is slight. V ' CARL H. BURKCT H K- BURKET 0K Established 1876 FUNERAL DIRECTORS A bunch of bananas as hung in the store is hung Just tho opposite from the way it grows. Bananas grow with their lower ends pointing upward. Tho herb on which the I fruit grows has an underground i stem which sends up suckers or sprouts that attain their full growth ' in a year and a half or two years. Its "trunk" is really no trunk at till, but a false stalk formed by the ' curled, bases of the leaves, whichjua" wrap themselves about the flower stem. This stalk, almost a foot in diameter at the bottom, rises to a height of from 10 to 40 feet, ita great leaves, a foot or two In width, and from six to 10 feet in length, drooping outward. When the plant has reached its full growth, there appears a hugo flower bud, which opens and shows a bunch of little purple flowers, each of which makes way for a tiny ba nana. The great flower cluster hangs toward the earth, but as the sepa rate fruits begin to grow they turn upward. From 50 to 100 bananas, weighing altogether from 40 to 100 pounds, may grow in a bunch. The KUte. A small box will be reserved at the ringside for those who pronounco Carpentlor's name In four syllables. Life. But Look What They Started. The 13 original colonies were lucky. They had a constitution with out amendments. Life. 'Boweria' An Interesting Sale of Reed-Fibre and Wicker Furniture at Bowen's This is your opportunity in' securing any kind of Fibre and Reed Furniture for the Sun Parlor or Porch at prices remarkably low. Good Building consists of a steady,, consistent effort to' construct. A savings book may be the foundation of a comfortable fortune. At any rate, we can prove to you the logic of saving. Our advice may help you call on us 't OFFICERS PAUL W. KUHNS, Pres. E. A. BAIRD, Vice Pres. J. A. LYONS. Sacratarr. J. H. M'MILLAN, Trees. lM--Urat2 WHY- Is "Influenza" So Called? 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