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The Weekly Georgian’s Comic Page ln=Shoots Earth as Food. Among many strange foods v inch the inhabitants of this world jartake of. and conwder delicacies, perhaps the strangest of all 9 earth Yet there are tribes, the Lastian? <>; Siam, who actually eat and enjoy earth. It has never been discovered where these peculiar people contrac t* <1 th.s hab t. though it is generally believed that it probably came about in the time of. a famine when there was nothing else t© be had. However, the habit has now get such a ho d upon them that old an ! young, x . 1 and poor, alike indulge freel> in it' • n- sumption. It is preferred when it htis been acquired from the vicinity of water so that it carries with it a taste of fish. It is made into a pa?t\ sub- >tan e and smothered into the ground In a hot fire. It can be obtained at markets and at store? and is ? r\ed at dinners and at big functions of any description. In >»< me parts of The Cong> earth is sold in the shape of apples ,<nd oranges, and is given out in \ ..n us colors yellow, brown, gray and evt n pink w bich is looked upon a* a very delectable luxury. So Saying, Mutt Proceeded to Pull the Trigg By *Bud’ Fisher TM»> 7 o«. mo; t«<v i T>*NMeR. FOR- AS A*veR.<cAN pvioNet*. U/S t'A«>TVR.€D J BUT T**v\ MBAeSN «YARvet>. I'M SC X r CAN'T lit Wf (WV sONfceR- Hy syummlh m.t Throat *5 Cut. ' YOU <M*>K uhtx that * i\ \y r' **©«. TH« nejLe (goe 4 F*OTISI*»C Amused the Old Lady. Ther- was a worried look on the grooe? ‘s face as he rushed hatless down the street and ran up the steps of Acacia Villa. 1 in sorry to say there's been a si ght mistake. Mrs. Grumble. ha panted "You ordered two pound? of oatmeal yesterday, and b> mistake my apprentice put up some sawdust that our grapes came packed in!” "Uhl replied the lady. Then l reckon my usban must ave g : through about arf a peund o' wood tor breakfus "Y you don't mean to say that ha ate it" gasped the man in the apron, v Course e did,' was the reply The lady leaned back on the door post, ami for three minutes indulged in a laugh that brought all her ne gh- bors to the scene "Wal, that's right-down funn> she observed, with a iaugti. Yus. funny! 'Ere we’ve been mar ried thirteen years come first of April, and Charles as never paid me a c».m- plirr.ent till this mornin' at breakfus. wlken Meat if e 4Ui t paaa 1 .» e for another go o' that sawdust, an t*»ld me it reminded 'im o the porridge is mother used to make!" POLLY AND HER PALS Has Dress Anything to Do With It Anyway CM Ptf A6t Lns mot Lookn pfi/C/4! Webowt it! S 1AIH7 NECESSARY FfRTHoohDj HER All ~Twfc "TiME.. 1 t—' n 4lWT HV MiNO ^ n'i ME ChilBMimS I RouY! W\ twt 1 Toro You A BOOT vUEARM HI6H SHOES -ThiS Kind Of C wIA - J Ax! HERL w l«cy Comt /4T LAST am’ kL Be . HAN 6fr if PollV A>ht DEFIED me AH' 'SHORE. LOW EfHOES AH &LK. glock.\HG£>! J - ' GbkBLAlW^ • 6'aiA'l I WCWDER. ir hHEVRL "KElCHIH' ? DISCUSS “THAT MOtV HR P»TV £4k-ES Cmild U»OT«S OH Ver Ml HD f Hard at Work. He was a member of the Peace Fo olery. and he caine acroaa two youths in a back street fighting Accordingly he pushed through the crowd and per suaded the combatants to desist. "Det me beg of you. my good fellows, to settle your dispute by arbitration. Each of you chouse half a dozen friends to arbitrate." "Hurrah!" yelled the crowd "Do as the gentleman say s, boys!" Having seen the twelve arb.trators selected to the satisfaction of both sides, the man of peace went on his way. re joicing in the thought of having once again prevailed upon brute force to y ieid to peaceful argument. Half an hour later he returned that way. and was horrified to find the whole street fight ing. while in the distance police whis tles could be heard blowing'and police were rushing to ti.« spot from all quar ters. "Good gracious’ What is the mat ter now?" asked the peacemaker of an onlooker. “Shure, sorr." was Ihe rep y, "the ar bitrators are at work!" BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus THI t> BoiLDirxC, 3EAt?i- THE F^ Ef<CH vcademy ALl the Mfrs( of France are 1*11 there ' Come dear we nue>y i>fe NAP OLfOM'^ tomb todat. VHERE IN THi*b Town kin I <IT A <iOOD OLD CLA’bb OF MILWAUKEE r E>EEF< ? U, _V~ i>AY W1UL TOOLE wry£ <«uyv Done a FAVOR. AND TfE(_ ME SONe Thif*5 ’ So YHATJ, WHAT H is iyiT? Bt COLLT 1 THCT host a HOW SOIHE Thino Misunderstood. It was at a country ball at which the regular primed ball program, with the dainty little pencil attached, was being used for the first time. A young fellow from the city, noting that a stout and not very attractive young woman was being a good deal of a wall flower, took pity on her ami said: "Is your program full?" My what?” "Your program.” After a moment's reflection she said: “La, no! 1 ain't et but one dough nut!” BAM T his gold-plated, satin-finished bead ed BRACELEl «xt*u-is to fit any writ*: signet (op for initial or monogram AND THIS 13-INCH GOLD-PLATED NECKLACE OF BEADS. B oth positively given to onyou* wto wiu sell 12 pieoe of unorud Jewelry 'genuine Mother of Pearl Cuff Button*!. 'Dm* Pin*. Fearf Pina and Cloapa) at 10c each and muI ihe L We trust you. WrH* f«-d*r Poll Peatl Co . Dopi A. Providence H 1 THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS An altercation arose between * farmer and a so-called expert in agrl- culture. Sir," said the expert, do you real ize that I have been at two univer sities, one in this country and one in Germany V What of that?*’ demanded the farmer, with a faint smile. “J had a calf nursed by two cows, and the more he was nursed the greater calf be grew." Son I say. pa. Father well? Son Is a vessel j Father—Y es. Son (after some l boat ? thought) I say, P- Father (impatiently)—What i? it** Son What kind of a boat is a blood vessel ? Father (absently) It's a lifeboat. Now run away to bed. • • • Dr. Abernethy once visited a crusty old laird who was laid up with gout. He wanted to get out with his gun, and was in a temper, and while the doctor was looking at his foot swore roundly at him for tinkering at his toes*, and asked him: "Why don’t you strike at the root and get rne better?” Suddenly the doctor got up, took his walking stick and smashed to pieces a decanter of wine which was stand ing on the table. The astonished laird sprang to his feet and demanded an explanation. “Oh,” said the doctor. "I am only •striking at the root!” • • • An irascible elderly gentleman or dered a bottle of hock with his lunch. " < >ck, sir?” said the waiter. "Yes, sir." "Not ’ock,” said the customer; ”h<K k -hie, hac, hot-. DA ou under stand?" The waiter disappeared, and some twenty minutes elapsed, while the elderly one sat nursing his wrath to keep it warm At la«t, catching tho errant waiter's eye. he yelled, furi ously : "Where's that hock?” " ,( >ck, sir'.’" said the waiter, in * grieved and surprised tone, "i thought you declined it.” * * * "Doctor,” said the caller, "I’m a vic tim of insomnia. Can you cure me?" "I can." replied the physician. "Hut before I take the case I want to ask you one question. Are you in busi ness for yourself, or do you work for others?” "I’m employed as an assistant at a grocery," answered the patient. "Then you’ll have to pay in ad vance." said the doctor. "I’m not doubting \ our honesty, but after I get through with you the chances are you will sleep so soundly you’ll lose your job. Then you can't pay me.” * » « An old gentleman, always very po lite to ladies, was asserting one day that he had never seen a really ugly woman. A lady with a fiat nose, over hearing him. said: "Sir. look at me and confess thut I'm truly ugly." "Madam,” he replied, "like the rest «>f your sex. you are an angel fallen from I he skies, but it was your mis fortune, rather than your fault, that 3*011 happened to alight on your nose.” Internal Evidence. \t a certain college custom ordains that at examination time each of the candidates shall write the following pledge at the bottom of his papers: "I hereby declare, on my honor, that 1 have neither given nor received as sistance during the examination." Now. recently, it so happened that a young fellow, after handing in one of the papers, suddenly remembered that in his haste he had omitted to write the oath. On the following day, therefore, he sought out one of the examiners and told him that he had forgotten to put the required pledge on his paper. The old man looked at him over the top of his glasses and dryly remarked: "Quite unnecessary. Your paper in it self is sufficient evidence. I’ve just been correcting it.” Exchange No Robbery. Young Robinson had been kept some what late at the office on Saturday, and so. without wasting valuable time get ting a meal, he bought some currant buns at a bakery and set out for the football match immediately He was much distressed to find that the first bun he tackled contained a fly, and his annoyance wa,s increased, no doubt, by the fact that the home •ide suffered a heavy defeat On his way back from the match, therefore, he returned to the bakery and made an indignant complaint, de manding another bun in place of the inhabited one. "I'm sorry, sir." said the saleswoman, with a bewitching smile, "but that. I am afraid, is Impossible. However. If you care to return the fly w*e shall bd only to glad to exchange it for a cur* rant." Superhonest. “Sir." said the office boy to his em ployer. "as 3’ou know very well that my family is in perfect health. I ask you to let me off this afternoon to go to a football match." "Young man,” replied the boss, “you are entirely too honest. I have my suspicions of you. You are fired.” Mistaken. An American, motoring through a small Seoteh town, was pulled up for excessive speed. "Didn’t you see that notice, "Dead alow?’ " inquired the policeman. "Course I did,'* returned the Yankee, ,r but I thought it referred to the darned little town." 36tt>.— FEATHER BEDS—$630. New, clean, odorless, sanitary and dustiess feathers. 6-pound Pillows $1.00 >er pair. Satisfaction guaranteed. Lgents wanted. Write for FREE cata UTHERN FEATHER AND PILLOW COw Dept. 122$, Greensboro, N. C