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Spray Gun New Weapon
for Enforcers of Law
Tear gas or a smoke screen, or
both, may be disharged to quell riots
or to subdue barricaded criminals by
policemen equipped with a new
weapon resembling a paint spray
gun, says Popular Mechanics Maga
zine. Two tanks, one containing gas
compressed to a liquid and the other a
liquid that turns into a smoke-like gas
when released into the air, are car
ried on the policeman’s back. By
turning a valve on the gun, the op
erator may prepare to discharge ei
ther gas or a combination of the two.
When the trigger is pressed, the
gas is projected several feet in a vol
ume 360 times that of the liquid in
the tcnks. Flexible metal tubes con
nect the gun to the tanks. The op
erator is protected by a gas mask.
The smoke gas may be used to con
fuse criminals or rioters, as well as
to shield a police squad from the
eyes of gufimen, while the tear gas
is held in reserve in the event of
continued resistence.
The gas may be directed through
the keyhole, under the door or
through a hole bored by a pistol bul
let through the door of a criminal's
hideout. In several respects, the
gas gun is superior to the gas bomb,
whih occasionally fails to explode
and which cannot be directed with
as great accuracy.
Piratical Skua
Were it not for the fact that a ■
sanctuary has been reserved where
this bird may not be disturbed, the
great skua, of the Shetlands and the
extreme north of the Scottish main
land, would doubtless face extinc- j
tlon. For its ndsdeeds led to a spe- ■
clal decree Issued by the secretary ।
for Scotland, ordering it to be re- ।
moved from the schedule of the wild ।
bird protection act of 1888. The
predatory habits of this bold bird
robber were responsible for the de
cree discriminating against it. It
hns been accused and proven guilty
of the killing of lambs; attacking
sheep and murdering weaker birds
on sea and loch.
Faithful
Daughter—-Will Harry love mo
when we are married?
Father —I should think so. He is
always crazy about married women.
Age 13
Old enough for strong drugs/
BFW * s not s* ve a
laxative of adult
strength to a child,
j us ^ because you give
■W" it less often or in less
amounts.
Stomach upsets and bowel troubles
of growing children can often be traced
to this single mistake.
There is a better way to relieve
those occasional sluggish spells or
constipation in a child of any age:
Use a liquid laxative, containing
senna (a natural laxative). California
Syrup of Figs has the right amount
for children’s use, and this rich, fruity
syrup does not harm or upset a child’s
system.
Doctors advise liquid laxatives,
and hospitals use the liquid form.
Almost any child who has been
convalescing in the hospital usually
comes out with bowels working like
a well-regulated watch.
Make the change now to pure,
California Syrup of Figs instead of
harsh medicines, you won’t risk any
more violence to your child’s appetite,
digestion, and general physical condi
tion. Those little upsets and com
plaints just disappear as a rule and
the child is soon normal and happy
again.
THE “LIQUID TEST.” First:
select a liquid laxative of the proper
strength for children. Second: give
the dose suited to the child’s age.
Third: reduce the dose, if repeated,
until the bowels are moving without
any help at all.
An ideal laxative for this purpose
is the pure California Syrup of Figs,
but be sure the word “California”
is on the bottle.
Eternal Truth
It Is cheaper to keep peace than It
U to “make” It later.
Foryoor/digestion
—there is nothing that can take the
place of your own gastric, digestive
secretions. Frequently, poor diges
tion is due to lack of tone in the
stomach walls —because of low blood
strength. S.S.S., the great, scientif
ically-tested medicine, is specially
designed to fill a two-fold purpose
in this respect...it aids in stimu
lating the flow of natural stomach
secretions ... and by building up
deficient red corpuscles, with their
hemo-glo-bin, it restores to a more
normal functioning the secretions
of the stomach digestive juices...
so necessary for good digestion. This
double value of S.S.S. is important.
By all means try S.S.S. for bet
ter health and more happiness. Its
benefits are progressive... accumu
lative ... and enduring. Unless your
case is exceptional, you should soon
enjoy again the satisfaction of appe
tizing food and good digestion...
sound Sleep.. .and renewed strength.
This is why many say “S.S.S.
makes you feel like yourself again.”
BDo not be blinded by the efforts of a
few unethical dealers who may sug
gest substitutes. You have a right to
insist th-xt S.S.S. be supplied you on
request. Its long years of preference
is your guarantee of satisfaction.
the world’s
great blood
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ON THE banks of the Kankakee river in 1679 the Indian chief Momence and his daughter, Janeer, greeted that bold
young explorer, Hubert Sieur de la Salle, and his faithful friend, Father Hennepin, and a French soldier. The other
day the little city of Momence celebrated its centennial and the historic event was reproduced, as shown in this scene.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
Dy THORNTON W. BURGESS
BUTCHER THE SHRIKE
nxirllo is Butcher the Shrike?"
VV asked Peter Rabbit.
"He's new to the Old Orchard," re
plied Skimmer, "and you probably
haven't noticed him. I've often seen
him In the South. There he Is now, on
the tip-top of that tree over yonder.”
Peter and Johnny Chuck looked
eagerly. They saw a bird who at first
glance appeared not unlike Mocker the
Mockingbird. He was dressed wholly
in black, gray and white. When he
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Butcher the Shrike.
turned his head they saw a black stripe
across the side of his face and that
the tip of his bill was booked. These
were enough to make them forget that
otherwise he was like Mocker. While
they were looking at him he flew down
into the grass and picked up a grass
hopper. Then for some distance he flew
with a steady, even flight only a little
above the ground, suddenly shooting
up and returning to the perch where
they had first seen him. There he ate
the grasshopper and resumed his
watch for something else to catch.
“He certainly has wonderful eyes,”
said Skimmer admiringly. “He must
have seen that grasshopper way over
there in the grasses before be started
after It, for he flew straight down. He
doesn’t waste time and energy hunting
aimlessly. He sits on a high perch and
watches until he sees something he
wants. Many times I’ve seen him sit
ting on top of a telegraph pole. I
understand that Bully the English
Sparrow has become terribly nervous
since the arrival of Butcher. He Is
particularly fond of English sparrows.
I presume it was one of Bully’s children
you saw in the thorn tree, Peter. Eor
my part, I hope he’ll frighten Bully
Into leaving the Old Orchard. It would
be a good thing for the rest of us.”
"But I don’t understand why he fas
tens his victims on those long thorns.”
“For two reasons,” replied Skimmer.
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That a jet black cat, riding
the trucks of a crack Union
Pacific passenger train from
some point near Ogden,
Utah to Chicago, won the
distinction of being the
world’s first transcontinental
cat. The distance covered
was about 1,500 miles.
®, by McClure Newspaper syndicate.
WNU Service.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA
"When he catches more grasshoppers
and Insects than he can eat, he sticks
them on those thorns so that later he
may be sure of a good meal if it hap
pens there are no more to be caught
when he is hungry. Mice, sparrows,
and things too big for hint to swallow,
he sticks on the thorns so that he can
pull them to pieces more easily. You
see, his feet and claws are not big
enough to hold them while he tears
them to pieces with his hooked bill.”
“Does he kill many birds?” asked
Peter.
“Not many,” replied Skimmer, “and
most of them are English sparrows.
He Is a good deal like Killy the Spar
row Hawk in this respect. Hello! Now
what’s happened?"
®, T. W. Burgess.—WNU Service.
J QUESTION BOX I
I By ED WYNN...
Ths Perf«<t Fool
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I was riding in a trolley car yester
day. Sitting opposite me was a man
reading a Texas newspaper. As he
started off the car I saw a headline
In his paper which read: “Well-Known
Mexican Flees with $350,000.” My cu
riosity Is aroused, as I saw nothing in
the New York papers about it. What
do you know about it?
Truly yours,
NICK L. RIDE.
Answer: Don’t believe it. Looks to
me as if the Mexican government is
trying to take the edge of! the Florida
boom and get the people to go to their
country. It is true that Mexican “fleas”
are well-known, but I doubt if they
have any money.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
There is a chap who lives next door
to me and I absolutely know be is a
bootlegger. He has a sign in front of
his home which says he is a “Marine
Attorney." Can you see any connection
between the sign and what he does for
a living?
Yours truly,
U. MAYNO.
Answer: My dear friend, I'm sur
prised at you. A “Marine Lawyer” is
the same as a "bootlegger.” A “Marine
Lawyer” is a fellow who takes cases off
ships.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
Do you think traveling broadens one’s
mind? The reason I ask Is, I have the
opportunity to take a trip across the
Atlantic and back again without get
ting off the ship. Do you think a trip
of this kind will add any to my present
knowledge.
Sincerely,
C. WEED.
Answer: If there Is anything at all
in a man, a fifteen-day trip on the
ocean will bring It out.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
There Is a man living next door to
me who drink# heavily and Is nearly
always drunk. I don’t drink at all,
yet I have only one-half the friends
he has. How do you account for that?
Yours truly,
T. TOTALER.
Answer: You say he is always drunk.
That's the reason. He sees twice as
many people as you do.
©, the Associated Newspapers
WNU Service.
Russia in the World War
Pre-revolutionary Russia had the
only national anthem which contained
as Its chief note a prayer for peace.
Yet, writes F. G. Taylor, Jr., New York
city. In Collier’s Weekly, when the
World war came, no country mobilized
more quickly. In fact, enthusiasm ran
so high in Petrograd that a prize of
^IOO,OOO was raised as an award for
the Russian who set foot in Berlin.
For Country Wear
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A timely suggestion for country
wear is this sports dress of Imported
plaid wool in beige and brown with a
fleck of red. A loose panel on the back
of the blouse Is fastened to the belt.
TASTY GOOD THINGS
“pl IE children like the taffy apples
A so well why not prepare some at
home.
Candy Apples.
To two cupfuls of sugar add one
cupful of condensed milk, one-fourth
of a cupful of butter, one cupful of
corn sirup, mix and boll slowly, stir
ring constantly until a hard ball Is
formed when dropped into cold wa
ter. Remove from the fire and add two
teaspoonfuls of vanilla. Set the sirup
into a pan of hot water and dip the
apples which are pierced with wooden
skewers—dip once or twice If neces
sary—drain on a buttered baking
sheet, roll in coconut or chopped nuts
if desired.
English Tea Muffins.
Sift one cupful of flour, three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea
spoonful of salt, one-fourth teaspoon
ful of soda, add one cupful of graham
flour, one-third of a cupful of brown
sugar, two beaten eggs, two tablespoon
fuls of milk and one cupful of sour
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pieces which weigh only a pound and a half, the traditional sandwich
naan" may be doomed to disappear.
The Romance of a
Happy Marriage
By ANNE CAMPBELL
THE romance of the “sheik,” the
glory
Os glamorous, mystic sands;
The allure of the unknown places,
The magic of foreign lands —
They can never approach the splendor
My Grandmother could recall 1
The romance of a happy marriage
Is lovelier than all I
The romance of a “back street” lover,
The furtive, clandestine kind,
Could never be as satisfying
As love that I have in mind:
An affection that builds a future
As staunch as a granite wall I
The romance of a happy marriage
Is lovelier than all I
The romance that is only captured
In print or upon the screen
Is unreal when compared to unions
Os lovers that I have seen I
When two hearts are entwined together
No matter what may befall,
The romance of a happy marriage
Is lovelier than all I
Copvrijxht.—WNU Service.
cream. Mix well and add one-half of
a package of dates sliced. Bake In
well-greased muffin pans in a hot oven.
This recipe makes eighteen small muf
fins.
If you are out of pastry flour add
two tablespoonfuls of corn starch to
make a full cup with ordinary bread
flour.
Garden Butter.
Take two tablespoonfuls each of
chopped parsley and celery, two table
spoonfuls of chopped chives, one table
spoonful of chopped watercress and
one teaspoonful of tarragon leaves. A
bit of the vinegar may be used If the
leaves cannot be obtained. I’lnce in a
chopping bowl with two hard cooked
egg yolks, a tablespoonfnl each of
chopped pickle and capers. Remove
and press through a colander, add one
half cupful of butter, beat sharply with
a wooden spoon for five minutes. Place
in a jar in a cool place.
Orange Ambrosia.
Slice oranges and arrange in over
lapping slices, sprinkle, with sugar
and coconut, serve in glass dishes.
Western Newspaper Union.
WITTY KITTY
By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
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The girl chum says her mentally
sketchy friend knows she has histrionic
talent, but has been hesitating all these
years between Hollywood and Broad
way.
WNU Service.
Relice Found in Palestine
All that remains of an Egyptian
town which flourished more than 3,000
years ago, on a site near tbe present
city of Tel Aviv, Palestine, are a
heart-shaped scarab, the sacred bee
tle of ancient Egypt, a fragment of
an Egyptian seal used on a papyrus
document and a few bronze and flint
Implements. The large stone scarab,
which bears a hieroglyphic Inscription
of a passage from the “Book of the
Dead,” is the first of its kind to be
found in Palestine. It was placed over
the heart of a mummy and Is believed
to have come from the tomb of some
Egyptian official.
Crochet Motif
for Bedspread
MjBOSTjIC
A bedspread in crochet is a work
of art, attracts attention and fre
quently becomes an heirloom. A
spread crocheted in one piece be
comes cumbersome as the work pro
gresses. How much simpler to cro
chet one motif at a time and then as
semble the motifs to complete spread.
Watch your work grow when it can
be taken along with you to social
gatherings.
The above illustration represents
the “Snow Flake” motif and how it
shows up when put together. This
motif when made of carpet warp
measures six inches. Thirty-two mo
tifs can be made from one pound of
warp. This is only one of the 29
motifs shown in our book No. 27 on
motif bedspreads. These motifs can
also be used to make match sets for
bedroom: curtains, pillows, chair
backs, scarfs, etc.
Write our crochet department in
closing 15c for this book No. 27, il
lustrated, with instructions, or send
25c and receive also book No. 26,
with 72 edgings and insertions in cro
chet for all purposes.
Address —Home Craft company—
Dept. B—Nineteenth & St. Louis ave
nue —St. Louis, Mo.
African “Wireless”
The “bush telegraph” of African
native tribes is still a mystery to
whites in the interior of Africa, al
though radio has robbed it of its one
time value ns a conveyor of impor
tant world news to remote outposts.
In spite of differences of language,
the negro tribes are able to convey
complicated messages clear across
Africa by relays of drums. It was
thus that many a white man l<*arned
of the death of Queen Victoria and
the fall of Khartoum weeks before
they had confirmation of the news.
No white man has ever learned the
code, although the drums are used
ns frequently as ever for carrying
messages between tribes.
Household Hint
When preparing fruit salad, sprin
kle bananas, pears, and apples with
lemon juice or marinate them with
french dressing as soon as they are
cut. This prevents that undesired
discoloration.
MercolizedWax.
Skin Young
Absorb blemishes and discolorations using
Mcrcolized Wax daily as directed. Invisiblo
^articles of aged skin are freed and all
Scfects such as blackheads, tan, freckles and
large pores disappear, bkin is then oeauti
fully clear, velvety and so soft—-face looks
years younger. Mcrcohzed Wax brings out
your hidden beauty. At all leading druggists,
r — Powdered. Saxoltte- i
I Reduces wrinkles and other agMigns. bim- I
I nlv dissolve one ounce Saxohte in nan-pins I
I witch hazel and use daily as face lotion* I
DEATH SHOT kills all Insects. Dilute $1
bottle 40 times. HEST-UV-ALL PRODUCTS,
305 Dyai-Upchurch Bhlg., Jacksonville, Flu.
Lemons for Rheumatism
Bring Joyous Relief
Want to be rid of rheumatism or neuritis
pain? Want to feel good, years younger and
enjoy life again? Well, just try this inexpensive
and effective lemon juice mixture. Get a pack
age of the REV PRESCRIPTION. Dissolve it
at home in a quart of water, add the juice of 4
lemons. A few cents a day is all it costs. If
you’re not free from pain and feeling better
within two weeks you can get your money
back. For sale, recommended and guaranteed
by all leading druggists. Any druggist will get
the REV PRESCRIPTION for you.
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