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HE im k LOT ; Wise Old Egyptian Prophet Set Forth Great Truth. That *'Ncw Robes III Befit a Man" la as Psrt'ner.t Today as Wrtn Chipped on Granite. Ceniurles ago. when England was a swamp, and our progenitors threw stones at each other, instead of using machine-guns to kill people off. a wise old prophet in Egypt chipped away with his chisel and mallet at a huge block of granite, srys London Answer?. Time was kind to the granite, so that we can today read wliat he wrote, and benefit by his wisdom. - He wrote in his quaint pictures: vThe e\es of a woman see beneath the raiment. . ~ew raiment never alone won a heart. New robes ill befit a man." Today, when we are advanced in civilization until we can kill man by touching a spring when they are so far away-as to he out of sisht, we may still read what the old man wrote. His wisdom has come down to us through the ages. What he would have written today, on his typewriter is probably: '*Do not wear your best clothes when you propose." How much easier to touch the keys than to chip things out on a block of granite! But how much more lasting !s the granite! And one would take good care that one had something worth writing about before spending weeks transferring it to stone. Yet bow true are his sayings! Women have changed but little sim-e the days of the Egyptian kings. "New raiment never alone won a heart. New robes ill befit a man." New clothes mask the force of a man's personality, for only clothes to which one Is thoroughly accustomed car bring out the full force of the personality. What do new clothes do? At best they do nothing but add an extra . smartness, which Is probably worthless, for no woman Is captivated by mere dandyism, though the pride of acquisition which most women possess will often give the dandy an ephemeral success. A man in new clothes may be very impressive from a sartorial point of lyrrt Iia I* little more than a tailor's dummy; his clothes have not become molded to his personality. A hat that has beep worn for some time becomes ^part of its owner. It becomes an expression of him; it is possible to tell what sort of a fellow he is from it. His individuality is not hindered but helped by it. He Is perfectly free to talk through it t That wise old man knew all this, as he tailed away so that you and I might read it.' Millions have lived and died, and never given a thought to the newness of their best Sunday suit; but he thought It all oui, and Jet us know about it. , v Of women fie writes Nothing. Perhaps he realized no man can understand a woman, or his time was too valuable or granite cost too much. In any case, he does not tell us what a ** ?'?" ? hai. nlnthac WUIUOil ClilHUU w auuui v?v V. The modern woman needs no clothes to bx'mg. out* her personality; she relies on her physical beauty, and she certainly dot*;'not attempt to conceal too much of that. New Clothe? have no effect oa charm and bodily grace toi so far as masking goes; on the contrary, they help to show it up. \ So the teachings pf ttie wise old man do not apply to the fairer s^x; and. In any case, no mere man should profess to lay down the law. Let women hf?T? their new hat and gowns. We men must remember the laws of the wise old man: "New robes ill befit a man." It Is unwise to try to impress a woman with a display of untarnished raiment. So if you want to make 1 love do not wear new clothes. Russian Writers Organized. The Dom Litteraterov, which was founded In 1918, is ar or^nization of literary workers which includes many writers whose names are known out side of Russia' and whose works have been translated into several languages. It maintains its own club house with a library of 60.000 volumes and a cooperative kitchen where cheap meals are served to the members. The latter number about 800 and are divided into two classes. About ">50 are full members, those who make writing their sole occupation. Two hundred and fifty , are "candidates," with whom writing Is a part-time occupation, but all of whonr have had something published. The Dom Litteraterov is receiving regularly each month a number of American relief administration food pack} * ages without which the most nee^y members would find it very difficult to support themselves and their families. Women and Cigarettes. A woman." on passing the French frontier en her return from Holland, ay us asked by a French customs officer k the usual question, "Have you noth' ing to declare?" She had of cigarettes. The officer explained to her that if she wanted her cigarettes passed she would have to pay about ten times their value. At such a price the travolvi* preferred giving up her bores, but she noticed tlwr sorue gentlemen nearby were allowed twenty-five cigarettes f>r their own use five of all duly. She demanded the same favor; f b.it the officer replied to her, gravely: " "Madame, in France a woman "annot legally* smoke!" ' SAStST RUG !? THE WORLD | l ' Ceycr.d Price Because it Waj ths Earlieci P.ece of Pile Weaving to Ccme Out of Asia. : A vx:.' tl.nt to d:?teu is more valuable than one i! at is not, and because our knowledge ,,of early weaving is s?;> meager the earlier ilie dare the more va!uaJ le the rug. A date subsequent , to does not add much J lie ! worth oi a rug, while n date in the Kighteenth century might double it: a Seventeenth century date would be sure to do so. and ii" v.e couid tind another rug of the Sixteenth century eai ier than the Ardebil Mosque earpot its value over an undated piece of equal merit in other respects might easily he threefold. ! Inscriptions add to the * a! tie of a rng in proportion as they give information concerning the place or character *>f the weaver; but as most in scriiitions are merely verses from the K&r??i or more often from some Persian poet we do hot often get much holi> from that source. f More Important still as a source of historical information is tlie character of the design. To : he practiced eye it can a rale unfold and sometimes elevate an ordinary-looking rug to a peak ?<f eminence. For example, there is i.*i rhe Kaiser Friedrich museum ia 1 Berlin a little rug that would nor get a bid of SH") if displayed ft# gale in the window of a New York department store, let it is beyond price, and the museum authorities even refused to allow it to be loaned to the Metropolitan museum, the risk of the ocean voyage being thought to be far roo great u> be incurred for such a precious piece. It is an ugly little brute, but it is perhaps the earliest piece of pile weaving out of Asia. Moreover, its design Connects it with Chinese patterns and symbols of the Twelfth century. Mongolian color schemes of the Thirteenth. Caucasus weavings of the Fourteenth and Italian painting of the Fifteenth. Rarity and Historical in1 Al-;- ? < -- on. tGl'CS! iUOlie 6DUOW mis JH? w m? superlative value.?Arts atfd Decor; ations. i i Rcrr.an Law Hard on Debtors. Roman law, according to the Twelve ' Tables, drawn iyi iu B. C. 449, provided harsh penalties /or debtors, as follows: "In default of payment af; ter SO days of grace have elapsed. : The creditor may take the debtor away : with him, and bind hiui with thongs ! or with fetters, tiie weight of which shall not be more than 15 pounds. The dsbtor may, if he choose, live : on his own moans. otherwise the ; creditor that has him in bonds shall give him a pound of bread a day, or, if he choose, ujore. In default of --^-1 J- *K/V ' luim J-l-.ik SemrUHTIll Ui liiv <-ia..u, ... v ? .? may be kept in bonds for GO days.. I in the course of this period he shall j be brought before the praetor in the : Comitium on three successive market ; days, and the amount of the debt debtor may be punished with death or sold beyond the Tiber. After the tjhird ! market day the creditors may cut \ their several portions of his body; and } anyone that cuts njOie or less than his just share shall he-guiltless." Birds Carrying Water. | How birds breeding ill dry places i supply their young with water is ili lust rated by the habits of -the Euroi pean san?i*g;rouse as observed in aviaries hv the British naturalist. Mr. Meade-Waldo. "The male rubs hia hre-ist violently up and down on th-j ground?a motion quite distinct from : dusting:?any when his feathers are awry gets into Ids drinking water and , saturates fho feathers of his under; purrs. When soaked he goes through the motion of flying away, nodding his head. et<-.. then remembering his r'aiui ily close by, h*? would run to the hen, make a demonstration, when the young run out, get under him, and suck the water from his breast?the appearance being that of a mammal suckling her young. The young pass the feathers through their bills, and keep changing place? until the supply ! becomes exhausted. Until the young ! <an fly they take water in no other 1- It thii way, anii me cw-k ?h;w jj11" ,i young. This rice has also been attributed to the rod grouse, and it >s q.'ite possible that other birds whose j voung are reared far from water m.^ : ad Apt it." i Makes Water Do Ditch Digging. i Digging drainage ditches with water at a cost that is but fraction of the usual amount has been accomplished near Vale. Ore. This feat was made possible by the use of a sluicing machine. shown in Popular Mechanics, and invented by one of the farmers of the community, working at the suggrsi turn <<f the Oregon experiment station. | To dis a lar^o jnain drain by the i method, a feu furrows are plowed ! along the line of 1 lie proposed ditch. | turned in at the upper end. and the j sluicing machine is dragged back and i forth along the bottom of the ditch by { means of a horse at either end of a j cross pole.. ^' WitUnrj r,-f Plant Pp?r)inn. IVCW ffl^uivu w? . w ^ German experimenters are trying to ! increase plant growth by the use <>f | waste carbon dioxide from motors: and j furnaces, fed to the soil as a fertilizer ! through perforated pipes. Crankisss Phonograph. j A combination of steel tape End a | sprocket wheel lias .been invrnt-;! by j n resident of Brooklyn. X. Y.. t.> win1 I n j.'iionocrraph motor witb.,, using a ! crank. ? Spain Wakes Paper Yarn. The manufacture of paper yarn hus been begun in Spain. J IMPORT BEADS BY BILLJOKS : Demsr?d for Those Ornaricnts zy tho Women cf the Unrsd States Seems Ir.satiaDle. ' Ballot* and beads must belong t*> gother in the wind <<f the modern woman. At any rate, ten strings of beads are worn tedav when one was worn before the war and before the vet'*. Beads by the billions are being imported. This year's record promises < re run far ahead of la>r year's, and la?r year's record was worth a glance. To make any comment upon the ari, vanced and emancipated woman's interest In the ornament that is usually set down as a South sea savage's no. tion of an all-but-complete costume is ! quite unnecessary. The figures speak fliomcoivps i From central Europe, from France, from the shores of the entire Mediterranean. from all Judea, from the three great countries of the Far Fast, the making of heads for the United States is a bis; business, declares a New York Sun writer. 2sot satisfied with the I quantity that can he turned out with everybody working at the job of decorating rhe dresses and the hats and the shoes ol millions of American wom. en. the demand for something different has made rhe best dealers set the very South sea savage to scraping up the sea shells from the shores'or lonely isles that are all but lost cn any ^average map. To tiie national bill for tire materials could be added the rosf of :ili > Imported cigarettes and then the total would be ?3;"KOOO.OOO short" of meeting the total outlay for feminine ornaments. In spite of the increase in ' the amount of coffee imported, the cup that cheers America at breakfast time costs far lesc than the beads that - women wenr. About $G6,0(K?.00o los-s. The comedy continues throughout the whole list of life's lesser luxuries. j WOMEN IN VARIOUS TRADES Fair Sex Has Traveled Far From L What Was Considered Proper in the Victorian Era. i There are today in New York state : 7S9 women in the building trades including women carpenters, electricians, i house painters, glaziers, papar hangs' ers, plasterers, plumbers, and even stone cutters. There are also women ! working as common V>orers for the i i railroads. i We have had factory workers, to be ! j sure, for long years, but in the past : they have been chieliy employed as ; semi-skilled operators in clothing, textile and similar industries. Today, . : New York state b?asts 2,610 in lum1 ber and furniture work; 0(302 doing > semi-skilled tasks in steel iind iron i and 3.217 working among the other ' metals; while 1,107 work in clay, stone . [ or glass. The combined list of mill < ! workers and skilled operators runs i considerably more than 300,000 for the j state. j Such tasks are not so anti-Victorian ! ! as quarrying, mining, stevedoring, of 1 course, in which women are also en| gaged, but they are still a far cry from : I the kitchen stove, the parlor dust j i cloth and the nursery?Florence Guy ! | Woolston in the New Republic. Chewing Gum Gave Him Away. j A gob of chewing gum has disrupted ! ! a family. In a recent divorce case ; I the wife, who was suing, testified that 1 i she was sure that her husband was un- j faithful, but did not know for certain | ,1 ftltarmwi! I ; to wmcil OJltf Ul ? tr* ?i. v.uu??*>v .w , I was paying attention. J One morning she found a gob of i ! gum that he had been chewing the j night before when he returned home , i late. In the lump of gum was the ' fatal red hair. She caused a watch J to be placed ofi the woman who had j locks to match the hair she found ! and discovered that her husband was ; a frequent visitor at the red-head's i apartment and got a divorce in roc-1 ord time. Talk about your detective f ...v..,,- ? rvW ??Pnrrlnnd Ore- I HIWIK'7*, u iiai n . .? gonian. ?j Locomotive From Scrap Iron. Working for eleven years, with a file j J as his only tool, a man in Buenos j Ay res has made a miniature loeomo- j rive of scrap iron. The locomotive i can be operated under its own power ' 1 by the use of compressed air. The J . iron was not heated in the making, but j j was worked cold. A small coal render j and passenger coach vfere made at the j same time and the whole thing is a ' little more than six feet in length and '< ! weighs 170 pounds. More than 1,300 I 1 screws and 2.000 rivets were used in j i i the work. The train is complete to j the Inst tiny detail and is built on the j model of the equipment used on the British railroads of that country. j Corncobs. ! i Corncobs are being ttimed into au- i tomobile fuel, also a hard rubber sub- j stitute for phonograph records, pipe j steins, varnish, buttons and electrical j j parrs. This commercial alchemy happens j not in Germany, famous for its utilization of by-products. hut right here in America. ?t is the result) of sir j years of research by La Forge and j Mains, chemistry experts of the De- i parnnent <>f Agriculture. J j Chemical engineering is one of the J bluest fields opeu :<> young men to day. It is the modern Aladdin's lamp, i Norwegian Co-cpera-iive Bank. A new bank, railed "Bondernes"' (farmer's) hank, has been organized : in Chrieiionia. Norway, by a comhina: tion of s;i\ings banks, co-operative a?! sociaticns and fanners. The author, lzed capital stock is $4,200,000. and H j business with $-.030,000. DISBELIEF j i There is no disbelief; Whoever plants a seed beneath :he 1 .sod And waits to see it push aivay the cold. He trusts in God. Whoever says when clouds are in the sky. '*Be uaiient. heart: li^ht hreaketh by , and by."; i Trust? the Most High. Whoever sees 'neath winter's fields of snow The silent harvest of the future grow God's power must know. Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep. Content to lock each scene in slumber deep, Knows Gcd will keep. There is no unbelief: And, day by day. unconsciously The heart lives by that faith the lips | deny, God knoweih why. rHmlv m the nresent what is small and what is great, I; Slow of faith how weak an arm may ; turn the iron helm of fait' /' "Th?n to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust. Ere her cause brings fame and profit, , anil 'tis prosperous to be just." ?Edward R. F?. Lyton. The inhabitants o? a vast region in ' '?* ~ A ?i c+wo 11o dro sfi|] tne aria interior o? , in the stone age and an effort is being made to keep them there. Sixty five thousand square miles have been set apart as a sanctuary ior the natives and no white men arc alio wee to enter the sanctuary. These native: fashion their rude weapons and im plements of stone and wood and ar' entirely ignorant of the use of' metal Cannibalism is still in full forcc among the natives of the Everaro1 ranges and they have to be constantly on the march to obtain food. ? mm, am xT "xr?T- vannrfc; ^ A iXew i urn. i -? perfect case of a Negro who ha: turned completely white in the past three years. This uncommon disease rarely covers the entire body, but appears usually in spots.* It.is not annoying to the patient, nor. is it contagious or infectious. | ^ "I was pale and thin, hardly @ (f(^\ able to go," says Mrs. Bessie ' *-??->? C C <?I @1' j DCiirueii, ui ucuuui, 4J. w. ? j (p) would suffer, when i stood on @) (ZM my *eet> with bearing-down painS in my sides and the lower ^ @ part or my "body. 1 did not rest ,^) #\vell and didn't want anything /sn to eat. My color was b2d ana ^ ?>)) 1 felt miserable. A friend of |?! ^ mine told me of . p; ^ I The Woman's Tonic ? ? and ] then remembered my ? ticPrt fn fake it.. .After |f^ iwwu.w. the first bottle I was better. I ^ ^ began to fleshea up and 1 re- w @ gained my strength and good, healihy color. 1 am feeling fine. ^ vS? I iock twelve bottles (cf Cardui) w @ and haven't had a bit of trouble ^ since." ^ Thousands of other women W ? have had similar experiences in ||j) | .<4 the use of Cardui, which has ^ 4*' brought relief where other ^ I medicines had failed. ^ If you sufrerfrom female ailW. ments, take Cardui. It is a ^ M} woman's medicine. It may be ^ just what>'0? need. ^ At your druggist's or dealers, .9 EK'f * ? ) * - ><; ? i \ * -* y}~ ? "'jt v "' \ **> ? " W'l ' '' f: \p*C5P -V ! /^-- ' : ; r- rCv : .' i V W*?- . : :, . - .. W ' . / f \ 1 \ \ I / ?. ' " * / / lv' f - \ I V rj- . -v-1: /; - V ; '\ v,//,v- . ;- ^Sk- *7 > i v l V / i* >,v_ - ! I i . ,.- V fi-i%"> / /! j : 7 \ r-^/ /' ! i> ." !? TT^'J^yv/' i^-?- '7:" v \\ ' .' .' 4 ' -Sr ,: tf ~ - } ) t , . , ^ , , , . fF^ ; ; ftfl&t; NEW CITIZENSHIP?CHARACTER STUDY By Alf Mason All kinds of folks move to our town, Xe\v comers seeking- a change; Why do they leave their native shrine And hunt a town of small acclaim? A study of traits discloses much To the quick, observant mind; He sees a mantle over such, (Yea, specimens of every kind). . I . ! The shape of features science may claim, Or the stride of Yuan indicate Human tendencies ever the same. And mostly eloquent of every trait. Covers of meekness over pride. The egotist's nose up-tilt; A braggart's air and awkward stride, And a broad-brim hat side-built. I Assuming posture, specks like mcon<, A sure bull's-eye for his aim, Must the old stand-pats make more' room And play him with a piken's gam-? i i Some there are that come from afar,' Stable and sincere as can be; But the larger part are as a star. With a cloak of transparency. The Duke of York is the patron of ! a boys' camp at New Romney. Half! of the boys are apprentices and! young operatives in mills, mines and workshops and half are from the public schools of England. ? . The first known advertisement ap-j peared in a Greco-Roma drinking rap,1 it. is said. It bears the inscription1 'Made by Ennion. Let the buyer, remember." In every accepted for the j of safer of conti ^ out the Cord mount lubric: Prices Car, S Cai $88: 5 7 o ;- , * . > i .*?, > i '\V\ * ' ' : -. V" - ^ a,1 9zj^ - : >r. . . , \ r ^ ?. f -P c/ iH J'*"*" ''Sr^1 - J .-' / .>>* . v... v., r " ; tws 4.; ' . ?//' TP # v iiSL: * i ' " \ ; v S > . j?.v.c ' ,; ? ... . ... V V ' ->*&*; :: r- ~ v i Jit*? Vv , ' MA ivilv; Uljr \ . u4 SUPE m r : mm U ^ ft ?' * / ; ; s ?'>" v\> icMm ' \ -. .kfevM U--1 - > f ^ i I Chance. When CamiUe Flammarion was five years old. lie saw an i' -lif?-o ??f the sun reflected in a bucket of water. Thar aroused his interest ii? the stars. Tu-iay he is a celebrated French astronomer. Flammarion suggests that he inijrht Lave followed some other line of work, if change lmd n->t led him to the water I.aii. : < 'hf.nee?the possibility of the unex- : yveeted happening at any moment?is' what makes life interesting. The laws <>f i iitivp :i ?(>f to do with our; careers. Many successful won are! creations of chance. or luck, rhough j they try to pin ir on hard work and ! not watchinir the clock. His Comment. "Land o' Goshen!!" astoundedly j ejaculated Mrs. Johnson, in the midst' of her reading. '"Listen here, Gap: It says that in parts of the West Indies1 they use oralis for watch dogs. These pertiekler era lis arc about the size of footballs, ami have enormous eyes and feelers??" ! "Unit!*' snorted Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. 'T don't want to live! in no West Indies, whurever they're at, I'd look pretty, wouldn't I. going to town and trading around with ten or a dozen goggle-eyed crabs the size of footballs scrabbling along after me?M. Kansas City Star. j New Banana Field. For the first lime bananas are to be grown on the Pacific coast of Guate-; mala on a commercial scale, says Pop-. ular Mechanics Magazine. An Amer- i lean corporation, licensed to do busi-j ness in that country, has acquired a plantation 15 miles west ?.f San Josei de Guatemala, where it is expected soon to have 2,(XX>1 acres planted with bananas. Although the banana indus-j try has reached large development on: the Caribbean coast, it has hitherto iVn tho ZIOl Ut'Cll Uiiv coast, because of a lack of rainfall and transportation facilities. - v. { [ 7 V """" "" part subjected to stress and . standards are not good e good Maxwell. Instead, m f are insisted on that mak nuous, low-cost operation f necessity of frequent re tire?, non-skid from and rear; disc steel wheels, able a: rim and at hob; drum type lamps; Alec ition; motor-driven electric horn; unusually langsprin F. O. B. Detroit, revenue tax to be added: Tour 395: Roadster. $835; Coupe, 51235;' Sedan, $12 rolina Auto cyhe Good 1 \ ? JL j(V .?g.-a ~,"I .^.V.TjC.A.rg >TaV--' ' *, ?* ?> . MS ; / * - : >V^ -~ -:" ? r-. wlitVf4' "-- ' - & |> J p . K.': ;; ;- ; > - '; >?L^r ?&' '. *.' * ? .',% .? - ' I '', .> - --. * ^ :7:i ;':i - '^ SKSU S; y?.; ^T!i;*?Pr> P+'k&f* cr*> V& ' :' W-: ' v lS\~'*?" ' '? ? oV^>'";Kv, ;.l&?<u.:' ?u.i;-'eg ?i?'-c':> ': <'%.* y '. ? J ? >/#'" "* - <r'*f ? *> ; .*. '-.? ! 5 .L ki/' -t. i t u ;? *--?? , ' - > : i < r-i* t ? .'w' <,... ;v* VJ . il e". r ?: <- . i"ve ? / .KD PGjiL ; K K JjiSyLft * ViPJ !- f\C^nk-Ti<?\?<* pv?.;;o:vr J-jpi.L t-hj < ii-Ui.. i ,:, ; O >.:- v!1 * [I !7T.?-H?W * <3 I*-' t 4./ 3 l? i:i v.3 <!?V *? 5\v#? .s'-'t'J Ire **& FIREWORKS ?r~^C,<\i MC-.rr.v V-U?-?C*t Thumb Maae Him Wealthy. Not Ions: ago a famous physician in Saxony, Doctor Metzger, celebrated his sevonty-tifth birthday, lie had re tired from active practice for s<jme year?, having become immensely wealthy through the thumb of his right hand. This thumb stands out at a right angle from his hand, and. It is said, cannot be bent hack automat- * ically. He soon found it of great service in massage, and when lie became a specialist in intestinal disorders he was called as assistant to the greatest surgeons of Europe, bringing relief to many illustrious patients. The queen of Rumania sent for this doctor with the curious thumb vv hen she sufl'ered from facial neuralgia, while the king of Sweden once drove a beautiful span of horses over the border ??f his kingdom to consult the doctor, and. on returning, left the horses as a token of gratitude to his preserver. Sign- Worries Diners. Evidently they believe In Key West that advertising Is advertising, Just as some people believe that pigs is pies. In one of the local restaurants located less than a block from the ntaiu street there is a large poster with the words "Prepare to Meet Thy God." No matter where one sits in the restaurant lie cannot help but see this poster with its cheery message. And no matter how good the soup tastes or how tantalizing is the aroma from the roast, the diner cannot help but sit and eat and wonder. Possibly the proprietor believes that forewarned is forearmed. Apple Pests in Pictures. "King .Apple's Enemies" is a motion picture lately released by the Department of Agriculture. It shows the ujouii ixauuii ui mstrcis ana rungi against the apple kingdom, and shorrs fne spraying and dusting "guns" moving iLto action, and the repulse of the foe. The film ig one of 350 that are being used throughout the country by agricultural extension and field workers,?Scientific American, I i weai, nough largins e sure with^pairs. delite t igs. ing >35 Co /1 T T. ^ J ^ ^ ^ caar.-a i ?" -irrayC"*?Mm1,"ll> V " : "k --S '-\ " - ^ fcS iMeI \ jB^laM C: KC Jr AC i S 5*^V **??v r^;C.HV f^. ipRt. tijoeBB]