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TAKE INVENTION FOR GRANTED Pew People 8eem to Realize Imnor. tanes at VJnrlr rinn u.. i. - ' w I 1 C 1 1 U I Brilliant Ideas. Inventors sometimes have boon looked unon ns mfhri enniii,..i..,.i i people who spcml most of their time thinking up Impractical ways to do unnecessary things, lint, according to Dr. Miller Ileese Hutchinson, illstln , guished Inventor ami former adviser of Thomns A. Udlson, few people real ize the Importance of invention tu our modern dally life. "Invention," says Doctor llutehln Mn, "Is perhaps the most Impoitant constructive force in our economic life. Wo take It for granted and few people npprcclnte Its dally application, lint Inventions shndow our every step from the cradle to the grnvo. Our food is planted nnd harvested with Invented machinery; It Is distributed through out the world on Invented freight ears and motortrucks; it Is cooked In In vented stoves and ovens and some times eaten with Invented teeth. We come and go from our work on Invent ed means of transportation if we walk It is on invented shoes and socks. All of our daily activities In business nnd Industry are expedited and made 'possible by Inventions. Our leisure moments are soothed by music front Invented musicnt instruments or brightened by Invented motion pie tures, and when we die we are placed In an Invented ensket, carried away in on Invented hearse and lowered Into the grave by means of an Invented lowering device." Industry Illus trated. FRENCH CITY HAS HISTORY Tarbec, Birthplace of Marshal Foch, Otherwise Identified With Military Prowess of Country. The visit to America of Marshal Koch, Incidentally lends interest to his native city, Turbos, In the south o France. This town which Is des tined J$o be a shrine of Trance henee forth.jnlready has contributed in other ways to the military prowess of that country, according to a bulletin from the Washington headquarters of the National Geographic society. "Honored by n conspicuous statue nnd by the name of one of Its principal strectsIs Dominique Jean Larrcy, who introduced the 'flying Held hospitals,1 'ydopted nnd developed by Napoleon, tlie genesis of the modern ambulance. More recently It has been a center for thebreedlng of tlu; famous Pyre nenn hqnses, an Anglo-Arabian breed, valued primarily for their light cavalry use. It also has an Important arsenal." ' ' Glass Pavements a Failure. Some years ago a plant was estab lished near Lyons, Krance, for the . .manufacture of paving glass. Numer ous descriptions of the new paving mnterinl,' were published, and a bril liant future was predicted for It. The city authorities of Lyons permitted the manufacturer to lay a specimen sec tion of glnss pavement In the Place do la Itepubllque, a center for heavy traffic. The glass bricks failed to stand the test oMvenr. The edges of them were soon broken and splintered, and many of the blocks split In two, so that In a short, time It became necessary to remove 'the glnss and substitute stone or wood. The city officials agreed that glass pavement can lie ucd un der favorable circumstances for side walks, but not for the middle of streets. Vanishing Vicunas. The llama and alpaca are extensive ly domesticated In South America. A relative of theirs, the vicuna, smaller In size, Is a wild nnlmnl, native to the high plateau of the Andes. The vicuna has been hunted almost to tho point of extermination by the Indians, nnd before long It Is likely to become nil extinct species. Its linn silky wool, of n tnwny colorf Is woven Into very attractive ponchos, anil rugs made of Its skin are much sought as bed coverings. VIcunn rugs occasionally find their wayito the Xlnlted States, where they .2: teh high prices. They are usually feet by four, and In Bollvln sell at to -j.)U nouvianos. a nonvmno is t Tiiirrv.pipnr roiijR. Tnought-Readlng. Ill iril'K IIIIT I 'I IIS III II luuine uic inuru uio do hit. ! iit niiiiiir iifi inner imiiim r i a tit.. - iivh imn i it-1 ill lull ll uij pince it on tlie tloor, and get one After thinking deeply for a few ites, assume a bright smile, and to llio owner of tho frut iru uinii nil. ill it'll villi ii'ii'ir le hat piece of paper?" When he es "Yes," answer, "Your foot," make for tho door, numanity. I wns going down to business the day I met u poor man begging, asked me If I could spate a cop- rl tilt fit . iiw wi n r ii mi id hah im i m -w . 1 note?" Jiepgnr snltl:. "Sure, iMiouId full flnnrl M iriivtf nun ii mmiii tinii uni'mi h u UUltVI 4ID tu tu, Lost His Ballast. till' III IHIIT t 'iiiiiiii nriiv. i'in i n l ir nniiim os(.tlie doctor remoVcd the ALL NEED MORE EXERCISE Brltlih Surgeon Advises Americans to Devote at Least One Day a Week to It "Spend one day of the week In II, mi.. 1. . 1 ..... ... I ii.viifciu, mm one uay in exercise. ami you win he able to put seven days' work Into the other live." That Is the creed of Sir Harold Stiles, reglus professor of clinical surgery of the University of Kdlti burgh ami representative of the Itoyal College of Surgeons to the American College of Surgeons, which recently met in annual convention lu Philadel phia. Sir Harold learned of tho statement made by Sir .lames Cnntlie, u London surgeon, that "old age Is just a pose. We only begin to live at forty-five. Down with the gospel of folded hands." Sir .lames Is seventy years old. Vor fifteen minutes every morning he dances the Highland fling and the sailor's hornpipe. As a result, a passion of exercise has taken hold of the older heads of London, and Sir James is leading groups In calisthenics lu all quarters of the city. Sir James Cantlle's campaign "for physical Jerks for young men of more than Jilt and young women say more than 40" brought smiles of approval from Sir Harold Stiles. "Kxerclse why It's the greatest thing In the world. "You Americans are too fat. The ordinary American as I have seen him Is far more robust than the nvcrage i:riglMimun, not because you exercise less but because you eat more." Sir llnrold Is an earnest champion of golf. "If I did not exercise one day out of the week, I could not get along tho rest of the time," he said. Americans are waking up to the pos sibilities of exercise, Sir Harold be lieves, lie has visited this country three times. Kuch time be has found conditions permitting exercise Im proved more for the "middle-aged tired business man." Philadelphia Public Ledger. BOTH SINGED AND "TRIMMED" Barber Shop Patron Came to the Con elusion That He Had Made a Bad Bargain. "Do any of you fellows hero know how to scorch hair?" Inquired a man when he entered a barber shop. "Yes, we singe hair," replied the barber after a moment's hesitation. ''What tin you charge for scorch VmV" the prospective patron usked. "Twenty-live cents," was the bar ber's reply. "Would It be any cheaper If I fur nished my own scorchers''" the man inquired, referring to the small wax tapeis, which cost about a penny each. "Well, you can go ahead and scorch mine any way," said tlie patron, re moving his coat. "The reason I asked," lie explained, "was that I got my hair scorched for the first time about two months ago In a barber shop and the barber told me that only a few shops In the coun try were prepared to do that kind of work. P.efore I left I n?ked him If he would sell nn; a couple of scorchers and he said that under tho circum stances he would, but that he would have to-have 125 cents apiece for them. I guess that wasn't such n bargain though. You go abend and use these, anyway," the man told the barber, us he laid two tapers on the chnlr. Alluring Offer to Workmen. In telling of Kunqie's monetary woes James Hryce, former ambassa dor from Great llritnln to the United States, recounted recently a story which was told him by a friend who visited ltula. "It takes a pile of ruble notes that high," said Viscount Pryce, extending Ids hand several feet above the table, "to purchase a crust of bread there. The workmen em ployed to print off new ruble notes threatened to strike. They were pro pitiated by an offer on the part of tho soviet government that, when they bad worked an allotted number of hours nt making ruble notes fbr the govern ment, they might work as much longer as they liked at printing off ruble notes for themselves." New York Evening Post. Pineapple Products. Tlie pineapple growers of Hawaii, anxious to encourage new uses for their product, are now putting the fruit up in cans crushed or grated, as well as sliced. Crated or crushed pineapple Is be ginning to Hud favor as un Ingredient of sodas and sundaes. Pineapple pie, made with the fruit thus prepared, is declared excellent. Prohibition has given a great boom to the sott-drlnk trade, and anything new and tempting lu this line Is in de inund. A St. Louis brewery Is putting on the market n carbonated coffee bev erage and a carbonated tea beverage, In bottles, The' Main Thing. An old darky got up one night at a revival meeting and said: "Ilrudders an' sisters, you knows nn' I knows dut I nln't been what I oughter been. Pse .robbed henroosts an' stole hawgs, an' tole lies, an', got drunk, an' slushed folks wl' mull razor, an' shot ernps, an' cussed an' sworo; but I thank the Lord der's otto thing I nln't nebber domi: I nln't nebber lost man religion." Vstern Christian Advocate. Steel Frame House. Hullders In an Ohio cty nro cxperb, nientlng with residences having frames' of steel; willed cun bo anchored In tuasoiiry foundations. PAIR PLAY, STE. GENEVIEVE. MISSOURI. Old IJear lieu? IJear fEV rjesr, Now Qesr, OJhet do qou bring? IJonr btq might sold Anything) Old 1er. Old IJear. Vht will you do ITilh U tho hope Hut I gave you 7 There la a moment TDhen you meet. Like two trAueten I On one street. Old Uetr, Newljear. In tho sky, Oat where the winds And ghosts go by. Old IJesr. Old 1etr What do you say, Meeting the New oa The Milky Way 7 ljou took from me Like thief, Larkspur joy and Juniper grief, But yon leave ma One bright hour, Qid tike sun on A crimson flower This is mine Eternally, IJou may not Take it from me I Hew IJear, New IJear, lUhat do you Hear as you pass him In the blue? Old IJear. Old IJear. Where do you go. Out on that path Men do not know? LOUISE DKlSCOLUin N.U.Tirass. fMIMIMMMMMMHtHO I Heavenward ? tiff 9 151' strong nnd true; to be gen iJy erous In praise and appreciation of others ; to Impute worthy mo tives even to enemies; to give without expectation of return; to practice hu mility, tolerance anil self-restraint; to make the best use of time nnd oppor tunity; to keep the mind pure nnd the judgment charitable; to extend Intel ligent sympathy to those In distress;, to cultivate quietness mid nonrcslst ance; to speak little and listen much; to adhere always to a high standard of thought, purpose nnd conduct ; to grow In grace, goodness nnd gratitude; to seek truth and righteousness; to work. love, pray and serve dally ; to aspire greatly, labor cheerfully and take Cod at Ills word this Is to travel heavenward. G. Klelser In Y. SI. C. C. Central. To Welcome the New Year, jg Jf K9t PHIOTTr ceremony handed fi( down from the past Is to ? open tiie front door prompt- 8 ly on the stroke of midnight for ; s the passing of the old year to 5 jit Join the centuries of the past, !!; ii and for the entrance of the baby ?; new year, who Is just about to $. i commence his earthly career. $ NEW YEAR'S EGGS. The Persians still exchange presents of eggs nt New Year's just as we do at Kaster. Put the rest of us now do our giving of presents nt Christmas parties, though wo may give to each other on January 1. . In .Scotland and Kuglnnd everybody calls on everybody else New Year's day, and drinks punch. Here in America calling has gone out of style, but If .we do nothing more, we at least shout "Happy New Year" to everybody we meet on New Year's morning. When we shout that, we mean good luck to them for all the new year through. NEVER AGAIN Ostrich New-fangled breakfaat food, eh? Well I awore off from that stuff the first of last year) PUMPKIN PIE. Stew the pumpkin and rub through A colander. Heat the yolks of four eggs light ; add a cupful of sugar and beat until you have a quart of the stewed pumpkin. Pour In a quart of milk, a teaspootiful of nutmeg, and cin namon. Fold in the stiffened whites of four eggs. Line a deep pie plate with puff paste, then fill with tho pumpkin aud bake in a moderate oven till done. SHORT LIFE IS LONG. As the cartoonists have It, a year conies In ns a baby nnd UGTi days later dies ns an old man. How fortunate It. Is that the human, comes In Vs n hu-' mat! dud sol its a tr. . ... r I When You 6 IJtty a Cleimm, Wash Mucltiw, Iron or other Kluctrio AppHnnco from us YOU no! only oL an artidi! of unsurpassed tnurils, bub there is a service coniiLvtod with .your purclinse that insures .you repairs anil atteut ion, at a saving to .vou, over what those items would amount to when your purchase is made else whore. 4 Si 1 km Light & Water l'liouo 1 .i 1 It . i I IIIIIll; '&TL Taking Desperate Chances. Itistnu tliat ninny eoutrael seyeie; colils mid lecover I'ioiii them without taking any precaution or tientinent, nnd a kiiim-li'dirc of this lift U: m 1 otliois lo take their cliimces instead of giving their coliN tlie needed niton tiou. It should be homo in mind thai every cold weakens die lung-', lowers tlie vilnliiy. makes Uih system less able to withstand each Mieceedii g attack .mil paves the way for tlie mote serious d'seases. Can you olTonl to take such ib-spi'ialo clmnces whi'ti Cliiiiiibi'rlain's (Inuirli Keini'dy, fatuous lor its euros of bad colds may bo had foi jn tril'li ? adv Come to tho IJiel Building, opposite Overland Ganie, for, Good Home Made Candies and Hand Made Articles. Also have for sale tlie Franco American HyKiuno Toilet Articles. Your patronsifjie will be appreciated. Open Motidny. ovember 1 1 tit. adv MKS. .JENNIE VOKST. Fprdssoiv; ywr Day'sWot Plow With thoFordson Disk With the Fordson Harrow With the Fordion Harvest With the Fords on Thresh With the Fordson Bale Hay With the Fordson Saw Wood With the Fordson Pump Water With the Fordson Grade With the Fordson Pull Stumps With the Fordson Fill the Silo With the Fordson Grind Feed With the Fordson Chassis B.uuabout Touring Car Truck Sedan botttte , I Staiton $625 if.o. It. Detroit I 1.11 VtA i J t . Si Mrs. liiiuia M. Hovt, lieeninuienils ' dmnihi'i Iain's Tiililet". "I liave I'ri'ipii'iilly used riintiiher liiin's Tablets' 'dnriii'.' tlie past three eais, Mini have found them splendid 1'or headache and billions attacks. I am only too pleased, tit any time, lo speak a word in praise of tliein " vrites Mis. Laura M. Iloyt, Uoek lioi I, N. V. adv The nvorau'o investigating c( in iniU.ee cm not harm the inno cent and does not harm tlie Kiiilty. The optimist seldom worries over the future. His time is pleasantly employed i:i provid ing against tha causes of worry. When in need of cut (lowers for fu nerals, weddings, parlies or decora tive purposes, we will furnish litem in any design di'siied. Prices always reasonable. Phone l')!l. adv Lr.o (J. ILsi,kk. Whether in the field, around the farm, or on the road, the Fordson Tractor is doing won ders in saving time, reducing cost and increasing profits for thousands of farmers every where. No matter what the farm task, if it can be done by motive power the Fordson can do it, and do it well. 170,000 now in use in all parts of the country and in every kind of field and belt work prove the efficiency, stability, and relia bility of the Fordson Tractor. Call, write or phone for the facts. Learn now just what the Fordson means to you in the day's work. Authorized Sales and Service $295.00 325.00 i 355.00 145.00 660.00 etidrj.tio REAL "PRESS AQENf STUFF" Hard te Beat Thle Yarn Alleied tt Have Been Put Out by P. T. Barnum'e Expert. The lote Edgar Saltus, at a dinner ho once gave in his beautiful New York upnrtmont, talkfd about the press ngent. "The press ugent of today," he s;ild, "has u dull ami feeble Iiiiaglnntbm be side tlie press agent of tho past. How liarnum would have scorned the press ngent of today I "P.arnum, you know, had n good press agent. Take his press ngent'H story of the elephant, Alpha. "Alpha fell 111 so tho story ran with gastritis. No medicines would relieve her. It was discovered that she had wrenched off un irou bnr from her stall, and ns the bar could not be found unywhere all saw thut she had swallowed It. This bar was the cause of her acute gastric suffer ings, t "Well. Mr. Itanium had a small col ored lad named Hufe working for blm. lie sent for Hufe and said: "'it'-t'e 1 want you to take u rub ber tube to brenthe throueh, and we'll put a strong rope nround your waist, and then you must go down Into Alpha's stomach after that Irou bar she's swallowed. It's the only wny to save her life.' "Little Hufe rolled his eyes In hor ror, but ho knew Mr. Barnuru. lie knew be must obey. "So he was well greased, nnd they gagged Alpha, and then they thrust him head tlrst down the enormous oesophagus Into the elephniit's stom ach. "Ho soon found what he sought there; he gave three tugs on the rope, and they drew him out with tho indi gestible bar of Iron clasped In his hand. "It Is superfluous to say In conclu sion that Alpha's life wns saved, nnd Hint brave little Itufe wns handsomely rewarded by bis generous employer." GEMS TO BE SEEN IN SKY Many Really Beautiful Things May Be Observed With the Aid of an Opera Glass. If you use nn opera glass on dark nights you can make the stars flash out like gorgeous gems, says Loudon Answers. All that need be done Is to shake tho glass ever so little, either sideways or up and down. You will then find the line of sight made by the star's Image will resemblo a rich respIendenL.string of diamonds, rubles and emeraltK; nor will the lovely turquoise be alisent. P.y making the opera glass describe a tiny circle, there will appenr a neck lace of glittering gems so brilliant us to cause one to wonder how a single star could possibly produce such an exquisite effect. Bright stars fnlrly near the horizon should be selected. One of the best for the purpose at this sftison of the year Is" Cupclls, now so conspicuous In the northeast sky. Capella. apart from Its brlliliince, Is recogidznble by the small triangle of faint stars close to It, Another excellent object for cUlestlal gcm-maklng is tlie well-known Dog star, the brightest of all the orbs of heaven. It makes Its appearance in early win ter, In the southeast. GorKl and Chaliapin. Readers of Gorki's "Twenty-sis Men and a Girl" will recall the baker's cellar that figures so prominently in the tale. It was a cellar that once really existed In the town of Kazan, and Gorki himself worked there as n linker's apprentice. It is an Interest lng fact that opposite the baker's was u shoemaker's shop and In It, While Gorki was learning to bake bread, the young Chaliapin was learn ing to uiake shoes. Though the future singer must often have eaten brend of the future writer's baking the two did not '.lien become acquainted. But both applied for a vacancy In the churns of a local theatre, and It was Gorki who was accepted, f'hallapln's voice not having then developed. Later Chaliapin found use for his great physical strength as one of the "bur Inks" or "human horses" who pull the biMts on the Volga. Manchester Guardian, Fireproof Gas Tanks. Oue of our leading rubber companies has developed a fireproof cover for the gasoline tanks of airplane-', which has been nccepted by the government for ue on combat and mall planes. The cover was designed primarily for combat airplanes for . protection aealnt Incendiary bullets, and Is not only fireproof but leakproof and crash proor as well. The cover rnnslsts of a sheet of soft but ery tough rub I iri- ime.litilf liwli l. !..! 1..1.1 .... I ' " ' , I'll fll'l' eini pile- or nigii-grade cotton fabric. The rubber Is applied nest to the tank. In tests It was found that when the gasoline tank Is punctured the rubber Immediately closed the hole and topped the leak. First Woman Reporter In Parliament, i Porn de Lareda, a young Jewish t writer of London, hns the distinction ' of being tho first woman joilrnnINt to ntteml the opening of the Ilrltlsli par llnment as n reporter of the proceed ings In tho house of lords. Knowledge. "Son, vhn did you learn In school today?" "I learned that the arithmetic prob' Ictus you worked for rne tnst night wve't wrons." Farm Life.