PAGE SIX Lore for D< By Albert Pa] WHEN EVERYONE C He Thrust One of His Hands ii Bctv Ha-d at S OLD MAN NEC.LEY was trimming the Shrady hedge, on Vino street, one morning, when Pick Rentier eaiue running bareheaded across the street, in evident distress, and hailed him. "Nejrloy!" he exclaimed. "We're Just back from the shore, ten minutes ago. We left our big St. Bernard with the maid, while we were gone, lie has rabies I He developed it three days ago. one evening just after she had fed hint. It came on. all at on?-p. She sent for the vet. He said It's a true case of dumb rabies; and the only thing to do is to shoot him. Will you do it for ys? I haven't the heart to. Ill pay you well. The poor fellow Is I In awful agony. I left my wife crying over him. She thinks the world of that poor old dog. Hurry, won't you?" Old Man Negley laid down his clippers, and followed the excited man across the street to a shaded back yard. There, securely tied to his kennel with a chain that would have held an ox, stood or rather crouched a beautiful St. Bernard dog. Just out of reach of the chain?In case the dog's madness should take a turn toward violence?stood a weeping woman. The St. Bernard was .dumped weak- | ly against the side of his kennel. His ! great head was hanging- Now and j then he made a feeble effort to stick I Ms mouth Into a pail of drinking wn- I ?er with his swollen tongue. For a dog must u>e his jaws as well as his tongue." in drinking ; though few humans realize this. Jfhd this dog's Jaws were stretched wide and lmwov-, able. O'd* Man Negley studied the snfferer. for a moment; while Bonner went Indonrs for his pl&iol. Then, disregarding Mrs. IWnner'a tearful warnings, the old man walked calmly up to the rabid dog anil knelt beside him. forcing the dog's head upward and gazing into the wide mouth. A second later ho thrust one of his own hands in between the slavering Jaws, and yanked hard at something. I After which he drew forth in triumph a small knuckle-bone of mutton that liad wedged Itself at the point of contact Of rhe lug Jaws, far back where the "hinge" is formed, on the righthand side. Bolting his dinner, three days earlier, the St. Bernard had been chewing this bone, when its knuckle had become wedged there, preventing him from closing Ms mouth or moving ids Jaws from ir wide-open position. Vbr seventy-two hours, the poor creature had remained thus, suffering and helpless to eat or to drink?especially to drink, though the weather was hot and dry. As Dick Benner cntne out of the honse with his pistol, he saw the dog make a fmnrie dive for the water^pali and begin to drink ravenously. K " A cruln rtf * ? ? a ton of cartridge load." commented Old Man Xegley. "The execution's postponed. Here." holding up the knuckle bone, "here's you 'dumb rHbles.' Such bones have caused many a 'mnd dog scare,' In their lime: and made many a suffering dog lose hut life by a bullet. "Hold on. there!" he interrupted himself gently pulling the dog away from the w: rer. "That's enough foV now. Another dr'r.k in a few minutes. Too murk, three hot days' thirst, might hurt * ou I susplcioned what was the mailer v. lten he said the rabies came on you all at once, right after dinner. Thar isn't the way of rabies; or any other disease." "lint." cried Mrs. Benner, throwing her arms around the shaggy neck ? the rescued trembling dog, "but I ont understand?" "Most folks don't," responded Old Man Negley. That's why so mo w ^ i.t . t Li. i" j ^ - U and mad dog scale*. ^For Instance, you'd have sworn j t|Us <484 of yours was In the last 1 i * i if ?g-Owners rsea Terhon* :RIES, "MAD DOG!" tmrnf* Qot-t .. veen the Slavering Jaws and Yanked iomething. stages of duiiit rubles; and you'd hnvp bad him shot to put him out of his misery and to save yourselves from o !?ito. It'd be as sensible to shoot a man who hns an ulcerated tooth. Only the man can tell you what alls him and the dug can't. . . . "Now you can take another drink,, old boy." he Interrupted himself. "Only a few laps, though." "Yes, ma'am," he continued, "of all the fool terrors that spring up from , the fright-swamps at the bottom of the human hrala, the mad dog scare is the i silliest. "A dog ge*s lost in the street. He. cant Mud his master. He doubles back to look for liirn. He gallops around in circles. He's scared. "His tongue hangs out. most likely. Maybe he happens to run through a I mud-puddle and gets splashed. "Some boys see him and give chase. They v*lt him. maybe, with stones. He's n'.l confused and terrified. Someone yells, 'Mad dog!' ("When a child gets lost in the street, he Just stands and cries; snd j all the world rushes up to help him. When Hjdog gets lost lie runs around to find his master; and all the world yells, 'Mad dog!') "That's the end of It. The fool cry Is taken up. A cop comes with a gun; or the stones find their mark. A poor, friendly, harmless little dog I Is kiiled; and the crowd breaths free' to think that an awful peril is stumped out. "Or maybe a doc is sick; and wants to crawl away somewhere to hide or | to die. Dogs are more considerate than us humans. They try to get out of the way and not bother anyone, when they're sick. "Folks see hint slodcking down the road with his .tongue out and froth at the mouth. And the mad dog scare! starts. I've talked with doctors who know about such things. They tell me; there Isn't an average of two cases of j real rubles in any state In the Union in u whole year. They tell me, too (and I've seen It. myself). that*a real- , l.v rabid dog won't lOrn out of Ms way to bite people any more than a typhoid j patient will Jump out of bed to chase | his nurse down the street with an a*, i ".He'll snap at people in his path; and he'll snap at the empty nlr. But j he won't move a step out of his way to attack. "In old times they used to say that If a dog refused to drink. It was a sign that he was mad. Ever hear such Idiocy? . "If only we'd learn to use half the common sense about dogs that dogs use In dealing with us, what a grr.nd world tbis'd be! "By the way, I've been bitten, twice, by dogs that were supposed to be mad. And I haven't gone mad from it, to i any extent, yet; though that was ten years or more ago. Another fake shown up!^ "Xow then, doggy, one more drink I for you. Then, while theylre warm- j Ing a little pan of bread-and-mllk for your dinner. 111 go back and finish I my work on that hedge." (Copyright by tha McXaught Syndicate. Ioa) World's Largest Carpet r : j _ f ? m - juuia in jLtonaon norei A carpet weighing: 21 tons has been ' laid down in the foyer and restaurant of a leading London hotel. It cover* i a floor space of half an acre. Seventy I men were required to handle It. and It | is believed to be the largest in the world. For the first time In the history of I carpet making, 84 oriental nigs were wn'-pn together. Sixty-two came from j ?'?r- n K.t,\ two from China. Tfce I \\ :? ?:. was done by rug workers from Samarkand. According to their custom, the work- I /?' I ?? fV crowing <** -?-?t was I 1" each i , r t rice filnsi w|r*' mo i he iienrt of it, to ensure thai all who tread them abai! itaov perpetual Joy and felicity. THE CHEROKEE S Weekly Cross \PESt B* f lilZIJj 2-3 Vi as- Jim Zlllili pptzp F "1 1 liiiiiilr~ i?. 1926. Western Horizontal. t?Donkey 4?Marsh 7?Snow runr.or 10?Musical key 12?Period of time 13?Hurt 14?That which waits for no man 14?Conducted 14?Hazard 17?Stringed Instrument 19?ImaKos 21?Japanese coin 22 Hastened 23?To stick toKrthcrv 24?UrK<> oval fruit 30?To employ 31?Part of "to he" 32?Hymn of praise 34?Soldier In training: 37?Bronze 39 ? Preposition 40?A game 42?-Masters. liege* 45?Round metal plate 46 Insect ?S?Verbally I 50?Indian nurse i 51 Before ip?et.) 52 To decrease 43? Battle 44?Rodent 45?Damp Relation will appear In srvt Issue. FACTORY TOWN NEWS Mrs. Bob Davis of Mineral Bluff has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jim Foe for the past week. Miss Ruby Rogers was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Tegue Friday night. y ^jjjhpmkb Si You can rcfinish you Automobile in any colc or combination of color in a few hours time an drive it immediately. Lac Kote does not check, per or crack. Use Lac-Kote in the Bat \\ Room. It is strictly san tary. Lac Kote is vermi j proof. y?i Use Lac-Kote in th Kitchen, you can wash withouX injury to th finish. Lac-Kote is ve it. in proof. Lac-Kote is a thoroug tried and tested matei Actual tests have pro that a Lac-Kote fin after three years of h usage shov/f* no unui _ i signs cf wear. It ac?.oj improves with age. COOT. WUBPHY. N. C. ___ s-Word Puzzle 1 ' i6 |P|7 r jFziiil IS 26 27 26 29 1 IliM I I i N?rsp4prr Union.) Vertical. 1?To b?hav? 2?Small piece of paper 5?Prefix meaning "half" 4?A criminal 6?Same as SI horizontal ?Lowest point 7?To embark 8?To osculate 9?Writing fluid 11?Ranquet 13?Procumbent 18?Born 20?To obstruct 23?Young dog 24?Donkey 25?Ocean 17?Boy 28?Native metal 29?Meshed cloth 33?Door fastener 34?Er countered 35?Call of a pigeon 36?A dart 81?Grave 39?A group of ship* 40?Kind of bean 41?Ridges 4??Te depict 44?Sensible 45?Kind of raven 47?Period of tlmo 49?To permit ( Mr. and Mrs. Jim Poe announces j the birth of a son on November 22. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Gibson has a sick child at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vandiver and little daughters, Pauline and Dorthy, were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allison Sunday. >.V P An Instant = Drying Pyrolj ? and Gei |I The r,n This wonderful brus I high gloss ? waterp J that withstands the jj soaps and acids. Its or peel. Lac-Kote degrees below zero ? ishing can be done i is dust proof, as it c i use the refinished a: 1 Any person can su To Distributors live men who can i Fi Write or wire for d< j; To Dealers?Lac the shelves of every i motive or Decorativ er's Offer. ! Lac-Kote comes in any shade or tint C? White, Grey, Red, < SPECIAL OFFER ?W through us before Janus Kote Finishing Brushes e e Send in Coupon Celluloid Prodi Sl Company Lae-Kote Division an? tual 36 West Randolph Si CHICAGO, ILL i Answer To Last Week's Cross-Word Puzzle ClRl I |PWP|E|AlLMn!AjP E,AlRlgd OfiTfH ETR E t'r aVt'opIr aven h?rh'yjwqja b i|t SMe[AITMa*R't!i IsFrM i mph^ebt eiais G ASME NJTl E RM3 > T nttjttsjBd etnemBlja ay)n|n|e rmv acih ,oMfTE|E|SPl]a i r^dM L v; EjR "rl E V ERM|18|S11TF E IRlElDMVIE;N,TMP!EWrSi I jBKBF^m ram, pSil^l MOTHER! 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CI " Sencf me by parcel poet Pr icts cclor I Gushing brush st the special Enclosed find my remittanci R Name. " - * : reet Stmt a CKy Thiaoffercxp FRIDAY DECEMBER 4, lflj, GOITRE REMOVED" TitusvlMe Minister's Wife Saves An Operation, Wants Others To Know. Mrs. F. N. Baker. 618 W. Osk St. Tit us villa. Pa., says "Feel I am doing real missionary work when I tell how my goiter was removed with Sorbof* Quadruple, a stainless liniment. My | eyes, heart and nerves were in a bad j condition. Felt no ill effects from the J treatment. Glad to tell or write my experiences." Sold by leading druggists or wiite Sorbot Company, Mechanicsburg.Ohlo j Locally at K. S. Parker Drug Co. ria is a harjnless Substitute for f Drops and Soothing Syrups, arms and Children all ages of Wind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Regulate Bowels promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, end out Opiates le signature of t jrnyiKzans everywhere recommend it Automobiles Id Use ASe o :antly, produces a earproof surface? n, water, gasoline, 1 not check, crack smperature of 20 the shade. Refinamraer. Lac-Kote Fteen minutes and painting required, g with Lac-Kote. jroposition to offer tory on Lac-Kote. and should be on . ?i?i J *..i^ i liiru&euuiu, AUIOour special Dealcolors from which 31ear, Black, Blue, 'rice, $2.00 a Pint. ?ote purchased direct me of our special LaciiiiiBHBvaiRiaiiiMiai licafco, III. epaid pt. cn of Lac-Kotc, together with special Lac-Kote price of $2.00 a pint. t of $ in pajmwnt. ttat* a** Dec. 31M, IMS. mmmmmsmmm

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