THE GLEANER
GRAHAM, N. 0., Oct. 2, 1924. v
Postottice Honrs.
Offlo open 7.00 s. m. t07.00 p. m.
uoday 9.00 toll.oo a. m. and 4.00 to «.to p. m
i. R. GUTHHIE, Postmaster.
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—John F&rrington, a prominent
colored man of tbe Haw fields sec
tion, died this morning, aged about
70 years.
—Three rainy Sundays in sucoes
sion without a ray of sunshine—
that's the record for the past three
Sundays. s
—The football season opens at
Elon College Saturday at 3 p. m.
when Lynohburg College will play
Elon College.
—Tha finishing touches, on the
interior of the new court house are
l>eing put on and it is expected'to
be leady for occupancy in about two
weeks.
—The Burlington daily has
chauged its name, beginning with
Wednesday of this week, from the
Burlington Daily News to the Bur
lington Daily Times.
—Adage: "All signs fail in dry
weather," and another might truth
fully read thus: All signs fail in wet
weather, judging by the experience
of the past three weeks
—Rich & Thompson had their
opening in their handsome furniture
house last f-aturday. The day was
showery, but lots of people dropped
in to take a look et the splendid dis
play of housefurnishings which fill
three floors.
—Did anyone observe the position
of the last mocn (not the new one of
a few days ago)—whether the points
turned up or whether it stood on
end ? There is an bid tradition that
its position, when new, indicates
whether the month will be wet or
dry. What does the moon have to
do with it anyhow?
October Ist and Frost.
It's unusually early for frost, but
October was ushered iq by a white
frost. However, it was not cold
enough to bite
big surprise just the same.
Gupton-Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Edward
Gupton of Callahan, florjila, an
nounce the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of their daugh
ter. Beatrice Wathaleen, t. > Mr.
Clifford Curry Moore of HilliariJ,
Fla. The marriage wiil be solemn
ized early in November. Air. Moore
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore
of Graham and the annpuncement
will be read with interest by his
friends hpre. For-several years Mr.
Moore has been connected with Na
tional Highway constructiou work
indifferent States.
Mrs. E. M. Hendt rson Dies at Home
in Ohio.
Maj. J. J. Henderson received a
dispatch Saturday afternoon, an
nouncing the death of his mother,
Mrs. Emeline M. Henderson, at her
home at West Lafayette, Ohio, at 5
o'clock that afternoon. Mrs. Hen
derson was about 85 years of age
an\i had not been very well for a few
days, and her son had beon pushing
to a iconclusion some business mat
ters in yder to make her a visit.
-- Maj. and Mrs. Henderson It-li
Saturday night for his mother'*
home.
Mrs. Henderson spent the year be
fore last here with hereon and while
here made many friends who w'lll
hear of her death with sincere re
gret-
Besides her son, Maj. Henderson,
here, she is survived by one daugh
ter, Miss Myrtle Henderson, who
made her home with her mother, and
a son, Willard N. Henderson of
Canton, Ohio.
Much Feed Lost During Raihy Spell.
Wheii the rain commenced nearly
three weeks ago, it was about the
time for cutting and caring soybean
hay, peas and other grasses. Those
who-cut and not get it cured
lost heavily, and those who had it
still standing have suffered consider
able loss. R. V. Griffin and W. S.
Vestal, on the Graham-Swepsonville
■load, raise large quantities of soy
bean hay and both had considerable
cut and on the ground when the
>ain commenced. The loas of the
former ia estimated at 1500 and the
latter S2OO. Lewis Worth and John
Trolinger, two colored men, on tbe
Cbaa. P. Harden farm, just south of
town, loat heavily. Arnold Moore
and Bart Davis, 2 miles south of
Graham, also loat a lot of fine bean
hav.
In truth, everyone, whether the
feed was down or standing, has aaf
fered more or lees lass on account of
tbe long wet spell.
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Mr. G. R. Robertson of Leaksville
spent Tuesday evening here.
' Miss Ruby Graham spent the
with friends in Spray.
Mr. and Mrs. Char.. A. Thompson
spent the forenoon in Greensboro.
Mr. Jobb B. Stratford left Monday
night for Richmond, Va., where he
is speuding the week on bnsiness.
Miss Lela Markham and Mess.
William Scott and George Harden
spent last Monday evening in Greens
boro.
Mr. Ileenan Hughes is leaving
tonight for Washington City and
while there will see the big ball
game Saturday.
Mr. and Mxs. Charles R. Pax ton
and Mrs. O. V. Shorno have return
ed t> Washington, D. C., after a
week's ivith Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan D. Moon.
Mrs. R. P. riolt of Rocky Mount,
President ot N. C. Division of
Daughters oi the Confederacy, was
the guest of Mrs. J. Dolph Long
from Saturday till Mondav last
Alvis Rich and C. A. Smith of
Rich & Thompson furniture com
pany, left this morning for Salisbury
to attend a series of lectures and
demonstrations on embalming.
Mrs. Lewis Robbins of Billings,
Montana, and Mrs. J. E. Allen of
Logansport, Ind., came the latter
part of last week for a visit to Mrs.
Robt.. E. Stratford, near here. The
former is the mother and the latter
a sister of Mrs Stratford.
Mrs. W. H. Stratford, whose home
has been in New York for a number
of years, arrived Wednesday to put
her splendid new home, two miles
east of Graham, in order for her
husband, Dr. Stratford, who will
come as soon he can turn loose his
professional obligations.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Thompson
went to Liberty Wednesday evening
to be present this afternoon at 3:30
at the marriage of the latter's sister,
Miss Virla Coble, to Mr. George
Parker of Enfield. The marriage
took place in the M. P. church, Rev.
Mr. Harrison of H'gli Point, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Ballard of Greensboro,
performing the ceremony.
Beale-Kernodle Marriage,
Friends and relatives in Graham
have received the following an
nouncement :
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman Beale
announce* the marriage of lier daughter
Virginia Estelle
to
Mr. John Thomas Kernodle
on Wednesday, September the seventeenth
nineteen hundred and twenty-four
Richmond, Virginia.
Mr. Kernodle has a number of
relatives and friends in Alamance
who will wish him much happiness,
tie formerly lived at Elon College
from which he was gradua'ed and is
now treasurer-manager of the Central
Publishing Company, one of the
leading printing houses of the city
of Richmond, Va.
Standard Oil Co. Building Service
Station.
On Wednesday morning, Oct. Ist,
active work was begun for tbe erec
tion of a handsome service station in
Graham by the Standard Oil Com
pany. Recently this company pur
chased the corner lot, about 54x80
feet, on the southwest corner at the
intersection of N. Main and Hardon
Sts. This is one of the most de
sirable sites in Graham and fronts
on the National and State Highway.
Tbe building will be by 48
feet of brick and stucco construc
tion, tile roof ( and one story. Drive
ways will enter from both Main and
Harden Sts. The building, equip
ment and surroundings will be artis
tic and ornamental in appearance
when completed.
Mr. L. C. Burroughs of Wash
ington, D. C , engineer and archi
tect, is in charge and the work will
be done under his immediate super
vision.
The lot upon which the station is
being -built is the site of tbe P. It,
Harden brick store, which was built
only a yekr or two alter the town of
Graham was located and one of the
first business honses built in the
town. This was back in the
almost 75 years ago.
*'l Cot Rml Mad whan I Last My
Setting Hen," writes Mrs. Hanna,
N. J.
"Wben I went Into oar bam aad foaad air fcart
letter dead I got ml aad. One package of Rat-
Soap killed ab big rati. Poultry raiam tkmld an
Hat-Snap." Cornea ia cake*, DO mixing. NotmrU
«rom dead rata. Tbreerizev Prion. 35c.6Jc.tl 2S.
ioid aad (uaxaataad by
GRAHAM DRUG COMPAVY
Ons Recipe for Bucc«sa.
All a man bas to do to make a real
■nrress In life Is to spend 25 or 30
years learning to do some simple thing
better thnn enrbody e!*e can Ho It snd
than 25 or 30 more doing It every day,
so n* to plve people ■■ chance to And
out about It.—Ohio State Journal.
► SOCIAL v.
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On Monday afternoon, at their
i* home on Albright Ava., Misses
j Elizabeth and Annie Roth Harden
gave a charming party compliment
ary to Miss Eleanor Williamson,
' who left Tuesday for Fassifern
school. The home was beantifally
l decorated for the occasion. Rook
and bridge were the games played.
The guests were Misses Eleanor
' Williamson, Sue Noell, Maxine
1 Holmes, Elizabeth Long, Virginia
Harden, Emily Lee, Rath Wicker of
Graham and Margaret Holt, Alyse
Smith, Edith and Wilmer Holt of
■ Burlington. At the conclusion of
the games delighffal refreshments
, were served.
Mrs. Willie A. McAdams enter
tained the Burlington-Graham
bridge club last Friday aftemooo.
The home was beautifully decorated
with fall flowers. The following
club members were present: Mes
dames R. H. Therreil, G. G. Wyrick,
T. E. Murray, Jerry Strader, C. M.
Euliss, Everett Sweet and-E. L. Mc-
Adams of Burlington and J. M.
Crawford and Robert Tate of Gra
ham. During the evening delicious
refreshments were served.
•JDo Rats Talk to Each Other?*
Asks Mr. M. Batty, R. I.
"I tot five cake* of Rat-Snap aad threw piece*
around feed ttore. Got about half a dozen dead rati
a da; for two solid weak*. Suddenly, they got fewer.
Now we haven't any. Who told them about Rat-
Knnp." Rata dry up aad leave DO imelL Thre*
ma: 33c, 65c, 1.23.
Sold aad guaranteed by
GRAHAM DRUG COMPANY.
Farmers to Order New Explosive for
Blasting.
Pyrotol, a new explosive, is being
prepared by the government for es
pecial use in stump and rock blast
ing. It is being put up in the same
size and shape as the ordinary dyna
mite cartridge. There are about
IGS sticks in each 50 pound case,
and" each cartridge has about the
same strength as a 20 per cent dyna
mite. There is no danger whatever
in handling it provided that ordi
nary cAre used in handling dynamite
or other high explosives is used,
pyrotol will burn without explod
ing. It is exploded with the ordi
nary number 6 cap and detailed
directions for priming are in each
box. It can be used in any open air
operations without causing head
aches. It is a low freezing explosive
and can be used at all ordinary
temperatures.
This is the last distribution of ex
plosives by the government for agri
cultural purposes. We have already
received requests to order 5,100
pounds, but must have 16,000
pounds before the government will
accept our order. This material
will be unloaded at Graham If you
wish any of this material for blast
ing purposes gft in touch with us *
at once.
W. Keru c ci>tt,
County Agent.
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DAILY STRENGTH'
Nature has admirably fitted
the body to fight against weak
ness but there is need for a daily
renewal of strength, which comes
easiest through nourishment
MPs Emulsion
is a practical aid to health and
strength. If you are pale, under
weight or weak, Scott's is the
restorative that builds 4Lk
you up Nature's way— Vjk
through nourishment. KjU
Scott * Bowne. Bloom (If Id, N. J. U-U
Who Will Be the Next President?
We lake pleasure in Announc
ing that All}' of our readers or
subscribers ran secur* a political
pamphlet, full of «leclion facts
and pointers, free »f charge, by
sending the postage therefor, 2
cents in Htainpn, to I). Swift 3c
Co., Patent Lawyer", Washing
ton, D. C. It shows which party
carried eiich Suite in eACh of the
last 10 Presidential elections It 1
gives the popular vote ;ast b»
each State in 1912, for Wilson,
Democrat; Rnoseve r. Progressive; i
and T*ft, Republican, when the
situation was a three-cornered--
fight AS it is this year. Also the
popular vote of 1910 ami 1930. It
shows which States deserted the
RepublicAn party and went Demo
cratic in 1922, more than enongh
to elect Davis and Bryan. 33 4t i
Question About Cancer.
That Mincer appear* by preference (
at tbe point of resiatsrits is i
well known, alt hough Murgeona apeak '
simply of pretitiKvrmj* lesions or .
areas of Irritation, says the Medical
Record. Itai when i*ey say that tbe
growth results from trauma or chronle 1
Irritation alone they go too far—else
every excessive smoker would have
CSOC6T.
THE ALAMAMCI OLfcAKIB, QRAHAM, H. ft -
TONSIL > AND ADENOID CLINIC.
- Clink Will be Held October 7,8,9,
IQ, in Graham.
The Tonsil and Adenoid Clinie
Emergency hospital will be estab
lished in Qraham, October 7, 8, 9,
and 10, and will be conducted by
the State Board of Health. This
clinic will be for school children
between the ages of six and twelve
years, inclusive. 
The State school nurse will be
in pharge of the hospital. An ex
! pert specialist selected by the
; Conoty Board of Health will per
: form the operations. The sur
-1 geon will be assisted by a full
time anesthetist who is a phy
sician. Nine trained nurses and
a hospital orderly, all belong to
the regular staff of the bureau
conducting these clinics.
A full hospital equipment is
moved from county to county on
a specially assigued truck, and
every facility for establishing a
complete emergency hospital is at
hand.
Nearly 10,000 have
been operated ou in these cliuics
in the lust few yenrs ' *
No child will be operated on
uutil after haviug been carefully
examined by both physicians to
determine the actual necessity for
the operation and whether or not
the child is in proper physical
condition at the tjine to be
treated.
The children are kept over
night after the operation and a 1
nurse is in constant attendance.
Parents will be permitted to re
main with their children If they
card to do so.
The nominal fee of (12.50 will
be charged every parent able to
pay, and they will be expected to
couie prepared to pay the d»jy the
child is operated on.
Those unable to pay for the
treatment will be given the entire
service free upon application to
the nurse in churge of the .regis
tration each day. Every parent
is expected to register for this
service the day the child is ac
cepted by the physicians for
operation.
Mrs. Crandall (Iowa) Telle How She
Stopped Chicken Lossss
"tut ipriag. rats kflW all our baby cMckt. Wfcfc
I'd known about brfort. Witbjurtoas
Urge package we killed ■■■■■ad rata. Tknrwaat
gettUgyear'sbatcba.rubet." BatSoaptopaa.
aatMd aod sells lor Me. Me. MJJ.
SeU sad gasnatssd bp
GRAHAM l>Kt)U COMPANY
Nor So kong. '
Truth la stranger than ttctloa.
Largely becauae you do not meet It
aa often.—Johnstown Democrat
DAYS 0F DIZZINESS
' Come to Hundreds of Graham People.
There are days of dizziness;
Spells of headache, languor, back
ache.
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
Often urinary disorder*.
Doan's Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed in Graham by grateful
friends and neighbors. Ask your
neighbor!
Mrs. J. S. Thompson, E. Elm
St., Graham, nays: "1 had occasion
to use Doan'a Pills for back
ache and irregular kidney action,
and was plessed with the results.
I had so much dull backache that it
seemed to opset ray nervous system,
as I became very nervous snd irrit
able. I also bad headaches and diz
zy spells aud the poor, unnatural
actipn of my kidneys worried aod
distressed me. 1 *oaed Doan's
pills and after taking two or
three bi.xea 1 wan attain enj >ying
good health, aa ihe backache had 1
gone and iny kidnys were acting t
all r ght."
60c, at all deshr*. Kodier-Mil
'bum Co., Mlra , iiutT.il , N.Y.
Warvt Ads i
Two ceniM a w »rtl in ili»x *iz**
type, cash with order. N» nd for
less than 2w. On««-fi»iirih off for
more than 2 tiniej A»k for term*
on long time and Urger type.
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WANTtfO—l*l ai u sewing ,f«»r
children only
Mua. T. K. Kern*,
■So-It Opposite llsptiatChurch.
Dissolution Notice.
This is to notify all persons that
the partnership of C. L. Howard
and A. Lacy Holt, doing a grocery
business under the name and style I
of Orahsm Grocery Company,
hss ibis day been dissolved by
mutual consent. The business will
be continued by A. Lacy Holt,
who alone is'responsible for obliga
tions contracted after this date
This Bept. Ist, 1924.
C. L. HOWARD.
A. LACT HOLT.
Mountain grown Irfaih potato
seed from Western North Caro
lina show an average increase in
production of 11.% percent over
the seed secured from Maine, say
horticultural workers of the State
College Extension division.
CASTORIA
For Infants anu CuiMren,
lr. lis a For Ovor S O Yoar»
Always bMn _
HgWur.of
Notice ol Receivership.
NORTH CAROLINA—
ALAMANCE COUNTY,
la the Superior Co art.
Clerk Superior Court.
Dr. LeLacy Foust, Plaintiff,
vs. "
Snow Cauap Telephone Co.
Having been appointed Re
ceiver of the Snow Camp Tele
phone Company by the Superior
Court of AUunance county,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having' claims
against said Snow Camp Tele
phone Co. to jn-esent them to
the undersigned at his office in
Graham, N. C., on or before
December 1, 1924, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar ot their
recovery. This notice is pub
lished in accordance with an
order and judgment of E. H.
Cranmer, Judge Superior Court
of said county and State. All
persons indebted to said defend
ant company will make im
mediate payment to the under
signed.
This Sept. 18, 1924.
L. C. ALLEN,
33-0t Receiver.
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ashamed
It brought him untold
misery, yet only ho
kimulf, was to blamo
HE had neglected hi* teeth w
long that he was actually
ashamed to visit his dentist. And
like so many people, he kept put
tine it off.
Fmally he became so sensitive
' about their appearance that in con
versation he habitually distorted his
mouth in an effort to bide them
from view.
A reasonable effort on bis own
part—consulting his dentist, con
scientious use of his tooth brush and
the right dentifrice —might have
saved him this humiliation. But he
even neglected these things. He was
uncomfortable wherever he went.
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fhitn i■ r/ frtHtm
jlggffr ttfn/
You will notice the improvement
even in the first few day*. And you
knem it is cU*ni*i ifjnj.
So the makers of Luterine, the
safe antiseptic, have found for you
also the really safe dentifrice.
What are your teeth saying about
von today \-LAMBKtLTPHAR'
MACAL CO., Stint Lotus. V. S. A.
LISTERINE
TOOTH PASTE
Large Tube—2s cetUt
¥
Niffat mad Momtaf to keep
thssn Clean, Cleat and Healthy
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Mada.fs.lm.«.t.yt.«H»»-Oi—»
Admit Possibility of
Metal Transmutation
Nothing better could illustrate the
new conceptions of matter now exist
ing In scientific circles than the tone
la which the orthodox physicists com
ment on the report from Germany of
the turning of mercury Into gold. ▲
tew years ago no real scientist would
have had the patience to dignify such
claims even to the extant of denying
them, says the New York Times.
The difference between the elements
then was held to be essential and un
changeable. At present there Is more
than doubt If any essential difference
separates any so-called element from
any of the others, and to claims of
transmutation the answer Is "Not Im
possible I"
The old assumptions as to the Inde
structibility of matter and the con
servation of energy—they, too, have
fallen upon evil days, and the respect
that used to be theirs has waned to
next to nothing. Yet science need not
confess fallibility, since it never as
serted Infallibility. The old hypothe
ses fitted all of the known facts of
their day and they met the pragmatic
test—they worked.
It was said of Herbert Spencer that
his Idea of a tragedy was the over
throwing pt a beautiful hypothesis by
an ugly fact Iu these days no horror
at all and not even disquietude la
caused by such happenings.
J/Mj
Telephone to Teach
Better Enunciation
Men who are trying to Improve tele
phone service believe that the tele
phone will teach Its users to speak
clearly—not with one conversation,
but In the course of time. And, cer
tainly, business would be expedited
with perfect enunciation over the tele
phone. Even a simple name like Dlx,
say, when passed over the wires may
become almost anything—and then It
is spelled for verification, thus: "D for
Dan, I for Ike, X for X-ray"—words
aa difficult as the one to be under
stood.
Progress In plain talking does seem
to lag, In the opinion of The Nation's
Business. Any optimism in that direc
tion Is blighted by the bash In our
daily speech. Ideas seem to have
transmission as much by telepathy as
by telephony. "Wassatyugottado
t'nlgbthuhT" But a Jumble of letters
will make sound and so may give a
message to sophisticated ears. The
eye Is more expert than the ear at
registering words. Whoever was
fooled by the blanks In the penny
dreadfuls of the long agoT The d s
were promptly accepted at their full
brimstone content but a curse by tele
phone might easily be garbled Into if
compliment It's a wise ear that
knows Its own tongue.
Snake Does Not "Sting"
The stinging snake Is a myth. Al
though thousands of people apparently
believe there Is such a thing as a
stinging sHake, and many of them In
sist that they have seen such snakes,
no competent scientist or observer has
ever had the privilege of seeing one
Rewards for stinging snakes are oc
casionally offered, but no such snakes
are ever produced. The nearest ap
proach to the supposed stinging snake
Is the "Farancia abacura," a small,
harmless snake with a needle-like
spine on Its tall. In different parts
of the South this snake, along with
kindred species, Is known variously as
the hoop snake, the rainbow snake,
the mud snake and the stinging snake.
But the notion that these snakes sting
with their tails Is all poppycock.—
Exchange.
Why He Changed Name
Sam was the new office boy in the
Business Girl's office. When he was
hired she asked him If his whole name
were not Samuel, but like Topsy he
claimed he was "Just Sam." Several
weeks went by. Sam was u very small
boy for his age and not at all strong
for hla size. As there were several
men In the office Sam had very little
heavy work to do, and It was under
stood In the office that the heavy work
would have to be done by some one
huskier than Sura.
One day Sam confided lo the Kind
ness Girl that he had changed Ids
name to Sara—he said hi* name hud
been much worse tluin thai When the
Business Girl asked what Ills name
had been originally he replied, modest
ly and rather sheepishly, "Kainson—
New York Sun.
Yerha Mate
Yerim mate is s plant from which a
beverage Is brewed much like and
yet quite different in many particu
lars. It is consumed largely In South
America, where It Is grown and shlpi>ed
to all .parts of the world. It may. be
drunk by persons who cannot drink
tea, and/yet It has some of the stimu
lating qualities of tea. Feuds und
even International wars have been
waged on account of this plunt, the
.warriors' efforts being In the direction
of securing certain secrets regarding'
.Its cultivation and preparation which
have been held sacred by those who
have them.
) A Compliment to All Men
. "The love of a good woman tor a"
man Is a compliment to all men."
. "Women are always making them
es! ves miserable about what they don't
sea In a man, as though what they did
sse wasn't quite enough."
"It la a commonplace about women
that every woman must now and then
make a 'grimace of distaste' Into a
looking-glass."—From "The Greea
Hat" by Michael ArUm.
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PERFUMES THAT ARE
MENACE TO HEALTH
£»en Deadly, Sinister Scent*
. | iVof Uncommon.
The tremendous craze for perfume
at the present time Is, In a way, an
echo of the age of King Solomon;
but It Is well to remember that not
all scents are sweet-smelling savors.
Foreign countries abound In sinis
ter scents of many and deadly kinds.
There are trees In some of them which
breathe out poison, and woe betide
the traveler who Is Ignorant enough to
rest beneath their shade 1
On the hill slopes of Chill, for ex
ample, Is a tree which the natives look
upon as being possessed of an evil
spirit Many cases have occurred
where Innocent travelers have crept
under Its branches during the heat of
the day, and paid tor Its shade with
their lives. After resting under one
of these trees for a short time,
the bands and face of a trav- .
eler become swollen, as In a case of
snakebite, and the surface of the skin
is covered with bolls.
Many visitors In the vicinity of Val
paraiso have succumbed to the Influ
ence of this poisonous tree.
The trumpet flower, or datura,
found In most tropical countries, al
though not deadly in the open air, la
highly dangerous In a room. Inno
cent people, fascinated by its color*
ing and scent, take it indoors, and
soon fall Into a trance-like slumber,
developing a deadly stupor, from
which they may possibly never awake.
If the trumpet flower were brought
into a sick room and left there for
the night It would mean certain
for the patient Recently, In South,
America, an accusation of murder was
brought against a family who were
said to have profited financially by the
death, in their house, of a wealthy rela
tive. Upon investigation, It was found
that some trumpet flowers had got
mixed with a bunch of others In a
vase, which was allowed to stay In the
house all night and had actually
caused the death of the relation.
Some orchids, with their strange and
powerful perfume, are capable of drug
ging the senses and causing talntnesa.
There are some people, too, who can
not stand the scent of roses, while
others are prejudiced, against the In
nocent-looking violet
It is well to make quite certain that
any perfume we use, or have In the
house, is suited to our temperament
If the least Irritation Is caused by
any scent It should at once be dis
pensed with, however beautiful it may
seem to others. There are few peo
ple who do not like the scent of dove;
yet. not long ago, there was a case In
Zanzibar where the scent of clove was
responsible for a British official's con
tracting an ulcerated throat with
sequent loss of voice.—The World-
Wide News Service.
Hie Unknown Friend
his book, "My Cricket Memories'*
(Heincmann), London Tit-Bits says,
Jsck Hobbs mentions that he once re
ceived a letter from Begwal, on the
Gold coast, in which the writer stated :
"I am sending you a nice monkey
skin by next mall. Because there la
plenty monkey skins In BegwaL And
also try and send me one bat or any
thing which you will get Here is one
ostrich feather as my first trial. I
hope it will please you that you have
received a first trial from your un
known friend. Try and send hat quick.
So that I may forward yon the monkey
skin. I was about to send you the
monkey skin. But I want you to know.
And I want you to send me that hat
before. I am your unknown friend, Rs
sandoli."
Peculiarly American
The big circus is an American de
velopment essentially. There is noth
ing like It elsewhere in the world. The
American business man has a genius
for organization and It requires a su
pergenlus to organize and conduct a
big circus successfully.
But such an Institution would not
remain Intact year after year if the
owners had oot mustered the Intricate
art of what the showman calls "mov
ing the circus Into the money." This
recalls the cryptic remark of the able
Charles Sparks:
"Any boob can run a circus. The
trick Is.to know where to put it"—
Karl Cbapln May, in McClure's Maga
zine.
Game Bird» Increase
As a result of continued activities
on coyote control In the North Park
country, Colorado, the number of sage
hens was greatly Increased during the
summer of 1023, according to a report
received by the biological survey,
States Department of AgrW
or' On the Inspection trip-flocks
ranging from/ twelve to sixty were
seen, whereas three years ago these
birds were exceedingly scarce. Quail
are also on the Increase in western
Colorado. Hundreds of them am
seen on the sheep ranges wbich have
been cleared of coyotes.
Statue of Fox Trot
Pavlova, the famous Russian dancer,
•ays that the fox trot, now so univer
sally popular In all parts of the world,*
and of modern dances the one that has
remained popular the longest la dy
ing rapidly. In a few years, she says,
few or no dancers will be using this
step, but on the other hsnd many
dance authorities say Pavlova is s
pessimist in this regard and that the
step has taken hold of the newer gen
erations sufficiently to be carried on
for another generation at least wltfe
eut serious waning. ,