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Show BEAVER CITY PRESS - 1 nnnnTTTn it .1 . Milton Sills i it A at Sea, and Boy in Poland; Twenty Years the Remainder as a Writer JOSEPH CONRAD, to New York Reporters. I CRAZY It ABB ITS the Vr WAS the first gray dawn 1 morning tnat Mr- Fox was - of the awHk" ened by the sound of running feet. He to the 'jumped out of bed and went .Vindow. through (Peeking the shutters he see a long line ofrabbita runthe path through the woods down ning 'that led to the meadow. "Whut in the is tte matter with all the thought Mr. Fox as he began to "Wonder If the woods Is on Idress. bun-'nits- wli There was nothing the matter the woods, he found out as soon as he was outside. The eweet smell of early morning Blled the air. Not even the chirp of a bird was to be heard, only the faint sound of the little feet in the distance did Mr. Fox hear, and the last rabbit as It disappeared through the trees did Mr. Fox Bee. But he must know what, was going He Down the path he sped. on. reached .the edge of the woods Just as the last rabbit ran into the meadow. Just before he caught up to them, saw that the rabbits were running along by a pond, and when the Mr. Fox "And Then They Alt tures! "What In the world Is the matter with you all?" called Mr. Fox when he reached the running rabbits. "Here, you stop running or you will be so dizzy you will tumble Into the pond." For a second all the rabbits stood still and blinked their eyes In a dazed sort of way and then they all sat down. LINE By X CHEER SUGGESTION SUCH shall be your mental state be. Then take your stock of dally troubles And turn them Into airy bubbles The dally troubles that you've nursed And blow them up until they burst. " by McClura Newspaper Syndicate.) maiden. The first Audrey of note was the 8alnt Audrey. She was In Queen Aetbelthryth, who was 'Uty rather an unsuccessful wife and retired to a monastery, later being canonized St. Etheldreda. She was revered ss Audry and many fairs are given In W honor by the peasantry. It Is that the garish little articles sold at jhese fairs have given rise to tba term tawdry". Because of her saintly reputation, the name of Audrey reached a high estate of popularity In England and bas oevtr ceased to be In common usage. Particularly of late bas It been revived Anglo- t goat called Pan, who plays on little pipes made of reeds very, very early In the morning; but no one ever see him, though some say they have heard the piping." "Have your asked Mr. Fox. "No, replied Mr. Coon. "Neither have I." replied Mr. Fox, "and I don't believe a word of such foolish talk." But Mr. Fox was wrong, for In a mystic hour Just before the dawn Pan passes with his pipes and calls tha world to awaken. (J). UJJ. by McClure lwutf SradleateJ a ghe Right Time TIME AND PLACE most unusual to select ONCE it wasfor a wedding day, but of Is a decided preference late years there for this day. Then, weddings often take place at country homes and busy men can more easily arrange to be present for the wedding when It comes than at any other time. at a week-enMoreover, as evening weddings have quite gone out of fashion, the best time tbut an afternoon wedding can take place Is Saturday, when so many-metake a June and October are the favorite months for weddings, though the Kaster season Is likewise popular. Among the ancient Unmans there was a decided as prejudice against May weddings, that month was supposed to be under the Influence of spirits adverse to happy households. June was with them, as with us, the month of weddings, and no time In the year was ao highly reIn garded as a wedding day aa a day June when there was a foil moon. Fortunately we have no such superstition. However, society folk, whether church member or not, seldom choose to be married in Lent. The larire, Now as for the place. formal wedding Is usually celebrated In carter; your lucky o of the beat pictures. Mr. 8111s is married and haa one daughter about eleven years old. Ho la alx feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. Ho haa light hair and gray eyes. Right Thing FACTS about your name; it's History's moaning; whence k was dorWed; signrjr A UDOEY U closely allied with EtheL Both signify Tnoble threatener" luce they have) their origin with the Anglo-Saxofeminine name Etheldred w Aethelthryth, srbich la turn comes from the German Edlltrud. noble -Saxon 1 WKats in a Name?" AUDREY' helped thousands of ailing folks. They should help yon. Atk your neighbor! A Utah Case ... I Mrs. Orson t DR. H. M. WARREN, President 3rd n, tit.. K. Eph-ral- Utah, says: "My kidneys were weak1 and acted -- sv Cvl in my Pln which were baek sharp and shooting and I heavy ache In my AT "V. back. My first was of Doan'a thought Kidney pills and one box of Doan'a cava me wonderful results." ill H f ' " IS! Cm Data's at Aay Stem, SO a Baa DOANSLWtSSI It T. F0STER4HL8UXN CO. BUFFALO. SALESMEN AGENTS Sail or Apply GLEAf.'O AND PR0TECT0 t0t If i0O Freftt m tales owner. Every sutotnobll BUY houMwtft, auto tuppW store and s . suaraatsad pobh as4 ON SIOHT. Out and which aMSMattM) fniah stoas tnnapsraiK th original brh Umrr on nkckU silver, bita, SoULstc 940 Profit en aay $5 Otrttlt. asae Write tot MRlculan ot and mm awaav otdar today. an CUEAMO BoMsesl BMs . f 'JT J MFO. COMPANY Newark, Skit PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM I S I atBSaUalrraUaai lUatatw. Cetoe ad . faaaty te Gr. y aFaUd Ha VI vjw.ew'rWRTl HINDERCORN8 aw.ee.eu. tnaaaa, at, staaa ail sal aaaana Malar W u League Save-a-Li- fe Poul-o- nurse. practical Center St., iJiv Suicide of Children Is Peculiarly Distressing, a Most Serious Problem , yF,M.jrt The. suicide of children is a matter particularly distressing, and a most serious problem, to be carefully considered. In 1919 we reported 477 child suicides. In 1920 there were 707. In 1921 the number had in creased to 858. In 1922 there were over 900, or nearly 3,000 in four aywaa ,. Ion't Negi inflamed eyelids or other eye Irritations. Ton will Bad a aootnlnr and safe years. The average age of boy suicides is sixteen, girls fifteen. Host BP. remedy in MITCHELL BYK SALVBU girls use poison ; the boys use a gun. When five school girls in four days at al commit suicide it is time the public acked the reason why. The con druaaksisv clusion reached probably will be that they were temperamentally disor TBTT SrSXAS Dtacaas) dered, or home conditions were intolerable, or that the school system was BiUs aa aus. pan, wo, at fault. AU three are the chief causes for child suicide. Child marriages is another serious cause. In 1920 there were 1,600 boys and 12,000 girls fifteen years of age in the United States listed as 0. 'Cfc married, and nearly 500 of them were recorded as widowed or divorced. roar enawss The married boys of siiteen numbered 3,222. Those of seventeen num bered 7,690, those of eighteen 24,644. Girls who had married at siiteen Those who have known grief numbered 41,620. at seventeen 90,930, and those at eighteen 186,645. dom seem-s- al hare made find a that after soon children of these they, marriage Many great mistake in their choice, quarrel, separate, get divorced and supply many of our suicides as well as homicides. Parents and teachers should educate children to avoid emotional excesses, to meet bravely the un PL!".! T-- 1 MILDRED MARSHALL ... Are vo a dragging around, day after-daywith a dull, unceasing backache? Are you lame in the morning; bothered with headaches, duuinesa and urinary disorders ? Feel tired, irritable and Then there 'a surely discouraged? something wrong, end likely it's kidney weakness. Don't neglect it! Get back your health while you can. Use Doan't Kidney Pilli. Doom's have ,v-iT!- half-holida- That you can't help exa;- frerate. Instead of, aa most mortals do. (exaggerating- - things of rue. Heid this small bit of halting rhyme And try for Just a little time To magnify your Joys and see How much more happy you will i? He told Mr. Coon about Stubby Tail and what he had said, later In the day. "Craxy ; every last rabbit in this woods was crazy this morning Just before sunrise," sald.MrvFox. "I am not so sure about that," replied Mr. Coon. "I have heard that there Is a creature half man and half d John Kendrlck Bangs. A TF 0' go-ho-rae." fast.. 8at Down." head rabbit, who was named Stubby Tall, reached the far end of the pond, instead of keeping straight on with fall run he turned, coming down to the other side of the pond. The rabbits that were following did not notice this. Each one seemed Intent upon following the rabbit la front, so when Stubby Tall came to the side of the pond nearest Mr. Fox he followed the end rabbit, who was, of course, beginning his ran along the bank of the pond. "Crazy," exclaimed Mr. Fox, every one of them I Running around the pond In a circle like a lot of mad crea- A 'hat is the matter?" asked Mr. Fox of Stubby Tail. "Were jou running awuy from something?" Stubby Tall blinked, shook himself, and called to his mates, "We won't And him now; we had better All the Rabbits got up and hopped along after Stubby and Mr. Fox. who was still asking questions ubout the strange sight he had seen. "No, we were not running away from anything or anybody, "we were trying to catch somebody." "To catch somebody?" repeated Mr. Fox. "Who in the world did you want to catch?" Stubby Tall shook his head, "That we do not know," he said. "We only heurd the sweet music that he plays, little piping strains of the sweetest music you ever heard." Mr. Fox stood still now, looking at Stubby Tall. He was certain he was crazy out MuDoy did not seem to notice Mr. Fox at all. "I heard it Just before the dawn came," Stubby went on saying. "I ran out as fust as I could but he had passed. I could hear the soft sweet piping down the path. "So I called the other rabbits and began to run after him, but I only saw his footprints. I guess no one has ever seen him." Mr. Fox looked along the path." Do you mean those footprints?" he asked, pointing to small hoof marks. Stubby Tall nodded his head and Mr. Fox burst into a loud laugh. "Those are the footprints of Billy Goat and I know he does not play on a pipe or make sweet music ever hear his voice?" "It was not Billy Goat," said Stubby Tall. "It's some one who loves all of us animals and comes playing tunes In the soft early morning." Mr. Fox looked at Stubby in a way that plainly showed he was disgusted with him and shook his bead and then he ran toward home to get his break- II AD a touoh of lumbago and an attack of out in my left hand: I didn't get up in the bridge as much as I should have liked. . . . This is the largest ship I waa ever on (the displacement of the Tus- I left the sea in '94. Ships have cania is 16.SD3 tons). changed since thin. All life has changed. Captain Bone was kind enough to show me all the new contraptions which ships did not have when I was at sea. Yes, I still hold my masters ticket; it's in the family archives. Captain Bone insisted that his men address me by my title. At first I didn't know whom they meant when the officers said "Do this or that for the Captain." It pleased me very much. A pretty compliment . . . Yes, Walter Ilines Tage was a great man. It is part of England's traditional luck to have had Page in London during the war. He was killed by the war just as much as if he had had a bullet in his heart. America has always been good to me; magazines have serialized my stories from the very first. . . . Americans have an enviable enthusiasm. Enthusiasm makes life interesting. . . . No, I'm not much up on modern American literature. You see, I don't read much fiction and my mind is not critical. I couldn't say much about writers, because I haven't got any general culture. Twenty years at sea when one is a youth do not fit one with a critical type of mind. I'm not a literary man. Henry James, who used to come to see me, told me about John ., I Burroughs, the fellow who was Always ..chawng,,njUU.aJ.ej..,.,.?..,. Popular Milton SI la, on of the read Poe in French translations. Whitman, yes, but I can't say about bright "movie" stars, Is a product of Whitman, for I haven't a critical mind. You see, I have lived three lives: Tha player epent his boyChicago. until seventeen a boy in Poland, twenty years, at sea and the remainder hood In that city where h also attended tha Chicago unlveralty. Aftar as a writer. I thought of drifting back to sea, even after I was married; ha graduated ha want to Naw York but after 'The Nigger of the Narcissus," I made up my mind it was tha and for sight yeara was a successful of end life. sea my actor for prominent producers. Ha has been seen in tha title role In some Help That Achy Back! dr? and. lucky" jewel and set to rivsl its counterpart. Ethel. Addy, which Is commonly believed to be the contraction of Adelaide. Is really the Devonian diminutive for Audrey. The agate Is Audrey's tallsmanlc gem. It is believed to have the power to draw success and good fortune to Its wearer, and. to guard ber from ail harm. Monday Is ber lucky flay and 4 her lucky number. C by Wheeler Syndicate, Imit . J Aspirin church more so in fact of late yeara pleasant things of life. than ever before. The fact that a brilliant wedding party appears to better advantage In the aisles of a church than In most private residences perhaps has had something to do with this. Then, of course, many persons prefer to be married In church because of religious associations. As far as the By A. W. SCHORGER, In American Forestry. proprieties go, a wedding may be held The distances traveled by various species of birds between their snnv In church, the vestry room, the rectory or minister's study, at the home or ofmer and winter homes present many anomalies. The labored flight of the fice of the Justice of the peace, or at rails is so proverbial that it was formerly supposed that they migrated on the home of the bride. The hotel wedding Is In good enough form, providing foot The Carolina rail, however, crosses the wide reaches of the Caribthe parents or guardians of the bride bean to winter in South America. The robin, a much better flyer, miact as hosts. with reluctance, a few wintering even in southern Wisconsin. The Never, under any circumstances, grates of the night hawk is from Alaska to Argentina, a distance of 7.000 should the wedding take place In the range Unless yon see the name ""Bayer" on home of the bridegroom, nor should the miles, exceeding that of any other land-birpackage or on tablets you are not get or his family provide for bridegroom travel distances truly marvelous. The golden ting the genuine Barer product preSome of the water-bird- s the wedding hospitality. If a young woinan of extremely humble origin plover, breeding on the Barren Grounds, migrates overland to Nova Scotia. scribed by physicians over twenty-tw- o years and proved safe by millions for marries a man In far better circumFrom this point to South America, a distance of 2,400 miles, the journey " Colds stances she should be none the less InHeadache sistent that such wedding as she haa is made entirely over the waters of the Atlantic and Caribbean. The Pa Toothache) Lumbago Earache be nt her home. Rheumatism cific plover on leaving Alaska has a landless course of 2,000 wiles before ( by McCInre Newipaper Syndicate.) Neuralgia Pain, Pain islands. The Arctic home Hawaiian in in the tern winter its its o reaching Tablets of Aspirin" Accept "TJayer Locate Site of City of David. annual migrations makes a journey practically equivalent to circumnavi only, Each unbroken package contalM Universal Service Is Informed by the proper directions. gation of the globe. Handy hoses af British Colonial office that the protwelve cost tablets few cents. Drugthe of of of ancient excavation lack the Our city posed specific phase and general knowledge on many gists als sell bottles of 24 and 100. of David will be made In the vicinity principles of migration is still so great that we must agree with Alfred Aspirin ts the trade mark of Bayer of the Cenacolo. on the hill popularly known as Mount ZIon. The real site Newton, who said : "We are here brought face to facewilh the jjreatest Manufacture of Monoacetlcacldester af Sallcyllcadd. Advertisement of ZIon, the city of David, has long mystery which the whole animal kingdom presents." been known to archeologlsts. It Ilea Repose Is a good thmg, bat tar-donot on the hill on which Cenacolo la Its brother. stands, but further eastward on the little triangular spur called OpheL to which runs southward to Its apex above the old pool of Siloam. It waa on this small spur, which the Jebasltes FOR INDIGESTION first occupied, that David founded his By HERBERT L. STONE, in the Outlook. city of ZIon. Here bis tomb will probably be found and here the excavaIt was freely predicted that the fins old sport of sailing and sailboat tions will be carried out racing was doomed that the sailboat cr sailing yacht would soon be 0 obsolete, a thing of the past In the face of the initial popularity of this Luck Can Work Wonder. 6 Dell-aeven make mere lock, may new form of power it began to look for a while as if the craving for speed Lock, Hot JerrokL madness wisdom.--Dougl- as and for covering the most miles in the shortest time, either afloat or Relief Sum 0 with would ce the lure its the on natural sail, ashore, supplant dependence d. - Such a Return to Sail as Make the Snort More Popular Than Ever ,.5...;., "Bags 3 water VUa forcee, and kill the urge to acqune the skill, resourcefulness and daring that we recognise as marking the, true sailor. Bat these people' didn't reckon with our heritage, didn't take into account the amount of salt still running in the reins of our race, or gauga the strength of the call of the ships. For, in spite of great war that killed yacht sailing as a sport fqr over three seasons, the last two years hare seen such a return to sail aa to mike the sport mors popular than it ever was before and to give the lie to those who figured that the dust of the roads or the fumes of burned gas would be for the .' American boy. partl-make- sgrlculture, Sure Relief m O Government Cjtter Inspection. The United States Department of Agriculture maintains a butter Inspection service on the Boston. Chicago, New York. Philadelphia and San Francisco market, and at the request of other flnaocIallylnte'eat-e- d shippers or s official Inspection of butter offered for Interstate shipment maror received at Important central ket designated by the secretary of Say "Bayer' 'and Insist! Face to Face With Greatest Mystery Which Animal Kingdom Presents COs as MiClsse sasilsaiai , , ' For be it knows that the finest thing about this reawakened inters is the fact that the bulk of those clamoring to get afloat under can van a new generation that Has grown to youth and manho- - u" and of our entrance into the war the ad rent of the gas-engi- ne 254 AND 7H PACKAGES CVTRYYVHERf You Walk In Comfort If rot. Shake Into Your Shoes) some the Antiseptic, Healing powder for shoes that pinch or feet that ache. It takes the friction from the shoe and gives mstant relief to corns and bunions, hot, tired, aching, swollen, sweating feet, blisters and callouses. Ladies can wear shoes one site smaller by shaking Allan's, Foot-Easin ach shoe. Sold everywhere. Trial pack-ag- e and a Foot-Ea- se Walking Dell seat post Frexv Address Alton's) Foot-Ea- a, es Allen's Foot-Eat- o, La Roy, H. Y. |