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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, TUESDAY" MORNING, DECEMBER gjjfaltfatoibunt t lamed -- ty Mnrntn by Tribune Publiahlng Company TEBilS OP 8CBSCRIPTION: fa rtak. Idaka, Send and tbyomln Dally a ad Holiday, mm moots Daily and Sunday, S-one year ' Eiaewbere la 11. a 1 91 Dally aad Panda y. per month ISO Seml Weakly Tribune, one year " ri'T The Tribune la on aale la aaary lmior(.iit Kaadrr. I. .M lilted aaaata la any ally by telepbooina lblaefrira. Tba Tribune la a mr tuber of the rreaa. Tba deeoclated Fraea la of H tiUd to I bo oo for roputottotiloo dl eye tehee eredltad to It ornot local uewa the alee and In thia Dad paper, pttfc11bl taoroia. The Tribune la a member of the Audit Burred Trib-aae-- a of Circulation. Information roo earning Tba Audit circulation will be eupplted by hit ago. I Bareau of Clrculatloo, Century bldg., The 8 C. Beckwith Special Agency, aolaraat era adeertlalnugenl. World bldg. New York; bldg., Tribune bldg.. I biragd; lSt Di'pntch Bryant BL Leu la; rord bldg. Detroit, Mich.; Kdf ., hanaaa City. Mo ; M. Liam-Inc- r CeT lac.. Pacific Ceaat repreeentatlee. bldg . San Franrlnco: Title lnaurance pldg.. . Beattie. Loa Angelaa; Security bldg TribForeign bureaue of Infonnattoo of The France; 1d4 une am I Hue Lamartine. 1 Parle, Linden, I nter den Pall Mall. London. England; Berlin. Oermany; Eacelalor Hotel. Home. Italy. Waaatch W. Ttlepheae When yon fall to get your Tribune, telephone before 10 o clock the dir rlrcalatloa department a m. aad a copy will be aent you by meaaenger. aa Entered at tba poatof flea a t Salt Laka City iscond cIam matter, alt ", '' Mo''" Tuesdif, December 12, COPPER 1922. IN SWEDEN. find of copper is reported from Sweden which may turn out to b of Tmmensedm7ioiricei TheIicaT of the government geological research asked department, Axel Gavclin, has cost the cover to for an appropriation deof the tf a thorough investigation -- A new posit The new mineral beds Ho in central Sweden and consist of copper, iron and aiae ores. Gavelin doe ijot make pub-li- e exact details aa to the aixe of tie deposits, but he deems them promising and say tfcat if further research fulfills hie expectation thj opper find is espeform a national cially valuable aa I asset of great importance. The total iron ore deposit of Sweden already known are calculated to be nearly 1,400,000,000 tons, running an average of 00 per cent iron, which is said to be over 23 per cent more than the average for all iron ore mined in the rest of Europe and is 16 per cent more than the average for the world a a whole. Although much of Swedens iron ore is used for the domestic manufacture of iron and steel, the export is considIn 1913 the total export was erable. six and a half million tons, while last il year the figures were four and a helf millions. Copper mining and export, which la hundreds of years old in Sweden, bad declined in recent years, and the familiar copperware seen in every Swedish home was in a fair way of becoming valuable antiques. Now, however, a revival of the Swedish copper industry may result from the newly discovered deposits. INTERESTING STRANGERS. Among a number of interesting specimens recently arrived at New York are the strangest frogs in the world. They climb trees, bark like dogs and are equipped with poison gas. They are part of the trophies rf the expedi tion which bas recentJy returned from Santo Domingo under the leadership of Dr. and Mrs. G. Kingsley Noble with collections for the American Museum cf Natural History. The party brought more than 200 living specimens from the jungle region invaded by the explorer The members of the expedition traversed the entire leugth of the Dominican republic in quest of the giant tree frog and the rather rare rhinoceros Iguana, which is said to resemble a prehistoric monster of the past on a miniature scale. One of the primary purposes waa to obtain specimen cf the almost unknown frog, one reputed to be the largest of the type. The expedition established the somewhat strange fact that this king of all$req clunbdrs was not restricted to arboreal life. This frog frequents the cool mists of mountain torrents, and remains for hours sprawled out on the boulders near the rushing streams. Its rapture was not attained without hazard, for when touched it exuded a milky secretion which inflamed the hand tnd filled the air with a pungent vapor very irritating to the nose and No frog has hitherto been known eye to be supplied with such a protective device, one which, by the way, is very disconcerting to the collectors. It was further found that this giant tree frog had a most remarkable life hietory. After a months research on the banks of a mountain torrent, the expedition was able to glean the whole tory of this Interesting creature Which climbs trees in Santo Domingo. The 88 exceeding a hundred in number, are laid among the stones near the edge of the stream. Soon after hatching, the tadpoles wriggle but into the stream, and, by means of powerful to the boul, suckers, attach themaMve der in the heart of the current, Deep in the jungle region of, northern Sento Domingo the expedition diecovered another remarkable- - tree frog, one which barked exactly like a dog. Hunting was earned ochiefly at night, and it was a weird, experience, aeeording to the explorers, to penetrate the blackness of xthe forests and to hear, as one would suppose, dogs barking high overhead in the treetop. Instead of wriggling like a frog or growling like a dog, it opened its mouth w ids and gave a terrific squeal, such as a pig might make in angonv. The first barking frog that was captured startled the number of the party - moss-covere- sot a little. Later it waa this fouitd that frog which barked like a dog left the trees in the breeding season and laid its eggs on the ground. The eggs, which were very large and about thirty in number, did not hatch out, aa is the general rule among northern frogs, into tadpoles, but instead iuto tiny frogletg of the same form aa tree-lo- p their parent. In the arid deserts of southwestern Santo Domingo the expedition found the rhinoceros iguana fairly B amorous, especially along the borders of a salt lake, lying more than 150 feet below aoajevel. - The iguana, which are quite diminutive, were hunted with clogs, aud it waa found that under the torrid conditions which prevailed the dogs were a)le to hunt auly a few hours a day. Some of these strange-lookiniguana were found in bnrrows which they dug through masses of fossil coral. These fossils were found to be in an almost perfect state of preservation. The iguana, the expedition learned, laid eggs aa large aa those of a hen, and about fifteen in number. ,The ahell was- white, but soft, as is usually the case in reptile eggs. The eggs were laid sometimes more than a foot and a half below the surface of tba ground, but, oddly enough, the young iguana which batched out did not appear to have any difficulty in making their way to freedom. little-know- IMMIGRATION REFORM. Dr. Royal S. Copeland, United States sHAtorjelnct-fro- m New York,-hasTrons- definite ideas about Americas immigration problem which he proposes to put forward when he goes to Washington. Dr. Copeland fof many years has been health commissioner of the eity of New York, and in that capacity has come into intimate knowledge of immigrants, their needs, their capabilities for useful citizenship, their attitude toward America, and, naturally, has gained a vaat deal of information about their modes of life especially in respect of acceptance or rejection of sanitary and health measures. The new 'senator it out of sympathy with the present immigration methods and suggests two principal reforms. Immigrants, he says, should be carefully examined by United States health officials before leaving their native lands and should be distributed evenly throughout this country after their arrival. It is essential, he thinks, that American health officials should be stationed in European ports of embarkation and that these officials should be Careful physical, wholly capable. mental and moral examinations should be thorough. In addition, there should be examination with reference to industrial - training. This step having been taken, and the immigrant passed, he should bo allocated, so far aa pos to sible, according industrial or pro fcssional preparation. Dr. Copeland say the United' Stales will never return to a svstem of free and unrestricted immigration. He, for one, promises to insist upon strict limitation, but under laws whose provisions must be sound. The laws must he based, he says, upon a thorough of the needs of dur counti and they must be flexible enough to prevent what he terms the cruel and unchristian acta which are perpetrated too often at our ports of entrv. -- undnjr-vtandin- TO PROTECT ANTELOPE A movement is on foot to induce the government, through its biological organizations, to bring about a scheme for the protection of Ihr Antelope. According to tentative plans, a sanctuary is to be "established in Utah, as well as in other western state There are said to be abdut 3000 an telopes in the United States at this time, 350 of which are in the Yellowstone National park. In 1903 there were 2000 in the park alone. Thus, it will be seen that unless some speedv action is taken, ths antelope will soon become practically extinct and completely so in a few years. Agitation on behalf of the antelope has been started by the members of the American Bison society, which ha done so much for the buffalo. The winter range in the Yellowstone National park is pronounced not nearly adequate for the antelope alone and it is necessary to share it with other animals. The antelope, being less well equipped w.ith natural weapon to hold its own, does not fare well under these conditions. - It is proposed not only to enlarge this range, but also to provide similar ranges in Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and California, and also to withdraw from public use certain parts of the ellowstone park where the animals congregate. Aeeording to reports received by the society, the antelope herds last season suffered severely from exposure and from the depredations of predatory animals. order to study the shocks more thoroughly, new and more highly sensitised, seismographs may be installed at the magnetic observatories at Tucson, Arizona, and Sitka, Alaska, because these relastation! are in quiet region of great earthtively near to- area quake activity in the present or recent past. During xthe last century, the report shoes, six major earthquake have occurred in the United States, Alaska and the insular possession. Some of them have caused great loss of life and Two of these, that at property. Charleston in 1886, and that in the upper Mississippi valley is 1811, then but now densely sparsely inhabited populated, were .n regions not generbe to ally deemed subject to earthquake - RECEPTACLES FOR MAIL. The United postmaster general of the States, acting under the law governing the establishment and extension of city delixeiyihaa .found it necessary to definp from time to time, a they have been made necessary by the enormous development of the postal system. Among other conditions governing delivery of mail, it has been found advisable to insist upon sidewalks, crosswalks, street signs and house numbers, which were not contemplated when the service was organized. In line with these essentials the order making convenlerTI "receptacles, or slots in doors, a condition precedent to city delivery has been issued. Statistics show that 70 per cent of the people who receive mail by earners voluntanly equipped their houses with This relieves them from receptacle. annoyance and saves carriers time, valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, to the taxpayers who support the government. Naturally, the postmaster general onders why the enterprise and public spirit of 70 per cent should bo nullified to a certain extent by 30 per cent of the people, most of whom have alway intended to provide receptacles but never get around to it. No particular kind of receptacle is specified. But it should be convenient, accessible and reasonably secure. Even a slot in the door will answer every purpose. And the time is drawing near when carrier delivery will be withdrawn unless proper accommodations are provided. ts WAR ON INSECT PESTS. Among other things contained in the annual report of the United States secretary of agriculture, just made public, there is a pointed discussion of destructive insects. While the warfare agamst these pests grows in intensity and while the efforts of scientists are redoubled, the damage continues to mount as new kinds of these organisms multiply and spread throughout the the direct insect country. Although attack on crops has not been stopped, grejt progress is noted in the control of the indirect attacks made by these pests in carrying infectious diseases from plant to plant. Much of the failure in controlling some of the physiological diseases of potatoes and other cultivated crop, the report says, is now known to be due to failure to recognize the fact that plants might be infected and capable of transmitting the disease without showing external symptoms. Researches have thrown much light on a field in which scientific workers were previously almost helpless. The direct attacks of the corn borer, the Japanese beetle, the cotton and the pink boll worm have not been combated with much suecees. The corn borer holds the ground previously gained, although a benevolent parasite has been introduced froft France, which laboratory studies indicate may prove of much value in destroying various species of the borers. The Japanese beetle continue to spread at the rate of five miles it year and larger jumps may be made at anytime. It is feared that it will spread throughout the United States in spite of control measures. Using the airplane to spread poisons Is a method that gives promise in the figh -- against the But the pink has gained a foothold in Texas, Louisinia and New Mexico, and is regarded as an even more serious pest. In all probability it would have won the fight but for the vigilance of a Baltimore. Inspector of the department. A passenger from Brazil landed with fifty packages of Brasilian cotton seed, which he intended to take to the cotton districts of Mississippi for planting. The Baltimore official, however, discovered these seeds and found, that infected every living pink package. If they had been let loose in Mississippi, officials believe that they would have quickly covered that extensive portion of the cotton belt: boll-woev- boll-wor- boll-worm- s I NEVER THOUGHT. I never thought that I could sing, A Joyful note until yon came Possibility of forecasting earth- And broughtjhe song of love to m. I never thought. I never dreamed. quakes and taking precautions against When I was all alone. held ont is happlnets of having you, their coming by an iavesti Th1 might hsv known. movements of the of the surface I gation did not know th evening cam, of our terrestrial ball now nnder way With footsteps angel-aof- t. then my heart was very still. in California. The United States coast For I never thought, J never dreamed. I was sitting there. When and geodetic survey," in cooperation Before the fires alluring light. I That should care. with the Carnegie Institution cf Washington, is engaged in thia important And now I hold you very close. sing a little song. study. These items are revealed ia the And lullaby that mothers know. annual report of the secretary of com A I never thought qf loneliness. - Befor you cam to me. meree, just issued. of a firmament of love, Even if earthquake prediction is not OntBeyond a pink whit sea. made possible, it i expected that the since I know your baby touch. work will at least result in marking But And that youre really mine out areas where special precautions in To keep through all the changing vear. never though, i never dreamed. construction should be taken and I When ! was all alone. where certain types of construction The wonder of vo.ir tftv self. 1 have knowL might should be avoided, tb report say In ' Helen Crawford. In Morning Oregonian. FORECASTING EARTHQUAKES. -- Basswood Coming Into Its Own By rrsderlc J. Hxskin. 12, 1922. How to Keep Well. A Line o Type or Two By Dr. W. A. Brans Haw to th line, let tbs quips fan they may. TRAINING CHILD MINDS. w wtl do much toward making the world better when we dlaoover the reason for social and economic failure and .correct them at a years of age Instead of 10. . Most ot the cause or social failure snd many of those of economic failure Me In lh realm of bad mental hygiene. There are certain fundamentals necessary to the mental development of every human being that are more In evidence In children than at any other period In life. These are pnaeUoltv. suggestibility, lmltatlveneas, and love of approbation. These qualities. Dr. Thom savs. must be made use of In childhood if the child is to develop In a- - thoroughly sane, poised, happy adult. W hen the child begin to show undesirable mental and social traits, the wise parent or teacher will use these qualities to overcoms the traits. Among such traits are Jealousy, timidity, cruelty, feeling of inferiority, end envv. In Dr. Healy s list are Intense dissatisfactions, grubs for ms ttone. impulse, snd obseeslons. mental conflicts. Jealousies, and emotional outbreaks. Dr. Thom, while not claiming that the children with these behavior peculiarities are the persons who develop the mental breakdown In adult Hfe. save: yet It Is not difficult to see how closely these Infantile reaction resemble the peyciioneurotic manifestations In adult life and that a fundamental lack of Inhibitions may be a dominating In a criminal career." It Is too early to decide what Is ths reflation between the peculiar child and the intern aduft. More data , must be accumulated. Except in dementia prae-coInvestigation of the antecedents of insanity have not included inquiry Into the normality or abnormality of behavior of the person In childhood. Thom'-a- . To my mind, the nine rvf roiTtfTbuHon lies in what he savs of the wav out. 'Two years ago a committee trying to work' out some data on abnormal behavior of school children was able to sgTee on some recommendations for diagnosis, but when it came to rectreatment they came up ommending against a stone wall. Dr. Thom's suggestions relate to paths along which the minds of children naturally flow. Training whldh makes use of these natural aptitudes and qualities of child-hooshould lead some of these children into good mental habit. Dr. D. A Thom think WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 At least 80 per cent of the American-bor- n grand father and grandmothers In the United State are familiar with the slang meanbasswood. ing of the word That is because such a percentage of these venerable person came from the section of the country in whch the basswood tree ia Indigenous. The reasqn for the use of uch a slang term was' that. Its colloquial meaning reflected the opinion of Ihe value of When our grandwarned to describe an utterly parent worthless object or even a person deemed to be worthfess. such a person or object waa said to "be basswood, because of all the vast natural wealth which the pioneer found In this country the basswood tree of least value. In the early days when the American pioneer went into the wilderness he had to depend on the things he found in that environment to fill he everyday needs He must build his house of the natie woods, he must make his tools of native iron, he mut weave his clothe" of native fibres and must raise Tils own food. Pucp a civilization caused thee people to put definite values upon all tte products of nature. Kvery thing had a value. ..Hickory was good for ax handles and ash for wagon spoil's Fine and all kinds of oak wrre excellent firewood, but basswood was discovered to be good for nothing. Its f bres were too spongV and stringy to work into anvthmg useful. It was not strong to withstand pressure. It did not last long and it would not burn well Almost ant' other kind of waste wood at least would make a good fire, but basswood when set alight would sputter for a while and go out and w hat little humme tt would do gave very little heat In comparison with other fueN So it tui not surprising that men and women Snust put definite value ou materials ana on people surrounding them should coin a new word for their language and agree that basswood should describe a useless object or a worthless drone. In the "mates from the Atlantic coa.-r- t to the prairies and from Georgia and Mississippi to the Canadian line, the basswood tree grows In nearly every county and In this section the slang term basswood can be heard among pld people to this day. SCIENCE TO THE RESCUE If this were a play, at this point the words "Enter Science hi the form of the department of agriculture," should be written. To pursue the fantasy, Science would be a Prince Charming oome to alter the life of Basswood, the Cinderella of the forest. It took some years of Investigation and experimentation and the of the inherited natural overcoming prejudice and belief that Basswood was Science but worthless, persisted and the other dav the department of agriculture Issued from Us press a-- booklet devoted wood. entirely to this The booklet Luts 830 practical uses for bawood The despised Cinderella of the forart, ont e the scorn of the pioneer, now- - Is prized for many uses and chiefly through the investigative work and experimentation of this scientific workshop of Uncle Sam. The wentists of the department consider all the characteristics of a commodity and select the good points. Then they find the uses to which such good point can be put. Basswood Is a wood of pecujariarlv clean appearance. It is almost as white a holly. Because of Its spongy texure it does not eplit and therefore can be used in small pieces. Such characteristic, on consideration, were found to be very desirable In the manufacture of containers for food. People want to have food packed In clean containers whkh will not readily fall the-tre- o use-les- ! apart. So the humble basswood came into wide use In the manufacture of such containers as lnrd pails, candy pails and for a variety of other foods Its pall clean, white appearance was appreciated housewives and manufacturers are by quick to discover what the housewife, one of the beet customers in the world, wants. Woodenware was the next development. Chopping bowls and of wooden dishes' were made from the discarded basswood which would not burn snd was no good for constructloh. Soon another household uee was developed and basswood appeared in the form of children's toys. Here aga'n Its clean appearance and it nonsplitting qualities were valuable. Also, it Is light In weight and a basswood lion can be thrown much further across the nursery thm one made of a material as heavy as oak. Pursuing the household uses. Ironing boards, wringers and other things used in the laundry where clean, white woodwork is at a premium, were made from it. Nearly everyone has seen the clean, white little wooden boxea In whkh comb honev ia sold, and, at least subconsciously. thought how much more appetizing the delicacv appeared because of the appearance of the container. These boxes, as well aa many other supplies of apiaries, are made of basswood. USED IN FINE MANUFACTURES. Once the prejudice was removed, it was discovered that lots of things could be done with this wood If It were properly sawed aid dried. Parts of it were used for furniture. It became a favorite material for dowels, the little cylindrical pieces of wood used to fit pieces of wood together, such as appear In the leaves of Ihe dlnihg-rootable. Nothing. It was found, would add to the clean aiqvearance of a traveling trunk any more than basswood, snd so it waa used for the sidc of trays and partitions. Picture frames snd moulding", where a nonsplitting material was necessary, were found to be practical uses, and finally the outcast basswood was put into such fine manufactures as musical Instruments. One of It uses puls this material In everyone's hands. Alllhons of matches which, are struck every dav all around the world have basswood sticks Here was whre the nonburning qualities of the wood, which once made It despised, were capitalized. Fires are set by matches thrown away because they hold fire too long. But th poor burning qualities of a basswood stick would minimize th dangerous afterglow and the fire would not last after It was needed So the progress continued. Kitchen cabinets, tobacco boxes, shoe lasts, Pullman oar finishing, handles of all sorts, thread spools, sliade and map rollers, pulleys, and finally even caskets and coffins were made, tn part at least, of bassIn all, 630 practical uses, and wood. every year new uses ire being found. Even the stringv, nbbony excelsior which comes packed around dishes snd other fragile articles Is made from the basswood. The total annual production Is 230 board feet. TTie existing supplies standing In the shape of basswood trees ki the United States estimated at 9, 000 (MO.OOO board feet. From the lowlv position It occupied In the estimation of our grandfathers. It has risen to suehr value that the department of agriculture now Is advising farmer who hsv unused land to plant basswood as a profitable forest crop. It grows rapidly and Is Indigenous over a wide area of th country. Mow Indus'ry. aided by Investigative science, ha developed this commodity Is repeated tn score of Instances in connection with many other commodities, and every such step forward adds mil lions to the total wealth of the American people. A SECRETIVE WOMAN. "A woman Just cant keep a secret, he declared. "Oh. I don't know,' contradicted the fluttered woman. "I've kept my ge a secret ever since Y waa 24 ' one of these he replied, "hut "Tes. davs youi will give It away. In time you will simply have to tell it.! But the woman, determined to have the last word, wert on: "Surely I can go on keeping a secret that 1 ve already kept ts once-releot- ed OOfl.-b- L ur x. rr . REGROWTH OF TONSILS. J. H. write' "1. Can a person has had his tonsils removed have quinsy, aore throat, or tonsilltls'' "2. After a person haa had rheumatic fever, is he apt to have it again the next sear, or at Intervals jf seven vears? If so, ran anything be done to prevent It? B. w'no "2. Of what vaJut Is olive oil to the body?" REPLY. 1, Tes. ft is possible. The tonBils sometimes regrow. 2. Yes. If be Is also subject to Quinsy he. probably has an infection somewnere In Ms throat. 2. When eaten It has the same value a other edible vegetable fats. a a a CURE FOR CONSTIPATION. Mrs. A. J. S. writes: "I am 72 yeans old. I was constipated for nearlv fifty years, due to deferring the morning visit to the toilet. "This Is how I finally cured mvself: When I sj-- I e In the morning I drink at least two glasses of water, while washIt Is all 1 need. ing myself. A vear ago I ate a auceriof prune, well cooked, before arising or dressing, then took bending exercises hands to floor without bending knee, about a dozen times, and then water just before breakfast. a a a HIVE VICTIM LUCKY. Mrs. M. H. D. writes: "In a recent Issue I noticed Mrs. (J. B.'s article on hives, and, as I have bean troubled with them and found a cure for myself. I'd like to tell her what It Is. as it might help her also. "As soon as the hives appear, make a salve of equal parts of sulphur and white vaseline and applv. "In my case, they disappeared overnight, and I never had them again. REPLY. The vaseline gave some relief; the sulno effect whatever. This salve had phur has not been any sort of a factor in preThank your hick venting recurrences. snd not the .salve. a a FEEDING. I. Will you kindly J. H. M. writes; teJI me what 1 can feed a baby 1 vear All she baa had ao far Is Eagle old? brand cornier. sed milk, broths, bread and butter, spinach and custard. "2. Is 8 ounces a rood 19 pound weight for her age? She has twelve teeth. Haa been teething since she was 31 months old. Bhs is cutting her eye teeth now. "2. Is It anything serious to hsv swollen veins on the upper part of the leg when seven month pregnant? These are different from varicose veins. REPLY. 1. You are feeding about right. Add cooked fruit, fruit juice, tereais. and BABY tlm avorite Stories By EVIN BORDERING THE S. COBB. 4- ON UNREASON- ABLE. The hero of this story was on of those BALLADE OF THE GREAT WArX persons who accept whatever happens as (Memorla in Aeterna. a manifestation Pf the divine power. It Reign of ruin! Who rides bv nig! was not for him tb question the workings Over the roads and nest the weir 7 of a mysterious Providence. looms a troop in the lurid light, Miafoitune dogged hts footsteps, vet Bings a cry on the' startled ears. never once hd he complain. His wife Hoof-besvolley among the meres. tan hired man. His th sway with The winds rush down snd the dead daughter who married a n leaves dance deserted her; his son landed In the peniRapiers, rapiers! Musketeers cv clone destroyed his reel1 a tentiary; Ride agalrt In the land of France I dence, a hailstorm spoiled his crop, and ihe of the mortgage foreclosed on Roots and saddles! And bold and bright hi holder farm. Yet at each fresh stroke he Youth goes galloping. Youth that Jeer knelt and returned thanks to the AlDeath and the dust in pride of might mighty for mercies vouchsafed. war ia ever the word It hears; Eventually, pauperized, but yet subis ever the word it tea's to the decrees from on high, he missive W hen roll the drums of ths foes ad- landed at the countv uoorhouse. He still vance. .Was Until now his memAthos, Porthoo, the Musketeers . bers and faculties, at least, hsd been Ride again in the land of France! overseer The sent him out one upared. day to plow a potato field. A thunderThrust sn6 pnrrv and me the flebt! storm came up, but was passing bv. What of the heroes famed for years? when, without warning, a bolt of lightLo. thev fly with the eagle's flight deecended from the sky. U melted When France ha need of them Fiazice ning the plowshare, stripped most of Ills garin tears! ments from' him, singed off his beard thev laugh at the foregn shears and mustache, branded him on the back And sing with the song of guns! Perwith the initials of an utter stranger, chance and hurled him through a brush fence. D'Artagnan and the Musketeers Slowly he got upon his knee, clasped Ride again In i the land of France! his hands and raised bis evea toward heaven. Then, for the first time, the L'ENVOr. worm turned; Stirrup-cu- p for the cavaliers,' "Lord," he said, this Is gittln' to be And the old oath nvr of old roomnee rediculous! plum "One For all!" and the Musketeers Ride agalnr In the land of France! THE KING OF THE BLACK ISLES. which run over the surface of water are supported in little hohows in the water WHY READ EM, DEARIE! surface. Their feet ane not welted by. Dear R. H, L.: As knocking seems to the water. a a a . be so popular now. I think Ill trv to loin I the chorus with mv little hammer. Q. When a bodv ts cremated, how are must agree with Agnes De O to some the as ies of the jieieon separated from extent. I do think you are now nub'ii-In- g those of the clothing and II, e raskel?. -sortuo.t ths-- WMilieot of poetrv. In- L; Krt A. The heat Is so intense that after deed, It lakes quite a bit of Imagination and courtewv to call the most of this a few hours only the ashes of the bones Junk by that name. Believe me. such remain, all he, including the structure til v nonsene, such sentimental drivel, of the racket, having in such utter rot, as Dorothy Dow and some light Ash or gaseous products. more of those would-b- e poets nut out. would never have got past good old B. L. Q. How mnv rUlr4ad cars are there T. We know of no wav to spoil a perH. Ia. F. in thia country? fect morning than to open up our Trlb A. It is estimated that there are now and see a bunoh of in use 3.000r0u0 cars of all sorts on the sort of trunk line railways of the Inited States, junk at the top of where somethin good ought to be. Bah! That Is to weep. Q. Are canyons srenerallv deeper than THE PILOT. or wider than tney are thev are wid deep? K. E. S. THE RUM VENDER. A. Most canocs are much wider than A Rum Vender stood at the door of his they are deep.' The Grand (anvon of snare the Colorado, for example, is as much as Whence Brewer's W'tt Killer polluted the ten miles wide at many places.- wfeiie it averages only about one mile in dopm. air. And his lecherous glance fell upon a voung bov. Q. Where did C"hrisf perform his firfcS So he grinned' iHeres a victim for me miracle? C. F. H. i to destroy!" A. Cana ofi Galilee, a town in Palesn With, poisoned potation and tine, not far from Capernaum, ia famous aa the scene of the first mircle. when song And all the vile charms that to evil Christ turned water into wine. belong. The Vender of Rum wins the Innocent Q. Ts It known how many kinsrs there jrouth been of the House of Capet X. S. From the love of his mother, his man- have A The French House of Capet has hood and truth. 118 sovereigns to Europe, namely muscles and riven 'Till his Twenty-si- x Kings of France. twent-tw- o brain Portugal. eleen of Naples and No trace of their former bright virtues kings offive of SlcUy, Spain three of H.ungar. retain: emperors of Constantinople, three 'Til low in the den of the vtcloua and three of Navarre, seventeen dukes of kings drunken Burgundv, twelve dukes of Brittain, two villains has dukes The victim of of Ixrraine, and four dukes of M. G. O S. sunken. Parma. (To be continued.) Q. Do colleires. offer courses in hotel "If I bring th presents that people K. J. C. want this year." said Old Man Santa management? CorneH has now arranged for such Claus In a wireless message vesterdav. a A. course, while there ia a hotel training "th eartoone need not picture me any school in Washington. longer with the conventional bulging sack on my back. But my boots must Q. Are there soldiers known as irregube larger." lars in contradistinction to regulars? N. U. BUT WHAT HAS POOR BLOOMINGA. Irregulars Is a military term usu- ' TON DONE? to partisan and to sruertha R. H. L.: YVhats all this talk about rilV applied the regular astaMioh-rnen- t. assisting Francs-tirenrfiring, hanging, snd the burning at the some of the The stake of Sid Smith because he allowed Cossacks, and the Bashi Bazouks weae them to beat Andv out of a seat In connot treat him Ilk thev did Irregulars. gress? Whv Kaiser BtH exHe him make him gQ Q. Tpon what basis do the heirs of back to Bloomington, III., to live? Anneke Jans thinly thev ehouid have title B. F. M. to the Trlnitv Church property? C'. I. P. A. When the Jans farm was soid to in comparMme. AmelltaLovelace in 1671. the wife and ing our Sam to Mussolini said, "Man Is Governor of Cornelius Bogardus. a son of child Mr. which boss. To always the best who had died, fulled to sign probably said amen, but If he Anneke's deed of transfer Eventually ths did we bet he shipped around the corner the farm became the property of Trinitv and said It very softly. church. New York City. It in largely upon these omitted signatures that the THE REV. WAS RIGHT SAFETY lawsuit have been based. FIRST. (From the Three Rlvertb, Mich.. Daily Commercial. Come to the Baptist church Thanksgiving night snd see Ben Hur Illustrated with a trio by Mrs. George Lull at the the violin, piano. Mies Anabeth Lull with and Rev. Buell with the saw. ts lro able-bodie- d. lust-lade- drink-weaken- s. - Galll-Cur- Galli-Cur- ci cl Fifth Jyenue runs uptown into billions R. H. L. Answers to Questions. (Any reader can get th answer to any question bv writing Th J.Tribun InforHaaktn, Dimation Bureau, Frederic rector, Washington. D. C. This offer apto Information. Th buplies strictly reau cannot give advice on legal, medical .and financial matters. It does not some meat. 2. The weight Is about right Twenty-on- e attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhauatlve research on any aa the average. pounds is given Writs your question plainly and 2. I do not think so. subject Give a a full name and address and briefly. two cents In stamps for return " inclose DIFFICULT TO CURE. All replies are sent dirert to Mrs. P. E. N. writes: "Please give me postage. lb inquirer.) a remedv for mucous colitis. 'Mso teU me the cause. beside Washington Q. Did anybody Have had this complaint for about hate the title Father of HI Citry? four month. M. M. "Mv family physician has not been till was given to Caesar In able to give me anything to relieve me. 48 A.B. This C. "I am six months pregnant. "Would that cense tills disease?" Q. la.1t poMilble to m&ke a needle REPLY. I wiali I could fill your order, but I float In water? R. J. Mo;. A. A fine needle that has been slightly cannot. have heard of people curing them- oiled or irreased. If laid frently on the selves by curing their constipation, but surface of water win float there. It hes In a concave tronurh formed In the water even that Is a long process. surface. The water cannot wet the needle because of Ks ooatlnjr and so Uie needle Is supported by the uplift due to MEMORY TESTS to the surface tension acting in the concave surface In which the needle rests. 1. What Is "Utopia? A term Invented In a wav generally similar, the insects by Sir Thomas More and applied by him to an imaginary Island which he represents to have been d'soovered by a companion of Amerigo Vespucci and aa enjoying the utmost perfection In laws, politics, and, so forth. The name ha oom to Mgntfy a state of perfection. 2. What is the spinal column and Its use? What are the bones compos ng It called? The spinal column or backbone is the cen'er around which the skeleton Is built. It supports and stiffens the back, carries the head, and has the bones of the chest and hip attached to It. t It la composed of many bonea called which gives It many Joints veatebr&e. and' fherefore enables it to bend freely in anv direction. S. W hat American woman intervened dead and dust scandal In lurd Byron' In 1S79 and created a sensation In two Harriet Beecher Stowe. She continents? "Vinpublished a dreadful book entitled ' dication of Lady Byron. 4. Where can ths uho bird be found and whv la It so called? In the Hawaiian islands. So called from Its cry. did Jacub I. Whose birthright buy? Esqu'a. hla brother. Sixth Avenue pours down into poverty. Read Irvin Cobbs vivid picture of New Yorks hvo worlds One Block from Fifth Avenue; a story of a girl from Back Home in JANUARY 1 (Sanppolitap at newsstands Pi r i A M Hard to choose a mans gift? Not at all! He wants something practical select a Stet- son shoe and he will be grateful for your good judgment. If a man wears Stetsons once he wears them always Why? SAP AND SALT By QUALITY! BERT MOSES is ever right all of the time. There Is always more salary awaiting those who are able to earn it. People won't buy things thev don't know about: so advertise 'em! The gang in the gallery hsa a much better time than the select tew in ths No one boxes. Peorfd become awful tiresome when thev trv to tell everything thev know at a single sitting. The fellow who digs down after things finds bigger rewards than the fellow who just grab things off the surface. You are gitlln' old He Heck says: toou notice how much quicker morrow come than it used to.'h (Copyright, 1922. by TVemler Kfodlcst when lac.) SEK3(0)E5 22 West Second South. Wastatch 8291 |