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Show TUB BULLETIN Tall Tales Scenes and Persons in the Current News Who Are You? 88 m As Told to: The Romance of Your Name FRANK E. HAGAN and ELMO SCOTT WATSON By RUBY HASKINS ELLIS A Tribute to the Master be news to some tlmt Munchausen, champion liar of all times, was a real person who really did exist. (No foolin.) The real liaron Munchausen was horn In 1720 In the little town of llodenwerder, on the Weser river, Like other German Germany. youths of his day he served as an officer of the Russian army against the Turks. Retiring at the age of thirty, he returned to live and to talk. The baron's delightful conception of a talk was to seat himself at a generously supplied table and relate his fabulous adventures to a charmed circle. AH his tall tales were about himself; most of them concerned also his famous horse. Once he almost lost the horse. Riding over snow at night, the Baron, so be said, hitched to what seemed to be a post, lie went to sleep, and, on awakening, found the snow melted and his steed hanging by the bridle from a church steeple! The old home town of Bodenwer-de- r has erected a monument in memory of its most distinguished son. The monument shows Baron Munchausen seated on his famous the latter drinking at a fountain but unable to quench Its thirst because all the water ran away. The baron didn't know It but the sturdy horse had been cut In two by a falling portcullis as his master rode hastily Into a besieged town. MAT ITBaron half-n-hors- e, A Robertson? Is sn old, old name, perhaps THIS must ancient of nil Scottish surnames. It Is claimed that Robertsons sad Robinsons were Thanes, belonging to the oldest nobility of their native country, being (Irmly established there before the coining of William the Conqueror In the Eleventh century. Robertsons trace descent to the ancient enrls of Athol whose house sprang from Duncan, king of Scotland, eldest sun of Malcolm III Robert Bruce 1 was the Son of Isaof David L belle. a Robertson, thus connecting the family with all the Scottish kings down to James 1 One or the original French freight cars of war times, marked "40 hommes, 8 chevaux, brought to the United States as a gift to legionnaires of Detroit from the French war veterans. 2 Members of the British women's lacrosse team arriving at New York for a series of games against American womens teams. 3 leading mail on a navy at Min nil to be transported to President Roosevelt at his fishing grounds near the Bahamas. aea-pla- Head and Tail Light Safety Aid for Walkers Device May How He'll Be Spoiled With 11 Grandparents Oregon City, Ore. A record number of grandparente for s baby was when Melvin believed established Markley Clarke was born to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clarke. Eleven persona are grandparents. However, he has dearth of other relatives, having no brothers or sisters and only one uncle and one aunt. Luxury for Trans-Atlanti- c Air Travelers VL KILLS INSECTS ON FlOWEtS e fruits VEGETABLES A SHIMS Demand eWffhMf seeled MtbSfrMyMfftelw Vtr-tull- b SUj&M JIFF . ' Parental Love. Parental love misguided can be a yoke on youth. CONSTIPATED 30 YEARS For thirty year I AW cAronio constipation. SmmIum I did not go tor tour or tiro daya. I alio had airifi gaa bloat ing, hoadaehma and pain in tho book . Adlonka balpad right array. Nam maumaga, bananaa, ipii.aatanything I want anof never talt bailor. 1 deep soundly oil night and anjoy Ufa." Mra. Mabai Schott. If you are suffering from constipation, sleeplessness, sour atmnech, end gsi bloating, there is quick relief for you in Adlerika. Many report action in 30 minutes after taking just one dose. Adlerika gives complete action, cleanname. The meaning ot tin name is ing your bowel tract where ordinary derived from two Saxon words, "rod" laxatives do not even read:. sad bert," or "ramoui la counclL Dr. H. Shoub, Now York, reporter There were many distinguished men in addition to in toa tina 1 cloanaint, and women by this name la every Adlerika checks tho growth ot in period of Scottish and English history. toatinal bacteria and colon bacilli William Ewart Gladstone was a de- Give your stomach and bowels a real scendant of the Robertsons of Roea-shlr- Cleansing with Adlerika and ace how good you feel. Just one spoonful relieves In America there were dozens of GAS and chronic constipation. Sold by first settlers by the name of Robert- all druggists and drug departments, son, too many to mention In this brief sketch but they were represented in Pain! both the Massachusetts Bay colony Slop and in the Virginia colony. Consepads live yea teJ ams relief from painful buaioao; stop shoe quently. there Is a host of descendants cushion aad ahicid the aora spate Bold at oil drug, oboe and dept, ateaaa. In every part of the country. These descendants are eligible to many patriotic organizations because of the conspicuous services renderea by these sturdy Robertson pioneers, who constituted an Important factor la building a new nation both In Colonial and Revolutionary times. Patrick Henry of Virginia was a descendant of William Robertson of Edinburgh. Gen. James Robertson, also 'a Virginia! of Scottish parentage, accompanied Daniel Boone on one of his famous frontier expeditions beyond the Cuticura brines soothing, welAlleghenies. General Robertson excome relief. The Ointment aids plored Tennessee, founded settlements the in removing dandruff at Watauga, and In 1779 founded the Soap keeps the scalji clean city of Nashville. His brilliant camand promotes hair beauty. paigns with the Indians won the rank Boy today. Soap Sle. Olnfanoat Ma and title of brigadier general bestowed and Me. TREK aarapla it you write Cutlcura," Pot. S, KaUan, Man. upon him by Washington in 1790.' I, nan, Zinopadsjm, A FOR. Hat Fit for a Queen jUcfwnq SCALPS7 one-nint- A Mackay? THE FROM GIRL TO WOMAN ancient name of the Clan was Morgan, whose members were people of the purest Celtic stock. Their domain was In the extreme north of Scotland and they bore the onslaught of the early Norse in-- 1 vaders. A chieftain of the clan was Lordl Reay, s great diplomat, whose ancestors raised 2,000 men for service In the Continental wars In . the Seven-- I This is the dining salon of the Von Hlndcnburg, the new German Zeppelin, which Is to make Its first test flight to Lakehurst, N. J., this summer. The ship Is 815 feet long, 135 feet in diameter, and will carry a crew of 35, 50 passen gers, and 10 tons of freight. The dining salon la within the hull and has an observation promenade with sloping windows The new air liner Is named In honor of General Faul Von lllndenburg, famous German general In the World war, who later became president of the German republic. The Zeppelin has been given exhaustive tests at Frledrlchsha-ven- , Germany, by its makers. Glass . Inn Liddls of US7 W. Cedar Ait, Dearer, Cola., ooid: At tho time I eras developing into womanhood I was Hulas and weak, (offered from functional disturbances and would have terrible pains. I need Dr. Pierce'e Favorite Preecri aad retained my normal health. from periodic pains I sot man noariehment my food, and I developed Into a normal healthy woman." All droggktn New aim, tabs SO cts Liquid $1.00 fc $1.35. Via. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM llanirnf StopsHafrFalltoa Imparts Color aad JK3 Baaaty to Gmy aad Faded Kah Schoolhouse Tried Out in Minnesota FLORE5TON SHAMPOO -I- dool for oao la eonneetlon with Parfcara Hair Bo haialfakBtha hoi ooft and fluffy. SO eonto fey mail or ntdnw yiata, Hlaoos Chemical Work Patcfaoyos N.X. MiserablefSt efiUdug (Tnlen. Hip RattUre Years Biologists do not believe a lot of the notions abont rattlesnakes. They say a rattler's years are not the same as the number of rings he hns accumulated on his shaker. Normally one ring Is added every time the skin Is shed, and this Is usunlly three times a year. But not all these snakes are alike In shedding. Some shed twice a year and some as many as four times. I BUNION black-and-whi- te model. Western Newepeper Black Eyes for Men the rules that men. make because he will get a block eye If be doesn't. Thats tlie penalty for bis sex provided by Ms sex for exceptions to the rule. A man obeys tail-light- s, is a gentleman fanner forced by economic conditions Into the path of SHERIDAN GALLAGHER Is soys annual Income the highest In Chicago. That's because he manages the Board of Trade obh of servatory, more than a mile above the pavements. Gallaghers office Is directly below a statue of Ceres, pagan goddess of grains and harvests, whose featureless face and aluminum form sene also as a smokestack for Its own and an adjacent building. to "Some folks are difficult Gallagher philosophizes, please. squinting up at the statue. That building next door Is so much lower a terrific draft Is created by our smokestack. Its necessary for shovels and other articles to be fastened In the engine room, else they'll come flying out around the feet of Ceres. One sparkling day a woman visitor arrived in the tower. The wind was right and even the sand dunes across Lake Michigan were visible. But the marvelous sight failed to Impress the lady. As she turned her back on It, s handful of woman's apparel came scooting out of the smokestack, a small hat actually whirling until finnlly it rested at a rakish angle across the smooth brow of Ceres. "Actuaries tell me the chances are 143,497 to 1 against such a But the performance. woman visitor merely shrugged her shoulders and departed. The hat, she remarked coldly, was a last Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription malm weak women strons. No alcohol Sold by druggists in tablets or liquid. Adv. M Cat's eye mirrors, which act as headare advised by lights and Registrar of Motor Vehicles Frank A. Goodwin to cut down the toll of death on Massachusetts highways. These women pedestrians illustrate bow they would be fastened over the dress (or suit) to warn approaching automobiles of the persons presence. The plnn Is said to be enjoying wide vogue In England. Gordon 111, "When I started production of superior eggs west of Waukegan, UL," says Lynch, my setup consisted of 257 laying hens ; but within eight days the establishment Increased by. exactly nineteen of my own and my wife's relatives. These volunteer devotees of drum sticks and white meat made serious inroads on my supply of hens. Something must be done. At great trouble and expense I obtained two flamingoes and three swans which I permitted to intermingle with some chickens In a special pen. Soon we began to hatch a peculiar species of fowl, featuring a neck which stretched from one room's end to another. One neck, indifferently cooked and laid out on a special table, provided food for all my visiting relatives. Two of them pretty nearly satisfied the kinfolk of Mrs. Lynch. Our food problem was solved but other hazards arose. Relatives continued In such numbers I was afraid the laying hens would become exThe relatives were jolly, cited. carefree, distinctly Informal So I added a penguin to the special pen atand his correct, tire soon contributed a quite formal flavor to the necks which discouraged guests. Relatively speaking, we are now free of all problems. An onion U a lily, not ouly bo tanlcally but .legally, A seed merchant tells that some time ago a bright young man loaded a pushcart wlih crimson bulbs, wheeled them to a New York ferry, station, and did a lively business sidling allium cepe lilies" to homo-goin- g commuters, relates the Milwaukee JornnL Homebody bad him arrested; said ho was irtHklling ordinary red onlona. lie admitted that, hut the judge discharged him. An allium cepa illy, declared the court. Is an onion. The Robertson clan1 was seated In the highlands of Ierthshlre. The first to assume the name as s surname was Robert Reach, noted for bis excursions Into the lowlands of Scotland. He Is credited as being the hero who delivered up to the vengeance of the government the two slayers of James L For this be wss rewarded with s' crown charter erecting hla estates' Into a free barony and given a coat of arma. The motto on the arms shown, gloria nterces, "glory Is the reward of bravery- ,- refers to this feat of the first Robertson to. take, the eur-- Cut Toll of Accidents "Relatively Speaking c. lynch, of year's Onion Sold as a Lily Bulb Legally in New York City Exterior view of the new Park school In lllbblng, Minn., showing areas of vnruuin gluss brick replacing the usim windows.' This new kind of construction has earned for this novel structure the title of the Glass" schoolhouse teenth century, lie was made governor of llergcu. Another tender wss Chamberlain of HollnncL .The war-cr- y of the Mackays was "Tbe White Banner of Mnckay," and their badge "Bulrush." The pluld Is to varying shades ot green with black stripes. Tho shield uf the family arms 'a shown here. 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