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'i- KELVIN ft JOHHSON, Bit, PubliHhcrs SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. Shyster Lawyer Had Overlooked a Point "When Musa Ben Adhem wns poor, he was crossing a plala one day, ho came to the house of the widow Zal- dnh, who was poor also. Musa knocked and told the widow of his hunger, and aha gave him two hard- boiled eggs, all the food she hnd. In after years, when Musa Ben Ad- hem Lad grown rich, Abdullah, the shyster lawyer, persuaded the widow to sue him, not for her two eggs alone, but for the two chickens which they wonld have become, together with all the chickens' eggs and offspring, a vast sum equal to the whole of Musa Ben Adhem's fortune. "Where Is the defendant this case? Why Isn't he present?" the judge demanded Btcmly.

Then the brilliant young corporation lawyer. Ha reran, rose and said In his suave voice: "I represent the defendant, yonr honor. I have cent him ont Into the country to sow bnked potatoes." "To sow baked potatoes?" Tes, your honor." "Why, lie must be read. You must be mad. The pair of you are mod." "No, your honor, we are very wise," Haroan In a suaver voice than ever, "for surely, If boiled eggs can be hatched, bnked potatoes can be grown." The Judge laughed heartily.

Then be delivered judgment against Abdul- lab, the shyster lawyer, with heavy costs. Porridge That Makes for Domestic Felicity When a husband begins staying out late at night and cultivating his crop of wild oats, the women of the native tribes lii central Africa provide him with a bit of food considered certain to bring him back to the paths of domesticity nud proper conduct. The food mast be served without his knowledge, but, once It has entered his system, the woman expects him to be a model husband for all the years ahead, says the Adventure Magazine. The food Is a porridge thickened with meal made from the flesh of dried lizards. The wife, taking the lizard, kills It.

dries the body In the son, pounds It to a fine powder with stones, then pours Into his porridge the dose the misconduct of her husband appears to require. She Is supposed to serve It to him when he comes In from hard labor, la tired and hungry, liable to take the food and devour It without asking questions. The dried lizard powder porridge Is the antidote for divorce court troubles, and Is said to work well among tbe people there. People of Mixed Blood The Melungeons, a race of people said to be living ID the mountains of east Tennessee, are suppos'ed to be an offshoot of the so-called "Croatan Indians" of North Carolina. The name "Melangeon" Is probably from tbe French "melange," meaning mixed.

They are of mixed Indian, white and negro blood, according to ethnologists, although the original admixture of blood occurred centuries ago and the history of these people Is obscure. Tbe. Melungeons, who In general resemble Indians more than negroes or whites, refuse to be classed as ne- groes and refuse to attend negro schools end churches. At the same time they are socially ostracized by the whites. Although they are as dark as mulattoes, their hair Is straight For the most part, the Melungeons are Anglo-Scotch Idiom The way In which Scottish and English idioms differ are legion, and anyone attempting to make an exhaustive list wonld probably find the proverbial three score and ten a span too short for the task.

Sir James Wilson, who has been making a study of the dialects of Central Scotland, cites as examples: Whereas an Englishman "oversleeps himself," a friend "to tea" and asks: "What will you take?" a Scot "Bleeps In," Invites you "to your tea" and hospitably Inquires: "What are ye for?" Radio Reception The Looinla Radio school says: Generally speaking, signals will come In loudest from those stations which are located In the directions toward which one's lead-In points, Instead of In the direction pointed to by the free end of the antenna. Those stations will be heard next loudest which arc slightly off this line. So far as the college knows, the direction of the aerial In regard to the cardinal points of the compass has very little effect on radio reception. Who's Random? Twos a hard and bloody battle at tbe pistol range. At last the Instructor called: "Fire nt Random 1" After the carnage bad ceased one freshman still stood with his pistol at "ready," a full clip In it.

"Hey, yonl" yelled the Instructor. "Why didn't yon shoot?" 'Tm waiting for Random to stick his head around the parapet." Getting and Spending A familiar adage Is, "Easy conic- easy go." This Is peculiarly applicable to money; the easier money comes the easier It goes, and conversely the harder money comes, the more care fully Is It expended. Only the man who knows the cost of a dollar, know Its How She Fooled Him A certain married woman In London, relates the Weekly Telegraph, has a husband whoso, devotion lias never lagged since the first day. But she was bora wltli a temper like gunpowder. During a lucid Interval following one.of these attacks he asked: "Tell me how It happened I never discovered this unhappy weakness In you In our courtship days, how did yon ever, restrain' yourself then?" Tbe unhappy woman hesitated a moment before answering and dropping ber small bead on his sturdy shoulder said, "I used to excuse myself from you for a few minutes and g-g-go up) stairs and b-b-blte pieces out top'ol the Ue "I'plgot send for the bureau to which wu accustomed.

AD'Ventures VMUTI Pearls "Before a Fox Ir i LOCK.SrtM k-ftE Nil WILD GOOSE A GOLDEN TfevWERE APtfel? ALL W-1D Tt-lEV POBCEDMETGTAKE J6NT5CACE ME UXS- HE2ES AN AD FoE.SOME 'BEADS- I'U- GO YOU'LL StEPow tr i I 'ntTut, Vitnan OF SOMEONE I'M GaNS-TO GET A WRERANDLOOKIN Tjo A VJILD GOOSE i CHASE.ITELLSbo! THE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS 1 I 1 CURE FOR HOOF DISEASE HOULD any of your "horned cattle" become afflicted tilth a hoof disease watch what part or the turf the cow steps on, dig up, tie it with a cord and hang it In the open nlr. As the piece of turf ivnstes awn under tlie action of the weather BO will the disease disappear from the hoof of your cow. This "cure" is exceedingly popular In England and enjoys a considerable reputation In Canada and the United It Is primitive magic in Its simplest form. Sir James Frnzcr calls It "the contagious magic of footprints." The old Norse heroes, when they wished to form a lusting bond of friendship, sprinkled each other's footprints i blood drawn from tlielr own veins urn! the savage. Today the savage will throw his spear Into the footprints of an enemy whom he wishes to Injure.

In southern Europe a good way to avoid the Influence of the "evil eye" Is to stick some sharp-pointed Instrument Into the footprints of the person suspected of possessing that baleful attribute. The negroes "down South" say that a "conjurer" can "work a man mischief" by digging up his footprints and "conjuring" oier them. Marian Roalfe Cox, In "An Introduction to Folk-Lore," speaks of an old practice among the Germans of "cutting out the piece of turf whereon person to be destroyed has stood and hanging It In the chimney that he may perish as his footprints dry and shrivel." Primitive man conceived close relation existing between a man and his footprints. It was like tlic relation existing between a man and LIs shadow and what was done to the one reacted upon the other. Thus the disease-demon (with primitive loan all diseases were evil spirits) In the cow's hoof having left a part of him self by contagious magic on the piece of turf trod on by the cow, It naturally follows that when tlint piece of turf disintegrates the disease-demon will disintegrate, too.

br Newspaper Syndicate 1 First Home of Great British Bank How came the bank of England to be built? And why the appellation The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?" Mr. H. Rooksby Steele, a well-known London architect, supplies the answers In an article on the archt- ectural history of Britain's bullion bouse. Many think that Sir John Soane, the wizard of Lincoln's Inn- flelds, built the bank. Els are the girding walls, bat In the raising of the 'abrlc three other names those of Sampson, Taylor and Cockerell-- have be joined.

Mercer's hall, Cheaps Ide, was the bank's first home; but a quick move was made to the Grocer's mil, hi and It was not until 1752 that tbe foundation stone of the present bank was laid. George Sampson was the first architect, and It Is curious th'at no building, other than he bank, can be attributed to his land, a writer In the Cleveland Plain Dealer comments. In the cornice ex- the full length of the bulldog, Taylor sculptured an excellent figure of Britannia, some years after he completion of the building. "This carving, the 'trade mark' of tbe bank," writes Mr. Steele, "was probably the aspiration for that trite appellation, he 'Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" 1 Taylor added to Sampson's building, and in 1870 the Gordon riots ed tbe directors to fear that the ad- lolnlng church of St.

Cliristopher-le- Stocks might lend Itself as dangerous vantage point for a mob, BO powers were obtained, the fabric was Bulled down, and more extensions were made. Cape Horn Gen. William T. Sherman wrote In his Memoirs that Cape Horn was an Island rounded like an oven, "after which It takes Its name (Ornos) oven." However, he wns In error, for the Spanish word for oven Is "homos," though It Is pronounced without the sound. The Island to which Sherman referred is known as Horn Island and the actual cape Is only a portion of the Island, snys tho Pathfinder Magazine.

Unt tlia cnpc did not get its name because of Us resemblance to an oven. It was named for the Dutch William Schouten van Hoorn who, with Lcraalre, doubled the cape In 1010: -Horn an anglicized form of Hoorn. In Spanish It Is called Cuba de Hornos. No wonder Sherman was misled, for literally Cabo de Hornos would mean, cope of ovens; that Is, It would according to the form, did It not have different origin. Next Best Thing It was a country town, and at meeting of the lending merchants It was decided that the lire company and appliances available were not sufficient for a place of such Importance.

Thoy therefore decided to form a supplementary company tuid, having enlisted several members, consulted the chief of the fire department as to what was to be done. "Well," Bold tho chief, "let us suppose there were two fires In the neighborhood and all our available men were called to one, do you think you could manage to put out the othcrf "Well, we couldn't do that, but we could keep our fire going till you came back from the Chronlcle-Telejrranb, Believe That Stolen Articles Bring Luck An extraordinary example of tha survival of foollsli superstition was disclosed In tho case of a Hampshire (England) farmer was convicted of stealing turnips from a neighbor. He explained to the magistrate tlint he could easily afford to pay for them, nnd that, moreover, he hnd plenty of turnips of his own, but he wanted stolen ones to make a concoction for a cow which had fallen elck, for he firmly believed no other could be BO efficacious. A similar belief Is held'In ninny parts of Germany, where practically everyone buys a ticket for one or other of the state lotteries. Many uneducated peasants will tell you they are sure of winning if the ticket they have wns bought with stolen money.

In Turkey, copper rings are worti on the fingers to prevent erysipelas. If the ring lias been stolen from some one else, it Is supposed to answer Us purpose twice as well. Examples might be multiplied from every quarter of tho earth. Most probably the superstition arose from the natural desire of the criminal to find some excuse for his delinquencies. U.

S. Grant Won Bride While Fording River Ulysses S. Grant selected an odd time to propose marriage to Julia Dent. Lieutenant Grant from West Point had met Julia while on a visit to the home of his chum In St. Louis.

He fell In love with her anil decided to return to pursue his attentions, re- lutes Edna M. Colman in "White House Gossip." Their betrothal occurred while they were fording the Gravoig river. They wore In a light rig, the young man driving. The waters were swollen nnd the current so swift from the recent heavy rains that they were In grave danger. The manner of her clinging to him In her fear of the water Inspired him with the courage to propose to her then nnd there.

In after years she often related to her grandchildren tlie story of the betrothal, placing special stress on the old superstition that unusual strength and constancy were attributes of many pledges made over running water, says Cupper's Weekly. Aid to Courage Thrlftlossnoss often fosters cowardice. Thrift Inspires courage. Shiftless persons rarely have much backbone. They are BO dependent upon others for assistance that often they cannot assert themselves to preserve their self-respect Their wasteful habits sap their self-reliance, their self-assurance.

The thrifty Individual, of the other hand, has learned to stand on his own feet lie has learned how to take care of himself, how to manage" his affairs, how to provide against emergencies. Therefore, he Is little Inclined to submit to uncalled for Indignities. Nor Is he afraid to take reasonable rlbks. His financial back- Ing gives him courage. And without courage few successful careers have been built up.

Thus we arrive nt this formula: Thrift develops Magazine. Kin to a Mysterious Race So long ago that It is impossible to say when, there dwelt In Europe or Asia a most remarkable tribe of mankind. These peophrare not mentioned In any ancient history and no legend gives a hint of tlielr existence. They were the so-cnilod fathers of tlie Aryans who now people the earth, and the knowledge we have learned about them has hccn learned through the study of words. Word 'iy word the language of the original Aryans has been exhumed from the descondeut modern languages until, pieced together, they tell the story of a vanished people.

Historians tell us that wonts and customs arc great Index to the life of nny Weekly. Crashing the Gate A young son came to his mother one day carrying an invitation to 11 party to be given by one of the mothers In tho neighborhood. As It curried nn R. S. V.

tlie mother at once dispatched an acceptance for her son. The boy attended the parly as planned and some time afterward the mother asked him where the envelope wns In which his Invitation had come. The son replied: "Oh, I didn't gel nny envelope, I traded a mnrblc for the Invitation." Her Idea of It "IIoiv much for this ifulo spool of sllk'r" asked Audrey, who was shopping in neighborhood ttore. "Twenty cunts? That is about twice what 1 usually pay." "lint most of the silkworms died last year," said the proprietor. "I suppose I wanted a roll of tape most of the tapeworms would up unO die, too?" Thereupon the astute little girl walked dlgnlfledly out--Kansas Cltj Star.

Dinosaur "Revamped" One of the world's largest (Tornlerla), which died about 80,000,000 jenrs ago, Is to be put on its nguln nt the Natural History museum, South Kensington, England. The Tornlcrlu lived In the cstuurics of rivers, laid eggs, anil ato floating veg elation. It was about 00 feet long and (tO feet high, and weighed some thing like ten tons. Its bones wero found In Tanganyika. But Not Making Hay Tlio plcnsnntcst form of creative work Is ranking mxd Brains and Beauty Can genius bo detected by fnclnl expression? Is question yet to Le solved by science.

Socrates nnd Lincoln are notable examples of gpnluses wliosc looks nol In beeping with their brilliant minds. On the other Imnd, Byron nnd Shelley wcic both nUme the In appearance, so there Is no ground for assuming that niuntiil "bciiutj" and facliil are connected One pccullnrlty of ninny great men Is that their faces nro not the same on both fclilos This can be tested with a photograph. half of It and then comparing the two distinct fact's will sometimes be revealed. The Smallest World From time to time the a np preaches a i little world, one a might he walked around In two or three daji. for It Is only 83 miles round.

This is Eros, the tiny planet whose existence was unknown until 1S9S, wflcn the nslroiiomcr Wilt of Berlin by means of pluitot-Taphy. At Intervals of nearly two years our world and this Lilliputian oae approaches one another, coining nearer and neater each time, and last year I3ios neuier to us than It had boon for '-'0 Too Generous Two prominent clubwomen recently gave a ptograiu by reading, In dialogue form, a scilcs of short paragraphs each had written on a special theme. First one would rend, and then In response other would gUe her offering. Each had worked out her part of the program clcveily and tried to put her share over with good effect Imagine the consternation of Mrs. A when a friend, thinking she had written the entire thing, rushed up nt the close nnd said: "Oh, your pro- grain was so Interesting, but you gave nil the cleverest parts to Mrs.

to rend. Why didn't yon keep those, for News. Has Building Heritage America lias a rich heritage In building. Coming to the Atlantic coast, the craftsmen of Colonial days brought with them from England the traditions and the taste of the Georgian builder's, and, with the materials which caine to their hands, developed typo of home which Is ag thoroughly American ns a mince pic. And the excellence with which those craftsmen did their work Is attested both by the fact that the architect of today often goes to tho work of the carpenter of yesterday for Inspiration and guidance.

Notice to Creditors. This Is to give notice that the subscriber, of Caroline county, has obtained from tho Orphans Court for Caroline county, in Marylani, letters of administration on the personal estate of FREDERICK L. late of Caroline County, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are warned to exhibit the same to the subscribers, with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, on or before the 20th day of Febuary, 1928. or they may otherwise, by law, be ex eluded from all benefit of said estate.

Given under my hand this 2nd day of August. 1927. GRACE L. BOWDLE. Administratrix.

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With "Standard" in your crarikcase you can actually feel tlie difference. 44 STANDARD" MOTOR OIL The Measured Oil Value STANDARD Subscribe for the JOURNAL. $1,00 in the county. THE GOLDSBORO BANK PROPELLER OF BUSINESS! QPEN a checking account at this Bank and you will wonder how you were ever satisfied with the old method of handling your financial affairs. Your funds will be safe, yet conveniently accessible, and you will have a complete record and receipt for all disbursements.

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Buick Touring $125.00 This car a bargain at the price. Caroline Auto Sales Co. Chrysler Automobiles DENTON MARYLAND F. B. NUTTLE, Prop.

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