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■ f • FRIDAY AFTERNOON; FEB. 21,1919 GOOD MONEY FROM BAD EGG \ illm Buckley Finally Proved Truth of Saying That Ho Wao Fond of Repeating. “Thar ain’t nothin’ in the. world bat la good fer somethin’ ” is one of the favorite sayings of Jim Buckley of, Bear Lake. Buckley Is a thrifty soul. He farms in summer and traps in winter and be* tween wheat and furs he is growing r|ch. One morning his wife was cook ing breakfast She broke a. rotten egg late a skillet and was starting toward the door to throw it away when Buck- ley stopped bey. “Woman, don’t throw that egg •way,’’ said Buckley. “But it’s rotten,” protested his wife. “Makes no difference,” declare^ thp philsopber. "Thar ain’t nothin’ in the, world but—” “James Buckley,” exclaimed his wife, “I’ve heard that a thousand times.” The wolf never sniffs at the door! of the prosperous farmers of the Peace river country. But foxes are different animals—here is something you don’t know—rotten eggs are rated as an epi curean tidbit in vulpine menus. That night Buckley set a trap in a poplar grove near his home and baited it with the rotten egg. He hoped to catch a red i[ox or perhaps a coyote. But when he went out to his trap next morning, what do you think he found? The biggest silver fox Buckley ever had clapped eyes on. He sold the pelt in Peace River the other day for $846. “A right nice lot o’ money to hatch from a rotten egg,” remarked Buckley, as he stuffed the money in his-pocket. “Fve allers allowed that thar ain’t nothin’ in the world but is good fer somethin’.”—Chicago Post. f— 1 — ■ 1 ONE GOOD THING FROM WAR Cocone Nut, Hitherto Considered Only as. Nuisance, Has Been Made Arti cle of Commerce. Before the war the cocone, which grows, freely in the Southern Ameri cas, on large trees of the palm fam ily, was literally such a hard nut to crack that its vegetable oil had uo place in commerce, and the tree was known chiefly as a botheration to banana planters when they wished to enlarge their plantations. Eighteen hundred pounds’ pressure Is required , to crack the cocone nut, and there was no machinery for doing it. Then gov ernment experts said that nothing else la the world would provide such good j carbon for gas masks as the cocone nut, and the United States financed the creation of machinery for crack- ii^ it, thus, parting a pew and, im portant industry. Hereafter It will be well worth while breaking the shells for the vegetable oil inside them, val uable for cooking, lighting, and the njaklng of nut butter; nnd the shell A I happily no longer needed for masks, ■ can be used as fuel or In the manufac- tare of gas. And so, out of an effort tot prevent the expansion of autocracy by conquest, the Southern Americas find opportunity to expand by com- amerce.—Scientific American. Aristocrats In Gutter. We bear rumors of grand dukes and other members of the old nobility of. Russia driving cabs and peddling boot-' Iqces in Petrograd. This is no new j thing in Europe. In England the de- J acendants of the great Plantagenets hgve been found lit very lowly occupa-1 Rons. A few years, ago a lawsuit K ved that a genuine Bourbon was n hawking vegetables in the streets of Paris. A few years earlier a son of • cousin of Empress Josephine, Na poleon’s first love, was sent to prison for petty larceny. In 1892 the Marquis DeFoligne was an omnibus conductor; t^e Comte de la Marche was a house painter; the Marquis DeTorcey d’Etal- 3 nde kept a small inu at Carnac, and. le Marquis d’Hauteroche, a descend ant of the nobleman who, at the bat tle of Fontenoy, called out to the English: “Tires les premiers,” was a gendarme. Antimony in the Transvaal. A new body of antimony Is reported to have have been opened near the Komatl river, In the district of the Stenysdorp gold fields, Transvaal. As tiie ore is found to.be valuable, a min- tpg company Is now carrying on smelt ing operations on the spot. Three shafts have been sunk to a depth of 50 feet, besides open workings. One Is continuous throughout. A furnace capable, of smelting ten tons of ore per day is in operation and It is stated that there is sufficient ore in sight to keep the furnace working while devel opments are being made.—Scientific jjnerican. " Roberts Predicted Foch’e Victory. When Lord Roberts was in. Canadn ten years ago at the dedication of the Plfilns of Abraham park and play- ground he made this prediction: “They rqfuse to' believe me, and we are. adteep under a false security, for I do opt hesitate to affirm that we wtll hive a frightful war In Europe, and Great Britain and France will |ve the hardest experience of their nee. They .will, in fact, see de- it very near, but the-war will finally w6n by the genius of a French gen- > named Ferdinand Foch, professor In the military school in Paris.” “Famous Shoes for Women” emerge from the period of national stress with added triumphs. It has been the proudly performed duty of the manu facturers and the distributors to co-operate with the Government in every manner. The “Queen Quality” trade mark means the continued assurance of good shoe service to the women of this country. A growing army of American women look for the Queen Quality trade mark on their footwear. They know that it stands for Reliability, Authentic Styles and a full measure of value for every foliar expended. The new “Queen Quality” Shoes for Spring, as always, are styled correcdy, priced fairly and made honestly. You will select them with confidence and wear them with daily satisfaction. 4 The Largest Shoe Store in the Pee Dee Section' 9 — RHEUMATISM Tim Brings Happiness With The Dawn Tk> Cdfelfi) of Baby Mark* the' Ad vent of a Glorious Futuro. Llttla Rivera Important Jg bin war ode Dr. van Dyke re-j •In* loyal to “little rivers." In his “LitUe Rivera,” he has already' ide little rivers as interesting as the drops of water that make the Scientists say treat stress should be laid Upon the remarkable Influence which the happy pre-natal disposition has upon the health and future of the genera tions to come. There le & splendid preparation women for oref half a century have applied be fore the stork’s arrival, known as Mother's Friend. This Is a most grateful, penetrating remedy that at once softens and soothes the myriad of broad, flat abdominal muscles under the skin of the abdomen. Oy Its reg ular use during the period the nerves, ten dons and cords are relaxed nnd there Is an absence of nausea, bearingdown pains, strain and general discomfort more often than otherwise experienced when nature Is ided. the use of Mother’s Friend night and log the muscles relax with ease when aby comes, the time at the crisis Is shorter and pain and danger Is naturally avoided. Write the Bradfleld Regulator Company, ■ ling. Atlanta, Georgia, , 1 Book, and obtain a bottle of Mother’s Friend from the druggist, by all meaqg, tad g«t into condition to meet tot crWfc Physician Believes A Genuine Rem edy For The Disease Has Been Found. llheuma, me wonderful rheumatism remedy sold by F. U Lake Drug Co. and all druggists, gives quicker and more lasticg rell<?f .than other remed ies costing many times as much. llheuma passes the ('eadly poison ous secretions into the bowels and kidneys, from which they are quickly thrown off in a natural, healthy way. Head what a reputable physician says about Rheuma; “I have made a most careful investigation of the formula employed In the manufacture of Rheuma, and I heartily recom mend It as a remedy for afl forms of rheuma’ism. I find Rhehma far in advance of the methods generally employed in the treatment of rheu matism and altogether cMffe'rent In compost!ion from the remedies usual ly prescribedDr. M. C. Lyons. This should give any sufferer from rheumatism confidence to try Rheuma. EASY TO DARKEN YOUR GRAY HAIR Use The Want Ads # You can Bring Back 'Color and Lus tre with Sage Tea and Sulphur When you darken your hair with Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell because it’s done so naturally so even ly. Preparing this mixture, though at home is mussy ml troublfMomv For r>0 cents you can buy at any drug store the ready to use preparation, Improved by the addition of other *.i gredients, called “Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound.’’ You just dam |en a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your, hair. Ink ing one small strand at a time. By morning all gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, ynur hair becomes beautPully darkened, glossy and luxuriant. Gray, faded hair, thou:;;-! no disgiace is a sign of old age, and as we all de sire a youthful and attractive appear Vice, get busy at once with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound and leek years youngei . ,jten „ Do Your Buying Now ! Just received a car of pecky cypress the ideal fencing, ready to put up, cut i$ four, five and six feet lengths. We also have solid car shipments of flooring, ceiling, novelty and square edge siding, and farm ing. If you wish any special stock, hardwood flooring etc., we can handle your order through Manufacturers. O. V. KING LUMBER CO. Phone 571-J