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Libertyville Independent, 14 Apr 1927, p. 10

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~~PAGE TwWo._ / _:\ CIRL BABIES NoT WANTED IN AFRICA Jand insist on shaving himself instead f going to the barber? Mrs, Wise--He just wants an er-- by her father or her brothers, or even by her children ; for in all these re lations of her civil life she is repre-- sented by a proxy or oual!, who is practically her master. ; The same law alzo permits polyg-- amy, which is often necessary, especi-- ally among the poor; though they us nally have only two wives, who are "ummamm] one another, since one wife would hardly be enough for the day's tasks. Meanwhile the husband does his bit burncose and going--very much like an ancient Roman senator--to drink his kaous at the Moorish cafe or to discourse at the Dijemaa or else to look tor news in the market. It is not un-- ustal to see old men of sixty marrying girls of twelve--Colonel Godchot in La Revue Mondiale, Gold of the Ancients The supply of gold in ancient times was derived mostly from surface sands and gravels which yielded Abeir vali-- ues by simple processes of washing. Gold was thus mined at a very early southern Urals and in the region bor-- dering the eastern Mediterranean. Ap~ parently the discovery of gold is not attributed to any one person. The an-- clent workings for locating gold have been ascribed to the Egyptians and have been found in the mountains of Wubla, and Dr. Karl Peters has de scribed sxtensive mines in the interior of South Africe, not far from the gold felds of Rhodesia--a locality be-- Meved by Doctor Peters to be the Ophir of the Israelites. The Romans operated mines in Hungary; Spain and Great Britain at various periods.© Dur-- try seems to have made little progress. pressions," the novel "Pride and Pre} udice" was refused 'by the publishers, who in the latter part of the Kight-- eenth century were making money by the distribution of books depicting "romantic horrors and extravagance." When it was finally accepted and pub-- lished 14 years later, it was immedi ately acclaimed by the reading public. During her creative period it was the fashion among wealthy persons to cul-- tivate not refnement but the refine ment of cruelty, and Jane Austen at-- tacked this fad with all the 'power at the command of her genius.--Hartford should categorically refuse the man who bought her, the father would ap piy the law of Dijebr by blows of the matraque, or--Arab club. The consent of a widow or a di-- that does not prevent her Waited Long for Notice Not until 14 years after the com-- pletion of her masterplieces, "Pride and Prejudice" and "Bense and Sensi-- bility," were the novels of Jane Aus-- ten read outside her own admiring Iy, Poetic phrases about beauty are sung to her. Later on, in spite of the Koran, which describes tattoolng as "the devil's writing," she is tattooed. When the girl is of marriageable ago she is also ready for her prison. Her father begins to think about the dot--which he will get back--and the gift he will receive from the husband, which practically amounts to a price for selling his Gaughter, At ten or twelive, then, the girl is hended over to her husband, whether she Hkes it er not. For a father can impose mar-- riage on an unmarried girl. It !s what is called the right of Dijebr, which is recognized by law and custom. The father may consult his daugh-- ter, but she must not reply except by a smile or by tears. If ahe smiles it is because she is glad to be married ; If she weeps it simply means that she agrees to the marriage, though regret-- ting to leave her father's house--a Aziza, the beloved. Yet over it all hangs the prophet's dictum: "Men.are superior to wom-- en," and it is this phrase that stops all civilization and. checks all progreas. While his daughter is a child her ta-- ther troubles himself not a whit about her, and she is lucky it her mother, bis instrument for pleasure. and for work, fAnds any time to watch over story at his own expense: ~He was employed to defend a man Jones and his client succeed vincing the judge and jury that. the When a son is born to a North At-- rican Mosiem, joy--reigns. Every one says to the father; ,"God has in-- creased. thy good." If it is & daugh-- ter, the father cries;-- "A misfortune is born to me." But, in spite of that, the birth is celebrated on the seventh day in the presence of Gadi, the par-- ents and their friends, and ~the baby is named Zohra, the flower: Sandya, bank Jones was told. Joy in Moslem Household is Reserved for Boys. next day he learned from the bank the check was worthless. The signe: As the girl grows up she is trained, to make eyes at bhimself in the Poetic Justice Just Vanity Igush io 0 _ Industrial Fatalities Sown His Wild Oats Industrial records show that every 'When a fellow looks seedy, zix minutes of every Aay of the year | . Jt promotes uix minutes of every Gr7 of the year | . . _ 3 Abrait Promtts s .. The men who made it possible are.shown with part of their apparatoes. Leit to right: DPr. F. B. Jeweit, vice--president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company; Walter £. Gifford, the president; Dr, Herbert E. Ives and Dr. Frank Gray. Dr. Ives and Dr. Gray actuailly developed the apparatus Map shows route which "sair movies" traveled between 'New York and Washington, whese Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, was speaking into the telephont » ; FELEVISION was jerked out of the world of fancy into the world of fact at the Iaboratories of the Bell Telephone Compahy in New York. ~EXTRA HOURS OF EXTRA CARE L . | -Genyte- --'-Stnat ------;I--E-- Mcl( : -ml, ey Amue, Waukega® KENNEDY BROS., Libertyville -- D. J. DONALDSON, Lake Villa The illustration shows two Nash Advanced Six engines hooked together in the great Nash testing room. One of these motors is driving the other, to limber it up. After a few hours of this, the motor now being driven will limber up another. ' 'Then, after 8 to 10 hours on its own pbwer,lt will be taken apart. Bearings, connecting rods and pistons will be carefully inspected. Valves will be ground Next, this Nash motor will go to a silent room, where _ lift it above the level of the average Cat 20 1 the trained ear of an engine expert will listen to its Nuhpgtformit}celeadsdwwfld! [mnaw:mmmbgmmwmmwmmafm]} on the NASH mo certain it 1s 17 ts Ailoenation shows nro Néh Advanced Six eiigines | operition. When he is sure it is abs The Men Who Gave Television to the World -- * _ When a fellow looks seedy, Has soun hils wild oats Mo Pakih ces Llnd Saats otre ty § 1. it N He * ) ~"Yesn, but where are you going to . any leisnre?"--Life. ws N ' . f 5 H \' :.\__.'_ ' : ¥ & y \ ho. :. > d ts | r= 0\ ; d { s N -Dn'tmur-hlldb' bo dally with the * "I don't think he ever touches it." operation. When he is sure it is absolutely right, it w'illbemountedgn_ltnchnsis. Then another rigid examination, in the car, out on the road. 15 extra hours in all are consumed before themotonshownabove are ready for their owners. How easily Nash could save this time and expense. You would never be able to see the difference. BtaweryNashownerknomdtercis a difference! There are extra hours of extra care in every Nash, to lift'.ithboqux,eleveloftheaveragem--tobeceruin Nash performance leads the world ! c eR t' Snitnel ces ol 40" Not Guilty k Because of their exceptional mili-- tary qualities, more noticeable in the service of the French authorities, the They are less known to the world than are the Tauregs, plunderers of the camel caravans and explorers However, the Chambaa are earning a reputation in tracking down the de-- spoiling elements and have made it possible to cross--the Sahara from Al-- geria to the River Niger with no fear '.mo : BStaid as the camels on which they mmtal.ahlohfihomthehu sands for"days and nights, stopping only to eat from their little bagse.Alled with a keenness of sight that gives Chambaa tribesmen are aeguiring » distinction as conquerors of the Sa-- the plandering tribesmen. Ah thinks ob watahmellion. Jarge--Ah's jus' et seben. _ Mah eyes watah when I thinks ob 'ém. deadly accuracy to their rifies, "Daddy, I-- have splendid _news for | Crirence--Your suit looks rathef Ing to retain my mervices for anothe@£ _ mqward--Yeah. Phyllis father used The Go--Getter'a Son Coon's Food irefereucs . In Belfast, Mnine, is a bliack and white coon kitten that loves ahove »% else a saitine, preferring it to meat or fsh, and will even uncover t!:;e craecker box and steai one in urder to satisfy iIts taste. When the cra--ker is accompanied with a bit of cheea or an ciive, so much the better. Te kitten is also fond of vegetables, esp~-- clally spinach ard cabbuge. Its mother was born in a grocery store and live'l there, and during her three years of exristence ate nothing but hambur z3 steak, and never, as far as her master could determine, did she drink water or milk. "Let's see, you had a novel pub= lished last fall, didn't you*?" said hbis new acquaintance. "Well, I thought it was a novel," replied the author with bitter recol« Messenger Boy--Good day, sir. Myv master's compliments, and he would like to pay your bill . . . Business Man--That's good, m gende Blaetter, it for a punching bag last night. "Dbut it turned out to be a guyed book. No W onder Clarence--Your sulit looks rathet Metamorphosis & e e be m'L--Flk € x _A *4

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