VOL. LI
SEEK TREASURE
OF ALEXANDER
Archeologists Believe It
Can Be Located.
A report sent from Baku says that
search has been begun by the Azer
baijan Archeologlcal society for the
treasure of Alexander the Great, which
Is believed to be burled near the vil
lage of Andrlevka. It Is rather a re
lief that the quest for burled treasure
has been shifted to the neighborhood
of Baku, and that it is the wealth of
Alexander which Is sought. Search for
the Burled treasure of Captain Kldd
and that of the Louisiana-Mississippi
pirate-patriot, Jean Lafitte, has been
carried on so extensively that It Is
right to give the treasure of Alexander
a chance. So much also has been writ
ten of the burled treasures of .the In
cas and of gold In sunken galleons
that It Is diverting to hear from the
region of the Caucasus mountains and
the Caspian sea, In old Georgia, which
is now the Azerbaijan republic.
Many unsatisfactory results have at
tended the search for buried treasure,
and In the matter of finding the wealth
of Alexander one should keep expec
tation attd enthusiasm under control.
It is believed that the third king of
Macedon, In the thirty-three years of
his active life between Pella and Baby
lon, may have accumulated wealth. In
his triumphal travels In Byzantium,
Egypt, Persia and other countries he
might have gathered treasure. .Wheth
er he buried much of it, or any, near
the village of Andrlevka Is the ques
tion.
Treasure of Alexander the Great
would be double treasure. The gold
would be gold worth so much an ounce,
but the gold coins, vases and amulets
taken from kings, princesses and
priests at Thebes and scores of other
cities would be worth more than their
weight in gold. Lovers of antiques,
lovers of things with imperial associa
tions, lovers of things steeped in as
sociations of war, plunder, conquest
and assassination would bid against
each other.
The dispatch says: "Although there
are no precise historical data indicat
ing the existence of such treasure, the
archeologists were led to excavate by
the statement oi an 80-year-old resi
dent of Andrlevka, who says he owns
an ancient map stolen from a Turkish
sultan many years ago showing the
spot where the treasure Is burled. The
old man's story of a stolen map has
a reminiscent sound to persons who
have been burnt by the buried treasure
fever.
The dispatch also says that "it is an
established historical fact that Alexan
der's taoops mutinied at one point In
the great empire builder's campaign
against Persia—2,2s6 years ago—and
local legend has it that he buried all
his treasure somewhere on the Caspian
littoral to prevent It falling into the
hands of the mutineers. The trouble
with many local legends of buried trea
sure Is that they cover too much
ground, and that it is hard to pin them
down to any particular spot
Got Idea in Dream
A "dream Invention," making possi
ble moving-picture shows in broad
daylight is claimed by a young book
binder in Budapest, according to a
dispatch from that city, the New
York World says.
The Inventor projects pictures not
against a white screen but against a
rapidly rotating disk covered wtth
strips of dark green and dark blue
paper which radiates from the center.
The dispatch says ths Invention has
been proved a complete success by
experiments and Is already patented.
The Inventor says the idea came to
him In a dream and he Is unable to ex
plain it
Nonasphyxiating Cat
A new heat and light-producing gas
that Is nanasphyxlattog, has been
brought to such high perfection that
Its heat value and candle power are
said to be higher than ordinary gas.
Dr. O. D. Bean, who made the Bunsen
burner, Is the Inventor. The new gas
Is made from oil or the resldlnm from
making gasoline. Ordinary gas con
tains 90 per cent of carbon monoxide,
while the new gas contains none. The
secret of its being nonasphyxlating Is
that It is made at lower temperature
than ordinary gas. The process
promises to be cheap.
Wyoming Leads in Elk
In the state of Wyoming there are
Bore elk than In all other states and
territories of the Union. The 1923
census shows that state alone has
22J5T2 head. About 11,000 of these
inhabit the Jackson Hole region. In
the last few years elk have increased
la amber.
An Artist Diplomat
The Spanish painter, Zuloaga. has
sailed for home wit.i the remark, that
m hf nlj of American womea gnaws
with a«e. Obviously Mr. Zuloaga plans
to call again.—Haw lack Hersld-Trlh-
THE ALAMANCE ITLEANER.
! Arab Children Kind s
to Parentn in Age
Of the many Interesting sights la
the city of Algiers, on the North Afri
can coast, one of the most striking Is
the great hordes of old Arabs sitting
carelessly around in coffee bouses and
the pretty parka. When the tourist
steps off the steamer and enters tha
town the first thing that attracts his
intention Is, of course, the strange
dresses of the native women and tha
flowing mantles and headgear of tha
men.
The second thing that attracta tha
attention of the curious tourist Is the
fact that the whole Arabian city aeems
to be filled with old men, none under
fifty, and many so old that the creases
In their facea are half an inch deep.
These old men never work, their
days of labor are at an end. Just as
Boon as an Algerian has raised his fam
ily to the point where that family can
work the old man is told to take a rest
his children will support him. So li«
gets a few packageß of cigarettes, soma
money for coffee and goes down town
to spend the days In gossip, argument
and poetic Imaginings.
Unless something terrible happens,
the old man never again takes up the
burden of bard labor, but sits around
and offers sage, advice and the strange
fact is that the children are actually
delighted that they are able to keep
the father in luxury and ease, while
inside the house the routine is handled
by the mother, while the daughters
either sit in the shade or go out to
gossip with the neighbors.
Seeks Pirate Fortune
A claim for pirate millions deposi
ted in a Bombay bank, has been mads
at Milan by Slgnor Gugllelmo CalouzL
He states that he Is a direct descen
dant of Frederico del Re, an Italian
naval officer who fled from Italy In
the Eighteenth century after killing a
man during a quarrel. He was cap
tured by pirates, and later became a
pirate himself. The chief of the band
took a liking to Del Re, and appointed
him second In command. It Is de
clared further that when the plrats
chief died he left Del Re his entire
fortune. Frederico del Re afterwards
settled In Madagascar, and handed
over the greater part of his wealth
for safe keeping to the Brltlah East
India company. His descendants, it
Is claimed, never knew of thla treas
ure until its existence was revealed
recently by the chance discovery of an
old document In Madagascar. Slgnor
Calouzl now Intends to bring a legal
action to recover the fortune for him
self and his relatives.
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Relic of Stone Age
A prehistoric arsenal dating back to
the Stone age has been found near
Strood, England. It appears to be the
remains of a prehistoric "workshop,"
and Is on a chalk cliff close to Frinds
bury church, within sight of Rochester
cathedral. Working on a slight clue,
after eight days' digging, the search
ers unearthed aorae 4,000 flint wea
pons and tools. "All the flints were
found In heaps about three feet high,
and there were 17 separate heaps ex
actly aa they had been piled up when
the workmen knocked off work —pos-
sibly 50,000 years ago. Everybody was
greatly disappointed that no human
bones were found. The men who
chipped these flints were living In
Britain when the woolly rhinoceros
and the hairy elephant roamed tha
Med way valley."
Sailed on Famous Ship
Samuel G. Haskell, of Georgetown,
Maine, was once a member of toe
crew of the Constitution, not when
she was making her fighting reputa
tion, but when she made her last voy
age in 187*. She was sent to Havre.
France, when the exposition at Paris
was on, and remained than several
months; the return trip was the last
she ever made, and was done in 46
days from Havre to New York. Mr.
Haskell was present when the cele
bration of the Constitution's 100 th an
niversary took place.
Coat of Arms Changed
The eagle and the sword on the West
Point coat of arms has been reversed.
For thirty years ths coat ot arms con
sisted of a perpendicularly striped
shield, bearing on its face a helmet of
Mars through which a sword no di
agonally downward from tha right or
"atsdstef" side. 8 arm ousting It was
sa American eagle
Food for Protest
There Isn't much wrong In a osestry
that is«sat afford grievances enough
to feed a party of protest—Buluth
Herald.
How to Repot Plants
House plants, such as geraniums, be
gonias and ferns, need occasional re
potting. The top edge and bottom of
the old ball of earth should be re
moved and fresh soil used in repotting.
Always niace a piece of broken pet In
the bottom to aid In drainage. Do not
911 the pot to more than a quarter of
sa inch from the top.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 25, 1925
HOW—=—
AVALANCHE IN SWISS ALPS
DESTROYS ALL THINGS.—
A mountain climber, in discuss
ing the accounts of recent
avalanches in the southern alps,
resulting in destruction and
death, says
The cause of these sudden
descents is not far to seek. On
the higher slopes there have
been six or eight weeks of clear,
almost uninterrupted frosts,
which have caused the existing
snow to become loose and
powdery.
Now, under pressure of the
recent heavy falls of fresh
snow, this loose under snow has
given way, and vast masses of
it gathering volume every
moment, are plunging down the
mountain sides, overwhelming
sheep and unfortunate tourists
and burying all that •comes In
their path.
This type of powdery ava->
lanche, serious enough to life
and limb, Is as nothing com
pared with the real avalanche
built up of accumulations of
snow that may have commenced
years ago.
These vast accumulations oc
cur on the plateaus or less steep
Inclines. The pressure of each
succeeding season's snow turns
the under snow to Ice, anil
winter after winter the mass
increases in weight and volume.
A moment arrives when, ow
ing either to pressure from
higher levels or the mass grow
ing so Immense, It overcomes
any resistance that holds It. Or,
due to an exceptionally mild
summer, the lowest stratum
against the mountain side is
melted and a sort of water
cushion Is formed upon which
the whole glides forward.
There are other causes, but
for some reason such as these
the colossal mass commences to
mora slowly downward towartf
the valley. If the pace la slow
it Is known as a creeping
avalantfße and ca& be kept un
der constant observation. There
la little Immediate danger from
it and peasants and farmers can
be warned of the approaching
peril.
Sometimes, however, an aval
anche of thla type will within a
few hours of having
loosened hurl Itself downward
with the speed of an express
train and a noise exceeding all
Imagination. Nothing can wlth
stand it Farms and home
steads are swept away or burled,
forests of fir and pine are
craahed down or carried away
like so much straw; cattle,
rocks, railways are all carried
before It until either It comes
to rest in lower levels or hurls
Itself over perpendicular walls
of rock into the valleys be
neath.
How Big Men Do Things
A friend of the late Henry M. Flag
ler, the Standard Oil giant who did so
much for the development of Florida
by constructing railroads, building ho
tels, etc., tells me this Incident, which
throws light on the manner *of man
Flagler was. This friend was chat
ting with Flagler when a telegram was
handed him. He read It and handed
Lit,to his friend. It was from St. Au
grbtlne, where Flagler bad built his
monumental Ponce de Leon hotel. It
read: "Hotel empty except for band
playing at one end. What shall I do?"
The manager was wondering whether
be should pay off the band. What did
Flagler reply? "Engage another band
to play at the other end."
Flagler, like most of the stalwarts
John D. Rockefeller gathered around
him In his early days, bad foresight
and the courage *of his convictions.—
B. C. Forbes, in Forbes Magazine.
How Paint Preserves
Most people paint their bomes for
the sake of good looks. But bouses
should primarily be painted for the
sake of preserving the wood, which Is
very porous. When the wood _ was
still In the tree state the pores were
filled with ssp, and when cut the ssp
died out leaving the pores open. If
the wood should be left in the unpro
tected state, minus Its mark, fungi
and moisture soon would begin to rot
and destroy It So when painted, the
paint penetrates the pores snd forms,
when dry, a tough, elastic costing,
which la "anchored" to the surface by
countless little "books" tbst extend
Into pofes of the wood, snd this
AiaHtiy or film preserves the wood by
protecting It from those things which
otherwise would quickly and surely de
stroy It
Lapland Girts "Dor
1m Lapland, when a dauglfter la bom
bar father presents her with s rein
deer. The progeny of this snlmsl U
iSea Honor Captured
After Long Struggle
We reached the pools at what wfe
thought was dead low tide, vrtftAl
William Beebe In the Mentor Hffitga
zlne, and made the most of every mo
ment We had been working about an
hour when I straightened up to ease
an aching back. Almost at my side I
saw what win be ever to me the
most remarkable sight in the animal
world. Frightened by our long-con
tinued splashing and tramping, a big
octopus had crept quietly out of a
crevice Just behind me and was mak
ing his way as rapidly as possible
over the seaweed shelf down to deep
water. Nothing animate is compar
able to this sight The bulging mass
of the head or body, or both, the
round sturing eyes, as perfect and ex
pressive as those of a mammal,, and
the horrible absence of all other bod
ily parts which such an eyed creature
should have —nothing more but eight
horrid cup-covered, snaky tentacles,
reaching out in front, splaying side
ways and pushing i>ehlnd, while one
or more always waved in the air In
the direction of suspected danger, as
if In some sort of infernal adieu. This
octopus was over two feet across, Jet
black when I first saw him, but turn
ing to a mottled gray when we en
gaged in our struggle. When I headed
hiin off he stood on defense and did
not retreat After much feinting and
slipping and unpleasant pulling away
from the myriad suckers, I got the
beast into a snake bag atid tied it
firmly.
Name "Canadct' Said to
Be of Spanish Origin
Thete la an interesting legend con
cerning the munncr In which Cunuda
got Its name. Spanish adventurers
were the first, so far as is known, to
visit the American shores In search of
booty. In the north they found the
country disappointing. The soil was
sterile and unyielding. The Spaniards
were heard by the natives to make fre
quent use of the expression "Aca,
nada," meaning "It Is barren." It was
noted that after giving expression to
tll&r dissatisfaction they Invariably
departed to another place 1
When the French explorers arrived
on the scene, the Inhabitants gathered
on the shore and yelled "Aca nada,"
hoping to drive them away. The
French took this to be the name of
the country, and they called It Can
ada.
The Spaniards also named Florida,
meaning Land of Flowers, and Vene
zuela, so called because of Its resem
blance to Venice.
The Obstinate Man
An obstinate man does not hold
opinions, but they hold him; for
when he is once possessed with an er
ror, it is like a devil, only cast out
with great difficulty. He delights
most of all to differ In things dlffer
entJ He Is resolved to understand no
nfati'B reason but his own, because he
fiiuls no man can understand his but
hlmselt His opinions are like plants
that grow upon rocks, that stick fast
though they have no rooting. The
more Inconsistent his views are, the
faster he holds them, otherwise they
would fall asunder of themselves, for
opinions that are false ought to be
held with more strictness than those
that are true, otherwise they will be
apt to betray their owners before they
ere aware.—Butler.
Hardest-Worked Words
It Is stated after a long series of ob
servations and tests that one-fourth
of our dally task of talking Is ac
complished by the use of nine words,
the longest of which has but four let
ters. These nine are: and, be, have.
It of, the, to, will, and yon. It need
hardly be suld that these simple words
are all pure English.
It Is also asserted that these nine,
together with 34 additional words,
form a full half of tho words we use
In conversation every day. The 34
additional Anglo-Saxon words slluded
to are: about, ail, as, at, but can,
come, day, dear, for, get go, hear, her,
If, In, me, much, not on, one, say, she,
so, that these, they, this, though,
time, we, with, write, snd your.
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Foolish Fears
French Consul Antonln Bartbelmy
■aid at e reception In Chicago:
"There Is no dsnger of a bolshevik
revolution In France. Those who
quake and wall ever such an absurd
danger aa that remind me of the little
boy who ran to his mother's bed In the
middle of the night and sobbed:
" *Ob, mower, muwer, I dreamed I
was a stick of candy and eated myself
up!*"
Has Distinct Meaning
Geologically snd geogrrphlcally the
Britlali Isles belong to the continent
of Europe. In popular parlance, how
ever, and es|>ecially from the British
point of view, the word "Continent"
refers to the mslnland a distinction
from the British isles.
WHY
j Big Circus Has Cut Out
i "Animal Acts"
There will be no more whips laab
' lhg out at angry animals In the center
of the ring. Because parents object
1 to their children seeing men and wom
en enter cages with wild beasts, Ring
ling Brothers apd Barnum & Bailey
announce that henceforth they will
present no wlld-anlmal acts either In
the garden or when, under canvas, the
circus takes to the road, comments the
New York World In an editorial.
Congratulations arrive from the hu
mane societies, Mr. Charles Rlngllng
sayß. For the humane societies have
long disapproved of the cruelty of
wild-animal training; disapproved of
whips and forka and heated bars.
The lions and the tigers of the Rlng
llng show retire from the arena, now,
to those small steel cages which give
them a foot or two of headroom. They
Join thg ranks of all those other beasts
In public zoos, equally fortunute In
not having to perform in public; free
to spend their days In Iron boles with
18 inches to spare at either end for
elbow room. Man, having conquered
his competitors on earth, displays
them behind bnrs. Why? So that by
watching them in an unnatural en
vironment, and by shucking peanuts
on their heads, and by goading thein
with sticks when the guard Is not
around, he may study wild life at
first hand and add to the store of 1
human knowledge.
Why Sleeper Emit»
Noises That Annoy
A writer In the weekly bulletin of
the Chicago department of health,
Kays that snoring seems to be par
ticularly a human attribute, and says
that there Is little In medical litera
ture relating to It He says snoring
is due to vibration of the soft palate
and uvula, produced by deep Inspira
tion and expiration through the nose
and open mouth.
The sleeper, If normal, sleeps with
his mouth closed, breathing naturally
through the ndstrils, which prevents
the vibration of the loose tissues of
the throat Snoring, as a rule. In
dicates a disturbance of the breath
ing apparatus, especially obstruction
In the nose, that prevents the sleeper
from keeping the mouth closed.
In children, the writer says, snor
ing Is commonly an Indication of en
larged adenoids and tonsils.
Why Burroughs Was Happy
I am In love with this world; by
my constitution I have nestled lov
ingly In It it has been home, it
has been my point of outlook Into the
universe. I have not bruised myself
against it nor tried to use it Ignobly.
I have tilled Its soli, I have gathered
Its harvests, I have waited upon Its
seasons, and always have I reaped
whnt I have sown. While I delved I
did not lose sight of the sky over
heed. While I gathered Its bread and
meat for my body, I did not neglect
to gather Its bread and meat for my
soul. I have climbed lis mountains,
roamed Its forests, sailed Its waters,
crossed Its deserts, felt the sting of
Its frosts, the oppression of its heats,
and always have beauty and Joy
waited upon my goings and coming*
—John Burroughs, Naturalist
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President's Occupations
There has never been a president of
the United States who was a min
ister. Washington was a fanner an 4
surveyor. William Henry Harrison
studied medicine, but turned to the
army and later to politic*. Taylor J
nns s soldier snd s Louisiana cotton
planter. Johnson was a tailor and
Grant a tanner, farmer, rent estate I
agent, hardware clerk and tsoldier,
i Roosevelt's profession was politics !
from his twenty-second year on. Hard
■ Ing was a newspsper man. All the
others, after various beginnings, were
lawyer*.
"The Ribs of the King"
In the courts of the Irish Free State
mention of the king Is being discon
tinued. There Is no longer a "king's
bench." Hitherto the criminal depart
ment of that court has been known as
"the crown side." As the Irish lan
guage has been placed on an equality
with English In the courts s republi
can lawyer, trnnslstlng "crown side,"
rendenrd It "taobh an righ"—"the slds
of the king" and was laughed at by
scholars who said his Irish phrase
really meant "the king's ribs."
Oil Drilling Costa
Staflsrl's show that more money has
Iwen sj>ent In drilling for oil than has
In-en received from the ssle of the pe
tr&leuu> priMluced.—Science Sen Ice.
Nickname of Charles It
Charles II of Englsnd was nick
named Old Rowley from a goat that
was kept In the king's garden. The
flag's favorite race, horse, which gives
Its name to a famous race, wss else
called Hewley.
I
Home of the Violin
Mlttenwald, Bavaria, is the home of
some ,of the most famous violins of
the world. It la the Cremona of Ger
many. Walking down a street of Mlt
tenwald, one begins to believe that
violin making Is the only thing that
goes on there at all. As a matter of
fact It la this Industry that keeps
Mlttenwald alive. Its violins are ex
ported to all the countries of Europe
and America. This industry was es
tablished In the early part of the
Eighteenth century when Mlttenwnld
was hi a most Impoverished state as a
i result of the Thirty Years' war. Since
| then It has prospered and flourished
and the Inhabitants of Mlttenwald
have good reason to be grateful to
Matthias Klotz, founder of Its violin
Industry.
Famous Early Physician
Hippocrates was a Greek physician
nicknamed the "Father of Medicine."
He was born on the Island of Cos, 400
B. G, died In Tliessaly, 857 B. C. He
was the autbdr of many valuable
writings on the science of medicine,
and was the first to put aside all tra
ditions and superstitions nnd base the
practice of medlclno on the study of
nature, without reference to religion I
or other matters. He was said to be
a master of clinical research and the
originator of a system of diet and
regimen for the cure of illness, lie
was also a great believer In benefits
from climates suited to the tempera
ment of the patient.
Oil on 'Turbulent Waters
It Is surprising to learn how very
little oil Is required to Smooth the
tossing ocean billows and Insure the
safety of a mighty vessel. The Brit
ish admiralty Issues Instructions as
to the application of oil In storms, and
points out that a very small quantity
Is effective In modifying the action of
waves and breaking seas. A vessel
going at ten knots ap hour during a
storm can surround Itself by compara
tively still waters, covered with an,
oily film, extending a safe dlstnnce
on all sides, by allowing oil to drip
on the water at the rate of little more
than • pint an hour. And the effect Is
greatest on wares In deep water.
Cattle in London Streets
The custom of driving pigs, sheep
and cattle through the streets, a prac
tice begun centuries ago when London
waa a village, is still being carried on.
However, It la seldom that the public
generally witnesses the sight, as the
work Is done during the early houra of
the morning. A herd of cattle, de
layed on Its way to the market, got
Into s traffic Jam recently in Holborn,
one of the city's main thoroughfarea,
and extra policemen had to be called
to assist the drivers in their taak of
getting the animals started again. The
present-day city regulations provide
that live stock can be driven through
the atreets only between the hours of
midnight and five In the morning.
Cost Was High
A certain gentleman of good posi
tion, but rather Irascible tempera
ment was repairing his motor car on
the road after a breakdown, and using
language during the process scarcely
becoming a Christian. A lady ac
quaintance, who was passing, stopped
to exchsnge greetings with the Irate
motorist's wife, and during the con
versation that ensued took occaalon
to aak: Tan you tell me how much
It costs yotir husband to run his car?"
"Indeed. I can," said the wife; "k Is
going to coat him his Immortil soul
U he doesn't Improve his language."
—Vlrtorlan.
Divisions of the Zodiac
The zodiac Is an Imaginary belt ex
tending around the celestial sphere,
within which lie the orbits of the sun. I
moon and ptaneta. It extends eight ;
degrees on each aide of the ecliptic, '
or apparent path of the sun, and Is ;
divided into twelve equal parts, each
one of which la marked by a constel- i
iation. The names of these are *an j
follows: Aries (the Ram), Taurus
(the Bull), Gemini (the Twins), Can
cer (the Crab). Leo (the Lion), Virgo
(the Virgin), Libra (the Balance),
Scorpio (the Bcorpion), Sagittarius
(the Archer), Capricorn us (the Goat),
Aquarius (the Water Bearer) and
Pisces (the Fishes).—Kansas City
•tar.
Hard Rood to Paradise
in the Mohammedan tradition the
A 1 Slrat Is sn Imaginary bridge be
tween this world and the next It
extends over the sbyss of hell, and
must bs passed by all that would reach
the Mohammedan paradise. It Is very
narrow, and has been likened by some
writers to the thread of a famished
spider, snd by others to the edge of
s razor blade. In crossing, one's
speed Is proportioned to one's virtue.
Some pass with the rapidity of light
ning; ethers more slowly; while the
wicked, on account of the weight of
their sins, are predpltsted let® - the
galT below. —Ksnsas City Star.
NO. 21
Unlettered Men Beet
at Coinage of Word*
The best of all word makers an
the unlettered. Professor Qilder
sleeve futld that the masses own the
language. Malherbe, the exquisite
Parisian poet and connoisseur of
words, frankly owned that his mas
ters of speech were the porters la
the Haymarket.
When Roosevelt was a ranch own
er and had been felling trees with hla
men, he happened to overhear one of
them say, "BUI cut down fifty-three, I
cut forty-nine, and the boss ha
beavered down seventeen."
Roosevelt, who always enjoyed •
good Joke on himself, went on, "Those
who have ever seen the stump of a
tree gnawed down by a beaver will
Understand the- exact force of the
comparison."
We have always needed a word for
mistake as applied to action, and the
Maine guide has coined it. 'When he
runs his canoe upon a rock or chooses
a channel with Insufficient water, ha
makes a "mlago."
A homespun New England philos
opher in southern California coined
an excellent verb. He was arguing
that sterling qualities of heart are
rarer than those of head. "Oh, h—l,"
he exclaimed, "why, you can Just go
out and huckleberry for brains, but a
heart of gold Is as rare as a ding- '
maul."
Freedom From Duty
Essence of Leisure
Leisure means real freedom. It
means freedom not only from technical
"working hours," but also from any
thing like compulsory social demands.
It should spell a time Bacred to the
Initiative, the bent, the mood, even, of
the individual; a time wherein he gets
elbow room to search and find himself
renewedly, a Boston Transcript writer
says. Even if, by way of a silent
declaration of independence, the In
dividual shall loaf n little during these
r hallowed hours of relaxation, the loaf
ing inay have Its uses. Family duties
excepted, these hours belong to one
self, not necessarily for fostering
selfishness, but as a chance to get one'*
bearings and to "Invite one's soul." It
is the freedom to use this time as one
lists that la the very essence of
leisure.
Freedom of any kind entails corre
sponding responsibilities, no doubt, but
due freedom Itself must not be ques
tioned. Yet moral or social coercion, Is
always powerful enough to coerce ac
tion, and if a community be bent on
coercion of that kind, the individual
either becomes a slave or la made
pretty miserable by the assertion of
his inalienable right to due leisure.
How much does each of us really get?
Pretty Rebuke
Sir James Barrie in his younger
days was much Interested in amateur
theatricals. On the stage he usually
took the part of a woman. In a re
cent address he said: "On one oe- .
casion when the curtain rose on my j
husband and me about to partake of
breakfast, my husband, in his stage
frlKht, pulled the table cover and lta
contents to the floor. How would a
superb actress have risen to that emer
gency? I huve asked some of them,
and none of fm-m conceived anything
equal to what Adele did —Adele was
my name. I went behind him, and.
putting my arm around his neck, I
said: 'You clumsy darling'!"— Youth's
Companion.
Famous Spot in India
The Vale of Kashmir Is an elevated
valley In the Himalayas, north of the
Punjab, through which flows the river
Jhelum. It Is about 120 miles long,
with a mean breadth of 75 miles,
an«l" Is fumed for the beauty of
its scenery and the chann of its cli
mate. Its altitude varies from fire
thousand to seven thousand feet, and
owing to Its altitude and consequent
coolness. It Is visited during the hot
tbonth? of summer. It Is said that the
natives of the Yale of Kashmir de
rive the peculiar pattern that marks
all India shawls from the graceful
curves of the River Jhelum as It me
anders through the valley—Kansas
City Times.
How to Replant Vines
The Department of Agriculture says
that grapevlnis which are ten years
old may be replanted the same way,
that a vine a year old can be replant
ed. Dig out three our four of the
larger stems with quite a bit of soil ad
hering. Cut back to the main stem,
practically leaving only a few buds on
j the cane to develop new growth. Do
sot allow the vine to produce fruit un
| til It is thoroughly established.
How Camphor Is Made
As a perfume, camphor has beea
valued by the Chinese for centuries, j
Originally obtained from gum depos
its it .is now extracted from the wood ,
itself, which, after being sawed
through, is reduced to chips attfl heat*
ed in a still.