VOL. L MONKEY KISSED ITS MOTHER Writer Tells ef Human-Like Boene / of * Cimlan Affection In Burma •' Forest. In Burma we had a monkey tribe that were called locally human; gray black-faced tree dwellers, says W. A. Fraser In the Saturday Evening Post. Thp males, as they looked down at one, the black face surrounded by white whiskers, always wore •# puzzled, plain tive look. They were lengthy of limb, long of tall and Ught-hodled,.built expressly for their mode of travel, which consisted In racing to the top of a tree and shoot ing out In a flying leap downward to the limb of another —the tall, as If it did the trick automatically, twisting about the limb with a grip quite strong enough to suspend the monkey's body. In these flying leaps arid in the race up the tree, the monkey babe always lay flut, slung under the mother, its paws grasping the mother's fur. Once, standing quietly on a Jungle path, I saw a female of this tribe'sit ting on~a limb with her back toward , me. .Behind her on the limb a baby monkey about a quarter grown was skylarking, pinching his\ mother and trying to tie a knot in her tall.j Sud denly I saw him stand up, put his front paws under the mother's chin, puU her head over backward and kiss her: The mother, her heart full of affection, I fancy, was delighted, for hfer head went over willingly and she rubbed the baby's cheek with her own. TRAGEDY OF AGED BUFFALO Abandoned, Clings to Water Hole In Pitiable Solitude Until He Perishes. "The bu'Talo bull that has outlived his usefulness is one of the most pitiable objects In the whole range of natural history,". says Col. Henrjf In man In his "The Old Santa Fe Trail," published in 1897, according to the Detroit News.' "Abandoned to his fate, he may be discovered, In his dreary Isolation, near some stream or lake, where It does not tax him too severely to find good grass. In this new stage .of his seems to have completely-lost bis. courage. Frightened at the rustling of a leaf, he Is the very Incarnation of nervous ness and suspicion. Solitude, foreign to his whole nature, has changed him into a new creature. "Nobody ever saw one of these mis erable or forlorn creatures dying a natural death or ever heard of such an occurrence. The cowardly coyote and tbe gray wolf had already marked him for their own; and they rarely missed their calculations." How to Make a Hectograph. A hectograph Is a pad composed of gelatin and glycerin used for mak ing many Impressions of writing and drawing. This pad is made In tbe proportions of one ounce of gelatin to six and one-half ounces of glycerin. These two Ingredients should be al lowed to mix by slowly heating for several hours over a vessel filled with hot salt water. When thoroughly melted the mixture Is poured Into a long, shallow pan and allowed to harden, when It' will present a smooth even surface. A special copying Ink Is needed, which can be purchased at a stationery store. The matter to be copied Is written and placed face downward on the pad. After a short period the Imprint of the writ ing will be transferred to the pad. About one hundred copies may be made by placing blank paper over the tracings on the pad anJ gently rub bing, thus transferring the impres sion. Fanatic* in Philippines Religions fanatics have become quits prominent In the Philippine Islands, and the recent "colorUm" outbreak on, the Island of Bucas was a religious! outbreak that accounted for more than | 20 dead. Tbe "colorum" took place among the country people who live In bands In the mountains and each leader of a "colorum" band thinks he Is a personal, emissary from Christ. A few of the chiefs have even claimed to be the Savior himself. Touching Wood' Old Custom ■ Many persons, whether tbey are su perstitious or not, conform to the habit of "touching wood" to erase tbe , "curse" of wagging of good luck. Tbe origin of tbls custom dates back to the tree worshipers among the Aryans, and the practice was carried down through the Egyptians, Etruscai-a, Greeks, Bomans and modern Euro peans. It is a custom more tlnlversal la Europe, 'of coarse, than In America. Wanted an Illustration. wife (who has the foreign lan guage "spasm")— -John, do you know Pm getting on splendidly with my Frimcb? I am really beginning to think In the language. Husband his paper) THE ALAMANCE GLEANER Bread Baked 4,400 Yean Ago Found on the Nile ▲ loaf of brown ."famine" bread sold daring the Peninsular war has' been presented to Coventry City Guild mu seum,' together with a small and faded notebook in which the owner wrote that he Intended to keep the bread as a memento of the high price of corn at that time. But this loaf Is new when compared with others that have been discovered at different times. Few people, for In stance, would care to put their teeth Into the. loaf which Is still preserved at Ambaston, Derbyshire. It Is 700 years old, and ,wps given to the Boar family with a grant of land by King John. Several years ago, a French explorer found an Assyrian loaf, which. It was estimated, fiad been baked In the year 500 B. C., and was, therefore, about 2,500 years old. In shape It resembled a bun. It was discovered, wrapped In a'cloth, In an ancient tomb where It had probably been put by tHe super stitious Assyrians to be used as food by the dead person during his Journey to, another world. Many years ago an oven wafftround at Pomi>ell, containing several loaves, slightly charred, but all beaMng tne bakers' name. What Is easily the old est loaf in existence, however. Is the i one discovered by an Egyptian ex plorer on the banks of the Nile In 1905. It was baked In the year 2500 B. C. and Is, therefore, over 4,400 years old. —London Answers. Starve Admirer Given Shock by Her Manager A touring company was going the round of some of the provincial towns, and everywhere the audience waxed enthusiastic over the juvenile lady. I One evening a youthful admirer sought the manage, a tall, -fine-looking man, and endeavored to obtain an in troduction to the fascinating little lady. He had, he said, admired her acting very much. "It must be very pleasant to know her," he suggested. "No doubt you who see her so often are Very fond of her?" "Yes," admitted the manager, "I sup pose I am rather fond of her." "Perhaps you've known her for some time?" ventured the other. "Yes, quite a long time," answered the manager. "Bnt It can't be so very long." pro tested the admirer; "why, she's little more than a girl." Then suddenly a horrible suspicion came to him, and be stammered: "You—you're not her husband, are you?" "No, oh, no," said the manager, wttfc an amused smile; "only her son." Can't Classify Bacteria Scientists are still trying to deter mine whether bacteria are animals or plants. When these übiquitous organ- Isms were first discovered they were described ss animalcules. The layman still insists on calling them "bugs." Haeckel once proposed placing them along with lower plants and animals difficult to classify In a .new classifica tion, "protista." The new tendency Is to assign these micro-organisms to the plant world. Tbey resemble some of the algae In form, mode of reproduc tion and absence of a definite nucleus; yet those which possess flagella show points of resemblance with some of the protocoa. Bacteria closely resem ble plants from the chemical stand point In possessing marked chemo-syn thetic power In nitrogen metabolism, leading to the production of such com plex compounds as amlno-adds and pur Ins from no other source of nitro gen than ammonia. Native African Language The natives of Africa speak three languages—Negroid, Hottentot-Bush man and Ha mi tic. The Hamitlc lan guage, to which ancient Egyptian be longed, Is spoken In northern Africa. The Hottentot-Bushman is spoken by the dwarf and pigmy tribes In the cen tral part of the continent The remain der of the natives speak what is known as the Negroid tongue. All these over lap one another and it cannot be ssld that all the tribes of central Africa speak any one language. These three languages represent many dialects and seem to be distinct from all other sys tems of speech. At least no close ro tation can be discovered between them and other languages* Oat of Proportion v A spider enlarged to tbe slee of a eat would be helpless, even If the relative proportions of all Its parts were re tained. Its legs would bend and break under tbe weight of Its body because the muscular strengttf would have la creased only as the square of the mus cles' dimensions, while the body's weight would bsve Increased ss the cube of Its parts. The fly with Its rel atively powerful legs easily walks up ward over a vertical walL Make It 10ft or even 80 times as large, end Its mus cles could not begin to hold It in this way against the ferae of gravity. GRAHAM, N. C M THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1924 Color of Cleopatrcfs Heir History furnishes no eridsnee that Cleopatra bad red hair, la (act, his tory gives tu no due at all aa to the color of the hair of the Egyptian queen who "vamped" Mark Antony and Jo 11ns Caesar. The probability El that aba had light hair. One of her ances tors, Ptolemy Philadelpbos, is de scribed by Theocritus as baring light hair and a fair complexion. It should be remembered that Cleopatra be longed to the Ptolemies, a family de scended from Greek stock. l Number of Beet in Swarm The estimates of the number of been la a swarm range all tbe way from 10,900 to 100,000. However, It Is ad mitted that a swarm of bees contain ing 75,000 6r 100,000 Is an exceeding ly large colony. The normal colony Contains between 15,000 and 80,000 workers, although swarms containing 40,000 or 50,000 are not uncommon In carefully attended apiaries. Tbe droneajnay number from a few doxen to several hundred. Buys Book He Lent Charles Gannon, of Washington, had occasion to refer to Max Maretsek's "Crochets and Quaver," the remlnls censes of the famous Impresario. Gan non then recalled that he had once owned a copy of tbe book but had lent it 25 years ago. Like many a good book lent It never came back. He went to tbe bookstore to see If he could buy a copy. Lo and behold, tbe clerk handed him his own autographed copy of the book. Choose Your Own Coarse Where ard you going to be? Will yon follow, the crowd and be what the crowd Is, or have you the sand, sense and foresight to step out from It and be different? Yon must and will act If you have not already done so. It Is "up to you" to make the decision —to choose your course. You must either step out from the crowd or follow It Thrift of Time Gladstone, when prime minister of England, remarked : "Believe me when I tell yon that tbe thrift of time will repay yon In after life withy a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams, and that the waste of It will make yon dwindle, alike In tttelloo tual and In moral stature, beyond yonr darkest reckoning."—Time. Origin of Americans The bablt of galling Inhabitants of this country Americans probably arose from the fact that any other distinc tive title Is awkward. Canada lends Itself easily to the forming of tbe noun Canadians, Mexico to Mexicans. of tbe United States of Amer ica are' most conveniently designated as Americans. The Greatest Power You can't accomplish what yon cant Imagine. The minute yon say to your self, "Ob, that Isn't possible," It isn't possible to you. But some other 'fel low Who, wltb bis mind's ey*. sees tbe thing finished, will come along and do It Creative thought is tbe greatest power In tbe The Work Hap* There are three habits whk&, bnt one condition be added, will givs yoa evsrything in tbe wqrid worth having, and beyond vtbteh tbe imagination of man cadaot conjure forth a single ad dition or Improvement Tbe habits are ths work bsbit tbe health habit and tbe study habit—Elbert Hubbard. Castles • I find tbe gayest castles in tbs air that ever were piled fare better for comfort end for use than tbe dungeons In tbe air that are dally dug and caveraed out by grumbling, discontent ed people. A man should make life and nature happier to uf, or be had bsttsr never been born.—Emerson. Meet Him HaV Way Tbsre are two sides to every quarrel, and every quarrel can be ssttled by ♦htnMng of tbe other mstfs side. Put yourself in bis position, sad you'll be gin to And some things wrong witti yours. Tbs best meeting place IS half way.—Chsnnlng Pollock. Like Spoiled CkUdren When we humor our weaknissss they fores themselves continually upon our attention like spelled children. ..When we assert oar mastery of our selves snd compel its recognition, we stand secure In oar sovereign Charles B. Newcomb. Things You Caaft Buy * . It's good to have money and the thlags that money can bay, but Ifs good te check ap once In a while and make sere yoa haven't lost tbe things that money can't bay. j Stray Bits of Wisdom /Sweet Is true love, though given ta vala, aad sweet Is death that pate as to BILL BOOSTER SAYS 4*\MCU I TAKE A.CTBOU ABOUND PLtMMVr XOWM,f»A RKkMMDtD nvw tt* A ORAMD PUKJ6 to UVE AMO I \MNIT tO OWSU. HERE MAOM& WW WMEMOa POftEVERV Mules in Mines i It was ozWy a few years ago that the donkfey was a necessity In coal mines. After the tiny cars were load *ed wltb" coal the donkeya pulled them to the opening In the mine shaft, where the coal was hauled to tbe surface. Lately, electrical equipment has re placed tbe donkey, but even now, In a great number of mines, the donkey Is btlll used to haul the coal from the jpart of the mine In which It Is dug to the shaft, wbe*e It Is elevated to the surface • \ Great Men Who Were Vain Caesar wouldn't scratch bis head for (fear of revealing his carefully dis guised baldness. Balsac was so vain ,that he always took his bat off when ever he spoke to himself. Napoleon vain of most everything, was particu larly vain of Ills smsll foot. Buffon once said that there were five* gseat -genulses of modern times —"Newton, Bacon, Lei baits, Montesquieu sad my seUT s ■ • , / It's Worry That Kills Hard work, with a peaceful, har monious mind, will never kill anyone; and when It Is accompanied by seren ity, hope and Joy. It builds up the system and prolongs existence Instead of shortening It; but worry kills, snd not to stop It is slow but certain sui cide ss well as the destruction of much of tbe Joy In the lives of one's best and choicest friends.—Aaron Martin Crane, Illinois Central Magazine. Origin of Pep According to H. L. Mencken, author of "The American Language." the word "pep," meaning vim, punch. snaijL gin ger. vigor, Is s shortened form per." But It does not sppesr-tbpt "pepper" wss ever used extensively in the modern popular sense of "pep." The fact probably Is that "pep" was a new coinage merely suggested by "pep per," but not necessarily agreeing wltb It in meaning. Composition of Celluloid Celluloid Is an 'artificial substance made by mixing gum camphor, gun cotton and other substances and then subjecting them to hydraulic pressure. A kind of celluloid was msde In 1806 st Birmingham. England, but tbe in vention of ordinary celluloid Is usu ally credited to John" W. Hyatt of New ark, N. J., who with his brother devel oped on Important industry. The exact process of celluloid manufacture is a trade secret. One method Is rough ly as follows: Dry guncotton Is well washed and dried and ground fine under water, after which the water Is removed and the mass subjected to great pressure. Then camphor and coloring matter are added. Celluloid Is used as a substitute for Ivory, bono, herd rubber, coral, leather snd many other ' not explosive, but easily lighted and burns rapidly. Airedale and Airedale Terrier The nsme '"Airedale" Is only, a short ened form for "Airedale terrier." Th* tendency now Is Jo drop the super fluous word "terrier" when speaking of this dog. The Airedale terrier was originally bred about 00 or 70 years ago In the valley of the Aire, York shire, England. Hence Its name. The breed was obtained by various crosses between the bull terrier, the border t«rier. the otter bound and other breeds. The Airedale Is one of tbe largest of tbe terriers. It has pendu lous esra, a black, tan or dark, rough SHORT SMILES , ,'j A Rare Bird Lady—Dose this parrot talk wall? Dealer —No, bat he's a wonderful listener. Bright Idea "Hubby, you must wash the ear sad the dog." "Suppose 1 wash the car with tbe dogr Impossible Tooth—"Drink to me with thine •yes." Maiden—"l don't wear glasses." Another Dumb One Small Boy—Sheep are dumbest an imals. Mother—Yes, my lamb. Depends Bastus—Gwine have a garden? Bufus —Yss, 'deed. If mah wife's back gits better. —Life. \ What a Bigamist Is The latest description of a bigamist Is a man who makes the same mlstaks twice. Troth ef the Matter "Jack tried to klaa me last night" "How dared her "He didn't—l dated him." > Romance "Why Is there so much romance at a masked ball?" "Everybody Is beautiful then." ' What It Usually Means "She'll make a good wife for some body." "I understand. She's plala and unattractive." • 1 Sure Sign "How do you know Chancer die tated to a stenographer?" "Just look at tbe spelling." Bat Not All Mabel—Does your fiance knew yonr age? Muriel—Partly. Unless It's a Dry Smoke "You smoke a dark cigar, don't yon?" "Not entirely. It Is light st MS WISE OBSERVATIONS All practicality bss to be tempered with humanity. We all admire quiet efficiency. If efficient don't be noisy. A man Is well fortified If be has some excellent prejudices. The musician who said that Jess Is dying doesn't live In ou*nelghborhood. i man -praflt| mor? by tbe sight of sn (Aot than tbe lessons 01 the Msrned A man may be more canning than another, but not more cunning than all others. It is almost slwsys the fault of tbe lover not to know when he Is bo longsr loved. ' - Get oa the crupper of a good, stout bypothssls, snd yos may rids round the world. Tbe violence that others *0 to us Is often less painful than that we put upon ourselves. Cape for Men's Gloves Cape Is tbs iesther most frequently ased In men's stsndsrd glace or grain Issther gloves, snd also for tbe heavier types of women's strap-wrist and short glovea. The nspne signifies s. South African skin, but It bss also come to be applied to Busstsn, French, Spanish, Turkish, Greek and domestic leathers, ranging In vslae In the order named. Tbe stock Is finished with s chrome slum tannags which mskes It wash able. and consequently westherproof. Although most of ths skins described under tbe term "cape" are often called lambs, the term Is most frequently sp r piled to French lsmb, which Is used In s manner slmllsr to kid. French lsmb skins are of high quality, but thsy lack ' tbe dobs grain sad tbe wearing qual ity of kid.—Exchange. Troaser "Calluses" "Galluoss" Is an old word fast dls sppesring from uss. "It la now ssldom besrd except among people or In backward districts. The word Is s corruption of "gallowses," which Is still assd In parts of Seotlsnd for "suspenders." "Gallowses" Is only another form ef "gallows." s frame work: ft* hanging criminals. It sseme that oar forefathers put criminals and trousers In tbe same category, tbe gal lows being tlw common fate of^botb. «ed°dUlectle. It wss formerly used by many writers of repute. • • .. I /- : ' . Famous Egyptian Statue Was Originally Monolith She statue of Memnon Is situated Mar Thebes la Egypt It Is sixty feet la height, and commonly known aa the "Vocal Memnon." It stands cn the left bank of the Nile, and with Its companion was erected In honor of Amsnoph HI at the Eighteenth dy nasty, la front ef bis now vanished temple It was originally a monolith, bat; having been overthrown either by Oambyses or by the earthquake of 27 B. CI. the upper part was restored by mesas of sandstone blocks. Accord ing to ancient tradition, this statue When first touched by the rays of tbe rising sun, emitted a musical tone, like' the snapping of a harp-string, \yhlcb tbe imaginative Greeks concluded was the voice of Memnon greeting his mother Eas (the dawn). Btral>o, who visited this statu! about 18 B. C« was tbe first to mention it. "These sounds . . . were said to be produced either by a priest bid den In the Colossus or by the expan-' slon of fissured portions under the In fluence of the sun's rays. Though many celebfuteh persons of antiquity —such as Strabo, Aellus, Callus and Hadrian—testified as. to hearing this peculiar music. Its particular charac ter and cause have nevft been satls iactorlly explained."—Vincent's "Ac tual Africa." She Distrusted Real She Distrusted, Real ' Motive of 80/s Visit In the family that had moved next door to the Smiths was a boy about seven years old. Tlie Smiths bad a little girl, Virginia, Just the same age. Everyone expected the two children to become playmates at once, but almost a week paased before they noticed each other. Then the boy came over to play with Virginia. Virginia, how ever, Immediately went into tbe house, "Why, what's the matter, Virginia?" her mother asked. "I thought you had been wanting to play wltb tbe new boy." "Well, I did at first," Virginia ad mitted, "but I don't care so much about It now, at leasts not today." "Why don't you want to play with him?" mother asked. "Oh, mammal" Virginia exclaimed. "He's hsd a whole week to come over here and hasn't done It Now I've got a nickel to spend for candy and 1 don't ears whether he comes or not l M — Exchange. , Some Arizona Flowers Arizona deserts have their own flow ers. In places tbe supply Is abundant the growth large, tbe flowers when In bloom of merited beauty, the big yuc ca and the aotol, both members of tbe lily family, showing beautiful bloom on tall and stately stalks. One of tbe Interesting desert growths Is the water cactus, 90 .named because of Its great stalk, frqm 5 10 10 feet high and as large In clrcumfsr «p£» ska barrel, It has s heavy pulpy covering from which It Is possible R> squeeze goodly amounts of water. In diana and travelers are quick to tun to the cactus wh«n water supplies are Short.—Columbus Dispatch. Sidney Herschel Small He went to Ssn Francisco with Us parents about twenty-flve years ago. The family business being connected with the Orient, dnring the last tes years he has alternated considerably between California and Asia. Coming from a race In which tile art instinct predominated, it was natural that he should have It in some form. In his case it waa the writing form. HS is making a name for him self with Oriental tales—talss la which Japanese are frequently but not always "tricky," Chinese not al ways "wily" and East Indians not al ways "trusty," nor "Inscrutable"; but this does not prevent him from in- Testing his subjects with their nat ural poetry, romance and charm. In his latest novel, "The Lord of Thunder Gate," an American man and woman are deeply involved in a Japanese in trigue. Bead it serially in this paper. T*E ALAMANCE GLEANER ■ 1" ROYALTY OF OLD BIG EATERS Fsaat at Court of King Richard II Called for Vast Amount England In the Canterbury day* at* much la the French .style. Spoons and f Angers were good manner* "and carv ing was new-tangled, If It was In fact M practiced to any extent at aIL Ricliard II and the duke of Lan caster once dined in London with tbe J bishop of Durham. The king, the duke and the bishop and their retinues and guests called for 120 sheep, 14 ? 1 salted oxen and 2 fresh, 1,240 pigs, 12 boars, 210 geese, 720 hena, 50 capons "of hie geze" and eight doxen other capons, 30 swans and 100 dozen pigeons; rabbits and curlews by the score, 11,000 eggs, 12 gallons of cream and 120 gallons of milk. Sucn was a royal feast, says the De-' trolt News, and every day, whether fast day or eating day, had four meals. Breakfast at seven, dinner at ten Jn the morning, supper at four and liv ery at eight The hour of dinner Is said to show the development of cook ing in any given country. But there were Chaucerian refinements, never- H theless, aside from dishes of flowers; permissible foods Imitating the form jl of meats on fast days, even eggs be ing counterfeited and clever things ; such as capons oat of one by skinning It and stuffing tho skin. % There were, besides, tbe points of etiquette; a pig for a lord should be endored, his cabbage thickened with '•/ egg, not crumbs; a ft}ke served whola M to a lord, but cut for the commonalty, i And mint sauce has a pedigree reach ing to Edward L . - WIRELESS CLOCK IN LONDON Timepiece at Waterloo Station, In. vented by American, Has No Visible Work*. Bll An American engineer has Invented a timepiece which not only keeps per fect time, but by means of wireless operates and corrects a series of other clocks with which it Is connected. According to a noted wireless au thority In this country, this Invention foreshadows a day when all publlQ clocks will be controlled and synchro nized In this way. The need of keeping an accurate record of the passing of time has In spired many Ingenious Inventions. One of the most wonderful clocks ta tbe world is to be seen st Wells cathe dral. It was made by a monk exactly 1 000 years ago. The hours are indi cated by the appearance of s number of armed figures on horesback, soys London Ttt-Blts. These meet In a kind of charge, the striking of their lances sounding tbe chimes tor the hour. A clock without visible works is one of the wonders of Waterloo station, London. It is controlled by electric ity, which connects It with what is known as the master dock. PROFESSIONAL CARDS J. B. BALL, D.C CRIROFRACTOR Nervous And Chronic Diseases, UUKUNGTON, N. C. Office: Over Miss Alice Rowland'* store. Telephone*: uMet. IMS. KeaUeuee. 10. . LOVI CKr H3KERNODLE, Attorncy-at-Law, 4 GRAHAM. N. C. Associated with John J. Heuderaon. Office over National Hank of Alain a lire S. C. SPOON, Jr., 1L D. Graham. N. C. Office over Ferrell Drag Co. by appointment. Phone J»7* GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D. Burlington, N. C. Office Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. ' and by appointment I Office Over Acme Drug Co. | Trlej, hones: office 416— Residence tM JOHN J. HENDERSON AMsnwy-at4aw ; GRAHAM, N. C.' > am— am WaMaaal Realtai !■■■■ r jJ\ s. O OOE , Attorney-at- Lass 1 GRAHAM, N. O • '■['] 023ca Patteraon Building •§§ SMdad Floor. . . ! I>R. WILLUOWUR. . : DENTIST : I I OFFICE IN PARIS BUILDING |