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THE ALAMANCE CLEANER.
VOL LII
Hsld Mandrake Gifted
. With Peculiar Power
Mandrake, known to present day"
botanists as an anesthetic and nar
cotic, since Biblical times has been
opposed to have powers of love and
fertility, but during the Seventeenth
century Its activity as a love agent
was "exploded by the spirit of in
vestigation," accordlpg to a Journal
of 103(5_ However, we * And tliat the
mystery and supenstitlon of the drug
still exist. 'According to Frederick
Starr, an American writer, a wealthy
jew of Chicago who was interested in
the return of the Jews to Palestine
and who contributed generously to the
cause, mourned the fact that he had
no child to perpetuate his line. The
Jews of Palestine, knowing of his
family sorrow and appreciative of
sympathy, sent him a mandrake with
their best wishes.
Tale 3 concerning -the plant are
numerous. The root, that looks much
like a parsnip, resembles the human
form in shape. The fruit varies in
size from that of a nutmeg to a small
apple.' These "apples" were gathered
in the gardens of Aphrodite, the god
dess of love, according to mythology.
The mandrake, according to an old
legend, never was found growing ex
cept under the site of a gallows, from
which it was nourished by the blood
of the victim, particularly an Inno
cent victim.
The Syrians would not touch the
herb until certain concoctions had
been poured upon it, after which the
ground was loosened and a dog*tled
to the root. The dog was then left
alone, and in its struggle to escape
the plant was torn from the ground,
killing the dog by the* frightful
screams coming from its root. In re
turn for its capture the plant was
.thought to have' power to cure dis
eases, frighten away demons and act
as a love potion.—Missouri Botanical"
Garden Bulletin.
Fire Preserve* Fruit
A new process for preserving fruit,
vegetables and kindred things makes
use of a system similar to that adapt
ed for exhausting wireless valves. Ac
cording to recent research the main
cause of decay in perishable goods
packed in tins Is the presence of
oxygen, and the object of the new
process is to remove the oxygen. The
following Is a brief, resume of the
process: . - •
The fruit Is placed in the metal con
tainer, over which is placed a metal
cover. A piece of wood impregnated
with a special solution is next placed
over the shield and ignited, and when
conflagration is weU developed the
container is hermetically sealed.
This process results in carbon diox
ide (CO2) being left in place of the
oxygen. The food la preserved for
nmch greater periods, without admix
ture .of chemical preservatives.
IST AMERICAN YOUTH ENTRY
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Edith May eighteen-year-old
entr1 n fi to s' N J "' glrl > Presenting her
n(K k t0 Mayor Kendrlck in his
mce at City HaU, Philadelphia. The
encan Youth and Teacher Award
em, esta *"' s hed aa a tribute to Amerl
of r«° Utll an * teachers" by the Board
Into lrectors ot the Sesqui-Centennial
S a "° nal Exposition, thretfgh
t SM?». people of the United States
the iKn , world a 't large will celebrate
tu n , h anniversary' of the Declara
, American Independence. The
eemhi , n wIU run from June Ito De
cited h 11188 -Adams' entry blank
ly r for llero ' 8m displayed recent'
to_ . e " ® he remained inside a bure
au, , 8 helping doctors render
eandM . » in,ure d firemen. She Is a
hl*w , for tbe OoWen Eaglette, the
Girl s 1 w,u »to the hands of the
Cirl if 5 ' Each - state will elect a
•ent tu an * teacher to repro
bates Jm v uj 016 successful candl
etcu,. I ° e th « guest of the Sesqul
«« from June 28 to July B at the
This will also Include a
fc "eceivTd aS h ln i!?? whero & er
•tssenilji President Coolldge and
with medakL
Undersea Craft Idea
Date s Back Centime*
Few and evil have been the days of
the submarine, which it is hoped to
banish from the fleets of the world.
But experimentally the idea goes back
into a very remote past. Aristotle
speaks of some kind of submarine ves
sel ffsed In the siege of Tyre
than 2,000 years ago, and there are
occasional mentions of the idea
through history.
In the Sixteenth century we come
to the bishop 0 f Upsala's claim to
ave invented a boat for scuttling
ships from below, and in 1620 Charles
I gave a Dutch inventor an order for
boates to go under water," though
they do not seem to have been used
against the French. There were the
rudimentary and unsuccessful
of Bushnell In the Eighteenth century.
But an ill fate pursued the early in
ventors.
t ulton's submarine was rejected by
France, England and America in turn,
1 and he set himself to the more usual
work of designing boat engines. John
son's submersible, which was to have
rescued Napoleon from St Helena
came to nothing. Bftuer, who was
taken up by the prince consort,
drowned the crew of his submarine,
though the admiralty seems to have
been largely to blame.—Manchester
Guardian.
Dog Trainers Differ
in Methods of Work
Most dog trainers deny the truth of
the saying that you can't teach old
dogs new tricks. The facts appear to
be that a dog more than two years
old is more easily taught than the av
erage puppy because he is more capa
ble of understanding what you wish
him to Jo.
Many an intelligent dog is spoiled
by too Insistent efforts to correct
minor faults In the early stages of
his training. His spirit is broken be
fore he has an opportunity to learn
things worth while. Many dog train
ers, in handling hunting-dogs, or even
watch-dogs, insist that they should not
be taught little tricks, such as sitting
up and begging for food, or Jumping
through one's hands. The objection
is that the trick dog comes to look
for signals from his master and Is
less likely to act on his own initiative.
On the other hand, many trainers take
an opposite view and think that learn
ing tricks is good discipline and help*
In a dog's general mental development
—Fred C. Kelly, In Hearst's Interna
tional-Cosmopolitan.
Weight of the Ah
The poet writes of "trifles light as
air" and we often talk of the "airy
nothings," but the atmosphere which
surrounds our planet and accompanies
it on its journeyings through space la
not so light- as we often imagine. Its
average pressure is fifteen pounds to
the 'square inch.
The barometer, as its name Implies,
is an attnosphere weigher, and on the
varying weight, noted over large areas,
depend our dally weather forecasts.
A change of an Inch in the height of
the mercury column means a change
of atmospheric weight of half a pound
per square Inch on tne earth's surface,
so that even a change of one-tenth of
(fo-4nch in the barometer represents
88,000 tons per square mile. A change
of an Inch over an area the size of
the British isles signifies tMfe colossal
total of considerably more than 100,-
000,000,000 tons of air!— Brief Stories.
What Cau*ea Clumnne**?
Dr. E. O. Clements, who to a British
physician and aviator, says that many
people are clumsy because they lack
the proper balance between the mas
cular systems of their eyes. The phy
slclan made a thorough study of the
eye disorders which make some men
Incapable of becoming good aviators.
The clumsy man cannot land the
planes successfully, even If he can op
erate them successfully when In the
a j r According to Doctor Clements,
two factors are essential to proper
binocular vision. The brain must In
terpret ''correctly the p impulses which
are received from the ey**- Th ®
muscles must respond to these stimuli
efficiently. There are many cases
where defects of this kind can he rem
edied by a course of visual training
exercises.—Pathfinder Magazine.
Tube Betray Bmrglart
A tube so sensitive that It rings a
bell when a ring of cigarette smoke
floats by, that shrieks a warning when
the shadow of a burglar crosses Its
surface, that measures the light of
gtars millions of miles away, was ex
hibited recently.
It Is a combination of a thermionic
tube, one that responds to heat, and
a photoelectric cell which tarns light
Into e)octrlclty.
The tube looks like an ordinary vac
uum tube, says a writer to Popular
Science Magazine, but reacts to vari
ations of light falling on It, these va
riations being conTerted lnto surges
of electricity that can be
Into sound. The sounds aw amplified
a thousand tipes.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. APKIL 1, 1926.
rook Man Centuries
to See Value of Fork
I* "good old times," when human
beings were always within 24 hours of
starvation, man ate only-with his fin
gers. He hunted for his food in the
woods or by the seashore, and he
picked the bones clean.
Two table articles are found among
uncivilized peoples—the knife and the
spoon.
The knife was originally a weapon
of attack or defence; It was used for
cutting and carving flesh, but its con
venience in eating soon became ap
parent.
The origin of the spoon Is uncertain.
It must have been Invented at a very
' ancient date, for it is found among
people that have never come into con
tact with civilization.
The necessity of having some Imple
ment for dipping water seems to have
led first to the invention of the cala
bash, or the use of the coconut shell,
and later on to the spoon.
It was many thousand years later
before there were forks. As a
writer on table etiquette has said,
"from the creation of the world to the
beginning of the Seventeenth century
man ate only with his fingers." This
is, however, a mistake of 400 years,
for we find forks aS early as the Thir
teenth century, when they are men
tioned as being kept for special pur
poses.
British Guiana Jungle
Still Awaits the Explorer
British Guiana bush is a dangerous
maze. Savages find their way by
means of secret marks, but a tender
foot enters at great risk. The coun
try is five times the size of England,
and there are not more than ten white
men who have gone into the wilds of
the interior, according to D. Bannen
man Clarke, M. A., general manager
of the Aranka Gold, Limited, of
Georgetown, British Guiana, says the
London Mali.
The natives, he says, have the most
marvelous sense of direction, and find
their way through the jungle with un
erring precision. They have a sort of
sign language. They make marks on
trees which only they understand,
and if some one has followed the na
tives he can always tell how large the
party was, whither they went and Just
when they passed the given spot by
these curious marks on the trees made
with cutlasses.
They also leave marks for their own
guidance when they turn about and
start homeward
Had Wrong Willie
It's something startling to be called
to the telephone by an unknown pet*
son. A youth In a downtown office
was called to the 'phone recently "Are
you William G. Smith ?" a voice asked.
"Yes, sir," replied meek Willie, who is
just sixteen and Is not at all sure of
himself. "Well, this is Mr. Buzzwuzz,
lawyer. Don't you know that you owe
your wife ten months' alimony? When
are you going to pay It?" "But I
ain't married," pleaded Willie. "What's
that —lying out of It? We'll send some
one to arrest you right away."
"Mister," Willie almost cried, "honest
I ain't married. I'm only sixteen and
my mother wouldn't let me." "Only
sixteen?—l guess I must have the
wrong number," the lawyer declared.
•There are too many Smiths in the
world."—Philadelphia Record.
About the East
The phrase Far East designates
China and Japan and that region of
A that is most eastern, whereas the
Near East refers to the Levant, Tur
key, and the countries adjacent there
to. Originally In the political world,
Turkish affairs were referred to as the
Eastern Question. In those days, the
mid-Victorian period, the regions of
the Far East were designated by the
names of the countries referred to. It
was only when the dismemberment Of
fiMn» was determined upon by Rus
sia and Japan that the phrase Far
East came into prominent use. The
word Orient is derived from the Latin
orior, rise, and designates that part of
the earth in the East because the sun
Is said to rise in that region.
Built House in Treetop
In a treetop near Masquan, N. J.,
an enterprising mai> built hliliself a
house five years ago. There he has
dwelt rent free —now he must aban
don his primitive abode. The tree
stands in a lonely spot near the beach.
The city Is planning to extend an
avenue and the tree, in the way, must
come down. The tenant must look
for another tree or hie himself to a
boarding house or apartment The
tree man Is employed by the street
department Five years ago he became
enthusiastic over outdoor life. He
built a frame structure in the tree,
5 feet wide, 7 feet long and 5 feet
high. It Is 12 feet above the ground
and supported by sturdy branches.
On both sides are openings Just large
enough for a man to crawl through.
He reaches his nest by means of a
ladder. j
HOW
MONTHS OF THE CALENDAR
GOT UNEQUAL DIVISION.—
Perhaps not every one Is famil
iar with the reason why all
months of the year have not the
same number of days. Month
really means "Moon," and orig
inally stood for the time from
one full moon to the next As
maq progressed a little, he be
gan to take account of the year
and to divide this second stand
ard of reckoning into so many
months. Since, however, the
moon goes round the earth in 2»
days, so many hours, minutes
and seconds, while the true year
consists of about 365 days and
a bit, the sum wouldn't exactly
divide properly, and the calen
dar got into hopeless confusion.
To put this right, Julius Caesar
consulted with the most learned
men of his day, and devised a
new calendar giving the 12
months alternatively 31 days
and 30 days apiece with a spe
cial arrangement for February
in Leap year. This plan, how
ever, was upset by the vanity
of Augustus, the next emperor,
who thought that the month
called after him should have
31 instead of 30 day?, and to get
at this result rearranged the
program in our present system
of uneven months. Even so, the
division of sun years by moon
months wasn't exact and so
about a century and a half ago
we had again to recast our cal
endar to meet the problem of
what Is really an attempt to
divide a sum which won't divide
exactly.
How Scientists Learned
Secrets of the Plants
To discover how flowers feed—
starve them; If you would learn why
most plants grow upwards—pin them
along the ground.
These are among the experiments
conducted by students In the
opened Sargant Laboratory for Plant
Physiology. They study plants as liv
ing organisms, and become acquainted
with the problems and dangers that
beset the life of the commonest dan
delion.
How plants breathe, how their food
is obtained, and how they respond to
imposed conditions are questions that
can be answered only by experiments.
The effect of supplying and withhold
ing various "foods" is Investigated;
the ratas at which the various plant
organisms grow are measured under
different conditions; so, too, Is the
rate of breathing.
Certain plants that require for
normal growth are placed In complete
darkness, while others sre bathed in
light from colored arcs. Water sup
piles are varied and temperatures reg
ulated. A geranium that has a curved
stem is subjected to electrical treat
ment and made to Incline a different
way. In Jts struggles to resume its
normal growth it reveals Its various
organs aad their functions.
The Sargant laboratory Is set In a
small but well-stocked garden where
plants reared for experiments un
der almost perfect conditions.-! Lo
ndon Mall.
How Long Fishes Live
.How long does a fish live? Not ont
out of water. Any boy can tell that
from observation. But with proper
food—everything It needs?
According to Popular Science Month
ly, Major F. 8. Fowler of England,
who has been conducting a special
study to find out reports that a cat
fish, with which he Is acquainted, Is
now fifty years old and Is still lively.
An electric eel In tbe London zoo, he
found, lived 12 years. Other fish age
figures, as given by Major Fowler,
are as follows: Carp, thirteen years;
goldfish, twelve years; herring, four
years; salmon, three years; brown
trout, six years. A bullfrog's recorded
age was fifteen years; toad, eleven
years, and the giant salamander, fifty
two years.
Woman Veterinarian
It Is strange to hear of a profession
that is not overcrowded; it Is stranger
still to be told that there Is only ooe
woman veterinary surges In t$M
United Kingdom. This Is Miss Alleen
Cust, daughter of the late Sir Leopold
Cust, who began practicing in Ireland
and soon had such a big practice that
she required four horses to cover her
country. She has now settled en the
borders.of tbe New foreet
How Dew In Formed
Dew is moisture condensed from the
atmosphere. Including the air con
tained in soil, and gathered In small
drops on the surface of plants and
other bodies, which radiate heat well
but conduct It badly. Frost Is formed
on night-; when the dew point is below
freezing point
HOME, DAD AND THE BOY
J By FRANK H. CHELEY
0 \
* L 11 l — 'il The Preoccupied Dad
THE world often calls him the
successful man, and prints his
history In Who's Who.
t He gives his family everything
* •, M1 — they need but himself. In the wild
MMcnu«n#MT rush of modern living he has a^-
* *I VABTFIY HAVE UMIVWSS ducted his responsibility as a Dad.
1 mrnrnUKT ANOf irwf&l He Is areally large callberedman
* I VWftLDVWUO—" who has become wrapped up in his
* I / I work until he almost forgets he Is v
.. — A. JL « a father at all.
* "Perhaps when profit Is dead and
2 brotherhood Is an established fact,
' ■ lass commercial generation will
W" Jrr 'SV-£J* seise the greatest of all oppot
/JSV Kt™ " trinities and fathers will concern
t / N .y jSfpyw I, themselves with their sons."
i Mil lit There Is many a preoccupied fa
-1 fik jl/l ther who wakes up too late to the
* M\\ Imxim. //Jfy/|\ fact that the "worst thing about
a> VI BbT M 4 Ii MM) money Is that It often costs too
i 11- I I j_jJ» Not all the homeless boys in
* 111 Ull roM I HliftraMi America live In the slums.
* ll' ffl 111 PI I l—l It is s great service to such men
J ff| liflffu 1J liwri to fael P them discover that It is
their privilege to be more than a
* JlHfflllilifflllm Santa Clans to their own boys.
* m does your boy go for
"Yes, my Dsd was a fine man,
J L but I never knew him," said a
i ■ —— certain boy in trouble.
i . r. H. Chalar. D*a«*r. Colo.) -
Inaects and Scientists
Scientists are making a special
study of animal and Insect life as a
means of determining changes which
have taken place in the earth. The re
lations insects of one region bear to
those of another Indicate that certain
Islands were once connected. In
Jamaica, recently, they explored a
very ancient section of that country
that has been above the for a long
er time than Its neighboring land snd
which shelters Insect tribes of great
age. This discovery leads authorities
to believe that animal life of that Isle
Is more closely associated with those
of Haiti or Cuba, and that it original
ly found its way tram the mainland
over a land bridge leng since engulfed
by the ocean.—Family Herald
Gas From Flower Gardens
The great development of natural
gas In the Industries around Pitt*,
burgh/ Pa., Is in a considerable meas
ure due to George Westtnghouse of
airbrake fame. He finally Induced his
wife to let him sink a shaft In her
flower garden, his labor being reward
ed by a geyser when he hsd gone
about 1,600 feet. From this came the
development of the Pittsburgh supply.
Westtnghouse himself worked out the
system of piping that enabled It to be
distributed without leakage, at the
same time reducing tbe pressure by
the use of gradually larger pipes, until
It could be ssfely hsndled by the time
It reached a customer.
Earliest Known Letters
It was formerly believed that 4he
earliest extsnt collection of formal
letters was the series of about 190
Greek epistles professing to have been
written by the tyrant Pbalarls of the
Blxth century B. C. A controversy
arose, however, snd Rlchsrd Bentley,
in his famous "Disserts tlon on the
Letters of Phalarls," In 1609, demon
strated, as Is now universally admit
ted, that they are of comparatively
late origin, about the Second century
A. D. Among the early genuine let
ters of the Greek period sre those St
Isocrates (dlsd 888 B. C.), ntel la
number.
How to Pack China
Line your packing case with a good
layer of straw, sprinkle it well with
water before putting in each article
filled and wrapped In soft paper and
wound round with straw, and put a
good layer of /well-sprinkled straw
between each layer of glass or'china.
The water makes tbe straw expand
so that each srticle Is firmly wedged
In place.
For special treasures small carboard
or wooden boxes may be provided. Into
which they are tightly pscked before
bring embedded In water-sprinkled
straw.
How to Soften Fur Rag
If a fur rug has stiffened after be
ing washed, It ca# be softened by ap
plying the following mixture to the
wrong side of the rug: Three table
spoonfuls of castor oil, one of glycerin
and one of turpentine. This must re
main on for a week, when the rag;
still on the wrong side, shonld be weU
rubbed with a smooth stone or Mock
of wood-
How Clothes Got Name
In studying the history of wearing
apparel It has been ascertained thai
the word cap came from a hooded
cape; coat from the Latin "cottis,"
meaning tunic; jacket from "Jacquet"
or coat of mall and skirt from
"skyrta," meaning short The. word
costume Itself comes from the wort
custom, aad pajamas from the Hindo*
Vetd "pas Jams" meaning leg riett.
Modern Heroine
Barbara was selfish, thirsty for
pleasures of the most vulgar sort,
amused hersaU by collecting adorers
and treating them badly, was stupid
and a liar—ln other words, was one
of the normal types of healthy young
womanhood. I should have been leas
disturbed by these discoveries If only
her face had bees different Bat with
that dazsllng and mysteriously lovely
face she was a perpetual source of aur
prise and pain. In Barbara's company
I was learning that It la possible to be
profoundly and slavishly in love with
some one for whom one has no esteem,
Whom one regards as a bad character,
and who, finally, not only makes on*
unhappy, but bores one.—From "Those
Barren Leaves," by Aldaas Huxley.
Made Name Glorioae
A world-famous battle was fought
•t Thermopylae In northern Greece
on August T, 8 and 0, 480 B. C, be
tween three hundred Spartans and
seven hundred Thespians, commanded
by Leontdas and the entire Persian
host For four days Leonldas and
his band held the pass of Thermopylae
against the lnvadera, at the end of
which time Kphlaltes, a Trachlnlan,
lad the Persians over the mountains
by a sec let path to the roar -of the
Greeks, who were thus placed between
two hostile armies and were finally
cat to pieces. One Greek only es
caped, snd ho Is said to have been
loaded with reproaches for havfhg fled.
—Kansas City Star.
Balance Year Diet
Tbs balanced diet Is the healthy an*
and contains all three of the Impor
tant vita mines. The principal food
value of bread and meat Ilea In their
protein content but they are low tn
vita mines B aifc C, and If you would
bo sore of more balanced rations Insur
ing plenty of each essential, use the
citrus fruits often. The Juice of the
grapefruit has a high cootent of vita-
Bines B and C that provide the proper
amount of carbohydrataa and salts.
Grapefruit supplies the blood with an
alkaline reserve which effectively
bats acidosis.
Hie Be/addlement
-Hello, Uncle Rile It saluted Con
stable gam T. Slackputter of Petunln,
upon meeting the veteran. "What's
pestering you?"
"It don't matter the least to me or
snybody else In the world," replied old
Riley Rexzldew, "snd so I'm trying to
remember and can't get It out of my
mind, whether the great bllszard of
1886 occurred In 1884 or 1887T"
If you date hack to where yon can
remember when tboy called derMee
"helmet hats" yon are In the sera nnd
yellow, all right.—Kansas City Btar.
Ancient Birch Bark Canoe
Thomas f. Allen, of Bangor, Maine,
ha» n birch bark canoe which is more
than 100 years old. It la In perfect
condition and Is further remarkable
from the fact tljat It la made from g
single piece of birch bark. He bought
the canoe from en Indian woman some
16 ysars ago and It was then more
than a century old. It had been ssade
by the woman's grandfather and whan
aba sold R aba was an old woman.
How Stearin* Whncl Works
The jnost recant Improvement over
the time-honored steering wheel fgr
ships, says Popular Science Monthly,
la an electric controller that closely
resembles those used on street wrs.
A SHght turn of the control handle by
the helmaman causes the rudder to
respond Instantly.
NO. 8.
"LIGHTNING"
THEf lightning may strike
where it will bat there to
always a definite reason for
| its willing to strike where
ft does.
Every year, daring the summer
; season, persons are strnek and killed
Iby lightning. It would be more eor
i reel to say that persons are strnek
I and stunned by, lightning and Inter
! die from neglect. Most persona stun~
ned by lightning could be resusci
tated if speedy and proper treatment
could be given.
The Intense straight flashes are
the most dangerous. The dg-ng
flashes are seldom dangerous and
the sheet lightning never dangerous.
Just as the person instantly killed by
a ballet never hears the report of the
gun so the person strnek by lightning
does not hear the thunder. By the
time we bear the thunder the danger
from that stroke has passed.
When a thunder storm approaches
do not seek shelter nnder a tree with
thick foliage. This is especially dan-
I gerous if you have -already gotten
wet. Tour body is a better conduc
tor than the trunk of the tree and
i by standing nnder such a tree your
j body 'forms a line of discharge to
| the ground. Probably more people
1 are killed by lightntag in this way
' than all other waya. When in a
1 group of persons onAla struck and
the others not it is because the body
of that person is a better conductor
than {he others. The person lying
. flat on the grpund is always safe.
I Do not stand in the doorway of
either barn or house nor at the win*
dow near a chimney. Llgfct»l»g. to
! some extent, follow* the currents of
, air through doors ;nd up the chim
ney, especi»!»v "rami air
Hmr Maanory Rcwmrmd
Lady Arabella waa the daughter at
Thomas, earl of Wnrtnia She married
i Isaac Johnson, who left hie satiia
! land for Mew England from rellgioutf
' motives. Lady Arabella theeifUlly
accompanied him, and duy arrived at
Salem. Mass, in April, 1M Her ex
alted character and gained
her universal esteem. but she died Is
the September following her antvaL
Mr. Johnson survived her little sasre
than a month. He Is regarded as the
founder of Boston, and though Mil
time waa brief, yet the good week he
accomplished win never be flo« gotten
by the people of New England. But
dearest still Is the memory of Lady
; Arabella.—Denver Newa.
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I SoaOU WMM
I' Sea-going vessels frequently report
having passed through parts of the
ocean where the surface of the water
wss covered with oil for a distance of
perhaps many miles. - The Source of
this oil is frequently s mystery. In
some cases It lv known to have besn
due to 011-carrylng v—«ls which bavu
sunk, but In others it is believed to he
due to oil wells on the bottom from
which the oil rises. In some cases It
has been obeerved bubbling out ef the
water, as If a staady stream of It wots
' rising. Theee apparent submarine eO
wells are most common In the Gulf sf
I Mexico and oC the western cam* s|
! South America.
!
i Thm Actor
i Consider the life of s photoplay
actor—now he Is hero and now male
factor.
There are millions le gasp at the
twitch of his eyebrow—there's Na
than to call him a pit-throwing high
brow.
He sails for France amid kisses tar
geysers—he rides the shoulders at
princes and vlxlers.
Prom Benaults on Fifth he disdain
fully senna us—his autograph phor
. togrnpbs clutter up Kansas.
Newspaper writers deny that Its
means well—they certainly have to
1 admit that he screens welL
The rned to success bus Its twist
togs and strictures —but Ifs certainly
grand to be famed for your pictures.
—The New; Yorker.
Not a Tutor
Billy, age five. Uvea at Muncle wtth
his Aunt Dean.
Billy has. a habit of playing in wa
ter, and recently dm waa admon
ishing him for the misdemeanor. Billy
kept on permitting the ky freshets
from the spout to trickle over his
hands.
"Gee. this is cold as devil,** Billy
said nonchalantly aa his sunt at
tempted to pull Dim away.
"What's that you sayr Inquired
auntie.
"Learn It for yourself," BUly ex
plained as he backed away from his
foggy haunts.—lndianapolis Newa.