SUCH IS LIFE ? Looking Ahead
By Charles Sughroe
Palestine Yields
Papyri of 566 A. D.
Find Documents in Greek for
First Time There.
* New York. ? Papyri have been dis
covered in Palestine for the first
time in history, according, to word
received by Casper J. Kraemer Jr.,
professor of classics of New York
university.
The find, described by Professor
Kraemer as a "novelty of the first
importance," came as a result of
the failure of the water supply at
the site originally intended for ex
cavation by the university's archae
ological expedition and the later
transfer of activities to Auja-Hafir,
an unpromising site 1R miles away.
; "Ruins which had been used by
the Turks as a center of military
operations during the World war,
and had suffered much damage
from trenches, machine-gun em
placement and the like, provide
the second site," he said.
Find Complete Rolls.
While clearing debris the expedi
tion discovered in an ancient fort
35 complete rolls of papyri and a
large mass of fragments. These are
written in Greek, which can be
dated by the script to the sixth cen
tury of the Christian era.
BETTY'S COME-BACK
Betty Robinson, 1928 Olympic
Winner, who was later critically in
jured in an airplane crash, staged
a remarkable comeback in the I.C.
C. W. meet in Chicago to win the
200-meter dash. She is shown at the
finish.
While much papyrus has been
discovered in Egypt and a little in
Herculaneum, Italy and Iraq, no
single piece ever has been discov
ered in the land of the Hebrews,
according to Professor Kraemer.
"In fact, Palestine has always been
poor in archaeological finds, and
the present discovery is of vital
importance to students of archae
ology."
H. Dunscombe Colt, director of
the expedition, began work in the
town of Esbeita, in Southern Pal
estine, in 1933, where he made a
survey of Byzantine churches. Dur
ing the season the expedition has
been supported by the British
School of Archaeology and a part
of its funds will be donated by the
American Museum of Natural His
tory.
Ancient Name.
The first document sent to Pro
fessor Kraemer and his associate.
Prof. Ernest L. Hettich, to be de
ciphered, revealed that the ancient
name of the town was "Nilo
espporionpolis Village." The docu
ment, dated September 13, 566, is
a legal agreement between a broth
er and sister concerning property
left by their grandmother.
"The language of the document
is in excellent Greek without prov
incial peculiarities or misspell
ings," Professor Kraemer said.
"The handwriting is that of a
trained scribe who had learned the
type of hand practiced by officials
throughout the late Roman empire,
and the legal terminology is iden
tical with that used in any part of
the Greek world.
"There is every reason to expect
that in view of these documents
some information will be gleaned
about the conditions in Southern
Palestine when Mohammed led his
Arabs from the desert in the surge
which was to overwhelm the whole
Near East, and ultimately to ex
tend well into Europe."
Noise Don't Couni
"I has followed many a band,"
said Uncle Eben, "and I never
yet saw any public question settled
by a parade."
World's Sweet Tooth
Grow* to a Record
Honolulu. ? The world used
more sugar last year than it ever
has before since records have
been kept. Willet & Gray, Inter
nationa' statisticians, estimate
world sugar consumption for the
year at 27,276.283. "long tons" of
2,200 pounds each, an increase of
4 per cent over the preceding
year.
The increase for the whole
world was virtually the same as
for the United States, which is
the largest consumer of sugar,
though not the largest producer.
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MY LIFE? WHAT
TO DO WITH IT?
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
The greatest factor in the equa
tion of human values is person
ality. The most
important ques
t i o n regarding
personality is:
what shall I do
with my life?
Shall I be a so
cial sponge or a
?ympathetic shar
er of life values
and the energy of
life itself? Shall I
merely absorb or
help to create as
pects of life that
influence positive
action? The an
swer to these questions determines
not only the kind of a life we live
but also the ultimate happiness and
success of life.
The late Justice Holmes sent a
graduation greeting to a friend in
the following words: "Life is ro
mantic business. It is painting a
picture, not doing a sum. But you
have to make the romance, and it
will come to the question how much
fire you have in you." True! Life
is a romantic venture, and because
it is a venture, it is not difficult to
answer the question: What shall I
do with life?
The person truly and deeply lives
whose personality is aglow with a
high purpose. No one can be a
ing star until he is a burning light.
If we would "shine" in any defi
nite field of human endeavor, there
must be a dominant, burning pur
pose or ambition within. This am
bition must be sufficiently realistic
to challenge our courage, our abil
ity, and our strength to the utmost.
There can be no "make-believe"
or "wish-world" sentimentality in
this business of romantic living.
"Life is real, life is earnest." Any
less evaluation fails to give us even
a reasonable excuse for living.
In the absence of a self-ordained
purpose, some people ask, in all
seriousness, "Is life really worth
the struggle?" Is not death a for
tunate "break' in the scheme of
life? Why go on living? Just so?
death is a welcome alternative
when life is kindled from only the
embers of purpose.
What that consuming ambition Is
to be, every person must answer
for himself. No one should tell an
other what his life's work should
be.
One may advise, but the final i
choice is individual and decidedly
personal. Some enthusiastic par
ents make the mistake of forcing
their children to choose vocations
for which the children were never
intended. Many a child has re
volted against this parental domi
nation. The responsibility of voca
tional guidance is the task of a
specialist, and not of the untrained
or inexperienced.
More important than the choice
of a life's work is the motive de
termining the choice. One would
not choose the gospel ministery in
order to get rich or coal mining to
become famous. Neither riches nor
fame, however, are the most
worthy incentives to "fire one's
soul." The interesting fact is that
in many cases both ot these so
called blessings often come unex
pectedly as the result of hard, sac
rificial service ? rewards not direct
ly sought. The highest motive that
fires one's soul is the altruistic spir
it which aspires to the good that
may be accomplished for others. It
is true that best service brings
highest profits in the financial world
and in the realm of social and per
sonal experience. Therefore, find
the work that is worthy of your
best efforts, something for which
you would be willing to- sacrifice*
your very life. The world may nev
er know the motive that fired your
soul, but you will know it and find
in that knowledge, the sole condi
tion of perfect happiness in your
work.
He only earns his freedom and ex
istence.
Who daily conquers them anew.
He only lives and learns the val
ue of living who concentrates anew
upon his task.
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Macaroni, Spaghetti Shapes
Macaroni and spaghetti in Italy
have almost as many shapes as
there are cities in the country. At
Bologna it is ribbon shaped; in
Rome it comes in strips, but that of
Sicily amazes travelers most of all.
It is skillfully rolled around knitting
needles to make it a tiny spiral.
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By Ltjdia Le Baron Walker
The knit or crocheted blanket is light weight and warm and may be used
on bed (or a throw. (A) Note binding about blanket.
DLANKETS, both heavy and light
" weight, are needed in mountain
resorts, the former especially in
northern camps, and in some shore
places, where occupants come early
in the season and remain late.
Woolen blankets are warmest, al
though now cotton ones are given a
wool-like texture. However, the
wool are warmest because this is
the inherent nature of the material.
For blankets of less warmth, cotton
ones are especially well-adapted to
summer needs. A homemaker who
sees that a summer place is suit
ably and inexpensively furnished,
saves the old blankets from the
winter home for the summer place.
The weight of partially worn ones is
good for this use.
A homemaker who enjoys knitting
or crocheting can make beautiful
warm and light-weight covers with
crochet hook o? knitting needle^.
These blankets or throws, as Hey
are also called, are rapidly worked
with very large needles and heavy
wool yarn (the height of German
town worsted), three-ply. Plain
knitting stitch s used or double or
treble crochet stitch, according to
the craft.
For a knit blanket 1% yards
square, cast 135 stitches on long,
large wooden needles. Knit 100 ribs.
Bind off. Line with Cbina silk or
any light weight material preferred.
Bind lining and knitted edges to
gether with straight 2Vi-inch wide
strips of the lining material, or with
satin ribbon 2 inches wide. The lat
ter is recommended for durability,
which spells saving. A good grade of
silk muslin can be used for lining
instead of the China silk. Self-tone
blankets are daintiest, a pale pink,
blue, or any color to suit the room
may be used. Owing to the loose
mesh, knit and crochet blankets re
quire lining.
In working the crochet blanket, 4
stitches to the inch is recommended.
Stitchery should be very loose. If
triple crochet is used, and tension
is loose the same number of rows
as in the knit blanket should be ap
proximately the same in crochet.
However by making more or less
rows the length can be whatever
the worker wishes, but not less than
Hi yards. Crocheted blankets are
bound and lined as are the knit
ones. Either type of throws are
delightfully light and sufficiently
warm.
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ADORABLE DRESS
Pale blue net is embroidered with
an all over design of white flowers
with yellow centers in this adorable
fires. Under the little puff sleeved
packet is a low decollete edged with
an applique of the flowers.
Manila Has the Largest Sun Dial
Here, in Manila, capital ot the Philippine islands, is the largest sun dial In
the world. It is located on Taft avenue near the university and is one of the
picturesque sights of the city that are shown to all visitors. When atmospheric
conditions are right it records the time with complete accuracy.
Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird on Lord Howe Island.
Prepared by the National Geographic Society,
Washington. D. C. ? WNU Service.
? *v ECORATED with palms"
I J ? how often the phrase
J / occurs in descriptions of
social events ! Wherever
florists ply their trade and have a
hand in beautifying public occa
sions, palms play an important part.
Without them hotel lobbies, steam
ship salons, dance halls, and
churches would lack their refresh
ing greenness.
Often referred to as just "florists'
palms," they are taken for granted,
like many of our common blessings.
In reality, they belong to a small
group usually called Kentia palms,
found only in remote islands of the
Coral sea, and their present wide
spread use throughout the civilized
world is one of the romantic tales
of horticulture. A little more than
half a century ago they became an
important article of commerce, and
few people even today realize from
what a tiny bit of the earth's sur
face that particular commerce orig
inates.
In 1788 Lieut. Henry Lidgbird
Ball, en route from Sydney, New
South Wales, to Norfolk island, dis
covered a remarkable pyramid of
volcanic rock rising straight out
of the Tasman sea to a height of
1,816 feet. He descried land to
the northwest, which further investi
gation revealed as an island of un
usual conformation and striking
beauty.
In honor of Richard Howe, the
British admiral who played an im
portant part in the war with the
American colonies. Ball called his
contribution to the British Empire
Lord Howe island. His own name
was given later to the massive rock
which first attracted his attention,
and Balls Pyramid is his enduring
mohument.
Lord Howe island lies 360 miles
east of Australia and 480 northeast
of Sydney. It has the form of a
boomerang, with its length extend
ing nearly north and south, the con
cave side facing Australia and the
precipitous eastern coast arched
against the surging Pacific. In an
air line the northernmost part of
the island is only seven miles from
its southern tip and the greatest
breadth is but a mile and a half.
Formation of the Island.
The northern half is hilly, but the
highest point is only 700 feet above
the sea. The southern half is moun
tainous, rugged, and wild. Two
peaks occupy most of this area, the
southernmost, Mount Gower, rising
directly from the sea to 2,840 feet,
while its fellow. Mount Lidgbird, is
but 300 feet lower. The mountains
are thickly wooded, so far as their
precipitous sides permit, and are
separated from each other by a
lush valley into which man rarely
penetrates. Between the northern
hills and Mount Lidgbird is rolling
country with fertile soil and a plen
tiful water supply.
Extending from the northwestern
tip of the island straight south to
below Mount Lidgbird is a broad
coral rerf, notable as the southern
most coral reef in the world. Be
tween this reef and the island itself
lies the lagoon which it protects,
its eastern side bounded by a bath
ing beach of clean white sand some
two miles long. The reefs prevent
vessels from approaching close;
they must anchor about a mile off
shore, and passengers and freight
are then landed, by means of motor
towed barges, at the jetty near the
northern end of the lagoon. -
When Ball first landed on the
island there were no signs of the
genus Homo; he and his men were
probably the first human beings
who ever set eyes on its beauties.
The richness of the vegetation, the
abundance of birds, and the numer
ous rivulets of clear, cold water
indicated plainly, however, that here
was a little paradise awaiting set
tlers. Nevertheless, for many years
the island lay neglected.
About 1833 or 1834 a small com
pany from New Zealand, including
Mveral Maoris, were brought to
Lord Howe, but in two years they
were so discontented that they were
taken back to their old homes in
New Zealand, and Nature once more
was left in untroubled possession.
But not for long! American whal
ing vessels, scouring the southern
seas, found that Lord Howe island
was an excellent place to replenish
their water supply. There were no
government officials to deal with,
no distractions to tempt desertion,
and no natives with whom the sail
ors could get into trouble. By 1840
reports of these numerous visiting
whalers rearhed Sydney, and two
families established themselves on
Lord Howe to grow fruit and vege
tables for the crews. So well did
the settlers prosper that others fol
lowed, and by 1850 a small com
munity was well rooted on the
island.
Excellent Climate and Soil.
The climate is delightful, with
much bright sunshine, yet a plenti
ful supply of rain; abundant breezes,
but no cyclones; never a trace of
frost, but very little excessive heat.
The soil is fertile, and nearly every
thing which grows in warm, tem
perate or subtropical countries can
be grown on Lord Howe. The island
has such a tropical appearance and
there are so many palms that the
entire absence of coconuts is strik
ing. The explanation is that the
mean annual temperature is not
high enough for that heat-loving
palm.
With the discovery of petroleum
the decline of the whaling fleet be
gan and hard times came to Lord
Howe. Without the whalers, there
was no market for the produce, both
Australia and New Zealand being
too far away.
But necessity often leads to dis
coveries which prove epoch-making,
and so it proved in this case.
There is no record of who first
noticed the unusual hardiness of the
palms growing so abundantly or
who was first to offer them for sale.
But a demand for the palms from
Lord Howe gradually developed,
and long before the Twentieth cen
tury dawned they were in use all
over the world wherever there were
florists.
Four Kinds of Residents.
Governmental machinery is sim
ple. Local affairs are handled by
a local committee of three, chosen
by the islanders themselves. The
marketing of the palm seeds and
relations with the Australian gov
ernment are handled by the Lord
Howe Island board of control, com
posed of three New South Wales
officials in Sydney, the island being
politically a dependency of that
state.
The residents on the island are
divided by two lines of cleavage
into four natural groups; one line
separates those bom on Lord Howe,
and hence known as "inlanders,"
from those born elsewhere, and so
known as "non-islanders. This
cleavage is not the basis of a social
distinction; if the islanders look
down on the non-islanders they con
ceal their feelings perfectly.
The second line of cleavage sep
arates "participants" from "non
participants," an economic division
of the island's income from the sale
of the palm seeds. To be a partici
pant one must be an islander, or
else married to an islander, and a
resident for ten years or more.
The degree of participation de
pends on age and sex. All males
twenty-one years of age, or more
have 25 shares in the allotment.
Women of like age have 10 shares,
but on marriage their holding is in
creased to 25 shares. A married
couple will thus have 50 shares
when starting their home. For each
child born to them 10 additional
shares come to them, with a maxi
mum of 35 shares for children.
At the present time the population
of the island is less than 150 and
the number of participants scarcely
half that. The non-participant group
consists partly of non-islanders em
ployed in various occupations.