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. AMAZE A MINUTE 8CIENTIFACTS ~ BY ARNOLD Passenger proportion/ With only 3*5 of thc 400.000 ?uut* 0* track in Tut U.S., th( L0N6 I to. NO RaiLKOAC CARRieS TMlVt OUT Of KVCkY HUN (HUD PMttWCH ON UMt one will i Smau. (xchanci - The wcwlo's smauest TKLSPMONt (XCMAMC4 AT ' GMFnM,N.H.,UAl 7 ?U8- - SCdNH AMD OM1Y A ?U , a O % Poets AMD UMtS. ? Quick drying ink ? "N A MtW mom ? ? SMEARING INK MlCSj ft IN LESS THAN TmRH I g seconds aftm J WRITING. 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. c Western N?wspap?r Union. 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. <^/&(y~/onsefiofc) 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. ? Bell Syndicate.? WXU 8ervlee. 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.

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