Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1929 — Page 3

Brought J From English Mansion . riflwntb r-'.rnry window of lind pulnted « IBM I .utl nl <•"“(*' " f cour ‘* BU Kou Ku»H»l» ">«n* ,on “ ttt K°. Bwton Museum of Fine Arts. | "* ~'n court w«. built by Sir In nJ Lent lull nl,out tbe - vear 14 “’ 1 11 tie more tl.nu a half-century be■J Columbus voyaged to America. K Roland, who built the mansion unEerie uusplces of Henry VI, had beI wenliby partly through the vie- ■ rv of Agincourt, where he bud aclaulred “ '""“her of .prisoners. I as was customary In those days, a ■rhiinel was a component part of the ■Zll'ng H ls thought that the glass ■U made by -I"hn de la Chambre ■ who painted much of the tiue |Lcle.lMtlcal glass of tbe period, the great St. Cuthbert window 1.. York minster. It Is Interesting to ■ note in this Fifteenth century work I hut there is much plain glass inserted ■ mid then painted, although stained lulus- was widely used at the time. In 1,1,1, sample, the hair and beards of Ithe apostles are painted on. Above lelglt apostles—Peter, Andrew, James, tjuhn, Bartholomew, Matthew, James Ithe lesser, and Simon—set in niches I under painted canopies are figures of |st. Francis and St. John the Baptist. I Excavators Work to Restore Ancient City Excavators have done excellent work I In restoring the wonders and beauties lof ancient Herculaneum. Titus the I missing portions of a frescoed wall are I no longer considered as irrevocably I lost. No trace of destruction or ruin is left after the discovery of a building, and, as far as possible, no blank spaces are to be found in any mosaic or fresco uncovered. Wooden doors, windows, stairs and furniture are reconstructed or rei>reduced from the original surviving fragments, generally consisting of charred or carbonized pieces of wood. Trees, plants and flowering shrubs originally adorning gardens pre Identified from their surviving roots and replaced by new ones. Several houses have been un earthed, and most of them have been practically rebuilt. The carbonized remains of wooden beds and chests found In three cubicles rendered possible the reconstruction of the original furniture. A swimming pool faced with marble, a water tank covered by an iron grating, a ladder leading to a slave’s bedroom in an attic, shutters meant to keep the glare of the sun from cool marble halls, have all been reconstructed. Flower Cultivation It is not possible to answer definitely as to when wild flowers were domesticated. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Assyrians, Romans and Chinese cultivated flowers for use and pleasure and propagated many plants. One of the most ancient examples of cultivated plants is a drawing representing figs found in the Pyramid of Gizh in Egypt. Authors have assigned a date varying between 1,500 and 4,200 years before the Christian era. The first notions concerning gardening were introduced into Japan by the Koreans in GO4 A. D. In China, 2'oo years B. C., Emperor Chennung instituted a ceremony in which every year five species of useful plants were sown. Materialistic Mrs. J. had become weary of the noise that accompanied the play of her two young sons, especially since there seemed to be indications that a slight quarrel was developing. “Boys,” she cried in desperation, for she had been troubled with a headache all day, "if you do not stop quarreling, mother may get sick and die, and then what will you do?" The boys stopped suddenly to consider the effects of such a tragedy. “I know what I should do,” volunteered Jim. “I should go to Aunt Jane’s, because she has such good peach preserves.” "I shouldn’t," disagreed Charles. “I should go to Aunt Helen’s, for I like strawberry jam better.” Tell Age by Scars In the Botanic gardens, Regent’s park, London, is a remarkable tree known as the “Kaffir Bread” plant. More than 1,000 years old, it is not, however, a native of Great Britain, having been imported from South Africa a few years ago. Nor is it very big. At its widest point tbe trunk is only 15 inches in girth, and the tree Is barely ten feet high, yet it is known by the formidable name of Enceplialartos Altensteinii. How can its age be told? This is done by comparing the number of leaf scars which cover the trunk with the number of fronds produced each year. Present* of Mind The small son of the bouse had Just Informed his parents that he bad been dreaming during the night Well, and what did you dream about?” asked his father. I dreamt that you gave me a ped•Ung motor car, daddy,” began the •mall boy, “and mother gave me a box of soldiers.” But you know, dear, that dreams always mean the opposite.” Oh, yes!” Tlie youngster was un•muyed. “But, then, I shall get the 80 uiers from you, an’ inummie’ll give me the motor."

Eskimo Children Have Toys of Rare Beauty Eskimo youngsters possess tiny spears and fish books cut from walrus bones, small crossbows with ivorytipped arrows, beautiful little kayaks i about a foot long, cleverly fashioned i from skins and manned with carved : ivory hunters. Eacli one holds a puddle of bone, a bone harpoon, a wee float of seal skin and delicate hide ’ lariats. tittle sleds of ivory, only a few inches long, yet perfectly formed, with several ivory dogs hitched with rein- I deer hide harness, are treasured pos-[ sessions of Eskimo boys. Deer, whales, bears, seals—all sorts of queer flsli and birds—are carved from pure Ivory ] and given to the children at Yuletide. Beautiful little ivory birds of the Far North, penguin and the murre, are cut so delicately from ivory as to astonisli the examiner. There are ivory thimbles for the girls, tiny ivory pins for their coarse, black hair, toggles or clasps for fuy belts, shopping bags of white fur from the Arctice hare. Some boys have a marvelous drum I made of a thin strip of whalebone [ bent to form a circle. Both sides are , covered with tightly stretched shark ' skin. Two little walrus bones are drum sticks and no snow Igloo can contain the mdse that radiates from the instrument. Many of these toys reach American cities but are sold in curio shops and are far too expensive for Santa Claus to distribute. —Boston Herald. Investment in Pearls Brought Rich Return Some years ago a woman received as one of her Christmas presents a pearl necklace from her husband. Not being in opulent circumstances, he was unable to spend more than $25 for them, but their luster pleased his wife, however, and for some years she wore them many, many times until recently the string broke and she carried them to the same jewelers to be restrung. She had hardly reached her home when she received a telephone call from the senior partner of the firm, who asked her to call the next morning. To tier amazement, she found that what she thought were excellent imitations were the real thing and valued at about $5,000. They had been sold by an inexperienced salesman, it appeared. Leaving the jewels she returned home and several days later was the recipient of a letter from the jewelers containing a check for SI,OOO and a box containing another string of pearls worth three or four times as much as the original price paid for her first necklace. —Springfield Union. First English Bible John Wycliffe, first man to translate the Bible into English, was sixty years old when he finished bis task. The work belongs to the final period of his life, that time during which he was greatly persecuted by both the church and state. The Wycliffe version was addressed to the entire English people, high and low, rich and poor. This is proved by the character of the copies that have survived. About thirty of these remain and some are large folio volumes, handsomely written and illustrated in the best style of the period. Others are plain copies of ordinary size for private persons or monastic libraries.— Detroit News. Beryllium The bureau of mines says that beryllium is a rare metal and is found in considerable quantity only in one mineral—beryl, which contains only at the most about 5 per cent of beryllium. The process of extracting the metal is expensive and difficult. At present it Is quoted at about S2OO per pound. There is no market except for experimental purposes. If there were a definite market it is possible that it could be made for sls or less per pound. It is not magnetic. It is a fair conductor of electricity, and is not stronger than good steel. As it is easily oxidized by heat, it would be difficult to cast. Modern Method* Muddlecombe was one of the very latest model villages, and all the nouses were brand new. A prospective resident was being shown over a small “Old-world cottage” she hoped to buy by a very enthusiastic estate agent. “But where is the kitchen?” asked the woman, after making a tour of the place. The estate agent consulted his plan of the first floor. Then he looked up quickly. "Oh, you provide that yourself!” he answered blandly. “Any really good shop will sell you a combination kitchenette and dining table.” Ambergri* Lo*e» in Value While ambergris is still quite valuable, it does not possess the value it did years ago. There is not the demand now for it that there used to be. Ambergris was chiefly used in the perfume-making industry, some of the most fragrant odors being produced from the evil-smelling stuff; but the advances of synthetic chemistry in recent years have not only made It possible for chemists to imitate exactly the composition of the compound, but also to produce artificially other and better aromas at the one hundredth part of the cost of ambergris.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929.

Some Pep Left ' |' * a me II t , . . A >1 . is® I .. *’ 1 I i 3K 3i SkAf.er setting a new women's endurance flight record of 26 hrs., 21 mins, and 32 secs., Elinor Smith of Freeport, L. 1., had just enough strength left to wave gayly o her friends at Roosevelt Field when she landed. COURT HOUSE ’ Marriage License William George Tennison, machine operator. Fort Wayne, to Ema Ewell, Decatur route 4.* Bill of Exceptions Filed The bills of exceptions, consisting of 1,535 typewritten pages, have been filed by the defendant in the ease of Franklin Newton Rice vs. Jesse Alfred Rice, suit to contest a will, which was tried, here several months ago. Judgment For Partition In the case of John C. Soldner vs. Prudential E. Mosser et al, the court rendered judgment for partition and ordered the real estate sold at private sale. New Trial Granted In the case of Clarence Fryback vs. Hirman Morten et al. the motion tor a new- trial, as to the defendant Virgie Morton was sustained and the motion for a new trial as to the defendant Hiram Morton was overruled. —o Impeachment Charges Go To Louisiana Senate Baton Rouget La., Apr. 29— (UP)— The impeachment charges against I Gov: Huey P. Long, which caused I bloodshed in the house of representI atives, were transmitted to the Louisi iana senate today in an atmosphere i surcharged with personal animosities. The senate is expected to cite the I governor on the four general charges j and complete preliminary arrangeiraents for his trial before the senate I court of impeachment, set tentatively | for May 14. o Father And Three Sons Are Killed By Train Marysville, Ind., Apr. 29.—(U.R)--A [father and his three sons were killed instantly near here when a passenger train struck their automobile at a crossing. The dead were: Edgar Snodgrass, 40, the father; and Howard, 17, Henry, 15, and Wilbur, \5. They were enroute to their home when the accident occurred. ——o — C. J. Lutz was confined to his bed today on account of a cold. SOME WOMEN alwaysattract You want to be beautiful. You want the tireless energy, fresh complexion and pep of youth. Then let Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets keep your system free from the poisons caused by clogged bowels and torpid liver. For 20 years, men and women suffering from stomach troubles, pimples, listlessncss and headaches have taken Dr, Edwards’ Olive Tablets, a successful substitute for calomel, a compound of vegetable ingredients, mixed witn olive oil, known by their olive color. Thev act easily upon the bowels without griping. They cleanse the system and tone up the liver. Keep youth and its many gifts. Take Dr Edwards’ Olive Tablets nightly. How much better you will feel-and look. 15c, 30c, 60c. All Druggists.

Chemists Oppose Shift Os Prohibition Enforcement Columbus, (»., Apr. 29 -(UP) —Tim chemical indUHtrles will “suffer untold hardships" if prohibition enforcement is shifted from the treasury de partment to Hie department of justice, tlie committee on Industrial alcohol of tlie American Chemical society declared in a report read "at the society’s seventy-seventh annual meeting here today. Pointing out that a move is under way to vest Hie junliee department

If hat .tbout B. Hot Water when the furnace goes of oat? X'VT’OUR furnace is about to | start on a well-earned, sixNo home months’ vacation. The “ tiff wasteful furnace coil is going sJlf-zlcfion U along. Meantime, what are you Ga» Hot J going to do for hot water? Water || Service A > Sell-Action Gas Hot Water Service will I i * solve your problem. It supplies hoc water I E*flbd —as much as you want —day or night at ' the tap's turn. It runs itself. Serves you AJI economically! Phone for installation.Aih for our Hot Water Service Department Self-ActionGasWater Heater Northern Indiana public Service company AUGUST WALTER Christen & Smith Plumbing and Heating PLUMBING Hyland Plumbing & Heating Co.

'WJ, IMll'V— '*■■> It I lit— HIM iftm w«t mMMmMumw | City Clean-Up Week I J I® TUESDAY MONDAY | May 7to May 13 I Get ready for the annual “clean-up. ( ity trucks will start out next Tuesday to gather up the tin cans, rubbish, etc., but will not haul away the winter’s supply of ashes and we ask all citizens to cooperate. & Kral Cans and other rubbish should be placed in containers, boxes, baskets or barrels. This rubbish will be hauled away free if placed in said conySctt tainers in the alley or in front of your house so it can be picked up by the drivers. If you wish container back, tell driver or paste notice on it. Only one trip will be made through your district. If truck misses B after 6 o'clock p. m. a good job O ‘ecatur Look O >AN li Department i FISHER, Street Commissioner. | -UP SPRUCE-UP J [

with full responsibility for prohibition enforcement, tlie alcohol committee's report asserted alcohol Is Indispensable In chemistry anti says, “legitimate manufuctnreis and users of alcohol possess some rights which are gradually being tempered by legislation. Child Killed In Wreck Evansville, Ind., Apr. 29. --(U.R) Dorothy Watson, 2, whs killed win n a car driven by her father, William Watson, collided with another driven by Clarence Ferguson. Six persons were injured In Sunday automobile accidents here.

Die* Following Accident Clinton, Ind., Apr. 29. — (U.R> - Two hours after receiving u broken shoulder and Injury to a leg when his auto-

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mobile went over an embankment, Lawrence Anderson, 34, died of heart dlseitse aggravald by shock oh a result of the accident.