Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 August 1919 — Page 4

I’HE GREENCASnE HERALD

SATURDAY, AUGUST >:i. 1919.

NEW 8TE FOB SEED OR FEED \&e ! ave a car load of new Rye coming This is a first class quality. $1.85 per bushel, cash at the car. Place your "order now and we will notify you when car arrives. MARSHALL & O’HAIR Phone 143 Vine &. Walnut Sts.

INDIANA STATE FAIR Indianapolis, Sept. 1 to 6 Two Fine New Buildings Dedication Ceremonies September 1

WOMAN’S Bi ll DIM; An impo - ing structure of three floors for displays of Fine Arts. Culinary Products end Flowers. Home of Statn Fair's School of Home Economics for Ciirls Hig Cafeteria in hasem nt Concerts by Jeanette Adler's Famous Women's Orchestra.

MINI KM T! BEKS’ Ill'll.DING Largest gnd finest building for display of motor cars in the Cnited States. It is of brick, concrete and steel; abundance of light, with floor space of Si) 000 square feet. See (ho new automobile- for 1!U0.

These imposing buildings will at once win the cordial approval of all Hoo.slei's. They are handsome in design. Immense in capacity and mark the opening of a new era for the Indiana Fair Special Daily Attractions

PAHSKNGKK AE ROt’I. A N ING By Kokomo Aviation Company. State Fair visitors will he ear ried in Curtiss limousines In aetial sight seeing trips over the exposition. rnnn i :>«; w to poi e most sensational of modern sports, played during afternoon raeex anil in Coliseum al night. GI.ADW AT ( AKNIV.AI, SHOWS A bewildering array of attractions on the Mate Fair .Midway.

71 ST NEW YORK INKANTRA BAM) The most famous of American ban it in afternoon and night concerts. KOI B HABNESS RACES Best trotters and pacers in contests at the greatest harness meeting of the year In Indiana. OPEN AIR VAI DEVII.LE -Extraordinary program of acrobats and comedians at grand stand during the races.

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COULD MARCH UNDER WATER French Writer Has Novel Idea to En. able Soldiers to Cross Streams

Not Too Deep.

Doctor Xndttl, writing In Hi*' Journal '!;• Medicine tie Ilnrileaux, urges truining soldiers to walk through a running stream and walk entirely submerged

Graduate Jones £ National !! School of Auctioneering Robert M. McHaffie i Auctioneer Phone o- Write at my Expense ; Stiiesviile, Indiana

for certain stretches. With a little j (raining, he says, troops can tbits accomplish the crossing of a river over IHt feet wide and not much over nine feet deep, each carrying a load weighing from 00 to HH pounds.

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Historic Battleship. Possibly a majority of the Staten Islanders passing tip and down the bay did not recognize a historic naval vessel moored for several days off Tompklnsville. This was a t",ofunneled, gray painted ves-el of oldfashioned lines, the old cruiser IbTtlutore, once a unit of the famous white squadron and a veteran of Dewey's fleet tit the battle of Manila boy. The Baltimore is now the oldest fighting ship In active service In the navy. Site was built by the •'ramps In IHsS and consequently Is 31 years old. Despite iter years the Baltimore Is in first-rate condition, iintl during the great war rendered most valuable service. She had the honor to head the first convoy of United Stales troopships to go overseas, and more recently took part In laying (lie great mine liarrnge In the North sen.—N'ew Y’ork Sun.

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Nothing Large Enough. The rookies were in line, waiting to be Isstnsl some clothing, and the exceedingly fat top sergeant had Just asked for n blouse. The quartormtiHler sergeant hunted all through the piles of clothing hut found nothing large enough. Presently an Impatient voice from the end of the line rang out: “Give him a shelter half and let's move on.” Imaginary Cheer. It wns a fashionable bridge luncheon. “Ilnve you a strong Imagination asked the hostess. Every lady said she bad. “Just Imagine, then, that you are dlinking a cocktail. It will do you quite as mill'll gixid find there won't be any bud after effects.' Louisville Courier Jourii*''

IDEAL COUNTRY OF DELIGHT

isl: of Utilla Seems to Have Been Ap prapriately Designated “Lazy

Man’s Paradise.”

Worth while seems life on the Isle of Utilla. Its place on the map wouldbe hard to find, but it's worth dlscov-1 ' ; iii:: Away nflf in the Southern sen, | never heard from before and but little j known, it comes to the knowledge of] the I’nn-Atnerlenn union that herehive Americans found a home that others cnjby when they are dead. “We call it a la::y man’s paradise,” says I titc message from this land of delight. ( “not that the Inhabitants are neces-1 snrily Indolent, hut simply because a large amount of labor is superfluous, j Nature provides for nearly all our , wants here as in most tropical eottn- 1 tries. Farming Is our principal occupation. yet there is not a plow on the ' Ishuttl. Frost is unknown and extreme | heat Is never experienced. Ninety tie : grecs it: (lie shade would he an tinusually high temperature. Our grade soiands tire of high standard, attendance being compulsory ten months in | the year. American text honks ekclti- ] sivcly are used and social life could ^ riot he distinguished from that of tlo-j I aiMol States. Utilla is one of tin j Bay islands, a string of six verdant t keys in the hay of Honduras, an arm i of the Carilihean sea. which was dis-| covered by Columbus In lo<)2. They i vcete then thickly populated by native | Indians, who hecnine slaves. Tin j islands now are inhabited wholly by English-speaking people. The first j family to settle there was that of Jo-1 seph Cooper, w ho found upon landing j two lonely American young men, Sam j uel and Joshua Warren by name. A j few years later came Mark G. Morgan, an American from I’hlladelphia. The ! descendants of these men now inhabit j the islands. These pioneers were the I’urltnn stock, all seafarers Imbued | with the spirit of adventure, who i though filled with wanderlust, found : conditions on the island so Ideal that | they planted their stakes deep and j said: “Alabama—here we res ." dfi tin' principal exports, IIO.ikkuiimi i coconuts are sent yearly to the United! Stales. There are fourteen Methodist 1111111 lies and six of the Seventh Day Adventists on the Islands with more than Tot) members and 300 children to their Sunday schools.—Ohio State

Journal.

i IS UNKNOWN LAiO Much of South American Conti-

nent Unexplored.

FROM DAVY JONES Inventor Is Confident He Can Wrest Riches.

HUM FEELING IS UNCHANGED

Education Via the “Movies.” Moving pictures offer such advan- j tages for many educational purposes that It scents quite In order to expect entire text hooks to he replaced by reels of film. In n recent London exhibition MaJ. E. D. Mnddlck of the Royal College of Surgeons showed a hmnan skeleton slowly turning before (he audience, and gradually disintegrating, dropping hone after hone until reduced to the spinal column alone. Rebuilding followed. One by one the hones were reassembled until the structure was again complete, and in this way the various elements of the human anatomy were so brought to notice as to give a lasting impression of their peculiar features and their relation to the whole. It is suggested that the series of views may he so extended as to Include movements of limbs and Joints in both health oinl disease. The record value of the pictures ha* been already recognized, and they will doubtless lie instruments of I Increasing usefulness to surgeon, Investigator ami teacher.

Stoves of an Age Gone By. Somebody interested In antiquities Inis asked in print whether soapstone stoves are now puruhnsable, and although Hit' question will puzzle most of those who read It even to know what such a stove looks like. It will remind others, of an older generation, Hint the soapstone stove has not so very long vanished. I’eople used such stoves, ami burnt wood In them, no longer ago than the time when mansard roofs were admired: and ns some mansard roofs still remain In American cities so, doubtless, do some soapstone stoves. Most of them, however. are gone, like the earlier castiron stoves that had neither door nor stove pipe, but backed up against a fireplace In the next room and both took In fuel and sent out smoke through a hole Into the fireplace. In fact, It would take a sizable hook to describe and picture ttie family tree of the modern kitchen stove and basement furnace.—Christian Science Monitor.

New Heat-Resisting Stone. The heat-resisting building stone of Charles Ingvuhlson. n Norwegian. I« mode by mixing ground mica with just enough clay or like hinder to form a coherent mass. The mixture may he shaped into blocks, plates or other forms of any size, itnd Is fired nt n temperature Just high enough to fuse the mica. The stone has essentially the same properties ns natural mica, l or withstanding very high ti-mpcrn-tures. equal parts of mica and quartz are used with the hinder, anti this mixture Is fired at a bout sufficient to fuse Hie quartz. This stone Is claimed to hi> not only a very refractory and durtthlc material hut to offer other desirable qualities, sticlt as effective electric Insulation.

Violent Deaths in India. Snake biles caused 23.1)18 deaths In British India in l!>17. nearly .'’.iiq more than in 11116. There were 2.171) persons killed hy wild animals. 102 less than In 11)16. Tigers got 1,000; leopards, 33!); wolves and hears. 280; elephants nod hyenas, 81). Of the INI set down to "other animals," 8» are assigned to pigs and I'M to crocodiles.

Rcom There, and Natural Resources, to Furnish Living for Millions I Now in Overcrowded Parts , cf the Globe. The lllldiseovered (•eminent is South America. It is far less known geographically than Africa, and much of what appears on its maps Is derived front the imagination of the cartog- ' rt.phcr. Most of the Interior of South America has never been explored. Civilization might he snhl to 'm i■ 1111v not much more than the edges of the eontlnent, which, its r whole, is sparsely populated relatively to its vast area From this time on. however, a flood l of people from ovorcrowtlod parts of the world will doubtless pour Into It; tor it has not only plenty of room to offer, hut nlso fabulous wealth. The imltiriil resources of other terrestrial areas have been to n great extent used up. hut those of South America are virtually untouched. Its tropical regions no longer defy 1 sell lenient by white men. because of deadly fevers. We now know how to clean them nti tmd make them healthfully habitable. The jungles of the Interior harbor many tribes of savages, some of them reputed cannibals, but those of them who do not accept control will he quickly wiped out. The most highly developed country In South America Is Argentina. Its heart (meaning the state of Buenos Aires and adjacent territory) is a good deal like our own Kansas plains— grassy and treeless. Farther to tin* west and northwest is a region resembling Arizona. Still farther, along the foothills of thi' Andes is a very rich jigrtriiltnrul belt, much like southern < 'alifornln. The River Platte affords a more extensive system of tmobstruetpil navigation than any other stream in the) world. It offers a greater number of miles of navigable water than all the rivers of Europe combined. Steamers of 20-foot draft can go 2,700 miles into the interior, those loading for Europe being able literally to enter the wheat < fields and ranches to take aboard their j ca rgnes. From the Rio Negro south to Magellan straits stretches an enormous j territory—1,000 miles In length '•tilled Patagonia, the interior of which Is mostly unexplored desert. Wandering ' tribes, semi-civilized, inhabit it—the tallest people In the world, whose | stature (the men often exceeding six feet by several inches) caused Magel- ! bin to describe the country us the home j of giants. South of Magellan straits Is Tierra del Fuego, a triangular island nearly i as large as New York state. Though In a frigid latitude, the Interior Is now j largely fenced off into great sheep ranches. The aborigines—whose smoke signals caused Magellan to bestow the name Lund of Fire—have been either killed or reduced to servitude. Paraguay (not far from the middle of the continent) has the most vnltinble forests in the world, called the (iran-f'huco, or Great Woods. Full of pumas and other huge cals, monkeys of over so many species and gorgeous birds, they are composed largely of precious woods, particularly those that 1 will not float in water, such as Ironwood ami black palm. In the very far north of South America is the Orinoco, <ne of the great rivers of the world. From it there are waterways through which vessels cun actually make their way nearly .'IJH*' miles southward Into the Biver Platte. Or a much shorter trip will take them into one or another of the affluents of the Amazon. In the mouth of which lies an island as large as Denmark. South America today invites the en- ] terprising young man ns does no other j part of the world. But he will make a ^ mistake to go there unless he has some j money and enough Spanish to get I along with. I

Simon Laks Is Msn Who Claims He Has Devised Perfect Salvaging Submarine—Will SceV Cold Long Linder Water. With the waters of the Atlantic ocean swashing ofer hi> hi'ail, Simon Lake, submarine Inventor, expects to excavate the bottom of Long Island sound, off Port Morris. N. Y., and try to salvage .So.OOOjKM) gold bullion from the treasure chests of the II. M. S. Httzz.ar. The treasure has nestled on the bottom for 11!) years. If Lake desires, he says, he will he able to smoke a cigar, sing a song and twang a ukulele on the hottoin of the neeun while the Ireo-ure is being recovered with a new salvaging submarine machine which he has just perfected. The story of the lluzznr and Its hurled gold is its romantic as any sea yarn ever spun by Jules Verne or Robert Louis Stevenson. It begins at a date when pirates roved the Atlantic, and promises to end with a submarine cllmtix. Chapter 1 shows the British warship Huzzar, launched about the year 176", to the pop of a wine bottle. From this point the story carries tin* windjammer through the adventurous times when Captain K1dd might he found nt nny time hiding behind the next wave, and narrates her exploits as :t utility vessel in the British navy. The Inst trip of the proud Huzzar was when she started to the American colonies lit 17sn, carrying a mirg > of golden wealth in her hold. In making the waters of the harbor, at a time when Hell Gate was not adequately charted, she struck a rock and stove a hole In her bottom. She tried to make shore, hut didn't, and sank off Port Morris. The treasure, which was to have paid off the soldiers of the crown, sank with her. Thirty years ago a cotiipnny was or-' gauized on Staien island to attempt the salvage of the Httz/.ar gold. The most accomplished diver of the day spent much time In the water. He succeeded in bringing up a hard oak rib of the ship and a few coins of liltle value, and then was forced to give up his efforts. The experiment cost the salvage company S26.00I). The oaken rib of the geod ship Httzzar was worm-eaten, hut it was sawed diagonally, and just enough good wood wits recovered to make two canes, one of these canes Is now in the possession of C. F. Lester of Brooklyn. Just when Simon Lake will begin operations to salvage the Huzzar gold has not been made public.

Millions of Miles of Desert. The great Sahara desert covers the major part of northern Africa, consisting of 2..'>l)l),inH) square miles—tin arid region us large as the whole of Europe. From 100 feet below sea level It rises in one instance to 8,000 feet above, and some of its elevations are covered with snow for three months of the year. Most of if. however, is a dry, sandy waste, dotted here and there with an oasis where drink may he seettred. The winds are nil very hot and dry, while rain Is almost unknown. The ostrich, camel. Jackal, horned viper and numerous lizards are the principal animals of the region. Several varieties of hardy birds are also found. Arabs, Moors, Jews atttl negroes Jostle each other on the caravan routes and the fieroe-looRIng Arabs who bring their produce to the Egjptlnn markets are probably robbers and cutthroats in their desert home. It Is Impossible for travelers to get off the road, as the caravan routes are bordered with the hones of countless camels which have fallen hy the wayside during the thousands of years these trails have been traveled.

German Clergy Still Talk of Day of Triumph in Store for the Fatherland. The Glasgow Herald prints from a special correspondent some interesting information regarding the views of the German churches nit the pence treaty. What, asked the writer, in the gttide.ncc offered hy the churches at litis rri is in the affairs of the nation? We are in no doubt ns to its character. In the Krettz Zeitung recently Doctor Conrad, one of the ex-kaiser’s chaplains, wrote a homily on the attitude which religions men should adopt toward the peace which Is being “dictated to Germany." lie wrote: "I’ossess your souls and do not despair. Cod In his good time will to. it our sorrows into joy. Is there a Genual! man with the fear of God in his heart who does not realize that this humililition is but for a time and that before long the drama of the new fashioning of the earth will begin again? When that time comes Germany will rise supreme front the fire of her trials. It wits in 1870-71 that began it; that was the prelude; we are now nt Hit' close of the second act. The coming third act will give ns our final place and Cm! will he with us. All 1 can counsel is this: Be patient. Dor honr is coming. Certainly, sign the pence, for this will give us the breathing time we require and also time for reflection.” In the Kirclti'ti Anzeiger there Is a senium hy Slndt-l’farrer Brock! aits, headed “What Is Now Our Duty?” The preacher after denouncing “the cruel and incredible terms” of the ,roaty, goes on: "There is a revenge which Is holy and’ennobles all those who nourish it In their hearts. We cannot sit down under the awful hnniiliiftion. But we must wait God's time. We must wait for him to dictate our course. He who led the Ger-, man people from weakness to strength he who once blessed our efforts in our world mission is punishing us now for our sins, hut he has great work for us yet and he will see that we yet stand on the necks of our adversaries." All through these sermons dealing with the peace and the present situation generally the Gentian clergy continuously exhort their flocks to he patient, to he steadfast during the days of tribulation. In a perfunctory sort of way they acknowledge that tribulation hits come upon the people been use of their sins and shortcomings, hut ijp- sins and shortcomings have nothing to do with the guilt of causing the war or with the ineffable crimes committed by Germany in the four years of its duration.

French Study of War History. Visitors in I'arla have a new place of Interest in the opening of the Bihllotheqne et Mu see de la Guerre. The new war library and museum had Its Inception In u realization of the importance of beginning ns soon as possible n collection of historic material. Although one purpose Is to provide a permanent exhibition for the benefit of the general public, another is the j accumulation of material from which tin' history of the war may he written. II Is now known that, early In the wsir, Germany began plan- to attract the historians of the future to Berlin In order that they should do their work in an atinosphere sympathetic , to Geniianv. The course of events, however, has been such as to make the cautious historian distrustful of Gentian documentary evidence, and much history will doubtless he written in tlie new French institution.

Money and Advice. "I have called to borrow some money." “I cannot lend you money hut I’ll give you some good advice.” “That won’t do. I want to borrow money from you so 1 can go out and pay n lawyer for some real advice.’

Hotel's Famous “Royal Suite.” On the wall of the so-called “royal suite" In the old Revere house, Boston, Mass., hung n decorated shield bearing the names of distinguished guests: Jenny Lind, 1850; Daniel Webster, 18."i(); prince of Wales, 1800; Patti, ISOt; I’areptt, 1805; Christine Kllason, 1870; Grand Duke Alexin 1871; King Kalaktnm. 187.'< and Emperor Dotn Pedro, 1870. But, even if the hotel Ittnl remained In operation, the present prince of Wales, coming to Boston, would hardly have gone there for his temporary dwelling place. For a good ninny ymrs the old hotel has (Stood as a survival. In ft part of the eity where distinguished travelers were no longer nmottg the common sights; and now it goes out of business. But. in its time, It was proud of that “royal suite.”

Amethyst Once Highly Prized. On account of its fine color, play of light and capacity for polish, the amethyst once held a high rank as a decorative tftone. perhaps next to the sapphire. hut by reason of the discovery of large quantities in Brazil lls popularity declined In Europe and consequently Its commercial value declined In corresponding ratio. Of all the quartz varieties the amethyst has been the most highly valued. and the most frequently used for the art of engraving. The deep shades are less brilliant and for this reason the artists of antiquity preferred Hie lighter shades. Consequently the ancient Intagli occur almost invariably on the light-colored specimens so that engravings on the dark shade may he suspected as modern. But some of the specimens of Egyptlhn, Etruscan and Roman engraving on amethysts are extant, among which may he mentioned the gem bearing the likeness of the Emperor Trajan, captured hy Napoleon when he conquered Prussia In 1806; a bust of Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony; the head of a Syrian king, which It* or was In the Pnlsky collection, and a superb engraving of Dinscorides, now In the national library in Paris.

Early Training. "Why hu\e you never married, Mr. Tompkins?” “I suppose it's because I took the bachelor's degree while at college.”— Boston Transcript.

Centuries-Old Images Found. » Investigations hy the Mexican government to find out who hum the great pyramids at San Juan TeotiIttnicnn, 27 miles from Mexico City, have brought to light two great granite heads of the undent Mexican god of Hit' air. (Jnetzalcoutl. These heads are almost perfect specimens, hearing all the symbolic markings. The long-disputed point ns to who erected the pyramids Is, as yet, unsolved. These huge mounds, one to Hit' sun and the other to the moon, the former being 761 hy 721 feel at tilt' huse uinl 216 feet high, are gen rally attributed to a tribe that preceded the Toltecb, pr .is.'iiy, dating trout about the sixth century.

Natural Enemies of Mosquito. Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the United States humm of entomology, writing on his favorite theme, the mosquito. In a recent bulletin reviews the subject of the natural enemies of this insect. Among fish, he mentions first the common goldfish and silverfish, which destroy mosquito larvae and should he put In artificial ponds. Top-minnows are great feeders on mosquito larvae, and certain species Introduced from Texas iitnl Hawaii have proved their value, while a small top-minnow of the genus Girardlmts, known In Barbados as “millions," has been used sttci cssfully In other West Indian Islands. Many predatory aquatic Insects feed on inosf|iilto larvae. Certain birds prey upon the adults, and hats also eat them. Many plants are popularly believed to keep away mosquitoes, among them being several species of euenlyptus, the castor oil plant, the chlnaherry tree, etc. Scientific observations have not confirmed the popular Idea on this subject.—Scientific American.

Swift Handling of Troops. The Canadian national railways recently broke a speed record In Hie transportation of troops from one ship. The troopship < ilymplc docked tty six o’clock In the evening, with J.fHKI returned soldiers aboard. Eleven special trains were made up to take the soldiers to detaobllization points Inland. The first of these specials got under way at 7 :45 o’clock. The other trains followed nt average Intervals o! IS minutes. Within three hours all the soldiers were on i'.eir way for the Interior. The troops averaged 445. tnaa to a train and It took 150 cars to handle them.

love m puEin CoTlhation Long Prominent ;n Japanese Wooing.

Custom of Uiagnki First Mentioned in Filth Century, Though Believed to Be touch Older—Devoted to Verae Making, One of the prettiest customs of oh] Japan that Inn survived the now ni-. der is the UtagnUi, or gathering ( ,f Japanese young men und wonwn j n flower season lo compose odes p, blossoms and to the moonh. ns forming friendships that often m through life. It is first mention : the time of Emperor Yuryaku in ;,,, fifth century, although no doubt .. . |, older. The Utagakl, or primitive fon wooing, according to which I .-i^i was most faslilotmhle, took pi ;Jt Tsnwukinplchl in Ynmatn, in tp vicinity of Mount U'tagakl. At t happy gathcnigs. If a man lalh'il to win the heart of the lady he was U nt on winning, the others made a h .I,. Ing-stoek of him and Jeered him t.. indignation. Consequently, suitors wiwn persevering In order to escape i |j. cule. As the meeting came to order, if there was order, each of the pert. pants selected ii theme for the ode to be composed. After the eotiipositinn was completed, the man recited his achievement to the company, and :t lady was asked to recite hers; mid so It went, men and women reciting in turn, until all had done. Those whose verses pleased tlm tot diencp most were then eommeini i for their efforts. The man wlmse verse won most approval was to h ut* the lady whose verse was d'w ted best. At least It was ensjiir for th.i la dins lo Jike the men who ivero nms; expert in these odes, which (timid Jealousy among those not so expert. The upshot of it all usually was that all finally muted before the fv<ti\al was over. This custom of Ulogakt cnti-'iwd popular for centuries. Competition In poetry and love was considered \i ■ thy of emulation. One does not wonder that it frequently led to war As a rule the higher clitssi's d I not allow their daughters to go from home unattended; hut the Utng ikl was always considered an exception to the rule. Nor is It remarkable tint we often read in the literature of this period such expressions as "fell In Tuvi' at first sight,” and so on. It was "nly natural that in time, ns clvlli/u'ion advanced, the custom of holding Utagakl should fall into disuse There is a belief In Japan that thi> custom of holding these poetic lovemeetings is as old ns the first emperor. It Is said that an incident In the life of the imperial house gave rise to the custom of Utagakl. In those far-off days marriage, In 09 cases out of Id)*, took place by the exchanging of odes, which were expressions of love.— Japan Magazine. Make 2,000 Ukeleles a Month. The ukulele, the Hawaiian musical Instrument, which has attained onslderable popularity In the I 1 ed Slates the last year or two, was ■ rst produced by a Portuguese at lh mu hi, and it at once made a lilt with the natives. It Is mode chiefly from t native wood known as koa wood. 1' cullor tone Is obtained only when ■ seasoned wood is used, properly p pared and fitted. In tin* Island t Instruments sell at front $3.7"> to S-') each, according to quality and ib ■ m i tlon. In the past year the monthly production of instruments has tn-hh I that for September amouiitlug to 16' 1 A company wits recently organized m Honolulu to manufacture 2,000 leles a month ; It Is estimated that tin' total output in the coming .'ear will lo about 40,000. Will Develop Island Property. Evidently there Is one man in Lugland who Is not seriously disturbed hy Mo idea that the ownership of large estates will progressively give way I" the division of land Into small holdings; at nny rat*' Lord Leverholnn' h | ' i not hesitated to purchase Lewis island. which, next to Great Britain and Ireland, Is the largest of the Briti-h Isles. Lewis Island covers some 7i" square miles, off the west coast of Scotland, and has a present popiikitb'ti of about 30,000 people. This, however. It Is suld. the new owner regards its quite an Inadequate population for his island, which he thinks should rcii.'oiinbly support .‘UXI.iKHt. Ills Idea is to make his property the center of the British fishing business, and he has already shown his ability on the Mersey. A Peer as a Corporal. Lord Crawford, chancellor of A'* duchy of Lancaster, whose p.rincil house |s Hatgh balk Wigan, ha- M pH.si ns “Corporal Crawford" f“ r membership In the Wlgitii branch the Comrades of the Great War. I" the early days of the war he enlist'’ 1 ns a private in the Royal Army Medi cnl corps, served In Entnce ns a private, and was Inter promoted to n corporal, which rank he still retains. —London Mail.

Killing a Nursery Rhyme. Mother And are you learning * n T" thing In your lesson* In natural history In school, EthelT Ethel—I think I am, mamma. Mother—What have yon learned? Ethel—Well. It’s UUT.ht me 10 think that It wasn’t a cow that Jumped over the moon ut all: that it wus a kuuifli-