The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 34, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 December 1923 — Page 5

NO ESCAPE FOR THE SEAL One* Hooked by Eskimo Hunter, Thar* Is No Way by Which Ho t Can Get Away. An Eskimo, when once he has gon* to the trouble of splicing a fine spear handle, doe* not wish to break it. so the point is put oa with a tangle or joint. When a seal or walrus Is harpooned the sudden struggle of the animal does not break the s(*ear, but merely unjolnts the point, and the more the animal struggles the more the point turns crosswise In the wound and the firmer the barbs take hold. But the animal cannot escape, for with thongs of skin the point* Is connected with the spear shaft. The aninml merely swims away or dives deep into the sea, carrying with him the spear. The long leather thong which is attached to It uncoils from the deck of the kyark and pays out. It carries with It a drag like a kite, which retards the animal und exhausts him, but does not pull hard enough to break the line. Even this drawWs mt le of skin stretched over a spliced framework. When the line is all played out it Is seen to be attached to a float* which la also carried on the deck of the boat. This Is made of an Inflated skin. It has plugs and attachments of cleverly carved Ivory, for wood Is far too precious to be used in this land of ivory so far from the forests. The float serves as a buoy so that the Eskimo can follow the animal and find it after it gives up its struggle and dies. Then, too, the float kee|>» the catch from sinking and being lost in the ocean's depths. MUST BE FREAK OR FOSSIL Discovery in ths Nevada Mountains Has Split the World’s Scientists Into Two Camps. A st«»ne form exactly resembling the lenther sole of a shoe, was found In the Nevada mountains. Geologist*, paleontologists nnd other scientific men were astounded with the specimens similarity to a shoe, but none would accept it as anything but a freak of nature. This strange fossil or freak. Fas found Imbedded In a maw of TriM*ic r«ck. which Is considered by sclenttats to be front to 300.QQGOBB years old. By those who consider K a freak rather than a fossil It has been pronounced one of the most remarkable natural Imitations of . an artificial object ever discovered by suan. Mlcrophotographa of the fossil reveal very, clearly the holes punched in the *o|e for stitching, and even the twist of the thread used In the welt la plainly . shown. Its warp is brought out tn un- ’ mlstakable prominence. In every respect It duplicates the exact process which takes place In a womout shoe. I These facts would seem to prove be- j yond a reasonable doubt that it is the fossdl of a real shoe, and that It was . done by the hand of man. The upshot of the matter leads to one of ( these two scientific facts: Either man | has lived on the earth three or four I times as hmg as has hitherto been supposed. or geologists are badly mistaken J in the age of the Triassic rocks tn Nevada. Recent Australian Discoveries. llrocnt explorations In th* very center of Australia have resulted In the discovery of a hitherto unknown fresh water lake. During the rainy season It has a circumference of 20 mile*. The surface was described a* "a moving mass of ducks." At Alice springs In the MacDunneli range, where settlements have already been made many mile* beyond the terminus of the railway, the .climate in July and early August is described a* ideal. There are frost* at night and sometimes Ice In the morning. Fruita and vegetable* I are excellent and surprisingly prolific I “The white children of the pioneers In ’ this remote district look like English children, and the adult* are pictures of health”—al least In the eye* of Australia's enthusiastic explorer*.— Living Age. Fins B>lk* and Linens. The mother country of linen is Egypt, and linen tapestries were embroidered in that land 4.000 years ago Because it can be bleached to snowy whiteness It was known as the symbol of purity. It was used for sacred ‘ vestments and was sometimes so fine and delicate that It was worth twice its weight in gold. Certain authorities state that the reference made to silk In the Bible la • mistake of the translator*, since it does not. occur In the original. The cultivation of the silkworm in Europe was known 530 B. C.. but the Chinese knew about It centuries before that date, for the making of it was begun by Si-ling, wife of an emperor 2000 RC. _ Rhubarb Valued a* Toole. Rhubarb, which seems to have no romance, has a history. It was brought 4* into England In 1573 from th* Volga, but for two centuries It remained a gardener's curiosity, so that it* use a* an article of food Is of comparatively recent origin. In 1810. when a Deptford market gardener sent a few stalk* to London he was unable to find customers for it However, the rase and cultivation of the plant k made rapid progress from that time forward It was brought to this country from England. Rhubarb I* valuable not only for Its mineral content and it* acid, but for its flavor, and 1* therefore much In favor a* a fine ageing toalc. Get your FREIGHT via the SYRACUSE-FORT WAYNE TRUCK LINE J, & Rippey Ph<me Hl Syracuse, Ind. * "If I don’t haul your freight

OLD GRETNA GREEN PASSING Smithy, Famous ths World Over, May < B« Removed in the Interests of Motor Traffic. Tlte famous Gretna Green smithy," where runaway couples from England used to get married, is threatened with deriiolltlon because It blocks the motor traffic. Shade* of lovers of the last century —of the marquess of Queensberry and Frances Lovell, of Maria Grant and Richard Sheridan — .ake note of modern vandalism! No •onger do the gallant nnd the maid on horseback or in coach, gallop through the muddy roads of England to cross the bonier Into Scotland, there to be<uue legal man and wife by the .dinpie process of getting the blucksmith to witness mutual declarations to this effect But the place remains md all its tradition* are Intact. (\mples are still married by th* blacksmith who works the forge, but 1 e holds a government license cs regis:rar. Entry in bb book of record* effects a binding union only If one of the couple to be married has resided <<r three weeks In the parish of Gretna Green. During the war, when aianx thousands of workers were emj.l y.-d in a •'ordlte factory near by. jbe blacksmith registrar was often usy. Now the eordite work* are dosed and registration duties are light A mCtlleval coach which Is kept in a d rel sttyolnlng the forge, still attracts visitor* from ail parts of the world. Fhe tow stone shanty which Is the si dthy may make more horaesboe* Jan marriages. It may be threatened with demolition but Its traditions last. BLACK SEA LIGHT RESTORED Tower on Serpents’ Island, Razed by Garmans. Waa Built by th* Russian* in 1840. " The new lantern Installed on the lighthouse on Serpents' Island. In the r.hek sea. which is in ’he course of re ■•instruction, started functioning regularly from December I. according to ■ Bucharest tan res|s>n lent of the L-'in'.on Tinies. The lower of the old lighthouse was nitilt by the Russians in 1840, but oo tight was Installed on It till DM when oy the Treaty of Paris the Island •ussed Into th» possession of Turkey. . i.o lighthouse was under the ndmlnstritth n nf the Ottoman government rd! nnd since then the Euru|H*an t-fuiunisslon o fthe Danube has been revproalble for Its maintenance ami w<«tk>ng. Til* to? er and buildings were bomhnrded and <l« stroysl by the German cruiser Breslau on June 25, 1017. since when there has been only a small ternl*»n:ry light on the island. Tire re- .. tistrm-tion of the lighthouse was heir n this year hy the European commission of the Donulsf. The tower has now been erected. and the new lantern nrd apparatus Installed. The charaoterictlc Os the new light consists In * group of three rapid flashes repeated ewry 15 minutes and its visibility is 20 mile*. Converted to the Metric System. Washington Vanderllp. the wellknown prospector and promoter, was talking In New York about th* Russian*. “Bolshevism will never penetrate Into the mass of th* people,'* he said. “You can’t tench an old dog new tricks, and the Ruaaian race Is old. very old—a* old. In fact, as the Chlm se. “One day In Moscow I gave a mou- ' Jlk a meter rule and told him to get J the length of a certain casting for me. “The moujlk. though unused to the ; ntetric system. *trod* off calmly. . When be came back he said: " ‘She la as long as the rule, little | father, plus this flask of vodka, these i two tnllllon-rouble notes, and my thumb from her* to here.”* I Carry Heavy Lif* Insurance. I Huge Ilf* Insurance polldro are held by J. C Penney of New York, who carries S3.OOO.UiM> on his life: Rodman Wonamaker, I‘hlladdphln, carries and Pierre du Pont carries f4-.f100.000. John Wanamaker, who died recently, had Insurance of *8400,(MMI J. <X Penney had only *1,500,000 until a few day* ago. when he bought *1,500,000 additional Insurance, Mr. Penney now pay* an annual premium of *120.000. He 1* f«rty-sexen years old. The corporation which bear* Mr. Penney’s name and of which he I* chairman Is represented in 29 state* by 371 store* dealing In wearing apparel and known as the Golden Rul* i store*. I-ast year the corporatlon’* business amounted to 8.W.000.000. Ey«s of Youth. I was on my way downtown with my little boy. All Mat* were taken when a party of women got on. Edward said, “Oh. mother, nbw all th* ladles have to stand.” “Yes, Isn’t that too bad,” I answered, hoping be would not think *ny more about It But then he shouted, “Mother, don't you think some of those men will be nice aud give up their seats, so the ladles can alt down? Let u* wateh and ***.”- Th* vrossen laughed, but I felt much embarrassed.—Chicago Tribune. ■ - - | Foolish. Tobe was talking about More, who mad* a good cotton crop and spent the entire proceeds for a grand piano. “That was foolish,” commented a bystander. “You kin bet H was foolish,” declared Tob*. ”H* ordered dat piano without taking any measurements. When h cam* they couldn't get It la th* cabin door.’” *hw<HEN in need of VJ/ Printing sec what we can j - do before you

SOFTENERS FOR HARD WATER Washing Soda la Cheapest, but Borax, Ammonia and K*roa*ne Aloe Ar* Useful. Th* problem of hard water is eno which confronts a great many housewives on wash day. There ar* tnuny chemical agents used to soften th* j water. Washing soda Is the cheapest ■ agent, and perbap* th* most generally effective. Two points only must be remembered In employing IL First, **e that it is entirely dissolved before adding it to th* washing water. Any tiny undlssulved particle* will go to I work enthusiastically where they fall, and In Uieir seal »re *Pt to eat up tubric and all. This Is th* explanation : of th* occurrence of boles and weak spots where washing soda has been carelessly used. Second, rinse with i extreme car*. Us* even mor* than ordinary precaution. The nos* is an j excellent court of last appeal to judge whether linen has been sufficiently rinsed. If it smells soapy, or alkaline, return it for another swim in clear water. Some kinds of bluing will make fust stmts on the clothes if the soapy water is not thoroughly rinsed out before immersion in the bluing water. Borax is a most satisfactory water softener. It act* as a mild bleach to whiten linen and it has a slight germl- | cldal action, it 1* entirely safe to use, und IS les* dangerous to colored fabric* than washing soda. Ammonia and kerosene ar* also useful. Two tablespoonfuls of kerosene in I a tub of hard water will save soap und j rubbing, but will make care in rinsing mure than ordinarily needed. Ammonia. like borax, Is so mild as to be i harmless to fabrics. —Modern Priscilla. — VISIBILITY A LARGE FACTOR Dusty or Misty Atmosphere Mean* a Great D*al in Aviation and Navigation. Visibility Is a large factor In air flight and in various surface operations, especially navigation. A knowledge of conditions governing visibility is therefore of considerable Im- | portance. Dustiness or mistiness may be due to incomplete combustion of | coal or other fuels, seen as smoke at lower levels. Some dust particles com* from volcano**. Some, It Is thought, may come from interplanetary space*. The weather bureau of ; th* United States Department of Agriculture waa provided-, with an in- i strument for measuring atmospheric dust in May. 1922. A dust count has been taken daily during the last year. Th* dust counter used collects the dust from a known volume of air and deposits It on a small and very thin I glass disk, where by means of a powerful micro»coi>« th* particles can be counted and their character determined. Tests have shown shout 90 dust particle* a cubic centimeter on a very clear, dry day, and as high as 933 a cubic centimeter on one day of limited visibility, but with the same dry condition of th* air, which prevailed on the former occasion. Electricity Thaw* MaaL Froxen beef or mutton has been difficult to handl* hitherto because of the car* required to thaw it after ship- | meat Days were needed to defrost It properly, and during the process much of the meat was loot. If th* defrosting was hurried, the meat lost Its flavor. A new method, whereby an alternating current of electricity Is passed ’ through th* meat promise* material j help for U>* packing industry. By the um of electric current an entire beef carcass can be defrosted in an hour, without deterioration and without impairing the keeping qualities of the meat ■Btls process Is expected to be of particular value on shipboard, where it j Is most desirable to keep fresh meat troxen. but where, until now, slow thawing ha* prevented it* wider use. Too Much to Expect. “You are a man of courtesy.** *T try to be," answered Senator Sorghum. “What would you do If a woman w*r* to be the opposing candidate!*’ “You’ve got to draw th* line somewhere. Fd give up my seat to a lady j in • street car, but not In th* United ‘ Stat** senate.* Wool Growing Is Deeilnln*. Th* production of sheep for wool alone 1* rapidly on th* wane In th* : United State*. Mor* and more *m- J phasi* is being placed on th* production of lamb and mutton for the table, although only 3.7 per rent of th* meat consumed by the average American for the last fiv* year* was' lamb ar mutton. Qualified. * “We want a man for our Information bureau." said the manager. “He must be a wlde-awak* fellow and accustomed to complaints." “That’* me" replied the applicant “I'm the father of twin*."—Cornell Widow. Credit for Their B*rvic*. World war veterans, applying for positions with th* government, are allowed five point* in the civil service examination*, while disabled ex-serv-lee men are given credit of ten point*. Hollow Word* and Empty. First Critic—Poet Budd Insists that , he writes best with an empty stomach. Second Critic—Judging from his poems, I would say they were also written with an empty head. . . ——r O— — 1 First Protestent Bible. I The only known ropy of the first 1 Protestant Bible printed tn Latin waa ‘ ' bridge. Mas*., recently oy so » u w . aHKis friend. I 0 {When Happl-L Men of the noblest dispositions think themtwlves haw’iest when others srnuv

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SIX YEARS TO MAKE GOWN Gorgeoua Wedding Dre**** Apparent, ly Matter of Necessity In the Dutch East Indies. On the island of Madura. In the Dutch East Indies, the girls marry when they ar* very young. Twelve years is the average when a girl takes on th* responsibilities of making a home. In fact, if she were unmarried at fourteen she would be considered an “old maid.” The bridal gown is a very complicated, gorgeous and valuable garment, hand-woven silk being the base of th* wedding dress. This is only the start. After this beautiful material has been woven there comes the tedious, the* work of embroidery, observes the Detroit News. Thousands of tiny stitches are taken and the most beautiful colors are worked into the silk. Even when the gown Is at this stage of construction It is quite a gorgeous nnd Imposing affair. But the fiual decoration lias not been started yet Now comes the gold which is added. h*o the skirt, around the waist and over the shoulders are appllqued very beautifully, filigree designs of haudbeuten gold. In Madura It takes many a mother «U the spare' hour* of six years to make one of these gorgeous wedding dresses.. PENS USED BY THE ANCIENTS Theory Put Forward That Babylonian Writers Employed Stippling Tool* of Gia**. Bnhylonian authors of hieroglyphics certainly didn’t use gold pen points. Did they use stippling tools of glass? is the Interesting archeological question put by a writer In The Glass Container (New York), says the Literary Digest. VV* read: “It is mor* likely that th* Egyptian scribes first used th* glass stylus for their picture writing un papyrus. Be that as it may, one of the latest novelties In fountain pens has a glass point The ink flows down exterior fluting* in tl»e glass. The nib is mor* durable than gold, and the Ink flow* freely and evenly from It. New glass points cun be inserted in the ink barrel just as a cork Is put into the bottle. “This pen Is novel In other respects. The outside body of th* barrel Is barnbro. varnished. It is equipi>ed with a self-tiller, located In the middle of the barrel, which operates by pressure ujM>n the rubber Ink bag inside. The cap has h small, hard rubber collar at Its end and there is a hard rubber safety check band on the self-filling device. A safety clip on the cap prei vents loss.” Little Interest In the Phene. When the telephone was struggling for recognition 4<» years ago it was the idea of Alexander Bell to popularise the Instrument by showing it at public gatherings and Incidentally, In this manner, to gather some coin to help defray the great expense which he was put to In the development of the instrument. Mrs. W. J. Coyl*. now of Floral Park. Long Island, was living In Baltimore, Md.. at that time and was engaged In preparing for a charity fair when she was approached by a friend who was also intereatad in j the fair and he brought with him th* j Inventor of th* telephone who explained his scheme. The idea was to Install instruments at the fair and at the Masonic temple a few squares away and to make a charge of ten ■ cents Ja either end for the experience i of'Tonversing over the wire. The in- | created little Interest and j the proceeds were barely worth while. Egypt’s Dense Population. Egypt has an area of about 350,000 square miles. The bulk of th* coun- . try consists of Inhospitable sand and I desert. Practically the only settled j portion consists of a very narrow band ! of cultivated territory on each side of the Nile. Th* Nile valley and delta, the only settled portion of Egypt, have an area of 1X220 square miles, alssoat exactly one-fourth the six* of New York state. This narrow area contains the densest population in the world. At the moment It should come ito approximately 14,000,000. If New York state were as densely peopled, it would have nearly 00,000,000 Inhabitants. while the United Kingdom > would on the same basis have 140,000,1 000.—From Current History. The Journal prints sale bills.

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Curious Siamese Custom. Among the Siamese the curious custom obtains of reversing the elhow joint of the left arm as a sign of superiority. The children of both sexes are trained to hold their ellxiw tn this painful position at an early age, if their parents are persons of high grade. o A Bad State. After awhile, a state of constant Indignation, first about one thing and then another, becomes ludicrous even to the Indignant one. If he has a tense of humor.

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Tomb of the Viking Queen. What Is believed to be the tomb [ nf a Viking queen has been unearthed in southern Norway. The burial chaini»er was found supplied with a com- . olete equipment for that future life anticipated by northern paganism. Including a furnished kitchen, beds and looms. Kiwi'* Laying Power*. In proportion to Its slxe, the New Zealand kiwi lay* the largest egg of anv bird in the world: a female twen-ty-five Inches In length produces an egg five inches long and three incue* broad. A an A. A A A so >

B. & 0. TIME TABLE (Effective May 13. 1M3.) _ ' EAST-BOUND | No. 38—Daily, except Sun., 8:35 a. m. No. 10—Dally... 13:51 p. m. No. 32—Daily <:25 p. m. No. B—Daily >:1» p. m. WEST-BOUND No. 45 —Daily•••••...••.• .5:28 a. in. No. 31—Daily ..5:43 a. in. , No. 7—Daily 11:44 a. ni. No. 37 —Daily, except Sun., 1:30 p. m. • Trains No. 45. No. 7, No. 10 and No. 8 are through trains and stop-, for passengers going or coming from Chicago, or to points east of Willard. Ohio. H. W. Buchholx, Ticket Agent. >..e.