The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 5, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 May 1928 — Page 2

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OUR more great Americans were honored recently when busts of them made by leading sculptors of this country were unveiled in the Hall of Fame at New York university on University heights in New York city. They represented achievement in widely different fields of activity for one was a scientist, another was a poet, another a lawyer and the fourth

an inventor. They were Louis Agassiz, John Greenleaf Whittier, Rufus Choate and Samuel Finley Breese Morse and the addition of these four now brings the number of portrait sculptures which have already been unveiled up to 48. So far 65 men and women have been elected to the Hall of Fame and bronze tablets commemorating their achievement have been placed, but money for placing the busts of the remaining 17 has not yet been raised. Busts of James Madison, Henry Clay and John Paul Jones have been prepared for their niches, but, at the time of the announcement of the plans for this year’s unveiling, sufficient funds had not been guaranteed to assure the inclusion of these three notables in the 1928 ceremony. The history of the- Hall of Fame, in brief is this: On March 5, 1900, the council of New York university accepted a gift of SIOO,OOO, afterward increased to $250,000, from a donor whose namfe was withheld, for the erection and completion "bn University heights, New York city, of a building called “The Hall of Fame for Great Americans." The hall was dedicated May 30, 1901, when twenty-six national associations each unveiled one of the bronze tablets in the colonade. May Jb. 1907, eleven new tablets were unveiled, orations being given by the governors of New York and Massachusetts. May 21, 1921, twenty-six new tablets were unveiled. April 27, 1922, a temporary bust of Gen. U. S. Grant was unveiled by Marshal Joffre of France. In May, 1922, busts were unveiled of Edgar Allan Poe, George Washington, Miss Maria Mitchell, Gilbert Stuart and Mark Hopkins. The busts of Robert Fulton and Horace Mann had been unveiled several years before. May 22, 1923, there were unveiled busts of R. W. Emerson, H. W. Beecher,'Frances E. Willard, U. S. Grant (permanent), R. E. Lee, Alexander Hamilton, and Abraham Lincoln. On May 13, 1924, busts were unveiled of John Adams, Rev. Phillips Brooks, Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Ttfain), Peter Cooper, James B. Eads, Joseph Henry, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, William T. Q. Morton, and Alice F. Palmer. , On May 12, 1926, busts were unveiled of Roger Williams, advocate of religious freedom and founder of Rhode Island; James Kent, chancellor of the state of New York; Daniel Webster, statesman; Daniel Boone, explorer and frontiersman; Jonathan Edwards, theologian; George Peabody, financier and educator; Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin; Edwin Booth, actor, and Augustus Saint Gaudens, sculptor. On May 5, 1927, the following were honored: John James Audubon, naturalist; William Ellery Channing, preacher and theologian; Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, Civil war naval commander; Benjamin Franklin, scientist and statesman; Washington Irving, man of letters and historian; Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke college. Massachusetts has good reason to look upon the Hall of Fame unvellings this year as something of a Bay state triumph, for of the four men thus honored she claims three as native 'Sons and the fourth, a citizen by adoption, sleeps in her soil in the shadow of her great university. However, there is something of the irony of fate In the fact that two of these sons of hers, who later became world-famous, did not fare very well at her hands in their youth. She let one almost starve when he was a struggling young painter and she ostracized ai|d virtually drove from her borders the other when he became a

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A peddler and Junk collector who gome years ago flourished in Massachusetts. out near the Rhode Island line, owned a white horse. The horse •was also old, and becoming somewhat decrepit. His owner, though a peddler, was a merciful man, and in bad weather he covered the horse with a red blanket. One day, in coming home from a considerable distance, the peddler and his nag were over-

J/Ai J champion of abolition at a time when that movement was far from popular in New England. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was the painter. Morse was born in Charlestown, Mass., April 27, 1791. When a student at Yale he became interested in art and upon his graduation in 1810 he went to London to study under the famous Benjamin West. England hailed him as a potentially great artist, but when he returned to Boston and set up his studio his countrymen showed no interest in his The inventive genius, which was to make him famous later, was alive even then and in 1816 he and his brother invented an improvement in a pump for a fire engine. Although Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. and President Jeremiah Day of Yale were enthusiastic over the invention, the public was not. Finally Morse decided to go to New York and continue his career as an artist, and there in the face of discouragement and poverty persisted until he gained the recognition which he deserved. Although at the age of forty he seemed committed to an artistic career, he was still interested in invention and in 1832, while returning from Europe, got the idea for the electro-magnetic telegraph from a certain Dr. Charles T/Jackson of Boston, who was a passenger on the same ship. Morse perfected his invention in 1837 and for the next few years vainly tried to get congress to appropriate funds to develop its use. Success came at last when he had all but abandoned hope and when the day came for the official demonstration, the message which was ticked off over the line which led from the United States senate chamber to Baltimore, 80 miles away, was: “What hath God wrought?” Morse lived to see bis epoch-making invention - used all over the world and when he died in 1872 he carried to his grave in Greenwood cemetery in New York city the greatest honors that the nations of the world could bestow upon him. The story of John Greenleaf Whittier, the beloved Quaker poet, the “American Robert Burns.” is similar in some respects to that of Morse. He was born December 17, 1807 at Haverhill, Mass. His youth was one of toil as a farmer boy until a wandering Scotchman, a tramp, struck the poetic fire in his sow by reciting some of Burns’ lines to him. . Through a devoted sister and the editor of the local newspaper, later famous as William Lloyd Garrison, the prophet of abolition, the boy’s verses were published and he was given a chance for better schooling. His contributions to the New (England Weekly Review carried his name afar and by 1830 he was editor of that journal. But the death of his father took him back to the rocky hillside farm near Haverhill and there he remained for three years. In the meantime the abolition movement was gaining ground and it was a cause which appealed to the young poet, tie became secretary of the Anti-Slavery society and editor of the Haverhill Gazette, which he made an abolition organ. But abolition was anathema to the New England mill owners and Whittier was forced to leave the state, as were Garrison and others. After a short time in New York Whittier went to Philadelphia as editor of the Freeman and there, a mob sacked his office and threatened his life. In 1840, he returned to Amesbury Mass., to make his home and when the slavery issue raised again after the Mexican war he went to Washington to become editor of the National Intelligencer, an antislavery paper. When the Civil war ended the question of slavery for all time, Whittier returned to his home in Massachusetts and the belligerent abolitionist once more became the Quaker poet, desirous to “bury in the waters of oblivion all the bitter things I said in the strjfe.” When the Centennial celebration came in 1876 he was chosen to write the ode which should sing the glories of the nation on its one hundredth

taken by a heavy rainstorm, and nearly all the red dye in the blanket was washed out of it and into the old horse’s white coat. The peddler let the blanket dry on, and when he took it off all that portion of the, horse that was covered by the. blanket was bright pink in color. The funny part of the matter was that the color, which had been so transitory in the blanket, proved perma-

nent on the horse. Something Ln the hair or on the skin had the effect to fix it. And after that, until the old horse had shed his coat and got a new one, he was the most extraordinary animal that ever was seen, for all except his head and ears, which were still white, was a brilliant pink. —Kansas City Star. The Sorbonne The Sorbonne (university) tn Paris was founded by Robert de Sorbon in 1253.

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I birthday. But for all this honor and the many others that came to him, he remained the simple w of the people, beloved by simple people all over the world, and by none more than those of own state among whom he died on September 7. 1892. The third son of the Bay state who was honored in the yall of Fame this year was Rufus Choate, lawyer, orator and scholar, of whom it was once said, “His personal magnetism combined with his wealth of learning and his strong sense place him among the greatest forensic advocates that America has produced. He may fairly be ranked as the equal of Lord Erskine.” Choate was born at Essex, Mass., October 1, 1799. While a student at Dartmouth college he was so strongly influenced by the great speech of Daniel Webster in the famous Dartmouth college case that he determined to study law. After his graduation from Dartmouth in ISI9 he studied another year in that institution and then entered the law school at Harvard. After a brief time in the office of the attorney-general of the United States he opened his law office in Danvers, Mass., and in 1830 was elected tp congress where he distinguished himself the next year by a speech on the tariff. In 1841 Choate was elected to the United States senate In the place of Daniel Webster, who had been appointed secretary of state by President Harrison, and soon proved that he was a worthy successor of the great orator. Among his most brilliant speeches, which are ranked among the greatest ever delivered in the senate, were those on the Oregon boundary, the tariff, the fiscal bank bill, the Smithsonian institution and the annexation of Texas. For the next" twenty years he was prominent in national affairs until hts health failed and he died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13. 1859, while on a journey to Europe to seek to regain his lost health. “I cannot afford to waste time in making money.” once declared Louis Agassiz and in that sentence he summed up his lifelong devotion to the ideal thqt made him one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known: Although he was born in Switzerland, America claims him as her own since he came to this country in 1846 at the age of thirty-nine and spent the rest of his life here. At one time Napoleon 111 of France offered him the directorship of the great Paris botanical gardens and a seat in the French senate, both great honors and highly remunerative. But Agassiz’s reply was that he found the fauna and flora of this country too interesting ever to desire to leave it. Nature study was his all-absorbing passion. He gave eighteen hours of every day to it.“ There is never a moment except when I am asleep that I am not joyfully occupied.” he once said. “Give me the hours you say bore you and I will receive them as most precious gifts.” He cared nothing for money. “I am not a quarter of a dollar ahead in the world, and never hope to be,” is another of his statements. And this was made at a time when business began to be a God in this country. By his personality and his devotion to science he awoke in Americans a greater appreciation for the work of |he scientists and he did much to popularize nature study in this country. Agassiz died in 1873 and his grave in Cambridge, Mass., is marked by a massive bowlder from the Aar glacier in Switzerland, where some of his earliest geological studies were carried on.

Optimistic Outlook Man’s evolution, a scientist tells us, Is a reacticn to his necessities. This encourages us to hope that he will eventually evolve into a box turtle that an automobile tire will go over without injuring.—Boston Transcript Further Refuge Old Doctor Johnson said patriotism was the Ipst refuge of scoundrels. But tn case that fails nowadays there is still a writ of error, or certiorari, or whatever it is.—Detroit News.

FAVOR MILK WITH OUT-OF-DOOR LUNCHES S' MWBI v_. 48b Mpllr iy 4 "*<_ S| —I 'mm g -Jwßfcß - -'■SbßsT'» < ?' Jhhm<' BmEimF' \V'A wZ? r ' "V«« ’''*<s " * WSh< Jr* li - ■• < .jKMaL* KM|V|I - •/ ■ L-«JEr<x .^• ; / > ; '’ r r*W/ ■ ■'- " ' »jy~y., > » WA <-' -■ Even at Picnic Parties Milk Is Important. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) ■ Let the children lunch out of doors frequently in the good weather of the next fejp months, suggests the United States Department of Agriculture. If you do not have a convenient eating porch, you can set a table for them right out in the yard. There thej’ can have the regular foods that would be given for a meal at this hour indoors, including th6 milk they all need. Liquid foods like milk and spup are easier for children to manage at a table than in picnic fashion, although there is much to be said for the simple picnic lunch of sandwiches and fruit on summer days. Whatever sort of lunch is served, milk should be included for the children. Every growing child needs at least a pint of milk a day and may take as much as a quart

POPULAR TYPE OF f ROMPER FOR BABY Use of Two Materials Gives Garment Dressy Air. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Here is a romper liked by many mothers for little runabouts between a year and a half and three years old. The flared cut at the sides and the* use of two materials give the garment a somewhat more “dressy” air than the severely plain play suits W y w ■' iiML B '' Al • 1- ' X '1 n A Good Type of Romper of Two. Materials—Front View. of often needed for mornings spent at the sand pile. A romper of this kind is- appropriate at any time of day. The one in the illustration was mpde by the bureau of home economics to bring out certain points in the construction of rompers of this general type. Several pattern companies show designs similar to this one, which can be adapted to one's needs. The length from the hip to the leg bands should be given attention. If the rompers are not short enough at the sides they will hang down over the child’s knees and prove a great annoyance to him. At the same time sufficient length must be Allowed through the crotch. In the illustra:..X‘ I | ii&Bbfe il Bl 11 ■ 'h II W I Back View of Child's Romper, Showing Placing of Buttons at Side and Back. tion the material is folded between the legs, while the leg openings are sloped upward to make the sides of the bloomers short. Fullness is provided in the width of the garment instead of in its length. The leg bands must be loose so that they can slide

HOUSEHOLD NOTES Tough pie crust i» generally the result of using too little shortening. • * * If you fasten the ironing board cover on wet it will dry tight and straight. A mattress wears best if it is the exact size of the springs. In buying a new mattress, remember that it will spread from one to two inches as it is used.

toward the hip when the child stoops or climbs. Measurements for them should be taken oji the child's thigh about five inches above the kneecap. It is a common mistake to make them too broad for comfort. Inch bands are satisfactory. Elastic leg bands are never advised. The bloomers and bands of trimming are made of fast-colored print in this case, and the upper ’part is white. Any firm white cotton material such as broadcloth, cotton poplin, fine cambric, madras or lightweight sateen, are good fabrics for the purpose. Plain chambray or broadcloth matching of the colors in the print may be used instead of white. There are four, instead of three, buttons on the belt of the drop seat. These are placed near enough to the underarms for the child to reach when he learns to dress himself. The lower part of this romper may be made separate from the upper, buttoned to it both front and back. Two pairs of bloomers to one top would insure a maximum of cleanliness with very little trouble. Scalloped Potatoes and Liver Always Favored Since people have begun to realize the value of liver in the diet as a source of iron and vitamines, new ways of serving it are always acceptable. This recipe from the bureau of home economics makes a dish that can be cooked while the housewife is doing something el|ie, and that can be sent to the table when ready, - thus saving two serving dishes- —always a help when the homemaker must not only cook but wash the dishes. 3 white potatoes, % tsp. salt sliced thin 2 tbs. flour % lb. liver, sliced 1 tsp. grated % cup diced salt onion "pork x. 1% cups milk Cook the diced salt pork until crisp. Place a layer of thinly sliced raw potatoes in a greased baking dish and salt and flour lightly. On the potatoes lay some of the slices of liver and part of,the crisped salt pork. Add more potatoes and continue until all ingredients are used.. The top layer should be of potatoes. Put the onion into the milk and then pour over the contents of the baking dish. Cover and cook for one hour, or until the potatoes are tender. At the last remove the cover and allow the potatoes to nrown. Steamed Dried Apricots Make Very Good Pudding Dried apricots have many uses before the season for fresh fruits returns. A very good steamed pudding c n be made with them. The bureau of home economics nas tried the recipe and found it excellent ifc lb. dried aprl- 2 eggs cots 2 tsp. baking pow1 cup water der 1 cup flour ‘ % tsp. salt > % cup butter 1 or 2 tbs. apricot | >4 cup sugar juice, if needed , Soak the apricots overnight in the water. Drain and cut them into small pieces with scissors. Cream the but- j ter and the sugar, add the beaten eggs, and the flour in which the salt and baking powder have been sifted. Stir in the apricots. If the hatter is a little stiff add one or two tablespoonfuls of the liquid in which the apricots were soaked. Partially fill a greased mold and 'steam for two hours. Serve hot with liquid or hard, sauce. L Children Need Cereals Cereals play a very important part : in the food of children, according to the United States Department of Ag-; riculture. Whether served as brdad, j as breakfast food, with meat, <• as dessert, they can be depended on for a large part of the fuel that every active child needs. Milk and other protein foods, vegetables and fruits, and butter may supply practically all the building and .regulating materials needed, but unless they are used in unduly large proportions they do not furnish enough fuel, and cereals are excellent for supplementing them and rounding out the diet in this respect

Extension window frames covered with canvas or unbleached muslin will let in air and keep out snow on winter nights. * • * • When the knob comes off of a saucepan cover, insert a screw through the hole from the bottom and screw a cork on it. • • • When oranges are expensive or difficult to obtain, canned tomato juice may be substituted for the baby’s orange juice.

w 'tost Toasties THE wake-up food I quick eneigyfor work or play • TSu I *la°k" s fe and delicious © 1928. P. Ca. Inc. London Jeweler Has Czar’s Art Treasures Eighty wonderful objects of art in gold and precious stones and enamel, formerly belonging to the czar’s family, are now in the strong rooms of a London jeweler. These treasures, bought from the' Soviet government, are valued at $500,000. They were ' made by M. Faberge, famous Russian court jeweler, who is on parole so that he may serve as expert appraiser for the Soviets. Among the articles in the collection are a clock in diamonds and enamel from the private boudoir of the late czarina, jewel casket decorated in fine gold and aquamarine, sedan chair which belonged to Catherine I’ and showing her robed and seated within (she is carried by two chairmen made of gold, and when wound up this piece moves auto-, matically), figure of Buddha earved from the largest known piece of emerald. hand mirror crusted with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, and with a .back of solid turquoise?given by the shah of Persia to the late czar. j The Law “I understand that your wife thought of taking up law before she married you.” “That’s so. Now, however, shea content to lay it down!“—Bystander. i (Colorado lir'V 11 Wlyt ° fit lellowstone SK and California A Grand Circle > ' ZSx \ Tour of the llrxl West W a Out through Denver, Colorado W I M Springs. Pikes Peak Region, I Royal Gorge. Salt Lake City. JI American River Canyon' to the K V /i Pacific Coast. Choice ol routes MIK I 4 I 11 returning, including the tamous I k 'all HI Golden State Route through ll'l H I Apache Trail Country. Wl fl I I Land ol Romance, wfi wl (H Very Low Round Trip Fare Stopover anywhere A*. » Another Rock Island specialty is a vacation of two glorious weeks in the Colorado Rockies, » “A expenses prepaid—rail. Pull mans, diners, hotels, autos. '■WBK Highest class. Lowest Cost. J/ 1 T Restiul and inspiring. Wfsf For /mH particulars ■W mail this cospow i'b. ROCK ISLAND VACATION TRAVEL SERVICE BUREAU » <ls Merchants Bank Bldg.. Indianapolis. Ind. Please send me your free book describing Colorado Y ellowstone California All-Expense Colorado Tours [check book or books desired]; also information regarding low summer fares and train schedules. Name __________________