The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 42, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 February 1936 — Page 3
/ SKIADVENTURERS’ fO CLUB , "Bucking Bronchos on Broadway”By FLOYD QIBBONS Famoui Headline Hunter. SOFARELLI is the name, boys anß girls, and Pat is the first name. There’s a combination for you, Patrick Sofarelli. Whenever you get that combination of good old Irish and Italian names adventure is the middle one. Pat’s middle name is Adventure. Incidentally, have you ever noticed how the Irish get mixed up with all the races of the world? South America Is full of Senor Murphys and Senor O'Learys, and they are all good old Spanish-American families that have lived there hundreds of years. When I was in Spain I was astonished to find a lot of red headed senors, too, that had the map oflreland on their faces. The reason for the "turkey** blood In southern Spain Is this: Dur* Ing the Napoleonic campaign In Spain, Wellington sent an army of Irish conscripts into that country. Those romantic Irish boys took ons look at the sloe-eyed Spanish senoritaa, and the senoritaa took one longing look at the blue-eyed giants, and the result was the Irish deserted by thousands and settled down to raise red-heads In old Spain. And they certainly did a good job of IL Getting back to Pat SofarellL Pat’s Italian forebears had their share of adventure, too. Why, by golly, those old Romans didn't think a thing of traveling a few thousand miles for a week-end of high adventure and conquest The difference between the two races was that the Romans always fought their own wars, and how! <■ This Adventure Starts With an Ice Wagon. One bright summer’s day when Pat and his boy friends were bored with the prosaic life of See York, an ice wagon drew up tn front of them and offered possibilities for adventure. “! dare you to ride the ice man's horse," one of them said to Pat Well, Pat doesn't take dares, so ho just climbed up on that wagon and crawled out on the shafts. The horse was a big brute, but he didn't seem to mind. He just stood there and waited. The Ice man was out of sight so Pat swung a leg over his trusty mount and plopped Into the saddle—l mean the bareback. Well, sir. Pat says be bad no sooner taken hie uncertain seat than that meek Ice wagon horse turned Into a wild bucking bronco. Wham! He put his ears back and bls back up and started to kick tike a colt Pat got a death grip » on the harness and held on. Up la the air he went at every buck, to come down on tbe hard backbone of the horse with a jolt that shook every bone In his • body. City Street Is No Place to Run a Rodeo.. The other kids loved It "Ride ’em cowboy." they yelled, but Pat didn’t like it at all Riding a bucking bronc may be all right out on the western prairies, IP ■ Pat Swung a Leg Over Hie Trusty Mount where you land In nice soft turf when be throws you, but on an asphalt street It’s plain murder. And that horse, Pat says, knew his tricks. He swung hla big head around a«d, baring a huge set of yellow tusks, tried to bit Pat's log. Pat kicked his head away as well as be could, and that hurt the horse's feelings, so be just grabbed the bit—lnstead of Pat's leg—and started to run away. Pat never thought a horse could pull an Ice wagon so fast Down tbe street they went at a milea-minute clip, with the ice wagon swaying perilously behind and Pat hanging on for dear life. Automobiles just missed them as the frantic horse ran from one side of the street to another. Children’s Laughter Turns to Grave Fear. The other kids weren’t laughing now as they chased after tbe runaway. They were scared to death. They could see that Pat was going to be thrown sooner or later—he was just banging on by the skin of his teeth. Around corners they’d go without giving 8 signal Up on two wheels would go the lumbering ice wagon and Pat’s body would swing out as though It were going to Call right under the crushing wheels. Pat says he tried to think of everything he had seen the cowboys do in the rodeo pictures, but nothing seemed to work. Ones he decided to throw himself off and trust to luck, but his foot got tangled in the reins and he got a terrific jolting for hie pains. While he was trying to loosen that foot tbe horse suddenly decided to go across country. Without any consideration for the rights of pedestrians he jumped up on the curb and across tbe sidewalk into a vacant lot Tbe ice wagon bounded and plunged from side to side but kept upright. From the shaking he got, Pat says, the ice in that wagon must have been cracked ice by that time. Pat Returns to Bosom of Mother Earth. At last he got his foot free, but just as he did. Mr. Horse decided that be bad had about enough of this horse play and he proceeded to give one of those extra hard bucks that end up with four hoofs hitting the ground at the aame time. As a matter of facL five things hit tbe ground at the same time—the fifth was Pat Pat sailed through the air like a human cannon-ball. Ho closed his eyes and waited for the shock. At least there was one consolation, he thought, he was landing on soft ground instead of on the hard pavement Wham! He turned over in the air and landed on that same sore portion of his anatomy that had been taking all the beating! And that wasn't all! Tbe horse was what the cowboys call a "killer!" And a killer goes after you when you're down! Pat saw the ponderous booth raised above bls bead. He couldn't move he was so terrified. The horse had stopped—this saved him from being run over by the wagon—but that borne was actually trying to trample him. Heels of Death Miss Pat by Inches. Up came the front hoota as the furious horse reared and down they came within an inch of Pat's bead. A miss! Up they went over Pat's bead for another try and down they came again for another miss. Pat couldn’t believe it until they pulled him away and be aaw what had saved bls life. A wagon wheel had got caught on a stump and thia held the horse Just far enough away to keep him from reaching his victim! Well. sir. it was all over then but the bawling out Pat got from tbe Iceman —which isn’t much after you've nearly been killed. ■ o-wxu Ssrvta*. "
Th* Oaaib* The Oxsrits are a group of high hills lying chiefly In ronthern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. These bitts are the remnapts of a former plateau Into which ralleya hare been cut by streams. Extension* of the hills ran np Into Southern Illinois. Kama* and Oklahoma. Presidio es San Francisco The ITeaidto of San Francisco was established a* * military post by Spain about 177 G. ami Mexico continued It until It was ceded to the United States In ISIS. It was established as a United States military post la 1850. WeariacM From Aimle*»a*c» The most dreadful of all diseases known to mankind, life weariness, attacks every soul tint kt md making progress, that is not looking up. that has no alm. no onward purpose, no abiding object.
Cambridge Ueirerrity Little-Ge The little-go at Cambridge university Is a preliminary examination of a general nature taken by all Cambridge undergraduates (unless excused because certain other examinations have been taken) before proceeding to take any examination for a degree. It to taken In or before the Brat tor* 1 Li " 1 " 11 T"~""‘ Time and Chance The race to not to th* swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet breed to the wise nor yet riches to men of understanding, hbr yet favor to men of skill: but time and chance hai> penetb to them all. Bcgiamug of Sime Industry Shoe manufacture did not progress wry rapidly until just before the Ctrl! war, at which time a machine for sewing on aoiee was Invented. This wu* the beginning of the developmeut «f th* shoe industry.
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Who is this? I This is Aubrey. Where is Aubrey? i Aubrey is on an ocean liner. What is Aubrey doing? He is making the passage miserable for other passengers. How is be making it miserable for the other passengers? By horning In everywhere with Kir I volunteer information about every detail of the tAp. How does Aubrey know so much about tbe trip? Oh, be has been across once before but likes to boast that he makes a half-dozen crossings a year on busldoes he talk about? The speed of the boat, the probable hour of landing at Liverpool, the persona! peculiarities of the skipper, the beet hotels to visit on the continent, the better ride of the ship on which to have a cabin, bow to play sihiffieboard. etc. Is that all? Not a chance. Aubrey also rants bn about the ship's tonnage, where she Was built, what run she was on 'during the World War, what the steward's home life Is like, the best hour for a bath, bow to get up a ship concert. how to cure seasickness and tbe right name of the blonde who Is the constant companion of tbe movie magnate. Is Aubrey's Information reliable? It Is 100 per cent cockeyed. Then why do people listen? What can they do, jump overboard? * • • THE STORY OF JANET
r--— 1 — w he n Janet was a little girl her folks were very careful about her. 2—They would al never l*t her play with little boys. K|^ 3 — Even when she was a big girl My ; i,er niommer and ■kX &JI popper used to Fuard her from boy -friends.
4— They sent her to * private academy for young women and then to one of those colleges with a high iron fence around It and rigid rules about leaving the campus after sunset 5— They never even let her appear in mixed dramatics. 6— Her folks would not allow .her to have any boy callers and she was eighteen years old before she knew what “necking" meant Even then it wasn't quite clear to her. 7— Her mother was her constant companion. 8— When Janet wanted to go for a swim. mother would take her to some private beach and park her under a parasol away from it all 9— The folks rather thought of a career for her as a poetess, a child welfare worker or something. 10— Their one Idea was to shelter her from all life’s coarseness. 11— But ultimately Janet rebelled and went out on her own. 12— It shocked the folks terribly. 13— The next they heard from her she was one of those women delegates to political national conventions. 14— She had her picture in the newspapers on the delegation with 38 men. most of them former saloon* keepers. 15— And she made wisecracks from the speaker’s platform, grabbed the standard and led the demonstration for • favorite son named Hemetopugger. MORAiz—Let a girl have her boy friends when she is young enough to take them or leave them. • • • KINDNESS TO SERVANTS (With apologies to th* original ’ McGuffey) No. children, she shall not be sold; Go. lead her home and dry your tears: *Ti« true she’s crippled, lame and old But she has served us many years. Well has she served us; gentle, strong. And willing, through life's varied stage; And having tolled for us so long. We will protect her in her age. In comfort site shall end her days Within the shelter of a shed; Henceforth as only In a daze Shell see the sign. “No Turns On Red.” Go, then, old friend; no more to hear » Formosa One of Richest ~ lalands in Whole World . Although not so well known, Formosa rates as one of the richest islands of the world. It is about 350 miles tong and 100 miles wide and is located Just 100 miles off the South China coast. It is separated from the mainland by the Formosan straits, an important body of water which must be traversed by an American and European traus-Pacific and 'round-the World passerger and cargo steamers.
The driver’s oath, tbe rider’s cuss; You were, it ioud and clear, A pretty good old jitney bus! CURIOUS FACTS FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE The skins can be removed from bananas by sogklng the banana in vitriol. In 37 states It is Illegal for a prize fighter to wear a wrist watch into the ring. It is permissible for a man to be as foolish as he likes In the United States senate, but costumes are not permitted. Scientists say that whiskers In a red beard do not grow any faster than those in a black one. but tbe matter Is still unsettled. The life of the average microphone Is two years and seven months although during a national political convention they take such a beating that they may be useless ever after. The custom of putting pins in shirts was originated by a man who. strangely enough, was never executed. Grant’s tomb is the burial place of General Grant. Snails do not migrate south In wintor Nobody has ever determined exactly what restaurant vegetable soup is made from. Cracked Ice will not live in a hot climate. • • • SCRAMBLED LETTERS CONTEST Rearrange these letters so they will spell the names of famous rivers. Mssiippissi. Senei. Hsudno. Missiour. Macpoto. Coalrodo. loho. Wlyelo. St. Rencelaw. Connectcutl Cydel. Nigaara. Ganesg. Semnht. (If you have a keen mind you should complete th*, abdve test successfully no later than the third day.) • • • WHATS WRONG WITH THESE SENTENCES? freight train passed through loaded to capacity. 2— “Oh, goody, goody!" cried the man as he looked over the new tax levies. 3— The political orator, when told that his speech was to be carried over the radio, refused to deliver It. 4 — The police solved the shooting promptly. 5— When the new car owner found that somebody had scratched a match on the door he showed no concern whatsoever. 6— Once upon a time there was a radio announcer who talked naturally. • > • GENERAL INTELLIGENCE TEST Check the following sentences to make sense: 1— Artichokes aredefects In plumbing vegetables.... .. -a low-growing fruit parts of a carburetora type of storm shoe. 2— A clinic isa man with a skeptical outlook on life | a kind of golf cluba med- j leal session something found ’ in coal 3— A gibbet isa bird.... ; a scaffolda tall I a man who is very witty. 4— Scruples arepeople j who are easily excited ! small nailsconvictions.... I ..parts of a sailing boat ! a type of cucumber. 5— A tunic 15.... an articlej of apparel....a song j ... .a native of Tunis. 6— Davits are found....in Moscow..'on ships In old houses.......under beds. 7— A sequel i5....a short sleep in Latin countries....a kind of seagoing bird...an aftermatha flute. ' 8— A gourd i5.....a narrow pass through mountainsa kind of drinking vessela deity-.a period of time. 9— A mollusk Is ; a member of the cow familya bermM..an Egyptian ritual a clam or oyster ....a perfume. 10— A schnauzer Isa kind of small d0g.....a weigher.... .a man with a long nose. Louisiana Purchase Was Largest Real Estate Deal Tbe largest rati estate transaction bi history was the Louisiana Purchase, in 1803. when the United States bought from France the middle third of this country—a piece of land five times larger than France itself. Moreover, its low price probably constitutes a a CLCMUy avP* aBFt nOHIjJII IL IS ’Rf? agricultural region in tN? world, it cost ns only four cents an acre.—Collier's Weekly. a". ; : .
Ye Olde English Come JFrom Venetians, Scientists Discover
Trace Its Origin to Period Hundreds of Years Before Christ. Ye Olde Beautye Shoppe may sound like Merrie England to the customers, but such spelling really originated in Venice, where the citizens rode around in ye olde gondolas hundreds of years before Christ, scientists of the Smithsonian Insti tute announce. Recent discoveries of mysterious Runic tables In Venice, according to Dr. J. P. Herrington, language ex pert of tbe Smithsonian, prove that the Germanic languages of ancient Britain had their beginnings in the writings of the Venetians. “These ancient Venetians were a people without a history, who were early swamped by the Roman empire," Doctor Herrington said. “It is only through the recent discoveries of Runic Inscriptions that we can imagine their Importance as the middlemen between the Germanic races and the Mediterranean." Straight Lined Letters. The letters In the language which spread northward before the Germans and the English had learned to write, consisted entirely of straight Hnes, which were easy to carve In wood and scratch in metal, he said. “When scholars began seeking the origin of these strange letters they found nothing like them in either Latin or Greek,” Doctor Herrington continued. "Recent discoveries traced them to the Adriatic sea and have revealed in surprising manner their origin as coming from a people scarcely known to history Cut who gave their name to the modern city of Venice. < "They wijre known as the Veneti, while tbe \swamp region where Venice now stands was called Venetia. The inscriptions found on golden rings used as necklaces and upon ancient helmets show the language of the Veneti to share peculiarities with ancient German,, a corruption of which once was the language of England, Scotland and Scandinavia. Link to German Shown. “The German still says ‘mich’ when he means ‘me.’ The ancient German said ‘mek’ and now we behold on a Venetian Inscription ‘mecho,’ also meaning ’me. This and other similar examples link the Venetian language with the German. “The territory occupied by these old Venetians was enormous. It can be traced by the occurrence of names of places with ’st* for an ending. These show that their country took in the city of Trieste, east of the Adriatic, and Imst, in the Austrian Tyrol. They had numerous trading stations in Austria and Germany. They obtained furs and beautiful blond slaves from the northerners.
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exchanging wine, olive oil and other commodities of the South. “The Venetians carried their cryptic writing with them into the North. The Germans, having previous to this looked down on writing and having believed in the memorizing of their songs and rituals, took up this old Venetian alphabet as a convenient way of recording epitaphs and for cutting Inscriptions on offerings to the ancient Germanic gods. “The oldest such inscriptions tn Scandinavia date from 20!) A. D.. which shows that it took the Venetians three centuries or more to travel up through Germany, to tlje Far North and to England. “The ancient Scandinavians. English and Scotch were peculiarly ad-, dieted to Venetian Runic writing and left more relics of it than did the Dutch and Germans. “It Is a source of great satisfaction to unravel at last the secret of the Runes, and to prove definitely that they brought from the ancients of the Mediterranean a culture, vestiges of which may still be seen in the *ye olde* signs on some shops in modern American cities." Push It Aside When you meet trouble, just go ahead. Often, It skedaddles.
A Grave Mistake for a Mother to Make GIVING CHILD UNKNOWN REMEDIIS WITHOUT ASKING DOCTOR FIRST —
GIVING your child a medicine or remedy you don’t know all about — without ashing your family doctor first — is a bad risk for any mother to take. Doctors and child authorities say health, and sometimes life itself, depends on this. So—when you’re offered a “bargain” in a remedy for your child; ask your doctor before
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