The Syracuse Journal, Volume 28, Number 43, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 February 1936 — Page 3

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fA. ADVENTURERS’ fO CLUB *' |fj # /[, “The Human Target” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter. TODAY’S story, boys and girls, is from Norman Daly. But first I want to tell you about an exciting little adventure of my old friend Jed Kiley. Jed lived for many years in France. One night when he and a friend of his were slumming in a tough French case in the Apache quarter of Paris, they began to notice they were getting dirty looks from the motley group of thieves and pickpockets who crowded every table. An “Apache" Is a French gangster. The name, as you know, comes from a tribe of American Indians noted for their cruelty. The French Apache Is not a gunman, however, like his American counterpart but he is adept In the use of a long bladed knife which he carries hidden in the folds of his baggy clothes. He can throw this heavy knife with uncanny skill and pierce a victim’s heart at 20 feet He Is also noted for bls Intense hatred of all foreigners. Jed knew all this and as the Apaches had been drinking heavily, he saw that he and his friend were In real danger. Their table was far In the rear of the smoke filled room and If they walked out they might feel a knife In their ribo at. any moment And no one would know who had thrown it One table of roughs In particular were concentrating their hate on the Americans. There were five of them and they amused themselves and the others by heaping insults on the “American Pigs.” Jed pretended not to understand French and began doing a little heavy thinking. He knew the Apache character and the pride they took in their skill with knives and hlton an idea. Jed Gave the Boys a Target, Anyway. Jed walked over to a door in the back of the case and taking out a one hundred franc bill, he pinned it to the door. Then, as 50 sullen eyes followed his every move, he announced In broken French that the bill would go to the man who pierced it first with a thrown knife. Zowiei An avalanche of knives hit that wooden door with a splitting crash. Jed thinks many of them must have pierced the bill 0 but he’s not sure. He didn’t wait to see. He and his friend went out the front door and up the street like a bat out of Hades! And with Jed still running, let’s leave Paris and go down to Nicaragua with Norman Daly and see what happened to him. Pistol Shot Breaks Norman’s Pleasant Reverie. . Norman spent five years as a member of the Chicago police., s force but. he says. It remained for the marines to give him his greatest thrill. He was a marine in Nicaragua In the summer of 1912 and one hot night as he lay But Norman Knew it Wasn’t a Bee—lt Was a Bullet. stretched on his back, puffing afray on a glowing cigar, a sudden pistol shot disturbed his reverie. The shot was accompanied by an angry bussing sound, as though a bee had quickly passed. Btit Norman knew It wasn’t a bee—lt was a bullet I He started to straighten up when a voice growled at him to lie down and stay down and keep smoking. Another shot and a warning buss made him obey. He recognised the voice aa belonging to a rough Texan member of the outfit who was always quarreling with an equally tough pal of hia about who was the best shot. Norman also knew these two had been drinking. He quaked In bls boots but he didn't dare move. He knew what It was all about now. His cigar was their target I This Was No Vaudeville Act—This War Real! Bang! Another shot! Then another and another! The bullets bussed by so close that Norman says he could smell them. But cigar remained in hto mouth. He pursed his lips to get that lighted end as far out as possible and hoped the boys would shoot high. Two more bullets came fast and furious and Norman winced at each blast.. Ha Started counting them to keep Ms nerves from breaking. When 12 had passed and that fatal 13 was coming up, Norman nearly swallowed cigar and aIL Bang! Thirteen came and passed. It was a lucky shot for Norman he still wasn't hit—but neither was the cigar! The next shot just passed under Norman’s nose and then a shower of friendly sparks sprayed hie pale face. The cigar had burst—like a Roman candle—on the fifteenth shot! Whew! Norman sat up and wiped the beads of perspiration off his furrowed brow. He felt like screaming with relief but he couldn’t get bls breath. He looked around. An anxious group of comrades stood around him. watching with bated breath. He swallowed hia heart and then, true to the traditions of the Marine n>rj»s under fire, be grinned. “Nice shooting, boys,” be Mid. O-WNU SerriML

“Mississippi Bubble" Was Disastrous Speculation The “Mississippi Bubble" was a scheme devisee! by John Law. a famous Scotch financier who lived from 1671 to 1729. Under the patronage of the duke of Orleans, regent of France, he organised a project Intended originally to liquidate the national debt of that country by developing, under an ex : elusive grant the resources of’ the province of tauMana and the commerce of the Mississippi, then claimed by the French. The scheme was launched In 1718 with the establishment of a bank. In 1717 the West Indian company was organixed with a capital of 200.000 shares of st>o livres each. The company was at first successful, and In 1719 obtained exclusive control of the trade to the East Indies, China and the South Seas, and all the possessions of the French East India company. The holders of W«t India shares seemed likely all to profit tremendously. An additional Issue of 5.000 shares was created, and so wild was the apeculatlve craze that more than 300.000 persons applied for them. In consequence all of the shares rose to twenty times their original value, and at the height of the excitement In 1719 were nominally , worth mors than eighty Let Year Love Be Shewa Do not keep the alabaster boxes of your love ami tenderness sealed up ■until your friends are dead. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak approving. cheering words while their ears can hear them and their hearts be thrilled by theta. Seawater Ueder Pavement* Sou water actually Sows under the -pavements of certain streets In Durban. South Africa, ewing to the tides .forcing the water through the ground. ■

times the amount of all the currency in France. The company could not hope to make a satisfactory profit for those who had paid the preposterous prices which speculative dems nd had put upon the shares. Before a year was out the “bubble ’ burst and the shares sank to a tenth of then face value. The whole enterprise was thus discredited. and the company was wound up, while Law was obliged to fiee; he died tn poverty In Venice. So great were the losses, which were in France rather than England, that the collapse of the Mississippi scheme nearly precipitated a revolution. It la usually regarded as the most disastrous speculation of modern times.—■ Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Koawicb Movement The Keswick movement originated In England In 1874 when Canon Har-ford-Battersly experienced a deep spiritual awakening and. returning to his parish church at Keswick. London, called the Keswick convention In 187.5. The movement was organized for the promotion of practical holiness. - Rubber la an excellent generator of electricity. An ordinary rubber band can be used to generate either a positive or negative charge. Aheroatiag Canwat The Idea of alternating current which lights the nation was. strangely enough, opposed by Thomas Edison, who built the first power house In 1881 tn New York. The adoption of this alternating current was brought about by George Westinghouse Name* of Jewish Year Months ’Ths names of the months of the Jew. zc™ are 11900, v«esva>, lusier, TebeL Sebat. Adar, Nisan. Iyer. Sivan, suit SElt&ln

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THE STORY OF SIDNEY 1— Sidney bad talent For a time he was thought to be genius. 2— He showed an ear for music when he was a babe in arms. 3— When he was only three years -old he surprised his parents by carrying a tune perfectly. , 4— “Maybe he will grow up to be a great musician," said mommer. "Maybe a great singer," said popper. They were full of hopes. 5— They gave him music lessons when he was five years old and he showed such skill with the violin that they put him under a great master. 6— By the time he was seven Sidney was a boy wonder. 7— At the age of eight he gave his first public concert It was at Carnegie hall. 8— His picture was on all the billboards. 9— “A second Krelsler!" thought Sidney’s parents. Some of the critics predicted great things for the lad. 10— And some of them did not H—He made a tour about the big cities and seemed to be going pretty well. 12— Two or three papers said he was destined to eclipse Mtecha Elman. 13— Then something happened. Sidney seemed to stop developing or femething. 14— Maybe it was something he ate. 15 — Anyhow, you can see him. if you look hard enough, any night now, and without paying concert prices. 16— He is a fiddler In one of those movie house orchestras employing 22 violinists, massed. MORAL—Many are called but few survive it

• • Whom have we here? We have Philo. Who is Philo? Philo is a yachtsman. How do you know Philo is a yachtsman? Because he looks so worried and has a yachting cap on. Why is Philo wor-

Tied? o If you had a yacht you would be worried, too. What Is there about yacht ownership to worry a man? You don’t know the half of It But Isn’t a yacht supposed tv be an Instrument of pleasure and contentment through which one finds surcease from all care? Yeah, that’s what it's supposed to be. Then why not In Philo’s case? Because this is one of those years when half the yachtsmen In the country don't know where the next sheriff Is coming from. Is the sheriff after Philo? If he isn’t then Philo Is the exception. But if Philo can’t afford to run a yacht why does he put It overboard? He had an idea It would be harder for his creditors to find the boat in commission than If he left It on the ways. - What does It cost to own a yacht? Well, J. P. Morgan once answered that question by saying that anybody who had to ask that question should never own one. • • • DIET WARNING In the sultry days of summer Be most careful what you eat; Certain foods should be avoided In the season when there’s heat Pork Is not a summer foodstuff To be taken to excess; » Any meats In weather torrid Should be passed up, more or less. Thick soups are often harmful In a very torrid dime; And In eating “hot dogs" never Eat a doze® at a time. Sparing be of your potatoes When the day is very hot. And yon shouldn't feast on pastries Even when the weather’s not Take all lee cold drinks with judgment Don’t go wild on soda pop: And in eating Ice cream sundaes You should know the time to stop. If you don’t commit these errors You will be a prudent kid— But there’s still a chance yon wilt be JUST AS SICK AS IF YOU DID! - Title “Lord" Hu Come Down From Ancient Saxon Times “Lord" is a very Important title. It has come down to us from Saxon times. In those days the master of a manor made a weekly gift of bread to poor people. Because of this be became known as the “la fa rd’’—meaning Presently “lafard" became “lord’’ and the title was bestowed upon Important men whether they r»re bread or not—Pearson’s Weekly.

INTELLIGENCE TEST Check the word which properly completes the following sentences: Schottische is the name of the people of Scotlanda dancea great composer.. a dish something like Hungarian goulash. Baroda i5.....a type of sailboatan old-fashioned carriagea place in India.... a great movie director. A stereoscope i5.....an optical instrument......a device used on submarinessomething used by doctors to note heartbeats, etc.a device to keep ships steady at sea. A gnu is...a person who works on the Gnu Republic a member of a tribe of East Indian savages...a fish found in tropical watersa beast something like the buffalo. Memnon wasa figure in the Trojan warea member of the peace conference a Kentucky derby winner lack of memory. Gnome Is the name of a city In Alaska...a type of dwarf....a piece of electrical equipment.....a negative anto a lady, as for example, “Do you want to take me to a dance?”, “Gnome. I do not.” ... The tocsin isthe sounding of an alarm...a serum used to ward off disease.... a type of Indian headdress a small flag flown at the masthead of rum-runners. • • • SCRAMBLED LETTERS CONTEST Rearrange these letters so they will spell the names of well-known birds and beasts: Woe. Caynar. Swallwo. Odg. Parrto. Tliruhs. Cta. Wnre. Ctabrid. Ronlb. Bluerldb. Hsore. Swrropa. Goflamin. Gato. (If you fall to do the above work In less than three days, four hours and thirty minutes you are slightly subnormal, and’ that’s giving you all the breaks.) &♦ • • WHATS WRONG WITH THESE SENTENCES? 1— The fighter who had won twelve out of fifteen rounds was awarded the decision. 2— The convention keynote speaker refused to make, any statement that be did not believe. 3 — “I have looked over the terms of the new Income tax.” said the Amer lean business man, “and I think they’re Just grand." • • • PROBLEMS 1— If it takes a radio comedian 4 days and 17 hours to dig up enough old Jokes for one broadcast, how much better would Ms program be IL he took about a half hour to think up something original? 2— How tong *IH tt take a woman weighing IG7 pounds to change the tire on a car 11 feet tong while her husband, weighing 200 pounds, and 6 feet in height. Is Is the vicinity? 3— Mrs. "A" takes 15 minutes before she can plek oat a satisfactory cantaloupe; Mrs. “B” thumb* them for 20 minutes before reaching a decision; It takes Mrs. “C” all day. How much time could be saved if they would buy bananas Instead? 4— Williams has a speedboat 38 feet tong: Arthur has a sloop 40 feet tong; Walter travels by bus. Which es the three gets home on time to dinner? 5— The radio program was so good it put only half the unseen audience to sleep. 6— The newsreel weekly releaaecentalned no picture of a ship christening. 7— When stocks were at ridiculously tow levels the Investment expert boldly advised purchase*. Bv-"Let*s not part here," Mid the girl lu her boy friend’s sedan. “There's no electric light.” 9— The taxicab driver slowed down ao a private car could cut in ahead of him, > 10— Delegates at a world economic conference understand the problems involved fully. w Parsifal M Is Adaptation of Name Found m Many Lands The name Parsifal, used la Wagner’s opera of that name, is apparently an adaptation of a name appearing In many countries: Percival. Parzeval and Parsifal, all apparently derived from the Welsh Peeedur, the meaning of whlah is searcher for the basin XehX^HMy'SS^X

UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson By RBV. P. B. FITZWATER D. D_ Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicaco. • Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 23 PEOPLE BEFORE PROPERTY ' & LESSON TEXT—Luke 5.24-S7. GOLDEN TEXT — No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else be will hold to one. and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.—Luke 14:13. PRIMARY TOPlC—Jesus With Hto Friends in a Storm. JUNIOR TOPIC — Jesus With Hto Friends in a Storm. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPlC—Sympathy er Selfishness? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Human Welfare Before Financial Profit. After his teaching by the parable of the soil and the lighted candle, Jesus exhibited his credentials, enforcing bis teaching by demonstrations of Ms mighty power. I. Jesus Calming the Storm (vv. 2225). In this miracle he demonstrated his power over nature. 1. Jesus asleep (v. 23). While the disciples were sailing the ship the Master fell asleep. 2. The frightened disciples (w. 23. 24). The storm seems to have been an unusual one. These sturdy men were used to storms, but as their ship was being filled with water they awoke Jesus with their cry of fear. 3. Jesus rebuked the wind and water (v. 24). At his word there was a great calm. We can with confidence put our trust in Jesus Christ for, as he calmed the tempestuous sea, so he can calm the raging storms which threaten our destruction. 4. Jesus rebuked the disciples (v.. 25). After rebuking the raging elements, he turned to the disciples. He did not rebuke them for waking him, but for their lack of faith. 11. Jesus Casting Out Demons (w. 2839). In this mighty act Jesus’ power over demons was demonstrated. Demon possession was In that day. and it is today, an awful reality. The characteristics are often similar to cases of insanity, and many are called insane, who are really demon-possessed. Jesus met by the- demoniac (vv. 26-29). This poor man’s suffering was dreadful. He abode in the tombs without clothing. At the sight of Jesus he made an outcry and fell down before him and besought him not to torment him. There is no doubt in the mind of demons as to the reality of a place of torment Sin imposes upon its victims anguish and shame. Without the help of God no one can free himself from Satan's power. 2. Jesus’ question (v. 30). He asked him, “What is thy name?” His purpose was to bring the real man to consciousness, to enable hint to distinguish between himself and the demon who held him. The answer shows that the man thought his case was hopeless. He said. "Legion,” which meant that many demons had entered Into him and, therefore, he was powerless to free himself. 3. The demons’ request (vv. 31, 32). They asked permission to enter Into a herd of swine. It seems that demons have a dislike for disembodiment. In the presence of Jesus the demonr tremble and beg permission to act. ' 4. Their request granted (vv. 32. 33). Jnst why this was done we do not know. Since Jesus did It we must believe that It was right and wise. 5. The effect upon die people (w. 34-37). a. The keepers of the swine went and made It known in the city and country. That a supernatural event had taken place was not questioned by the keepers. b. The people made Investigation. They saw the man sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and In his right mind, and heard the testimony of those who had seen what was done. e The multitude besought Jeans to depart from them. How sad it is that in the face of the mighty works of Jeauk men will not open their hearts to Jiim. 8. The request of the healed man (w. 38. 39). He desired to be with Jesus. This was natural and right, but his responsibility was to go home and show to the people there what great things God had done for him. This la ever the responsibility of saved people—to go back to the very neighborhoods where they lived and make known the saving power of Jesus Christ 111. Jmus* Fewer Over Disease (vv. 43-18). Jesus heals a woman with an Issue ofbtoM. Observe: L Her helpless condition (r. 43). She had been a great sufferer for twelve tong years (Mark 5:28). X Her faith (v. 44). Her faltb was demonstrated by pressing her way through the thronging multitude. & Her confession (v. 47). She thought furtively to get the blessing, but Jesus perceived that virtue had gone out from him, and«had her make a public confession. 4. Christ’s words of encouragement (v. 48). He told her that It was her faith, not her touch, that saved her, ar.d hade her go In peace. IV. Jesus Raises ths Dead (vv. 4042; 50-56). 1. Jalrus’ request (vv. 40-42). His only daughter lay dying. He, therefore. earnestly besought Jesus to come unto Ms house. X Jalrus ’nforroed of hta daughter’s death (v. 49). While waiting for Jesus to respond, news was brought to him of her death. X Jesus’ assurance (v. 50). He exhorted him tn fear not assuring Mm that she would be made whole on condftton of his fbith. 4. The skeptical mourners (tv. 5153). When be assured them that the girl was not dead, but sleeping, they laughed him to scorn. 5. The daughter raised (vv. 54-56). tM* th as to be sure of a place In heaven. .S . ..

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