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‘Bellefonte, Pa., February 7, 1950
ROAD CREW DIGS UP
" INDIAN BURIAL PLOT
Bkeletons of Early Indians
: Are Unearthed.
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.* Los Angeles.—Students of early Cal-
Mornia history have turned their at-
ention to the discovery of an early
yorkmen making a cut through a cliff
r a road to the beach.
Some of the traditional Indian burial
fhe skeletons were found lying face
flown, forcheads resting on surfaced
tones, with arrowheads, cooking
tensils and other articles buried with
m.
. The story of the savages’ graves
was related in Los Angeles by Geerge
A. McDonald, local broker, on whose
{property the burial ground was uncov-
» by a drilling crew engaged In
gunning a road to the beach for oil-
Yirilling work,
Scores of Skeletons.
. For 80 feet from the place where
® steam shovel started digging into
ghe edge of the cliff, which drops
; raight to the ocean's edge, skeletons
pf Indians were uncovered by the
Bcore, according to McDonald.
In the majority of the graves the
Indians were lying on their faces,
gheir heads toward the west. In one
ave a mother and her child were
Bircovera, the mother with one arm
alf-circling the infant, Close by was
if skeleton of a brave. Imbedded
his forehead was an arrow, one
hich undoubtedly struck him down
uring battle more than a century ago.
Hundreds of arrowheads, a number
pf grinding and mixing bowls and
Ppther articles were buried with the
Dodies. Many of the skulls have been
Fenmoved from the property with the
permission of the owner.
~ When Roscoe Eames, drilling super-
‘ntendent, encountered the old burial
ground he immediately halted excava-
| on and made a preliminary investi-
gation. He asked McDonald for per-
gission to continue, and given the
wight, resumed building the road to
the edge of the cliff, and throughout
fhe entire distance turned up many of
e skeletons.
Students Visit Spot.
When word was received of the dis-
govery at Carpinteria, classes from
pearby schools were dismissed to visit
the old burial grounds and to study
ghe various finds. According to Me-
Donald the cemetery may stretch many
feet out and around the road under
construction, and hundreds of skele-
tons probably would be found if that
entire area were excavated.
Parts of skeletons could be seen
pticking out over the wedge of the
newly excavated portion of the road,
and these were pulled out of the
ground by members of the steam
shovel crew and tossed im a heap.
Bightseers removed the pieces.
McDonald owns the property fo.
many feet into the ocean fronting the
old burial ground. The oil well will
be drilled out in the ocean and within
a stone's throw of the cemetery.
Horse Refuses to Bow
to Auto in France
Paris—The automobile is not re
glacing the horse in France, an offi-
cial survey reveals. The total num-
ber of horses in France is estimated
to be nearly the same as in 1913, when
the automobile was not a serious
menace to horseflesh.
The government survey shows thai
fn 1913 there were approximately
8,200,000 horses in France. During the
war millions of them were killed in
action, while many were eaten for
food.
The years following the war lookea
dark and it seemed for some time
that the fields of France would no
longer see any horses. But the farm-
er of France have staged a great
comeback. They refused to introduce
tractors and instead started breeding
new herds of horses. As a result
France is now well furnished with
horseflesh. It is also stated the qual-
ity is much better and that more
horses are butchered at an earlier age
because the public demands more ten-
der meat. Horseflesh still remains a
popular meat in France and special
butcher shops proudly bear great
metal horses’ heads over their doors.
“English Train Serves
Sunlight to Tourists
London.—Travelers to tire south of
“England for winter holidays may now
count on the benefits of the vacation
beginning almost the moment they
board the train. For its Cornish
Riviera express service, an enterpris-
ing railway has fitted all its cars with
window glass permeable to ultra vio-
let light. In this way passengers are
assured the full value of the sunlight
as they travel.
The Cornish Rivieia is so called be-
cause Cornwall, in the extreme south
of England, has pleasant, mild win-
ters with more than the average
amount of sunshine. It is a favorite
winter resort where inhabitants of fog-
ridden, smoky cities go for intensive
doses of sunlight &nd health-giving
ultra violet rays.
—1Jf you want reliable news read
the Watchman.
Johnson Used Proverb
to Drive Home Point
“He who would bring home the
wealth of the Indies must carry the
wealth of the Indies with him” is
taken from an observation made by
Dr. Samuel Johnson, as recorded by
James Boswell. Boswell says: “I
said to him that it was certainly true,
as my friend Dempster had observed
in his letter to me upon the subject,
that a great part of what was in his
Journey to the Western Islands of
Scotland had been in his mind before
he left London. Johnson: ‘Why yes,
sir, the topics were; any book of trav-
els will be good in proportion to what
a man has previously in his mind; his
knowing what to observe; his power
of contrasting one mode of life with
another. As the Spanish proverb
says, “He who would bring home the
wealth of the Indies must carry the
wealth of the Indies with him.” So
it is in knowledge’ Boswell: ‘The
proverb, 1 suppose, sir, means, he
must carry a large stock with him to
trade with.’ Johnson: ‘Yes, sir’"—
Pathfinder Magazine,
Literature for Blind
Before Braille System
One of the earliest systems where-
by the blind might read originated
in Peru, where the alphabet
formed by knots on a length of string.
In the Sixteenth century Francesco
Lucas, a Spaniard, engraved choo
ters on wood for the blind, and in 1610
an arrangement of movabie
type was used in France. This plan
failed through lack of funds and the
blind had to revert to the wooden let.
ters and pins stuck in cushions. Other
devices for the blind were Doctor Pin-
seaux’s frame with a small handle
into which metal letters could be in-
serted, and a German scheme with
letters cut in cardboard. Then Val:
entin Hauy realized the possibilities
of embossed paper. It was at this
school that Louis Braille was a pupil
and he saw the superiority of the
point system over the many others.
including Gall's Moon type, that were
causing confusion. His method is
now world-wide. The Koran has heen
transcribed into Braille, and the sys-
tem adapted to Chinese and Arabic.
Hicoaid
Youngster Understood
A small boy asked his father how
wars began.
“Well,” said his father, “suppose
that England quarreled with France—"
“But,” interrupted the mother, “Eng-
land mustn't quarrel with France!”
“l know,” he answered, “but I am
taking a hypothetical instance.”
“You are misleading th. child,” saia
the mother.
“No, I am not,” he answered.
“Yes, you are.”
“No, I am not.”
“Yes.”
“No.”
« “All right, Dad,” said the small boy,
“] think I know how wars begin.”—
Border Cities Star.
Missing Rembrandts
It is not generally known that there
are no fewer than 70 lost Rembrandts.
some of them possibly in the posses:
sion of very poor people. If they only
knew, they might possess the where:
withal to maintain themselves not only
in comfort but even in luxury for life.
All 70 are described in ancient rec-
ords as having been painted by the
master. One London art dealer hus
already devoted many years to a quest
for these lost masterpieces. Some of
them have been missing for centuries.
The principal reason why they are still
missing is that their owners do not
realize their identity.
Buried With His Five Wives
In a country town not more than
ten miles frow Springfield, Ill, is a
cemetery near the roadside whose an-
cient stones, moss-covered and weath-
er-beaten, attract the passerby who
may be interested in curious epitaphs.
In the center of one lot is a large
monuraent on which is inscribed:
“Here lies John Jones, aged ninety-
cwo. At rest.” On the side of the
monument are five small sfones ex-
actly alike, each bearing the name of
a woman and date of death and each
having this inscription: “Beloved wife
of John Jones."—Springfield Repub-
lican.
Eyes Never Sleep
What could be more inactive than
a person's eyes while he is sleeping
soundly? But Prof. Walter R. Miles,
a Stanford university psychologist, has
completed researches on the state of
the eyes during sleep which indicate
that the eye muscies perform definite
work while the lids are closed. The
pupils contract, the eyes are rolled up
in the head, then the muscles sur-
rounding the eye pucker up. None of
these are relaxation, as commonly
supposed. In fact Prefessor Miles be-
lieves that our entire sensory system
is more or less active during sicep.—
Pathfinder Magazine.
Farmhands on Stilts
The English hop vines grow 18 or
20 feet high, being trained on strings,
and in order to get the best results
the vines must be carefully watched
and trained along these supports. This
work is done by men who move about
on stilts in order that they may read-
ily reach the vine tops. The stilts are
fastened to their feet and belted to
them at the waist, which leaves their
hands free. The men become very
money may be divided evenly with
proficient in their movements about
| the fields.
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GOULD IS GAMBLING
CZAR OF THE WORLD
Expects Big Profits From
Plants in Europe.
Paris.—Frank Jay Gould, owner of
three of the principal gambling estab-
fishments in France, representing an
Investment of several hundred million
francs, has become the gambling czar
of the world. 5
Sir Basil Zaharoff and the mysteri-
ous ‘‘Monsieur Andre,” overlords of
Monte Carlo, Cannes, Deauville and
other casinos, now appear like small
time gamblers in comparison to the
vast establishment whereby Gould
. hopes to lure a fortune from those
who stack their chances against the
table.
The new Mediterranean roulette
palace at Nice, opened recently, is
the most luxurious gambling establish-
ment in the world. In comparison the
famous Monte Carlo casino appears
tiny. Gould himself speaks of his ven-
ture as “a palace the Caesars could
not have built.”
Cost $3,000,000.
One hundred million francs ($3,000,
000) went into the building of this
palace. It is solid marble and steel,
the baccarat room of Italian marble,
vaulted and high. This gambling
room, with its bank of Gould millions
there to be “broken,” if that is pos-
sible, is the best guarded place of al’
KCurope.
In the two-acre establishment Gould
has a city of attractions. His res-
taurant seats 2,000 diners at a time.
The marble dance hall is an architec-
tural dream. The theater is as fine
as any Paris possesses.
Gould, scion of American railroad
kings, who has been living in France
since 1913, has invested practically
all of his fortune here. He has made
some very fortunate deals which have
doubled or trebled his capital.
Buys Restaurant.
He discovered a beautiful plot ot
and at Juan les Pins on the Riviera,
overlooked when the Riviera was
built up, but suited for the site of
the American’s first casino. His wife
designed the large hotel there, and it
is estimated that Gould's profits were
at least $4,000,000. Then on his way
to Deauville he stopped at a restau-
rant at Evreaux, liked it and bought
it. It has become the most famous
roadhouse between Paris and that re-
sort known as the “millionaires’ de-
light.”
He went to Bagnolles-de-L’Orne for
a health cure. The lake there was
vile smelling from sewage, but Gould
bought the lake and the hotel. He
dredged the lake, beautified it, built a
casino, remodeled the hotel, took over
the curative waters of the town and
by publicity brought the elite of
French society to Bagnolles. It paid
him 200 per cent on his Investment.
He expects the Mediterranean palace
to do the same.
Alaska Believes Wave
of Arctic Rodents Near
Fort Yukon, Alaska.—About once in
a decade a wave of lemmings, small
Arctic rodents, sweeps across a part
of eastern Alaska and northwestern
Canada. The last large number noted
was in the winter of 1918, but there
are indications that they are again
numerous between here and Point
Barrow, especially in the region be-
tween the Chandalar and Porcupine
rivers.
Ten years ago lemmings migrate
aorthward and near Point Barrow
thousands were drowned when they
followed leaders off the ice into the
arctic ocean. Rivermen passing here
declared a southward movement met
a similar fate in the Yukon river,
which the lemmings attempted to
cross. The rodent is about seven
inches long, with round gopher head,
black rat-like eyes, rich red-brown
fur and a stubby tail. A feature of
the periodical increase of lemmings
noted by trappers is the abundance of
lynx in the same localities.
ftaly Fights Invasion
of Our Soft Drinks
Rome.—To meet American competi-
don in soft drinks the Italian soft
drink manufacturers have concocted
all kinds of formulae as thirst quench-
ers designed to mee: the foreign inva-
gion. ‘These new Italian mixtures
claim superiority in taste, tang and
“kick.”
The Italians had numerous sof.
4rinks of their own native stock even
pefore this spurt. Soft drinks have
just a fighting chance due to the
abundance of wine everywhere avail-
able in Italy. Beer, too, is gaining
headway and the breweries are plac-
ing advertisements in the daily news-
papers extolling its health-giving
qualities.
“Finders Are Keepers”
Found a Faulty Adage
Milwaukee.—The “old adage that
Anders are keepers does not apply
here, Leon Dixon discovered after
picking up a $10 biii from the street.
Fred Darr had lost a $10 bill and was
searching for it when he saw Dixon
up the money and Darr started civil
suitt A judgment was obtained
against Dixon when it was brought
out that before findings are keepings
it is necessary to advertise for the
owner, to notify the county clerk and
| then wait a year. At the end of that
time, if the owner 1s not found, the
| the county treasury.
make the find. Dixon refused to give
Sp gp—————
Rice Long Recognized
Staple American Crop
Rice, according to a legend, was in-
troduced into South Carolina acciden-
tally in 1693. when a vessel bound for
Liverpool from Madagascar was driven
from her course by a storm and com
pelled to put into Charleston harbor
for repairs. The captain, says the le-
gend, presentdd Landgrave Smith and
the settlers with a small bag of rice
for seed, and from this seed sprang
the entire American rice industry. Al-
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ample evidence that is a myth, says
a writer in. the Pathfinder Magazine.
Two years before the incident is sup-
posed to have occurred—1691—the rice
industry had become so important in
South Carolina that the provincial as-
sembly granted a patent to Peter Jacob
Guerard, who had “lately invented and
brought to perfection, a Pendulum
engine, which doth much better, and
in less time and labour muske rice,
than any other heretofore hath been
used within the Province.” As a mat-
ter of fact a considerable quantity of
rice was being raised in South Caro-
lina within a few years after the first
settlements were made. The promoters
of the colony in England had not over-
looked the possibilities of rice culture
in the new territory and stated in their
prospectus that “the meadows are very
proper for rice.” Sir William Berkeley
had made an unsuccessful attempt to
raise rice in Virginia as early as 1647.
Revelation Gave “Vet”
Something of a Shock
At the beginning of the World
war, the then Major Wise was in com-
mand at Philadelphia.
strict disciplinarian, he was very hu-
man and therefore loved by the men.
The story is still told of how one
marine, just past the age limit, was to
have been left behind when the troop
started for France.
The old vet, determined to go to the
front, walked boldly up to his com-
mander in the Philadelphia navy yard
and said:
for both of us.”
in his leg, it chanced to be Mrs. Wise
who nursed him and endured his ill-
temper, as he was ancgious to get
vack to the front.
aurse was his major’s wife and what
he said after that isn’t printable.
Good Manners
I take it that the essence of good
manners is the gift of putting people
at their ease, not the chosen few peo-
ple whom one likes, but all people.
Yes, ease is the word that describes
good manners. The great lady is at
her ease with the gardener, the house-
i. maid, the ragamuflin, the outcast, and
she makes them all feel comfortable
| in her presence. And bad manners is
the faculty of making every one un-
comfortable, whether by being abrupt-
ly rude, or overwhelmingly gushing,
too cordial or too lacking in cordial
ity, too contemptuous or too flattering.
Too much of anything is bad manners.
It destroys ease and makes people
fidget. A manner that makes other
people nervous is a bad manner,
whether it be frankly unpleasant or
too pleasant by far.—Mary Borden in
Harper's Magazine.
Ink’s High Importance
Some one has said that the art of
writing “consists in putting black
marks on white paper.” The history
of this modest essential, both of writ
ing and printing, has recently been
traced back 3,000 years. The Egyp-
tians are credited with using ink as
early as 1200 B. C. Later, the Greeks
imported both papyrus and ink from
their neighbors on the banks of the
Nile. It is difficult to imagine how
learning could have progressed or the
records of the past have been handed
down without ink. It has been a
faithful soldier in the procession which
we eall civilization.—Exchange.
Sharp :
Psychologists claim the late Marshal
Foch as one of their own because he
did not take his problems to bed with
him. He dismissed them from his mind
and devoted bedtime hours to sleep-
ing. In the mornings, refreshed, he
had the solutions, which apparently
had worked themselves out in his
sleep. Foch, however, put a different
construction on the apparent miracle.
He said:
“Jt seems to me that the mirror be
fore which I shave myself gives me
the answers.”
That’s Something
Little Mary was sent to a strange
school, so was somewhat bewildered
and inattentive. Her first test came
. suddenly and by surprise. Little Mary's
| grade was just one below passing. She
came home and told about it, explain-
ing that enly four in the class had
passed.
“But,” said her father, “why were
you not one of the four who passed?’
Little Mary was distressed for a
moment, then said triumphantly :
“But, Daddy. I was the best failure.”
No Fear
Bessie had great fun in running up
behind the pet pig and pulling its tail.
Grandfather felt this wasn't a very
safe thing for Bessie to be doing, so
he asked her one day whether she
wasn't afraid the pig would bite her.
“No. Grandpa,” said Bessie, “it's
head is Yo other end”
though - this story has been retold by
many of our best historians, there is
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FARMER near Ithaes,
N. Y., wanted to have
his straw baled, provided he could find a place
_ to sell it. He drove here and there in his car,
making inquiries. No
he thought of a man
one wanted to buy. Then
some distance away who
used straw in considerable quantities. He
stepped to the telephone and called him up.
He sold him 15 tons, then and there,
The Modern Farm Ho
Has o TELEPHON.
Baney’s Shoe Store
WILBUR H. BANEY, Proprietor
30 years in the Business
BUSH ARCADE BLOCK
BELLEFONTE, PA.
ANY OUT YOU DESIRE
In cur meat market you will fi
all the choice cuts that can be ht
We buy beefs in the
ters and can serve you with
Our stock is tender and fresh. It
the best meat that money can bt
Our regular customers would not
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Telephone 667
Market on the Diamond
Bellefonte, Penna.
P. L. Beezer Estate.....Meat Market