DE ——————————— Bemoraiic Waldo Bellefonte, Pa.. April 25, 1930. Desolation Gigantic Gold Dredges Automobile tourists through the aorthern part of California are liable to have their attention attracted to mountains of cobblestones frequently seen. Sometimes these piles are 50 or 60 feet high and several hundred feet long. They are never beautiful and they add nothing to the landscape. In fact, they are eyesores, but there is little prospect of their removal. These piles are the accumulation of the gold dredges, gigantic constructions which eat their way through the land and {eave a trail of desolation. Farm lands and orchards are brought up by the operators and left in ruin, for the land is useless for any purpose whatever after the passage of the dredger. These machines cost about a quarter of a million dollars, but the cost of operation is very small. A large quan- tity of the earth must be treated to recover a small quantity of the yellow metal, but at that the business Is very profitable. The stones taken from the foil are useful only to grind up for cement, but the piles standing today will offer crushed stone sufficient for the demands of the entire country for many years.—Washington Star. Puzzle Presented to English Legal Minds A barrister contributes to the Times, in a letter, an Ingenious and appar- ently insoluble puzzle, which may be summarized thus: A says to B, I will teach you to be a barrister; half fee now, and the other half if you win your first case. B was taught, and called to the bar, but failed to do any- thing at all for two years. A then sald to himself: If I sue him for the installment of my fee, and win the case, he will have to pay me; if I lose, then he has won his first case, and will therefore have to pay me. That seems unanswerable until we get B's view: If A wins, then I have lost my first case and need not pay him; and if he loses, then by the judgment of the court I need not pay him. So that is that; and there is no evident golution.—Weekly Scotsman, Pacific Mystery Easter island is called the “Unsolved Mystery of the Pacific” because of the scattered presence of hundreds of im- mense heads carved out of stone which are to be seen, some standing erect while others are down upon the ground. Their meaning is only con- jectural and no one has ever offered any explanation which is generally § Apparently Easter island p as the graveyard for the "a large island archipelago : denly disappeared. The thou- sands of slaves who were kept at work carving out these images were left without food and fell upon each other until only a few remained. The story of all these events was never recorded and can be read only by inference. Liberty Cap In early Roman times, only freemen were permitted to wear caps. When a slave was manumitted, a small cap, usually of red felt, was placed on his head, and his name was registered in the city tribes. Several Roman com- manders hoisted such caps on spears to indicate that all slaves who joined them should be free; and when Caesar was murdered, the conspirators marched forth in a body, with a cap elevated on a spear, in token of lib- erty. In the French revolution, the lip- erty cap was adopted by the revolu- tionists as a badge of their freedom. Plate and “Window Glass” Glass is made in two ways. One by blowing, the other by rolling. The blown glass, known as “window glass,” . is not always uniform in section, may contain imperfections, bubbles, sand marks, streaks, warped surfaces and ir graded accordingly. Plate glass is free from the imper- fection of warpage, objects seen through it are not distorted, it is more costly, Single-strength window glass may be used for small panes and storm sash, Light-weight plate glass one- eighth-inch thick is recommended for small windows. Pony, Shy ¢ . Indians’ Poisoned Arrows * “Phe bureau of ethnology says that the arrow poison used by the Indians was of vegetal and animal origin. Among the vegetal poisons there were the sap of the yucca angustifolia, a preparation of aconite, and a plant called mago, the milk of which was poison. Some tribes, such as the Sho- shoni and Bannock Indians, secured a deer and caused it to be bitten by a rattlesnake. The deer was then killed and allowed to putrefy. Then the ar- rows were dipped into the putrid mat- ter. Desert Aster a Beauty In Painted canyon is found the des- ert aster—superlative one of all west- ern composites bearing the much-used name of “aster,”—lavender-rayed, with yellow center, and two or three inches across. And with enough irregularity to give it an air which we can only sat- isfactortly describe as chic. It is a perennial, with a low woody base, a generous annual growth of slender ‘herbaceous branches, and a liberal dower of foliage. Sos Two-way televisio wire. shielded by a screen. Upper right, Walter n is now an actual- ity, from an experimental standpoint. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company demonstrated recently in New York City a system of two-way television to supplement two-way telephone con- versations, thus permitting the talking parties to see as well as hear each other. Above at the left is an interior of a booth used in the demonstration. lower part of the opening is an image of the person at the distant end of the From a point above it, the scan- ning beam is directed on the face of the speaker and the reflected light is picked up by photo-electrie cells visible through the glass plates at the sides and top. The microphone and loud speakers are S. Gifford (seated), president of the A. T. and T. i ARC LIGHT In the TRANSMITTING MICROPHONE DISK ~~ &. PHOTO ELECTRIC a CELLS = fm DISK Co., ready for his first television-tele- phone conversation, receives technical details’ about the apparatus from Dr. H. E. Ives, of the Bell Telephone T.ahoratories. The diagram to the right illustrates how the two-way television system operates. from an arc is thrown by the scanning disc on the sp<. .ker’s face, and reflected light is Photo-electric cells and transmitted electrically to the distant end. The incoming imaze is of the lower scanning disc and a necn tube. Mr. Gifford pointed out that while substantial progress has been made on the techuical side, general J use of television on a commercial basis is not expected to be available for a long time to come, A beam of light picked up by the seen by means 1 rd 3 { Less=ning Aversion to Formal Music Lessons Children’s aversion to music lessons, entailing long hours of practice for many months, can be overcome by making them familiar at an early age with musical toys, according to Frank H. Richardson; M. D.,, in Woman's Home Companion. “Many families have found the ap- proach to a real appreciation and love of music is made easier by having the simpler musical instruments around where they can be picked up and played casually even before formal lessons have begun,” says Doctor Rich- ardson. “Such simple things as the fife, flageolet and piccolo; the banjo, mandolin or even tlie humble ukulele; the xylophone or bells will often tempt not only the child but also the guest in the home. * “Improvised ensembles prove de tightful ways of teaching children good-fellowship and freeing them from the embarrassment so overpowering in children whose only contact with strangers has been formal. “Many a child who would have beer repelled at first by the technical diffi- culties of the violin or piano, has come happily to these more difficult musical instruments by way of their humbler and more easily mastered brothers in the musical family.” Proud Boast Is Old The germ of the idea of the sun never setting on the dominions of a particular ruler is found in Herodotus, Book VII, Chapter 8. The boast wus a common one with the Spaniards in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries and is frequently alluded to in the lit- erature of other countries. It does not scem to be recorded who first used the expression the sun never sets upon the British empire. John Wilson. who wrote under the pen name of Chris- topher North (1786-1854). in his Noctes Ambrosianae, No. 20, April, 1829, says, “His majesty's dominions on which the sun never sets.” This appears to be the first use of the expression in Eng- lish literature. Veneered for Strength When you consider veneered furni- ture you usually consider it as a cheap and economical method of us- ing expensive woods. But strength, as much as economy, is the motive, points out the American Architect, cit- ing the famous desk used by Napoleon as an example. The desk accompanied the Corsican conqueror to the ends of Europe, packed on muleback or jolted over the country on artillery calssons. But now, more than 125 years old, it ig on exhibition at Fontainebleau in per- fect condition. . Bi-Lingualism in Finland Before Finland was seized by Rus: sia in 1808 to beccme a grand-duchy under the czars, it belonged to Swe- den. Swedish remained the sole offi- cial language until 1883 when Finnish was given equal rights. Today both languages are on an equal footing, but Swedish is the commercial language of the maritime towns, including Hel- singfors, the capital, where it is the mother tongue of a large portion of the population, Sweetness of a Good Life As shrubs which are cut down with the morning dew upon them do for a long time after retain their fragrancy, so the good actions of a wise man per- fume his mind and leave a rich scent behind them. 8o that joy is, as fit were, watered with these essences and owes its flourishing to them.—Plutarch. “Ornery” Long Employed To Express Contempt “Ornery” and “onery” are corrupted forms of “ordinary.” They are dialect or colloquial terms meaning insignifi- cant, low, mean, contemptible, and they express a higher degree of con- tempt and disapprobation than “ordi- nary” does. “Ornary” as a contrac tion of “ordinary” was a common pro- vincialism in England in the time of the Stuarts, although it is now nearly obsolete. We find the phrase “uppon ornarie time,” in the Easthampton rec- ords as late as 1679. In Ireland and the United States this form persists In the still more corrupted forms or “orn- ery” and “onery,” which were brought to the American colonies and perpet- uated largely by Irish and Scotch-Irish immigrants, who settled in the’ South and West. This explains the fact that “ornery” and “onery” are generally re- garded as southerisms or westernisms. In 1830 the New York Constellation published the following as a southern expression: “You ornery fellow! Do you pretend to call me to account for my language?’—Pathfinder Magazine Cot Something From Nothing The resourcefulness of the archeo- logical exjivrer enables him to do some wonderful things in the field that savor almost of the magical, Mr. Woolley, working at Ur of the Chal- dees, for instance had his attention called to the. presence of two small and cleanly cut holes in the ground which were so very much alike that he thought they might mean some- thing. So the work of excavation in that particular spot was halted while a thin mixture of plaster of paris was made and this was poured Into the holes and allowed to set. When the cast was finally uncovered it was found that they had secured the lines of a Sumerian harp which had been shaped of wood which had long since . decayed and disappeared. The cast was perfect in all its details and com- prised a valuable specimen. On the Menu The portly gentleman who had been engaged to sing in the musical pro- gram following a dinner at a large restaurant was loking very enraged. He was scanning the list of musical items. and, to his consternation, hie name had been omitted! Approaching one of the organizers he brandished the program furiously, and demanded the reason of the omis- sion. The young fellow whom he ap- proached glanced down at the card, then laughed nervously. “Aren't you Signor Jelly, the singer?” he asked. “Yes.” was the reply. “Well—er—your name being ‘Jelly,’ ” said the young chap, “it appears to have been put on the menu by mis- ‘ake.”—Montreal Star. French Superstitions To a considerable extent, the French peasants still attach credence to the evil eye, to witches, to were-wolves and to other weird medieval superstitions, in spite of years of persistent effort to eradicate these primitive beliefs. In many remote villages of Normandy and Brittany belief in heathen deities also survives. Sacred trees are the object of midnight worship, when young girls gather to dance in the moonlight, as in the days of Druidical heathenism. Healers and medicine men abound in the rural districts and certain animals still are treated with reverential awe. Cases involving su- perstition are constantly coming to the attention of the French courts. | Denver Man Drew His First Sketch on Bar. Denver, Colo.—Twenty years ago a bearded and rugged Westerner took a stub pencil from his pocket, leaned over the counter of a frontier saloon. and reproduced from memory a scene he had witnessed years before in » theater in Cincinnati. It was Michael Edward O'Brien, standing alone inspired by his first creative mood, while laughter and the fumes of whisky filled the room, In a little while the sketch was fin ished—even to the bridge across the Thames. His comrades crowded around, praising his work, though they didn’t understand. Encouraged by Wife. Today, *Viewing the Oaks,” painted by O'Brien, hangs in the Denver Art museum among an exhibit of the work of native Colorado artists. [It was the first picture of the exhibit to be sold. Behind that picture lies the story of an ordinary hod carrier with a fam- ily to support, who never shirked his responsibility and never became dis- couraged. Those few words of approbation which bis comrades had spoken to him of his drawing on the bar spurred him on, His wife encouraged him, al- though she was busy with the house hold. Ai nights the hod carrier, noted for feats of strength when he was a young man, would go to his home in Denver's most anpretentious residen- tial district and for hours then his work-worn hands would yield to the imaginative power of his inner self. Paints From Memory. Because he was forced to work at night many of the tints were not what they should be, and daylight found his work done in vain. He worked on them, however, until they were perfected. O'Brien never had an education for a background. He paints mostly from memory, which fact, it is said, is re- sponsible for the unusual degree of imaginativeness found in his pictures. Occasionally, his wife says, he goes off to the mountains, but always tears up his sketches when he comes back and paints his scenes from memory. A few of his pictures have been sold, and these funds have been a genuine relief from the poverty that dogged him for so long. Museum officials are making an ef- fort to have a special exhibit of his work in recognition for this latest picture, “Viewing the Oaks.” Old Sioux Chief Tells Story of Custer Fight Washington.—An aged Sioux war chief, survivor of Custer’s last stand, gave a new version of that famous battle between the white man and ' the red. Iron White Man, seventy-one, heaa algh and body erect, turned back to his youth to tell of the “massacre.” He was seventeen then. 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