MAKING of HOLLAND Dutch Damsels Talking Shop. @Frepared by National Geographic Society, Washington, L. C.)~=WNU Service. EGETABLES, not fish, will be the products of the broad ex- panse of the Zuiderzee, which now is having a complete <hange of face. Drainage and filling the Zulderzee will add more than 1,000 Square miles of farm land to the Netherland's area. The work when completed, will cost the Dutch gov- “rnment some $350,000,000, Long ago the ocean said to the Ilol. ander, “You shall have no land here.” The Hollander said to the ocean, “We will have a country here”; and they have one, in spite of water, winds, and waves, In Holland ali Is new—the gulls, «akes, and islands have come into ex. dstence under man's observation. He ‘has seen within historic times sand «lose a river's mouth, land converted Ruto water, and lakes dry up and dis ‘appear, The ordinary agencies of change - «ind and wave, raion and flood, and the wise and fall of land—have here found ® favoring field for their activities, Long after the greater part of the continent of Europe had become fixed and stable, Holland began its geo. graphic formation and is still pursuing ‘processes intended to hold or enlarge its boundaries. By the aid of old maps and docu. ments we can learn what Holland was at the time it first found a place and designation on the world's charts, and following them In sequence one can note the changes that have heen ‘wrought by the action of the waters of the rivers, the waves of the sea, and the hands of man—in short, how Hol- land was made. The power of the rivers one can soe im the inundations; the action of the sea in the sand dunes along the const; and the transformation by man every. where, Before the birth of the Rhine a Areat part of the Netherlands, as we now see it, was a sea, limited on the German side by a rocky coast which now shows itself in the Tuetoburger ‘Wald hills, “The uplifting of the Ar- <dennes Inclosed a sew in the interior ©f Germany which, shielded hy (he Alps om its southern coast and pro- tected from the cold winds of the worth, became full to overflowing from the melting ice. Finally the pent-up ‘waters broke through, and in the hod thus formed the thine has since been Sowing, How the Land Was Formed. With the rush of the waters masses of rocks were hurried along until fie moving force exhausted itself ; smaller particles were carried farther, and when the sea was reached its resist- ance robbed the river of its final hur- <en, and sand dunes formed the noith- <rn boundaries of Holland. The peb- bles and grains of sand on which vests the soll of Gelderland and Overysse! and the island of Texel show that their primeval home was the basalt regions of the KRiipe. _ The result of the conflict between the waters of the rivers and the sea Into which they seek to find an outlet is seen in the deltas of our largest streams. * Before reaching the Duteh frontier ‘the Rhinc has lost all the beauty of its banks, and flows In great, lazy <urves suggestive of approaching old age. The indecisicn of senility is now seen In the separation of the Rhine into two parts. The main branch shamefully disavows its name and throws itself into the Meuse, a river @f French origin; the other branch, insulted by the name of Dannebrog <anal, after going nearly to Arnheim, separates inte two parts, one emptying into the Zuiderzee; the other, regain- ing its early name, though qualified as the Lower Rhine, goes as far as Duurstede, where it divides for the third time, During the reign of Louis Bonaparte a canal was opened through the dunes and the Rhine again conducted to the ‘sea. The mouth of this canal is pro- ‘tected by enormous dikes and break- waters and the sea itself is held in «check by locks, or slulce-gates, When the tide is high these locks are closed, to prevent the waters of ‘the sea from invading the land; when the tide falls they are opened, to give passage to the waters of the Rhine which have accamulated behind them, and then 3,09 cubic feet of water a minute pass oul Continual Battle With the Sea. The rivers of Holland, like all «ivers whose lower reaches have but Rittle fall, drop sediment along these Tower levels, especially at their mouths. “The sea has resisted this encrogch- mnent, and in retreating has continnal- 3y fought to regain lost territory. It has thrown barriers across the river channel to make the rivers themselves destroy the land of their creation: it has buried the rich alluvial soil fathoms deep under unproductive sands, and where it does not throw up sand dunes as a fortress against itself, the state must accept the chal- lenge and wage a royal battle. . The other rivers that have contrih uted to the weal and woe of Holland have been less vacillating in approach- ing their outlets, but equal vigilance has been needed to keep their waters from inundating the land, Dikes must be built on both banks as high and as far upstream as experience de- mands, Along the North sea there are places where, owing to changing winds, the sand cannot accumulate in quantities sufficient to form protecting dunes. Here sea-dikes must be buili—verita- ble fortifications, They are built of earth, firmly packeq | a frigid demeanor, had arrived to es | anxiety. on the sea-face, and partly paved with ; dressed Norway basalt blocks, Beginning at the top, the dimen sions are as follows: Thirty feet across the top, on whici. there is a double-track railroad for the transportation of materials with which to make repairs, On the sea-face it inclines at aw angle of 30 degrees for a distance of about 40 feet; tiwi the slope is one in three. Here the stone paving be- gins and extends about 50 feet, From this point for 100 feet a soé¢ surface Is maintained, but beyond that for 110 feet, where the forces of the storm-lashed waves beat hardest, the surface is faced with stone. ries the face to a point about three feet below high tide; then a flat pave- | ment is laid out to and beyond the low-vater line, As a precaution, three rows of piles are driven in to hold the facing in place, and two other rews of larger piles, with their tops protruding, ex- tend along the line where the waves are most aggressive, Costly But Necessary. The amount of labor required te construct such fortifications can hard- ly be imagined and the cost Is well- nigh beyond conjecture. The piles, all of which came from other lands, cost, in place, 84 each. This defense is not an idle precav tion. When the west winds drive the waters from the English channel to meet those deflected by Norway's un- yielding shores, they fill up the North sea and seek their old course across the Netherlands, The sluggish current of the Zuider- zee is a weak contestant with the re: morseless tide of the North sea. Con- sequently its shifting sands threat- ened to close up the harbor of Am- | sterdam and also rendered precarious the navigation out to and. around the Helder. It was therefore decided some years ago to construct a ship | canal directly to the North sea, This great work was completed in 1870, with the sea terminus at Ijmui- den. The sea being higher at high tide than the water in the harbor at Am- sterdam, It was necessary to have big locks at that end. The traffic through this canal is so great that the water let through in the locking would soon become a source of danger. The harbor of Am- sterdam 1s, therefore, shut off from the Zuiderzee by means of dikes, with a series of locks to permit ingress and egress. Protecting Oikes Everywhere. It is not the sea alone that calls for the defending dikes. Every outlet into the sea must have embankments high enough to overtop the highest incoming tide, for twice every day these outlets become estuaries of the sea, and the land would be covered by the invading brackish water if it were not for the dike-like banks. The farmers frequently build thei. dwelling houses under the lee of these banks, and from the deck of a passing steamboat one ean literally look down the chimney, though he may hardly, as same have claimed, see what the farmer’ wife is cooking for his dinner. The Dutch word polder is a term applied to any area of land protected by an encircling dike and drained by its own system of pumps. Some of granite or Rhine | | performer, This car- | these are barely below the general | level and need only a slight embank- | ment; such are uspally of firm soll, | and after the removal of the water | become arable flelds. Others were originally ponds or lakes, or deposits of muck which have to be inciused by | more substantial embankments, and the removal of the water in the first instance as well as subsequently is a serious matter LY and Harrison were engaged ;and Lou's heart was heavy for Con- chita, the dancer, was doing what Lou herself had longed to do: break up the ice floes in Harrison. Kven before Conchita had undulated into the picture Lou had been anxious. For instance, at seven on Valentine's evening Harrison, tall, lean, and with cort her to a friend's party. He had stooped, his Kiss the quick, detached sort of caress that filled her with “You look woe-be-gone. Have | over looked something fearfully important little sentimentaiist?” he had asked i On the correct finger of Lou's left | hand a gorgeous emerald twinkled. | Harrison had asked her to marry him. “I'm just being silly,” Lou had | smiled wanly, He had pinched her cheek. This wu. | not the attitude Lou wanted. She | didn't want him to chuckle. She wanted him to feel stirred, intent. She wanted his clear eyes to glow. But they were two frozen pools. “Harrison, why can't you be a littl. more , . . oh, I don't know." Her hands had fallen limply to her sides. He had sought to seal her lips with another calm, undemonstrative Kiss, “I'm not a movie actor, you know, Lou.” “Who asked you to act? Lou hau demanded. “1 want you to mean it" The color had come tinging into her cheeks. “I'm a frigid cuss, | know. Yet yo. | and my law practice are my world.” Adoring every fair crispy curling | nair in his head, she rebuked herself. He was marvelous and she loved him. She mustn't expect a typically legal mind to express poignant romance. Midge, whose party they attended, | wanted to charter a eah and see how the rest of the world lived, Never will Lou forget that nighu At first she was an inwardly seething torrent of excitement. Then her heart was being eaten out for she had seen Conchita’s burning Latin eyes were bringing out fascinated lights from im- penetrable Harrison's. The cafe was dingy. There had beeu a raucous clamor, but apparently the regular patrons felt chagrined for they surveyed the beautifully attired vis itors, snorted, and lapsed into a sullen silence. The proprietor, however, rubbed his pudgy hands delightedly and whispered excitedly to his star “Conchita, we have ver' swell cus (omers tonight. You will dance, best.” Tl “Conchita always dances superbly, peeg!” That lady snapped her lac: quered fingers. “Are not our regular customers more than these pork wh come only to jeer? : The Mexican orchestra throbbed 1. a low, pulsing rhythm. With a clack of her castanets Conchita, a living flame, stood poised in the middle of the floor. Professional that she was, her long sloe eyes wandered heavy- lidded over her audience, picking na worthy one to whom to dedicate her dance. The drowsiness of her eyes vanished as they lighted on the cool, flawless features of Harrison, Lou's devoted little heart sank. The chumba rhythms beat inflictingly on her conservative ears. With a catch in ner throat she had to admit she had Scientists Study Python Snakes are cold-blooded animals both traditionally and by actual scien tific measurements, always apprec! ably chillier than their suroundings: vet a female python In the National Zoological park, at Washington, that laid a clutch of eggs and tried to hatch them literally warmed up to het maternal task by becoming measurably warmer than her environment, observations were reported hefore the meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, by Dr. Francis G. Benedict, and associates, of the Carnegie institu. tion, of Washington. An incubating python in captivity is such a rare phenomenon that special studies with electrical heat-recording Instruments were considered desirable when the Washington python provided the op- portunity. Means Wasted Effort The old expression “carrying coals to Neweastle” is thus explained: Newcastle is a center of the British coal trade, and a great port for the shipping of it. To “carry coals to | Newcastle” is a waste of labor, a fu- tile, or unnecessary effort, an effort to supply a need already well sup- | plied. The phrase is of Seventeenth | century origin, or perhaps older. But similar proverbs exist in many lan- guages. There Is one in French about “carrying water to the river.” An- cient Greece has one about taking owls to Athens—Athenian coins be. ing stamped with the owl; and an oriental poet speaks of “importing pepper into Hindustan.” “Pannage” Old Custom During the time of pannage—the i egal term for the feeding of swine in a wood or forest—each commoner can turn his swine inte the new for est for a period of four weeks. This custom is one of the oldest in Eng- land, says an article in the Montreal Family Herald. In early times for- est-fatted pigs were thought the best for breakfast, and even men were con- | sidered to benefit and thelr strength | increase if they had an acorn diet. “Pigs in pannage” was one of the most preciously guarded privileges during the feudal days, and one of the few to survive until today. First Friction Matches In 1680 ignition of sulphur and phosphorus by friction was discovered by Godfrey Faukwitz, but it was nearly a hundred and fifty years be | fore this discovery was applied to matches, really useful friction match, made by an Englishman—John Walker, a drug: gist of Stockton-on-Tees, In 1838 the first improved friction matches were made in the United States hy Alonzo Phillips of Springfield, Mass, Be Considerate to Job An old job is like an old friend. We pecome so accustomed to its virtues that we may overlook Its value and helpfulness, We never knowingly slight or abuse an old friend. Isn't it the part of wisdom then to guard an eld job just as zealously ?—Grit, never seen Harrison so stimulated, The whirling, insinuating dance. TT nn Gael nalted abruptly, The dancer pressed a long sweet kiss on her vivid finger. tips, blew it straight to Harrison, and The tossed to him the rose which had nestled in her inky hair, Birthday “Harrison feels shaken,” observe Midge. “He's trembling like a leat.” Surpri Lou was trembling, too. She dared il not lift her hurt, bewildered eyes. | 'Nightiy ‘Harrison frequented the SURPRISE PARTY! cafe. Lou, shaken almost beyond en- Betty Hale's eyes durance, lay between cool sheets and danced with excitement as prayed, not for her own forlorn heart, the guests flocked into the but that splendid man and brilliant at- farm house. hat he was, he mi a rear est awe bn| fy ty uy ttl Then she summoned her frail com you know I was home?” age and went to the place herself. She she kept exclaiming as left, pale, trembling, but contentedly friend after friend ar wiping her red-rimmed eyes while Con- rived to greet her. chita’s gay laugh bounded after her. The driveway was erowd- That night, steadfast love seeping ed with cars; the house irom his eyes, Harrison took Lou shone with lights. Laugh. gently In his arms, then kissed her | |§ ter and merriment echoed il quivering mouth almost roughly in his with each new arrival fervency. Betty was thrilled. This “Lou darling, let's get married righ: was a wonderful birthday away!” surprise! In his sturdy embrace Lou felt ex- | [3 “Now tell me 2 alted. Her happiness welled over. she demanded. “How Why should she tell him Conchita had you know I was going to admitted she was only playing with be home this week-end? him? It would make him feel tainted, I didn't know until yes Z| cheapened. terday myself!” “He one big ice-berg,” Conchita haa Mrs. Hale beamed Aaunted. “Conchita have no place for knowingly. “Why, Betty, ice-bergs.” you don’t think only city “But you've melted him!” Lou haa folks have telephones, do insisted. : you? I called up the folks Conchita bad stood, her fists dug Inte last night when we heard her shapely hips. “When fceberg is you were coming!” melted, what is it? Big puddle. Con- chita have no use for puddles either.” The modern So Lou thanked her; for she as signed to Conchita what shiz felt she farm home has had not been able to do for herself, since ice cannot melt ice. As the sweetness of her clinging to him, and the clean scent of her hair filled him, Harrison decided not to tell her of Conchita. How he had recognized the woman as a missing witness in one of his cases. This lovely, dainty Lou he adored. \Why fill her innocent mind with a sordid | case of a cabaret dancer? | Farm 4 These | The year 1827 saw the first | a Troan Situnes i the ‘Borman © uate in lof State Centre County Penna., bounded bed as follows: Beginning at a stake on the East side ‘of Pugh street, at the South corner of lands of B. F. Homan; thence along [tands of said oman North 56 d N East 152 feet to a stake and the est hal | side of ple Alley, as marked on a draft prepared by John Hamilton; thence along the West side of Apple Alley South 40 degrees East 48.3 feet to a stake in a Honey Locust Hedge; thence along said Hedge and lands of John Hamilton (now roster Avenue) South 46 de West 146 feet to a stake and the t side of h street; thence along the East side | of h street North 51 degrees West 18.8 feet to the place of ning. Con- | .aining about square feet, more or | less. Being the same premises which | Charles W. Stoddart, et ux, by their deed | dated June 30th, 1928, and recorded in | the Recorder's office of Centre County, lin Deed Book Vol. 139, at page 247, i granted and conveyed to Emma H. Sny- der and Roy C. Snyder, within named defendants. | Seized, taken in execution and ' sold as the | and Roy C. Sale to commence at 1:40 o'clock P. M. | of said day. Terms cash, JOHN M. BOOB, Sherif | Sheriff's Office, Bellefonte, Pa., April 11th, 19382 property of Emma Ih Siordie 0 a - n er Snyder. y 77-18-31 SHERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of a | writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the court of Common Pleas of Cen- tre SO . He Streeten, a4 be ex- posed c e at t Jourt House n the Borough of Bellefonte on FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932 ! The following property: All those three several tracts or ieces | land stung in Worth Township,’ Cen. e ¥, ennsylvania, boun | described as follows: 45a and 1. Beginning at a Spruce oak b; thence orth thirty-two, and one alt \ ge Jegraes West gone hundred forty- rches to Spruce Oak i thence South thirty-taro and Suplih t hes to Cucumber; Frunts oh ai3ty 60 8 i y perches to a ne; the | South thirty (30) degrees Wor events | (17) perches; thence South fifty seven | and one-half (57%) d s Bast five ang six tenths ra) perches i ace ol to t beginning, containing one hun- acres real measure, i. nning at a stone corner; thence {by lands of Gideon Wheeland North | forty-seven and one-haif (47'2) degrees | West one hundred forty-six (146) perches [is Pin Oak; thence North thirty-two and iar. t one-half (321%) degrees East nineteen (19) | Soi Sire es HE y and fifty (150) perches to stones, the of beginning. Containing eight (8) acres, be the same, more or less. of sul inning v Cieatnut Oak, Sones rveys e arrantee’'s name o William Miller, ‘Maria tt Bell," and Andrew lores being {a common corner of lots No. | and 13 Hannah Furnace ; thence South fifty-seven oP | East seventy-one (71) post; thence South thirty-three (33) de- | grees West one hund elg! ( perches; thence North (fifty-seven ( | degrees West seventy-one (71 to | the place of DeEIRIOE, Containing fifty. Itwo (52) acres and seventy-eight (78) | perches, b. Beginni ben Frantz: thence North thirty-two and | degrees East nineteen | (19) perches to Black Oak; thence North Fifty-seven and one-half (571%) degrees West eighteen and one-half (185) perches | to stones; thence South twenty-three (23) West six (6) perches. thence South three (3) degrees | six (6) perches; thence South forty- six (46) degrees East ve a8 his | begin contain e one oor and pinotoen | . The first piece so reserved having been sold to J. M. Mingal and the second having been sold to Adam Cowher. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the Property of Robert Kelley | and Gertrude E. Kelley. { Sale to commence at 1:35 ~'clock P, M. | of said day. | Terms cash, JOHN M. BOOB, Sheriff. s office, Bellefonte, Pa., 77-16-3t at stones on line of Reu- Sheriff’ April 8, 1932, HERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue or u writ of 2nd. Plu. Fieri Facias is- sued out of the Court of on Pleas of Centre County, to me directed, will be exposed to public sale at The Court House in the Borough of Beile- fonte on FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932 The following property: All those seven messauges, tenements and tracts of land situate In the town- ship of Patton, County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de- scribed as foilows, to wit: — Purpart No. 1. Beginning at a small Jellow pine, tuence IY Tandy of Samuel evenson, South y-two and three- quarters degrees West, twenty-seven and eight-tenth perches to stump; thence by Stevenson, North forty degrees West, thirty-five and one-half petebey to stone; thence by lands of P. . Waddle and Dr. Bush, North sixty- nine and degrees East, twenty-eight perches to stone; thence | by lands of Moses Thompson South forty- | id ~ R Zante Eh Jograes East. att on y= e perches to the place o y Containing five acres and fifty-six perch. es. be the same more or less, Purpart No. 2. Beginning at a stone corner on the line of Mrs, Sallie Steven- son, thence albng the lands of the said Mrs. Sallie Stevenson, North fifty-six de- grees East, thirty-four and seven-tenth perches: thence along the land of the same North fifty-two and degrees East twenty-eight to stone; thence along land Dr. J. M. Bush, South forty-two and one quarter degrees East forty rches to stone; thence along the of Moses Thomp- son, South fifty-one degrees West twen- ty- eight and nine-tenth perches to stone; thence along the land of William Reed, North forty-one and one-half de- grees West ten perches; thence along the land of same South thirty-nine de- grees West twenty-seven perches to cor- ner on Public Road lewding to Centre Furnace; thence along the same North sixty-six degrees West thirty-two perches to stone; thence along the land of Sam- | uel Stevenson. North eleven and three- | | quarters degrees West to the place of beginning. Gontaining fourteen acres and one hundred and thirty-five perches neat measure. be same more or less. Purpart No. 3. Bounded on the East by Moses Thompson, on the North by lands of P. B. Waddle and John M. Bush, on the West by lands of William Thomp- son and John Dillon, and on the South by land” of William Reed. Containing twen- ninety- | grees White oak; land of George eas. Of Ctorge lean. North forty-one degrees West rteen i es to corner; thence along same { Josth Ay Ywo Jind obe-haif degrees | West, twen ght perches to ones, | corner of William Reed ! Stevenson: thence aiong the - liam Reed South thirty-nine and one- f degrees East sixty-four perches to corner: thence along same South fifty- three and one-half degrees East twenty- two and eight-tenth perches. and South sixty-five degrees East twenty-four perch- es to corner of William Reed: thence North eighteen degrees East five perches to stone corner; thence along the land of the said Moses Thompson. deceased, South eighty-nine degrees East forty. {two perches to black oak: thence North fifty-seven and one-half degrees East twenty-four perches to place of begin- ning. Containing fifty acres and forty- 'nine perches, be the same more or less, | Purpart Ne. 5. Beginning at a stone {corner on the line of Robert Reed, thence {along land of same, South eleven and | three-quarters degrees East twelve perch- {es to stones: thence along the Public | Road, South sixty-six degrees East thir- | iste perches to corner in Public Road: | thence along land of William Reed South i thirty-nine degrees West forty-three and | seven-tenth hes to stones; thence {along land Thomas Seller and Moses | Thompson North forty degrees East for- | ty-one perches to corner of land of Sarah |J. Stevenson; thence along the same | North fifty-six degrees East thirty-four {perches to the place of beginning. Con- | Maing nine acres and one hundred and | forty- wo perches, neat measure, be the | same more or less, i Puarpart No. 6. (A) Beginnin | stone corner on the line of Dr. J, M. thence along said Dr. Bush North el six and three-fourth degrees West four porches to a stump; ence said South seven r degrees West seventy-six and five tenth | perches to corner of line of Sallie Steven- Son; thence along lands of said Sallie Stevenson and oses Thompson, South | forty-two and one-half degrees East | elghty perches to stones; thence along ‘sald Moses Thompson, North fifty-six and one-fourth degrees East -four | perches to stone; thence oe | Yhompson North eleven degrees West | forty-four perches to the of begin- Containing thirty acres and ight neat measure, be the same more or less, This being of a larger tract of land known as the Centre Furnace land, (» No. 6. white "oak. hence North t seventy-four at a ty- rty- | ng at s Perches. to “a 0 a ; thence South ty-two grees East one hundred dh es to a hickory tree; thence eight de, Wem one ve perc! to the place welve EO es, neat measure, be A pelt ia i | i 3 i sold as son, , Helen Sale to commence at 1:30 o'clock P. 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