CENTRE HALL, PA Batang, Border City, Scene of Hard Fighting. Washington.—Batang, one of the most remote towns in Asia, far up the Yangtze river on the frontier of Tibet, has been under siege for two months by Tibetan tribesmen, with both Tibetan attackers and Chinese defenders occupying buildings of American missionaries, A bulletin from the National Geographic society tells of Batang and the surrounding country. “The border region,” says the bul letin, “is a country of mountains, Batang, the chief city, 18 one of the lowest points, and yet its altitude is 9,000 feet above sea level, nearly four-fifths of a mile higher than Den- ver. “Most of the surrounding country fs 12.000 to 15,000 feet high, the lat- ter altitude being more than 500 feet higher than Mount Whitney, California, highest peak in the United States proper. From this great upland rise numerous peaks 20,000 feet and more in height. “The view from the summits of seme of the passes that must be traversed in traveling about this mar- velously rugged country can hardly be surpassed anywhere in the world. The panorama for hundreds of miles on a clear day is one of countless high peaks Interspersed with greater snowy masses that exceed in height the top- most pinnacles of all other continents, Some Fine Forests. “Below timber line are fine forests, and the Alpinelike flowers of the short fre exceedingly beautiful. Here and there among the mountains are clear, sparkling lakes, some summer Smart Sports Ensemble This smart sports ensemble is of heavy brown and white tweed with heavy collar. The white crocheted blouse and tiny crocheted hat in a pagoda shape complete the rakish combination. The brown of the hat, collar and narrow belt are also found in the trim shoes, which the toe, heel and saddle of kid are set eff by a matching grosgrain bow. foecents of their waters so cold that in most of them fish cannot live, “Kham, the easternmost province of Tibet, gives its color to the entire bor- der region, and its people are said to be the most robust of all Tibetans. Many of the people of Kham are no- mads, who tend their flocks of sheep and yak as they graze over the up- lands, and live in black yak-hair tents, Other more settied people live in mud- willed houses and engage In a crude sort of farming in the valleys where the altitude 18 low enough for grain to mature, . “The nomads live the year round in their tents, seldom even entering a house. When the lower slopes of the mountains become free from snow in the spring, they begin their upward pligrimage with thelr herds, closely following the receding snow line, until in summer they are living far up in the highlands and on the sides of the peaks, “When winter begins to set in they make the reverse journey, going down to the valleys only as fast as the de- scending snow line drives them. In this way they are able to utilize the supply of grass to best advantage. “The herders remain close to the snow also because their yak thrive best in a cold temperature and can- not, in fact, stand any great degree of heat, especially If introduced into the warmer temperature suddenly, Too Low for Yaks. “So carefully must the yak's predl lection for cold be indulged that trad- ers bringing supplies In summer from the high country to Batang will not drive their animals into the town. They unload ten miles from thelr sup- posed destination, at a point about 12,- 000 feet In altit and the Batang consignees must provide transporta- tion for the remainder of the di to the 9.000-foot level, Tibet f Ax oups of welling houses ude, I towns of are all gr and a few she of steps and the foot ng to gome monas * On ng and y an extensive Is. A huge mon- existed the but was destroyed uring one of their in above derives most of trade route Tibet, which pa importance om the be and 408 3 the pl tween China through “The eastern Tibetans live on queer Am 108. foods from an One staple called ‘tsan tea." First erican point of view is parched meal, | Another Is ‘butter strong tea is made, and into It Is churned yak butter and salt. third food | iried milk. Many tribesmen foods ] “Most of the barley ent the eastern husbands in the ier will he or sheep In the we the trader tal #1 RGET a van: while others still other special WITHOUT HOPE By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Late Dean of Men, University of lilinois. J POTPOURRI The Bertillon System The criminal tion system is named after its orig inator, a famous criminologist with the Paris police department. It considers: PBody—height standing and sitting, length from finger tip to finger tip of outstretched arms, Head-<length and width, and length and width of right ear. Limbs fength of foot, left middle finger, little fin and forearm. © 19 Western Newspaper Union ertilion identifica ger, : SINGING RIVER of MISSISSIPPI PRODUCES MYSTERIOUS HARP-LIKE MUSIC suse SUSSISTED BY wus. Cu BEnngll HO pm oN JOM STREET EAST PROVIDENCE Rt. SENT IM BY AR DLAKE THE HOUSE FiY 15 FULL-GROWY WHEN HATCHED © Mr Nevin lpnticnn A TRAIN with AN AUTOMOBILE ETIGINE Tabor, [owa oo Aethelwold, in “The King's Hench- man,” was young and strong and hand. some, but he had met with a great sorrow and a great surprise, Love had not come to him before, and now when it did come it was treach- ery and disloyalty to his friend for him to accept It When the first con- sciousness. of his situation dawns upon him In des pair he loudly cries out: “I am an old man, I am gutted of hope.” With hope gone, youth had disap- peared from him. It is so with us all. No matter how today goes, we try to look forward to tomorrow with anticipation that it will be bet- ter than the past has been, and it Is only when hope is deferred beyond endurance that the heart grows sick. We are old, indeed, if there is no hope in the future to lure us on, Goldman is not young. He will not see sixty again, and for years he has been In the grip of a practically in- curable disease that has bent his back and twisted his limbs and left him with pitifully swollen and painful joints. Yet he has never given up hope. Porter has had more to make good within the last forty years than any other man I know, and hope with him Is still deferred. He went into business when he first graduated from lege, and for a time th went well with him, Then there came a slump in business and he He wis chances col went into bankruptcy. undaunted, however. was a land development 1i¢ South and out of t wreck of i North he gathered 1i8 business In the 18ir in th ship in its short of success from him He has a Ww it nm to be launched: he letter ne is more than hopeful that 1 in lif gomewhere, this ate time ¢ he ing to get Hope lead. When hope dies he will be an old man, ©. 1932, Western is not Newsoa ver 1 nis sewapDaper Union, Kindness Rewarded 5s 2 NN h A For an act of kindness years ago, Miss Eva Rasmussen, thirty-nine year-old waitress in a restaurant in Waupaca, Wis, was recently reward: ed with £10000. When she was four teen years of age a stranger, B. W, Stickner of Cleveland, Ohio, was In- jured in an automoblle accident. Miss Rasmussen tore up her petticoat and bandaged the man's wrists, He said she had saved his life by her action and when he died he bequeathed $10. 000 to the girl mally opened the other day. a way that they look like YI, as a revolutionary move to The walls are built up in such and represent the closest the One British War Inventors Await Fate of Claims. Washington.—A report on whether British inventors are entitled to proximately $2,500,000 for “tin hats” and other equipment used by American World con np soldiers and sailors during the wur ing by a sion America i ry u mats and legall Testimony, mission during be is to t Hurley he will i is be pre « of wen, d plo don, will which of War proves, te y COf O ( pring invent Brodie, nis were used. Brodi ireat ar equipment seeking oor ors are cludes a device for throwi: from the spotter” harges an a depth-charge layi certain secret codes imnission ley last July. Joseph 1. McMullen, chair . ant Attorney-General Charles B, Rugg. 4 legal State adviser; Assistant Secretary of Harvey H. Bundy and Lieut Com. Robert A. lavender, U8 N. Bruce McMullen, McMullen, acted United States, Coonel for the son of a8 83% To Succeed Stagg GaBBY GERTIE — a i \ BES © A PAY ore \ J “To some girls a mouse is just an unnatural history specimen.” copper pieces, use household and cleaning powder, - * - A slice of Irish § paintings without inj ury and, « soda, will brighten silver, - - - A drop or two of red or green ink in rinsing water tints underwear eas fly, and the color does not wash out. | - » - Silver it is covered with to stand for half washed and rinsed. - - - will be as bright as new if milk, allowed hour and then sour an Any evaporated milk makes a won derful substitute for paste. It Is very handy for sticking labels on fruit jars or sticking papers together, »* - . Celery, onion and green pepper, when they are to be added to stuffings | or meat Allings, better when cooked for five minutes in a small amount of water, are 4 SUCH IS LIFE p * By Charles Sughron 2 PoP, Mercolized Wax Keeps Skin Young Oot an ounes sod use as diractad, Fine particles of sgnd skin peel off until all deferte such as pirsples, liver spots, tas and freckles dissppesy. Pin bs then soft and velvety, Your feos looks yesre younger, Mernilined Was brings out the hidden beauty of your skin, T® nkles use one vunes Vowdered Basolitg dissclved in one-hisl! pint witch hasel, At drug sores. Soldiers’ Foreign Brides Of the brides that members of the A. E. F, brought home with them, re- ported up to March 15, 1020, were french, British, 1,101, Luxem- burgian, 42; Belgian, 79; Italian, 41; German, 31; Russian 23; Spanish 7; Swiss, 5. Polish, 5; Greek, 4; Dutch, 8: Rumanian, 8; Berblan, 2; Jugo- slay, 2; Czech, 1; Mexican, 1: un- known, 14: total, 3,700 The hus- bands of these women include men of the army, navy and marine corps, It is understood that a total of proximately 5,000 members American expeditionary forces ried foreigners. The list only the brides of whom 0 HEE, » A grt ap- the mare. includes there is of Nervous = Wife Wins Back Pepl ER raw nerves were soothed, dih ‘ i “dead tired” fe ; : ny Won new youths ful color-—restful nights, active days——all b cause she rid her system of bowel -clog wastes that were sapping her vitality, NR Ta lets (Nature's Remedy) —the mild, safe, all. vegetable laxative—worked the transiormation, Try it for constipation. biliousness, bead. aches, dizzy spells, coids, Hee how re- freshed you feel At zl] druggists’ - 25 cents - a” 2 Oak relief for ac TUMS” i mils 3d n High Altitudes ing up. Bu Doctors Give Creosote For Dangerous Coughs For mae prescribed creosote 1a bronct se 1 ny years our nave : { srk 1ds and coughs, coids and i & lead to seriou Creomuls ment of all « bow own inters Creo- wulsion by re {ing your money if you are not relieved after takin sion as directed, the cough cold that hangs on keep Creo mulsion on hand fo g Cre use. (adv.) “Pigeon Route” Fishers’ ne yf carrier | ¢ Use vey n the home Danish f fishermen boats and that when the pige set. If preliminar) ful the carrier pi established in th ish fishing fleet. there Try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cried Herself to Sleep All worn out . « « splitting headaches make life hideous every month. She poods a tonic . . « Lydia E. Binkham’s Vegetable Compound relieves cramps. Handier With It They were at the golf course, and the young woman Was swinging valiantly at the balls, and missing most of them, Her husband stood it as long as his patience per mitted, then he muttered under his breath: “She ought to get a fly swatter!” practice No Kick Coming “A woman out West is suing for $5,000 for the loss of a thumb” re marked Mrs, Grouch, “Why does she want damages for the loss of that? She's still got her foot to keep her husband under, hasn't she?" growled Mr. Grouch.
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