THE PATTON COURIER Lights of New York <Q» —B Y— GRANT DIXON Coincidence New York.—Several months ago an author of my acquaintance completed a novel, which has been appearing as a seria) ip a magazine but is not yet out in book form, in which the hero is the inventor of a machine which enables motorists to serve themselves with gasoline by dropping quarters in a slot. A few weeks ago it was an- nounced that a California inventor bad perfected such an apparatus. - . * City Museum New York, which already may lay elaim to being the city of museums, will bave a museum of its own next year, wherein will be displayed the munieipa) waxworks. Unlike the wax- works at Coney Island, which pictures such civic events as the murder of Arnold Rothstein, this museum will depict the more serious and important moments in the history of the munic- ipality. The first scene will show Henry Hudson on the deck of the Half Moon, approaching the island of Man- battan on his search for a route to the CUB BEAR HIS PET G. A. Parks, governor of Alaska, with Brownie, a cub bear which was captured near Juneau and pre- sented to the executive as a mascot. Other scenes will show Peter making his famous $24 deal with the Indians, and Washington's inauguration at Federal hall, Also pictured will be a draft riot in Union Square during the Civil war, and the waterfront in the days of clipper ships. No plans have been laid for picturing more modern events, but I, for one, vote for the inclusion of a scene depicting the returning of Lind: bergh from Paris. There was some- thing that for sheer magnificence may never be duplicated. - . - Floating Hotel Several years ago an imaginative reporter got himself and his newspa- per into all sorts of trouble with a highly colored story about a floating palace on Rum Row, where the elite of the fast set were enjoying gam- bling and drinking orgies. The vessel was pure imagination on the report. er's part, and every one agreed, a very superior grade of imagination. But now the real thing has appeared off the coast of Long island. It is a luxurious boat, operated as a hotel where stage and society folk spend their week-ends. It is no gambling hell or floating liquor dispensary, and it operates within the law. . . * Indies. Minuit Foolish Squirrels Columbia university, where men and women are equipped in a superior fashion for their battle with life, has proved the undolng of a community of squirrels. These animals have been BR oe s i Claims Plane Shakes 2 . & % Dishes Off Her Shelf 3 % Syracuse, N. Y.—That a low- & & flying airplane keeps her awake 3 % and “shakes dishes off the % shelves” in the wee hours of 3 4 the morning was the complaint & 3 made to the police here recent 3 % ly by one housewife. 2 % “It flies so low it wakes us 3 % all up and the vibration from 4 # the engine shakes dishes off &% 3 my shelves,” said the woman, 3 & adding that she wanted “some- & 2 thing done about it.” The ser- ¥ @ geant promised to do his best, BH i though as yet there are no “air & + cops” on the force. z oQoataesteatestaoaleoiulesdoatostontpedenioodredeafecdadonicdesiunonts broken down mentally to such an ex- tent that they have forgotten the in- born squirrei instinct to bury nuts in summer so that they may eat in win- ter. The students are at fault, Ap- parently all of the thousands that at tend the university in the winter ses- sion have been willing to provide nuts for the campus squirrels, and the squir- rels have developed a devil-may-care philosophy. And the strange part of it is that early summer is the leanest period of the year for these improvi- dents, for the winter students have departed and the summer session at- tendants have not yet arrived. (©, 1929, Bell Syndicate.) First Fag Starts Fire Philadelphia. — Smoking his first cigarette at the age of fifty-four, W. W. Cole set fire to his home and was nearly overcome before he rescued his four-year-old niece. Mr. Cole's first smoke was a bigger one than he intended. Louder Than Any Word No speech ever uttered or utterable is worth comparison with silence,— Carlyle. It Won’t Be Long Now « SOME DAY WE'LL DEMAND PURRING ENGINES AS WE Lzz~ HAVE IN THE AUTO. Vz Caligula’s Galleys Disappoint Rome. — Caligula’s galley, about which so much has been written in Italy and elsewhere, is proving a dis appointment to the Italians, and a source of worry to the peasants of Nemi, whose medieval city overlooks the lake in which the galley was sunk, Now that several million gallons have been drained from what was till recently the most beautiful lake near Rome, the hulk has appeared in all its dilapidation. Its worn beams, en- tirely bare of those ornaments of mar- ble, copper and mosaic that were de- scribed with such glowing color, have been kept together only by the mud of the bottom of the lake. Now that they have been exposed to the sun, they are in danger of crumbling away altogether, and the two firms that have undertaken its salvage at their own expense hastily had it boarded up, while continuing pumping opera British Aristocrat a Genius London.—Any schoolboy fresh from his first chemistry lesson, will tell you that water is H20—a statement, by the way, with which modern sci- entists do not altogether agree. Not everybody, however, can say who first made that stupendous fact known to the world. It was a millionaire bachelor, Hen ry Cavendish by name, nephew of one of the dukes of Devonshire. He was so shy that he kept many of his discov- eries secret lest he should become fa mous, and they were only unearthed after his death; so shy that if he ever caught sight of one of his own wom- an servants, she had to pack ber bag and leave that day. He was so shy that when his banker came to tell him he had $400,000 in his account— and wasn’t that rather a lot to lie Idle?—he sent the man of business away, told him to do what he liked with it, but said he would close his account if they ever bothered him again. He was so shy, says the London Mail, that having a wonderful brary of books he was quite willing to lend he took a separate house in Soho, so that borrowers need never disturb his studies. Whenever he took out a book himself he always signed for it like any stranger. Not only did he tell how water is made. He was one of the first to dis- cover that heat is not a substance but a state; one of the first to measure the density of the earth; a pioneer of electricity, an astronomer, a geolo- gist. Rustics at Clapham, where he had his country seat, peeped through tis windows and saw, instead of furni- ture, a laboratory and a forge, They VEE Boning | AK 3% (or | Female Fire Figh ters Win Praise Members of the female fire department of Silver Springs, Md., are here seen preparing for their annual inspection and hose-laying contest. The town has been very pleased with the gervice rendered by the female fire fighters throughout the year. SUCH IS LIFE = Banichiment -*%¥ Dean of Men, University of thought he was either a wizard or a madman; but he was merely a genius. HR RRR F FETTER TREREEEXXEXXR ESCAPING FROM ONESELF % By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Illinois. RRR HRHTRRRRERE FRR RRR EFT RTRRRERFERRERRRLH It was Joseph Conrad in his intro- duction to his “Tales of Unrest” who said, “We cannot escape from our- selves.” He was relat- ing his experi ences in writing a series of short stories. Having written one he outlined another upon what he thought was an entirely different plan, with -new p hrasings, new points of view, a different method of attack. “It was only later,” he con- fesses, “that I perceived that in com- mon with the rest of men nothing could deliver me from my fatal con sistency. We cannot escape from our selves.” Every day I see the truth of the statement in my own actions and in the reactions of those with whom 1 come into contact. We deceive our- selves that a new environment, a dif- ferent job, a milder climate will in- spire us with greater enthusiasm, will give us a keener desire for work, or help us to go at unpleasant tasks with increased eagerness. These things seldom’ have the effect we an- ticipate, for, in truth, it is not the climate, nor the job, nor the environ ment that. is wrong, but utirselves sentry tells me that he is going to * tions, though on a reduced scale, as the rapid pumping of the last six months not only caused landslips, but may throw the beams of the hulk apart altogether. Hope to Reconstruct Galley. Archeologists and antiquarians are not so disappointed as the general public, nor do they share the anger of the Nemi peasants, whose famous strawberry beds, which used to reach to the water's edge, are damaged by the withdrawal of moisture and the frequent landslides. They point out that once the water is drained from the galley’s keel, and the cooler weather makes it possible to remove the boarding, it will be sim- ple enough to remove the hulk beam by beam and “reconstruct” it on the shores of the lake, where a small mu- seum is to be built for its reception. Whether the operation will solve the riddle of how galleys of ancient Rome were propelled remains to be seen. Former attempts to save this one did more harm than good. Large quanti- ties of wood takem from it were sold for fuel, and the better parts made into “keepsakes,” such as snuff boxes and walking sticks. Emperor Is Playful. As to the precious marbles and bronzes with which the barges were covered, local rumor has it that the Emperor Caligula, being in a play- ful mood, sunk the boats on purpose, with his friends on board to see what they would do when in danger of drowning, but carefully had every- thing of value removed. The discov- ery of a large wolf's head in copper, a few tiles and some long copper nails does not entirely refute this legend, for the heads were used as figure- heads, and the tiles may have cov- ered a cabin. One head, evidently the twin of that found near the hulk re- cently, has been in Terme museum in Rome for some years. The copper nails were purely ornamental, as ex- perts who examined the hulk found the beams were kept together by dove-tailing one into the other, Now that the barge near the shore has proved disappointing, archeolo- gists’ hopes are centered on the one further out which, they say, will be in better condition, as neither peas- ants nor relic hunters could get at it so easily. But the two firms who are undertaking their salvage for purely patriotic reasons have already spent over 1,500,000 liras ($75,000) against an estimated 200,000 liras ($10,000). And it is not certain that they will be able to attack the second vessel, which would prove even more costly. The estimate was that both would be laid bare by next October. Wisconsin next year. His work at Illinois has been something of a fail- ure. He doesn't like our weather, which, truth compels one to admit, is variable. Living conditions do not please him, his associates bore him, and his instructors are dull and alto- gether commonplace. The facts are that Gentry is lazy, he has been spoiled at home, and so has grown selfish and self-centered. He will be disappointed wherever he goes, for he is not going to be able to get away from himself even in Wisconsin. Dorner as a boy had always seemed to me a very disagreeable person, critical, pessimistic, caviling at the slightest opportunity for adverse criti- cism. Even when he was sitting off in a corner alone, he never seemed to me to be enjoying himself. His own company, even, was disagreeable to him. I had not seen him for some time until a few months ago when he seemed like a new creature, and I had the temerity to say so to him, “I waked up to the fact one day,” he explained to me, “that I was an impossible person to live with—ill- tempered, critical, ill-mannered, self- ish. The fact at first did not make such a strong impression on me as it did later when I realized that al- ways, whatever I did, wherever I went, early or late, night or day, I should have to live with myself. There was no escaping it, I could get away from my family, I could snub the neighbors, I could ignore the peo- ple I met on the street, but my own personality followed me like a shadow inescapably a part of me. The thought frightened me, I decided to make myself the sort of person with whom it would be pleasant ‘if not profitable to live.” (©, 1929, Western Newspaper Union.) cause the weak overcome strong,— Sophocles. In a just the REE HEHEHE WOMAN OWNS “ORIOLES” One of the two women to head a baseball organization in this coun- try is Mrs. John Dunn, owner of the Jaltimore International league team. She is the widow of Jack Dunn who until his death managed the Oriole club. She is not only intensely in- terested and enthusiastic over her new role of becoming a business woman but is making a great suc- cess of it. She attends all of their games and is an inspiration to all her team. A woman is so used to pinning things that she can’t un- derstand why a man should make so much fuss about a missing button. By Charles Sughroe a = faut LiL | 1 TOLD YoU TO HURRY | W/TH THOSE STOCKINGS: | HAVENT TIME TO PUNISH YOU FOR BEING SO NAUGHTY, SO GO OVER TO THE MEW VIBRATOR AND GIVE YOURSELF A GooD GJ SHAKIN THEE HEE HERR | | and sang magic songs. | Spoaloadoddeodeedradrdiond dood eodredr ond & ° ] J ” & 3 Little Journeys in 3 & A : & i mericana i 3 3 : ° 3 & % By LESTER B. COLBY 3% * 1 ofeedenfetsateeaalectsatesdetoctentestetoaluitealealeideatseteateiesients Indiar Superstitions E ARE likely to think of the American Indian as very brave. The truth is he was filled with a myriad of fears. He lived a life of never-ceasing superstitious terror. We are likely to think of nim as a man of few words. Instead, when we look into his habits, we find him a chat- terbox, Tongues of the Indians wagged endlessly about their camp- fires when they were among their own, The Indian was fearful, ceaselessly fearful, because he lived in a world of a million spirits of every sort, some good, but most of them bad. Many of his pagan beliefs were amazing, When an Ojibway woman buried her dead husband, she would run from the burial place in zig-zag fash- fon toward her home, dodging from tree to tree. Her object was to elude the spirit of the deceased. At sun- down the whole village would set up a clamor of noise, rattling various things at hand, shaking the doors of the wigwams and creating a general hubbub. The idea was to frighten away the spirits. Lakes were the abode of spirits. They lived in caves and caverns and strange shaped rocks. High moun- tains were wigwams in which gods lived. Smoke coming out of volcanoes were fires in the giant tepees of these gods. If a spring bubbled, that was the breathing of some spirit. Echoes were spirits mocking the one who called. Everything that could not be ex- plained was laid to the act of some god or spirit. So an epidemic would lead to incantations and offerings to the spirits. Belief in witchcraft was common and there are many instances of record showing that both men and women, convicted as witches or sorcer- ers, were put to death. Among many tribes no one, not even the bravest warrior, dared leave the tepee or camp circle at night. They were literally afraid of the dark. It is said that there were tribes in the Hudson's Bay territory that were so terror-stricken of the darkness that they kept their fires burning all night | and slept only in the daytime, The | Mohawks would never leave their dwelling places at night except in groups, because of their fear of the darkness. A crow was like a black cat—only much worse. Many an Indian expedi- tion has been abandoned, the tribe turning back, because a crow sat and cawed in front of the line of march. The Otoes believed in a dwarf peo- ple, about eighteen inches high, who killed any who came near them, The Shoshones had a legend of a tribe of imps, two feet high, naked and with a tail, They called them Ninumbees. The Choctaws knew of a race of di- minutive people who rode swiftly in the moonlight on the backs of deer These mythi- cal people were known as itallaboys. Blackfeet worshiped demons with much ceremony and self-torture. They had to torment themselves without showing any sign of pain. Some tribes buried their dead children by the side of a trail in the hope that their spirits might enter the body of some woman passing. If this happened they would be born again. The Dakotahs believed that when one became ill it was due to an ani- mal spirit entering the body. A tooth- ache was the work of a woodpecker’s spirit. Dreams played an important part in their superstitions. They found cause to either fear or worship almost everything in nature. Some tribes worshiped the sun and the moon. Peculiarly shaped stones, bits of copper or iron ore, fragments of quartz became heirlooms or amulets and sometimes were cherished in fam- ilies for generations. Such thi re- | gardless of bulk or weight, might be carted around from camp to camp for many years. Medicine bags became the reposing places of strange bits of junk. Sometimes when a great chief died the mourners would cut off fingers and otherwise mutilate themselves. Again they might rip off patches of skin. Such actions are supposed to be due to a morbid fear and terror of death, When a whirlpool in some stream sucked down a man, the Indians be- gs, lieved a devil reached up from hie abode and grabbed the victim, If a man fell and was hurt, a démon of | some sort tripped him. Prior to the eoming of the whites, it is claimed, no Indian had any con- ception of a Supreme Being. The Al- gonquin word, Manitou, was applied to gods in general. Most gods were evil. They were things to be over They might be met in the form of almost anything—a toad, perhaps. | or a worm, or a turtle. Many tribes especially feared to kill a rattlesnake come. kes lif Children’s stomachs sour, and need an anti-acid. Keep their systems sweet with Phillips Milk of Magnesia! When tongue. or breath tells of acid condition—correct it with a spoonful of Phillips. Most men and women have been comforted by this universal sweetener—more mothers should in- voke its ald for their children. It is a pleasant thing to take, yet neutralizes more acid than the harsher things too often employed for the purpose, No household should be without it, - _ Phillips is the genuine, prescrip- tional product physicians endorse for general use; the name is important. “Milk of Magnesia” has been the U. 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MPOsT people depend on Bayer Aspirin to make short work of headaches, but did you know it’s just as effective in the worse pains from neuralgia or neuritis? Rheu- matic pains, too. Don’t suffer when Bayer Aspirin can bring complete comfort without delay, and without harm; it does not affect the heart. In every package of genuine Bayer Aspirin are proven directions with which everyone should be familiar, for they can spare much needless suffering. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid antes Women are saying: “Pinkham’s Compound keeps me fit to do my work.” “I was nervous and all run down. Now I eat better and sleep better—", “It helped my thirteen year old daughter.”—*I took it be- fore and after my baby was born.” —*I am gaining every day.” When they met a rattlesnake they would gather around it, praise it speak of it in high terms, call it grand. | father and pledge their word that they | would protect it. Thus almost everything that came | into an Indian’s life, either animate or inanimate, might be haunted or a devil or a god. Everything was a| “sign” to him and the most of his siens were bad ones. Compared with the Indian as he was, the southern! negro is almost superstition-free, (©. 1929, Lester B, Colby.) D L R HEAD NOISES ef eonard IN NUSTRILS soe EAR OIL Descriptive folder on request. A. O. LEONARD, Inc. 70 Fifth Ave.,, New York City | ET ———————— TI i i i 3 CULLING METHO QUITE IMPC Much Money T.ost E by Unskilled Me All the good methods i profitable poultry flock 1 lowed but if culling is ne the results are disappoint “Culling is one of th cussed phases of poultry C. F. Parrish, poultry ex cialist at the North Ca college. “There is a gr money lost each year and ill-timed culling. M men are elastic in their tices, leaving weaklings, round backed birds, defo dersized chicks with th these may develop int birds. This is bad. Such ways costly. 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