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By William J. Robbins Jr.
FACTS
Many people have in their pos-
session Indian-head pennies but few
realize that the famous profile is
not that of an Indian. It was gener-
ally believed to be the face of a
famous chief but the truth is she
was a white girl by the name of
Sarah Lonkacre, daughter of the
head engraver of the Philadelphia
mint back in 1835.
Sarah was ‘ten years of age at the
time, and the Government offiered
a prize of $1,000 for an appropriate
design [for the mew one-cent piece.
Many artists competed for this prize
for the ‘amount was indeed large at
that early date.
Records are 'to ‘the effect that a
group of Indian chiefs from the west
came east to visit their “Great
White Father,” President Andrew
Jackson, in Washington. They were
also taken for a visit to the mint at
Philadelphia where they met and
were entertained by Mr. Longacre in
his home. Sarah was' overjoyed: to
meet real Indians and in her own
home at that. It was during their
acceptance of this white man’s hos-
pitality that the little girl was per-
mitted to play with the feathered
head-dresses and other beaded or-
naments. An artist who happened to
be present on the occasion made a
hurried sketch of her face set off by
the Indian headgear.
(Greatly admired by many of his
friends, the antist’s sketch of little
Sarah was among the hundreds of
entries for the new ‘penny-to-be
prize, and it was chosen for the new
design. .
Indian pennies are getting rarer
and rarer, and if one has such in
his possession, they are good coins
to hold onto for they are increasing
in value as the years roll on.
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Certain bees, dalled guest-bees or
inquilines, are reared in the brood
nests of other bees, and do mo work
whatsoever. They live on the fruits
of labor of their hosts.
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When winter sets in, the ruffed
grouse ‘puts on’ snowshoes. These
consist of a row of projecting plates
on each side of each toe. Because
of ‘this arrangement the bird can
tread on loose snow without sinking
mn.
One type of ant, called the corn-
louse ant, cares for the eggs of the
plant-lice which feed on the roots
of grasses and grains. The eggs are
kept in the nest of the ant during
the winter. In this way the ant
colony is assured of a herd of plant
lice for the following summer. The
plant-lice supply the ants with
honey-dew, a sweetish secretion.
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There are certain bugs called the
ambus-bugs, that conceal them-
selves in flowers, and capture in-
sects that come to the flower for
nectar. The front legs of these bugs
are very strong and wonderfully
adapted for ~ gresping. They are
greenish in color, with. a black band
across the abdomen.
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There is an egg-eating snake in
Africa called the Dasypeltis which
has only ja few teeth, for those stuc-
tures are mot utilized in cracking
the shell of an egg. The shell is
cracked by la number of spines,
tipped with enamel, located in the
gullet of the reptile. In this way
none of the egg is lost, as would be
the case if the egg were broken in
the mouth by means of teeth. The
shell of the egg is alwalys thrown
out.
AO Ul hee
Many enjoyable hours can be had
in quest of the nest of a meadow-
lark. ‘And what a treasure trove if
such is found. This prince of sum-
mer birds builds a roomy bungalow,
roofed over with a door to the east.
Eggs may be looked for as early as
May, and earlier if you go south-
ward. You may approach within a
foot of a nest before lady lark will
flush. You may then observe four
or more cinnamon-spotted eggs.
The worth of the meadowlark to
the farmer can scarcely be over-
estimated. He not only gleans over
the surfare of the fields, but, as few
birds can, he reaches down with his
long, sensitive bill into the earth
among the grass roots and removes
offenders there. The Department of
Agriculture estimates that a mea-
dow-lark is worth at least $25.00
per season in the removal of grass-
hoppers alone. If, however, when
hardpressed, he takes toll of grain
seeds, he is easily justified, like the
hired man who eats the farmer's
biscuits that he may wield the hoe
against the farmer's weeds.
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THE POST, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1952
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KEEPING POSTED
JURY DUTY
EDWARD H. KENT
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This actually happened. Our friend
Jim was driving in a crowded down-
town street of a city mot in this
State. It was a beautiful June day,
and the place was swarming with
kids who had no other place to play.
A car going too fast passed Jim,
hit a small boy, and kept on going.
Jim stopped, picked up the boy,
and took him to the hospital. Jim
was arrested, tried; and found
guilty, several people swearing that
he had struck the boy. Jim got off
with a fine, hospital expenses, dam-
ages, and the fact that he had in-
surance was beside the point.
Now if you found yourself in the
situation that Jim was in, what
kind of men and women would you
like to have on ‘the jury that was
going to bring in a verdict of guilty
or innocent? You would want the
very highest type of citizen in the
community, of course.
So the mext time you are called
for jury duty, don’t go to the judge
with some sad tale about being
terribly busy, that you cannot pos-
sibly be away from your business.
If your business is so organized that
you cannot leave it for five days,
better take the office-boy in part-
nership with you.
Don’t tell the judge that you are
sick, that you have a severe pain in
the meck. He will tell you to run
along and get a doctor's certificate,
then either you or the doctor will
be embarrassed.
Certainly it will cost you money
to serve on @a jury. Most anyone can
make more money at his job or his
business than the jury fees amount
to, and often they don't even cover
a juror’s expenses.
So what! Jury duty is an obliga-
tion of citizenship. You would like
to have an intelligent, high-grade
jury try 'you. So just make yourself
one twelfth of a good jury to try the
other fellow.
Mrs. Merle Shaver Is
Hostess To Bible Class
Mrs. Merle Shaver, Idetown, en-
tertained members of the [Serving
and Waiting Class of Idetown Meth-
odist Church last Thursday evening.
Assisting her were Mrs. Emory Had-
sel. Present were Mrs. R. B. Shaver,
Mrs. [Chloe Spencer, Mrs, Jesse
Boice, Ms. Elmer Huff, Mrs. Ernest
Fritz, Mrs. (Corey Meade, Miss Hazel
Gordon, Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs.
Emory Hadsel, Mrs. Raymond iSpen-
cer, Mrs. Arthur Montross, and the
hostess.
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YESTERDAY
From The Post of ten and
twenty years ago this week.
dress or new subscription to be placed §
From the Issue of
April 24, 1942
Faithfully serving as employee of
Trucksville Post office since 1935,
Mrs. Jane Lohman is now acting
postmaster, following resignation of
Nicholas (Staub.
Francis Tondora, 7, was the tragic
vietim of a strange accident on
Saturday, dying almost immediately
after striking his throat on the
corner of a box.
Eric Weber,
Navy. a
Salvage will be collected tomor-
row in the Salvage for Victory drive.
Arthur Dymond, undaunted by
gas and tire restrictions, pedals a
bicycle from South Carolina to
visit relatives in Beaumont.
Lehman (Commuters ask for a
daily bus service to connect with
Dallas bus.
Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, in Pillar to
Post, goes to the mat with a raw-
beef sandwich.
Shiavertown Firemen launch drive
for new equipment.
Beef liver, 29 cents per lb; buck
shad, 10 cents Ib; strawberries, two
boxes for 29 cents; Ivory (Soap, three
large cakes, 29 cents; rich sharp
cheese, 33 cents per lb. x
Ruth Boyer Howell becomes the
bride of R. Newton Davenport in the
White (Churchon the Hill.
Aileen Connor was married to
Lauren Dymond on Wednesday at
Shavertown Methodist church.
Mrs. Charlotte Swire, Loyalvilie
was buried in Maple Grove Tuesday
For rent, Dallas, six rooms, bath,
steam heat, garage, all improve-
ments, $25 per monith.
Noxen, joins the
From the Issue of
April 22, 1932
What Dallas needs, editorially
speaking, is to put idle men to work
migking much needed repairs on
houses and getting the place painted
up. Labor costs are way down, and
this is the time to invest in a more
prosperous looking town.
Tilden A. Dotter died suddenly of
a heart attack while visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Charles
Brobst, Dallas.
Wardan Kunkle's hat is in the
ring for County (Committeeman.
Kingston Township reelects four-
teen out of sixteen teachers, ap-
pointing a teacher to fill one vacan-
cy created.
Rural Baseball League held a re-
organization meeting in Dallas on
Monday.
Back Mountain Quoit League will
meet at Idetown on Monday.
SAFETY VALVE
BUDGET ACCOUNTS
Dear Editor:
Tt is about time that an investi-
gation be made into the aggregate
interest charge against a customer’s
account, under the so-called ‘‘Bud-
| get Contract Setup”, as used by de-
partment stores and other stores
selling merchandise on a credit
basis. Behind the ‘Budget Contract”
is laparently one of the smoothest
interest making (money making)
systems now in operation. This is a
method whereby the actual price
quoted on an article eventually be-
comes many times greater within a
matter of mere months and looms
up on the customer’s charge account
to accost him or her at a time when
dollars are tight and only part pay-
ments are being made.
In Wyoming Valley where coal
mining and textile industries seem
to be the leading attractions for the
workers, it is a known fact that
labor troubles are ever prevalent as
well as seasonal interruptions. These
conditions cause many well meaning
people to delay in making full pay-
ments on their Budget ‘Accounts.
Most of these folks are honest and
mean to live up to the very letter
of the contract; but when unions
become cantankerous and long, dis-
couraging parleys take place, weeks
and even months go by during arbi-
tration when no dollars flow into
the workers’ coffers. Call this per-
formance by industries what you
may, seasonal, temperamental, etc,
or even accuse them of too frequent
intermittent delays in operations,
due to the foregoing troubles, but
the fact remains that—where there
is mo work there are mo dollars,
usually. These workers have out-
standing obligations which must be
met and that is when storekeepers,
extending “Budget Contracts”, begin
to use the interest rate system on
the original purchase and the
amounit of interest charged for the
few dollars worth of merchandise
tied up, is breath taking. There is
no set amount of interest it coa-
tinues to igo on and on, indefinitely.
‘A constructive plan should be put
into effect immediately to prevent
further picking of the last dollar
from the small wage earner, out of
work from time to time due to work
stoppage over which he has mo
control. Although nothing more is
added such as merchandise to the
original contract account by the pur-
chaser the store will continue to add
its “interest charge” and a “carry-
ing charge” each month and the
balance, possibly a hundred dollars
or so, will continue to grow in [favor
of the creditor while the wage
earner is out of work desperately
trying to meet his obligations. These
stores, these credit establishments
go right along advertising in the
newspapers, over television, radio,
etv., how easy it is to settle your
new home, your apartment on your
“credit buying”. Youth today has
a very poor sense of value, due
mostly to the era in which he or
she lives finding it so easy to get
things on credit, things which must
be paid for eventually. The price
of the articles is one thing, but when
the interest rate and the carrying
charge are added and a few months
slip by ‘the purchaser is unable to
reconcile his existing account with
the contract figure agreed upon.
This is the part not dwelt upon too
thoroughly in making ‘the contract.
Some years ago thousands upon
thousands of loan sharks moved into
our communities in many states in
the union charging unmerciful in-
terest rates on the small amounts
borrowed. A borrower had to sign
away almost life itself, as collateral,
for the few dollars loaned to him.
It took many years of hard work on
the part of level headed business
men and women such as bankers,
industrialists, insurance specialists,
heads of educational institutions,
etc., to drive these unwanted un-
scrupulous manipulators from our
midst. Today a counterpart of these
same slight-of-hand-artists, these
loan sharks sit behind desks in tie
so-called Credit Bureaus of big des
partment stores. and other stores
throughout the
credit extension selling, on a large
scale. They operate much on the
same order as those manipulators of
yesteryear, because if the purchaser
should fall ill, or his factory close
its doors a few months, he is paying
an unmerciful rate of interest and
a carrying charge tacked onto the
existing balance which grows, grows
and grows upon his temorary inter-
ruption of work, upon his ill luck.
This practice is ‘most unscrupulous
as the small wage earner is nearly
always honest and fif given a chance
will pay his debts, but during the
page the number of dollars mow
owing the store has become an
amount with which the purchaser
is wholly unfamiliar.
Credit buying is rapidly becoming
a menace to our land. Young people
are so far out on paper that they
must plan upon work for years
ahead to meet standing obligations;
and during thes. perilous days of
war, union grumblings, etc., it
would be hard for a learned sage of
the land to predict our economic
standards of tomorrow.
Tvah M. Mitchell
Elmcrest Drive
Dallas, Pennsylvania
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He who has lived fifty summers has learned that “Good Morn-
ing” is a_far better greeting than, “How Are You?” The latter
salutation lays open to a recital of every ache, pain and pressure
in the human body.
I promised Mort Connelly my lawn roller for last Saturday after-
noon but the boy who was to roll my lawn first failed to show up,
so I called Mort and told him he’d have to get the roller Monday
morning unless I could find somebody within the next hour or so to
push it. “I'll get you a fellow right away,” said Mort confidently,
“Be there on the next bus out of Luzerne”. Mort hasn’t rolled his
lawn yet.
I pity the kids now-a-days. They're so exhausted with planned
recreation that in most cases the old man would rather mow the
lawn or carry up a scuttle of coal than to oppress the younger gen-
eration with a few home chores.
Can’t say as I was any great shakes as a kid, but I peddled
show bills every Saturday all over Tunkhannock to earn a free
ticket to the nickelette, and I got hell lathered out of me if I walked
across the street in front of a one-lung automobile, hung around
the railroad station or went down to the river. About that age
today a kid is driving his old man’s car ninety-miles-an-hour after
midnight—and folks wonder what's wrong with the younger genera-
tion. :
No self-respecting employer would send his help home on Fri-
day afternoon as tired as they come back to work on Monday morn-
ing. :
Oh, hum, it's a great world. Even the guys in prison want it
softer.
If a man can get away from the visitors and the women in the
house long enough, a lot of his worries about the state of the world
will disappear. :
A chipmunk scampers just as always. A daffodil blooms as
pertly. A wood thrush has the same liquid song. Arbutus is as
sweetly scented. The stars mount the heavens as quietly.
The red buds burst on the maples and the peepers call as wist-
fully as they did before the atom bomb and Roosevelt. Only the
old spring yearning for romance and adventure is gone.
April mornings are as electric. Evenings are laden with the
fragrance of apricot and nectarine blooms, but instead of a date
with a pretty girl—any girl, we've got one with a shovel transplant-
ing young hollyhock plants under the barn floodlight.
The Library Auction must be coming earlier this year. It is
already almost impossible to drive the car in the barn without
cracking the mirror to a dresser or running into a toboggan. Four
deer heads are piled neatly in the angle of a first floor support so
that they nicely cover the barn light switch. I learned that late the
other night when I reached for the switch and thought I was strok-
ing a fox.
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