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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-04
RIna FINGERS.

The third finger of the left hand
Is "the" ring finger; that Is the en-
gagement ring is worn there, and the
wedding ring. Rings may also be worn
on the little fingers of each hand.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-04

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Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Poisoned by Ink.

Behind the scenes at the Globe the
ater, where TO the delight of all play
eocrs. Miss Violet Vanbruph has scor-
ell another wonderful success In
Trimmed Ia Scarlet" tie famous ac-
tress told HE This amusing story of her
tariy days
I'VE were playing Romeo and Jul
iet' ON ;our,' she said and one night
~ the poison scene, Juliet found her
sclt without u phlal. The audience
was waiting, and in despair she
snutchcl an ink-bottle from the stage
carpenter and gasplus Is 1t emptyY'
rushed ON.
but When the hapless lady raised
the bottle to her lips and tipped II
Downward, % stream of ink descended
over her chin ana down her white
dress. The house yelled AT the conf
cal sight loudun Tit-Bits.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Safe Lioht for Miners,

Nowadays the up-to-date miner car
ries package of electricity about with
him while underground. 1t is small
storage battery attached to the back
of his belt, and is connected by cord
with lamp fastened to the front Of
his cap.
The lamp, provided with reflector,
throws quite flood of light in front
of the miner. But its chief advantage
is absolute safety.
In olden days miners (who must, of
course. have light carried about with
them open-fame lamps. These caused
innumerable disastrous accidents
through ignition of coal dust or gases.
Sir Humphry Davy's invention of n
safety lamp whose fame was protected
by wire gauZe saved an immense
number of lives. 1t is in common use
today. but the electric mine lamp Is
better and more convenient
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
paaeER IN WILD FLOWERS
Many Are 4 Prolific Cause Of Hay
Fever, According to Expert Who
Sounds Warning.

Hay fever Is relatively common In
children. but the reason that this is
not more generally known is that these
attacks are usually mistaken for
"colds," writes DR.. william Scheppe-
grell Of New Orleans. president Of the
Hay Fever Prevention association, In
the Medical Record.
Sometimes a child that seems to
have a 'cold" Is taken into park or
away to the country in the hope that
the fresh air will effect a cure, and 1t
is there exposed to further infection
from the pollen Of the plants that are
chiefly responsible.
Besides the ragweeds. which are the
principal offenders. there are several
other wild flowers that, though quite
Innocent when left alone. are likely
to cause hay fever If applied directly
to the nostrils of children. Among
these Doctor Scheppegrell warns us es-
pecsally against the daisy tleohane, one
of the commonest of weeds. 1t grows
from one to two feet in height, has
light green almost toothlesS leaves,
daisy-like flowers about half an inch
wide, with large greenish yellow
disk, white rays occasionally lilac
tnged. shorter than those of the daisy
and sometimes entirely absent.
Other flowers against which Doctor
Schepnesrell warns are the dandelion,
field daisy, blackeyed Susan. and other
of the Compositae family. These are
harmless unless one shifts their bios
SONS, in which case they are likely to
start hay fever that may persist well
into the fall
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
To Photoarsph a Star.

A discovery may be made photo
graphically by some astronomer this
fall or winter in the constellation Gem
ini, according to Isabel NJ. Lewis of
the United States naval observatory.
II will be II star of the fifteenth magni-
tude in an elllptical orbit and has been
difficult to find and identify because
in the Milky Way there are countless
others that are brighter.
The orbits of all the planets ex-
cepting Mercury, are nearly perfect
circles, and discovery of a planet ex-
terror to Neptune that moves in u
greatly elongated ellpse will strike
one more blow at the ncbular hypothe-
sis, which assumes, says Miss Lewis,
that the planets almost circular orbits
are due to the fact that originally they
were thrown off as rings from con
tracing solar nebula.
Irregularities in the motion of Nep-
tune indicate that the unseen planet is
drawing near to Neptune and during
this period of conjunction astronomers
hope TO determine the mass of the new
body.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Why the Moons Phases.

The light of the moon is due entire
ly to reflection of the light of the sun,
and the different phases of the moon
to its position in relation to the posi-
tion of the earth and the sun. When
there is n new moon, half of the sur
face of the moon is illuminated, but
the greater portion is turned from the
earth and only n delicate crescent APP
pears to us. AT the first quarter, half
of the Illuminated surface is turned
toward us. and at the fifteenth day
the moon reaches a point in the heav-
ems directly opposite to that which the
sun occupies. She Is then In opposl-
tion. and the whole of the Illuminated
surface is turned toward us, and we
have full moon. From opposition
the moon passes on in her orbit, grad
ually decreasing in size, or rather less
and less of the illuminated part being
turned toward the earth.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
AZORES AT A STANDSTILL
Population Has Shown Little Change
in Last Century-lost Trade in
Sugar and Tobacco.

The population of the Azores is
about 245.000. the number of inhabi.
tants having changed but little in the
last century, and, If anything, having
diminished. This fact is probably due
more to various political and social
conditions than to climatic, agricul-
tural or other conditions of the
islands. In the early days the Portu'
guese literally ''raised cane on the
islands, and established a large sugar
trade with England and other coun-
tries. Tobacco and fruits were also
produced in great quantities, but, with
the discovery and settlement of Brazil
and other South American countries,
Portugal rather discouraged produc-
tion i'm the Azores in order to aid her
colonies in South America. With the
sugar and tobacco trade snatched from
them. the Azoreans began the cultiva-
tion of the vine, and the making of
wine and other liquors became one of
the chief industries of the Islands.
The population consists mainly of
Portuguese. Moorish, and Flemish set
tiers, with few negroes and fair
sprinkling of English settlers.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Novel Apartment Building.

San Francisco woman realty opcr-
ator has planned novel building. Her
idea is to utilize a steep bluff $50 feet
high. On II she proposes to erect a
series of apartments running in stair
step fashion from the street down TO
the water of San Francisco bay.
1t is proposed to have each apart
ment equipped with its own elevator
entrance, pcrGola and roof garden,
with n claSS-covered inclined elevator
connecting all with the private wharf
for fishing and boating. Other fca-
lures projected are specially warmed
sea-water bathing tank ana glass in.
closed aud heated playground for
children ON the beach. Steam heat,
ho, water laundry. garage, billiard.
club and hall rooms are To be provided
MS matters of course. The site com
mands fine view of the Golden Gate
and the sea outside. according 10 the
prospectus. and 1t is said the apart.
ments. which will rent ut prohihitive
(for most of us) price. are already
under lease, even before the building
has been started.-Kansas City Star.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
MADE RECORD DURING WAR
Soldiers Proud of "Stars and Stripes.n
Official Organ of American
Troops in France.

The most remarkable publication
porn OF the war appears to have been
THE Stars and Stripes" AS IT went
out of business with the final scat
tering of its staff in June its record is
now open TO the public.
The publication was, as is well
known, tho official organ of the Amer
can eXpeditionary forces in France,
and there IL no doubt that 1t lived up
to It's dignity in handsome manner. It
started with circulation of 10000.
and this was increased to $4,000 in
less than n year. II maintained n
French war orphan fund. to which 49,
600 soldiers contributed 100000
francs, and in its 16 months of life the
paper cleared 3.5OO,0OO francs.
There are other details of its prog
ress and its work. among which is one
to the effect that ii printed 500 poems
by soldiers and rejected 10000.
The Editor and Publisher prints an
extended review of the accomplish
ments of the paper. and from 1t we
learn that its staff at one time or an
other contained something like go
men. Among them were SerCt. Mai.
Philip Won Blon, managing editor, and
Sergt. Robert /. Snadjr, staff contribu-
tor, both Clevelanllers.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
STYLES KEEP WOMEN YOUNG
Desire for Latest and Prettiest Things
an Evidence of Wisdom, Ac-
cordine to Authority.

"Woman has gained her political and
intellectual freedom" said Emil W.
Kohn in an address before the New
York Retail jewelers. convention at
Saratoga. "She has declared in public
and in private that never again will
she be the slave of men. But | ven
ture that she will remain the willing
slave of fashion.
The woman who declares she would
rather be dead than out of fashion ex-
presses a thought in every woman's
mind. AS it is mans privilege to pay
the bills, he may at times express dis
pleasure. That man, however, who is
permanently and chronically displeased
at or Indifferent to milady's pretty hat
becoming gown and beautiful jewelry
is brute and should be Gagged with
other wild animals.
"TO be contented with the thoughts
and things of yesterday is to stand
still. and stagnation breeds decay. To
be sensitive to new ideas is to he
youthful. Woman's desire to possess
jewelry that Is new and fashionable
and beautiful is an evidence of growth,
and growth is the law of life"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Retaining Waste Places.

Twenty years ago news story from
Washington says land in the Louisiana
parish of Tangipahoa' was worth 80
cents an acre and human life was
worth scarcely anything nj all. 1t was
n case of cause and effect.
Then the immigrants came. They
were chiefly Italians and Hungnrians.
They had lived at home on land that
was poorer than the Tnngipahoa. They
practlced intensive cultivation. Today
their parish is one of the greatest
strawberry farming districts In the
United States.
Land that sold for 80 cents Is now
worth 800 an ncre. And the school
authorities have practiced Intensive
cultivation on the human products Of
that land. Americanization has made
life worth more there than It ever was
Observation-Disclosures News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
LAY ALL UNDER CONTRIBUTION
Persian oeV.shes Demand Aims as 4
Right and Simple People Read
lily Give Up.

A feature of Persian life which Illus
srates the simple and superstitious
nature of the people Of the mideast Is
their tolerance of the dervishes. These
weird, gypsylike beggars infest the
cities and annoy the village folk in
passing from one place to another. ac-
eording to their vows Of itinerancy.
These are not the whirling dervishes
Of circus fame. Whirling would be too
energetic q form of worship for the
members of this most ancient leisure
flass. Their greatest exertion consists
Of walking slowly and blowing horn
to announce their presence.
The dervsh of Persia is known by
his begging bowl, conical cap, animal
skin cape and club. The weapon
which is usually stick driven through
with nails, is carried conspicuously
II fact, 1t seems unpleasantly ready
for use when its owner calmly de-
mands tribute. 1t is true that there
is small danger of its use, even if
aims are refused, but refusal how
ever polite and apologetical, is sure to
arouse the wrath of the dervish. His
vocabulary may be un,ntelligible. but
the meaning of his threats and proph-
eces is usually understood. Fellow
citizens of the dervish tribe prefer to
make gift at any cost in order to
avoid having the wrath of heaven
called down upon them in the mastery
language of an experienced heaven in
voker.
The dervish makes himself useful to
the community honored by his pres
ence by telling fortunes and stories,
reciting prayers. selling charms and
even curing the sick by blowing his
sacred breath on them-all in return
for which he turns over to his chief
after deducting living wage
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Bells In History.

Bells are old, old friends of men. Cen
turtles and centuries ago, even before
Christ, the ceremonies of Isis were
celebrated with bells and later, ac-
cording to Exodus, there were "a gold
en- bell and pomegranate, n golden
bell and Il pomegranate, upon the hem
Of the robe'-the robe OF ephod. Bells
have summoned soldiers to arms and
Christians to church. They have rung
fires and tuinults. On the third day
of Easter In 1850, 5000 French were
massacred In cold blood by John of
Procida at the ringing of Siclian YES
pers. On the oath day of August,
st. Bartholomew day, In 1872, bells
rang In the massacre OF 100000 Hugue-
nots. At the time of Nelson's triumph
and death Mt Trafalgar. the bells OF
Chester rang merry peal alternated
with one dead toll.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
GIVEN NAMES OF PRESIDENTS
Historical Applications Bestowed on
SUBMITS of Mountain Range in
Old Vermont.

Heretofore when one spoke of the
presidential range everyone every
New Englander, at least-knew, with
cut further particuarizing, that Mount
Washington and its attendant submits
was the subject, writes Allen Cham
herlain in the Boston Evening Tran
script.
Hencefortll one must needs be more
specific, since during the last year a
rival presidential range has appeared
on the map in Vermont. That region
hitherto generally spoken of as the
Bread Loaf Mountain section. lying
between Middlebury gap and the Lin
eoln-Warren pass, was but little
Known, except III its southerly portion,
until the Green Mountain club men
ran their skyline trail through They
found there maze of unnamed sum
mits grouped as in council, and seem
ingly worthy of being recognized as
individuals of distinction
Just north of these heights is the
rugged mass whose SUBMITS have been
known for more than half a century as
Hounts Abraham and Lincoln. Quite
naturally the idea of a new preslden-
tlal range arose and, with great parti-
san restraint, four of the neighboring
mountains were therefore named
Mount Grant. Mount Grover Cleve-
land, Mount Roosevelt and Mount
Woodrow Wilson.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
No More Shiny pomss.

After the wonders which we have
sern worked for the soldiers who suf.
fered dishurcmont during the war,
II is not surprising that plastic sur
goons are turning thelr attention TO
Improving civ linns also. Ugly noses,
projecting ears, harelIps and all sorts
of other obstacles to good looks will
probably be easily corrected in the
not-far-away future. The most In.
torestlng thing along this line which
has been recently discovered is that
no one need suffer from badness any
more. BY grating piece OF skin
from some part of the head where
hair is sin growing onto the bald
patch "A new covering is said to be
insured.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
An American Solomon

The story is told of member of
the American Red Cross, somewhere
on the Syrian side of the Afrlcari con.
linent. who found himself faced with
something of the same problem the
solution of which e;aned for Solomon,
In ancient days, the reputation of be-
ing the wisest of men. On this occa.
sion the child WAS that of an Arme-
man woman, found in the house OF n
TURK nj Aleppo, and who, the mother
said, had been taken from her when
three years old. The child she claimed
rs hers was little girl of seven years
ana she gave no sign Of recognizing
her mother. The American was puz.
1ed to know what 10 do. An idea
struck him. He told the mother TO
sing the lullahles with which she had
been used to rock her baby to sleep.
The little girl looked astonished and
thoughtful; then she smiled. Memory
lgd awakened. and the Armenian
woman had recovered her child.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Scientific Mananement

Ut docsu', do To swallow all the
stories ynu hear about the efficacy Of
scientific management. hut heard one
the other day that | can well believe"
Senator CumminS the speaker, was
entertaining luncheon party at At
lantlc city.
so your wife refused 10 marry yml
when you first proposed 10 hrry said
to Brown during confidential chat
one day. Did you keep on pursuing
her TN She conSentcdT
"'Not much" Brown ropllcd craeilly.
I went ont and made a fortune. When
! came back 1t was she who did the
pursuing"
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
GUN COTTON BASIS OF SILK
French inventor, After Long Study,
Has Evolved q Truly Wonderful
Artificial Product.

According to Count Hilaire. inventor
of artificial silk, which is now pro-
duced by vast factories in Switzerland,
Belgium, France, England and the
United States, 1t has for its basis moth
Ing less than gun cotton. One of the
greatest problems he had to solve In
perfecting It for everyday use was to
render It nonexplosive.
The gun cotton under the chardon-
net process is first dissolved in a mix
ture of alcohol and ether and then
spun through fine capillary tubes by
U ins Of hydraulic presses.
Other chemical processes give It in
combustible and nOneXplosive quail
ties. together with the consistency and
the transparency of the finest silk from
Japan or China.
1t took just 80 years of the so which
Count Hilaire has completed to per-
feet his discovery and render 1t of act
ual and practical commercial value.
The ilustrious chemist and scientist
has just been elected to the supreme
honor of membership in the French
Academy of Sciences for his discovery
of how to put one over on the silk
worms. During the war he had. been
decorated by the French minister of
war with the Cross of Chevaier of
the Legion of Honor for discoveries
relative to the manufacture of high eX-
plosives growing out of his researches
made primarily to render artificial silk
stockings noneXplosive.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
POET WAS ERRATlC GENIUS
Work Before His Suicide at the
Age of Eighteen.

That marvellous boy poet, Thomas
Chatterton, a youth with wonderful
attainments but whose genius was err
ratio, died before he was IS years old.
on Aug. %, ITO, by taking arsenic
"in anticipation of slower death by
starvation"
From his earliest childhood, Chatter
ton had a ghastly familiarity with the
idea of suicide, and among his papers
preserved in the British museum is
last will and testament. Executed in
the presence of Omniscience, the 14th
Of April, ITO" full of the widest wit
and profanity. While there is pc
culiar interest to all he wrote, he is
best remembered as the author of the
so-called "Rowley Poems," which num-
ber nearly four-score, "kilnour and
Juga" being the only one which ap-
peared during the lifetime. Some OF
them possess that beauty of imagin-
alton with which we associate the
poets, as well as Rosetti and William
Morris, owed much to Chatterton.
During the last few months of his
life he worked with hundred hands
and poured forth satiric poems, poll
tical essays, burlettes, letters in the
style of Junius, and mediated writing
a history of England. For time his
prospects seemed to brighten. and
while many editors were willing to
used his articles and gave him praise.
few were willing to pay for them.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
Fill Fashions.

Mr.. X. W. Dalton. In his report of
the trade OF the FIJI islands, says ::
"Shlrts are gradually gaining In popu-
larlty among the fiiians. All kinds
OF soft tennis shirts with collar and
pocket or collar and two pockets sell
freely. These shirts are usually worn
for dressy occasions. when the ma
.tives are generally clothed In white
or cream. There is an increasing de.
mand for khaki shorts and trousers
buckle knees and are being worn by
FijIan men beneath or instend Of q
lolD cloth. There Is also large sale
Tor umbrellas.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
His Opinion,

"True. women's fashions are so i'm
modest as to shock the pure said j.
Fuller Gloom. THE summers are also
hotter and the winters colder than they
ever were before. Just rs usual, the
country is going headlong to the dogs.
Every town In America has more fools
unt crooks and gossips in II, in proper
ton 10 its size, than an" other town In
America. The poor are always growing
poorer and the rich growing fatter.
The end of the world is always at
hand. and probably always will he. In
fuct. there Is everlastingly something
To howl about, II you want Ia howl
The women have always worn exactly
what they pleased in just the manner
that suited them best, and there never
was and never will be any help for H.
And if their dInphanous garh offcnds
you there is no law compelling you to
keep edging around until you get n
comely woman betwixt yourself and
the sun. oifound you !''-Knnsas City
Star,
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
ALWAYS WARNING OF RAIN
elrds, Insects, and Weeds Forsteii
Oownpour to Those Who Are
at All obssrvant,

The shepherd among his sheep or
the iabOrer on the farm will not hesi-
tate In his reply to the often asked
question. for these men of the fields
are almost uncannily weather wise.
Their barometer is not only the moon.
the clouds, the stars. but also the
beasts birds, insects and weeds.
The following signs, among others.
warn the countryman of the coming
rain or storms, NJ. p. NJ" writes in
the continental edition of the London
Mail:
The shrill cry Of the peacock scream
ing from the farmyard gate.
A herd of cows prone on the
meadow. instead of grazing on the
pasture.
Lambs leaping and frolicking with
extra vigor in the fold.
Ducks balanced on their heads in a
pool with only their tails and portion
of their backs appearing above the
water line.
A flight of swallows skimming low.
Smoke ascending in a straight line
from the chimney.
The continued sound of croaking
frogs from the bitches.
The antagonistic condition of the
bees round the hive.
The silence of singing birds in the
woods.
The pimpernel on the banks with it's
scarlet blossoms closed against the on
slaught of the storm.
The extra brilliance of the stars Con
the eve of rain).
The haze around the moon.
Spiders seeking refuge within the
cottage or the barn.
The unusually distinct roar of the
train heard from afar.
Gilpin observer., 1919-10-30
MEsoPoTAMIA TO COME BACK
Prophecy That Ancient Land 10 to 20
Redeemed From Present state
Of Barrenness.

1t may be remembered that, when
Gen. Sir Stanley Maude had to lay
down his work with his life in Meso-
potamia. that work was taken up and
carried on successfully by Gen. Sir w.
r. Marshall. The expedition which
he sent up the Euphrates freed that
river from the Turks. and just before
the armistice the force which he led up
the Tigris from Bagdad captured the
entire Turkish army of 1000 about so
miles south Of Mosul. the city which
stands on the west bank opposite the
ruins of Nineveh. Since then the coun.
try has had peace, and all the way
north and west from Basra there has
been notable revival of commerce
and agriculture, with beginning of
the great irrigation scheme devised by
Sir William Willcocks. 1t was through
irrigation that in ancient times the
land developed its extraordinary fectil.
ity, and traces remain of the network
of canals that formed the center of
Babylonia.
Is there to he renewal of that fer
tiiity in place of the desert barrenness
produced by Turkish neglect and NAL.
administration? General Marshall.
who has returned to England, is of
that opinion. Speaking recently at
Durham he made one very remarkable
statement. AS result of experiments,
he said. it was believed that MesopO-
tamia would become the finest cotton
growing country in the world. That is
large expectation too large to dis.
turb cotton growers in other countries.
Details of the experiments, showing
surprising results, will have to be
made known before the "sea island"
territory of Georgia. South Carolina
and Florida can believe that its SUI
premacy is threatened by Mesopota-
mia. or that the beautiful long-stapled
silky wool of its peculiar variety can
be eXcelled anywhere.