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erelgns.
An ordinary pair of boots in France
costs twenty-five dollars.
Submarines are forbidden to Ger.
many by the terms OF the Peace
Treaty.
About one-half of all the diamonds in
the world are owned by Americans.
Seaweed, mashed into a pulp and
mixed with flour, is a breakfast dish
recently introduced TO London.
Toads are often supposed to live for
centuries, but as matter Of fact the
average toad lives only about fifteen
year,.
A negro minister, offered D. D. de-
gree on payment OF certain fees, asked
il he could purchase the letters one at
a time.
Machinery recently devised will lay
concrete on a roadway 3 to IL inches
in thickness covering $4,000 square
feet in q day,
AT wlne-dr,nker the Spaniard sets
the pace with an average of 35 gal.
Ions a year. leading the Frenchman by
4 gallons and the Italian by H.
Gen. Marston G. Clark, noted Indt
ana pioneer who died in 1916, was one
of a family of thirty-one brothers and
sisters, by the same father and
mother
! A scientist once compared o hair OF
his beard with spiders thread under
a microscope. and estimated that Il
would take 10000 threads to equal one
hair in substances
The ink used in printing the Bank o.
England notes is Of peculiar black
ness which no other ink can initiate
Il is made by a secret process. from
oharred husks OF grapes and secre
oil.
The highest railway bridge in thu
world is that built by the Cape &
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Climatic Record from Trees.

The unique climatic record worked
out from the annual rings Of trees now
covers many centuries, a complete ac-
count of the results obtained by Prot.
y. a. Douglass having been given In a
publication OF the Carnegie institution
of Washington. This investigation Of
weather history began with a study Of
the yellog pine In Arizona, from which
the conclusion was soon reached that
the width Of the annual rings has
varied with the amount OF yearly rain.
fall In the sequoias OF California the
record is continuous for more than
5000 years. Sections of various species
have been sought from many parts Of
Europe and America, and ingenious
methods of using the data obtained
have been developed. 1t is interesting
to note that evidence OF the 11-year
sunspot cycle appears IN the annual
rings Of about all groups of trees, To-
sether with more or less clear indica-
tons Of other cycles.
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Today's Birthdays

Gen Peyton c March, Chief of Staff
of the United States Army, born at
Easton Pa, SO years ago today.
NJ. Jonnart. French statesman and
colin!al administrator, several times
mentioned for the presidency born SO
years ago today.
William D. Lighthall, founder CT the
Union Of Canadian Municipalities, born
at Hamilton, Ont, 60 years ago today.
President John NJ. Thomas of Mid.
dlebury College, who served as an
army chaplain in the late war, born
at Covington, N. Y, 81 years ago to-
DAY.
Brig Gen. William H. Bixby, U. S
A., retired, former chief Of army engi
neers, born at Charlestown, Mass, n
years ago today.
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Cairo Railway across the Zambesi Riv
err close to the Victoria Falls II
stands over 400 feet above the rushing
waters in the gorge below
A shabbily-dressed man stopped In
front of a mirror In the window of
fashionable shop in London, and took
from his pocket a razor, soap, and a
brush. Dipping the brush in a dogs
drinking bowl, he lathered and shaved
himself,
The fayorlte poison used by the Aus
Italian business in warfare is obtained
from certain port ons of putrefying
corpse It is said that manwounded
with a war-shaft poisoned with this
awful venom dies of lack.iaw almost
Immediately
A man who had an extraordinary
run or luck at Monte Carlo last sea.
son attributed his good fortune TO a
fve.franc Louis Philippe coin which he
carried in his pooekt This coin had
been found on the person of a gambler
who had shot himself after having lost
heavily vt the tables,
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FLYING FISH NOT A MYTH
Denizen Of the Sea Known to b. Really
Capable Of Sustained Flights
Through the Air.

Does the flying fish really fly? Or
does 1t merely leap out Of the wOte'
and glide through the air?
This Is a question that has been
much disputed; which is rather odd,
considering how many people have
had opportunities to watch at leisure
the aerial stunts" Of the Enny species
in question.
The fact. as asserted by eminent
naturalists, is that the flying fish does
fly. IN flight It will sometimes turn
at right angles, or even at a very acute
angle. Nay, more, it is occasionally
observed to turn about swiftly and
come back in a direction opposite to
that in which its course was begun.
From the bow Of ship one may see
the wings Of flying fishes flap as they
hurry TO get out Of the way. When in
full flight the outlines Of their wings
are blurred to the eye, so rapid are
the flappings.
They sometimes fly $50 or 200 yards
without rising more than a couple Of
feet above the surface OF the sea.
Often they are observed to rise over
the crests OF waves and sink into the
hollows. These performances could
not be accomplished by mere leaping
and gliding.
Flying fishes are able to rise to a
considerable height and often come
on board of large steamers. Such a
vessel is as high above the water Is q
tall house. When they arrive upon
the deck they cannot rise and fly
away but the same is true of many
sea birds
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Sold His Business

Lady Go couple of beggarS at her
door, Well, declare, two of you at
n TIME ] can only give a trine to
one of YOU; which is It to be?
Beggar-Please, ma'am, give It TO
this ere chap I've sold him my bust
ness, and am now introducing him ~
the customers Edinburgh Scotsman.
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THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
CIGAR"

A NUMBER Of prominent
"A etymologists. among them
Littre, have endeayored TO prove
the word >cigar" is derived from
The Spanish cigarra, meaning
grasshopper, and that it was
applied 10 the rolled leaves of
tobacco by reason of their SINH
larity in shape TO the body of
this insect. This explanation,
while Ingenious. hardly fits the
facts in the case. for when to-
= bacco was first introduced into
Spain from Cuba. it was grown
in gardens or clgarrales, as the
Spanish cab them.
The Weather Spanlards had
a fad Of raising tobacco in their
cigarrales and making their own
cigars. which they would p'roGer
with the explanation "Es de mi
cigarral" ('I: is from my gar
den as proof that the tobacco
was wholesome and home
grown Before long the expires
slon changed to Este clgarro es
di mi cigarral" which might be
literally translated, Thls gar
Gen product from my garden"
and it was from this that the
word "cigar" originated.
However. In the final analysis.
the graSshoppcr does have
something 90 do with it-for tie
Spanish "cigarral' or garden"
is so-called because It is the
place where the grasshopper
("cigarra) resides.
Copyright
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Minneapolis, Minn,-John Smith, an
aged Chippewa Indian, arrived in MIN
neapolis recently with his adopted
son Tom Smith, to attend the state
fair. John who is 1873 years old, has
become blind since his last visit to
Minneapolis a year ago His health
is still good, however, he maintains
He is said to be the oldest living In
dian. 81 don't see any more, but I
stlll like TO travel" the old Indian
said With him he brought his blan-
ket, upon which he sleeps, never hay
ing slept in n bed. --
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christianity in Old Japan.

Students of the history Of Chris.
tianlty in Japan are interested in the
recent discovery near Osaka of a
tombstone over 800 years old bearing
the Christian name maria Uyeno"
together with a book In which the text
Of the Bible is copied in The Japanese
kama characters. The relies are be-
lleved to establish the fact conclusive.
y that Christians lived over 300 years
ago in the village Of Kiyotonlmaru,
where they were found
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-27

Mrs. Newrlch returned from tour
We went very swiftly all the way.
Caller--But travelling in a fast auto,
how could you get any idea Of the
country?
Mrs, Newrlcl-Oh, bought lot Of
picture postcards every place we
stopped at.
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u swore to sixteen, when I'm really
forty. Was that perjury?"
yes madam, il was"
Dear me Snail change my testi-
mony?"
Better stick to sixteen. Then II
any trouble arises we'll ask the iu1ye
TO spare you GA account Of your *
IRENE YOUTH
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The Glasses.

who is the young man over yon-
der so we'll dressed whom all the
girls seem TO be admiring?"
why he's the pink of perfection"
and who IS the ordinary looking
man near him with a baby in his
armsT
"Oh, he's just a plain poppy"
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mYTAsK.

My task is but to smile each day
When things go wrong;
To cheer my friends cloug the way
With humble song.
And II my neighbor feel the blast .
Give him my coat
or II my friend fan from the mast
Let down the boat
My task Is but 10 do each day
Some kindly deed
To help some friend In humble way
In TIME OF need.
Mary a. Johnson. In Los Angeles
Times.
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81 forbid any further extravaganza
in this housefurnishlng business. 1
want YOU to understand, madam, that
! put my foot down on any new car
pets"
IAN right John, dear; they'll be
there to put IL down on"
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He-And what is your society for?
She--For the prevention Of gam
bling among women.
He-But that's impossible.
Shc-Certainly it's not impossible to
stop gambling among women.
lIe-Oh, gambling I thought you
said Cabling !-Pearson's Weekly.
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Queer Delivery Vehicle.

Something entirely new in the way
OF gasoline vehicle is a delivery wagon
which was shown at recent London
exhibition, It travels on four wheels,
but the rear wheels are so close to-
gcther, that they might be mistaken for
Il single wheel.
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schooldavs.

"Henry the doctor says little Henry
and his sister both have measles"
Good Lord More expense. And
just TO think just to think :"
"Just to think what, Henry?'
"When was boy paid chum Of
NINE 80 cents to give me the measles"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-27

Partisan experts have discovered
chat the rat is an antl-tobacconist, and
will not even notice trap set by n
man with n pipe in his mouth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-27

IF two birds In the well known bush.
Are worth one In proverbial
hand,
Why we let them remain in The
bush
Is ar ystery can't understand"
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rhounht and Ar.

"Poetry," Gays Matthew Arnold, "iH
thought and art in one"
Evening star., 1920-04-25
In the Spotlight.

William Gillette has closed ms tour
III Dear Brutus.'
Victoria White has been added TO
/ ) east of My Golden Girl.
The Man who Came Back" is MAX
:: a hit in London
Guy Bates Post may appear short
= in an elaborate Shakespearean pro-
.Uction
Three companies will be sent out
.,xt season in The Bird OF faradise.
ne play will be produced in faris III
le fall.
Richard Walton Tully will revive
Keep Her Smiling" which Sidney
Drew was playing in at the time
II his death David Miller a poppar
,ncljsh comedian. will be The star.
Leave 1t to Me-, comedy by Edltn
Ills. is to be produced in LONDON
with Norman Tharp as the star.
Lillian Sabine. who dramatized The
rise of SiIas Lapham,' is local
chool teacher who is said to have
worked for three years on the play.
In Rida Johnson Young's comedy.
Little Old New York" number of
istorical characters are introduced,
-acluding John Jacob Astor, Cornelius
vanderbilt and washington Irving
Jerome Kern is writing some of the
-ongs for the tabloid musical comedy
Evening star., 1920-04-25

English producing managers recent
~ gave dinner to David Belasco.
whom they are trying to persuade to
have theater of his own in London,
Evening star., 1920-04-25
NE is
Continued from First PageD

,, Theater will be Hugo Jansen
st production. Powder Pun Tar !,
a- a revue of youth. beauty ana
cnderful fashions. featuring nine
-nted models who possess other
Silities than that OF displaying
stadsome gowns effectively Henry
Toomer and company VIII bring
The Wife Saver i comedy piaytet
amy Reynolds. bright songs ana
ely stories: Ward and Raymond a
" talk-riot called "Nonsensicals ,
II try and Anna Scranton, grea'
ire specially. and Marks and Rose
{nedy songs and chirpy chatter.
/, nile True Pals" introducing 'Trix,
the greatest dog on the stage,
II furnish something new ana unu-
ally pleasing.
NV I.ady's Garter the big Para :
cunt Aircraft production, will be the
,aed matinee attraction, and the
.srnedy will he Training for Hus-
nd :" which has been declared the
81 Fox comedy of the year.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Susan Lenox," dramatized by
George V. Hobart from David Graham
Phillips story of the same name, will
be presented for the first time by the
Evening star., 1920-04-25
REYNOLDS Revue.

..ahe REYNOLDS Revue" will be the
traction at the Gayety Theater
III week. Reynolds will be seen In
character of Jacob Rosenbleem,
houch the vehicle is entirely new.
hers in the cast are Arthur Mayer,
lie Davis, Bunnie Dale. Phylis Ell
and The Three Sons of Jazz.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

moving pictures and vaudeville.
While abroad she will prepare herself
for her debut as an emotional star in
a new play by Clara Lipman and Sam
uel Shipman.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Ladies' Day" a farce by Edward
Peple. Will be produced In Atlantic
City tomorrow night by H. H. Frazee.
The piece calls for a cast of forty.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

The announcement was made in
New York last week that Wagenhals
& Kemper had returned to the pro-
ducing field and would present no less
than five plays as the first Install
ment. The Bat" by Avery Haywood
and Mary Roberts Rinehart, will be
shown for the first time in this city
in June.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Frederick 'Stanhope. stage producer,
sailed last week for London. where
he will make a number Of independ
ent productions. including "Mr. Lag
arus." He carried with him the plates
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Ruano Bogislav. the noted singer
and dramatic actress. has been en-
gagged for a leading role in the new
play in which Lou Tellegen will ap-
pear.
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Warda Howard, the American act
ress, leading woman with the Ameri-
can company presenting plays in the
far east, has reached India in her
itinerary
Evening star., 1920-04-25
being prepared for Alma Francis by
Harry Carroll.

Deing prepared Tor Alma Francis by
Harry Carroll
Not So Long Ago comedy by
Arthur Richmond. which was given
q, preliminary trial recently by the
Shuberts. WILL after a few minor
changes In the cast, open in Boston.
William Harris. jr., has secured two
new plays abroad. one French play
and the other The White Umbrella"
by Chester B. Frenald Mr. Harris
VIII produce The Bandit" by Porter
Emerson Browne, soon.
English producing managers recent
iy gave dinner to David Belasco.
whom they are trying to persuade to
nave theater of his own in London
Another new production, to be
first shown in Baltimore" will be
the comedy called IS, 200 Year" by
Edna Ferber and New Levy. The
producers are the Selwyns.
George White has arranged with
Willie Collier to collaborate with him
in directing rehearsals of the Scan
dals of 1920" which are now being
held in New York. Collier will super
wise the staging of the comedy
scenes while White will put on the
musical numbers.
CASTOR Glass will play the leading
role in John Golden's next produce
ton, Romeo and Jane" by Edward
Chllds Carpenter which will open in
this city May II. Hilda Spong will
be in the cast
Susan Lenox" dramatized by
George v. Hobart from David Graham
Phillips story of the same name, will
De presented for the first time by the
Evening star., 1920-04-25

Pearl Andrews, whose vaudeville
career began at tender age, returns
to- this form of entertainment after
a long absence. She sang grand
opera roles in Italy.
Evening star., 1920-04-25
ana script of "The Passion Flower"

Marguerite sylvia sails next month
for Italy, where she will rest after
her arduous duties as star in opera
Evening star., 1920-04-25
Shuberts at the Arlington Theater,
Boston, tomorrow night.

George NJ. Cohan has agreed to
write comedy in which Leon Errol
will be presented in the fall. Err
langer and Ziegfeld will be the pro-
duCers
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tors Union of Grace church will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Silas
Hastings, 2319 Main street.
Members of the Ben Hur Degree
staff are requested to be present at
drill practice Monday at 1880 p. m,
in the club rooms.
Members of the Loyal Daughters
class of First Christian church are
asked to have all garments for the
orphans bow ready Monday evening
when they meet at the home of Mrs
Iona Huber.
The fourth annual Christmas recep-
ton of the T. P. A, Post C, will take
place Wednesday, Dc. 20, at $50 in
the Knights of Pythias temple. There
will be dancing, and refreshments will
be served during the evening. The
committee for the RECEPTION includes J.
P. Highley, chairman; E. E. Lebo, o.
D. Bullerdick, w. J. Blackmore, T. H.
Hill, M. L. Hasty, H. w. Bockhoff,
Ben c. Bartel, o. F. Mckee, D. L.
Mather, G. R. Cause, E. K. Quigg, R.
T. Bowman, L. c. Newcomer, Thorn
as Tarkleson Fred Miller, Roy Cope
land, A. Z. Jones, L. {. Harrington,
and w. H. Bates.
Mrs. J. A. Walls entertained with a
dinner party at the Hotel Arlington
Sunday as a courtesy to Mrs. Lulu
Snyder Hamilton of China. Covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Har-
ris, Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Harris, Miss
Adele Harris, the Rev. L. E. Murray,
Mahlon Walls, Mrs. J. A. Walls, and
Mrs. Lulu Snyder Hamilton. Mrs
Hamilton, who spoke at the First
Christian church Sunday morning, is
missionary from China. She is
spending furlough with her mother,
who resides at Muncie.
Members of the Neighborly club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Thurman on
the Henley road, Wednesday after
noon, for a sewing session.
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Sale of Silk Shifting, SIPS Yard
For Christmas Shirts, beauti-
full colorings in this tub silk and
only $1-25 a yard.
Sale Of Fancy Towels, 4sc-
Beautiful Turkish Towels so de-
sirable for Christmas gifts.
Sale Of Dress Ginphams, Csc I'd.
Recently selling at SOC yard.
All are standard brands in beau
tiful plaids and stripes. Just
half price for this week.
Sale Of Sheets, $1.5e - Well
known brand of seamless Sheets
S1x90 torn and shrunk; they
were s29S only last week.
Sale of Pillow Cases, 2ee-
Cheaper than you can make
them; also cheaper than we can
buy them; but just for this week
29c each.
Sale of Purses, $3.ea-Our $500
qualities for this weeks selling
are all s39S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Japanese Shipping Combine
NEGOTIATIONS at Standstiu

TOXIC, Dec. 13-Negotiations for
the formation of great shipping
combine to control all the ocean going
tonnage of Japan have apparently
come to a standstill.
Mr.. Hori, president OF the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha, declares that the diff
ference of the various companies in
standing and resources make mer-
ger almost impossible. If the COM
bine included the big companies it
would require, in his opinion, to be
capitalized at $400,000,000 and the
new arrangement would be cumber-
some.
Possibly the end in view may be
partly effected by the larger COM
panies buying up some of the smaller
and so averting the financial strain
which the latter fear if they face the
coming competition on their own re-
sources.
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Murderer of Priest
Slips Out of China
fRv Associated Press)

fBy associated freSS)
PEKING, Dec. 1S.-General Chang
Ching-yao, whose troops murdered
Rev. w. A. Reimert, missionary Of the
Reformed Church Mission, at Yochow,
last June, and for whose trial and
punishment the American Legation has
been pressing the Chinese Foreign
Office, is reported to have escaped
from China and gone to Japan.
In response to the legations repre-
sensations. the Chenese authorities
had ordered the arrest of General
Chang, and he was alleged to be in
the custody of General Wang Chang
Yuan, military governor of Hupeh,
pending trial. He already had been
required to pay over to the Mission an
indemnity of $4,000. The legation is
now informed that General Chang has
secretly left China.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13

Sale Of Petticoats, $1.5o-For
merceriZed Petticoats that are
cheap on today's market at 50.
For this week only at this price.
Sale Of Domestics-Hope Mus
lin, &c.; Fancy Outing Flannel
15c; Both light and dark styles.
Scout Percales 15c; both light
and dark colors.
Sale of silks, $1.ee Yard-$3.5O
Crepe de Chine; $3.50 Satins;
$3.50 Taffetas. Everything in
the Silk Department greatly re-
duced.
Sale of Dress Goods, eac-All-
Wool Serges; plenty of the
wanted Navy Blue.
Sale Of Gloves, eac-Kaysers
$3.50 Silk Gloves on sale this
week for this low price. We
have all colors and all sizes.
Sale of corsets, $1.5e-For this
week our $3.50 models either
pink or white at the low price.
All sizes in stock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
State of War Boost
Ohio Officials Salary

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 13.-There is
one state official who doesn't care
how long the United States technic-
ally remains at war with Germany.
He is the adjutant general and until
the government takes formal action
placing this country on a peace has
with Germany he'll draw $500 more
salary a year.
The peace-time salary of the adju-
tant general is the modest sum OF
$500 a year, which is automatically
boosted to $4,000 per annum in war
times. That is what the present ad-
jutant general has been drawing, and
what his successor after January 1
will draw until the United States re-
moves the technical state of war"
Colonel George Florence, who has
been selected by Mayor-elect Davis as
the new adjutant general of Ohio. was
Q lieutenant colonel of the 166th in
fantry in the World war.
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ficult court procedure. 1t costs 81
to advertise the fact, according to the
law; 40 cents is charged as a filing
fee, and the court costs are about 49,
And so far as known, the Cuyahoga
county probate court has never re-
fused request.
why should the court object" ask
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13

Sale of Handkerchief, Csc
500 dozen Ladies', Misses and
Mems fine Christmas Handker-
chiefs. An assortment seldom
seen in one store.
Sale of Mems Neckwear 75c
$500 All-Silk Four-in-Hand Ties
made by Wilson Bros, the rec
ognized leaders of neckwear
manufacturers. Another large
lot just arrived for this weeks
selling.
Sale of Mems Sox, 29c
Black Silk Sox in all sizes.
soc Mems Cashmere Sox in all
sizes.
Sale of Hosiery, CSC
Ladies' and Misses Silk Hose,
that were $3.50.
Sale of Wool Hose, $1.39
Ladies' Wool Sport Hose, in all
the Heather mixtures.
Sale of Bag Frames, 75c
Our s1.oo quality, for this week
75c.
Sale of Underwear,
Is Percent Less
All Underwear for Women.
Misses and children is reduced
for this weeks selling.
Sale of Silk Underwear,
80 1-3 Percent Less
Every garment is 13 less than
the regular price for tomorrow.
Everything is marked in plain
figures. Just deduct 1-3 and you
have this weeks price.