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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
FRENCH CITY IN THE DESERT
Little Township OF IshmaiIa Has Been
Made Place Where Beauty Abides
Beside DesoIation.

Sir IAN Malcolm, British govern
board, gives charming description of
the luxurious little township of Ish-
malta, which is the headquarters of
the company. The executive of the
undertaking is practically entirely
French, and therefore it is not surpris-
ing to learn that behind a broad belt
Of tall trees and waving palms one
finds town that is purely French in
atmosphere and management.
Here is the residence, where | am
now staying with NJ. Jonnart, the presi-
dent; buildings, schools, shops, are all
French, in fact you feel that you are
living in a smart French seaside resort,
where roses, violets and strawberries
abound throughout the year, but if you
go a mile in any direction from the
lake you come to the end OF civiliza-
tion and are faced by the desert"
This lake, the Large Bitter lake, Is
more than ten miles long, and was at
one time part of the Red sea, but for
centuries it has been dried up and had
become part of the desert. Across
this depression the canal was dug, the
sides and bottom were prepared, and
when all was ready the waters of the
Mediterranean were allowed to flow
I'm. It took four months TO fill this an.
Science Monitor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
MUSEUM GETS RARE RUGS
the Orient, They Are Now
in Philadelphia.

Six MongOl pillar rugs, recently pur-
chased by the Pennsylvania museum,
have been hung in the Memorial hall,
Paramount park, in the north corridor;
one pair at the entrance to the Will
stach gallery, one pair at the entrance
to the Silver room and the third pair
at the entrance of the section devoted
to musical instruments. These rugs
were once bound about the wooden
pillars of MongOl lamaseries or
temples, and in several of the mu-
scum examples the wooden lashingS
which bound them are still there. Pos
sib1y textile decoration for pillars fol-
lowed carving, which would account
for persistence of design, as these rugs
could have been intended for no other
purpose. In one pair, at least the de-
sign becomes meaningless when spread
fiat, for the dragons which coil about
the pillar appear cut off In three sep
arate pieces, which meet exactly when
the edges are Joined.
The Chinese Huen Tsang, travelling
to India in the first half of the
Seventh century, says that the paw
lions of the monastery of Nelanda
were upborne by pillars ornamented
with dragons. The burial chambers Of
the kings, with their antechambers,
have been uncovered from the mounds
of earth which were heaped about
them, and on the stone walls are fresco
paintings. The doorway from the outer
to the inner chamber of one of these
royal tombs is f1anked on either side
by an octagonal column on which are
painted coiled dragons, no doubt in
Renaissance of earlier carved up
rights. The next step, for particularly
nomad people, was to render the same
design for similar purpose in textile
fabric to be dashed to the post-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Would Teach Youth to Think.

To teach people to think. DR.. c. A.
MERCER of Dournemouth left 100000
to be used to found chair of nation
al logic and scientific method at one Of
the universities. Among the cOndi-
lions imposed are clauses directing
that: Students are not to be taught
what Aristotle or anyone else thought
about reasoning, but to think and rea-
son clearly for themselves. The pro-
fessor is not to be chosen for his
knowledge of the work or opinions of
other logicians, but for his capacity
to think and to reason and to teach.
In selecting the professor preference
is to be given to the candidate who
does not know either Greek or Ger
man and, in any case, when appoint
ed, such professor is not to devote
more than one-twelfth of his teaching
time in teaching the logic of Aristotle
and the schools, nor more than one
twenty-fourth in teaching the logic of
Hegel or other Germans.-MontreaI
Family Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Ewes Ancestor.

A young mother in Chicago was en-
deavoring to act as her own Sunday
school teacher in the matter of impart-
ing fundamental biblical knowledge to
one of her offspring.
After reciting the story of Adam and
Eve the mother began catechizing the
youngster.
"Who was the first woman?
There was a momentary silence and
then the kiddie replied:
Goods grandmother"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
An Irish King in Tahiti.

James Norman Hall has stirred up a
veritable tumult in South Boston. In
an article in Harper's Magazine he
tells of meeting on a South Sea island
an IriShman named Riley. Orig
inally a native of Boston the son of
an Irish immigrant, Riley is now the
king Of a South Sea island, with I'm
told riches, beautiful Tahitian
queen, and hundreds of loyal subjects,
all according to the best traditions of
romance.
But who is he? Sou Boston is
largely populated by Rileys. and Mr..
Hall does not specify to which branch
Of the fomily his hero belongs. Since
the publication of the article there
are but few of his name who do not
claim kinship with the South Sea mon
arch who, since, as everybody knows,
all the Rileys are descended from the
ancient king of Ireland, is but enjoy
ing his natural right in ruling from
royal throne-Or hammock.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Oil Shells to the Rescue.

Oil thrown on the waves will calm
them. Hence it has been suggested
that Oil shells be fired from lifeline
guns in the coast guard stations, to
calm the waters around stranded
ships.
If the Oil shells are hurled we'll to
the WindWard of a ship, and are made
to explode on contact with the water,
the oil will soon drift around the ship
anG make it possible for a lifeboat to
be launched in safety.
An ideal oil shell would be one that
could carry gallon of oil.-Popular
Science Monthly.
A good conversational story-teller
soon learns to tell 'em too long.
OF all admiration, the most I'M
alleged is that for a brave man.
Ever think of the difference between
a man working and a working man?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30

dered into the office of Mr.. Dubwafte,
who was up to his eyes in work.
my brother" said the solemn WIS.,
itor, Il come to you with a message"
"Hand it to one of my clerks an
swered Mr.. Dubwaite, as his pen con-
tinued to trace his signature at the
bottom of business letters. Hell
sign for it and bring it to my atten-
ton if it contains anything that
ahem-requires my attention. paul
Cook in the Birmingham Age-Herald.)
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Ambition.

"Ycu will never get anywhere un-
less you have higher ideals than this
preached the woman to whose door
the tramp had applied for assistance.
"Are you really content to spend your
life walking around the country beg
ging?'
mo, lady," answered Weary Willie.
"Many's the time I've wished I had an
auto."--American Legion Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
No Trespassers Allowed.

One of the wings of the plane had
broken and it's pilot, after crashing
through a mass of planking and plas-
ter found himself resting on con-
crete surface in utter darkness.
"Where am ~ he asked feebly.
you're in my CELLAR came an omi-
nous voice cut of the blackness. But
I'm watching you.''-American Legion
Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Love-.

"She ought to he happy" "Why?"
as he is of his golf"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Enough Said.

sDOes he boast much?"
"Well, he's from California" DE
troit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
In Court.

"What is that man arrested forT'
making obnoxious smoke"
"Cigar or to?"-LOuisville COur-
ier-JOurnal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Could Not Beef With Him,

"Say, Jim, I've a bone to pick with
you" mot with me! I'm a strict
vegetarian"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
A Hot One.

Dubbleigh-"Dont you think soci-
ETY. is a bit of bore?" Miss Keen
"Your society, Mr.. Dubleigh.'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
A Test.

A successful gardener is one who
can raise and harvest a watermelon
crop without q fence.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
SIMPLE SMILES
He Must Be Board to Death.

He-Where does Sir Oliver Lodge?
She--Where 9uija boards.-Phila
lelphia Ledger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Explanatory.

She (crossing the street)-Oh! The
wind!
He (ditto)-Ah! The wind!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Perhaps.

''The course of true love never does
run smooth well, that keeps the
young people interested"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Polite.

HE means Well.'
II understand. That's a polite way
of calling him boob"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Undecided.

Nodd-Are you going away with
your wife this summer?
Todd-She hasn't decided yet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Some Erame-Up.


Felix-Are the pictures In the
rogues' gallery framed?
Eyebad-Yes, in guilt !"-Louis-
Vile Courier-J ournal
Many a man has fished all day and
gone home sorrowfully hand in hand
with truth.
about the man who is going to reform
tomorrow.
If it is really what you want, you
hardly ever can get it at a cheese
pairing price.
II a lonesome man has no family
circle to "jaW" in, he will do it in
a street car.
1t has been aptly said that sin has
many tools, but a lie Is a handle that
fits all Of them.
One may seek to do "the best he
knows how" and still not try very
hard to find out.
Each man who rides a hobby is
likely to find himself in the swim at
least once in a lifetime.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30

A musician brings a pleasant story
from New York regarding Enrico Ca
russo, at whose recovery from a Sc
we're illness recently the whole world
rejoiced.
A gentleman was discussing the Ill
ness Of the great tenor with a friend,
his small son being present.
'Caruso Is certainly a sick man." he
said.
The child's countenance frightened;
the light Of knowledge shone in his
eyes.
"Why, Caruso isn't a man." he re-
proved. Hes a photograph record"
I His Busy Day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
An Extremist.

HE is an ardent prohibitionist, isn't
he?" Eyes; he doesn't want even
money to get tight"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
Just So.

"How can the uses of adversely be
helpful?' "Well, many an army has
been whipped into shape"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30

Now Everybody Is Happy.
Dentist-Will you take laughing
gas?
Patient-I should smile,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30
A Rare Girl.

"Jock said l was a dream"
"What did you say?"
II told him to wake up."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1921-06-30

SIMPLE SMILES
He Must Be Board to Death.
He-Where does Sir Oliver Lodge?
She--Where 0uija boards.-Phila
lelphia Ledger.
Now Everybody Is Happy.
Dentist-Will you take laughing
gas?
Patient-I should smile.
Enough Said.
"DOes he boast much?'
"Well, he's from California."-De-
troit Free Press
''She ought to he happy" "Why?"
"Her husband seems as fond Of her
as he is of his golf"
Could Not Beef With Him.
"Say, Jim, I've a bone to pick with
you" mot with me! Pm a strict
vegetarian
A Hot One.
Dubbleigh-"Don't you think soci-
ETY. is a bit of bore?" Miss Keen
''Your society, Mr.. Dubleigh."
4 A Test.
fri -ho
can raise and harvest a watermelon
crop without a fence.
Explanatory.
She (crossing the street)-Oh! The
wind!
He (ditto)-Ah The wind!
Perhaps.
1.-THE course of true love never does
run smooth" 'Well, that keeps the
young people interested"
Polite.
"He means WE'LL
II understand. That's a polite way |
of calling him boob"
Undecided.
Nodd-Are you going away with |
your wife this summer?
Todd-She hasn't decided yet
A Rare Girl
=. "Joclz said l was a dream"
"What did you say?"
II told him to wake up"
Just So.
"How can the uses of adversely be |
helpful?" "Well, many an army has
been whipped into shape"
An Extremist
HE Is an ardent prohibitionist, isn't |
he?" Eyes; he doesn't want even
9 money to get tight"
Knew All About caruso
A musician brings a pleasant story
from New York regarding Enrico Ca
russo, at whose recovery from Sc
we're illness recently the whole world
Tejoiced.
A gentleman was discussing the Ill
ness of the great tenor with friend,
his small son being present
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25
Seek Copies OF Wills.

Philadelphia.-The Society of the
Descendants of the Signers of the
Declaration Of independence is en-
deayoring to collect copies of the
Wills Of the Sc signers. According
to a report made to John Calvert,
secretary and registrar CT the So
ciety, the wills of Samuel Chase,
Maryland; George Wythe, Virginia;
William Hooper, North Carolina;
William Lynch Jr., South Carolina,
and George Walton, Georgia, are
still missing from The society's col
lection.
Wills in possession of the descend
ants include those of Josiah Bart
lett, New Hampshire; John Adams,
Samuel Adams and Robert Treat
Paine, Massachusetts; Stephen Hop
kins and William Ellery, Rhode
Island; William Williams, Samuel
Huntington, Oily er Wolcott and Rog-
err Sherman, Connecticut; Francis
Lewis, William Floyd, Lewis Morris
and Phillip Livingston, New York;
Abraham Clark, John Hart, John
Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson and
Richard Stockton, New Jersey; Rob
ert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benja-
min Franklin, John Morton, James
Smith, George Taylor and George
Ross, Pennsylvania; Caesar, Rodney
and Thomas Mexican, Delaware;
Charles Carroll and Thomas Stone,
Maryland; Thomas Jefferson, Fran
els Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry
Lee and Benjamin Harrison, Viz
ginia; Joseph Hewes and John Penn,
North Carolina; Edward Rutledge,
South Carolina; Button Gwinnett,
Georgia
The following signers died in
testate according to the report:
William Whipple and Matthew
Thornton, New Hampshire; Ell
bridge Gerry and John Hancock
Massachusetts; George Clymer and
James wilson, Pennsylvania; Geo.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25
Husband Prodders' 10
Line Up Delinquents

Los Angelcs.-Creation of the Of
ficial position of county husband
prodder'' has been decided on by
the Los Angeles county board of
supervisors.
The duty of the husband prod
DER will be to collect from delin-
quents who have been ordered by
the provide" court to sup
port their wives or children
Judge Summerfield, who handles
the failure-to-provide cases, and Pre-
siding Judge Schneck, of the super
Tor court, appeared before the super
visors and pointed out the necessity
for such an official
Judge Summerfield stated that
about 100000 a year was being
collected through his court. He add
ed that much of the money ordered
paid was lost because there was nc
one to follow up the cases.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25

impossible because of the ease with
which it skaters.
The growing of rice has had an
interesting history in this country.
Although rice has been grown in
the tropics since before written
history began, it did not reach this
country until about 1900. A bag
of rice was then brought to Charles
ton, S. c., on ship, and the cul-
tivation of it began in a small way.
1t soon became the staple crop of
that region and was grown on the
tidal marshes by the use of much
hand labor, for machinery could not
be used in the deep mud Rice
growing was very profitable, but
only because of the presence of slave
labor. The industry has the honor
of supporting the most aristocratic
society, which America has ever
known-that of South Carolina be-
fore the war. The owners of the
great rice plantations of that state
were the cream of the old southern
society, and most of the legend and
story about old plantation days is
based upon them.
This regime collapsed completely
GAL 2-WORLD'S GREATEST
when the Civil war took it's slaves
away from it. The rice fields re-
verified to jungle and for time rice
culture was at very low ebb in this
country. Then it began again far
Their west, where it was grown by
different methods, permitting of the
use of machinery. This western rice
farming is an industry of recent
growth. California marketed it's
first rice crop in 1912. The leading
rice producing states now in the
order of their Importance are Louis
lana. Texas. Arkansas and Califor-
MIA. Some rice is raised in Missis
sippi, Florida, Alabama and Mis-
souri,.
The rice produced in these states
is more than enough to supply all
the needs of this country, and more
rice could be raised The general
use of rice, especially in it's I'M
polished form, would give the nation
one more great food crop of the
highest value.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25

curing rings and bracelets. The
latter range from bands of copper
to spirals of metal that reach from
wrist to elbow, and similar de-
vices used as anklets.
with the eyer-increasing over
flow of civilized populations, north
ern Rhodesia soon may be pre-empt-
ed by colonists. Indeed, the move
ment Of natives back to reserves
may indicate that such an inflow
already is taking place. Though
it lies across the equator, the
Rhodesian plateau is adapted to the
white man by reason of climate
that has no extremes. Moreover,
it's boon cities Of Buluwayo and
Salisbury possess hotels, clubs, bust
ness houses and apartments, built
in the flush of hope that it would
be a second Rand, then deserted
by the fortune hunters, and now
waiting the coming of a more sober
and sustained development.
"Much Of northern Rhodesia is
suitable for farming, there are vast
tracts Of grazing land. Maize and
tobacco are at present principal
crops. Wheat, cotton and citrus
may be grown successfully The
timber awaits transportation facili-
ties Gold, copper, zinc and lead
mines already are worked"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25
PARIS THE GAY
COMES TO LIFE
AFTER GLOOM
For First Time Since 1914
the Famous French Capt.
tai Has Donned Pre-War
Outward Aspect.
BY WEBB MILLER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, Nov. 17.-For the first
tive since 1914, Paris is regaining
her pre-war outward aspect.
The Partisan subway system has
just put into effect the pre-war
schedule as regards number of trains
and speed. During seven long years
the Partisan has been forced to
submit to inadequate Transports
ton service. Any complaint was
always met by the inevitable c.
est la guerre." Even with the
pre-war schedule the rush-hours are
reminiscent of New York because the
population has increased several
hundred thousand since pre-war
days. And there are four rush
hours day in Paris where thanks
to the two-hour lunch period every
body goes home to luncheon.
The NOTORIOUS companies have
just extended their service by in
augurating after-theatre buses, with
flat rate Of three times the or
binary first class fare. Hitherto
it was necessary to haggle with
high-binding taxi-bandits to get
home after the theatre, because the
midnight.
After more than two years steady
labor the streets are back almost
in pre-war condition. Throughout
the war scarcely any repairing was
done and scores of miles of streets
resembled shell-pocked sector on
the front. With a few exceptions
where the building was entirely raz-
ed, all signs of the devastation by
the German long-range gun and
afraid bombs have disappeared.
Owing to the increase in motor
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25

transportation Partisan civic au-
thorities are wrestling with "traf-
fic crisis Several remedies have
been tried with little success. AT
the most congested points on the
Grand Boulevards the American sys-
tenn of traffic regulations has been
inaugurated.
A fretful gendarme with a little
white baton tries to maintain some
semblance of order in the rush of
traffic. But His Majesty the Paris
Taxi-Driver is law unto himself
and takes unkindly to the new
regime. The gendarme spends most
of his time cursing the taxi-drivars
who try to slip past the moment
his back is turned.
Little by little the city has aug
mented the street lighting until
Paris has regained her pre-war title
of ''the city of light"
The cafes have been relieved of
the wartime restrictions and Boule-
ward cafes remain open until one
o'clock in the morning and the spe-
cially licensed cafes in the Mon
martre district are open all night.
Most of them close about dawn
when the last merry maker has been
loaded into taxi.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-25
ASTRONOMER CLAIMS EXISTENCE
IN HEAVENS OF BODY OF GAS
LARGER THAN BETELGUESE

London.-Tne existence of an in
conceivably vast object in the heav-
ems has just been demonstrated by
q Dutch scientist, DR. A. Pannekock.
It's mass, he says, is twenty thou
sand million times greater than
that of the sun ITSELF and it can
be described as a celestial gas or
dust cloud. ~
Dr. A. c. d. Crommelin, wao,
contributes a paper on the subjeN
to Mature" says the discovery
seems to make it desirable to
rediscuss the dynamics of the solar
Rocks estimates, this huge dark
body is 140,0Oo,000,0 100000 miles
in length and twice that distance
away from the solar system. 1t is
situated in the constellation of
Taurus, and shows as a dark area
to the right of Orions belt.
DIR. Pannekock works on the as
sumption that it is a gigantic cloud
of dark gas, and his figures as to
it's mass are greater than many es-
Inmates of the combined mass of the
whole universe itself.
Another scientist, Professor De
Sitter, suggests that the body may
consist of dust instead of gas in
which case the mass would be much
less. Viewed from the earth the
dark body occupies one-third of
line drawn down from the Pole
Star to the sky line.