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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
TO REST IN SEA
Peculiar Rites at Burial of lap
aneSe Sailor.
impressive and Dienisied, Though TO
western Minds the Ceremony
Seems Rather Theatrical

Inc poop deck in the rear of the
snip was cast IN mysterious shadows.
Inc big wheel, the edge of the decl,
above, and the forms of men and
women made sharp sihouettes against
me sea, shinmering under the tropical
moon. A long line of black clouds
could be seen in the Llue-black Sky
just above the almost invisible horizon.
The throb, throb of the ships heart
ana the sWishing of the water past
the stern were the only SQUADS. save
an occasional whisper rs passengers
ana crew quietly assembled to pay
their respects TO the dead
Above the propelers narrow
White-draped platform had been
raised, aanting over the rails toward
the water.
In front of this was white-coyered
table on which, barely distinguishabie.
were rice with chopsticks dish of
fruit, dish of almonds (he fayorite
food Of the deceased) and vase con
tanning scent sticks, which glowed in
the darkness like a group Of tiny red
stars, throwing off wonderful fra
GRANGE on the torpid atmosphere.
Suddenly a sharp wind swept the
deck, sending the white cloths Tapping
as though anxious to break the I'M
canny silence.
From the deck above came the voices
of japanese sailors. and shutIiing of
feet down the steps.
The burden was too difficult for
measured tread as they appeared,
carrying their dead comrade sewn in
white sail-cloth, heavily weighted.
After placing the corpse on the plat
form they fell into their places in the
long white lines of passengers and sail
ors, leaving narrow passage in front
Of the table.
A bell tinkled, the engines stopped,
and the captain, gray-haired man,
walked slowly forward Bowling low
before the body he chanted the speech
to the dead in a choking voice.
His voice rose and fell, now almost
wall, now dropping to low sullen notes,
now soft, comforting tone. The line
of figures, on either side, swaying
backward and forward in balance with
the ships motion, seemed to keep time
to the cadence.
The captain then reyerently placed
glowing scent stick in the vase as
sign of his affection. The remainder of
the officers slowly approached in pairs
and bowling, placed their scent sticks
in the vase.
A signal from the captain, and two
Of the crew stepped forward and,
lifting one end of the platform, sent
their dead comrade to the deep.
Then, gathering the offerings from
the table, they cast them toward the
white foam which marked the resting
place of a fellow sailor-W. c., in
London Daily Mail.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
lreland's Eco Industry.

Ninety million dozen eggs were ex-
ported from Ireland last year. Prices
ranged high, and the value of the
trade was estimated at over SO, 1000
0W. This exceeds the value of the
country's exports of any single manu-
featured article; the cattle trade. in
deed, is the only one which can show
more imposing figures. Much of the
credit for the improvement that has
taken place in IreIand's poultry trade
Is due to the department of agricul-
ture. During the last 20 years its in
structors have taught the farmers and
farmers wives that, given the neces-
sary care and attention, fowls are
among the greatest assets. AS the re-
suit OF scientific treatment, the hen
can become veritable egg-laying ma
chlne' Compared with 1904, the num-
Der OF birds in Ireland today has in
creased by 30 per cent yet during the
same period the number of eggs ex-
ported from Ireland has increased by
well over 100 per cent. That, we
thihk, is indisputable proof that the
MODERN hen Is at least twice as valu-
aDie asher ancestor of 16 years ago.
montreal Family Herald and Weekly
Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
GREW IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
-. Recently Found in Tennessee
seems to substantiate Belief
Lono Held by Scientists.

corn that grew in Tennessee in pre-
,,S.or,c times. possibly before Joseph
Us away his seven years supply in
Pu was unearthed recently by w
= Never of the Bureau of American
Is.hnoloey and sent to the United
s4ates Department of Agriculture for
Identification.
nnr,no recent excavations in David
~ comfy. Tennessee, Mr.. Meyer came
mon a number of stone slab graves
aantainlng nortuary vessels. Some of
tnose held specimens of charred maize
IN fairly good condition. From the
s,za and shape of the grains it was
.,ossible TO identify the variety as
nonv.rowed tropical flint, form about
halfway between true flint and pop
corn.
The same type of Indian corn occurs
IN the West Indies, and there is no
ouestion in the minds of scientists
but that there was very early com
munication between the West Indies
and North America. Not only corn
but beans, squashes, pumpkins and
tobacco are of tropical and subtropi-
cal origin.
These staples, now so important
throughout both hemispheres, found
their way into North America and were
cultivated beyond the Great Lakes in
Canada long before the discovery of
America. There is abundant evidence
of communication between the West
Indies and Florida, and up the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
Supplies Lonu.Eelt Want.

Since there are great many Amer
lean and English commercial houses
in Buenos Aires, numbers of girls 20
down to that cosmopolitan city TO work
in Offices but the problem of finding
suitable lodgings there is a serious one
for them because the Argentine WON
an has not yet entered the business
world On this account a hard-work-
ing committee has fitted up a com
plete hotel for women, called the City
house and this delightful and much
needed place, although it has every
modern convenience and is beautifully
furnished and decorated, is not being
run for proft.-New York Evening
Post
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
Difference in Methods

man passed through rural village
III England pushing a wheelbarrow full
VI sahd. This sand he was selling at
d nickel bag, telling people that it
was sure fly killer.
purchasing a bag, stout old dame
asked MIN how it should be used.
FIRST catch a fly" exclaimed the
.eliuof' then tickle it under the chin
@l'h straw, and when it opens its
mouth throw handful of this famous
ny poison down its throat and the re-
sun VIII be that the fly instantly
chOkes and dies"
nat exclaimed the old lady,
so @nlie | was doing that I could have
oHuashed it under my foot six times
les replied the sand man uncon-
'ernedlyi that is a good method, too"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
Guilty Conscience.

1t was at a football dinner, and one
Of the diners had, well, he had dined,
of course.
About 1890 p. m. he rose from the
table murmuring something about
sending a message to his wife to the
effect that he would not be home that
night.
An hour later, as he had not re-
turned, some of his friends went In
search of him. They looked in the
lounge. the conservatory. and all over
the place until someone remembered
his remark about a message.
Lets look in the phone box" he
suggested.
They looked-and there he was in
bean in the corner. They woke him
up.
'Thank heaven" he sighed as he
opened his eyes. "Some one has come
70 bail me out at last"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
G0LD-PLATED D0UR KNOBS
New York Apartment Hotel Would
Seem to Be Last Word in
Height of Luxury.

Three hundred Park avenue, New
York, the new sherry apartments just
opened, is probably the most luxurious
abode of wealth in the world, says a
correspondent. 1t has god-plated
doorknobs, silyer-plated chandeliers
and separate set of elevators running
to each of the sixteen floors. The
apartments really are private homes.
The largest of thirty rooms has been
taken by Percy Rockefeller The
yearly rentals range from $4,000 to
$4,000. There are ninety apartments.
Among the leading director tenants
are Richard II. Wilson, Gen. Coleman
du Pont, Col. b. Il. McAlpin, Louis
]. HOroWitz, +. c. +. Page. Il. Colt
Johnson, Louis l., Durham and l.. NJ,
Boomer. In furnishing the apartments
Europe and America have been search
ed for ideas and materials Louis
Sherry has installed S250,000 worth
of Thirteenth-century tapestries in
his apartment. Mr.. Boomer sent
to Norway for the wood used in his
apartment, Mrs. Boomer being ma
tive of that country.
Some of the walls in many Of the
homes are huge cunvaseS for paint
ings by noted artists. A magnificent
ballroom a restaurant, a grill, tea
room and confectionery shop occupy
the first floor and meZZanine. If YOU
want to locate at Three Hundred
Park avenue you must be voted
upon by the director tenants" who
are particular, very particular indeed.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
Won Fame by TWO OPERAS.

,ha mans Christian Andersen of
ca,. music world died the other day in
IN e.,""ly. He was Engelbert Hum
b be.uiilek. writer Of fairy operas that
lave found a permanent Mace in the
ava. aTar's of music lovers. His operas.
k,nS o''Sei and Gretel" and "Koenigs-
tho a. produced in this country for
tlvo,n ume in 1905 and 1910. respec-
tbe y won the American public for
Iva 'eri'an composer. Although he
n J, long and active life devoted
mns,a composition and teaching of
mar" having in that time produced
erat;. musical works of orchestral. OPP
IL -. and miscellaneous character. II
mos, IN Two fairy operas that he is
BE- rsa @.ue'y known and most likely to
'e'nbered.-Kansas City Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24

Owing to the fact that refuse must
now be covered and that few otner
nlaces are left TO breed, the common
bousefiy is becoming rather infrequent
in the more settled part Of New York
but not in the outskirts. Many OF the
high-class apartments no longer pro
vide fly screens Asphalt, concrete ano
the covered garbage pail have done
wonders in mitigating the evils OF this
pest.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24

George AIDE, from his box at the
CarpentierDempsey fight, nodded In
the direction of beautiful young
woman with very marvellous jewels.
That's Cora de Trafford. She
carved out her fortune" he said.
rot" protested a cinema producer.
"1'hat ez-chorus girl didn't carve out
her fortune. She married Hugh de
Trafford. the wild septuagenarian mil
lionaire."
YES" said Mr. AIDE, but think how
many other chorus girls she had to cut
out to marry him."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
PRINTING 1t.

"Do you remember Boris Popoff,
who used to visit the Pink Elephant
tea room?"
quite well. What's Boris doing
now
Hes making lot of money In
Russia"
- on don't say! How"
Hes running B0lsheyist printing
office"
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
When o. Girl Murries


Chickens come home to roost,' are
truest ever, and they mean that
when a sane man chooses a wife
It's because he prefers her and is
likely to go on-preferring her
to other. women.
II Virginia intended this to shift
my attention from Rosa's probable
attitude toward Jim, it worked
nicely. Rosa flashed an indignant
glance at Virginia for what she
might have stammeringly desiG-
mated as how you say-rOugh
work" / was so intensely amused
cat this by-play thai l managed.
momentarily to forget the little
coquette's interest in my own hus-
band. Virginia stopped in the
doorway as if struck by a brand
new idea.
Mrs. Cordova-I've just real
lied what a stupid hostess I've
been. Until this moment it's never
occurred to me that you might like
to invite some of the nice boys
who take you dancing to come
down here. But it's bound to be
stupid for you with nothing but
one devoted married couple-one
pair of great friends and our aunt,
the dearest friend of both groups.
How would you like to ask some
of your own cavaliers to spend
Sunday? Well send the car up
for each of them If you say 50.
Does the idea please you?"
Rosa narrowed her eyes and
studied Virginia. Then she turned
and considered Pat speculatively.
You are so-sweet to me that
I cannot find the words to thank
you. To ask my nice dancing
boys here-it will be lovely. i
think maybe I'll invite just two
and then our White Lilac she has
also a cavalier. So now Pat need
not bother to amuse me while you
are upstairs having secrets. l
amuse myself with the telephone
and my boys"
Rosa had ignored the agreement
that there was to be no dressing
for dinner. She was fairly radiant
in a peach-colored chiffon built
over layers of diaphanous cloud
like stuff deepening in color from
apricot to flame and from flame
to copper-brown. She pirouetted
into the room and dropped mock
ing curtesy to both of us. In her
voice there was a note of triumph.
This is Jaime's favorite frock, I"
she challenged, in an artificial tone
which told me she was inventing
the idea out Of whole cloth. "He
has told me always that he wants
Anthony Norreys to like me-not
so much, perhaps, as he does, for
then he would be jealous, l sup
ose-but-enough. SO l think
maybe l make a hit when he and
the big Carlotta come from their
dinner with that Nora"
(TO BE Continued Tuesday,
The Washington times., 1922-09-30

do all my work alone while before
had my daughter staying at home to
do it. L have told number Of
friends what it has done for me and
give you permission to use my letter
as testimonial. - Mrs. JESSE
PETERSEN, Route l, JASPER, MINI.
There is no better reason for your
trying Lydia Z. Pinkham' s Vegetable
Compound than this-it has helped
other women. So if you suffer from
displacements, irregularities, back
ache, nervousness or are passing
through the Change of Life remeue
Der this splendid medicine. What it
did for Mrs. Petersen it may do for
you. =
The Vegetable Compound stands
upon a foundation oT nearly nifty
years of service,
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
CHAPTER XIX.

"The problem before u.s." said
Vaille bitterly, sis two.fold. In the
first place, have we not lost all
chance of a great coup for our
selves through Joan Tallbois' in.
heritance?"
"And secondly" put in Mr.. Bell,
whose face was peculiarly white
and shiney, 'are not the lives of
all five of us in such danger that
they can hardly be said to be worth
a weeks purchase? You know
Slim Jim better that do. Chief"
Mr.. Callaghan neatly cut the end
from a Havana with a little silver
penknife, and peered at his COM
panion over the top of his glasses.
THE answer to both questions"
he said, "is in the negative"
He lit the cigar, and blew a cloud
of smoke with thoughtful appre-
citation. Mr.. Callaghan's Coronas
were always in perfect condition.
Let us sheIve, for the moment,
the question OF danger" he said.
I'VE have been used to danger any
time these ten years. We have
skated. now and then, on singu.
larly thin ice. None of us are
children, to cry out before we are
hurt. We are five-and more
against one"
ut is now four days since the
safe was robbed of those doru-
ments on which our campaign de-
pended. The event, I regret to
say, caused a certain amount of
panic among you. Truly we were
rather at loss, we did not know
where we stood. Several rather
absurd suggestions were made.
But as 1t is always my rule not
to act without adequate informa-
ton, adjourned matters until we
could learn the truth about this
amazing business and find means
to meet 1t.
II am glad to tell you that tho
whole thing is now clear, and
have called this meeting in order
to put my decision before you all.
1t annoys me that Drummond is
not present. I cannot think what
is OBTAINING him. But we mus:
proceed in his absence" q. 3
The other two remained silent:
I'VE have proof" said Mr.. Cal.
laghan, that Slim Jim Carey is
pot dead. but most accursedly
alive. OF that there is no doubt.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
Hei0ht of Mountain


had to know that the apparent
height of an object varies inverse
ly with the distance. A quart3
of an inch at a distance Of fifteen
inches has an angular altitude the
same as that of mountain 1,76O
feet high but S4,480 times fifteen
inches distant. In each case the
distance is sixty times the height,
60xA inch being fifteen inches, and
60x1. .760 feet being twenty miles.
The simple method above de
scribed may often be of the great
est practical value in furniching
information Eimperatively needed
and not otherwise in the existing
circumstances to be had.
Let us see what the tangent
method would have done in our
mountain case. First, the angular
height of the mountain as seen
from the porch should have been
carefully estimated, or better,
measured. In the case as given
this would have been about one
degree. The distance would rep
resent the radius of the trigono-
metric circle, which is always
reckoned as unity, or one, and the
height of the mountain would be
the right of the angle. Glanc-
ing at our pocketbook table of
tangents we should find the deci-
NAL 0.01746 standing for the tan
gent of one degree. This means
that the height bears to the diss
tance represented by the radius)
the ratio of 0.01746 to 10. So,
the distance being 20 miles, the
height would be about 1S43 feet.
This is SO feet more than we got
by the other method, but the diff
ference arises from our having
slightly overestimated the angle.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
COLUMBUS
DAY PARTIES
BY Loretto G. Lynch

A T least a fortnight in advance
n must you plan your Column
L u bus Day party. And why
not have it SAVIOR of old Italy II
your other recent parties have
been the regulation ice cream and
cake affairs?
Make II a costume affair II you
wish The shops handling crepe
paper will show one how to make
most any costume. The costume
might reflect Columbus birth
place. Italy, or they may flavor
Of the country that sent him to
find a new world-Spain..
You will want some Italian
dishes. Cook the required guam
tity Of spaghetti in boiling, salted
water and rinse it in running cold
water to remove sickness.
/ find the canned tomato soup
or the tomato paste a good foun-
dation for tomato sauce. Rub the
bottom of the Cookpot with a
Glove or garlic, and then remove
it. In a little olive oil cook until
tender one finely chopped onion.
contents of one small can of pi-
menlOS, cut III pieces, Oie 6iSVh
pepper cleaned and chopped, and
a dozen chopped chicken livers II
available.
To this add a quart of tomato
soup or sauce and cook for five
minutes. Reheat spaghetti in this
and serve piping hot. Pass grated
Parmesan cheese with this dish.
You might have whatever you
desire for the rest of the dinner,
but when 1t comes to dessert, try
to provide some real Italian Ice
cream. 1t is called spumoni.
Dancing or a little resume OF
the life of the great discoverer
will add to the pleasure of the
occasion.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
By Garrett p. Serviss,

WY HAT an interesting thing
" II Is to measure the
w height Of a distant noun
tain while sitting quietly on a
porch, provided only with a lead
pencil and a footrule for instru-
ments and a trifling knowledge
of trigonometry for calculating
purposes. How simple a thing
may seem magical to those who
don't know the trick! This morn
ing L sat thus on a hotel porch
and admired a distant, blue, mag
nificently shaped mountain.
asked a native of the region how
high that mountain was; he didn't
know, never had heard tell how
high II was. How far away was
1t. He reckoned it might be
between twenty and thirty miles.
A railroad chart showed that the
distance was about twenty miles
in an air line.
Now" sai. to an interested
companion, well find out for
ourselves hw high that noun
tain is.
How are you going to do 1t
when you've got no surveying in
strument?"
This pencil and footrule will
do the work well enough for our
purpose. Observe that the pencil
is one-quarter of an inch thick.
Now ! hold it horizontally and
move it away from my eye until 1t
Just hides the mountain from the
horizon line to the summit. The
intervening country being practi-
cally level helps us. When the
pencil covers the mountain l find
that 1t is fifteen inches from my
eye. The distance of the noun
tain, as the chart shows, is
twenty miles.
"Very well, then, we have this
proportion: AS Is inches is to u
inch, so is 20 miles to the height
of the mountain, which we will
call X. Solving the proportion we
find that 60 X equals 20 miles, so
that X must equal 20-60, or one
third of a MILE. e., 1,760 feet,
which is therefore the height Of
the mountain.
We did not have formally to
employ trigonometry at all. Sim
pie arithmetic sufficed. We only
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
BEST WAY TO
CURE COLDS.
BY Brice Belden, Md

~ USCEPTIBILITY to colds Is
brought about by close housing'
in overheated, poorly venti-
lated rooms, improper feeding, and
too much or too little clothing.
Colds are due to germs and are
contagious, so children must be
kept away from persons having
colds.
Too much sugar and sweets,
cereals and potatoes cause indi-
gestion, thereby lowering resist
ance and increasing the susceptl-
bility to colds.
Pure cod liver oil should be
given throughout the winter to
susceptible children. Begin with
a half teaspoonful with meals and
increase up to two to four tea
spoonfuls.
Most children are clothed too
heavily, so that they perspire too
freely when playing. Other cloth
ing worn in the house should be
light, and the underwear should be
medium weight wool and cotton
mixture.
Living and sleeping rooms must
be well ventilated, and the more
sunny they are the better. The air
must be changed completely every
day. A temperature of IS degrees
Fahrenheit is best.
A minutes cold bathing of the
face and chest in the morning,
followed by a brisk rub with a
coarse towel until the skin glows,
is a good preventive Of colds.
If put to bed at the beginning
of a cold recovery will be prompter,
bronchial affections more likely
avoided, and infection of others
less liable to occur.
The Washington times., 1922-09-30
WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWI
A World Famous Story of the ALL Con-
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau
tiful Sister of the Auto A
I cratic King Henry VIII.

England. Don't put me down with
them, Caskoden, If you would re-
main my friend"
Bond Of Sympathy.
We both laughed at this sort of
talk, which was little in advance
of the time, for a noble. though an
idiot. to the most of England was
a noble still, God-created and to be
adored.
Another great bond of sympathy
between Brandon and myself was a
community of opinion concerning
certain theories as to the equality
of men and tolerance of religioY
thought. We believed that thSe
things would yet come. in spite of
kingcraft and priestcraft, but
wisely kept our pet theories to our
selves; that is, between ourselves.
OF what use is it to argue the
equality of human kind to a mani
= who honestly thinks he is better
than any one else, or to one who
really believes that some one else
is better than he; and why dispute
about the various ways of saving
ones soul. when you are not even
sure you have a soul to save?
When l open my mouth for pub
lie utterance. the king is the best
man in Christendom, and his pre-.
mier peer of the realm the nexp
best. When the king is a Catholic
l go to mass: since, praised be the
Lord, I have brains enough not to
let my head interfere with the set
ways of a stone wall.
Copyright. Bobbs-Merr1ll Co.
To Be Continued Tomorrow