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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Sheen Doc Was Too Faithful.

KeennesS and lack of discipline on
the part of one dog cost famous
sheep stealer his life. The animal had
sorted out of flock number of fat
sheep, and had driven them some
miles to his master. who, for some rea-
son, decided to abandon them. He
rode away, calling on his dog to fol-
low. The animal did So, reluctantly
for "A time, but eventually disappeared
and turned up at his masters home
with the stolen sheep just when the
"arms Of the law" were making a
search.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
ouluas TO FRUIT SUI RI
-. Central and South Amor
rts prs Might Be Grow"
in This Country.

.,,ves grapefruit, tomatoes.
Greer sessnuaua-these were once praetl,
q pans nown TO Americans, whose
uDy u ,hem had slowly to be cui-
gated. ,od Products From Affair."" E.
I'd IA A. S. Bailey suggest that
aO Osher fruits from Central and
sssis neriea may yet become Wen
seup One is the white sapone, which
p'sl so mr. flavor, like grapefruit,
" smooth, custard-like texture, ana
m .susiastically liked by many
visitors. Experiments indi-
'p nat Florida and California can
oe % The chayote is immensely
r'au,,. South America and the West
E =. while in Brazil the grape-ilke
s p, If the jaboticaba tree is Ia
WV :, would appear that Americans
p'' are in not knowing the Brazilian
r' s n or sugar.apple than any
r a,se at occurs in creamy
nDs cav the authors. (which seem
nc es0.rate into segments. When
|. melts in the mouth and car
w. 40 favor both of the pineapple
., ~. no banana. Some varieties have
sor suggesting clothed cream with
IA the odor of rosewater."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
How Iceberqs Are Detected.

Icebergs are probably the greatest
menace to transatlantic shipping: II
was an iceberg which sent the great
Titanic to the bottom with such fear
full loss Of life.
A new device has been brought out
by a French inventor which detects
icebergs when they are six miles away.
Melting ice sends out rays which are
invisible to the eye, but which Will
affect a delicate instrument called the
thermo-couple. This apparatus can be
made so finely that IT will register the
presence Of a lighted candle at dis
lance of half a mile.
The thermo-couple Is connected to
telephone receiver on the bridge OF
the ship. When conditions are normal
II emits a continuous note Of unchang-
ing pitch. AS soon as an iceberg Is
approached, however, the note changes,
and the lookout man knows at once
that there is danger.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
4 pLAYTIME FOR IDLE MAN
!: ...,...sphicaI Reasoning on the Sub
,.et. That It Is Impossible to
satisfactorily Refute.

maint volume published some
- rsars ago, occurs the following,
.s,,sd 70 "Jones of Nayland":
sr.e words commonly used to sig
~ NAV are these four; relaxation,
S-rsIou amusement, recreation. The
~. ~ relaxation is taken from bow,
Itch 10 retain its springiness must
!. urheut when not In use. Diversion
s,,Ises a turning aside from the main
.sroose of a journey to see something
a. il curious or out Of the common.
amusement means an occasional for
ring Of the Muses., as when a student
q, aside his book. Recreation Is the
,,teshine Of the spirits when they are
rnusted by labor so that they may
= ready in due time to resume 1t
spin.
aFrom these considerations 1t follows
.A.t the idle man who has no work
an have no play; for how can he be
vaxed who never is bent? How can
4. turn out Of a road who is never In
4, How can he leave the MUSES. who
4 never with them? How can play
wfresh one who has never been ex-
husted Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
First View Of Ships.

One Of the great disappointments TO
ipurists from the middle west or other
Hand sections on their first visit to
Kew York is the size of ocean-going
vessels. The ships are exceedingly
mall to them. remarks a New York
cun writer.
A trip to the waterfront and harbor
ccneralIy is the first on the itinerary
= 1 visitor who is paying his initial
~ 10 a. seaport. II the first ship
ncountered happens to be a loaded
hsiehter Of 10000 to $4,000 tons, with
n top deck scarcely more than six
4 eight feet above the water they
register amazement that such a craft
could negotiate the open sea.
Even a closeup view Of a 22,OOO
tm passenger liner fails to come up
b their idea of what a real ship
lhould look like. The ships don't
Measure up to the impressions first
plned through the pictures and litho-
paphs back home.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
HIoh Cost Of Failure.

n his book, 'The Evolution Of Medi-
dne,' Sir William Osler quotes a bit
Z the ancient Hammurabi code thus:
q II q doctor has treated a gentleman
- Z severe wound with a bronze
meet and has cured the man, or has
pened an abscess Of the eye for q
enheman with the bronze lancet and
- cured the eye Of the gentleman.
= shall take 10 shekels Of silver.
Il the doctor has treated a gentle
IN for a severe wound with lancet
q bronze and has caused the gentle
~ to die, or has opened an abscess
: me eye for q gentleman and has
oued the loss Of the gentleman's eye.
- shall cut OF his hands"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Nail Facts.

Finger nails grow faster in summer
t1an In winter.
his is only one of many curious
hcts about nails. For instance, the
nails on your right hand grow faster
dan those on your left, and no two
nails grow at the same speed.
The average time each nail takes to
reach Its full length is four and half
uonths, and at this rate man Of sew.
nty win have renewed his nails one
hundred and elghty-six times.
Taking the length Of each nail az
haf an inch. he will have grown Z feet
J inches Of nail on each finger, and
= al his fingers and thumbs the total
pvvth win be n feet 6 inches.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Eayorite Bible Verse.

One of the most complete and salts
tying creeds that was ever written is
that of the prophet Micah: 20 man,
what doth the Lord require of thee but
to do Justly, to love mercy. and walk
bumbly with thy GodT Not long af-
ter Roosevelt's death his sister, Mrs.
Douglas Robinson. told me that this
verse from the book Of Micah was mis-
fayorite.-L. F. Abbott In Impressions
of Theodore Roosevelt"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
What Did He Mean?

Usually when an editor makes re-
marks about Il public official it is easy
to tell whether they are favorable or
unfavorable. But the following para
graph in South Carolina newspaper
leaves the reader somewhat in doubt:
"Some malicious person started a re-
port on the streets that there was
something the matter with Mayor
Snipe's head. We are glad to announce
that il is as sound rs ever il was, and
that there is nothing in it."-Youth's
CoparAa.ai-..A
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Hiohly Valuable Metals.

The greater quality of copper or
brass is its durability. The Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania sent out an arch
Biological expedition which unearthed
in Palestine cooking utensils and erna-
ments used by housewives 200 years
ago. In the same way bronze and
copper cooking utensils were brouga.
over BY the Franciscan monks. In a
mission of the Southwest AID In M2x
,co many of them are still being USED
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Beauty Everywhere.

Wherever snow falls or water now.
or birds fly. wherever day and night
meet in twilight, wherever the piue
heaven is hung by clouds or sown WIN
stars, wherever are forms with Trans
parent boundaries, wherever are OUT
let's into celestial space me-
IL beauty. plenteous as rain, shed TOT
thee and though thou shouldst walk
the world over. thou shalt not De aoie
70 find a condition inopportune OF
ipnoble.-Eme-son
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Sparing His Feelings.

81 want word Of advice"
"WellT" replied Mr.. Wadleigh,
grimly.
what is the best way to approach
you for lOanT'
"If YOU are sensitive, you had bet
ter write for 1t. and when YOU get
my reply tear X up without reading
t."-Birmingham Age-Ilerald.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
! Ancient Roman Empire.

me Roman empire during the reign
3 Augustus is supposed to have con-
omed 100000. 900 Inhabitants, half
whom were slaves. 1t included the
nouen countries Of Portugal, Spain,
ssence. Belgium, western Holland,
scenlsh Prussia. parts Of Baden,
nuremberg and Bavaria, Switzerland,
nv. the Tyrol, the former Austrian
!. pre- proper. western Hungary. Croa-
Slavonia, Turkey in Europe.
seece, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine,
rgpt Tripoli, Tunis. Algeria and most
= Morocco.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
AN IMPORTANT MATTER

Wedding GueSt-Where's the bride
groom?
Bride-Just gone out on n little err
rand.
Wedding Understanding impor-
tant, l suppose, or he wouldn't have
left you So soon after the ceremony.
Bride-Oh, yes he went out 10 see II
papa's wedding check was good.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
The starr In Their Spheres.

- sun II not unusually bright, for
Antares, Vega, Arcturus and
lor instance, are each so bright
ne MONDAY sun would look dull
eomparison. Every star. In its cycle
e nom nebula to nebula, rises In
mess to q certain intensity. then
eA The earth never was mean
! a. nf IN the sense the, sun t.; 1t II
snan. The sun can never hope to
netelgeux, for 1t II the merest
81 esllds that huge sphere.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09

Judge-How could you be so con-
scienceless as to steal the watch OF
the doctor who had just prescribed for
you?
Prisoner-Well, yer honor. ! was In
a bloomin' fix. Yer see, his prescrip-
ton read "a spoonful every hour" an
i had no timepiece.-BostOn Tran.
script
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
A WifeIy Sentiment.

"This movie star says his wife beats
him."
.But he's two-gun man OF the
screen"
81 understand she only tackles him
during his leisure moments. She has
no desire to interfere with his art.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
III. Deduction.

Land O. the Twin J" calculated Mrs.
Johnson In the midst of her reading.
at says here in the paper that bunch
of scientific professors are going to
Africa to hunt for humans with tails "
"Uh-huh" nonchalantly replied Gap
johnson of Rumpus Ridge. what do
they aim to do when they find EN-
tie tin cans to 'emT'-Kansas City
Star.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Photcoraphe~s "look Pleasant"

The photographer was taking pic
ture of newly engaged pair and there
was some difficulty in getting the right
expression.
"TOo strained" he said, too
strained. Don't think of each other all
the time. Just look pleasant Lon
don Tit-Bits.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09

RECENT INVENTION WILL
REDUCE PRICE OF SILK.

II INV
RECENT INVENTION WILL
REDUCE PRICE OF SILK.
Silk has always been con
sidered an article of luxury on
accuunt of its high cost in com
parisuE with other textile ma
teria!s, writes United States
CONNER cial Attache II. {. Mac
Lear from Rome. This has been
due in large degree TO the labor
necessary IN handling the CO.
coOns and preparing the thread
for spinning. Consequently the
silk industry has tiOurished only
in countries where cheap labor
is available.
After soaking the cocoons in
water the thread has always
been unreeled by hand, which is
a work of great delicacy. but one
for which 1t has not been possi-
BILE to pay high wages. Thus,
while silk weaving in Italy has
been making progress the pre-
paration of the raw silk has
shown a decline. 1t is now re-
ported that an Italian silk ex-
pert has succeeded in perfecting
machine which will perform
the operation of unreeling the
thread mechanically. A new
company has recently been
formed, which has taken over
] the patents covering the inven-
ton and will manufacture the
.. machines.
II the invention succeeds COM
/. mercially as well as it has in
] the experiments that have been
.. made it bids fair to revolutionize
] the silk industry, and, according
to the inventor, the cost of SILK
. may be reduced to such an eX-
tent that it will be able TO COM
. pete with cotton and linen.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
A Different Station.

Witty traffic cops they have in New
York, according to the Evening Sun. A
speeding motorist explained: Il am on
my way to the station to see friend
off"
"No. you're not" said the cop, as he
climbed aboard. "You are on your way
to see Yourself in"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Moral: Don't Invite Trouble.

saw a delicate flower had grown up
two feet thigh, between the horses
path and the wheel-track. An inch
more to the right or left had sealed
its fate, or an inch higher; and yet
II lived to flourish as much as If it had
thousand acres of untrodden space
around 1t, and never knew the danger
It incurred. 1t did not borrow trou-
Bile, nor invite an evil fate by appre
bending it--Henry d. Thoreau
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
The Course Of Love.

Mistress-Nora, that wasn't your
Paddy l saw you talking to just now.
Nora-No, mum; that's new one.
Paddy's away on his vacation.
But is that exactly fair, NoraT
"Ah, mum, when the Pats away
the Mike will play"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
+ estcd.

The Proud Mother-Haven't you
heard baby laugh? He can laugh OUT
loud.
The Doubling Father-No. You're
kidding. He can't laugh. told him
two of my best stories and he never
even smiled.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09

His Father-Your medical education
cost me a lot of money and l don't see
that you're making anything out of 1t.
The Young NJ. D-But am. write
my own prescriptions and dodge speed
laws every night by merely showing
my professional card.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
How Algebra Got Name.

Algebra Is an Italian word 1erivel
from The Arabic ai-jehr, meaning the
reunion of broken parts. II was y
earIv ,.se In the sense ~ h":p Sritir'
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Peacock's Colorinp.

The brilliant colors Of the tail feath-
ers Of the peacock, and the apparent
ly self-luminous reds In the throat
feathers of the humming bird, are not
due to pigments. according to scien-
lists. When one looks through a pea
cocks feathers one sees only brown,
due to the so-called melanin pigment.
In all the iridescent feathers the bar
bules are fiattened plates Of brown,
which therefore give the colors OF thin
films. The structure is so marked that
an expert can pick out the iridescent
feathers In thu dark biz the fael
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
HOW HE KEPT HIS WITS

Visitor-There's so much to do In
this Office I don't see how you keep
your wits.
Editor Of the Comic Shelton,
those jokesmiths get well paid.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Wise William,

"Who is your leading optimism
"Bir Sprout, president of our Don't
Worry club"
: GLOW does he retain his cheerful
disposition"
"By persistently refusing to buy
motor car"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Wh.n MurieI Met a Rival.

WHcH "UIIST W.T. - ''''''
>Muriel-They went to the lake dis
trict for their honeymoon, and Gladys
was miserable.
Nell-Why, what was the troublef
Muriel-Jim fell in love with the
scenery.-London Tit-Bits.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
You Don't Seiqh!
to see Yourself in

'T'd like to marry you" said Mabe! reign
"For you have such pleasant weigh
But you, I fear, get very little peign.
And SO I'll have to tell you neigh.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
uAf AAt

Worm: hate to make Ice cream
eua: Well you know the worm
wl,l turn!"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-09
Harmony In the Office.

Harmony In the OffIce.
Browne-Harmony should always
prevail in an office II you want to do
business efficiently.
Towne-Yes, a man with pretty
typist has no business with a Jealous
wife.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
CONFERENCE IS HELD
ON COAL SITUATION
CONTINUED from page -

Foremost among the demands that
are expected to be presented by the
miners representatives is that part OF
the Shamokin proposals relating "
the making of a contract period nor
exceeding two years and the general
increase in wages of about 20 pei
cent. The operators rave declared
an increase in wages to be impos-
sible. Hitherto, the operators nave
demanded the wages be decreased
approximately 81 per cent and the
contract period be extended to nVe
years.
Daniel +. Guinan, treasurer or the
Merchants Bank of Mahanoy CITY
and a leader in the drive for funds
for the striking miners. arrived I'D
Philadelphia late last night to attend
the conference. He was asked oy
the miners representatives to attend
their councils ind to present stats
tics on the strike situation to the
the operators.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
SEEKS TO BAN INSANITY and
UNWRlTTEN LAW PLEAS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE
Insanity defense" and the "unwrit-
ten law" those much Used twin ave-
nues of escape in murder cases,
must go.
Such is the fiat declaration of Cur
tbs d. Wilbur, justice of the Cali
fornia Supreme Court, in an inter-
view following recommendations
to this effect before the American
Bar Association. Justice Wilbur
speaks out of an experience of 1000
trials of insanity cases and years
of research.
1.-The code of most states holds
idiots, lunatics and insane persons
not capable of committing crime
he avs NO matter how many
people are killed by such person, or
how many houses are burned it is
held no crime at all has been COM
mitted.
THE damage done by an insane
man is Just as real and great as If
he were sane; but the killing of a
human being is no offense, it would
seem, because there has been no
mind capable of understanding the
wrongfulness. Having determined
that a defendant is insane the crimi-
nal law dismisses him.
ITO put it directly: At present the
defense of insanity is a trap FOR the
insane and a means of escape for the
sane. So widely has the idea of the
unwritten law taken hold that we
hear constantly respectable citizens
assert that they would expect public
plaudits of their friends and imme-
diate acquittal if they committed a
crime under certain circumstances.
My proposal then is this: That
insanity be no longer treated as a
defense to a criminal charge and
that evidence on that subject be ex-
cluded from the jury trying a Grim
inal case; that after conviction the
defendant, upon suggestion of insan-
ity, be examined by a board OF alien
lists: that they determine whether he
should be sent to a state hospital,
private hospital or prison: that the
state retain jurisdiction owe the de-
PENDANT even after an apparently
complete cure for as long as the
maximum sentence obtains.
Insanity Defense Humbug
"As it now stands the defense OF
insanity is a humbug, a pretense, a
| hypocrisy, an invitation TO murder
all too frequently accepted by jealous
lovers, discarded mistresses, indig-
nant fathers and outraged husbands.
The average juror acquits the de-
PENDANT who does exactly as that
! juror would have done under the
same circumstances-and this upon
the absurd ground of insanity. On
the other hand the very barbarity
and shocking cruelty of the really
insane mar causes that very juror
TO return a verdict of guilty.
ut is high time for a change.
Murder is becoming commonplace.
Judges and lawyers should study
criminals as well as criminal law
and should exercise intelligent dis
erection and a definite policy in deal
ing with the criminal and the insane.
The only way to control the will
fully wicked felon is by life super
vision subject to pardon or dismissal
when genuine reformation is salts
factorily demonstrated"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
JR. 0. u. A M. EXCURSION
MOST SUCCESSFUL Event

The more than 1000 persons of
this city and vicinity who enjoyed
the excursion of the Middlesex
Council No. 63. Jr. O. u. A. M, up
the Hudson yesterday, were landed
at the City dock at about 0 o'clock
last night without a mishap. With
the exception of a slight shower
while they were at Palisades Park
the sail up the Hudson and the stay
of four hours at the park was en-
joyed by all. TIE sail in the morning
was outside instead of Up Staten
Island sound and the heavy swell
caused a number to become seasick
for a time, but they soon recovered
after the boat reached New York
bay.
After a short sail up the Hudson
the landing was made at the park
about 2 o'clock and ample time was
given all to see everything there,
because the start home not being
made until s o'clocS.. There was
dancing on board both going and
coming to music furnished by Ric-
els Dixieland Roamers' and that
feature kept the younger set in good
spirits throughout the trip. At the
park nearly everyone took advant-
age of the combination tickets sold
on the boat by the arrangement
committee. The refreshments were
entirely cleaned out on the trip and
it is expected that a good sum Will
be the result from the most sue
cessful event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
LONDON CLAIMS BEST
VENTILATED BUILDING

LONDON, Aug. 16-What is said
to be the most up-to-date and COM
plete ventilating system in the world
is that installed in the Council
Chamber Of the London County
Councils $4,000, 900 palace at West
minister, recently opened by the
king. ,
It's unique feature is that each
member is able to control his owr
immediate atmosphere. He has q
control" button below his desk, sc
that if he is feeling cold he car
make the air that is automatically
fed to him a little warmer-or vice
versa-without upsetting his neigh
Dor.
Apart from individual regulation
forty tons of air are automatically
admitted and extracted from the
council chamber every hour.
A maze of pipes beneath the foor
Of the chamber connects the air in
lets and outlets with a oom full OF
wonderful machinery in the sub
basement. including large but noise
Jess fans. water sprays. thermome-
dynamos. polished gauges. an
1Hx1etwork Of brass control pipes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
WOODCOCK ASSOCIATION
HAS ANNUAL SHORE OUTING

A large percentage of the mem
bership of the Woodcock Associa-
ton left at 10 o'clock today for the
annual outing and shore dinner
which is to take place at Wardells,
Pleasure Bay. The trip to the re-
sort was made in automobiles and
the members and friends expect a
large gathering and a fine outing.
A feature of the affair, it was
Stated just before the automobiles
left the city. would be the appear
ance at the clambake of many poll
ticians, both Democrat and Republi-
can, who have been invited to be
present. Some of those who have
gone, however, declare that on an
occasion like this they will have no
time to listen to political dope.
Not only will the time be spent in
enjoying @ feed but many took bath
ing suits along and intend to enjoy
the cooling waters as long as posi-
BILE. 1t is a jolly crowd and a jolly
time is assured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-17
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES

NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. III
Mortgage foreclosure actions result
ed in three property sales by the
sheriff yesterday. AT Perth Amboy,
on the east side of Mcclellan street,
a lot so by 100 feet was bought in
by Harry Afflerbach, of Perth AM
boy. for $1,000. The sale ended an
action between the Citizens Build
ing & Loan Association and Eliza
beth A. Berry.
The second sale involved a prop
erty 25 by 113 feet on Maplewood
avenue, Keasbey. The lot was sold
to Remsen Cowenhoven as executor
of the estate of Adelaide Dayton, for
1856. The sale was to satisfy a de-
rec amounting to s475.
In the third action Rose Green
berg. of New York, bought in a
property 26 by SIS feet on John
street. this city. for $4,000. The sale
| was to satisfy a decree of S2,700 oh.
tanned by the Homestead Buildins
& Loan Association against PHILIP
Chartove.