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The Press., 1922-11-02
PEACOCK HAD OTHER PLANS
Distinct Reason Why in Death He Could Not LIe Beside Lord
 Strathcona.

G. B. Burgin, in hls recently pub lished Memoirs" relates the follow ing anecdote: A short time ago Ste phen Leacock was the guest of a lit- erary club to which I belong, and when I was called on to speak -ex- pIained how that morning l had been walking in Highgate cemetery and paused by the tomb of Lord >Strath- coma. One of the cemetery custodians Joined me, and said, regretfully, Lord Strathcona's the only distinguished Canadian we have here" Then he frightened up little. But there's vacant lot beside his lOrdship. WhereupOn I explained to him curi- ouSly enough that l was going to meet another distinguished Canadian that evening, and would try to induce him to make the necessary arrangements for occupying the vacant space by Lord Strathcona. LeacOck listened to this with strained attention. On rising to reply, he disregarded the points made by the other speakers, and said :: 'TWhilst 1 am deeply grateful to MT. Burgin for his thoughtful arrange ments regarding my Obsequies. l re- gret to inform him that they will have to be cancelled, as I have already de cfded to be buried in Westminster ah- bey."
The Press., 1922-11-02
MANY USERS OF TELESCOPE
Dealers Report Practically a Steady Demand for Glasses In All
 Months of the Year.

eve sell telescopes all the year round, but the demand for them is greater in summer than In other sea- sOns," said the salesman <tn a New York opticians shop. Perhaps that is because it Is easier to remain out doors and study the stars on a sum- mer night than 1t is when the weather is colder.
 'AlsO, in summer people buy tele- scopes for other purposes than to study the stars. Folks on the sea shore get them to look at passing yes sells, at the clouds and other things. We sell some also to those who live in the mountains and use the tele scope for lookout purposes. But of course, the greater number of tele- scopes, especially the high-pOwer glasses, are bought for the study of the heavens.
 Annually we sell an average of POO telescopes for amateur use. They range in size from the hand glass, with finch lens, to the glass that is supported on tripod and has a lens 3 to 31a inches in diameter. Larger lenses than the 31a inch size are sell dom bought by amateurs. They are for professional use"-
The Press., 1922-11-02
Calls pimpIes Marks of Beauty.

Is the dimple mark of beauty? Or is it the maid with that bewitching birthmark and the Cupid's bow mouth less beautiful and intelligent than her sister without these attractions?
 Dr. A. s. Warthin, eminent patholo- gist of the University of Michigan, says they bear relationship to the harelip and the cleft palate which nev- CT yet in this or any other land have been accepted as beautiful. They mark a girl as "belOw par," says Doctor Warthin.
 He said it during lecture on "The Inheritance of Disease" in which he made direct appeal for eugenics, bet ter living conditions that should breed better humans, and a plea for the rec OgnitiOn of certain inheritances.
 He declares that the old prOverb Blood will tell" has proven its truth throughout the ages and that today this fact was becoming recognized and that civilized people were at least con sidering what could be done to breed a better race.
The Press., 1922-11-02
ODD APPEAL TO UNCLE SAM
Congressman Thought Old Gentleman Might Have Some Kind of
 Statue Lying Around.

There is a military officer in the office of the superintendent of public buildings and grounds at Washington who, from a recent experience, has reason to believe that some members of congress are unreasonable.
 A representative from remote dis trict in a far southern state tele phOned him for a "Statue of some kind-preferably a figure of soldier" The representative went on to explain that a little town in his district has decided to honor it's several young tOwnsmen, who were killed in the World war, and not having an abund- ance of money to spend on a memorial some of the leading citizens had won dered If Uncle Sam couldn't help out.
 "I thought your office no doubt had some statues laying around that you had not selected sites for or else had no further use for, In which event you could let me have one to ship down to my constituents" the representative explained in a serious and suaVe manner.
 The latter, according to the army officer, appeared more surprised than disappointed when told over the tele- phone that the office of public build ings and grounds was out of spare statues
The Press., 1922-11-02
FIGHT MINE. FIRES WITH MUD
Experience Has Shown That Is as Practical a Method as Any
 Known.

Fighting fires in mines is slow. tedious job and since the dawnlng of mining has been considered almost hopeless undertaking. Rich mines in many parts of the world have been burning for generations. Underground fires no longer are considered un- quenchable. In the Butte district d process of fire fighting has been de velOped by a mining company which i> salvaging an ore body of tremendous extent. Fires that have been burning for 15 years in three connecting mines are being smothered under 100000 tons of, mud.
 At the end of 1922 100000 tons of metalliferous ore, containing, accord ing expert estimates, at least SO,- 900 tons of copper, once more will he accessible.
 Sand, decomposed rock and other materials which came originally from the stOpes and were discarded as tail ings in the process of copper eXtrac, tion, simply have been turned hack into the fire area. Water. which in many cases has proved It's uselessness as an extinguisher of underground fires, Is used for transportation. It conveys the tailings down to the fire regions, 1,2OO to 2,2OO feet under ground, where the sOuplike slime fills the abandoned drifts, cross-cuts and stopes and literally smOthers the fire.
The Press., 1922-11-02
BE ON SAFE SIDE.
Words Once Written Cannot Be
 0bIiterated.
Never Really Wise to Commit ons's Self Too Strongly on Paper
 on Any Subject.

There are few precepts more worthy Of acceptance than that which bids us to beware of the written word.
 Think before you speak," Is excel lent advice. Think before you write, and then don't write or at any rate not what you had at first intended to say" is better.
 To write thing is far more serious than to say 1t. The glamOr of per sonal presence is not there to color the meaning; the charm of manner, the shades of tone are lacking; the bare words must stand on their own merits. l. We forget too often that written words cannot be followed by immedi- ate explanations, may not be modified by infection of voice or glance of eye. There can be no Illuminating gesture, no merry or tender facial ex- preSSiOn.
 Moreover. it is impossible to fore see the frame of mind in which a let ter may be received. It may be 6 mood to which perhaps the writer would never have addressed such words could he or she have known beforehand.
 All this applies to ordinary letters written in confidence between friend and friend. Still more does 1t be- hOOVe women to beware of what they write to men. It Is always best to be on the safe side, and not too near the edge, either.
 The strictly punctilious person who would entirely prohibit letters between lovers would be hard of heart. indeed. What is more, any such objection would be useless. What would become of parted lovers if they might not write to one another? Telling ones love on paper may be an indescribable comfort when 1t cannot be told by word of mouth.
 Nevertheless 1t Is well for even fond lovers to remember that sweets are valued In exact proportion to their rarity. Affection should, if possible, be tempered with discretion.
 Assurances of love in a wOman's let ter ought to be like the seasoning of salad-carefully prOpOrtioned and not too strong. The love which shows be- tween the lines is more alluring than that which is openly expressed.
 Nor is it wise to commit oneself too strongly on paper with regard to what one will or will not do in the future. All these good resolutions and fair promises are apt to confront one later on to ones confusion and dismay.
 It is useless to urge prudence upon people in love. "TO love and to be wise in love is scarcely given to the gods abOve."
 What, then, can be expected from mere mOrtalS? When frequent meet ings are impossible, the love letter has a more important part te play in court ship. Still, if people, women especially. would only remember that engage ments are not unbreakable, and that those for whom letters are not in- tended sometimes see them, it might save infinite modification and sorrow later on-Exchange.
The Press., 1922-11-02
IN HEART OF OLD JAPAN
Atmosphere of Past CenturieS' CiViIl. zation cIlnos to Nara, Ancient
 City.

Nara Is the center of Japan's old civilization, observes a writer in the London Times. White-waIled houses among pine trees, white winding roads through rice fields, by pond and river pear trellises flOwering white; peach orchards in blossom, and everywhere cherry trees like pink clouds.
 Over a thousand years have passed since Nara was the capital, yet much nf the atmosphere created by the seven mOnarchs who lived there still clings ;,bOut the place. Its shrines and tenn pies, so wonderfully preserved and re- stored. attract Japanese pilgrims and visitors from all quarters of the globe ; so that it's main street, with the tempt ing displays of lacquer and wood carving. seems always to be celebrat- ing festival. In cherry season the whole countryside. flOcks to Nara to picnic under the cryptOmerias in Nara park. the extensive lands which once surrounded the monastery of Kefu. kugt ---- .
 If Nara has one spot which visitors . 'lA never IOEScts lHdl- SpOl IS IHS shrine of Kasuga, sacred for centuries tO certain of the ancestral gods. The vast vermilion Toril against the tall misty trees, which marks the ap- prOach. makes the stranger feel he is indeed on holy ground. But Kasuga n general, owing to it's brilliant build
 nsS pillows of cherry blossom in spring and fiery show of naples in autumn. is more theatrical than re- IigiOus. It might have been set apart for Out-Of- door performances, and, in fact, Japan's early art in music. danc- ing and acting was closely associated with this shrine.
 The whole region in which Nara stands is a museum of the arts and crafts of a thousand years ago. There is the cradle of the race No part of Japan is so full of meaning to those who realize that the present has grown out of the past, it's fruit the garher- n%S of distant centuries.
The Press., 1922-11-02
RAILROAD HAS WATER WAGON
ContriVance Said to Work Success fully in Minimizing the Oiscom-
 forts of Dusty Tracks.

An appliance for sprinkling the rieht-Of-way over the dusty stretches of track has been invented by w. H. Whalen. superintendent Los Angeles division, and is being tried out with apparent success by the Southern Pa cific on its lines between Indio and Palm Springs, heretofore a very dusty section of track. According to the Lift erary Digest, writer in the Southern Pacific Bulletin (San FranciscO) says:
 ''The sprinkler consists of perfOr. ated pipe attached beneath the water tender of the locomotive in such way that water is sprinkled on the track as the train passes over it. According to MT. Whalen the experiments have proved very satisfactory, and South ern Pacific Is planning the installation of these sprinklers on all it's passenger locomotives operating in desert cOun- try. The scheme is an innovation In railroad operation. The Southern Pa cific has made various attempts to allay dust by sprinkling oil over It's right of way in desert country. but none of them has proved as effective as the railroad water wagon"
The Press., 1922-11-02
- - LittIe pennitN in Eon.

It takes a big block of fog to make one good swallow of water, says Dr. W. J. Humphreys of the United States weather bureau at Washington. The densest fog of Newfoundland banks contains some 10000 droplets in a cubic inch, Doctor WeTls and Doctor Thuras of the bureatl of standards found.
 To get one gulp. of water enough fog to fill a space 5 by by 100 feet would have to be condensed. In a fog that size there are 6OO0O, 900 900, 900 particles of water. "It would take about a half hour to count an inch of fog particles" says Doctor Humphreys. Placed side by side, 2,5OO to 5000 drop lets would be needed to fill that length" The droplets in cloud have been found to be, on the average, twice the size of a fog drOplet.
The Press., 1922-11-02
"JInxes" Were Numerous.

number of seawise passengers aboard the Adriatic, which caught fire from an explosion on Thursday night, said yesterday that there was a num- Der of signs attending the sailing of the ship which were construed as "jtnxes" by the sailors. Among these were:
 The ship lost an anchor in the Mer- sey:
 Nearly hit the HOlyhead- Dublin ferry;
 The birds refused to fly aboard the ship.
 And the explosion occurred very close to the spot where the Titanic went down in 1912.
 The story is being told of the elderly man who was nearly panic stricken and when asked jocularly what he was afraid to die for, said in shaky voice, Eve been trimming people all my life t''-New York Sun.
The Press., 1922-11-02
Interesting to Archeoloeists.

A ROman-British grave has just been discovered on Ham hill, SOmer- set, England. On the east side of the Roman encampment was unearthed the complete skeleton of a young adult, probably a male. The grave was about two feet in depth, lying due north and south, the head and shOul- ders being inclOSed by slabs of Ham stone. On the right of the head lay shallow dish of ROman-British black pottery. This was broken in three places, probably by the super-encum, bent earth, but with the exception of a small portion of the rim 1t was pos sible to restore 1t. Near the head lay a crude and barbarous copy of a Third or Fourth century A. D. Roman brass coin. This had probably been placed in the mouth to enable the dead man to pay his fare to CharOn, the ferry man, for taking him across the Styx
 Near the right hand of the skeleton lay an oval hammer stone or pOunder
The Press., 1922-11-02
Homespun Jeans.

A suit Of clothes made from Ken. lucky homespun jeans now Is a rari- ty hut the cloth still Is produced in a small way in remote sections of the mountain country. There the old time methods of carding the wool, spinning and looming are practiced in the production Of the finished cloth for which Kentucky once had a na- tiOn-wide reputation.
 Kentucky statesmen of the older pe- riOd always appeared attired in jeans and occasionally now men are to be seen wearing a home-spun jeans suit of the most modern sartOriaI cut giv- ing the wearer an air of distinction.
 Tn most cases the mountain looms now are devoted to weaving rag car pets in which handiwork many of the women are experts, Many visitors have marveled at the blending of col prs and the artistic designs in rag rCg< woven on a mountain loom IIulxvilla Courier-Journal.
The Press., 1922-11-02

of amazement The two were of a height. but Evelyn was slighter and slenderer. Yet, no longer passive, she stood like pillar, upright, unshaken, firm on her small feet, the while Ce- cile strove to bend or overthrow her. Like lightning one hand freed itself to he grasped about Cecile's wrist and hold 1t powerless.
 Then gently. but irresistibly, she pressed her advantage-bore Cecile backward toward a soft couch, and ended by forcing her down upon 1t.
 Lie there. Still. Don't speak until I tell yOu," she said clearly, yet hard Iy above a whisper. Cecile hid her eyes but snapped viciously: Now you have cOwed the animal, call in the audience. want to hear what your fine explanation will be-"
 There will be nOne-nOw, nor ever" Evelyn answered, bending to help Cecile rise: You must go to your room for half an hour" she added. Come, will help you-yOu are hardly steady enough to go alone" 7"
 ay-you-won't-tell Ce- cile said, rising unsteadily: "Tell me, why not? It must be a good reason "r I shall know you are lying"
 "A spoiled child isn't worth one of my lies-they are-very artistic, $ Evelyn answered with a little laugh. And that was the last straw-it broke the hack of the pride-camel. Weeping and furious, Cecile tottered away but in the last flash of temper slammed her door in Evelyn's face.
 Evelyn did not mind-she ran back to rescue and hide her ruined handi- wOrk-the rent scarf, the broken needles were too eloquent for other seeing. But she found them In other handS-AHen Demond'S, indeed. He was clutching them hard, and staring at them so intently he was uncOn- Sc!Ous of her until she tried gently to draw away what he held.
 ''I know you could give beautiful reasons for this," he said, holding fast what he had found. But remember what you said about wasting one of your artistic lies? I was outside on lhe pOrch-heard everything-and saw ihe last half of the play. Tell me why did you save her from herselfT'
 "Oh. thought you liked her so much 1t would be a pity to spoil the romance" Evelyn said with a trace of sparkle. Allen caught both her hands saying: Romance begins here and now. Please tell me the end"
The Press., 1922-11-02
Veni, Vidi, Vici
By MARTHA N. WILLIAMS

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 It was odd Plenty of people did not really look at Evelyn, but some how those who did looked again and again. There was nothing arresting 10 the casual eye, not salient of shape or coloring or motion. Demond told his sister that her friend was gre markedly unremarkable" the first day of her visit to Waysend. Nor did he revise the verdict until Cecile Ware appeared on the scene.
 Cecile was arresting -dImpled, rosy, almost loud in her cOlOring, with merry dark eyes, and tendrilly hair from whose soft dusks sun rays struck vivid Titan flashes. Audaeious in everything from clothes to creeds. full of life even to OverfOwing, with a bird in her throat that piped sweetIy, if bit shrilly at times. and a pair of dancing feet, she was commonly jus tified in writing upon her spirits ban her: ''Yeni, vidi. vici." and getting away with it.
 Thus she was Evelyn's complement tary color. After the manner of com plementaries she brought out her Op- posite surprisingly. It took DemOnd three days to realize the fact. The freshet helped a bit. For three days it inclOsed Waysend with a flooding silver wall even the hardest might not pass. At first Cecile 'adOred it." sleeping until noon, then springfng up to dart out in her bathrObe, and dance on the turf inches deep in water. Over her shoulder she dared DemOnd to join her. Don't be a fFaid-cat like Bah and Eve" she half chanted. "The water is fine once you are in"
 ~ He only laughed, shaking his head. She too. laughed. but there was a sedi- ment of pique below her mirth. It got more pOnderable when no word was spoken regarding her exploit in call ing up the young new minister and saying: If you want any first-class evidence about the flood. come over and let me tell you. hear you are giving a series of mIracles-this will help to make your next sermon corker"
 CecIle's heart, unlike the moon. did not always have a man in 1t. But a
The Press., 1922-11-02

ll Gerry wondered what sort of mess he was. getting into. Apparently the girl must he hand-in-glove with some law violatOrs if Simpkins was against her And now he realized that the figure the girl had pointed out from the post office across the street was that of Simpkins, whom he had met on several occasions. What was 1t all about? Was the girl leading him into some law violatiOn7 Again Gerry turned away, deter mined to throw up the whole under taking. Then, strangely, as the girl came close to him and again placed her hand on his arm, that warm sense of friendship and intimacy swept over him again. Chambermaid or not, here was a girl who affected him as no other girl ever had. If she wanted him to stick by her, he'd do it, law violation or not. And, strangely, he somehow felt that everything must be all right, after all.
 The girl pressed an automatic into his hand.
 Break in and hold them up! That's all v she said. Quick, before Simp- kins comes"
 That was all. But 1t was enough!
 AS Gerry smashed through a win dow into the cellar and faced a ring of rOugh-looking individuals gathered about still in corner of the room he felt it was touch and go. for moment. Then, oddly enough, one of the men in the right began quickly clamping handcuffs on the gang.
 There, was a noise at the window behind Gerry. He heard Simpkins talking to the girl. Then heard Simp- kins tearing down the walk and the sound of his machine starting up.
 Then the gifl entered the cellar and stood behind him. Her veil was up now and her face glOriously pretty, her eyes shining wonderfully.
 We've won! We've won! In spite of Simpkins' treachery," she cried. You did splendidly, Jennings" she added, turning to the man who had slipped the handcuffs on the gang.
 You're some fine, dandy detective" said Jennings in reply.
 Gerry turned swiftly to the girl, the light of understanding in his eyes.
 ''YOu-yOu're a prohibition inspec- tori" he cried.
 "Yes!" bIeathed the girl. Tt was blind-that chambermaid thing some of the members of this gang roOmed at your place."
 "And-and Simpkins has been stand ing in with this bunch?" went on Gerry.
 "Yes," the girl answered. "He tried to dOubIe-cross me and then threat ened to get my life. That's why wore a veil-so he wouldn't be sure 1t was me. That's why I had to call on you Simpkins wouldn't help me round up the gang-he hindered me, and Jennings was busy working on the inside. I couldn't tell you right out what wanted-yOu wouldn't have come. I had to be mysterious. appeal to your spirit of adventure and"
 i've got. something important to say to yOu," exclaimed Gerry, his heart pounding violently as he took her gently by the arm and led her to the steps leading out of the cellar.
 But what he said Is, as Kipling used to say, another story!