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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
FIRE BALL BIG MYSTERY
Ship Officer Tells of Phenomenon of
Brazil,

On the arrival of the Lar1port and
Holt liner Vauban yesterday at Ho-
boken from South American ports, re-
lates the New York Times, Frank c.
Blessing, second Office reported wit
Messing an astronomical phenomenon
on the night of February IL off the
coast Of Brazil which lit UP the ship
and the sea like day and startled those
OH deck. The officer said he was in
charge of the bridge at three telis In
the first watch, $3.50 p. m. when he
saw a huge ball of fire rise above the
horizon in the West and describe a
low arc ahead of the ship and disap-
pear below tie Eastern horizon.
When he took his observations the
fire ball, which was us large as the
full moon in the Southern hemisphere
and surrounded by q flaming halo,
lighting up sky and sea, was about ter
degrees above the horizon. 1t was
travelling at great speed and was in
sight three minutes and twenty Sec
Crds.
In describing the strange sight Of
ficcr Blessing said: THE ball wa& very
fiery and brilliant red, with tail and
q long fiery trail, which lit up the sea in
all directions. The ship and for
quarter of a mile around, was lit up
like day, and the light was 50 brilliant
that it dimmed the lamp in the binna-
Gle and the smoking room lights,
which caused passengers inside to
rush out deck to see what was the
matter. | was scared at the strange
si,:lit, because | thought that it had
something to do with the end Of the
world. 1t was too large for meteor
ard came up from the horizon on the
west and did not drop from the zenith.
81 could not estimate how far it
was from the ship as it passed across
the bows. ! called the c.: ptain to see
it but by the time ne reached the
bridge the ball of fire had disappeared.
| cannot ina gne what it could have
been and the astronomers attached to
the observatories could not explain it
to me.
when we arrived at Rio dc Janeiro
tfe scientists from the observatory
came on board and questioned me as
to the time l had seen the phenomenon
ard what it was like, and the same
| thing took place at Buonos Aires and
Montevideo. From what the astrono-
r,ers told me the big ball of fire must
have been visible within radius of
700 miles north, south, east and west
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
Friday, March 3, 1922.

inces. When it is played by order IN
public gatherings, the crowds and au-
diences refuse to join in the singing.
This was Illustrated at the grand
opera recently, wher Leon Trotzky,
the war minister. appeared with some
friends in n box. The orchestra struck
up the tune of the revolution and but
very few in the audience rose out OF
respect.
Lately Isadore Duncan, after pub
lie performance of her dances. asked
the audience to join her in singing the
'Internationalc." This seemed a sig
nal for the audience to leave. Every
body seemed to be going out as the or
cltestra played and Miss Duncan was
left to sing alone.
One Of the reasons for the lack OF,
enthusiasm for the song is that 1t has
been sung too much. People are tired
of it here, just as tired British soldiers
got of "Tipperary."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

date, he would never dream Of depart
ing from the sartorial convention in
public for five minutes. The etiquette
of the people is very elaborate and
strict.
There are, practically speaking, no
police, no fireman, and no wheeled
traffic in Lhasa. II man suffers
from toothache, he goes with 4 few
His friends bring a big stone, round
which they fasten string. The string
is then tied to the bad tooth, and the
stone dropped over the roof top. Two
or three friends hold on to the patient
to prevent him from going over, TOD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
NOT A CANDIDATE
Friends of Christensen Deny That He
Will Enter Governors Race.

Will Enter Governors Race.
Friends of Senator Niels Christen-
sen of Beaufort last night denied re-
ports in circulation yesterday that the
Beaufort senator was contemplating
running for governor this summer,
says a Columbia dispatch Of Tuesday.
The Beaufort senator was out OF the
city and could not be communicated
with last night but close friends Of his
said that he had authorized them to
make positive denial Of any such re-
port in the event that it should be cir
culated.
These friends said that Senator
Christensen had told them that he
most positively would not be candi-
date for any office this summer. He
was reelected to the senate from
Beaufort two years ago so that he has
two years more of his term in that
body to serve and he expects to serve
them.
1t was stated by these friends that
the senator had received scores OF
kilograms from every section Of the
state commencing him for his stand
and many Of them urged that he run
for governor, but he had replied in
every instance that he would not even
consider it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

An Oyster Stew.-They used to say
of the late Louis James that he was
one of The greatest humorists and
practical jokers in stage history. 1t is
recounted of him that on q certain
occasion, in one of the Shakespearean
tragedies, having to shake hands with
q brother tragedian. he left clutched
inescapably in the latter's fist a fat
raw oyster, which the unfortunate in
sdividual was obliged TO keep by him
through the remainder of the scene
The Argonaut.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Keep the Pole.-While in London
recently a Dublin man, spending a
holiday sauntered into barber shop
for. shave.
When he had finished the barber
handed him a check for more than the
man thought he should be charged.
4. He regarded it thoughfully.
DO you happen to know the signiii-
cance of the Observation-Disclosures
.poleSin front Of your shop?"
"Yes, sir" said the barber. you see'
in oiden times, BARRIERS were surgeons
as well as tonsorial artist. When n
man had to be bled he came to the
barber"
Then whatever you do don't take
down that polei"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
uAMAfA HARD WORKER
Ruler Of Tibet Gets Up at a O'clock
and Works Until Midnight.

and Works Until Midnight.
The Dalai Lama of Tibet the reli-
g!cus and secular head Of that Sc
cluded country has to work harder
than the average British or American
business man. He gets up at o'clock
in the morning and labors until mid
night, notwithstanding the fact that
he is unquestlonably the "big boss"
Sir Charles Bell, British political
officer in India, Who has just return
cd after "a ye:ir,s residence in the ro-
mantle forbidden city" of Lhasa,. the
Tibetan capital, says the Dalai Lama
is a wonderful personality" Sir
Charles is one of the, few Europeans
who have mastered the Tibetan Ian
guage and this helped him to become.
friendly with the head of all Tibet.
HE paid me the honor of inviting
me into the forbidden enclosure of his
country palace" said Si. Charles.
This was little wonderland Of
flowers, birds and Wild animals-a
hidden retreat where he gives deep
thought both to his religious and state
affairs. Hundreds of canaries were
singing here, and there were also
stays, pheasants and a great tiger
from Bengal"
The climate was intensely cold when
Sir Charles arrived, and for days the
temperature indoors never rose above
freezing point. In the place Of win
dew glass, the Tibetans used sort OF
wax cloth. 1t let's the wind in, but
they ere a hardy race and do not ap-
pear to feel the discomfort of the cold.
Mutton. yak beef and pork are the
| staple diet" Sir Charles went on.
'Tibetans do not like, either chickens
or eggs. They do not, sleep in beds
but on the floor, on which are placed
large downy cushions. You lie on top
of these and fold them over you,
They are very comfortable and warm.
There is an official date for win
ter to begin and end, pnd the fur hat
and other warm garments ordained
for officials are invariably worn with
out regard of weather, conditions be-
tween those dates. However COM
Portable the officials may be with the
fur hat April 25 or without It after that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
,dtan,useas Department.

A Wicked Worm.-Cuthbert had
been listening for half an hour 10 Il
lecture from his father on the evils Of
late nights and late risings in the
morning.
You will never amount to any
thing" said the father. unless you
turn over new leaf. Remember, it's
the early bird that catches the worm"
tHa, hal" laughed Cuthbert How
about the worm? What did he get for
turning out so early?"
rAIy son." replied the father, that
worm hadn't been to bed all night; he
was. on his way home."-Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
SORRY FOR CRIME
Man Serves Sentence'and Then Apollo
aizes for Theft.

Students of crminOlogy say there
is an irresistible lure which eventually
brings Il criminal back to the scene of
his crime.
II is not often, however, that a man
convicted of crime will come back to
the man he has robbed, apologize for
the deed and make restitution so far
as is within his power, rs happened
in the case of J. Il. Dixon, released
from county Jail ut Waterloo, Ohio
following the completion of his sen
tcnCe.
Dixon was convicted of stealing q
number of silk shirts from local
clothing store and was committed to
TIE county Jail Dec. 3. 1921. After a
few days in Jail Sheriff H. T. Wagner
declares n marked change camc over
the young man and during his incar-
ceration he was model prisoner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

ment of China has virtually ceased to
function for lack of fGnds.........-F,ive
persons were killed by earthquake in
the city of Cebu, Philippine Islands,
last Tuesday.....Th Mississippi
house Of representatives has cut sal
aries of state officers on average Of
40 per cent. Judge K. N. Lands
rave up his job last Tuesday as
Federal judge after II years of SER
vice............D DIR. Hubert Work, Of Pueblo,
Colorado, First Assistant Postmaster
General, has been appointed and con-
firmed as Postmaster General to sue
ceed Will S. Hayes, res gned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

man out of every ten would have two
men and the rest one each.
The report gives the following sta
tistics regarding MinnGsota's popula-
ton: Married women 45O,7S5; married
men, 46O,S29; single women, 2iS.592;
men, 365,S80; widowed women, 68,945;
men, S5,6S7; women divorced and not
remarked, 3,34S; men, 4,134; marital
condition unrcpcgted, women, 1,26S.
men, 2,20S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Careless Of Him.-A lank, disconso-
late looking person stood on the steps
of the town hall during a political
meeting. "Do you know who's talking
IN there now?" demanded n stranger
tbriskly, pausing for a moment beside
him. "Or are you just going in?'
@No sir; I've come out" said the
man decidedly. Congressman Sniff
kins is talking in there"
what about?" asked the stranger.
'eWeIl." continued the man, passing
his hand across his forehead in a puz-
zled manner, ''he didn't say."-The
Argoraut. ...... 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

"Wet" but Firm.-"Yes, sir, he says
Henry were making 5000 ev'y week,
and he didn't pay but $40 protection.
"Las' Monday federal prohibition
officer came and say: You has got TO
move out, cause I gwine ter raid you
on Wednesday, and l don't want TO
find no evidence here
Henry say, L pay $40 a week for
protection, and protection Use swine
4 to git and don't you touch nothin' In
dis here house
"And Henry say didn't nobody raid
him."
From the report Of liquor case
in Richmond (Va.) paper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Saving His Wind.-Dugald M'Tavish
the all-round athlete and sportsman
in the village, entered his name for all
events in the local Highland games
The first event on. the program was
the half mile, and of eight runners
(. Dugald finished eighth. "Dugald, Du-
gald," said a fellow Scot, why do you
not run faster?"
run faster!" he said scornfulty'
"an me reservin' myscl' for the bag
pipe competition. on."-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
MERE MENTION

The German @ov"~nment hHG rH'd
over to the reparations commission
the fifth ten-dav installment of 3D.
900 900. gold marks. making between
5000 600 600 end $95OOOG0.0OO gold
marks paid in gold or in kind up to
date-.....-.The strike Of New ENGLAND
textile workers remains unsettled and
there is now talk of congressional in
yestigation.. Peking govern
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Hubby Deserved Credit.-Maggie
had been awarded $4,000 for injuries
received in a train wreck and she was
surrounded by her admiring friends
Finally her husband, who was being
ignored by all present, could stand II
no longer.
"Aw, don't get any credit at all?
he burted out. Wasn't it me that
he'd the presence of mind to lift me
foot and give you that belt in the face
with me brogan when you were lyin
there with nothin' the matter with
you?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
GIRL FAMINE IN STATE
Bachelors Must Go Outside of Mime
sofa if They Wish to Marry.

BUtd II THey 'VIsTI 20 WdTIJs
There are 9i,305 Minnesota bache-
lors who haven't = ghqst of chance
to find o. wife in their home state.
This is the report Of the Census Bu-
rcau, United States Department OF
Commerce, which has compiled statis-
tics showing there are in Minnesota
SsS,73S men and only. 774,433 worlen.
70 In other words, IL the men were
equally divided among the women
each female would have slightly more
than / L man IS her share or one wo-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

After being released from the Jail
he returned to the scene of the rob-
berry, introduced himself to the pro-
prietor and apologizedf for his actions.
He declared he was under the in
fiuence of liquor when he committed
the robbery and that henceforth he
intended to go straight. Dixon then
purchased a suit of clothes and paid
for 1t. ,..E rs. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Ready for the PenaIty.-Landlord-
"You didn't pay the rent for last
month
Tenant-"No? Well, 1 suppose
you'll hold me to your agreement"
acknowledgements What agree
ment?"
Tenant-"Why. when l rented. you
said must pay in advance or not at
aH."-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Motherly Tokens. Been having
another mothers club meeting here
today, Mary?"
How did you guess?"
"By the empty cigarette box"
Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Rare.-During the absence of our
pastor we enjoyed the rare privilege
of hearing a good sermon, when Mr..
]. A. McM-- supplied our pulpit.
We hope he will come again.-The
PRESBYTERIAN League Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

No Use.-"Can l be Of any assis-
tance?" asked the sympathetic motor
ist Of a man who was looking unutter-
able thoughts at disabled car.
How is your vocabulary"
"Tm q minister, sir"
"Drive n."-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

Pathetic How do you feel about
reforming the movies?'
Most OF the pictures I've seen are
more TO be pitied than censored.
Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
LOST SONG IN RUSSIA.

The "InternationaIe" Is Seldom Heard
Anymore.
The. "Internationaie" is fast becom-
Ing lost song in Russia, says a Mos
COW dispatch. Nobody wants to sing
1t. 1t is never heard in the streets OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05

CIE;MENTS-BLuE WEDDING
 The marriage of Mrs. Gerna Olena Blue and Mir. Leslie Knox Clements took place at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Franklin in Norwood
 The house was attractively deco rated with palms and ferns and dahlias and an altar was arranged with palms and southern smilax and candelabra.
 Mrs. F. R. Dunlap played the we'd ding march and Mrs. A. Roth sang, q Love You Truly" and 70 Promise Me"
 Mrs Franklin was the matron of honor She wore beaded and em- broidered gown of black Canton crepe with a bouquet of Aaron Ward roses and lavender sweet peas.
 The groom was attended by ISl A. W. Graham as best man and Gle ceremony was performed by the Rev. George k. Stuart.
 The bride was charming in a going away dress of periwinkle Canton crepe with hat to match and bouquet of Bride roses and valley lilies.
 After the ceremony wedding breakfast was served at the Tut wiler.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clements left for a wedding trip which will include Jacksonville. Miami. Pensacola, Mo- bile and New Orleans. They will later make their home in Houston. Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05

Mouse that one was Whitefoot when he discovered that there was someone in. bis bed. His nose told him in- stantly that 1t was another Wood Mouse, and he was all prepared to be very angry and to drive that other Wood Mouse out. But if he was sur prised to find another Wood Mouse in there, just try to imagine how much more surprised he was when he dis covered that 1t was his own lost little son. The little Mouse was still fast asleep. He had been so tired out that he hadn't wakened at the sound of whitefoots claws as he climbed the old stub. Very gently whitefoot touched the little sleeper. His eyes flew open and he gave little squeak of fright
 Then he saw who had awakened him, and his surprise was as great AS had been Whitefoot's. and his joy was greater "Oh. I'm so glad so Rlad," he kept crying over and over. How ever did you find me?'
 Whitefoot didn't tell him that 1t was chance. Instead he made the little runaway tell him all about his adventures and how he happened to be in that old house. whitefoot listened gravely When the little runaway had ended his story White root said softly, Now that you are out in the Kreat World suppose you want to stay"
 No. no" cried the little runaway.
 T want to go home. l have seen all of the Great World ] want to. I'll never. never leave home again" tCopyright, 1922, by T. W. Burgess.)
 The next story: "The Happy Home- coming"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORY
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

A Wonderful Double Surprise
 Surprises may be dreadful;
 Again they may be sad.
 The only kind at all worth while
 Are those that make you glad.
 Whitefoot the Wood Mousse
 Back in the home. which the run away little Mouse had left. were sor- row and worry. Mrs. Whitefoot would not leave the. three other lit- tic mice for fear that one of these SO Whftefoot went alone hunting for hts lost little son. He hunted every where he could think of. but not a trace of him did he find
 Now, of course, Whitefoot knew all the dangers of the Great World, and he knew that there was very little chance that q little Mouse who knew nothing about these dangers and how to meet them would live long. He kept hunting and hunting, but from the first he had very little hope. and his heart was filled with sadness He found the tracks of Buster Bear. He found where Buster had pulled a stump to pieces, and where he had pulled over an old log. He smelled the scent Reddy Fox had left. In his oWn nliHu ne was suFe lti<>t SitHct Buster or Reddy had caught the little runaway.
 Having looked everywhere he could think of, Whitefoot at last gave up the hunt. "It was of not use to hunt longer" said Wbitefoot to himself. That poor little fellow didn't know of single hiding place. He didn't even know when to sit still and when to run There isn't chance In the world that he could have escaped. Why couldn't he have waited until I could have taught him the ways of the Great World?"
 Now 1t happened that when at last Whitefoot stopped hunting for the lost little Mouse he was not far from his old home in . tall. dead stub. He was tired and 50 decided to run over to that old home and rest awhile in the fine soft bed he had there before going back to tell little Mrs. White foot that he hadn't found their lost little son. So he ran over to the tall. dead stub and up it to the en- trance to that hollow which had been his home. without pausing an in- stant he popped inside. You see he was uuSe khere WAS no one else there,
 ls eyer thefe was . surprised Wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05
GOOD NEWS FROM

GOOD NEWS FROM
 GREAT SINGER
 "Mephisto' writing in Musical America" about John Mccormack. the great Irish-American tenor who is spending the summer at his paiatial home near London. conveys the fol- | lowing interesting information re- garding the renowned singers plans.
 "Mephisto" says;
 Tt did not surprise me to learn that John Mccormack has decided To postpone for at least six months hts American tour which was to have begun in New York early in october Mccormack is now in his beautiful country home near London. It Is his Intention to rest quietly there and in Ireland and then proceed to south ern France to avoid the cold weather
 Charles L. Wagner, his American manager tells us that there is no of MT. Mccormack. but he desires to have a good rest before resuming his concert activities.
 "NVhen ] used to read of McCor- mack's concert tours, I wondered how long he would stand the strain Few people who attend a concert of the artist who travels about the country have any idea of the tremen- dous effort required to keep up. What with travel, changing from hotel to hotel, from one day to an- other, different food, often unsatis- factory. loss of sleep on trains, con- stant exposure to different tempera- lures, which particularly affect tenors, as we know, it's no easy job To do this year after year, year after year, never disappointing your au- dience, as Mccormack never did, ex- cepting he was on his back. is bound to lead to a breakdown when nature says: Here, stop! Take a rest" And If there should be need of an opera ton. or a sickness intervene, it Is simply natures signal that a rest is imperative.
 "so we will all hope that John. who certainly has esrned his rest. may come back to us, if not on sched- ule time, later on, and again rejoice us with his fine artistic singing and his readiness to work for any charity or public purpose that appeals to him"