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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Rock Has Great History.

A report on the Dome OF the Rock
of Jerusalem is shortly to be pub
lished and will be of great interest to
the Mohammedan world. 1t may not
be generally known that this place is
The third in sanctity Of all the sane
tuares of Islam, and indeed for a
short period it actually formed the
Kibla toward which all Moslems
prostrated themselves in prayer.
Among the more important religious
associations of this rock we may men
tion that 1t was here that David and
Solomon were called to repentance,
and on account Of vision David
chose this site for his temple. From
this same spot Mohammed assembled
TO the Seventh Heaven after his night
Journey from Mecca, and lastly it Is
to be the scene Of the Great JudS-
ment. The historical associations are
not less striking, and such famous
names as Omar, Aldelnalek. Saladin
and Suleiman are all connected with
the rock.-Zanzibar Gazette.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
BIRDS NESTS IN ODD PLACES
enarkabIe Boldness Shown by Many
Species When They Are Engaged
in Rearing Family.

Every year some fresh discovery Is
made by naturalists respecting the
curious habits Of birds. The boldneSs
shown by even shy birds when dome5-
tic duties are concerned is surprising.
Robins are especially noted for their
boldness, and a pair have been known
to build their nest and rear Their
family on beam in school. entering
by the window which was left open.
Swallows seldom build In odd places
but pair we been known to Ohio
their nest against a pane OF win''""
glass. A swallows nest IN f"l'ii''
is an exceptionally queer place fof
q bird of this species to choose.
Wrens are very ingenious, and ;hc,F
dome-shaped nests, which are 50
beautifully woven, are often found III
old kettles and tins, and even in the
pockets OF old coats which have been
left hanging about. A hedge sparroWs
nest in a kettle was found In bunch
of uettles close to public footpath,
where school children passed every
DAY, but the faithful bird, with no
thought Of danger, reared a family
quite unmolested.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
SHED LIGHT ON OLD TIMES
Interesting Official Documents Reecnt'
Iy Found in the State House
at Philadelphia.

lncrusted with dust, yellow with
age, some nibbled by mice, a real
treasure trove OF documents has been
discovered by|workmen restoring the
old state house, the last Of the group
Of Independence hall buildings to re-
ceive the city's attention, says press
dispatch from Philadelphia. The build
ing was the seat Of the city govern
ment until 1888.
One of the official papers relates
that Robert Wharton, once mayor OF
Philadelphia, addressing the select
council on December 49, 1914, de-
plored the increase Of "tippling
houses" especially those that sold
"ardent spirits to minors in one and
two cent quantities. Another record
showed that as late as May 9, 1916,
8 resident of that city paid $3.50 as
a tax for being allowed to carry
watch.
In the "tippling house" address Of
Mayor Wharton he called the old-ttme
saloons vile sinks"
Gazing houses also came in for his
attack. He declared that many such
houses were being operated In the
city openly for the destruction Of the
unwary, and lamented that there
were no laws against them. A refer
ence to a fine Of 10 shilling for the
unlawful discharge of firearms was
mentioned by Mayor Wharton.
He criticized the filthy condition OF
certain footways" and recommended
fixing the pavements on many city
streets.
A police flyer was also found near
where the old rogues' gallery used to
be, and in those days this was an
actual gallery around the police court.
The flyer was dated about the middle
Of the last century, and with it were
photographs Of a prominent New York
merchant and society man who had
run away with another mans wife.
The names might surprise their de-
scendants now numbered among New
Yori's -four hundred"
The documents date from llIo to
1853, the majority belonging to the
years Of the last decade Of the Eight
eenth century and the first two dec
AIDES Of the Nineteenth.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Clreuitino the Earth.

A person making circuit of the
earth will lose one day by going west
ward, and gain a day by going east
ward. In going eastward the sun is
met before a complete rotation of the
earth has been made. Thus the
period from noon until the sun is
again met In the meridian is shorter
than from noon to noon in one
locality. Going westward requires 8
little more than twenty-four hours for
the sun "to catch up," so that from
noon to noon by sun observation
covers q period more than twenty
four hours. In order 20 keep dates
right. a day is dropped out Of reckon
ing by vessels sailing eastward wheI
crossing the one hundred and eight
ieth meridian-that is, they live the
same day twice; and day is added
when they cross the same meridian
going westward-for instance, arriv
ing at the one hundred and eightietl
meridian, Saturday Immediately De
comes noon Sunday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Causes Deep Depression In Plateau

When the railway was opened from
a point near Luxor into the Libyan
desert there was rendered easy the
approach Of the oasis of khargeh,
which is regarded as a typical eS-
ample of these isolated centers OF
life. For some years a British scien-
:ist and explorer made study OF this
oasis. observing the phenomena OF
springs, moving sands, wells, etc.
The Libyan GASES are deep de-
pressions in lofty plateau which has
a maximum elevation Of nearly 1000
feet hut the bottoms Of the oases
are only from 100 to 300 feet above
sea level They are underlain by beds
of sandstone, which are the sources
of the water supply. Artesian wells
400 feet deep form practically inex-
haustible means of irrigation and such
deep wells have been used from
ancient times. The depreSsions were
once the beds Of lakes. and the water
In the sandstone probably has its
sources in the Abyssinian highlands.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
ThA Human GYroscope.

When you are dizzy things appea'
TO go round in a circle. However sh'
fault is not with the eyes but in 0
near the ear-an organ which a.
parently has nothing e do with sigh
or feeling. Close to the ear IS located
the little organ which gives us on
power Of balance, permits us TO wall
upright without tottering, and, whel
properly trained, to assume posture;
which are distinctly outside the regu
lar routine of our daily lives. EcccD
tric dancers, acrobats, athletes an'
others have unconsci9uSly trained th!
"balaDca wheel" until they can G'
strange things without, as we say. los
ing their balance. When we SpH
around rapidly, this delicate mechan
ism is disturbed or thrown slightly on
Of gear. causing the eyes TO move IT
dependently Of each other and to se.'
different impressions TO the brain
This causes the spinning erect we ca
dizziness.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
JACK FROST As GOOD FRIEND
His Beneficial Effect Upon the Soil ln~
calcuIable, and He Performs
Other Services.

Let those who Will grOwl when
ieicles hang on the wall. TO millions
Jack Frost comes as a friend, Gnd not
always in disguise, either.
His influence on soil is wonderful,
says London Tit-Bits. Besides reGuc-
Ing it to much finer state CT tillaSe
than can be produced 6y any imple-
ments known to man, it improves It's
fertility and adds TO its quantity.
The highest counts Of bacteria IL
soil and there may be lOO000,0e0 in
q grain-have been obtained in Eard
winters, and it is during such seasons
that the diSintegration Of roc: which
produces fresh particles Of sell goes
on most rapidly.
AS water passes from the lQu;C &c
the solid state its expansive power is
about $50 tons to a square foot, which
Is equal to the weight OF column of
rock about one-thiyd OF mile In
height. Then comes the thaw, and as
the water contracts away crumbleS the
surface OF the rock, to so to make
the soil from which we draw oilr S'lS-
tenance.
Out in the Cotswolds, when winter
Is coming on, they turn blocks OF stone
grain upwards, so that the rain shall
soak into the layers. A thaw succeeds
O frost, and then the blocks are tapped
with hammer, whereupOn they fall
into flakes, ready, after little trim
ming for roofing houses.
So, too, you may see the skaters
working at CollyweSton, near Stam-
ford. When there is a likelihood OF
frost, the men dash water Oh the cages
of the masses of slate which have been
brought up from the pits or quarrleS
If there are two frosts in rapid sue
cession, with q quick thow between
all is we'll, as the slate splits into la!-
ers. But spell of mild weather
means that the material becomes USE
less for anything except converslcp
into rubble.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Amusing the Natives.

The marine recruit had just arrived
IN Haiti and the sergeant was giving
him some instruction in outpost duty.
As they walked over g aigh ridge,
there were two sharp ports OF a
rife and little clouds of dust spurted
I'd that. TO the recruit seemed uncom-
tortably close.
whats that, sergeant?" asked the
newcomer.
ooh, only couple Of those spicks
trying to hump us Off" returned the
sergeant. as he trudged calmly ahead.
They take pot shots at me every time
| pass this spot"
"It's bit dangerous, isn't it, SER
geant?'
"WeI. it might be dangerous" ex-
planned the non-com, "if those birds
could come within twenty feet or SO
Of hittin' a guy But as long as they're
such rotten shots. l figure they might
AS vcll amuse themselves that way,
as not. 1t helps to keep them out OF
mischief" .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Nav Make Use Of Volcano.

Three expeditions have been sent
from this countr? to Kilauea. the fam
Ing firepit Of the island Of Hawaii, to
investigate the practicabiiity of tap
ming the earth's interior for heat to
furnish power to all the Hawaiian is'
lands. 1t IS proposed to bore at the
volcano on safe ground some dis
tance away, Transforming subter-
ranean heat into electrical energy
popular Mechanics Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18

6l III 81. L bCtiN'S
they have moni-
tors in schools
and that they are
girls or boys who
take charge Of
things that are i'm
porta mt a n d
trusted and all Of
such things.
But while they
may think l sound
1llipOl louL dt III 81,
they may not be
disappointed when
they find out I'm
a curious creature
even if I'm not
important in any
school way.
give never been
NJ ~rn
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18

ever asked me to go, and no one ever
sent me. They didn't care if didn't
go to school and by they I mean my
family.
"For an Australian Monitor learns
all he has to learn out Of school Just as
we'll as he would in school. Perhaps
he learns his lessons out of school bet
ter and what he should do and eat and
so forth
can Australian Monitor might be in
school filing ink-wells when he could
be making himself a stronger anG
better animal or reptile by being out
of doors and catching small rabbit
or something like that.
can Australian Monitor, Of course,
is a izard-and good strong lizard,
too. We can eat small animals whole.
We are very large and very big and
grow to be eight feet long.
1--WE can run very fast and we live
in the dark jungles. We are fond of
tuSdlS Ill lIS way VI 4OOO, VI AoIiiNAt
we don't care about vegetables.
eve are from India and we have
relatives in Africa and in Australia.
"But one Of the most important
things about US is that we can eat
eggs whole and that the sells dissolve
themselves just like capsules or pills
do.
eyes, eggshells are alright for us,
and III tell you the reason.
I'VE have fine digestions. We don't
have our tummies getting upset the
way so many creatures do.
"Gracious, we don't have to go to
ued and take bad medicines and say.
"'Oh dear, oh dear, why did I eat
rhatv
eyes, we have superior digestions
and they are important"
1--WE are beautiful" said the Green
Lizard. "And our family came over
from Europe. That is, we didn't come
of our own accord. You know what
mean"
1--WE didn't go down to the pier with
our luggage and put our names on the
passenger list and then come across
in cabins on the big boat or anything
like that.
"But we were brought over.
"And when you speak about diges-
tions we agree with you.
at is most important and very
pleasant to have a good digestion. It
makes a creature feel better and hap
pier and all of such things 1 always
enjoy my meals and always feel
happy. I feel so pleased with myself
that I show off and folks coming to the
zoo quite enjoy seeing me-"
"And t. said the Chameleon, "have
been brought over here to join the
lizard family, for have such lot Of
interesting colors which / show at diff
ferent times"
81 am a curious creature" said the
ella Monster, "and I am really stupid.
came from the desert and l move
slowly and awkwardly along, for my
body is fat and brown.
81 look as though I were covered
with black and brown and tan and
yellow beads, but I'm not. It's just be-
cause of the kind Of suit wear that
look that way.
81 give good hard bite and 1 make
anyone suffer whom bite, but 1 don't
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Wire,ess Triumphs Over Mountains

The Point Grey and Victoria wire
less stations were III communication
with the High River tAlberta) air sta
ton on recent night. This IS the
first time that Canadian wireless
plants have made connection across
the mountains. Several government
reports were kicked across the peaks
during the night and when improved
receiving sets are provided the coast
stations and more power given High
River the service will be regular, it Is
Pioneer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
LISA Up Valueless Trees.

The fuel value Of wood ought to
induce any one to cut down detri-
mental trees. They vary a great deal
in the fuel value for heating purposes.
The lighter woods-cotton-wood, box
elde-. ar,l soft maple-have less VAL
ue than the hard woods such as oak,
ash. and hickory.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18

Kill them. NO, I'm
not mean enough
for that. I'm sat
I S f e d TO make
mem suffer, that's
uil."
"Well." said the
Glass Snake, 81
would like to have
a word to say, or
a hiss 10 make.
I'm really a lizard
and should talk
with all of YOU,
though I look so
much like Il snake
that creatures call
ME 4 snake by
m S ( a k G very
often Id III V
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18

m e, as you
know, is Glass Snake.
I'm a real lizard, but look like q
snake. That's pretty interesting. Now
that is more than any child ever saw,
could do. I've seen a lot Of them at
the zoo, too.
"rm sure rome could look like pussy
cats and yet be children, OR could
be pussy cats and look like children
I'm an interesting creature, amf''
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
Sarcastic Charles.

Charley, dear" said Young Mrs
Torkins. the cook who came day be
fore yesterday has left us"
Take anything With her.?
"Some few articles"
"We,,.. | suppose the reason S'ie ic:
Ws was that she didn't &%ve any ~
eor us"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-18
6 fIsDdddy5
lD6Eyenin8
Fairy Tale
SyWARY GRAHAr1 BONNER
LIZARDS

"It's so NICE said the Australian
Monitor, "to sound rather important
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-01
Our City Beautiful.

WASSiH1INGToN the City Beautiful.
w Waking from the materiastic activities
forced by the war, Washingon's civic leaders have
within the year, particularly within the month,
turned their attentions with renewed vigor to full
filling the dreams of the founders of the District
the most beautiful city in the world
This week plans were announced for convert
ing the expanse of veritable slums encircng the
base Of the Capitol into the garden spot OF the
world. The Botanic Gardens are to be extended
around the base of the Capitol and to the banks Of
the Potomac.
Again this week. ground was broken for new
addition to the city's coterie OF statuary. Work
started for the proposed monument to Gen.
George Gordon Mcads. In the Botanic Gardens
at the foot of the Capitol this newest addition to
the Districts art work will go up.
Within the month the immense monument Of
Gen. Grant will be dedicated. Another piece Of
treasured statuary will be added-again close to the
heart of the national the base OF the Capitol and
in the Botanic Gardens
In the near future, at the other end OF the Mall,
the impressive monument to President Lincoln,
already completed will be dedicated.
Within the year the cornerstone for a national
memorial to world veterans has been laid
Work the George Washington Victory Memoir
ial at Sixth and streets northwest in the eastern
sector of the rapidly developing Mall will be
started soon.
Completion of this part program OF the Dis
trict's civic leaders for the identifying of Wash
ington and honoring of its heroes will place the
District again the path it pursuing before
interruption.
Constant application to this program with SUP
port of the District ctzenry and the nation will
materialize the dream of George Washington when
he selected the site the knoll just off the Poto-
mac for the Nations Capital and planned for the
City Beautiful.
Members of Congress, national and District
chieftans who have worked enthusiastically and
increasingly for the accomplishments of these pro-
jects to be congratulated and thanked. They
will see within the next two years the results of
their labors Completion OF these projects will do
much to polish the already shining city of the ma
ton 1t must rot stop. Much is yet to be &C
complished. May the ambitions and labors of these
workers be kept ahame and Washington-Capital OF
the world, heart Of the nation-be made example
OF world idealism well international leadership.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-01

son can get an education such as
is required today to practice medi-
cine, dentistry and veterinary medl-
cine. And when they do get by
with all the nuisance or require
ments they go TO town. set UP for
year or two. then specialize in some
line so as to have II easy a few
hours a day. The rural districts
need physicians and dentists as well
as the town and many suffer Tor
lack of attention, due to extreme
legislation by a few men in town
debating what is to be done n this
school and that school to be in
Glass A or 3 as the case may he.
II the colleges would give you what
you actually need to practice nedi-
cine, dentistry and veterinary medi-
cine il could be gotten in half the
time required and the students he
more efficient than they are after
spending four years in college
studying a bunch of junk you for
get as soon as you are by the col
leRe and State boards. There are
lots of people who would rather
have a reasonably good doctor than
to have none at all. There are lots
Of places you can't get a doctor in
less than twenty miles and then il
costs extremely to get one as il is
from town. l would like to ask
why the entrance requirements
have to be thus and so? II a hay
can pass his examinations by not
having the b. S. or A. B. degree
why isn't he as good as the other
man: know physicians and dem
lists that never saw a high school
rd fhrnnph rnl1R-P with Eve
grades and are good, sound bust
ness men. But today these men
couldn't even get into the school
they graduated from. What we
need is legislation against these as
soCiations. and il should be done by
our Congress at once as conditions
are getting worse every day. Good
old-time schools are closing. Stu
dents getting less and more people
suffering by class legislation.
am indeed glad to see the deans
of such colleges as Nebraska Col
lege of Medicine and Indiana Uni
versity OF Medicine giving their
views along this line, and hope
more colleges will lower the bars
and run a good practical school in
stead of place to put in time at a
big expense.
What we need is practical men
that will do the community good,
not the educated man who stays in
town with plenty Of money and
does no one but himself any good
and unless there is a change in ten
years from now the rural districts
will have no physicians, dentists or
veterinarians. 1t will be go to the
city to hospitals or do without. The
people-at-large are getting tired of
being dictated to by few higher
ups drawing big salaries when their
Meath is at stake. Example: Nine
dentists to 10000 people: one ply
stefan to 5000 people, etc. Let's
call for legislation.
DR.. b. B. BOWERS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-01
Transmutation or Substitu-
ton,
To the Editor. The Washington Herald: :

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
We have again been told that one
element can be changed into the
other. II we suspend piece Of
metallic zinc in lead solution the
zinc will enter into solution and thu
metal lead will come out in scales.
An ignorant person might be con-
WINGED that the zinc had actually
been transmitted into lead. To &C
count for the transmission of light
and energy the scientists years ago
formed the hypothesis that space
was filled with a substance which
they called the ether" OF space.
What IL was in fact was unNhown.
When the atom was divided INTO
still smaller particles called cleo
irons the scientists failed - per
ceivA that atomic solution was now
a possibility and a probability. That
this hypothetical ether of space
was no more or less than an ~
reduced atomic solution with the
strong possibility OF helium BENZ
one of the chief IL not She chief
solvent. Consequently all matter.
as We know matter. Is suspended in
this atomic solution u space which
Is everywhere. Radium appears to
doing just what the pie o! zinc
is doing in the lead solution. 1t Is
redissolving in the atomic solution
by chemical action this accounts for
the heat produced) sad is throw
ing out what il is replaC.rS. Ire
mendous electric energy. especially
the static kind. is doing the sam,
thing. Our scientist. as 500 n -
they discovered the valencies of the
elements, could have made aurh0r;-
tive assertion that the atom was
divisiDle. No other conclusion could
be arrived at. BY mathematics this
subdivision would be the one eight
hunGred-and-f Irtieth of the atom.
the least common multiple Gf me
to eight (the valencies). Hard J.
headed business men will forsee
conditions in advance. politicians
know results from floating straws.
Scientists with absolute mathe-
matics at their beck are afraid 10
trust. their intuitions and figures.
Some day the scientists will
awake to the fact that solution
is a four dimensional AFFAIR and
that the ether of space is just a
plain unreduced atomic solution.
Many high-sounding phrases to
cover unexplicable phenomena will
pass into the discard. Chemical re-
actions are the same In effect
whether between material solutions,
atomic solutions or mixed. Some
thing elected may be precipitate,
gas. or a nebular forming COM
pound. whenever condition Is
produced involving free atoms eiec-
tricity results. We have that In
i"'li"etc:ng a pIa:. CT zinc aud clr-
- I'D I'D 'oHnG- tins &C
two.
FRED T. HAFELFINGER