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Lost Alaskan Lakes
Found BY AUiators

Lost lakes of Alaska were found dur
Ing the flight of the round-the-world
flyers from Ketchikan to Seward, when
they sighted bodies Of water not chart
ed In the latest and most authentic
maps of the territory. Lieut.. L. FL.
Smith, leader Of the expedition, spent
several days at Dutch Harbor jotting
down new waters the flyer saw from
the air. Tales of interior lakes are
constantly brought in by trappers and
prospectors. Near Short Bay last sum-
mer, q lake four and one-half miles
long was discovered within five miles OF
q settlement. Aerial Mail Carrier ELL
son Elman passed over large body OF
inland water-then sheet Of ice
near Tanana, in March, which was not
shown on the last map. 1t Is now the
intention of the forestry service to use
a seaplane during the summer to make
a series of aerial photographs of the
coast line from Ketchikan to Seward,
with a view Of checking up on the
lakes, rivers, and islands, compared to
present-day maps.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
The Village Smithy Up to Date

Under costly CANOPY
The village blacksmith sits:
Before him is a touring car
Broken to little bits.
And the owner. and the chauffeur. too.
Have almost lost their wits.
The village blacksmith smiles WITH glee
AS he lights his fat cigar
He tells his helpers what to do
To straighten up the car.
And the owner. and the chauffeur. too,
Stand humbly where they are.
The village blacksmith puffs his weed
And smiles smile of cheer
The while his helpers pump the tires
And monkey with the gear
And the owner and the chauffeur. too.
Stand reverently near
The children going home from school
Look in at the open door;
They like to see him make his bills
And hear the owners roar,
And the chauffeurs weep as they de-
clare
They neer paid that before.
He goes each morning to the bank
And puts away his cash;
A healthy balance and big Rolis-Royce
Help him to cut dash
But the owner. and the chauffeur, too.
Their teeth all vainly gnash.
The chestnut tree long since has died.
The smith does not repine:
His humble shop has grown into
building big and fine.
And 1t bears Garage" above the door
On huge electric sign.
London Tit-Bits.
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Coffee Ship More Than
Three Years on Voyage

The old Dutch sailing vessels of
days gone by were VIGOROUSLY slow,
blunt Of bow and clumsy. Their slow
ness was considered an advantage by
importers of green coffee from The
Netherlands East Indies to America,
since the effect of the confinement of
the coffee beneath closed matches was
held greatly to improve Its flavor
Such "sweated" coffee brought tor
prices I'm the market. During the
World war one shipment OF Timoi
coffee is said to have taken three and
a half years coming from Java to New
York. 1t was aboard the German
steamship Brisbane, which cleared
from Batavia, July 4, 1914, and, fear
ing capture, took refuge In a harbor IN
Portuguese India, where 1t lay until
Portugal joined the allies. Their
the Portuguese seized the vessel and
turned 1t over to the British, who
moved It to Bombay Here the cargo
was finally transshipped to the City OF
Adelaide, reaching New York in Janu
airy, 1918, three and half years after
the coffee left Batavia.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Queer "Dole" Customs

Although the dole" has doomed 80
large Of late years, it Is one of the
oldest customs of England, for the
monks were much given to charity, and
presents Of bread and money were
common In ancient times. says the De
troit News. Perhaps the most famous
dole Is that given at st. Cross, near
Winchester Any one who applies at
the wicket gate is served with bread
and beer, the latter In horn cup.
Somewhat similar doles of bread are
given at Coalville, near Leicester, and
at Cowfold In Sussex.
Money doles are often accompanied
by strange customs, as in the case Of
the dole at the church Of st. Barthol-
omew the Great, where the dole has to
be picked up from the grave Of the
woman who left 1t, by poor widows Of
the parish The Uppingham dole
stipulates that the recipients shall be
''ill-favored of face"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

Corn-belt folks can tell aws-inspiring
tales of the ruin and desolation
wrought by tornadoes, of their terrible
destructive powers; but the cause of
this havoc is not clearly understood.
Certain 1t Is there must be terrific
wind, and some authorities have esti-
mated that the outer walls of the fun
mel may travel at from 300 to 500
miles per hour. In the very center
there may be partial vacuum which
bursts open all objects which with
stand the outer winds. A tornado at
its largest will be less than 1000 feet
wide at its base A tornado descended
near Clonmel, Kans., and. passing
through the town, stopped clock at
1855 p. m. Thirty miles farther Il
struck Wichita, Kans., and stopped an
other clock at 8 80 p. m. 1t had trav.
eied 80 miles in IS minutes.
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FlolDsY Lovers Claim
Fog Poisons Plants

From London have come reports of
'.fog poisoning" the sufferers running
the gamut from orchids to children,
while the statisticians show that the
greater part of London during January
and February has experienced the
severest influenza epidemic observed In
England since the war.
A good old London particular" as
the worst kind Of fog is Familiarity
called over there, not only vets the
windows but stains them, and is the
death Of very sensitive plants. Flower
lovers bemoan the fact that some OF
the finest Of the rare orchlds blooming,
for instance, at Kew, perish in such q
fog. The plant may live, but the ex-
quislte blooms are lost for year. OF
such a character have been the recent
fogs which doctors have pronounced as
containing "all the acid and irritating
ingredients Of poison gas" and these
are the fogs that affect the membranes
of the throat and respiratory organs.
Children have been great sufferers.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
South's First Railroad
Esfablished a Record

The railroad between Charleston
and Hamburg, s. c.. was the first In
the South, second In the United
States and the first In the world to
attain length OF 100 miles, says the
Detroit News. The South Carolina
railroad was chartered In 1927 and In
few years was completed from
Charleston to Hamburg and over the
Savannah river to Augusta, Ga. In
1884 1t was the longest continuous
line Of railroad In the United States
or Europe
The first locomotive built In the
country was constructed for the South
Carolina railroad. This engine, bear
ing the name 1.-THE Best Friend" ran
for many years with great success. A
queer accident happened to "The Best
Friend" The engine had q negro fire.
man, unused to the ways Of steam,
who became much annoyed at the
sound of escaping steam of the safety
valve. He tied down the safety valve.
The result was an explosion that de-
stroyed him and partly destroyed the
engine. 1.-THE Best Friend" was soon
rebuilt and put back upon the track
to do Its accustomed work. The dis
lance from Charleston to Hamburg.
1875 miles, was performed In daylight,
from six in the morning to six at
night.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Prolific Sou,

A. Glow, lockwood, Ont, Is the'po
SCISSOR of a SOW that has broken all
breeding records Of western Ontario.
Although only six years old, this hog
has given birth to no fewer than ten
filters Of pigs. "two filters a year"
numbering, all told, 176, of which lao
were raised. On May 16 she brought
into the world litter Of 10, 10 Of
which are living and thriving. OF this
number the mother is raising 18, the
other three being bottle-fed by their
proud owner.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Mvsterv in Birds Deaeh

Hundreds of blackbirds, suddenly
killed In midair as great flock was
crossing farm near Burlington, N.
j., form mystery that Is puzzling
several scientists. Wilson Livezey. a
witness says: "As we watched the
birds, what seemed to be whirlwind
created a commotion near the center
Of the flock, sending the birds fiutter-
Ing In a sort of vortex. The next
moment it was literally raining black
birds. Several hundred fell In the
narrow strip of orchard. The birds
seemed to have been killed instantly,
but scores we examined showed no
signs of injury" Struck In the face
by one Of the falling birds and pain
fully cut by the beak, Harry Thomas
was knocked from an apple tree he
was pruning.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
o Say II Not With Flewers

When / am lost in my last sleep,
And you sit by and vigils keep
(Sad grieving for the helpless dead).
Place you not lilies at my head
And say, Like these. shs. too. was
pure"
o make not this your overture.
But tell II now.
And looking down at my closed eyes
Which opened are in Paradise
Get see you not nor know your part),
Place you net violets at my heart
And say, Like these. she, too. was
true"
o say it not with violets blue.
But tell 1t now.
Caressinx soft my quiet hand,
At service in the Promised Land.
(Where knows IL not your gentle
touch).
Spread you not roses overmuch.
"As stanch az these her heart" nor
say:
o not like this your tribute pay.
But pay It now.
For could answer your sweet thought
In all the Mowers you had brought
I'd speak the one that was forgot
A tiny blue forget me-not."
I'll say It over and again,
I'll say Il now cannot then
Forget
Florence T. Osmun, in New York
Times
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Hen Adopts Kittens

Permitting their mother to have
them only at feeding time and then
taking them under her wing the rest
Of the time, q Rhode Island Red hen in
GAINESVILLE, Wis, adopted three ten-day-
old kittens. The biddy. owned by
Julius Granke, guards the Maltese kit
tens jealousy. drives on Mrs. Tabby
whenever she comes near and keeps
all intruding chickens at distance.
When meal time comes she flaps her
wings and the kitties sneak out to their
mother. When the hen thinks they
have had enough she bristles her
feathers. chases Mrs. Tabby away and
once more cuddles the pussies to her.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
The Old Men of the Poorhouse

The old men of the poorhouse sit alone
Among the gravestones In the autumn
sun,
One peels a little maple stick, and one
With clay pipe leans forward from
his stone
To point out where the first wild geese
have gone
Over the meadow past the golden
wood
One lies against broken slab to
brood
On grassy neutrality-suspicious. his own.
Now over the stubble fields the dinner
gong
Sounds through the sunshine where
the late bees pass.
The old men leave their stones and
trudge along
The empty road. But from his plot
of grass
Still the old one brooding does not rise,
And still the gray geese cry along the
skies.
--Mavis Clark Barnett. in Parnassus.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Fear and Grandma Snow
NeUer Got Acquainted

Grandma Snow, writes contribH-
for, was tall well-formed. as straight
as an arrow and as brave as any man.
We arfectionately called her our major
general. Like a real Spartan mother,
when in go her youngest son came
home detected because he had been
refused as volunteer because he was
under age. she promptly tied on her
bonnet and marched back with him
TO the recruiting Office
"Now, see here, sergeant" she said,
this boys heart Is set on helping his
country as his brothers are doing. He
Is well and strong and willing, and his
father and ! think he shows a proper
spirit. and we give our full consent to
his enlistment. What Is more. we are
both going to offer our services. You
can put my name down now as
nurse for anywhere they wish to send
me-"
Ing her eightieth year she journeyed
to distant town to visit her son and
his family. She occupied a bedroom
off the parlor downstairs with another
member Of the household. One night
In the small hours steps sounded on
the veranda-and the following con-
versation took place at breakfast time:
Mother hear there were people
on our veranda during the night"
Eyes. John, there were two men"
Grandma Snow replied placidly.
what did you do?"
II opened the door, Of course, and
asked them what they wanted"
"Motherl 1t was dreadful thing
for you to dol Suppose they had
rushed ini"
well, suppose they had" grandma
replied, quite unperturbed; wouldn't
l have rushed them out again?"--
Youths Companion.
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Object Lesson Should
Haze Impressed Youth

A boy returned from school one day
|basssh a report that his scholarship had
EN- below the usual average.
||| M Well" said the father, you've
FL hen behind this month, have your
Eyes, sir"
# "How did that happen?
" sDon't know, sir"
The father knew, II the son did not,
/ He had observed number of cheap
s. wels scattered about the house. but
Id not thought 1t worth while to say
I anything until fitting opportunity
phould offer itself A basket of apples
TODD upon the floor, and he said:
"Empty out those apples, and take
38the basket and bring 1t to me half full
d Of chips"
8 Suspecting nothing, the son obeyed.
"And now" he continued, ''put those
apples back In the basket"
When half the apples were replaced,
the son said:
"Father, they roll of can't put in
any more"
Put them In, tell you"
"But, father can't put them In"
Put them inl No, of course you
can't put them In. Do you expect to
I'LL a basket half full of chips and
then fill 1t with apples7 You said you
did not know why you fell behind at
school. will tell you. Your mind is
like that basket 1t will not hold
more than so much, and here you have
been for the past month filling 1t up
with p-dirt-cheap novels Bonn
bay Guardian.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
historical Diamond

The Great Mogul diamond was q
celebrated Indian diamond whose his
tory is said to date from b6 B. O. In
the Fourteenth century 1t fell into the
hands of the rajah of Malwa and later
became the property of the Mogul en-
perors at Delhi. The French jeweler,
Tavernier, says he saw the diamond
at the court Of Aurungzebe In 1895,
and declares that 1t weighed, In thu
rough state, 793M carats. 1t Is general
ly described however, as a round
white rose-cut stone of $50 carats. II
was probably stolen and broken up al
the sack Of Delhi by Nadir Shah in
1789. BY some authorities It Is identi,
fed with the Koh-i-nur and by Others
with the Orloff.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
The Scrap
Dock
Blackbirds Engage in
Fight to the Death
was standInG by q pond WaterinG

Il was standing by q pond watering
a team of horses" writes j. 7. Sails
bury, Bible Grove, Mo-, in Capper's
Weekly, and saw two red-winged black
birds fighting In the air a few feet
above the water. the combatants finally
landing In the water. One, much the
stronger, came down on top Of the
weaker one, holding him down, pecking
him severely and forcing his head I'M
der water The weaker bird, from fear
or weakness. would keep his head un-
der water as long as he could,
while the other bird perched on top Of
him waited for him to raise 1t. When
ever he did the punishment would con-
tinue until the stronger bird again
forced him under
This was repeated until the victor,
appearing to think he had finished his
adversary, few to nearby tree. But
as the vanquished bird again raised his
head above the surface and showed
signs Of life, his relentless enemy re-
turned to the attack. had decided to
save the life of the smaller bird. but as
they were on the opposite side of the
pond, by the time got there and
raked the little fellow ashore, he was
dead.
'sThis was an unusual battle for
birds Of the same variety to engage In.
One on the other must have violated
some law of the Jungle"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Cruel Human Sacrifices
PART of Aztec Religion

In ancient Mexico. the Mexico of the
Aztecs, human sacrifices were not only
the custom, but practically the only
sacrifice offered. But mostly the sac
rifces were composed Of offenders,
faw-breakers and enemies. Enemies
were generally offered up In prefer
ence to victims OF their own race
Another civilization much like the
Aztec was the Incas. The Aztecs and
the people Of the Incas worshiped a
sun god much as the Egyptians and
the Babylonians, although the moon
was sort of lesser divinity to each.
finding Its counterpart In the Egyptian
Isis.
The human sacrifices were unneces-
sarily cruel. The victim was either
laid upon a regular sacrifcial table
and had his heart cut out by a few
incisions, or else was put upon an
eminence and armed with a blunt
wooden sword. He was then attacked
successfully by men armed with OBJ
sidian swords and very sharp. He
fought until he was killed. Many evil
dences Of these cruelties have been
excavated.
There was another custom. that of a
priest praying person to death. This
was believed quite possible Anyone
whom priest was known as praying
to die was certain to die. For the
most part they did, killed by terror
Bruce Bryan, in Art and Archaeology.
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Radio Possibilities

A prominent English radio auditor
said recently that he could foresee the
day when radio would create an ex.
change Of experiences between the ST.
lence of nature and the hum Of the
city. He said: IL would set up my
aerial tomorrow If in the heart of Lon
don I could hear the cattle lowing on
remote hills or the barking of foz
In Essex, or the scream of an eagle
over a Scottish glen. l would gladly
summon the roar of Niagara to redress
the roar of the Strand; but such things
are not yet"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Inconstanf

The critic was talking about love.
Good writer's" he said. "never treat
love is an immortal and divine thing.
Poor writer's always do.
Poor writer's go on about love RI
diculously. They are like young Jack
Hoskins.
81 like you, Mr.. Hoskins,' a pretty
girl said to young Jack. But like
Mr.. Hemingway. too. Mr.. Hemingway
she added with a shipper. says he
thinks about me 1896 days in the
year.
Huh He wants one day off every
four years, does her said Jack Hos
kins. Surely Miss Fetherstonbaugh-
Ethel-surely you don't compare a
lukewarm attachment like that to a
burning passion such as minel'"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

Riveting hammers are made with
six, eight and nine-inch strokes, and the
speed of the piston depends somewhat
on the length OF the hammer. The
speed of the piston also depends on the
piston; the short piston running more
rapidly than long piston. These PTS
tom speeds Will vary from ten to six
teen blows per second, or from 600 TO
1000 blows per minute, The faster
speeds are commonly found in ship
building and carbuilding plants, and
the slower speeds are found In boiler
shops.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

" pkNeg the foreign authorities quoted
by the Swiss Socialists In their fight
for the preservation OF the legal eight
hour day, which was maintained by a
big majority In the recent referendum,
was John d. Rockefeller. Jr. He was
quoted as writing: Except in extraor-
binary cases, modern industry Is called
upon to institute the eight-hour day
and the forty-eight-hour week. The
putting into effect Of this social reform
constitutes an element Of economic
policy and should be supported to the
limit In authoritative circles"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

May was the driest month on record
for the last 80 years. according to the
report Of the Vancouver observatory.
The rainfall was 90 inch, or 81 inch
below average. In Montreal May was
the "wettest" In seven years. There
the rainfall for the month was ATS
inches. Official calculations figure that
the island of Montreal was crushed by
10. 4O1, oS8 tons of rain.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Light CelIar Best

If the beams Of cellar ceilings are
covered with wall board and then Civ
en- two coats of battleship gray paint,
- lighter tone. dust from ashes,
ia cement Hoor will not sift
per rooms. If cellar floor and
ARE painted, dust will be further
pted and lighting improved.
le all corners in white, germs
prmin do not find the painted
attractive.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

John r. Stacey, Marblehead lob
sherman, has done something that few
other men have been able to accom-
plish, says the Boston Globe. He has
won the confidence Of wild sea gull
30 that the bird will accompany him
on his trips to inspect his traps and
will even eat raw fish from his hands.
This particular gull is Jealous, too.
as he drives away any other gull that
seems inclined to make friends with
Mp. Stacey.
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Was His Lucky Day

Cleaning a revolver, Capt r. Pur-
Wis of Cheltenham, England, acciden-
tally discharged the weapon. The bull
let passed right through his body, mar
rowly missing his heart, and came out
at his back. No vital part was
touched, and he is expected to re-
cover.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

Mans sorrows are mystery, but
that sinners should not have sorrows
were sadder mystery still. And God
pleads with us all not to lose the good
of our experiences Of the bitterness Of
sin by our levity or our blindness to
their meanings Maclaren. !
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Sheep IL Prolific

On a farm in Lorne valley, Prince
Edward island, is sheep that had two
sets of triplets within a year, one set
in May and the other the following
April. All six lambs lived and recently
one Of them gave birth to bankruptcies.
The four newcomers appear as well In
every way as the average lamb, though
considerably smaller.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

A policeman on duty at the Ceno
taph in London was surprised by a
postman handing him a package ad
dressed to 'sThe Policeman at the
Cenotaph. Whitehall, London" he
found that 1t contained bunch OF
wild flowers and a note asking the
policeman to place them on the
Cenotaph, as the writer was unable
to travel so far to do so herself.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Beating the Band

A Southend (Dng.) robin (writ-s q
correspondent faced by the compe-
tition of the Second Regal Scots band.
still sang on. determined to be heard.
He attracted public attention and adj
miration Finally, when the band
stand was Illuminated. he put forth
all his energy and continued to chal-
lenge the British army until long
after every other bird had gone to
roost.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Really Had kick Coming

A decree of divorce has been recon-
mended in the Chancery bench Of Jer-
sey City for A. J. Geneive, who testi-
fed his young bride called him 'dum-
my" Immediately after the ceremony
and promptly deserted him. Geneive
said the church ceremony was to have
been followed by reception. Els
.wlfe," Sylvia G. Geneive. failed to put
in an appearance.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
UnIucky and Yet Lucky

-year-old Gordon McLauren, Of
Ottawa, Canada. bears charmed life.
The other day he swallowed three
fourths of the contents of box Of
pills, containing enough strychnine and
calomel to kill several children. He
was saved By the use of stomach
pump before the pills dissolved. A
year ago street car passed over him,
leaving him unscathed.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

YOU'D better lengthen your skirt.
Marie"
"Whyf'
MEN are apt to mistake you for q
little girl and try to take you on their
laps"
"Well?"
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While examining a man, Budapest
physician named Yincze was himself
seized with illness and said to his pa
tient: Excuse my causing you an
noysnce. must die Immediately"
with these words the doctor fell to
the floor, dead.