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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
Sharp Tongues
By Ada Patterson

it cleaned. She said dusty
will the
sleeves in Come Saturday The off
II couldn't Of 1 dirty
The ride the train is long
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
Bits of Fact and Fun

a few pumps, q couple of tons Of oil
fuel in the barge's furnaces, and three
men to walk around and watch the
pumps.
The oil passes from barge to ship
through hose pipes-huge and metal
bound-that are slung upwards from
derricks and pass into the ship 20
feet above the level OF the barge's
deck.
The little engines in the after end
Of each barge thud and thump rhyth-
mically, so beats to the minute, each
beat lifting two hundredweights Ut
oil into the great hose pipe, forcing 1t
upwards at 40 pounds per square inch
pressure. The lifting goes on at seven
and a half tons a minute when the
oil is well warmed.
For the oil barge is a water-borne
hot house. Heavy oil fuel for ships
furnaces is well called "heavy." At
low temperatures it is thick, i'm
movable mass, something between In
dia rubber and black treacle. 1t will
only flow at a temperature Of about
90 degrees. So the oil barge Is rinyed
with steam pipes like a central heated
hotel. II the oil should catch fire in
any one OF the four tanks into which
the barge's hull is subdivided, matches
and sluices are shut down at once and
the steam cocks opened. All the air
space is filled with steam and the fire
STILES for lack Of air.
Experiments arc being carried on
in England in the hope OF evolving
some method by which mails can be
safely dropped from an aircraft n.y.
ing 5000 or 5000 feet high.
At present the technical details Of
tine devices that have been tested are
being kept secret, but it Is known that
they are on the clockwork delayed-ac-
ton principle.
The intention is that air expresses
shall be able TO drop mail bags into
pillar boxes"-clcar spaces of the
countryside being reserved for the re-
ception Of mails-without slackening
speed and without having to descend
to a low altitude.
A mail attendant on the machine
will use kind Of bomb-dropping sight.
The mail bags viii fall earthward like
a stone, but when within about 30
feet Of the ground a parachute will
automatically come into action, and
will land the bags gently, or so it is
hoped.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
INVITED TO VISIT.

"She had run into my rooms on her
way TO the station. She saw me put
ting a dress into a box TO send it TO
the cleaners. / told her intended
TO have new sleeves put into it after
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

tongue? Really looked at it and
thought Of It's appointed uses? 1t has
three functions, those Of taste and
touch and talk.
OF the first we need not say much
at this time. As to taste we are wise
enough but as to touch and especially
as to speech-when some persons be-
gin I am reminded Of the little girl
who said to her mother: "Isn't It
strange how wise God Is and how fool
ish we are"
They would be five minutes well
spent that we used In examining our
tongues.
Small. That Is a sign that we
should not exhaust them by large talk
nor much. Delicate. A sign that our
words should not be coarse nor heavy.
Nearly but not quite pointed, indi-
eating that while our speech should
be direct II should not be sharp as a
sword thrust.
II nature had intended US to talk as
heavily as load Of coal descends into
the chute and the cellar our tongues
would have been proportionally large.
II It had been intended for Staying it
would have had a sabre point like the
sword fish's weapon. II It had been
something to use carelessly or with
impunity it would not be as sensitive
as a wound.
IGNORING NATURE.
Nature has given US a broad hint
and we have ignored it.
IL che had intended that we talk
with our fists or our feet she would
have let US know It. Yet some Of US
talk as clumsily, as carelessly, as
cruelty as though they we're our Or
gans Of speech.
81 have made my last visit to Ann, -
said one woman I know OF another.
Does she ever say things that hurt
your feelings?"
Without waiting for an answer she
went on: "She has mine. several
times. / didn't want to visit her In
her new home in the suburbs. 1 dread
Oh her tongue. She uses 1t more and
more as she grows older. But this
time she insisted and couldn't avoid
it without hurting her feelings. ]
never hurt anyone, as you know, II ]
can 'nslp it.
INVITED TO VISIT.
"She had run into my rooms on her
vay TO the station. She saw me put
ting a dress into a box to send it TO
the cleaners. / told her I intended
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

DauShfer-fsther, what DO you
mink Of my new dress?
Father (dryiy)-Well, I would sd-
viss yVu 10 carry q larger fan.
-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
She has such an interesting face
She looks like q woman who has lived
and suffered"
Z fancy she has. For years she
managed to squeeze number four
foot into q number two Shoe
Columbia Jester.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

LOVE YOU TROOOOOLY
"Oh, that death would comet"
"What no? Did she turn you
DOWN."
II tried to propose, but she
thought I was singing . popular song
and Joined In the chorus"
Sun Dodger.
, 1925-01-07
Queer Marriage Customs

In many parts of India, after the
marriage ceremony the bride and bride
groom are tied together by the corners
Of their garments and compelled to pa
rade the full length Of the village to
signify that they are united for life.
At a Cingalese wedding the presumably
happy couple are tied together by their
thumbs.
In Turkey, when the bridegroom IN
wells his bride to have the first view
Of her after the marriage, they both
look into a mirror n then knock
heads together so that the images may
appear united.
In certain portions of China the
bride is carried on n servants back
over a slow fire, on each side of which
are arranged a pair of the bride
groom's shoes. Another custom is that
Of lifting the bride over the threshold
Of her new home.
, 1925-01-07
Co. Agent Complies
Exhaustive p

The annual narrative report of the
county agent, R. ]. Allen, covering
a year from November 80. 1928 to
November 80, 1924, has been eompil-
ed, and shows that during that time
the various branches of his work have
been actively conducted.
The report overs the agents pro-
gram for 1925, fairs, alfalfa, pota-
toes, corn, beans and sweet clover
and in the poultry line overs tur-
keys and chickens comprehensively.
Livestock, dairying, rodents. and
coyotes are given due recognition.
The report will interest every per-
SON interested in agriculture and kim
Ord pursuits, but its scope precludes
even a brief review in this issue of
the Enterprise. Next week, the re-
port will be given the publicity it
merits.
, 1925-01-07
Base humiliation on
Ancient Mosaic LoU

Scattered over the market place of
Ads Abeba Capital of Abyssinia), are
the fiimsy booths and open stalls OF
native ~hucksters, fringing it the
slightly more p%retentious shops of
Greek and Indian merchants, and the
dilapidated buildings which house the
custom house and the post office, E.
Alexander Powell tells US. in the Cen
fury Magazine.
Here murderers are frequently exc
cuted by hanging, and here also lesser
4 p~alefactors, highwaymen and the like,
Ilay the penalty for their crimes by
suffering the loss of a hand or a foot,
the sentence being carried u with
neatness and dispatch by a local butch
er, who checks the bleeding by plung-
ing the stump into melted fat.
Barbarous? OF curse. Yet, II you
express your disapproval to an Abys-
sinian. he will politely remind you
that they are only obeying the injunc-
ton Of a law-giver named Notes.-The
Ethiopian penal code being based on
the Mosaic law-who said, IF thine
right hand offend thee, cut 1t or"
, 1925-01-07
Writing With a "HiH''

How many people would associate
the word pencil with a peak or a
headland?
The word is derived from the na-
ture Of the districts where slate is
quarried, for the earliest pencils on
record were made from slate. The
word ''pen" denotes a headland on the
coast, or n peak in the country, and
II Is from these old rock formations
that the material is quarried. In this
way we find such m as Penrith.
Penmaenmawr, the PENNIES, and
PenEance, all of which have Mt one
time or another beer actively asso-
ciated with the slate industry.
In the manufacture Of the modern
lead" pencils, the plumbago from
which the writing portion is made Ii
also quarried In these regions.-Lon-
don Mnil.
, 1925-01-07
Word "Sleef" Used to
Convey Many Meanings

The word "sleet" has three distinct
meanings in the English-speaking
world, says Nature Magazine. In Eng
land 1t is nearly always applied to a
mixture of snow INT rain, and the
same usage prevails to some extent in
this country.
Again, a great many Americans, In
Guiding most engineers, have long ap-
piled the name 'sleet' to the smooth
coating of ice, due to rain falling in
cold weather that at times %envelops
h branches, wires and other objects
of h ''ice storm" British meteorolo-
gists call this glazed FROST" our
weather bureau has coined for 1t the
name glaze" and on both sides of
the Atlantic it has sometimes been
known as silver thaw."
Lastly, the "sleet' of weather bu-
reau usage is widely so called in Amer
lea, and sometimes so called in Great
Britain. A few British m~eteorologists
have tentatively styled 1t lice rain"
but this name has never become estab-
lished.
In view of these facts, II is a safe
forecast hat the term "sleet' is des.
tined to cause meteorologists more
worry IN years to come than the term
''cyclone"-which most people still
misapply to the tornado-has caused
for many years past
, 1925-01-07
Makers of Dynamite
Can Take Nc Chances

When one approaches q factory
where dynamite is made everything
seems half asleep. Here and there
among the scattered buildings a man
may be seen slowly wheeling a rub
ber-tired vehicle that looks not unlike
a baby carriage. He exercises the
greatest care, for his load is nitro
glycerin. which does not allow mis-
takes to happen twice. The workmen
and these strange carts are used to
a the nitroglycerin from the mix
Ing room to the refinery for the alter
nate straining and testing 1t must u n
dergo until Its decorating qualities are
perfected. When the dynamite has
been strained and the sulphuric acid
removed from It the foreman takes
half a teaspoonful Of the liquid,
spreads It thin on a metal surface and
then strikes It with a hammer. When
he is satisfied the product is shipped
along to the dynamite building, where
the nitroglycer1n Is soaked up by por.
GUS clay and cut in convenient sticks
for mine use. The dynamite when
pressed into shape is tested out by
the explosion Of a small amount on q
ballistic pendulum. This device has a
heavy lead ball mounted on the end
Of a swinging arm, which Is set in mo
ton by the force Of the explosion. The
gage tells the amount of motion and
from this the power Of the dynamite 10
calculated
, 1925-01-07

The summit Of Mount Ararat was
FIRST reached by Professor Parrot In
1920 after two unsuccessful attempts.
In 1850 another expedition carried n
great cross TO the summit, which was
attained after unhenrd-of dangers and
~privation above the snow line. The
cross was finally erected. On another
occasion. after spending days and
nights in the SHOWS on preclpitous
cliffs, m explorer named Khodyke de-
clded that the climbing was so difficult
that the descent OF the steep snow
slopes 'would have proved fatal to
many of the animals OF the ark"
, 1925-01-07

people of Cody. The band boys are
working hard. and not much outside
talent will be used as there will be
more solos from individual instru-
ments than numbers from the band.
The band boys promise to give us
street concerts next summer and
the town should help them by en-
couraging them in their efforts, as
they get no financial returns from
these concerts and they help to a.
muse the public.
Did you ever stop to think of the
work it requires while the boys are
practicing? While the public is out
getting the aid in the summer the
band boys are practicing, and in the
winter time the public is inside lis
tening to the radio while the band is
putting iself into shape to amuse the
public in the summer time. That is
why the public should show its ap-
probation by supporting these con-
certs.
o. B. Server.
, 1925-01-07
SHERIFF CONSIDERS
The SOURCE, HE SAYS
Has Several Things to Say About
Attack Made Upon Him in His
Official Capacity.

In commenting upon an attack
made upon him in the Herald of last
week, Sheriff Loomis vehemently re-
marked to an acquaintance, yesterday,
that he was at a loss to know what
local influence caused the attack, but
that if it came from the source that
he thought it did, the line of reason
ing employed in making the attack
was as crude as the reasoning en-
ployed by that source" in all of its
other activities.
The article to which Sheriff Loomis
took exception stated that che does
not bat an eye when he demands his
little rake-off for feeding them (the
p~risoners) at their lunch counters"
According to the sheriff, . demand
for a "rake-of" would constitute NAL
feasance in office, and if the writer
in the Herald can substantiate the
charge, then it is his duty as a good
American citizen to lodge a complaint
with the proper authorities, and make
him 'fess or deny the charge. This
he challenges anyone to do.
Under the law. the sheriff is given
exactly 70 cents per day to provide
meals for each prisoner, and at the
present time the Quick Lunch is UNI
der contract to supply two meals each
day for that small sum-. Two restaur-
ants in town failed to talk business
with him for that insignificant re-
Enumeration, a third stated that it did
not care to feed them at all and the
fourth is not in position to handle
them. The Quick Lunch, he said, Is
providing very good meals for 50
cents each, had the room to handle
them and was regularly and properly
bound by contract. More than that, he
said, he was exercising the preraga-
tive vested in him as sheriff in hand
ling the matter, and that he was click
led to death to get such good service
for the money expended.
Furthermore, continued the sheriff,
it is noticeable that the kickers have
given no consideration to the matter
of mileage allowed him in his official
capacity. The limit of fifteen cents
per mile does not recompense him
for money he has expended travelling
about the country doing the county's
business, he stated, and if figures
were computed they would show that
he has actually donated enough mon
ey to the county to buy a brand new
Buick.
There is just as much reason, the
sheriff concluded, to charge the pub
Usher of the Herald with giving re-
bates to the county officials who give
him work as to charge him with un-
lawfully accepting "rake-offs" and
Sheriff Loomis is morally sure that
no county official can be induced TO
enter into such an arrangement with
the Herald.
after ALL" said the sheriff, 81 must
consider the source"
, 1925-01-07
Goue Name to Trees

The sequoia trees Of California were
named In honor of Sequoia. who was
the son of a white man and n Cherokee
woman of mixed blood. Sequoia is
famous as the inventor of the Chero-
kee alphabet. He was born in Ten
nessee, about 17G0. and grew up with
the Indian tribe. He became a hunter
and trader in furs. and also a crafts
man in sllverwork. In the last years
Of his life he became interested in
tracing n lost band Of the Cherokee
tribe, that. according to tradition. had
crossed the Mississippi river before
the American Revolution, and he had
wandered 10 some mountains In the
West. He WINS still pursuing this quest
in the Mexican Sierras when he met
his death. August. 1S43.
, 1925-01-07
Soap Long knouDn and Used

Soap both as a medicinal and cleans
ing agent was known to the ancients.
Pliny speaks of two kinds. hard and
soft, as used by the Germans. He men,
tons 1t as originally a Gallo invention
for giving a bright hue to the hair. II
is probable that soap came to the Ro-
mans from Germany. Although soap
is referred to in the Old Testament,
authorities believe that ashes of plants
or other such purifying agents are i'm
piled. The earliest kinds of soap ap-
pear to have been made of goats tai
low and beech ash. AS early as the
Thirteenth century, however. n fac
tory for making soap from olive oil
was established at Marseilles. Soap
yHaking was introduced into England
during the e century.
, 1925-01-07
NOTES

Edwin Dunn, son of Alta Booth
Dunn, has donated thirteen boys
books TO the library.
Mrs. David Powers. of Powell, was
an interested visitor Mt the library
last week.
Among the books which will soon
be added TO the library are. "rhe
Dream" by Herbert Wells; "My I'M
known Chum," "The Life and Poems
Of Emily Diekinson;" "Mind in the
Making" by James Harvey Robin
son; my Book and Heart" by Cora
Harris; "My Garden of Memory" by
Kate Douglas Virgins; "Modern Am
erican Artists" and "The White
Monkey" by John Galsworthy.
, 1925-01-07
Vacant Places Of Earth
Await Explorers March

In spite Of the popular superstition
that the whole surface Of the globe
has yielded to the surveyor, enterpris.
ing explorers still continue to find
parts Of 1t with all the lure Of the un
ktnown-
Within comparatively recent times
the mysterious oasis Of Jabrin, In the
great Arabian desert, the remoter re-
gions Of Tibet and the Ituri country
Of Central Africa have all been forced
to yield up a few more secrets. says
the Living Age.
Capt. r. E. Cheesman, an English
man. has been able to locate definite
" the oasis Of Jabrin, whose exact
position has long been in doubt among
~geographers. For six days his little
expedition marched over arid desert,
relying on such water supplies as they
could carry In skins. Throughout the
journey he verified his position by as
Economical observations and was
thereby able to correct such maps of
the region as already exist.
He found a savage tribe Of Arabs,
scarcely to be regarded as Moslem.
but barking back to the pagan days
before Mohammed began his teaching,
and possibly survivors Of the earlier
native population that is supposed to
have preceded the Arabs In the PENN
sula. These people are still practical
y living In the Stone age.
Captain Cheesman was able to 10
cate ruins believed to be those Of Jer-
"a, the ancient Phoenician port on the
Persian gulf. as Its position CORE
spends with that given by Ptolemy
about the middle Of the Second cen-
tury and he also made a collection Of
geological specimens. together with
desert fauna and flora, many of which
proved to be new to science.
, 1925-01-07
Adjusting Compass

As a rule the deviation OF The COM
pass on steel ships is compensated by
means OF magnets and soft iron cor
rectors. These are so placed lei the
compass as TO almost exactly counter
act the ships magnetism and reduce
the deviation to zero. Compensation
is never quite perfect, however. and
the operation must be repeated and
the magnets readjusted II the ship
greatly changes her magnetic latitude
because the enrth's magnetic force
changes as we recede from the poles.
while the magnets do not.
, 1925-01-07
Famous Ssoiss Valley

The Lnuterbrunnen Is n deep and
narrow valley In the cantor OF Berne.
Switzerland. Inclosed by perpendlculnr
walls OF sandstone from 1000 to 1900
feet In altitude. From these heights
descend cascades on every side. chief
among which II the famous Staub-
bach t'dust-stream"). . The SUI is
hardly seen Mt all there In winter, and
even In July not before 7 n. IN.
Through the valley flows the weisse-
hptschine. one Of the tributaries of
Anr.-Knnsns CITY Star.
, 1925-01-07

The Enterprise will costyou only
two dollars per year, but you'll get a
kick out of it that will be worth lots
more. Subscribe now.
, 1925-01-07

When you read the Enterprise you
get all the worthwhile news of this
district. Are you a subscriber?
, 1925-01-07
Encourage the Band

The announcement Of gnother o
cert by the X. Of p. band assures
another musical treat for the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05


cumstances il they were not paid to
do so. Fighting is their profession,
their means Of livelihood. One can
not secure admission without paying
q price, nor is it apparent that this
price grants him any other mater
ial privileges than that of viewing
the prize-fight, which is held in
public hall. Law in the United
States cannot stand the tolerance OF
this kind of evasion. Indeed, So
ciety cannot survive it indefinitely.
Business men, in the interest OF
their property and as means OF
upholding stable conditions OF So
ciety, should demand that special
interests shall not evade the law for
profit, that if prize-fight managers
wish to conduct their business
in any given community where there
is a law against it, they must secure
change in the law before pro-
ceeding.
Washington has shown the way
to self-respect for hundred COM
munities where the law is being held
in contempt by protiteers in crime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05
COMMENCEMENT AT WEST
NOTTINGHAM

The commencement exercises OF
West Nottingham Academy will begin
with the prize oratorical contest
Saturday evening, June 9Th, at 8
o'clock, and continues with the
Baccalaureate service Sunday eve
ling, June 18th, at 8 o'clock; address
by the Headmaster Commence
ment luncheon on Monday, at IL
o'clock; Meeting of Board OF Trus-
sees, 200: Alumni Reunion, 1900;
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting, 300;
Commencement dinner, $3.50; Com
nencement exercises Monday eve
ling, at O'Clock, address by Mr..
Tohn G. Conner, of Trenton, N. j.,
ormer Headmaster.
This has been a splendid year for
he Academy. Some real improve
nents have been made both outside
md inside. A great deal of work
as been done on the campus to
make it even more beautiful and at
ractive. The hedges and the trees
lave all been trimmed, the under
brush cut out of the grove and along
he stream and nearly all of the
,riars and weeds that could be seen
rom the buildings have been re-
moved. II the necessary men can be
mployed to complete the work al
'eady begun, twenty acres of the
'ampus will be under the lawn
mower bylCommencement time. An
orchard has been planted and forty
even apple trees are now growing
where a year ago volunteer locusts
grew to height of ten to fifteen
feet
The Presbyterian Board OF Educa-
ton has more than doubled its al
lotment over last years. A fifty
per cent increase in the enrolment
is expected next year and two adj
ditions to the faculty are planned.
The scholastic standing of the
Academy is good. An effort has
been made this year to grade all
work according to the standard set
by the College Entrance Exami-
nation Board. This is the highest
standard with which the work of
any secondary school can be COM
pared. One third OF all the studeAts
enrolled will take the examinations
given by this board in June.
Some much needed additions
have been made to the Chemical
laboratory. These were possible,
because of the kindness and liber-
sl1ty OF Mr.. Joseph t. Richards an.
llumnus
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05
WHY PRODUCE is HIGH

When you compare the prices OF
the country produce with the prices
that prevailed quarter OF a CEN
fury ago, do you ever stop to think
that one of the main causes for the
constantly growing prices OF farm
products is due to the fact that pro-
ducers are growing less, while con-
sumers are increasing at a marvel
GUS rate Well such is the case.
Inhabitants of cities do not raise any
of the produce they consume.
twenty-five years ago so per cent
Of the people of the United States
lived on farms.
Today the situation is reversed.
The cities have considerably more
than one-half the total population
(51.4 per cent in census of 1920
and are increasing at five times the
rate of the country.
So don't expect farm products to
ever again reach the low level at
which they were sold quarter OF a
century ago.