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Famous Mountain Range

The Smoky mountains are a south
western division of the Appalachian
mountains, branching from the Blue
ridge in south Virginia and extend
ing southwestward near the Ten.
nessee and North Carolina boundary,
penetrating short distance into north
Georgia. On the west they are sep
arated from the Cumberland plateau
by the great eastern valley of the
Tennessee, and on the east they are
connected with the Blue ridge by an
intricate system of cross ranges form.
ing the rugged remnants of a lofty
plateau eliminating in the Black
mountains. Nearly all the eastern
head streams of the Tennessee rise
on the inclosed plateau and break
through the Unaka range. Otherwise
the latter forms a sharply defined
ridge between Tennessee and North
Carolina.
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johnson Fond of Books

According to that greatest Of all
biographers, Boswell. Doctor John.
son, upon entering q library, iran
eagerly to one side of the room, in.
tent on porting over the backs of
books" Because of this custom a
contemporary once called him "odd,"
to which accusation johnson replied:
"Sir, the reason is very plain. Knowl.
edge is of two kinds. We know the
subject ourselves, or we know where
we can find information upon it. When
we inquire into any subject, the first
thing we have to do is to know what
books have treated of 1t. This leads
us to look at catalogues and the backs
Of books in libraries" No wonder
that such a man knew so we'll how
and where to tap the sources of
knowledge and give the world a great
and unique dictionary.-From "Pri-
vate Book Collectors"
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Wanted No Witnesses
TO Theatrical FLIGHT

In Sir James Barrie's play "Peter
Pan," Tinker Bell gets up on her
stage wings, hOvers about the room
and flies out of an open window. The
playwright, watching one Of his re-
hearsals, expressed desire to try the
mechanism by which this flight is
achieved. SO attendants attached the
wires to the distinguished gentleman
and prepared to hoist him in the air.
The amusing part of the story fol.
lowed. Sir James, a veteran in the
world of the theater, was suddenly
struck by a terrible and overwhelnl-
ing stage-fright. He commanded that
every one leave the boards, and had
che front curtain put down and the
pass doors securely closed.
Then, alone in the room between
the backdrOp, the curtain and the
wings, he was lifted up, Unanswered
over Tinker Bells route, and, in all
his disheveled dignity, scared out the
window unperceived.
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Colors and Mentality

That different colors may have i'm.
portant effects on the mental state
of people has been believed for many
years. Some psychologists have gone
so far as to prepare charts of the
mental effects of different colors, red
being stimulating and exciting, blue
depressing, and so on. In a long series
of tests made on children several
months ago it was found that most
of the children preferred red and
orange colors to blue and violet ones.
Red for most people is a cheerful,
inspiring color.
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His Comeback

Speaking Of "club husbands" two
met at lunch the other day, on the
eve of woman's club reception. One
remarked: swell, suppose I'll see
you tonight all dolled up like a sheik.
in your dress suit?"
"You will not" he retorted, "but !
suppose your wife will make you don
the glad raiment, though" and he
grinned.
mo, my wife doesn't have to dress
me. l know how, without her telling
me. But say, how is it you are going
at all, If you're so blooming independ,
ent? 1t can't possibly be that your
wife has made you"
"Humph." News.
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Geographic Boundaries

Various factors acting upon the
primitive races Of mankind Influenced
the using Of boundaries. Men were
originally nomadic. They moved from
place to place in search Of food. Dur.
ing the various migrations favorable
conditions Of climate. soil productive
ness. ETC., would induce them to settle
in certain locality, where they would
have the opportunity to develop. These
tribes generally established themselves
in regions having definite geographic
boundaries, such as mountains, rivers
or seas, which could be easily de-
Tended from aggression. With the
progress Of civilization these boun.
daries became clearly defined.
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Recalling Early Days

With plenty Of patience, paper ano
a pencil, it is possible for you to re-
member what happened when you
were six months old, asserts DR.. e.
Pickworth Farrow, English psycholo.
gist, in Popular Science Monthly. For
periods Of one or two hours at q
time, he says, write down any and
every thought which occurs to you.
Repeat the process several times.
Then, as memories of recent happen.
'ings gradually are worked off, on
paper, you will go back to recollec.
lions Of your early life.
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PxIRb =
First Iron Brid1e

The first iron bridge in the world
was Iron bridge. In Shropshire, Eng
land, which spans the River Severn.
The work was put in by hand and the
various parts cast in 177s at the Coal
brookdale ironworks. the proprietor
Of which, Abraham Darby. was the de-
signer Of the structure. Approximate
ly 500 tons of iron were used In the
construction Of the bridge. All the
castings are keyed together, no weld.
ing or screws having been used. The
roadway, which Is "a feet wide, has
an iron foundation, upon which is laid
a few inches of clay, which In its turn
is covered by the usual road metaling
forming the surface. The main arch
has span Of 100 feet.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS NOTES

Mrs. Chas. Noble and little daugh-
ter Charlene who were called to the
bedside of Mrs. Jennie Ford in Win
nipeg, who underwent very serious
operation, returned home Sunday
May LIST leaving Mrs. Ford who is
Mrs. Mobiles mother, much improved.
Mrs. Rebecca Fately of 1917
Fourth Ave. So. has purchased very
lovely home at 1929 Fourth Ave. So.
Mrs. Fannie Smith of Columbus,
Mo. is visiting in the Twin Cities, and
is the house guest of Mrs. Howard
Gilbert, 1928 18th Ave. So. Mrs. Gill
bert entertained with a reception for
Mrs. Smith on Monday evening, and
a large number of Twin City society
folks attended.
Mr.. James Horris of>3121 18th Ave.
So. is in the General Hospital, suffer-
ing with rheumatism.
The Twin City Liberal Art Club
met with Mrs. Morris, 2S5 Rondo st.
on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. ]. M. Morris who has been
quite i'll for some time, is again in
the General Hospital, showing some
Improvement
Miss Sedalia Mickens, registered
nurse and holding an important po-
sition in a Minneapolis Clinic, was
quietly married on Sat. April %, to
Mr.. Fred Lewis of st. Paul. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis will reside at 1921 18th
Ave. So.
The Twin City Liberal Art Club
will entertain with silver tea at the
home of its president Mrs. Milton
Shanks on May 18th.
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Idea Of Daylieht Savins

Daylight saving was suggested as
early as 1907 by an Englishman PANIED
william Wyliett, in his book entitled
Waste of Daylight" The following
year a bill for daylight saving was
introduced into the house of commons,
but failed to pass. The subject was
brought up in Germany in 1915, when
the German federal council passed
measure to set the clock ahead one
hour. Within three months twelve Eu.
ropean countries had followed, name.
ly, Holland, Austria, Turkey, England,
France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Portu.
gal.
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His Little All

"When came to town, 20 years
ago." said a prosperous man Of ample
waistcoat. "all my earthly possessions
were wrapped up in bandanna hand.
kedchief."
"And now you own 300 acres of
land and that factory on the edge of
town."
"Yes."
"May ask what you carried in the
bandanna handkerchief?
six thoussnd dollars in cash and
bonds"
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Egg Signifies Welcome

The gift Of an egg is the usual form
of greeting accorded visitors by the
Dyaks Of Borneo. This greeting
holds true to the old primitive ideal
that q guest must be welcomed with
a gift, says William Beebe in Liberty
Magazine. Throughout the whole
country, if you find favor in the eyes
of tribe, you are formally presented
with an egg on the day of your ar.
rival in the village. And in the heart
of Borneo, where food is, in the ma.
ture of things, more or less undeter-
mined quantity, the possession of an
egg is a matter for profound con-
graduation.
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ST. PAUL NOTES

MT. ana MIS-. II. JACKSON VI OIL w.
Central Ave-, entertained Mrs. Cora
Jackson and daughter of Coahoma,
Miss, at o'clock dinner Sunday
evening, April oath. Covers were
laid for seven. Mrs. Cora Jackson is
visiting her sons, G. D. Jackson, R.
M. Jackson and A. E. Jackson.
Miss Minnie Tobie, $50 Gaultier
was hostess at a five course dinner
party, Sunday afternoon in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Lindsay. Covers
were laid for II. Mr.. and Mrs. Lind
say returned to the city from Chicago
to make their home with their par
ents.
hTe Cameo Social club held their
bi-monthly meeting at the home of
Miss Henrietta Bonaparte, TOT st.
Anthony Ave-, last Wednesday even
ing. The club voted UNANIMOUSLY to
send a written letter of thanks to DR..
and Mrs. Earl S. Weber and Attorney
and Mrs. Geo. w. Hamilton for chap
eroning it's party and also to Mr..
Frank Boyd for his assistance on the
door. The next regular meeting will
be held May II, 1927 at the home of
Miss Katherine Allen, 654 Rondo.
Mr.. David Hall, who has been ill
at Ancker hospital is now at his
home, 725 Sherburne Ave-, and is
able to be out again.
Little Laura Hall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Hall, 1875 Sherburne
Ave. is recovering from her recent
illness.
The Kings Daughters Charity Cir
Gle met at the home of Mrs. Mamie
Moss $40 Rondo St., Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2:3O o'clock in good at
tendance. A very helpful talk was
given by Rev. w. H. Griffin.
Mrs. E. A. Hatton, 633 w. Central
was pleasantly surprised by number
of her friends, Tuesday evening, May
8, the occasion being her birthday.
The evening was spent playing five
hundred. At midnight a dainty
lunch was served
On April %, the Self Culture club
sponsored a musical for the crippled
children at the Gillette hospital.
There were about ten numbers on the
program, which was very ably rem
dered by a number of children, and
was much enjoyed by the children of
Gillette.
The Self Culture club expects to
present a quartette at Gillette hos
pital in the near future. The next
meeting of the club will be held with
Mrs. Jackson, 419 Sherburne Ave-,
next Thursday, May IL.
Mr.. Louis Terrell, 662 West Cen
trail Ave-, departed Wednesday even
ing for Indianapolis, Indiana where
he will attend the Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite Masons, Northern Juris-
diction.
Since its organization Is years ago
Mr.. Terrell has attended all but two
of the annual sessions. He is very
prominent in fraternal circles, men,
Der of Eureka Chapter, Chicago and
st. George Chapter of Indianapolis.
Attorney VIM r. Morris and Judd
Morris of Mpls. are the other men,
bers from the Twin Cities eligible to
vote in the council.
Mrs. Edward Hendricks, 479 Ron
do served a o'clock luncheon Thurs
day, April %. Guests were Rev. L.
w. Harris and wife of Pilgrim Bap-
fist church and Mrs. Petorie Tucker
of Chicago, formerly president of the
L. n. I. A. of East St. Louis and a
well known church worker. Mrs.
Tucker was called to St. Paul to be
at the bedside of her grandson, Har-
old Moore who passed away. Mrs.
Tucker stated that she would soon
return to the Twin Cities.
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Bar of Tricks

The "bag of tricks story is the
fable of the fox and the cat The
fox was commiserating the cat be.
cause she had only one shift in case
Of danger, while he had a thousand
tricks to evade it. Being set upon by
a pack Of hounds the fox was caught
while puss ran up tree and escaped.
A man who boasts Of whole bag OF
tricks has numerous expedients to
draw upon; his last trick, expedient,
or trump card" held in reserve for
only great emergencies is called "the
bottom Of the bag"
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Kidd Unjustly Condemned

Information has recently been
brought to light which would indicate
that Capt. William Kidd really was
not as great pirate as he was
painted. 1t is said that a letter from
Lord Bellomont has been brought
forth which would have exonerated
him If it had been admitted to evil
dence at the time Of his trial. His en-.
emies, however, would not permit its
use. Also the forged French passes
under which the Moorish vessel which
he captured was sailing have been
found In the archives of the British
public record Office. He was not al.
lowed to submit these in evidence.
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Price of Gray's ELegy

When Thomas Gray's "Elegy" was
first printed, in 1851, copies were sold
for a shilling. These first editions
have now become so rare that a copy
recently sold in London for nearly
$1,000. The record price for a first
edition was reached in 1924, when
purchaser paid more than $1,000. The
original manuscript of the "Elegy,"
together with the lode On a Distant
Prospect Of Eden," is in the Elton
College library.
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BUTLER HAS JUST THE HOME FOR YOU

A listing Marshall Modern, and bath Tin
wh) white Georgia select maple flooring
Could duplicated double price asked
Glflan Blk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, July IS up Omitted
States Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; uneven;
mostly 10 to 25 cents higher; hogs
$50 pounds up, slow at advance; prac-
tically no market for pigs; available
supply mostly common and medium
offerings; top hogs ITO to 100 pounds.
1865; bulk. 160 to 200 pound aver
ages, 10.40a10.60; 220 to 250 pound
butchers, 9.35a10.35: 260 to $50 pound
weights, S.75a9.50; packing sows
mostly 790aS.40; few pigs of quality
to sell above $50: odd sales. 140 to
$50 pound averages. 9.S0a1025.
Cattle--Receipts $4,000 head; fed
steers and yearlings, steady to 25
cents lower; yearlings, mostly steady
to weak: fat she stock and bulls, shar-
ing decline; vealers, so cents lower;
largely fat steer run of light and
medium weight and of in.between
grades, early top, 14.40; paid very
slow; most beef steers, 11.50a13 so:
best yearlings, 1910; yearling heifers.
1925.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000 head; open
ing slow, very few early sales and
most bids on fat lambs, 25 to SO cents
and sales on native lambs, 1850, ask
ing 1875 and better for selected ma
tives; choice range lambs held around
14.50; sheep steady: fat ewes, ,6.00a-
100; few good yearling wethers, 1866.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, July IS R.-Stock
market observers note that although
transactions on the Stock Exchange
have fallen off, the tendency has been
upward, which bulls interpret as con-
Structive development, the turn indi
eating public confidence. The shrink
age in business, while considered sea-
sonable at this period OF the year, is
not so large as had been anticipated.
and the customary panicky July and
August premonitions seem absent this
Summer.
Public offering will be made shortly
Of an issue of s7,500,0O0 first mort
gage S per cent bonds of the Detroit
City Gas Co., which has been sold to a
banking syndicate composed of Otis
& Co., Halsey Stuart & Co., and others
Probability that South America may
provide a large proportion Of future
oil supply of the United States is Sug.
gested in figures showing that one
South American country, which four
years ago was producing almost no
oil at all, exported 3,329.276 barrels in
the first quarter of 1927. Columbian
production last year of 6.443,527 bar.
rels was an increase Of 500 per cent
-
Farmers of the South will benefit
more than those of the Middle West
and Northwest from better prices this
year, says a review by Frazier Jekle
& Co., investment bankers Agricul.
tural sections of the country are be.
ginning to realize that bumper crops
do not always mean prosperity. the
bankers assert. Southern farmers
have taken the first concerted step
to regulate theeir crops to meet con
ditions governing consumption. Re
duction Of the cotton acreage approx
mately 1875 per cent has followed last
years record yield. To offset the eco
nomic disadvantage of the restricted
cotton crop, the farmers Of the South
turned to other crops. notably corn
the result being that both crops will
bring higher prices.
American Commonwealth Power has
declared an initial quarterly dividend
Of SITS a share on the first preferred
"A" stock, payable, August l to hold
ers of record, July 16.
The British colonial official, either
must abandon the rubber restriction
act, or put the teeth back into it. in
the opinion of +. r. Henderson, presi
Gent of the Rubber Exchange of New
York. 1.-THE British restriction enact
ment has had a very serious setback
due to the surplus of unused coupons
and the rather high basis for produc
ton this year" he said. "a falling
market has followed the minimum ex
port allowance of 60 per cent. W.
suggest that strong pressure is beins
brought to bear in the colonial Office
In London to review the basis of as
sessment of many estates, and thu
may easily bring about decided re
duction in shipable quantities for tn
balance of the year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
TREND IS UPWARD
]. IN STOCK MARKET
Animated Speculation fol
I Rise in Railroad Group
Is Noted Today.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.
.cial Disnatch to The Star.

special Dlsnatcn 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK. July 1S.-Prices fol
stocks moved generally higher in the
opening session of the week. Motives
for the buying. however, evidently lei
into three or four well defined classl
fications. First, there was the same
semi.investment accumulation which
has heen so marked a feature in the
mast 10 DAYS or so. Under this mead
were included both rails and indus
trials. mostly the latter. Southern
Railway was perhaps the most con
snicuous of the investment rails as
n sold at the highest i'll its history.
General Electric, National Blscull
and Wordsworth were typical OF the
industrials in demand on this account
Second. there was animated ecu
Iation for the rise in the railfoau
rroup generally. 1t was without muCn
discrimination except that the stoCHs
selected for leadership were lilosti?
those which had not been 50 Pi!mii'
nent in recent sessions. Mlssourl'ta a.
cific. for instance, was very stroIls'
aithouph the June report. Que IN d
few days. is expected to fellect i"' 'A'e'
losses on account of the Hood
Northwestern Rail Stocks Up.
All the stocks of the Northwestern
roads we're higher. Probably TINS
could be described as partly III M
yestment movement and yet SPecul',
ZION doubtless played the larger patt
A. any rate the sustained StrehStn III
th;s rart of the list was Impressive
I1r;e added to the gain OF lasl WeeN
which had put that stock up 10 tne
highest price in its history
New Haven Jagged henind, oster-
sihlv because Wall Street dld 10! coli
slider the proposed issuance Oh PIE
ferred any help to the common; Ane
fact is nevertheless that New fiaN al slt'
like a half dozen other rams hao , ulS
counted in its recent rise sle1t ~
~ ;ts admittedly favorable outlook.
An advance of nearly : points III 0oo
line" attracted attention.
Still another feature of the day was
+bn short covering in issues Whlch
had been under pressure for long
time. In the early part, of the ses-
sion this hurry to take in contracts
for the decline was very conspicuous.
Electric Refrigeration. PARAMOUNT.
Famous. American Wooden, United
States Rubber and Mack Trucks were
all at one time or another beneficlarles
of such rebuying.
Shorts Inundated.
The short interest was pretty well
intinlidated even in spots where 1t
supposed itself secure. Eventually
this weakening of the technical posi-
ton must show in the market.
In this connection there was early
in the day some buying of the oils,
but short coverings in these stocks
had made considerable progress on
Saturday and there was so much left
to be done today. Finally there was
a long list of stocks which moved
without much purpose. The general
market was too strong for them to go
down and the trade position was not
sure enough for them to go up. The
motors. or most of them, answered
to this analysis. So did the steels.
The independent steels were active
but generally lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
WOOL DEMAND STEADY.

BOSTON, July IS (SpeciaD.-Trad-
ing in wool continued at a fairly
steady rate at the start of the week.
Some slackening is reported in fleece
woods, but some houses report a bet
ter demand for graded woods. Adj
vances in London have further
strengthened holdings of foreign wool
here. Texas II months is quoted at
1.08a1.11, and eight months at Glass.
Territory French combing is quoted at
1.O4a1.0 half-bloods, 1.00a1.O5; three
elghths-blood, S8a92; quarter-blood, IS
aS2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
MILL SCHEDULES UP.

NEW YORK. July IS P).-A sharp
gain in sheet mill operations in the
Mahoning Valley is shown this week.
100 units being scheduled to operate,
against 50 last week, while "a of the
SO Independent open-hearth furnaces
will melt. Carnegie Steel has adj
vanced it's production schedule to so
per cent of capacity, and Trumbull
Steel to 80 per cent. Newton Steel
resumed today at 60 per cent, it's low
est average this year, indicating the
decline in buying by automobile in
duStries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
HAS ANCIENT COSMETICS.
British Museum Has Face Paints
5000 Years Old.

LONDON, July IS LP).-Face paint
used by some Egyptian flapper 5000
years ago is among. exhibits at the
British Museum. 1t was discovered
at Ur of the Chaldees by the joint eX-
petition of the British Museum and
the University of Pennsylvania. The
paint is contained in dainty little
shells.
There are also fragments of toilet
combs and silver articles which figured
on some beauty's dressing table in
those days. A series of clay tablets,
bearing school exercises, religious
and grammatical texts. multiplication
tables and directions for finding
square and cube roots are also on
view. A diagram illustrates the
methods used for measuring the area
of an irregular plot of ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. July IS UP.-Bar sill.
'ef' ''h; Mezie@p pillars 4s%.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
POTATO MARKET DULL.

CHICAGO, July IS A).-Potatoes--
Receipts, 70 cars; on track, 1!6; total
United States shipments, $50 cars;
trading rather slow, market dull; Vir-
ginia, barrels Irish Cobblers, 3.30a
AIS; North Carolina, barrels Irish
Cobblers, few barrels, 3.75: Kansas
and Missouri, sacked Irish Cobblers,
2.0Ga2.20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
New Orleans Market.

NEW ORLEANS. July 18 R.-
Poor Liverpool cables and reports of
little rain in the belt over the week end
sent the prices of cotton down SO to
SO points under Saturdays close dur
ing the early trading here today
October declined to 1894. December to
1918 and January to 1925. The open
ing was weak and first trades showed
losses of 20 to % points. This was
followed by to Is point rally when
the weather map showed some good
rains, particularly in the eastern belt,
but a decline soon set in. The market
was slightly steadier at the end of the
first hour owing to the official fore.
cast for cloudy weather in the belt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

NEW YORK. July 49,
BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
(Quoted in dollars per million marks