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The monitor., 1928-11-16
Sweetness Found in
Lies Little Things

II Is as great mistake to expect
too little of life as to expect too much
No one is immune from trouble and
no one has a monopoly of 1t, even II
self-pity-a most insidlous form OF
mental ndulgence-sometim appears
to suggest 1t.
So many of the sweetest things of
life come almost unnoticed. We look
forward. says the London Chronicle,
all the year to our holidays, but often
despise the hours of leisure which,
perhaps, are really more important to
our well-being.
Retrospection will sometimes make
clear how much quiet pleasure a
single day has brought-a letter by
the mornings post a word of encour-
agement which has formed an under
tone of harmony to the melody of toll,
a child's gratitude for some trifle, even
the welcome of our dog with the soul
in the shining eyes of him."
There are, of course, days when
duties pail. when friends seem to fail
us, when we grow weary of ourselves.
There are times of disappointment and
bitter sorrow. Yet. on the whole. 1t Is
glad truth that
In small measures life may perfect be
The monitor., 1928-11-16
"Stafue of Freedom"
on National Capitol

The bronze statue surrounding the
'lpme of the national capitol at Wash
ington is the figure of a woman and
symbolizes liberty This statue is oft
en- enormously supposed to represent
IN American Indian. owing to the fact
that from a distance the helmet of the
figure resembles the bonnet of an In
dian war chief In fact the eagles
head and the arrangement of the
feathers on the helmet were suggested
by costumes of certain Indian tribes.
The figure, which weighs 14.985
rounds and is 1917 feet high. was mod
e!ed at Rome. Italy, by Thomas Craw
ford in 1855. from plans adopted in
$50 by Senator Jefferson Davis of
Mississippi. who was then chairman
of committee on public buildings.
Crawford named the statue "Armed
Liberty" hut ever since II arrived at
the capital II has been officially known
tse the Statue of Freedom" The
statue was set in place on the dome
Of the capitol December 2. 1863. AMI
stands on globe bearing our ma.
rional motto-"E Fiuribus Unum."
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Life on Earth Before
the Combrinn Period

A picture of life as ii existed on the
earth 600,000,000 years ago has been
drawn by Prof. Sir Edgeworth David,
Australian scientist.
He has found fossils of animal life
in Australia dating back to before the
Cambrian period In geology.
Sir Elgeworth. almost by accident,
discovered In the rocks of Mount Lofty
and in the Flinders ranges of South
Australia beautifully colored fossils
which. from the strata In which they
were found, show that marine fauna
in the early days of the earth's forma-
ton had covered a million square miles
of what is now Australia.
The fossil life thus represented must
have crossed the Pacific ocean. Some
of it consists of sandworms and of
forms related to crayfish and shrimps
Their limbs and shells were formed
of horny substance. and the colors
were those of the rainbow.
II could kick myself that ] should
have overlooked this obvious discovery
for so long" said the professor In an
nouncing it---London Tit-Bits.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEB.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of JOHN @. GREER, Deceased.
Persons interested in said matter
are hereby notified that on the 18th
day of November, 1928, Rufus c..
Long filed petition in said county
court, praying that his final admin
istration account filed herein be set
tied and allowed, and that he be dis
charged from his trust as administra-
tor and that hearing will be had on
said petition before said Court on
the Bird day of December, 1923, and
that if you fail to appear before said
court on the said Bird day of Deem
Der, 1928, at 8 o'clock, A. NJ, and
contest said petition, the court may
grant the prayer of said petition, en-
ter a decree of heirship, and make
such other and further orders, allow
ances and DEGREES, as to this court
may seem proper, to the end that all
matters pertaining to said estate may
be finally settled and determined.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
2T County Judge.
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Can't Do Away With Kiss

Men have gone 20 prison for steal
ing a kiss The women of Athens
once stopped war by Withholding
their kisses until their husbands
agreed to stop hghtirg. History was
changed when Antony wasted world
for Cleopatra's kisses And despite
the fact that modern medical science
Inyeighs against the kiss, that anti
kissing leagues have been formed and
that In Russia the Soviet commissioner
Of health has forbidden kissing on the
ground that 1t Is unhygienic and a
bourgeoise practice, mistletoe contin-
ues to be bought in large quantities
at Christmas, and lovers all over the
world seem to be following the Bib
lical example of Jacob when he met
Rachel at the well.-Exchange
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Talent Wasted

Dorothea McNagle wanted to get in.
TO the movies she wasn't exactly
Stage struck but she wanted
10 get into the movies. She was a
pretty girl and reasonably talented.
and her parents didn't have any real
~ serious objections so Dorothea set
forth to get into the movies.
AS you can Imagine. 1t wasn't an
easy job There were lots and lots Of
girls who wanted 10 get into the NOV
les as badly as she did. and some of
them were even prettier than she was
at least. II seemed so to Dorothea.
But she waited and waited. and
smiled here. and dimpled there. and
bIushed little, and waited a lot more
and finally Dorothea did get into
he movies.
And then horrid old usher made
her stand up inside the lapel
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Officers Dignity Cut
No Figure With Pat

A young man who had spent three
years at different e. n. 7. C.'s was
reminiscing. He told several of his
experiences in the camps and wound
up by relating the following:
we were all scared to death of an
officer that first day in camp. but not
so with Pat. whose name. by the way.
vas Abraham Levinski. The general
rode up on his horse to observe the
procedure of our being modified into
service. On his appearance officers
snapped to attention and we remained
motionless until the general gave the
customary AT Ease
Pat stepped out of line with a
camera in his hand and took the gen.
erals horse by the bride and turned
Ii around. The horse SHE'D back and
Pat turned II around again Then
he stepped off about ten PAGES, and
with much deliberation focused the
camera on the puzzled officer.
Now. SMILE Pat soothingly re-
Guested, while the company broke In
10 roar. joined by the general on
The horse"
The monitor., 1928-11-16

The fact that two American natural
lists are now on a collecting tour In
Siam brings to mind the fact that of
late years really remarkable progress
has been made in the study of the
fauna of this country. But there still
remains good deal that can be done
In this field, which is a very much
larger one than most people would
suppose, for we are really sort of
junction between three roads, the In
dian, the Chinese and what has been
termed the "Maiaysian." II seems
rather a pity that no effort Is made
TO popularize the study of the birds,
beasts and fishes. A natural history
museum should not only prove Of sci
entific use, but would doubtless aid a
good deal in dispelling the rather
,goeful ignorance that seems general
ly to exist regarding the magnificent
fauna Of a land that Is extremely for
tunately situated as the meeting place
of species and of types.-Siam OBJ
server.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
"Sea Serpent" Myth

The comparative safety and COM
fort of the modern ocean vessel may
be blamed for the disappearance of
the sea serpent, in the opinion of Aus
tin FL. Clark Of the Smithsonian insh-
tuition. The tales of marvellous and
fearful sea monsters all belong 10 the
days when sailing the seas was highly
dangerous and the large fish could
come uncomfortably close to the ships
passengers. A man on the dry, secure
deck of the modern vessel lacks the
stimulus to his imagination that would
make him see queer creatures in the
sea. although occasionally even now
tales are told In all sincerity of sea
serpents being seen.--Exchange
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Balloon Well Stored
for Atlantic Flight

Food supplies and equipment car
r1ed ON the first attempted Atlantic
flight were not so meager as those of
today. Washington II. Donaldson,
George Ashoton Lunt and Alfred Ford,
In loading up their balloon that took
off from Brooklyn for Europe October
6. 1878, slowed away six 10-gallon
breakers of water, one barrel of hard
bread, two boxes of roast beef and
mutton ready cooked, one box Of
champagne and another of sailed pro-
visions. box Of prepared hominy, and
a large number of small packages con-
tanning butter, salt, lemons and
brandy. They also carried ten car
rier pigeons In a wicker basket, a
large box of candy. keg of molasses,
several jars of honey. pickles. hair
brush. jar of preserved plums, q
large tin can filed with roast fowls.
packet Of toothpicks, several reams
of paper. ham, two cases of eau de
cologne. a box of pomade, a pair of
shoes. paper of tacks. claw ham
mer. a Bewly invented flying machine.
a hottie of soothing strip, paper of
chewing tobacco. Donaldson's hat, a
case of IS. T.-1S60-X," some crack
ers and can of preserved oysters.
tomatoes and sardines, patent steam
blowing machine, a paper of hairpins
and Lunt's boots
For some reason the balloon came
down before It reached its destination.
Detroit News
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Profitable SaiUaging

Bright new tin buckets, cups and
other articles are being manufactured
from old metal roofing empty powder
and carbide containers and other junk
saIvaged by the railroads. says Popu.
Tar Mechanics Magazine. Old broom
handles are made into STATS for signal
flags. old canvas is transformed into
curtains for the locomotive cabs and
aprons. Thrift practices such as these
save the carriers hundreds of thou
sands of dollars annually. according
to the American Railway association
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RACE RELATIONS
DISCUSSION TOPIC OF
SOCIAL WORKERS
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ted to escape parental responsibility.
The Ku Klux Klan's effort to have
antimarriage laws enacted in several
states have been defeated because
Legislators looking up the records dis
covered that wherever such laws ex-
listed conditions were much worse
than where they were not. He dis
cussed the mitigation of prejudice in
the industrial and other fields, noting
helpful contacts and understanding.
A promising field is that of educa-
ton, where students in southern uni
versities, are getting wider outlook.
Other speakers at this session were
J. H. Kerns, who spoke on the pro-
gram of ten Urban league; Mrs. M. l..
Rhone, in charge of the Cultural Cen
ter on the South Side, who gave an
illuminating paper on Problems in
a Packing House Neighborhood;"
Mrs. Louvetta Busch, whose topic was
Group Development on the South
Side;" Miss Margie L. Danley, sec
rotary of the North Side Y. w. C. A.,
who spoke on the work of that or
ganization; Mr.. Trago McWilliams of
Lincoln; and Charles Stanton, indus
trial secretary of the Y. M. C. A,
who called attention to the fact that
migration brought whites as we'll as
colored folks to the north seeking
better economic conditions.
Mrs. Carrie Ada Campbell, secre-
tary of the Central branch Y. W. c..
A, and vice-president of the confer
ence, presided.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Bolsheuik Cruelty

The animals in the Russian zoo were
singled out by youthful and mis-
chievous bolsheviki for practical boil
shevist jokes. They buried razor
blades In loaves of bread and pitched
them into the cage of $4,000 ele-
plant The poor creature died In
agony the same day. An ostrich dy-
ing mysteriously was found to have
swallowed leather glove. Some one
reported having seen a youth throw a
rubber fish to sea lion. The animal
died and the rubber fish was found In
stirred up hot public resentment and
the guards around the zoo were
doubled
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Bread From Peanuts

"If the general public were educated
to the great value OF peanuts as a
food for human beings. the farmer in
the South could grow more with
profit" an expert of the Department
Of Agriculture declares. "a bread
made of mixture Of rs parts peanut
-four and rs parts wheat -four IL a
very nutritious and palatable food. In
experimental feeding Of rats. the bu-
reau found that the rate Of growth Of
animals fed on peanut bread was much
greater than that of animals on a diet
Of whole wheat bread"
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Pity

Cross Ito murderess on
stand)-And after you had poisoned
the coffee and your husband sat at
the breakfast table partaking Of the
fatal potion, didn't you feel the slight
est pity for him? Didn't the fact that
he was about to die and was wholly
unconscious Of 1t excite your sym
pathy? AS he sat there. didn't you
feel for him at all?
Widow-Yes, there was just one mo
ment when sort Of felt sorry for
him.
"What moment was thatT
"When he asked for second cup"
Judge.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Who Is on Trial?

There is an incident that is said to
have occurred In one of the Cont
mental picture galleries A party of
tourists were looking at one Of the
old masters of incornprehenslble valgs
and beauty. and one Of them. bestsw
ing but a casual glance at the
picture. said. "0h. | do not think
much of that" The custodian Of the
pictures quietly replied, "Sir, It is not
the pictures which are on trial here !;
1t is the visitors" What man sees
Is a judgment upon him.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Whale Was Monster

The enormous skeleton of 5000
year-old Greenland whale has been
found at Kistinge, near Halmstad,
Sweden, by workmen digging ditch
near the seashore. A monstrous jaw
bone, measuring about thirteen feet In
length, has already been unearthed.
On account Of Its size II was first
taken by the workmen to be part of
the hull of an ancient vessel
The bone has been examined by
Psychologists. who estimate the whale
to have lived at the end of the Ice
age, about 5000 years ago.-Kansas
City Star.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
East Indian Vielu

The stricter code of morality applied
to women is really compliment to
them, for 1t accepts the natural su-
periority of women. But the modern
women. If | may say so, is losing her
self-respect. She does not respect her
own individuality and uniqueness, but
is paying an unconscious tribute to
man In trying to initiate him. She Is
fast becoming masculine and mechan-
cal. Adventurous pursuits are lead
ing her into conflict with her own in
ner NATURES. Radhakrishnan In 1.-THE
Hindu View of Life"
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Peculiar Musical Notes

Buckwheat notes were style Of no
tati0n used in the Middle West sing
Ing schools before the Civil war The
mites were round, square or triangu-
lar, black or white. according to the
place II the scale they occupied By
the shape of the notes you could tell
the scale location. The buckwheat
note idea was said TO be the work of
DR. Samuel Wakefield, about 1925, and
that same doctor of divinity was great
grandfather of Charles Wakefield Cad
man.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Business Men in Pulpit

A practical way Of solving the prob
lem of a shortage Of clergy In Lon
don is believed to have been found
by recruiting from business and pro-
fessional men. The authorities OF
Spitalfields parish church started
classes last year for business and pro-
fessional men who wished to become
clergymen. Three hundred candidates
applied for the course. Sixty we're en-
rolled and will shortly be ordained by
the bishop Of London.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Throughout

An indianapolis family was moving
to new location and the father In
describing the house he had rented,
among other things. said 1t had "hard-
wood floors throughout"
Fiye-year-old Paul repeated the de-
scription to neighbor. but ended by
saying: II guess we will have to
walt till we move there to see what
kind Of floors we will have because
dad says they had all the hardwood
floors threw out" Indianapolis
News.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Mystery in Diamonds

The bulk Of tine diamonds Is oh
tanned from the hard bluish-green ser.
pentinous rock known as blue ground
which Is found in tunnels or craters
deep within the earth.
The actual origin OF the precious
stone Is mysterious Chemically, II is
similar to charcoal, to which II can
he reduced by combustion, but Its
physical properties are entirely diff
ferent Volcanic changes are presumed
to be associated with its formation.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
THE NEGRO IN THE WORLDS
LITERATURE
BY Thomas o. X. G. Oxley
(For Associated Negro Press)
WILLIAM E. BURGHART DU BOIS
Author, Editor, Sociologist
(1868-?)

William E. Burghart Du Bots was
born February %, 1868, at Great
harrington, Mass. In 1888 he re-
ceived the degree of bachelor of arts
at Fisk university in Nashville,
Tenn, and his master of arts at Har-
ward in 1891. From the University
of Berlin he received his doctor of
philosophy degree.
Du Bots taught for short period
at Wherefore university and was
also for a time an assistant and fell
low in sociology at the University of
Pennsylvania, producing in 1898 his
dissertation, 'sThe Philadelphia Ne
gro" He held from 1896 to 1910
the professorship of history and eco
Monies at Atlanta university.
In 1910 DR.. Du Bots became the
director of publicity and research for
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. He
has ever since edited The Crisis, a
monthly periodical of great interest
and good reading, but the opinion of
one man and of one group. He has
also contributed many sociological
articles to leading magazines. The
essays that were published in 1903
in The Atlantic Monthly and The
Worlds Work were brought together
in a volume entitled "The Souls of
Black Folk"
In 1909 was published John
Brown" and the next year "The
Quest of the Silver Fleece" His
other works are "The Dawn of Free
dom,' "Mr. Booker T. Washington
and Others" "The Meaning of Prog
ress," "The Training of Black Men,"
''The Coming of John" "The Passing
of the First Born" and Ozark Wa
ter"
Du Bots writes with style intense
ly original and beautiful. And of
such an interesting personality is this
man, who understands the passions of
the Negro. He feels their heartbeats.
And his pleasure in these souls, black
souls, is his pleasure in life-a par
adoxical, ironical, mystical intoxica-
ton. Du Bots style is cultured. He
writes with much care and harmony.
His words are sweetly blended, al
though his sentiments are sometimes
vague. His style is original, but
pleasing withal. He reveals at times
too much in details; it is his only ar
tistic fault. He forgets himself in
the presence of any object of artistic
delight, and fingers deliberately over
every incidental feature. But it is
not as a story-teller that Du Bots is
known. His papers on sociology have
brought him into prominence. He
seems well-versed in his subjects and
is not afraid to speak out loud of
what he thinks.
Du Bots cannot be judged by or
binary literary standards. His scorn-
full trampling upon all subjects, his
freedom in treating of matters usual
ly passed in silence, makes him man
whose writings have won the appre-
citation of many great minds. Du
Bots has keen eye for the social dis
tinctions in American life. His spe-
cial province II manners rather than
character, or character as depicted
through manners. He is a>miniature
painter, but master in an art which
requires the greatest delicacy Of COM
pleteness. He holds the mirror up to
nature, but his mirror is small one,
and only part of nature is reflected.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
II. J. Pinkett, Attorney
PROBATE NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of MILFORD HALL. Deceased.

of MILFORD HALL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given: That the
creditors of said deceased will meet
the administrator of said estate, be-
fore me, county judge of Douglas
county, Nebraska, at the county court
room, in said county, on the 18th day
of January, 1929, and on the 18th
day of March, 1929, at 9 o'clock,
A. M, each day, for the purpose of
presenting their claims for examin-
alton, adjustment and allowance.
Three months are allowed for the
creditors to present their claims from
the 9th day Of December, 1928.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
4t-11-9-28 County Judge.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Doing Well, Too

lis yorr son SUGGEST"
"In his line"
whats his liner
"Oh. he demonstrates what the we'll
dressed young man will wear this
ason."-Louisvilie Courier-Journai.
The monitor., 1928-11-16
Sympathy Inualuable

Sympathy speaks not only consolina
words but takes the trembling hand
and sends to the heart Of the sorrow
ing the electric spark Of courage I
fight Iife's battles alone.-Grit.
The monitor., 1928-11-16

Notice by Publication on Petition for
Settlement of Final Administration
Account.
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-04-06
A Midnight Show
Carolina Theatre Will Present Lowe
in Dressed to Kill"

In celebration of Easter Mon
day, the management of the Car
DINA Theatre announces that
midnight performance of
Dressed to Kill" with Edmund
L0we) will be given Monday
night. Wardlaw's orchestra will
play. The star attraction for
next week is Norma Talmage,
who will appear Thursday and
Friday in "The Dove" The sup
porting cast includes Noah Beery
and Gilbert Roland. This play
tells a tale of love and stirring
adventure guitars, stilletoes,
roulette wheels, criminals, fine
ladies and fine gentlemen-in
the Spanish-American country
of Costa ROja. Mondays offer
ing is Rod La ROGUE in "Res-
surrection," Tuesdays Leatrice
Joy in "Blue Danube" and We'd
nesday's Rod La ROGUE in
Stand and Deliver"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-04-06
Kings Daughters Play
Drama of Early American Days Will
Be Given as a Benefit

AS a benefit for the Kings
Daughters, Winners of the Will
derness," a drama of early
American days, will be given at
the Pickwick Theatre tomorrow
Saturday Tim Mccoy is the
star and Joan Crawford has the
leading feminine role. The cast
includes Roy Darcy, Frank
Currier, Tom O'Brien, Edward
Connolly, and Louise Lorraine.
The story is laid in Quebec, Vir-
ginia, and the old fort Duquesne
that has now become Pittsburgh,
The massacre of General Brad
docks army is the high spot.
Mrs. w. d. Patterson has the
tickets on sale. The usual ad-
mission fee is charged.