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New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

Torrington-Mrs. Mary Woth- mann, Torrington, elected grand president at one-day convention of German order of O. D. H. $.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Sacrifice Ever Part
of Worlds Progress

Progress is the result of experiment
and sacrifice, and all submarine and
air disasters are courageous efforts to
overcome the obstacles which hinder
scientific development, explains an ed
torial in Liberty.
If a disaster is big enough il anes-
thetizes the mind. continues the edi
torial. eve understand one death bet
ter than six, or six hundred. So, when
a dirigible falls, transatlantic flyer
is lost, or a submarine is wrecked,
there comes the protest that all this
must be stopped
I'VE venture another point of view
When these pioneers are killed, much
as we regret their death, we are proud
that such men have lived Without
their courage progress would stop. for
progress is nearly always dangerous
"1'he voice of the defeatists," con
cIudes the editorial. SHOULD not be the
governing voice. There were defeat
lists in Paris at the turning point of
the war. There were defeatists in Co
lumhus' crews ard in Magellan's.
They all wanted to turn back. What
If they had had their way?"
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Carlton Playing at
It's Best in Belgium

Belgium is the classic land Of bells.
To the Belgians belongs the honor of
having first felt and used bell tones
as truly musical sounds, and, accord
ingly, they devised that colossal mu
steal instrument and tower and belfry
known as the carlton. The carlton
is a set of from - to 50 or more bells
east in sizes that sound each its own
scale tone This battery of bells is
played from d keyboard placed In a
room below the open or latticed bel
fry, by a carilloneur, as the French
call him, Or. Henry Eames, president
of the Society of American Musicians.
writes. in Child Life Magazine. The
keyboard is not unlike an electric
switchboard, with its handles replac-
ing the keys on an ordinary piano
keyboard, and another set of pedal
keys, like that on a pipe organ, to be
played upon by the players feet This
carlton keyboard stands today practi-
cally the same as it did in the Six
teenth century, when the most famous
of all bell-casting and carillon-playing
families-the Van den Gheyns of Bel
gium-brought the art of belfry play
ing to its highest point. The Ant
werp cathedral carlton has 65 bells.
st. Rombolds singing tower In Ma
lines has A. Bruges Al. Client 80 and
Louvain 40
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Pride in His Job

The workman is putting something
of his personality into every Job on
which he works lIe does this uncon-
sciously, whether he wills it or not.
The individuality Of the craftsman is
seen in the blueprint, even before one
recognizes his signature. The person
atty of the machinist is seen in the
file marks and the chisel prints. Ev
cry worker in wood, iron or stone or
leather or cloth puts something of
himself into his task You may have
rules regarding spaces and margins,
but the personality Of the stenogra-
pher is seen in the typewriter sheet.
All of which should induce every
worker to take pride in his particular
craft or job, whatever it may be. And
the way in which a man works-what-
ever may be the tool marks of his pro-
fession-will also reveal his spiritual
qualities. Charles Stelzle in Forbes
Magazine
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Life in Middle Ages
Miserable for Most

The average expectation of life
today 59-was probably between %
and 80 in the Middle ages. We have
no idea today what vast luxury then
was a bit of food, fire and drink, shell
ter and a bed, even such poor things
as they were. The pathetic masses of
humans were so indescribably miser-
able that we have almost no perspec-
tive on them today. Picture them, liv-
ing in low matched huts without ven
tilatiOn, the earth for a floor. When
this floor got too filthy a new layer
of rushes was laid down on the top of
the old filth, until the layers of twenty
years festered there, alive with YER
min, foul with refuse. Those who
could afford it wore leather clothes !;
the lower masses wrapped themselves
with straw. For food they ate peas,
black bread, fern roots and the bark
of trees. Only one-half of them ever
tasted fresh meat, and the other half
ate meat only once a week. A hole
in the roof drained off some of the
smoke The house servants-miser-
able creatures. earning 80 shillings
year and shOes-went about nearly
naked, such garments as they had be-
ing utterly filthy, and slept on the vile
rush floor at night Men were old at
forty and women even earlier.-J.
George Frederick, in the New Age
Illustrated.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Pictures for Benefit
of Future Historians

A collection of photographs, show
ing scenes from all the wars in which
the United States has been engaged
since 1880. has been placed or file in
the War college, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. 1t comprises be-
tween 275,00O and 100000 prints and
includes important records OF the
Civil, Indian, Spanish-American and
World wars. One of the most inter-
esting of the entire collection is of
the battlefield of Wounded Knee,
scene of Clusters last stand, taken i'm
mediately after the battle. The Brady
collection of the Civil war period,
numbering about 5000 photographs, is
also filed. The World war section in
cludes all pictures made by signal
corps, the army, the only British col
lection of World war pictures in this
country and an Austrian section. Ne
gotiations were made with the Ger
man government for approximately l.
200 pictures.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Weather by No Means
Matter of Latitude

Weather Is not a matter of latitude
except so far as the equatorial re-
gions and the poles are concerned.
Such a temperature as ten below zero
at sea level is much more devilish
than thirty below In Minnesota, be-
cause the air at the seaboard is prac-
tically always moving and wind at
so low a figure is torture. Again,
such a temperature as 103 in the
shade at Boston is less tOlerable than
a like or even higher figure in the
wide-open spaces where men are. men,
and mostly politicians, talking through
ten-gailon hats. New York is in the
latitude of Lisbon, Naples and Con-
stantinOple. 1t is far colder In the
winter than any of these, and colder
than any part of Great Britain, which
is in the latitude of Labrador. That
country is not warmed" by the Gulf
stream, which is indistinguishable in
point of heat half way across the At
lantic. Three-fourths of the possible
points of the compass account for rea-
sonably mild sea winds so far as Great
Britain is concerned. In winter in
New York more than half of the pos
sible winter winds have come over
thousands of miles of snOw.-Barron's
Financial Weekly.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Payment of Alinony

Alimony is an old word. The first
and oldest meaning of it is main
tenance; means of living; aliment."
1t comes from the Latin word mean
ing nourishment, as also does aliment
and the first word in "alimentary
canal" Basicaly, alimony means liv-
ing expenses.
After legal divorce or separation of
a wife from her husband, then. If she
receives alimony it is an allowance
from the income or estate of her hus-
band for her sustenance or support.
1t is, in other words, perpetuation
or continuation of support from her
husband or the man who was her hus-
band, which, In the eyes of the law,
Is due the woman If the separation
from her husband is for cause.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Knew What Allied Him

Mamma, I've got a stomach ache"
said Peggy, aged five.
That's because you haven't had
any lunch yet" answered Peggy's
mother. "Your stomach Is empty.
You would feel better If you had
something In it."
That afternoon the minister called.
and in the course Of conversation re-
marked that he had been suffering all
day with severe headache.
'That's because it's empty" said
Peggy brightly. You'd feel better If
you had something in it."-Children.
the Magazine for Parents.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Great French Writer
Had Odd Superstition

Emile Zola. the French writer, had
a mania for counting, Pierre Van
Paassen relates. in the New York
Evening World He was extremely
restless and his nerves completely
dominated him, so he could not have
a minute without some mental Occu-
patton. Even when he was strOlling
about the streets his nerves forced
him to count his steps and to count
everything he saw, the trees he
passed. the dogs he encountered on a
walk, the number Of carriages that
passed him, the windows in the house
opposite his OWE, the street lamps, the
number of men and the number of
women.
CuriousIy enough, Zola, who is gen
orally taken as one of the most en-
lightened spirits Of his time, noted
down all these figures, divided them.
multiplied them and added them to
discover if by chance they would re
veal some number that he considered
lucky.
zola was as happy as a child If he
discovered a figure that he thought
would bring him luck, and after a
mornings stroll over the Paris boul,
evards set to work with gustO. The
other way around, if his calculations
did not produce lucky number, he
grew mOrose and mournful and could
not write line the rest of the day.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Chinese Shotu Little
Regard for Shrines

Public religion appears to be In a
more healthy condition In Japan than
in China. japanese temples are far
better kept up than are Chinese tenn
plies. One sees many splendid places
of Shinto worship. Apparently Shin
tOism is closely connected with wor-
ship of the emperor. A magnificent
Shinto shrine has recently been con-
structed on hilltop overlooking
Seoul the capital of what used to be
called Korea, but is now known as
Chosen.
The Japanese on entering a temple
Enclosure are respectful and seem to
be in a wOrshipful mood. Their shoes
are left outside and they walk either
in their stocking feet or in soft san
dals provided by the temple authori-
ties
In China, on the other hand, the
temples are usually in bad repair. Ere
quently they are occupied by soldiers.
In a Buddhist temple / saw one of the
celebrated shrines rallied off as can
teen where the soldiers bought their
cigarettes and sweetmeats. The sa-
cred image itself was partly concealed
by merchandise.
No one thinks of taking off his
shoes in a Chinese temple. One sees
few Chinese worshiping. Apparently
the principle religion is ancestor wor-
ship, and that takes place behind the
scenes in the home. where the family
altar represents the place for the
highest type of aspiration. There is
a sanctity about home life in China
that one does not find elsewhere
Senator Hiram Bingham, n Worlds
Work
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Bread of Guetersioh
Boosted by Bismarck

Guetersloh was q town of some
1900 inhabitants some years ago,
when one day during the maneuvers a
young lieutenant took up his quarters
there. This lieutenant came from
Pomerania, where they also make
black bread of fine quality. but he
liked the peculiar flavor of the West
phalia article. His name was Bis
marck.
In the year 1870 Bismarck was
again travelling through Guetersloh,
this time as chancellor. King william
was with him. and when the train
stopped the prime minister called out
genialIy to the crowd that had come
to meet them:
is there anyone who can get US
some pumpernickel with butter?"
AS a number of reporters were pres
ent when this query was made, the
fortune of the Guetersloh black bread
was made and it speedily became the
fashion all over Germany. The craze
for Westphalian pumpernickel spread
far and wide, cunningly furthered by
the bakers, who now baked for ex-
port only small one-pound ioaves, for
the purpose of making 1t look more
like a delicatessen." as they say.
The bakers of Guetersloh were
worldly wise, for from the same
kneading troughs there go into the
oven first the huge loaves Certain of
these going to the farmhouses often
weigh ha hundredweight) and
then, shaped of what was left. the
tiny loaves that are wrapped in paper
and exported to all parts of the world
to be sold as a deIcatessen.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Daddy on Fire

Little Mildred ran into the house
the other day and screamed: "Oh,
mother. | just saw daddy on fret"
"On firep' the startled mother cried
and Mildred vigorously nodded her
head.
After maternal crOss-examination
it turned out that Mildred had passed
the barber shop and saw barber
applying matches to her fathers hair
She had run all the way home to tell
mother and save daddy's life.
When father came home few min
utes later he was surprised at the af
fectionate greeting Of his little daugh
ter, who was delighted to see that he
had escaped from the fire fiend alive.
Philadelphia Record.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
High Aspirations

Robert Louis Stevenson, while liv-
ing at Skerrymore. had the Idea of
adopting a boy in whom he was In
terested, as his body servant" and
giving him such education as he could
assimilate. Before doing so, relates
r. L. SIS great friend, dear little old
Miss Adelaide Doodle, he put 1t to the
boy point blank whether any other
walk in life held for him more power
full attraction. The answer came with
out a moments hesitation:
please, sir. wish | could be Mr..
Townsend's boy"
Mr.. Townsend was the local fish.
monger,
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Selfish Wife

Miss Ellen Glasgow, noted novelist.
had come from her Virginia home to
sail for Europe. and at the Cosmopoli-
tan club in New York she talked
about divorce.
"Selfshness Is the cause of d.
vOrce." she said. "A beautiful Rich
mond girl MARI; I a young cotton
broker-they're divorced now-and
one day the poor fellow had to say
to her:
do you know that your dress
makers bills and beauty parlor bills
eat up three-quarters Of my income?
my goodness mer she answered
What do you do with all the rest Of
your money!"
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Waking Dreams

asleep" and awake" are relative
terms All persons do not sleep with
equal soundness. Frequently one will
dream most when he is merely doing.
He may then be partly conscious of
what Is taking place around him. A
person wide awake does not dream In
the strict sense of the word. In "day-
dreaming" the term is used in another
sense; namely, reverie or idle ex-
ercise of the fancy.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
"Jerked" Beef

"Jerked" In the phrase ''Jerked beef
or meat" is not the regular past par
ticipial form of the verb "jerk." 1t La
a corruption of the Peruvian Indian
word "charqui." Jerked meat is meat
that has been cut into thin sheets and
strips and hung upon framework Of
poles to dry in the wind and sun.
This was favorite method of curing
buffalo meat among the Indians Of the
Great plains. When the meat was
fully "jerked" it was folded up and
put into rawhide bags and kept for
use in the winter.-Pathfinder Maya
zine.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Reason for Insects Name

The Praying Mantis is an insect be-
longing to the order Orthoptera. Its
name Is derived from the attitude II
assumes when at rest or waiting to
grasp another insect. The knees are
bent and the front legs are held as
though supporting a prayer book.
Among the ancient Greeks the Pray
Ing Mantis was used In s0othsaying
1t was also revered by the Hindus. In
southern France it is believed to point
out lost way. The HOttentots re-
gard its lighting upon any person both
as token of saintliness and an omen
of good fortune.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Eat Eels for Long Life

Eat cells and live long Is the slogan
of those in Japan who enjoy the dish
and claim that 1t is nourishing and
healthful, although somewhat of a lux
ury for many poor people. During
the recent 'eel day festival many in
stances of old persons who were fond
of the elongated fish were cited.
Among these Is Kihachlro Okura, the
ninety-year-old retired financier and
business man of Tokyo, who Is called
an eel epicurean. Another champion
of the eel is Matsusuke Onoye. aged
eighty-five. an actor Of the Imperial
theater. Tokyo.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Arbor Day
monger.

Tree-planting festivals are probably
as old as civilization. Sacred trees
and groves, planted avenues and road
sides, shaded academic walks and me
mortal trees were common long be.
fore America was discovered Arbor
day, as such. however. is purely Amer
lean In origin and grew out Of condi-
tions peculiar to the great plains OF
the West. country practically tree
less over much of its area, but sup
porting a fiourishing agriculture and
with a soil and climate well able to
nourish tree growth. Arbor day orig
mated and was first observed In Ne
braska in 1872.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Could Leaue Out Gumption

Winnie went to visit Aunt Lois. "Oh,
auntie." said the child. "please make
some cookies"
"Oh, | can't" replied Aunt Lois. II
haven't the gumption."
Winnie, after few minutes
thought. retorted disgustedly: "WeIl,
grandma doesn't need any gumption,
she uses baking Children,
the Magazine for Parents.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Better Yet

Two boys were discussing sport.
"How high can you jump" asked
one
about four feet" replied the other.
"What can you d0?"
"Five feet" came the prompt reply.
How about the long jump?"
"Ten feet. What can you dor?
ELEVEN feet. What's your time for
the hundred"
But the other lad was bit sus-
picious by now, so he replied: -Four
seconds better than yours"
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Not Much Attraction

1--WE shall be changed In form per
laps" our favorite radio preacher re-
Gently declared, but otherwise i'm.
mortality will find US as we are. ="
comforting to many. no doubt; but
don't tell that to man with hay fever
and expect him to cheer.-Farm and
Firaside
The monitor., 1928-02-10
PROBATE NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
Of IOHN O GREER deceased

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of JOHN Q. GREER, 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 2Sth day
of March, 1928, and on the 28th day
of May, 1928, at 8 o'clock, A. M,
each day, for the purpose of present
ing their claims for examination, adj
justment and allowance. Three
months are allowed for the creditors
to present their claims, from the
25th day of February, 1928.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
4t-1-27-28 County Judge.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Another Way to Do II

A minister preaching his Sunday
morning sermon was aware that a
large number of his congregation
were not listening TO his talk. During
this hour the janitor stepped to the
platform and said. "Dr. Van Cleve.
the church is on fire."
The minister deliberately closed his
Bible, saying, "Very well, William,
thank you. Perhaps you can wake up
the congregation.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
"Buftonhoier Coming"

Mother had told Marjorie, age four,
that when grandmother came she
would sew some buttons on her dress
and work some buttonholes.
A few days later when she was In.
formed that her grandmother would
arrive that day she said, "Oh. goodie,
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Investment Called For

The world gladly pays the living 1t
"owes to every man." providing you
give value received In return. You
must make an investment In thought,
In work, and in service before you can
expect dividends of peace, and happi-
ness, and contentment.-Grit
The monitor., 1928-02-10

Bobby and Tom lived next door to
each other. Bobby was outside rid
ing his scooter when Tom came out
doors.
did you see my ma go 'way?" he
asked.
mo-" answered Bobby, hesitatingly.
Tom went on and Bobby ran into the
house.
mother" he called, whats q
magoway?"
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Alligator Market

Aligators, measuring from two feet
TO seven feet are the choice ones for
the hide market. an alligator hunter
explained, stating that no matter how
long an alligator is the markets pay
only for a seven-f0ot length. The
skin is not taken off the backs of the
larger alligators, but the full skin
back and all, is taken from the small
er ones.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
PROBATE NOTICE
Ed F. Morearty, Attorney

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of PETER CHRISTENSEN, also
known as PETER JOHN CHRIST
ENSON, 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 9Th day
of April, 1928, and on the 9th day
of June, 1928, &C o'clock A. NJ.
each day, for the purpose of present
ing their claims for examination
adjustment and allowance. Three
months are allowed for the creditors
to present their claims, from the Bro
day of March, 1928.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
4t-2-3-28 County Judge
The monitor., 1928-02-10
At the Enemy's Mercy

There are now more than six hun.
dred thousand known species of In
sects trying to drive the human race
off the earth and more are being
found each year. Woman's Home
Companion.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
Just Change Diet

"How's a man going to live In peace
with lien on his property" asks an
editorial writer The lien never was
nourishing; the thing to do is to live
on the fat of the land. Farm and
FirpSide
The monitor., 1928-02-10

''The bigger you are the farther
you can reach up and help the other
fellow"
The monitor., 1928-02-10

THE PEOPLES DRUG STORE, 24tf
and Erskine Streets. We carry .
full line. Prescriptions promptly
filled. Webster 1928.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
HOTELS

THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1915 Cum
ing st. Under new management
Terms reasonable. d. G. Russell.
proprietor.
The monitor., 1928-02-10
DRUG STORES

ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 2Atb
Street. Two phones, Webster 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-11

son, Mrs. Johnstone Vance and Mrs Walter Murdock.
 Many tables have been bought for the auction bridge tournament spon- sored by the Connecticut League o1 Monday afternoon in the residence
 of Mrs. Laurence Mouat on Grove Hill. The local chapter. organized little more than year ago by Mrs Buell. E. Bassett and Mrs. Stanley 1 Cooper with scarcely more than 8 score members boasts now of a membership list well into the hun dreds. The party on Monday prom ises to be quite a social event, the prizes are unusually lovely, one will be awarded at each table and in ad- dition to this there is to be one special trophy for highest state score made during the allotted time of play. Mrs. Mouat, Mrs. Buell. B. Bas- sctte, Mrs. Arthur Kimball and Mrs Elmer Stone are the hostesseS for the afternoon.
 Miss Sadyc koplowitz of Trinity street. entertained her bridge club Monday evening. with a Valentine fridge. The prizes were awarded to Miss Betty Rubin. Miss Evelyn Raschkow. and Miss Jeanette Cans.
 Miss Eunice Komiss of Lincoln street entertained her bridge club Thursday evening. Prizes were awarded to Miss Evelyn Raschkow, Miss Sally Croll and Miss Anna Ken nedy.
 August Peplau, son of MT. and Mrs. Christopher Peplau of Rocky Hill avenue was given a farewell stag party at his home last Saturday evening. About 25 of his friends were present.
 He will leave for Seattle, Washing ton. where he expects to locate in the future.
 A committee of the Ladies AuXil- iary, 4. o. H., which has been work ing on plans for the 31st anniversary of it's founding has now completed plans for a banquet and entertain ment which is to be held in connec- tion with the event next Wednesday evening at the Y. M. T. A. 6S E. so- ciety hall.
 The principal speaker of the eve- ming will be Reverend Walter A. McCrann of St. Mary's church. The entertainment will consist of sonfs by Mrs. Mary T Crean, national di- rector of the auxiliary, Mrs. Kath- leen Walsh Leonard, John kiniry, Joseph A. Haffey, John J. O'Brien, Merritt Humason, and George John J. Crean will accom- rany the soloist at the piano.
 National, state, and county off cers will be guests of the society as will priests from every parish in the city. Following is the committee ir charge: Mrs. Catherine Kehoe, pres ident; Mrs. Julia Moorehead. Mrs. Catherine Humason, Mrs. Elizabeth Mangan. Mrs. Katherine Kalinowski, and Mrs. Margaret Jacobs.