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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
Ell Comancho's Campfire Stories
My Friend, the Black Bear.

he gets as big as a setter dog he is so
strong that his play becomes too rough,
and he may hurt you with slap of his
paw or a scratch from his claws without
intending to. He does not realize, of
course, that his playful slap is strong
enough to knock a child down. There
fore, when he gets this big it is well to
quit playing with bear, just to save
yourself some hurts, but he will still be
just as good-natured as ever and very
much like human child yet
A big, full grown bear is SO strong
that one slap from his big paw will
break colts or calls neck, and play
ing with him is out of the question.
Living in the woods and mountains,
bears go about their own business, ask
ing no odds or favors of anybody.
They eat almost anything, including
grass, wild onions, berries, bees nests
and honey, bugs and grubS which they
find in dead logs along with ants nests
and hornets. A big bear has the best
nose in the world, and can smell man,
under the right wind conditions, for
more than mile.
If you want to avoid seeing a wild
bear when you go for a hike in the
woods, just put few pebbles in tin
can and tie it to your waist. Then you
can go into any woods as far as you
like without thought of danger, for the
bears will be warned and you will never
see one.
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est glaciers in the Alps, for instance, is
but from one foot to three day; the
slowest move only that many inches.
The Muir Glacier of Alaska flows about
ten feet day and some of those in
Greenland are said to flow much faster.
In winter the flow is less than in
summer.
Glaciers control to a great extent
the climate of country. They affect
the winds, temperatures and barometric
pressures of adjacent regions Their
moves change the shape of mountains
and valleys, and their melting ices
furnish water for many a mountain
stream and the source of many a
mighty river.
The picture above is that of the
precipitous glaciers of Mount Robson,
in the Canadian Rockies of British
Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

A great many people are afraid of
bears, but that is because they don't
know much about them. When people
do not understand thing they are
likely to fear it, no matter what it is.
Now, bear will never hurt you unless
you attempt to injure him first, so just
let him alone and you viii be safe.
But if you can get cub bear when
he is small and raise him, you will learn
to love him, for he is very much like a
human baby in many ways. Cub bears
can be raised ION a bottle" and they
want their milk regularly, just as hu-
man babies do.
If you give cub bottle full of luke
warm milk he will stretch fiat on his
back, hold the bottle in his front paws,
brace it there with his hind feet and
then drink it. to the last drop, Then if
he has had his playtime before he.
gets his milk he viii curl up and go to
sleep; but If he is given his bottle as
soon as he wakes up and before he has
played, he will then start romping and
playing, having the time of his life for
a half or three-quarters of an hour
before going to Sls-ss ror an hour or so.
When a bear plays, especially if he
plays with another cub or with a puppy
his own size, he will do so many funny
things that you will laugh until your
sides ache. He is funny, loyable little
rascal as long as he is small but when
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carouse together. A spokesman was ap-
pointed to face the upstart of stingy
Scotch skipper in his cabin and demand
that wages be paid up to date. John
Paul, hard-preSSed for cash, had moth
ing to offer except clothing from the
ships stores. A loud argument resulted
1t ended In epithetS. John Paul
snatched his sword from q table. The
sailor ran, with Paul In pursuit. The
former swept up club from the deck
and turned. The sailor made too wide
lunge. He left his breast open, and
John Paul's sword, directed by trained
wrist. flashed and ran him through.
The account that John Paul subSe-
quently wrote of this fight leaves little
doubt Of the horror which at once grip
ped him. He was tiger In combat, but
the Instant 1t was over he was again the
dreamer and man or peace and poetry,
He fully realized the danger of his posi-
ton. He ordered his men below and
returned to his cabin, leaving fiattened
upon the quarterback a tattered thing
In a stream of blood.
His first action was to send for his
chief mate. The demeanor of this man
made 1t plain where his sympathy lay.
John Paul at once left the ship. He
went to the town, and offered to sur
render himself to justice of the peace.
Friends were summoned. They per-
suaded him to delay his surrender to
some future date. Meantime he must get
out OF the country. The appearance of
things was blackly against him. It
was the second time In three years that
a man had died at Tobago after receiv-
ing blows from him. Who would now
believe In his innocence, no matter
how genuine? Besides, revenge was to
be expected; the island was full Of men
with grievances against overbearing
ship captains. His friends concluded by
ordering horse for him. They put
him on 1t, and said: "RideI"
And John Paul rode.
From that instant, John Paul rode
into silence. AS John Paul he disap-
peared, not only from the sight of his
West Indian friends, but from history.
When the forlorn individual who once
bore his name reappeared on the pages
Of verif1able records, 1t was In q differ
emit land, among different people, ana
he signed himself with a new and Diff
ferent name. Why?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

A glacier is a current of ice formed
from snow. Water, when vaporized and
carried by the wind over lofty noun
tains, freezes, changes into snow and
is deposited high above the snow line
on many mountains all over the world.
Sometimes these deposits are hundreds
of feet in thickness, and under such
conditions a tremendous pressure is
exerted on the lower layers, turning
them into ice. And, although ice is
considered to be almost as hard and
brittle as glass, it will, under certain
conditions, flow downward toward the
sea as though it were as soft as honey
or tar. Such a downward flowing field
of ice is known as a glacier.
1t moves downward very slowly,
grinding away the surface of the noun
tains as it makes its way toward the
valley. below. The speed of the swift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
The Daisy.

The daisy is also called the Mar
guerite. Daisy is corruption of Days
Eye" or small copy of the sun. There
are many varieties of the flower. some
of them known as trembling star,
gowan, little Easter flower. goose flower,
Mary's flower, a-thousand-charms
meadow pearl and measure-of-love.
This flower was the favorite Of the
poet Chaucer. It is the emblem of
innocence, was used as symbol Of the
purity and innocence of the infant
Christ and was consecrated to babies.
Our field daisy was brought to us
from Central Germany, being carried
here during the Revolution in fodder
to feed the English horses of Gen.
Burgoyne's army. 1t first bloomed here
on the battlefield of Saratoga
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Another stunt worth learning is
shown at the left in the illustration
Two riders use one machine. Both
feet are placed on each pedal with one
hand graSping one of the handle grips
The trick, of course, is to keep the wheel
in motion by pedaling, yet maintaining
balance. This calls for cooperation and
will be more difficult to learn.
In time you will be able to ride the
wheel lying down. or even riding back
wards with the handle bars free.
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Two riders with one bicycle can do
a lot of stunts that are both easy and
safe, yet from the sidelines they appear
quite spectacular. To familiarize your
self with proper balance, one Of the
best first stunts is to learn to ride the
bicycle backwards. Choose a smooth,
broad surface to practice upon. Lean
backward, sitting upon the handlebars
and feet upon the pedals, and practice
until you can not only travel in a
straight line, but turn corners or ride
in circle without danger of falling
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THIS HANDKERCHIEF TRICK WILL
MYSTIFY MAGICIAN'S AUDIENCE

If you want "a good trick with a
''hanky," try this one:
The performer ties a knot in a silk
handkerchief. Prestol The knot van
isheS in thin air!
The how is merely a piece of black
silk thread. This is tied to one end of
the handkerchief. To tie the handker-
chief grasp it in the right hand at the
point A and tie the knot with the end
B, taking the thread along with it..
Do not pull the knot tight.
BY standing on the other end of the
thread, as shown, and pulling the hand
kerchief upward by the end A, the
knot will unite itself The thread is
quite invisible at distance of feet.
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POSerS.

Here are eight tests Of your knowl-
edge-eight chances to prove how much
you know. Score 1919 points for each
question that you answer correctly, and
see what your mark is.
1. In what city is Westminster Abbey
located?
2. What Italian explorer few over
the North Pole last Summer?
8. What city is the capital Of Rus
STA?
4. In what book was the Mad Hat
ter character?
S. When will the next President of
the United States be inaugurated?
s. What are the names Of the two
branches of Congress? 49,,
7. What are the names of the two
branches of the British Parliament?
8. Is the Island of Sardinia east or
west of the mainland of Italy?
Answers.
/. London, England. g Gen. Um-
berto Mobile. 8. Leningrad. T. "Alice
In Wonderland" S. On March 4, 1929.
6. The Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentatives. z. House of Lords and the
House of Commons. 8. West.
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A Lonely Weather Station

Forty-three hundred miles south of
the equator, below the extreme tip of
South America, is a group of islands
known as the South Orkneys, and one
of these, separated from the main group
by a turbulent sea of pack ice-ice
that seldom melts even in the Summer
tiHne-iS known as Laurie Island.
1t is this island, belonging to the
Argentine Republic, which contains the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

Take piece of string and tie the
two ends together to form loop. Ask
spectator to hold a pencil upright in his
Of the pencil, as shown In Fig. /. Next
loop the string over your left hand. The
trick Is to get the string of the pencil.
Like this: Grasp the string at the
point. A. Fig 2, and lc~ = once over
your left hand to form Take the
double string at the poin nd drop it
over the end Of the PEN. BY pulling
the string at the point G, Fig. l, the
loop will obligingly slip away from the
pencil. Try it! It's good answer to the
question, when is loop not loop7"
Teacher: Give me an example Of a
collective noun"
Freshie: "a vacuum cleaner"
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sUuthernmost and loneliest weather
stationed in the world-a weather
station maintained by the Argentine
government for more, than a quarter of
a century to furnish daily weather re-
ports from the wild and stormy coun-
Magellan.
The building itself is a rather plain
structure of wood, but it houses and
keeps comfortable the dozen men who
live there, and it contains all instru-
ments necessary to record the tempera-
ture, air pressure, wind velocity, air
humidity, magnetic currents and other
information WHICH must be sent out
daily BIZ wireless telegraph
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Mourning.

''Here, waiter! This steak is posi-
lively burned black"
Yes, sir. Mark of respect, sir. Our
head cook died yesterday"
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Not the Right Kind.

Bill-With such good job you ought
10 be fired with enthusiasm.
Pnl-That's the trouble. I was.
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Physics.

Teacher-Johnny, what is velocity?
Johnny-Velocity is what fellow lets
60 of bee with.
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Put 1t Or Take 1t.

Bob-What did you do when Mabel
said you were odd?
BILL told her would get even."
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2. A, Maple; B. Cedar; G, Acacia; D,
Palm; E, Sycamore.
3. C-h-eat.
4. The words in the picture puzzle
are tackle, fullback, safety and center.
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!? THE PUZZLE COLUMN !?

The foot ball season Is now in full
swing, and this weeks crossword puzzle
is in the shape of ball and pennant.
It's all one puzzle, however!
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The definitions are:
Horizontal.
/. To weep.
4. Start a foot ball game.
g..
7. Near.
o. Toward the top.
10. Negative.
IL. Foot ball .lnemen.
Is. A gardening tool.
IA. Mountain abb
is. A short stroke in golf.
20. An Autumn game.
81. A pace.
20. Old style (abb).
Vertical.
i. To burn.
2. Correct (abh.l.
8. A glass vessel.
4. Retained.
5. Foot ball enthusiasts.
6. Greek letter.
8. Toward.
IL. Knockout (abb.).
IA. Member of Parliament (abb.). ..
rs. An Eastern college.
II. Part of the foot
18. Summit.
10. Boys nickname.
81. AS.
,
Each of the following queer looking
words is the jumbled name of a well
known tree. Can you rearrange them
correctly?
A. PLANE.
B. CREAD.
G. AAAICC.
D. LAMP.
E. MACYSEOR.
8
The whole means to Swindle, behead-
ed 1t means warmth, heheaded again it
means to dine. What Is It?
=
There are four good foot ball words
In this picture puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

UST how John Paul Jones, an I'M
known Scotchman, made the
leap from the pines of inland
- Virginia to the quarterback of !
one Of the first American fighting |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

The whole means to swindle, behead-
ed 1t means warmth, beheaded again it
means to dine. What Is It?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

There are four good foot ball words
In this picture puzzle.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES

first, Anna Grip. and second. Rose Mancini.
 The most interesting features of the day were the jam eating con- test, in which William Ormsby out jammed his opponent, Bill Richard son, and the hot dog contest. in which Pisritto and Booth came to d draw. It seemed to be d lucky day for ANitable as he was also a vic- tor in the wheeibarrow race team- ed with hts partner kominos. The 'tug-o-war" lasted three minutes before the victorious team ''Celeri- tas" forced the losers. "Schneilers." '" over the line. The hop, skip and jump, girls event. was won by Antoinette Casella. Anna Grip over came five opponents in the high jump. Frances Mack was second.
 Avitable. who held the highest record for points. was awarded the special boys prize while Anna Grip received the girls award. The events were run off with the high est efficiency. Director Hagearty was the judge, assisted by Miss kal- manowitz. director of the Nathan Hale grounds, whose baseball team was playing at the Burritt ground.
 Sn,aliey Park Notes
 The small girls of Smalley Park staged a doll party yesterday after noon under the direction of Miss Hazel Sullivan.
 First prize for the prettiest doll was awarded to Mary Negola, second went to Mildred Coleman and third to Florence klazc.
 Florence Kulesla was awarded the prize for having the funniest doll in the parade. Following the parade an entertainment consisting of pop ular songs by Margaret Rund and Natalie Melinoskas Was given. Rita Cayer featured with several dance numbers.
 Swimming Meet A swimming meet open to all i playground boys and girls in the city. will be staged at Willow Brook park on August l. It will be held in connection with the bathing beauty contest. Entries may be left with the directors of any of the playgrounds in the city not later than July 31. 1 The events are: so pounds and under, 50 yard free style: 25 yard back stroke: 25 yard breast stroke: 1 50 yard medley: 100 yard relay. -four enrries); candle race; egg and 1 spoon race: board race.
 Events for over so pounds: 100 yard free style; 30 yard back stroke: 80 yard breast stroke: 10 yard medley; 200 yard relay (our cntries); candle race. egg and spoon race and board race.
 l The diving events are as follows: Front dive, jackknife and swan. The final event on the program
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
RRIS7QL NEWS
Continued from Page Nine)

chase for the theft of some lumber from house under construction on Burlington avenue, was fined f1Ne dollars and costs. The prisoner Of many aliases claimed that he had merely picked the lumber up from the street and was taking it to his rome to be used for firewooa. Vim cent Quistberg. local contractor who owns the lumber said that the four strtngers were worth about s1.60.
 Buried Here
 The remains of Arthur Schmaser, IS. son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmaser of Middletown who died in that city. were brought here for burial this afternoon. Committal services were held at 4 o'clock. The family formerly resided in Bristol.
 Rewarded for Return Of Money
 Ralph Young Of Collier avenue while going along Main street yes terday. unwittingly dropped roll of money containing sGo. He did not notice his loss until he was about to pay a bill a short time thereafter. The money was found by little Virginia Venom, the daugh- ter Of Peter Venom Of Fall Moun- tain, well known local contractor. who took it into the police station. Later, learning that his money was at the police station. Young called there and proved his
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27

4 track and field meet was held this morning at 10 o'clock at ths Washington street playground. The results of the events We're as fol- lows:
 20 yard dash: First. Everett Marquis; second. Edmund Recene. 100 yard dash: First. Walter Ploc- kavczyk; second, Stanley Oplanski. and third. Edmund Eecene. 50 yard dash: First. Everett Marquis; sec ond. Teddy Gryguc, and third. Johnny Corcoran. Silt race: Joseph Rujzczyk. 75 yard dash: Jimmy Marine; second Benny Cecre. 40 pound race: First, Santo Capodice: second, Mike Marine. and third. ! Stanley Sabowski. Boys midget race: First, Nicholas Allivio; sec ond. Mike Marine. and third. Ed ward Sabowski 30 yard dash: First, Stanley Strdozsoki; second. Nicholas Allivio, and third, Stanley Sabow- ski.
 Events for Girls
 1 50 yard dash: First, Helen Ozal- ly: second, Lucy Anisko, and third. Helen 1nturrissi. a5 yard dash: First, Helen Anisko: second. Jen- nie RoJek. and third. Julia Quenk. Girls midget race: First, Helen Anisko: second. Winifred Lorton. and third. Lucy Anisko. 4o yard dash: Eliza beth I.orton and Jean Jendrze jczyk. Three-legged race: First. Jean Jendrzejczyk and Helen Anisko. and second, Elizabeth Tor ton and Mary Quenk.
 1 In a relay race between the i Washirgtons and the Highs. the , Washingtons were the winners. Burritt Field Day
 The first track meet of the year | at the Burritt grounds yesterday. Director Hagearty planned an eX- tensive program that lasted well over two hours and the interest shown and the numerous entries in the various events well repaid the efforts he expended on the project. Due to a double number of en- tries for the 100 yard dash, it was necessary to run heats in the event. Avitable and Nayowicz won in the boys competition while Antoinette Casella and Anna Grip won among the girls. Matthew paluch showed his superiority over four other con- testants in both the high jump and the pole vault Young Avitable and
 kominos were the victors in the three legged race. boys, and Doris
 Lasky and Marian Chismark won the girls event.
 | The shoe race. calling for alert ness and nimbleness, was won by u 10 year old contestant. John Carti. Avitable was second. Only girls participated in the ball throws and the results were as follows: Base i ball. first, Frances Mack. and sec ond, Gertrude Stein. Basketball,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE
Driver Of Truck Which Killed West Virginia Girl Is Held By Coroncr's 5 Ucc!siCn.

Bridgeport, July 27 R-In one of three findings handed down today, Coroner John J. Phelan holds Law renee Bolon, q truck driver of New ark. N. J., criminally responsible for the death of Gladys Magnus, l4, of Montcalm, W. N.. on July A. The girl was killed when the truck driven by Bolen struck her as she stood beside her grandfather's car hich was parked on the Boston l Iost road.
 John l.. Goodwin. the grand father was touring the east witt the Magnus family ard his own [ family. The Goodwins are from Switchback, W, Va.
 Goodwin told the coroner that the truck approached at a rapid rate of speed and suddenly crashed into the parked car. He expressed the opinion that Bolen was asleep. Coroner Phelan returned findings or accidental death in the case of Thomas Walsh. 3S, a former Fair field constable who fell nom a truck, and Elihu Campbell. So, of Green- wich who died on July of pneumonia which followed a fall.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
SHIPS IN COLLISION
Canadian Pacific Liner Montrose With Collier Rose in Quebec Neither Seriously Damaged

Montreal, Que, July 27 P-The Canadian Pacific steamship liner Montrose was in collision with the collier Rose Castle at Sorel this morning. Neither vessel according to first reports, Was seriously dam aged.
 The Rose Castle Was heached un- Ill the extent of it's injuries was learned.
 The Montrose Was inward bound from Liverpool and the Rose Castle outward bound from Montreal to sydney. \. $.
 The Montrose is q vessel of 16.4o2 tons. constructed in 1922 at Glas- gow.
 The Rose Castle displaces 7,546 and was built at Sunderland in 191S. The collier is owned by the Domin. ion Coal Company.
 Sorel is S5 miles from Montreal
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27
MARINES HELP ID
 EXT|NGUISH FIRE
Prevent Ignition of 4,000 Pounds
 of SmOkeleSS Powder

Norfolk. Va, July 2 P-A com pany of marines from the Norfolk navy yard esrly today helped to prevent fire spreading after the is- milton of 1000 pounds of smokeless powder at St. Julien's Depot caused a terrific explosion which shook this section.
 No one was injured and very lit tie property damage was done. Within d few minutes the stores at he depot Were flooded by d special emergency system and the depot fire department was playing streams Of water on the ruins Of the exploded magazine.
 The depot is located at Ports mouth, five miles from Norfolk.
 All telephone at the naval depot were put out Of commission by the concussion and frantic signals from the Norfolk navy yard went unanswered. A alarm was turned in at Portsmouth, Cradock and navy yard fire departments sped toward the ammunition dump, \ company of marines was ordered out from the navby yard and rushed to the depot in truck while Portsmouth police also Joined in the relief forces.
 Bricks and broken concrete from the walls of the magazine were hurled short distance outward practically the entire force of the blast going into the roof. A mari9e walking a post a few score feet from the magazine was uniniured.
 Spontaneous combustion was the only explanation that ordnance off cefs could advance as a probable cuse of the explosion.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-27

ownership and claimed the money. As an appreciation of the honesty Of the finder. he left s10 with the police to be given to her.
 Early Bristol Resident Dies
 The Rev. Dr. Everett Lewis for more than half a century pastor of the Haddam Congregational church who died this week at the age of 9l. was native of Bristol having been born here in 1887. He was a mem Der of the Lewis family who We're prominent in Bristol in the early days The old Lewis homestead was located on Lewis street and the Lewis farm was at that time what is now known as the Maplewood tract.