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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Insects Kill Each Other
But No 'Enmity' Exists

NO insect is really an enemy of
another insect. But persons famil-
lar with the several successful eff
iorts to control insect pests by in
PRODUCING other insects that kill
tnem may not realize this, and 80
expect too much from this sort
OF biological control" Entomolo-
gists are aware of the great quaint
ties OF insects that are the victims
OF other insects. But the victims
are not killed because of enmity.
One insect" T. E. Holloway, of
the bureau of entomology and plant
quarantine, said recently in explain
ing this difference, may be the
food Of another insect, that is all
Man eats meat, but is not the enemy
OF cattle. the insect does not rea-
son-does not need to- But if it
could, 1t would not want to extermi-
nate the species it feeds on
Casual observers of some common
insects see them leading seemingly
varied lives-fies feeding on vari-
Gus foods, bees fitting to different
flowers. They do not realize the
intense specialization in the exist
ence and reproduction of many in
sectS. Some of the most effective
parasites are strictly one-insect par
asites. Unless the egg-laying para
Sites can find a certain stage of the
insect on which il preys, II does
not even place its eggs The prog
eny Will develop only III a partiCu-
lar host and in a certain stage of
the host. Other parasites prey on
a goOdly number of species and
sometimes the presence of more
than one kind of host in a locality
has an important bearing on the sue
cess of the parasite IN The control
OF the species which is destructive
to cultivated crops
Entomologists working to control
the japanese beetle are seeking ear
nestly TO determine if some para
sites Of the beetle can also repro
duce by preying on native white
grubs that are very similar to grubS
of the Japanese beetle. If they
could find one among those intro
duced from abroad that could live
under conditions here-it would be
most valuable
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Tennis Ran Mystery

Never mind the needle, Watson,
the mystery of the bouncing rubber
balls has solved itself. French
sleuths were aghast, not TO men
ton agog and a-twitter, when they
found 600 hollow rubber balls on 9
highway leading from the Belgian
frontier. When each was found 70
contain two pellets filed with 4qt
uid chemicals they suspected notn-
ing less than an international Plot 70
blow something up. Mystery was
laughed away when a French man
ufacturer explained they were Just
ordinary tennis balls that had rolled
off a truck in a routine shipment.
The frightening pellets? Heat con-
verted them to gas, which made the
balls bounce better.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Shark Fishing Is Now
Million-Dollar Industry

Since the comparatively recent
discovery that the livers Of soup-fin
sharks constitute the best source of
Vitamin A, shark fishing on the Pa
cific coast has become a million
dollar industry.
With six companies operating with
specialized equipment now, and with
the industry In its infancy, fisher
men, reduction companies and pack
ers alike predict that il is destined
to become one of the greatest In
duStrieS on the coast
Fishing is being carried on from
Mexico to Alaska. Last year $780,
OOO sharks were caught In Califor-
MIA waters while vast quantities OF
hvers were sent here for reduction
from other states.
Packers point out that extensive
research work still will be neceS-
sary TO develop all the possibilities
of the industry, not only from the
standpoint Of the extraction of Vita
min A. but for use of all the by
products
While the liver remains the most
important element of the shark, yet
the flesh is already being used eX-
tenslvely as food, some for fertiliZ-
er and also for food for chickens
and animals.
The industry IS confident that
eventually good quality of leather
can be produced from the skin.
Exploration work has yet to be
undertaken, they say, to discover
the habits of the shark, what it
eats, if and where it migrates and
what equipment is best adapted to
handle the FISH.
Up to now most of the shark fish
ing mas taken place from boats con-
structed especially for sardine and
hahbut fishing When shark fishing
is fully developed as a major indus
try, its hackers here declare that it
will all take place from specialized
boats and with specialized equip
ment
AT present packers are paying
fishermen SIS ton for sharks and
q cents q pound for the hvers alone.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Champagne for Ships

Champagne IS probably chosen
to be used when launching a new
ship because it is rare wine. light
In color and effervescent The Gus
tom of breaking a bottle of wine
on the prov of a ship when it is
launched is a relic of the ancient
hbation which was practiced when
ships were launched. The ancients
consecrated the ship to the god
whose image she bore. The action
of blessing ships is alluded to by
monks of ST. Denys. In July, l4l8,
the bishop of Bangor was sent to
Southampton to bless the kings ship
to insure successful voyages. In
this country, water, or some other
liquid usually took the place of wine
during prohibition.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Do Not Omen Until 203S

For opening 100 years hence, a
package of tea has been put away in
a safe place by the Empire Tea
Market expansion bureau of London
celebrating the centenary of the first
tea produced in the British empire
The parchment-wrapped leaves
were enclosed in aluminium foil to
prevent oxidation and loss of taste,
and the whole package placed in a
lead case.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Wanted: One Wife

After all, there's nothing like be-
ing particular. From a farm in Box
vile, KY, 24-year-old Joe Ellis Ba-
ker went TO Evansville, Ind, and
asked police there to help him find
a wife. Qualifications: She may be
either blonde or brunette. but must
be a good cook, pretty and under
26. But the foregoing combined ad-
vantages are not quite enough for
choosey Joe. 1t is absolutely es-
sential that she also have $40, 900 so
he can buy a farm.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Polite Crime

There's nothing like an apology to
soothe an injury-except possibly
this one. Rubin Harvey was accost-
ed by a stranger on Little Rock,
Ark, street who slashed him sew
eral times with a knife Suddenly
the assailant stepped back in apollo
getic surprise, remarked, Excuse
me, ! thought you were someone
else"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Peanut Prosperity

Thousands of pigs are now root
ing for a living in the peanut fields
of the South, declares the Country
Home magazine. Farmers around
Headland, Ala, grow one acre each
of grass, oats and soybean pasture,
and 5 acres of peanuts for every
sow and her two yearly litters Of
pigs. The only additional require
ment is 10 bushels of corn and $50
pounds of mineral supplement to
finish fattening the porkers. Dis
ease is avoided by having no per-
manent hog houses and no perma-
nent shade. Temporary shelters are
provided in hot weather. and tenn
pOrary windbreaks when il is cold.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Koh-i-nOOr Diamond

The famous Koh-i-noor diamond
may be worn by queen but never
by king. According to a supersti-
ton, any king who wears the jewel
will lose the rule of India. just as
past male owners of the Koh-i-noor
lost their dominion over that realm.
In accordance with this belief, only
Queen Victoria. Queen Alexandra,
Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
have ever used the stone, which
weighs l06 carats.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26

In Greek mythology, Apollo loved
the nymph Daphne. When he. de-
scended to earth to WOO her, she
fed from him, and begged her moth
er, Gaea, the earth goddess, to save
her. Through the intercession Of
Gaea, Zeus turned Daphne into a
laurel tree From that time Apollo
made the laurel sacred and winners
in the Pythian games, as well as
great poets, were crowned with the
leaves.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Persistence

Persistence can be a wonderful
thing. Take the case of 22-year-old
Alice Kriscunas. The young woman
walked into Chicago police station
said she wanted to be locked up.
Sergeant Jarvis was polite, but said
no, he couldn't do it without reason.
She pleaded she ran away from
home. The sergeant felt girls over
n had q right to run away from
home. Miss Kriscunas said she
had no other place to 60. The ser
geant was indeed sorry, but it was
no 90. And it was still. no go until
four hours and Is minutes later,
when Miss Kriscunas was put in a
cell, But it was legal. Explained
Sergeant Jarvis: ''The charge is
disorderly conduct. She made a
nuisance of herself"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Too Much Is Enough

Just as the pen is mightier than
the sword, so is the tongue mightier
than the fist. Mrs. Violet E. Richter
took it in silence and with patience
when her husband few into a rage
at being asked to move the furni-
ture, knocked her down and threat
ened her with gun. But when he
familiarly referred to her as "the
old woman" it was too much. She
sued for divorce in a Lancaster,
Pa, court and got it.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Honest EngliShman

It's better late than never, rea-
soned Jesse Wallace, as he walked
into London, England, police sta
ton and handed a pair of old-fash-
Toned gold-rimmed spectacles to the
desk sergeant Il found them when
/ was down here on my honeymoon
Is years ago." he explained, land
the matter slipped my mind until l
got home. / decided to turn them
over to police on my next visit to
London, and this is it."
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
More Room With Mirrors

The long polished plate glass mir
rors Frightening the interior OF the
new aluminium, rubber-sprung and
rubber-wheeled luxury subway car
placed in service in New York re-
Gently have a definite psychological
function, designer Frank Shepard
explains. They multiply" the ap-
parent space and lure passengers
away from car doors, points Of
greatest congestion in rush hours.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
War Casualties Listed

First casualties of the next war
were the hens of Joe Mikulich, and
he wants to know what the govern
ment is going to do in the way of
reparations. While limbering up for
Armageddon, if and when it comes,
the field artillery Of the California
National Guard planted an explosive
shell in Joe's chicken coop near San
Pablo. There was heavy loss of
life among the feathered noncom-
batants. and the survivors, suffer
ing from shell shock, have not laid
an egg since
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
HumoriSt TO Minister

Robert Jones Burdetter was ia
nous humoriSt who became minis
ter. He was on the staff Of the
Peoria Transcript and later became
associate editor of the Burlington
Qowa) Hawkeye and Of the Brook
lyn Eagle, in which his humorous
sketches won him considerable
fame. He began to lecture in 1876
In 1887 he was licensed as minister
of the Baptist church and held a
pastorate at Los Angeles until 1909
He was the author of q number Of
humorous books.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Your Wife in Paris

Tourists in France who wish they
could bring the famous cuisine of
that country home with them to
America may now do so. The ia
nous cooking school at 129 Eau
bourg Saint-Honore in Paris will
now accept American women Wis
itors for class and private lessons
at convenient hours.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Faithful Parrot

Blackie, a whistling parrot that
helps Dominick Palugi in his for
tune-telling business by selecting the
fateful cards for customers, had the
exhilarating experience of occupy
ing the same cage with his owner IN
New York. Palugi was sentenced
to day in jail for peddling without
a license. Blackie went to the cell
with him, whiled away the tedious
hours by whistling My Time Is
Your Time"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Enchanted Mesa

The Enchanted Mesa is called
Katzimo (the' accursed) by Acoma
Indians. According to tradition,
their ancestors, who had gone to
their fields in the plains, were pre-
vented from returning to their high
mesa by a terrific storm which de-
stroyed their rock ladder. leaving
three women, two to die of star
walton and one to commit suicide in
despair.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Peace ar War

Speaking of shot and shell, Diego
Carrales Noya, Spanish civil war
veteran, found peace deadlier than
war. Noya went through the entire
conflict without even scratch But
upon returning to peacetime pur-
suits he got himself a job, was
killed five hours later when a rock
fell on him.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Hardening of Cement

The hardening of cement is due
chiefly to the decomposition of the
compounds of lime upon the addi-
ton of water, resulting in the forma-
ton of calcium hydrate, which on
Capitalization binds together the
other solid ingredients. The initial
setting is due principally to the
decomposition of the eliminates,
while the final hardening depends
more upon the action of the sill
Gates
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Little Sir Echo

Chief Park Ranger Perry Brown,
of Grand Canyon, Ariz, was as
signed to one of the oldest tasks
ever given man to perform. 1t was
TO rescue an echo. Tourists reported
a man crying for help. Brown raced
TO the scene and found a tourist sit
ting on a rock below the rim shout
ing into space.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
London's Autumn Flowers

In the countryside around London
in the fall can be found Heather and
Willow Herb in flower. Travellers Joy
in the Hedgerows, ~Convolvulus,
Teazles, ivy in bloom. and plenty
of blackberries and nuts for the
gathering.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Dizzy in Donegal

One Mans pass on Sieve League.
Donegal, Ireland, is the only place
in the world where one can lie on
ones face in the grass and look
down drop of 1000 feet to the sea
below.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
RathS Of Rome

Visitors to Rome may still see IN
the ruins of the Baths of Diocletian
and Caracalla famous examples Of
the Roman love of bathing. At the
Diocletian bath 1900 persons could
battle at once, while in all the es-
adjustments in the city $1,000 could
be accommodated at one time
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Ghetto in Amsterdam

Probably no Ghetto in Europe has
more American visitors than the one
in Amsterdam. They come to No.
II Waterloo Plein to see where Spin
OLA was born, and to the house at
No. 4 Jodenbree street where Rem
brandt lived for Is years.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Unfinished Business

In a study of Unfinished Bust
ness" in America. one authority re-
ports that 100000 railroad grade
crossings are yet to be eliminated,
10000, 900 families are still without
telephones. one out of five families
lacks radio, and only 80 per cent
of U. S. water power is developed.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Million Tourists

Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is
said to be the only large city in the
world which annually has more Wis
itors than inhabitants 1t has been
host to tourists for thousand years
and its present population Of SOC, 900
has long learned how to entertain a
million tourists a year.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Fish Skin Fibers

Textile fbers from fish skin are
a new development of Italian re-
search, it is reported to the Ameri-
can Chemical society. The fibers
are said to have solidity Is per
cent higher than that of natural silk.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Six Weeks Song

When the carnival comes to Nice
on the French Riviera, there is a
charming custom of launching a
new song whose melody lis played
daily by every orchestra and street
band until everyone is whistling or
humming it. When King Carnival
dies, the song dies too, and the fol-
lowing season another takes its
place.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Old Spanish Ruildinr

Flat Spanish bricks from the first
white mans building in Washington
state, erected by the Spanish COM
mander Eliza in 1892, may be seen
by tourists on the banks of a creek
flowing through the Makah Indian
reservation.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
BLIND Workman

Although practically blind, Irving
l. Peck, Stratford, N. H., walks
more than mile every day TO his
farm woodlot and gets sufficient
wood out to pay my taxes and heat
my home the year round"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Reno Changes Color

So you think Reno is just place
where people 60 to get divorces?
Well. you're wrong. Statistics for
one month recently showed there
were FIVE times as many marriages
as divorces in the Nevada city.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Sir Harry Lander

Most of the tourists who come to
Hamilton, near Glasgow, come to
see the place where Sir Harry Laud-
er worked as a pit-boy in a mine
No one since the days of Sir Walter
Scott has made Scotland better
known or better loved.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Statue to Anonymous

At Budapest in Hungary is q sta
tue to Anonymous, a notary who
wrote chronicle of Hungarian his
tory, the first page of which having
his name was lost; hence the COM
memoration of an unknown histo-
rian.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Largest UNDERGROUND Canal

The worlds largest underground
canal flows from the port Of Mar
settles In France to the Port de
Bone, and is Az miles long, and
has a width of 72 feet.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Monte CriStO

Mediterranean tourists often have
a chance to see the isle of Monte
Cristo, which is located south of
Elba Dumas, whose Count" made
it famous, once sailed round it but
never landed on its soil.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Changed viewpoint

A young woman in Westchester,
Pa, sought to exchange her mar
risge license for a hunting license.
Reason, she explained, was that
her prospective husband has disap-
peared.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Indian Game Lure

Indians caught wild ducks and
geese by building great fires at
night to blind the fowl.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
France Has Most Castles

According to a census just COM
pleted France has more castles than
any other country in the world-a
total of 76l Most of them are in
the Touraine district.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Earnf in Old ENGLAND

So that visitors may see the real
England, the automobile association
has published booklet listing 400
farm houses in the British Isles
which accept foreign guests.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
No Snake Suicide

Available data indicate snakes
are immune to their owl poison,
contradicting a common belief they
bite themselves to death when
threatened by danger.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
In the Fog

There are more hours of fog per
year, on the average, at Moose
Peak, Maine, than at any other
place where there is U. S. light
house service station: 1929 hours.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Hog Cash Income

The cash income of American hog
growers last year from hogs, pork
and lard amounted to s9O2, 525, 600
about double that of 1882:
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Strawberry Grapes

At Cannoza in Jugoslavia, one of
the chief delicacies is the straw
berry grape" grape very like our
Concord grape, with strawberry
flavor.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Shells for Money

When white men came to Cali
fornla, Indians were using clam
shells and dentallum shells for
money.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Not Pure Eight

Artificial light contains q higher
proportion Of red, orange and yellow
rays than sunlight.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Danube'S Source

The Danube river IS formed by
the junction OF three smaller
streams IN the Black Forest of CEN
trail Europe.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Wild Flowers ON Rainier

A total of $50 varieties of wild
flowers bloom on the alpine mead
ows of Mt. Rainier, three-mile-high
snow peak in Washington state.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
COngo'S Discovery

The mouth of the Congo river was
discovered by Diego Gao in 1882.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Pineapple Leads

Pineapple is the heaviest :sellin,
canned fruit in the United States.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
1000 Camp Grounds

The AZ national forests of the
United States now contain more
than 1000 public camp grounds.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Second Largest Congo

The Congo river is exceeded in
size only by the Amazon.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Rubber Costumes

Rubber sheeting has been sue
cessfully used for stage costumes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26

Alpine Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva is the largest lake
in the Alpine region.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26

Salvation Army Officers
There are 1l6,048 unpaid local Of
ficerS In the Salvation Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-19
PRIMARIES IN WISCONSIN, NEW WHAMpSH|RE WATCHED;
 BOTH GAN RAISE RUMpU5
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Usu- ally nobody pays much attention to primaries in New Hampshire and Wisconsin, but this year they could really raise more political rumpus than a bull in ballot box.
 New Hampshire has the first regularly scheduled primary this year, coming on the second Tues day of March. President Roosevelt carried the state in 1886 to the amazement of Democrats and the sorrow of Republicans.
 Now what if eager New Dealers got busy up there in the next few weeks and put up slate of con- vention delegates pledged to Presi- dent Roosevelt?
 Conceivably the thing could gather force, snowball fashion, and start a parade of states rounding up Roosevelt delegations.