Evening star., 1942-08-23
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,


Scribblings: Few but the most
ardent visitors in the picturesque
Rangeley Lakes district, in the west
ern mountains of Maine, have both
cred to memorize their strange
names. The five bodies of water
that make up the chain, covering 80
square miles, are Rangeley (Oquos-
soc), Cupsuptic, Mooselookmeguntic
Mollechunkamunk Upper Richard
SOM, Welokennebacook Uower
Richardson and Umbagog.
Many original manuscripts of the
famed composer, his personal pos
sessions. letters and other memen-
toes are found in the Stephen Col
Inns Foster Memorial at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh. At the State
Museum at Harrisburg. Pa. is the
original "Old Black Joe" manuscript.
Born in what is now the Lawrence
vile section of Pittsburgh, Foster
once lived in Harmony, Pa.
The floral emblem of Nova Scotia
Is the mayfiower.
Evidence that voodooism still ex-
lists in New Orleans comes to the at
tention of the police frequently. One
of the most feared signs is cross of
salt sprinkled on the doorstep of
homes in high places and low. 1t
means death.
First becoming popular in New
Mexico in the late 1870s, the ser
rate design is an inseparable part of
Nacajo weaving.
Beset by problems of serving
clients in a wartime world tighten
ing down on the favored vacation
spots of former years, the Waters
Travel Service finds it necessary to
close its doors for the duration. One
by one its staff has gone into war
work, and now Mrs Laura Waters.
who served overseas in the last war.
says she, too, will join the ranks of
war workers before long. When the
"all clear" is sounded. Mrs. Waters
hopes to proceed with her work,
based on the thought that travel
is educational"
Pennsylvania small game sea-
son opens Saturday, October 81. The
bear season is from November 18
to 81; for deer, November 80 to
December IL.
The weight of Giant Perce Rock,
one of the must see" sights of
Quebec's Gaspe region, is 100000
tons for that part above the sea.
One of the most beautiful ex-
amples of granite sculpture in the
world is found in the Robert Burns
Monument at Barre, VT
Pullman cars now operate on an
average of 554 miles a day, against
394 in the World War year of 1917.
Although still a large body of
water, Lake Texcoco once covered
great area in the Valley of Mexico,
and in the days of Cortez sur
rounded the Indian capital of
Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City.
Drained by the Grand Canal, the
lake became a smaller, calm and
shallow expanse. The heavy charge
OF alkaline salts apparently has
eliminated all species of fish but
one-the small "charal.' Highly
esteemed for their flavor, the fish
are caught in nets by picturesque
natives of the region, strung on
string and dried.
The Canadian National Railways
boasts OF the first dining car serv-
ice in North America, operating the
service on the Great Western Rail
way, now a part of the system, as
early as IS years ago. A glimpse
into the dining car service existing
in 1877 is found in menu for the
diner Oriental" operated between
Chicago and Omaha on the Rock
Island Lines. Listed were a dozen
kind of meat dishes and as many
deserts, also "all kinds of game in
season." AS a footnote appeared:
Guests will please exercise pa
tience, as the dishes are cooked only
after the order is given" These
days. 2,369,000 meals are served
yearly in Canadian National diners.
Obstacles due to the war, largely
because boats are scarce at Bailey
Island, have led to cancellation of
the Maine Tuna Tournament. Last
year more than so big fish were
landed during the contest.
Wyandotte Gnd.) Cave claims the
largest known stalagmite Quilt up
on the floor of the cavern by water
dripping overhead) in the world.
Called the Pillar of the Constitu-
tlon,' the formation is IS feet high
and IS feet in circumference.
The white man has not fished in
| MANY OF the | 900 lakes in O11ehon