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NIGHT LAW SCHOOL
ATTORNEY’S HOBBY
Helps Stenographers and
Clerks to Legal Degrees.
Okmulgee, Okla.—A law school
which holds classes at night, so clerks,
stenographers and others who must
earn a llvllhood during the day may
satisfy an ambition to become lawyers,
Is run as a hobby by \V. L. Merwine,
Okmulgee attorney.
Merwine. too, must work In the day,
ns Im la dependent on Ids professional
practice. The law school, he says, Is
Ids contribution to Ids city.
Merwine Is dean of the school and
the students are Its otllcers. Several
members of the Okmulgee hnr help
the enterprise by teaching subjects
with which they are most familiar.
The classes meet In the basement of
the city library.
Twenty-six graduates have taken
the state bar examination and only
one of them has failed. Miss Jewell
Russell of Tulsa, who last spring re
ceived the highest grades In the Okla
homa bar tests, began the study of
law under Denn Merwine.
Does Not Seek Students.
The Okmulgee school does not seek
students. Persons In other states and
In other Oklahoma cities have asked
whether they may enroll, but the dean
has advised thorn to go elsewhere If
possible, explaining the Institution Is
intended for Okmulgee men and wom
en who must work.
The school had Its beginning several
years ago, when three young men, em
ployed in an abstractor's olllee, asked
Merwine whether lie would devote n
small amount of Ids time to instructing
thorn la law.
The school was Incorporated In 1020
nnd the students divided into senior
and junior classes. Since then a score
or more of ambitious young men and
women have attended the night meet
ings. •
Laggards Drop Out.
"The students enroll because they
have n real desire to learn,” Merwine
says. “A person In the class'who does
not apply himself soon finds tils sur-
rounflings uncomfortable nnd some
what tn shame drops out. For those
willing to work, however, there Is
the utmost co-operntlon.”
To meet expenses the school charges
tuition of $50 n year, hut this Is as
sessed at the convenience of lhe sin-
dents, some paying In monthly Install
ments and others waiting until gradua
tion.
Dean Merwine was horn In Ohio In
lSfll. Mo worked Ids way through
TTiilo Northern university at Ada and
later practiced law at Columbus In
partnership with Charles TV. Allison,
a first cousin of President McKinley.
ZOO 13 HOBBY OF j
BULGARIAN KINC
Boris Collects Animals Front
All Parts of World.
Soda, Bulgaria.—Among royal hob-,
bles of European monarchal the zoo
logical garden ot King Boris attracts
particular Interest because of its value
as a national acquisition, as well hs
a means of amusement for the king. ;
Like Ids father, King Ferdinand,
King Boris is nil enthusiastic student
of naturni science, nnd has continued
the work started by his father, the
founder of (lie royal zoological gar-,
don of Sofia, until It has become one
of the finest In Europe.
Rare specimens of animals from all
parts of the world have been collected
l'or the king’s zoo, and Boris is con-'
stoutly sending representatives to dif
ferent quarters of the globe to gather
additions to Ids collection. ,
The zoo, although belonging to and
maintained by the king, Is open to the
public. It Is In every respect modern
ized nnd adapted for the acclimatiza
tion of the animals brought to it.
Three hundred species of auimul are
now In the zoo, comprising more than
1,800 specimens, among them lions.
from Abyssinia and Senegal, Indian
elephants, zebras from Rhodesia,
American blsons, Tibetan jackals
and llamas, African leopards and
mnny other mammals, as well ns a
fine collection of birds nnd fish.
The king himself lias bunted many
of the animals and birds for the zoo.
Only a few yenrs ago be found in the
mountains of Bulgaria some beautiful
specimens of the rare bearded eagle,
which lie captured. The Royal zoo
logical garden here now boasts the
only pair of mates of the bearded
eagle In captivity.
The zoologlcnl garden which be
founded continues to be the chief In
terest of his son.
New Mesa Verde Coal
Produces Much Wax
Pittsburgh, Pa.—Over three gallons
of wax has been extracted from one
'ton of Utah eon* !« the United States
bureau of mines laboratory here.
The wax Is essentially the ordi
narily known stuff used in candles.
The coal yielding the wax Is Mesa
Verde, one of the least-known In the
United States nnd one of the most
recent, that Is, eoal which was
formed In geological times that are
recent ns compared with eastern
coals.
The bureau of mines first extracted
the tar from the Utah coni, getting
about thirty-two gallons from a ton,
and then from the tar obtained It per
cent of wax. In announcing the re
search the bureau says: "It Is sug
gested that the high wax content of
tars of this tort might he directly
exploited to yield an Important In
crease in by-products with very little
preliminary development work.”
Spider Is Called
a Harmless Fellow
Gainesville, Fla.—C. B. Merrill, as
sistant entomologist of the Florida
state plant board, can’t understand
why people think spiders arc poison
ous.
Maybe It’s because they look that
way.
Anyhow, they’re wrong. Merrill
says those familiar with the facts
know the only spider considered dan
gerous is the half-inch long, jet black
fellow with a reddish mark shaped
like an hour glass on the under side
of Ids abdomen. He may have a lot
of other tricks, too, If anyone wants
to stop long enough to see. Ills home
Is outdoors, usually under, loosely
plied boards or firewood.
Plan to Utilize Power
From River Shannon
Dublin, Ireland.—Where the River
Shannon flows Ireland has launched
n scheme to develop electrical power.
The Free State government financed
a project, costing $25,000,000 and Is
attempting tu enlist public support by
Inviting every one to visit the scene
of construction work.
Within a period of several months
‘o.dttO persons have made the trip
nnd been shown through the plant by
government guides. The Free State Is
the smallest consumer of electricity
in Europe and the authorities are
anxious to arouse public interest and
a demand for better facilities.
Population of China
Stationary 200 Years
Peking.—Gen. IIo Clii-kung, the
Nationalist mayor of Peking, has
launched a campaign to Increase
China’s birthrate, lie was Indignant
at the discovery that China’s popula
tion had remained stationary at 400,-
000,000 for more than 200 years.
Mayor llo, a Chinese scholar, about
thirty years old, says that, according
to a census taken in the days of Em
peror Clden Lung, there were 400,-
000,000 Chinese then. Though more
than two centuries have passed, yet
China’s population Is still recorded at
400,000,000, while llie populations of
the United States, Great Britain, Ja
pan, Russia, Germany nnd France
have shown remarkable Increases.
The mayor attributes this partly to
the backward state of Chinese med
ical science, which has permitted a
high mortality rate to develop among
the poorer class.
England Moves Five
Meters in 300 Years
Paris.—That the distance between
England and France has Increased
five meters during the last 300 years
Is one of the possible deductions from
new longitude reckonings made pub
lic by the Paris observatory.
The longitude between Paris and
Greenwich taken In the reign of
Louis XIV in the Seventeenth cen
tury was 9 minutes 20 seconds and 93
hundredths of a second. The new
measurements reveal a difference of
two hundredths of a second, which
reduced to linear measurement is
five meters or about five yards und a
half.
Scientists point out that the differ
ence may be due to the greater ac
curacy of modern instruments. On
the other hand, it may also be due
to the generally accepted theory of
tli" movements of the continents.
The World Moves
New York.—George M. Bistany,
hunter, Is going to Africa with the
firm intention of not returning until
he can bring a white rhinoceros alive
from the Sudan. It has never been
done yet.
Winning Smile
Malden, Mass.—Thomas J. Gnrrity,
letter carrier, has received a $1,000
check. For 40 years he has delivered
mall to Mrs. Bessie L. Eaton. “He Is
a fine man who dally gi’eeted me with
a smile and a word nj cheer,” she said,
;(explaining her gift.
Tackles Big Job
Mexico City.—Antonio Rios Zer-
tuche, Inspector general, has institut
ed a reform In the police department.
For years policemen carried oil lan
terns. Now they have pocket Hash-
lights.
133 Americans Take
Citizenship in Mexico
Mexico City.—In the last twen
ty yenrs 133 Americans have
given up their United States
citizenship to become naturalized
Mexicans.
The Americans occupy sixth
place In the list of foreigners
who' have taken out Mexican
citizenship papers In the period
mentioned. Chinese to the num
ber of 1,147 became Mexicans,
as did 028 panlards, 179 Syr
ians, 170.Germans and 150 Jap
anese.
A total of only 3,202 persons
became naturalized Mexicans in
this time. Blaine for the re
duced figure is placed at the
doors of unstable Internal con
ditions and wlrnt Is termed an
antiquated, over-seveie natural
ization law. The government
now is at work on a new and
more lenient-law.
RUSS OFFICER r"v
NAME TO FOOL C2A.:
Buried With Great Cere
mony in Empty Cachet.
Berlin.—Among the strange stories
being dug out ol the archives ol tIn
Russia of the czars by Soviet invest!
gators and writers is one concerning
Paul L, the “mud czar,” whose brlel
und stormy rule was brought t,i an
end In 1 SOI by his assassination by a
group of otllcers. Tills tale, as given
In the German press, runs as follows:
•‘One day Czar Paul was awakened
from Ids midday siesla by a load cry
for help outside Ids door, lie angrily
ordered Ills adjutant to give him the
name of the wretch who had dared in
terrupt Hie Imperial nap. The adju
tant was in a pickle for a moment,
hut a happy thought saved the day.
lie answered calmly that the offender
was ‘Lieut. As Well As.’
Only a Name.
"Now tills ‘Lieut. As Well As’ laid
a strange history, lie existed only on
the rolls of his regiment, thanks to the
mistake of a clerk who, In copying the
names of Lieutenants PelrolT, Souiinoff,
ns well ns IvanolT, had in error writ
ten ‘As Well As' In capitals. When the
mistake was discovered it was too late
to make a correction, as llie order was
about to he submitted to the czar for
Ids signal lire. Consequently, (he regi
mental commander decided to enter
‘Lieut. As Well As' on the rolls, so
that the czar would have no occasion
to reprove him for the mistake.
"This was the nonexistent officer
named by the adjutant as the dis
turber of Paul's slumbers. Tne irate
ruler ordered the offender to he sent
to Siberia at onoe on foot and added
a penalty of 100 lashes for good meas
ure. There was nothing else to do but
to continue the game. An escort of
four soldiers was sent to Siberia, and
from tj-vory Important stage of the
route reports were dispatched to the
czar telling of the ‘victim’s’ hard
ships.
Remembers Victim.
“About two years later the czar
suddenly recollected the case of the
exiled ollieer, am in a moment of mag
nanimity, pardoned him. From then on
Paul kept ‘Lieut. As Well As’ in mind.
Soon lie made him a major and a few
months later a general. Then (lie af
fair began to get risky, ns the czar ex
pressed a desire fiersonnlly to meet
Ids new general. As llie members of
Ids entourage dared not ask another
ollieer to play the part of ’Gen. As
Well As,’ the czar was informed that
the general was suffering from a seri
ous illness, and a few days later it was
announced that the valiant warrior
had die, ‘Gen. As Well As’ was hur
led with full military honors. The
whole regiment escorted (he empty
coffin to the grave; every detail was
carefully observed and the name of
the general was entered upon the list
of dead dignitaries.”
PIRATE ISLANDS NOW
AID CANAL COMMERCE
Private Citizens Aid
Migratory Bird Survey
Ware Shoals, S. U.—How the
United States Department of Agricul
ture is aided b,y private citizens In
obtaining data on the habits and life
histories of migratory birds was re
vealed here by W. T. O’Sliields.
Capturing a chimney swift, O’Sliields
found it carried an aluminum leg
band on which were numerals. He
sent the numbers to the bureau of
biological survey, which Informed him
that the bird was handed a year ago
at Tallahassee, Fla., by Charles O.
Handley and II. L. Stoddard. The
information revealed by the bird's
(light, the bureau said, will be valu
able to its study of bird life in
America. '
The bureau added that such volun
tary assistance on the part of persons
anywhere in the country can be aug
mented by prompt reports on tagged
birds.
South China Aspires
to Economic Rebirth
Canton, China.—“Trade revival and
promotion of native Industries,” is the
slogan of South China merchants,
who are seeking, to stage a comeback
from Hie lean times experienced dur
ing the [mst yGur.
Co-operation with the government
to eliminate communism, harmonious
terms with labpr, eliminate the for
eign middlemen with Chinese and stilt
other phrases are being passed about
throughout the province of Kwang-
iitng as Canton's merchant princes
seek a trade revival and the prosperity
that lias not been Canton’s for years.
At a conference of delegates from
provincial chambers of commerce,
held here and attended by 300 repre-
| sentallves from all parts of the prov
ince, appeals were made for unified of
forts toward a general trade revival.
Two Classic Gardens
The two most celebrated wits of the
world have each of them left us a par
ticular picture of a garden; wherein
those great masters, being wholly tin
confined, nnd painting at pleasure,
may be though; to have given lt full
idea of what they esteemed most ex
i coilent In this way. These (one may
observe) consist entirely of Hie useful
part of horticulture,*• fruit trcea, herbs
water, etc.- The pieces I am speaking
ot are Virgil's acemitil ot the garden
of the old ('nrycinii, and limner's ot
that o! Alciimtis.—Pope, in The
I Guardian.
AVERAGE Cl1R CONTAINS
COTTON BAGS COTTON BALE
2G9 000 BALES YEARLY WRAPPING
^ 120,000 BALES
TIRES 219,000,000 LBS.IN 1927
UPHOLSTERY TOPS
CURTAINS CARPETS
PADDING LININGS
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
RUBBER TUBING
BRAKEBANDS TIRE COVERS
TENTS AND
SPORTING
GOODS
AIRPLANES AND
DIRIGIBLES
SE/ARS-ROEBUCK AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION
King Cotton lias greatly extended his dominions In the Industrial field
In recent years und Ids scouts are constantly looking for new regions to con
quer, says the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation. The fiber has ten
thousand* uses and more are befng discovered every year. These new uses and
the extension of old uses have maintained or lncreasd per capita consumption
of cotton in spite of the reduced dimensions of women’s dresses and competi
tion from other textiles.
Formerly, cotton was used nlmost entirely for clothing, but other uses
are taking an increasing share of the crop. Among the many Industrial out
lets are automobile tires, auto bodies, cotton bagging and baling, airplane
cloths, rubber goods, artificial leather, awnings, wall coverings, traffic mark
ers, power belting, electrical insulators, cleavage und binder cloths in road
construction, gears, truck wheels, and other machinery parts.
Tire production in the United States requires about 500,000 bales of cot
ton annually. In 1927, 219,000,000 pounds of cotton fabrics were used in tire
production, according to the Rubber Association of American. Colton Is used
also by the nuto industry for upholstery, tops, curtains, carpets, tire covers,
padding, linings, electrical insulation, rubber tubing, and brake bands. All
these uses were relatively unimportant twenty years ago.
Cotton bags used in the wholesale grocery trade for sugar, flour, salt,
coffee, potatoes, and similar commodities require about 200,000 bales of raw
cotton and waste every ygar. The cement industry consumes cotlon bugs
equivalent to about 45,000 bales, the bakery trade, 20,000 bales, nnd the fer
tilizer Industry, 4,000 bales. Bags for handling coal, mail and money also
take small amounts. It is estimated that if cotton bags were used for packag
ing nil commodities to which they are adapted In the wholesale grocery trade
alone, about GOO.OOO bales of raw cotton and waste would be required an
nually.
If cotton cloth were used ns a bale covering on 00 per cent of the average
cotton crop, about 120,000 bales would be required for bnggirg. It is esti
mated that the withdrawal of this amount, chiefly of low grades, from the
supply would raise the seasonal average price of cotton by about 5 ,i cent a
pound, or $1.25 a bale. This would be about enough to pay for the covering,
so that producers in the aggregate would, In effect, get their bagging with
out cost. Tests have shown that cotton lias advantages over jute bagging
through making a neater package, reducing dead weight and lessening waste
in removing from the bale, but jute coverings cost less except in years of
extremely low’ cotton prices. Attempts are being made to produce a light
cotton bagging that can be sold in competition with jute.
Uotton textiles nre more extensively used In aviation than any other
fabric and this use is growing rapidly. Its lightness, strength, durability un
der vibration, ease of repair and low cost make lt the best textile for tills
purpose. The outer covering of the Graf Zeppelin contained 20,000 square
yards of cotton cloth and 40,000 square yards were used in Its 30 gas cells.
Cotton manufacturers have found it possible to increase the popularity
of cotton clothing through more attention to design, harmonizing patterns
with style tendencies, faster colors nnd using competitive fibers with cot
ton. As- a result of these efforts, cotton dresses are in greater vogue at
present than for several years.
The use of lOS-inch bedsheeta rather than t'.ie 90-inch length sometimes
sold Is a means of extending the use of cotton in an old and standard prod
uct, and opens up an additional outlet for 30,000,000 square yards of wide
sheeting annually. Awning manufacturers have launched a three-year cam-
i’ palgn to increase the use of their product and estimate the possible gain In
their market at 25,000,000 square yards annually. The use of cotton traffic
-markers In place of paint on city streets is estimated to require 5,000,000
square yards of cotton fabric a year. Cloth to make a clenvage plane In
cement roads will take about 5,000,000 square yards this year and Its use as a
binder in putting an asphalt surface on ordinary roads opens up an Immense
market. Every mile of such road would use a minimum of 3,520 square
yards of fabric.
The United States Department of Agriculture, the Department of Com
merce, find the Cotton Textile Institute nre co-operating in a survey of the
utilization of cotton, trying to find in what industries it is used nnd whore
Its use may be extended. They have found cotton being used in 150 differ
ent ways on the farm, aside from the household. Household uses, aside from
clothing, number over 100. Railroads use cotton in over 40 different ways
Building trades make considerable use of cotton. Modern steamboats use mucl
more cotton goods tlinn sailing vessels.
The development of new uses and the extension of old uses are essen
tial to sustained, progress of the cotton Industry from the standpoint of hot 1
cotton producers and manufacturers, the Foundation asserts. Efforts in tliii
direction deserve warm support.
Award Left to Women
The Publisher’s Weekly says: “The
French Fomina Vie Ten reuse prize
of 5,000 francs Is awarded annually
on the same day as llie Goncourt
prize. It is offered conjointly hy the
Femina, n magazine much like the
American Vogue, and the Vie lieu-
reuse, njioflier French monthly perl
odical, to the host work of Imagina
tion in the French language, prose or
poetry, hy n man or woman. The
unique tiling about lids prize Is that
(lie jury of award is made up entirely
of French women writers."
Beautiful Italian Lake
Lake Como is classified as the most
beautiful and celebrated of tlie llaliiin
lakes, situated in Lombardy, at the
western foot of the Bergainese Alps.
30 miles north c.f Milan. Its elevu
tion is 050 feet, Its area uhnut 55V>
square miles. Its greatest length t.’i
miles, its greatest width not quite 3
miles and its greatest depth 1,305
feet. The southern part divides m
Bcllaggio into two arms—tlie eastern
called Lake Lecco, the western retain
ing the name Lake Como, nnd having
the city of Como at its extremity.
Artis’ Cdcl Instinct
Perhaps tlie strangest of living
wentlier prophets are certain stnail
yellow ants, common in Florida
which build H eir nests In the sandy
soil. Twenty-four hours at least
before a heavy rain those creatures
become busy, carrying their grubs up
from their underground tunnels Into
die upper stories o( their mound How
these eyeless Inserts nre aware ol
tlie coming change is beyond man's
understanding, but their instinct Is
certain, and it is an instinct that nev
er fails them.
Science Warns Industry
Of Benzol Poison Perii
Washington.—Benzol poisoning lias
been found u distinct health hazard
In mnny chemical laboratories as well
as in certain manufacturing plains, re
ports J. J. Bloomfield of the United
States public health service, in lab
oratories in which tests nre made in
connection with rubber, paint, oil and
varnish, benzol is extensively used
not only In the tests but as a solvent
for cleaning apparatus and the ldnub
and arms of the workers.
The concontrnti "■ more than KM
parts of benzol io e»cry million parts
of air in the workroom constitutes a
henllli hazard. Substitutes for this sub
stance are recommended to lie used
us far as possible, particularly fm
cleaning.
The number of white blood cells is
considerably reduced in chronic ben
zol poisrning. and the nature of the
cells also undergoes change. Routine
physical examinations of the workers.
Ineluding examination of llie blood,
are recommended upon employment
and frequently thereafter, as a means
of checking this condition in plan's
where benzol cannot be dispensed with
altogether.
Confusion as to Ownership
Is C!e?.?ed Up.
Washington, D, A recent agree
ment among (lie United States, Nic
aragua and Colombia in regard to a
l!P,n(|flll Of litlle Islands and low-lying
sand banks In (lie western Caribbean
sou clears up n long-standing con
fusion as to their ownership und con
trol. They nre bits of >lnnd that, de
spite their smallness, may lie of con
siderable Importance in the years
ahead, according to a bulletin from the
Washington (D. C.) headquarters of
the National Geographic society. They
lie from 40 to 225 miles off the eastern
coast of Nicaragua.
Once Lair3 of Buccaneers.
"The group of isles, keys, and banks,
rising from relatively shallow water, 1
and similar ones to the north, nlmost
form a harrier across the Caribbean,”
says the bulletin. “Parallel to the
eastern side of this near-barrier and
close to It is the teeming ship lane
that extends from the Panama canal
to llie passage between Culm and
Haiti and thence on to the eastern
ports of the United States. If the
Nicaraguan canal Is ever built, the
main stream of traffic to its Atlantic'
entrance must pass even closer to Hie
shallow waters marked by the scat
tered Islands.
“A stream of ships lias been moving
along these routes ever since early
Spanish colonial days. And from some
of lliese isles buccaneers swooped out
to prey on the galleons that took'
treasure from Panama and Cartagena
north toward Cuba and Haiti.
“All of the islands and keys af
fected by the recent three-cornered
agreement have long been claimed by
Colombia, yet that country Is 400'
miles from the nearest of the isles,
while they are relatively close to Nic-,
aragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and
Panama. It must be recalled, how
ever, that Colombia, until n quarter
of a century ago, embraced the entire j
Isthmus o/ Panama, and that its claim
to some of the islands runs back a
century or more. When Panama was a 1
part of Colombia, some of the islands
were almost as close to the territory
of the latter country ns to Nicaragua.
“By Hie recent treaty the islands
were divided into three groups. The
northern group, comprising Quito |
Sueno, berrnna and Roncndor banks
nnd keys tire claimed hy both the
United Stains and Colombia. The j
United States maintains on each of
them a lighthouse to aid navigation.
It was agreed that Colombia shall
raise no objection to tills use of the
keys; and Hint on the other hand the,
United States shall not object to Co
lombians fishing over the banks nnd j
near the keys. Only small areas of
sand and coral rise above the waters,
nnd tlie tiny patches cannot be used
save as sites for lights, and ns tem
porary bases for fishing operations.
“The middle group consists chiefly
of true islands: I’rovidencln or Old
Providence and St. Andrew or San
Andres are tlie principal ones. Santa
Catalina, sometimes listed separately,
is virtually a part of Providenein, be
ing separated from lt by a narrow
channel only. San Andres, seven miles ,
long nnd an average of one mile wide,
is tlie largest of (lie group. On it Is a
considerable settlement, San Andres
village, which is the seat of Colombian
government for tlie island territory.
On tlie entire, middle grout) nearly
3,000 people live. Among thorn nre a
number of American planters nnd
mnny Jamaica negroes. A ridge of ^
hills, with crests reaching 310 feet In ■
height, runs down tlie center of San
Andres.
Nicaraguan Islands Leased.
“The third group covered by the
agreement consists of two islands,
Great Corn and Little Corn, only 40
miles from Hie Nicaraguan coast. j
! These are also true islands ns dls-j
tiuguislied from the outlying keys.
The claim of Nicaragua was recog- j
nized to these bits of land. Great Corn
is two nnd a half miles long hy two
miles wide and Little Corn is about
one and a half miles long. Hills sev
eral hundred feet in height rise on
Great Corn while Little Corn lias an
elevation of about 50 feet. About 300
people live on Great Corn nnd use
Little Corn, seven miles away, ns
pasture land for their cattle,
i “Great Corn nnd Little Corn are
likely to lie Hie most important of all
tlie islands to tlie United States since
they lie only a few miles off the At
lantic entrance to tlie proposed Nic
araguan canal. Botli nre under lease
to Hie United States government.
! “The four true islands, Providenein,
Sun Andres, Great Corn, and Little
Corn, are well nigh Ideal places to
live In the Tropics. All tire free from
swamps and healthful. Tlie land, prob
ably of volcanic origin, is fertile and
grows vegetables, tropical fruits nnd
coconuts to perfection. It was on these
! islands, hack in tlie Sixteenth and
Seventeenth centuries, Hint some of
tlie most notorious of the pirates of
the Spanish Main had theii lairs.”
Quite Different
Tlie golfing novice finished his first
gnme and airily handed Ids score card
lo llie secretary, with tlie remark:
"Two below bogey I"
“But,” protested Hie official, “this
is nowhere near bogey!”
The novice looked hurt.
“Compare Hie score," lie said, "with
tlie figures on (lie card, and you’ll see
The secretary looked.
“Great Scott, man,’’ lie roared,
"that's tlie length of tlie course in
yards."
Fishermen on Skis
In Dungeness, England, it Is
shingly, Hint the fishermen wear
kind "t ski which enables them
walk with ease along the vast stretch
of shingle.
It is made ot a fiat piece of wot
that straps onto the foot, very nun
after t!>» umiinet of the ski, and
makes walking quite a pleasure who
without I belli tt is almost Lnpossib
lo get along.