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Louttin UnWertitf
rrtte restortiliun of the University
of Louvain was brought about by the
various nations of the allies. To the
United States fell the privilege of re
building the library. The University
of Louvain was founded move than
two centuries before Harvard. At the
time of il» destruction the library
contained but a quarter of a million
volumes, but these works had been
ItCiliDStaitfOI for flv6 ccnlurios.
cf the present library la the finest In
all Louvain, occupying one entire side j
of the Place du People. The archl-i
tect was Whitney Warren, who was
chosen by an International committee.
The corner stone was laid by Nich¬
olas Murray Butler. ..
Bees Seldom inactive
Honey beea do not go Into a trus
state of hibernation during the ^In¬
ter but remain active within the hlvd,
although they do not venture abroad,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine. |
To fctep warm, the colony practices u
inarvelouji system of Insulation and
exercise. A large number of bees'
form a more or less spherical cluster,
those on the outside having their
bodies packed close to each other,
parallel and with their heads up.
This formation constitutes an in
sutatlon shell. Inside, the other bees
keep up a constant twisting and
squirming motion to create heat. This
Is so effective that the temperature
inside the shell seldom drops below
67 degree* Fahrenheit.
Past* _ V,
There was a tittle gathering in the
church vestibule, waiting for the new
Iw8y to tie christened arid friends of
the family were taking the opportunity
10 admire the liny newcomer. Over In
Mie corner, three-year-old Hetty Lou
mi in lonely state, a wee bit Jealous
of ibe attention being paid the baby
brother. Finally an observant friend
noticed It and cried out tactfully:
“What a pretty dress yon have on
today, Betty Lou!"
“Yea,’* sighed Hie child disconsolate¬
ly, “but myself is old."
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linn V. ill mill II || Klin mIkin» L!fa
>;>!i ,,| ibe days of Good Queer,
l,o is.
t iny lire lineal descendants of'the
liiiiisb buccaneers win* once mad*
lo ner of marl; warfare on ibe Heels nl
Spain liunlwrlng uji from ibe .sonii
in lioni their slow way through Yuen
urn si rail and so Into Ibe open sen. 1
and eastward bn for Spain.
Tlic two i'urn islands, some 60 mile
,,rr me Ntennigllun coast, were tin
extreme smilbwesterly outpost «t Ho
,,u< double elinin of Imccnncer sei
dements flanking mi both sldesCof sea
approach to the bottle ncek of tin
strait Itself,
A Private Tutor
Helen was live years old and was
not old enough to go to school. She
Was somewhat envious of several
neighbor children who started to
school tills year.
After sr-lmol Ip the evenings and on
Saturdays Helen had listened to the
wonderful accounts of her soplijsli
rated little friends until she felt thai
she must defend her unllghtened pre
school at? 0
"J don't think I Shall ever go to
school,’’ she volunteered one day
‘‘Daddy knows everything so 1 think
that I’ll Just stay at home and let him
teach me.”
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A Cloud for • Lining
It was their first quarrel, arid it
lasted longer than post-honeymoon
squabbles generally do. Hut finally li
was over, and the wife was confiding
to n friend. “My dear, it was really
terrible while It lasted,” she said
"Hut I’m glad in a sense. Sep what a
splendid present Percy gave me after
ward'’
Her friend picked np the mngnltl
cent evening wrap, “Oh, how gor
genus to have a hnshand like that!
she cried. “That's n cloud with a
silver-fox lining."—Yorkshire Post.
THE CLEVELAND cbllKIER, CLEVELAND. GEORGIA.
Steel!:’ ~s List ttva!
of Om jurish Custciii
Tlie KFelligs list is at once the
drwtil and the joy ot unmarried Irish
•youths and maidens in Valencia, Ire
land, westermost point of Europe.
The list, the Kansas City Star In¬
forms us is nothing more than a suc¬
cession of names of such young men
and women, but it Is supposed to
bring them a wife or a husband with¬
in a year if their name ts upon it.
The Skelligs list is the survival of
an ancient custom founded on the
Skelligs rocks, two huge rocks, 850
feet high, which protrude from the
ocean 1-t miles from the coast. When
young- men and women, so ran the .
legend, refused to marry, they were
taken to the rrn-ks and left there for
a week. At the end of the week they
were forced to marry oilier obstinate
young eligible*.
The greal SkelHg rock was once the
site of a religious foundation dedl
catch to the archangel, St. Michael
The remains of the cells and chapel
of the monastery are still well pre
served. They are mostly of conical
shape, and are built of nncenremed
stones. ,
Fight for “Women’. Right.”
As early ns 1848 agitation for worn
en’s rights was commenced at Seneca
Falls, N. Y., by Lueretia Mott and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Prior to this,
pnder some Colonial governors, wom¬
en voted, and at the time pf the
American Revolution demanded to be
Included in (he government. Susan If
Anthony became a leader IB 1848, but
it was not until 1872 that she made
the test by voting at the polls. She
was arrested and fined, but wa* not
jailed for refusing to pay her fine,
which she did In 1875 the first worn
an suffrage amendment was drafted
and introduced In 1878 by Senator
Sargent of Colorado. Severn) {fiber
measures were introduced Inter, find
an amendment to the Constitution was
passed by the house January 1.0, 1018
and by the senate, 1919, and was rati
Med by the necessary number of states
In lICO.
The natives of western .lava are
generally considered the most intelli
gent and agreeable of alf the millions
In the close populated island. The
varied and radiant hues of their rni
ment, the adornment of finger ari*
ankle and wrist, the true artistry o
ati occasional batik “sarong” lend
them a picturesqueness unknown ti
the simpler-garbed Tahitian. Along
the wayside everywhere they nr.
grouped in a- colorful multitude, foi
this is Sunday morning, and flu
Dutch see to It that Sunday Is. ns fa;
as possible, a day of rest in Java.
Earliest “Cod’* Honiei”
It is curious to find a clergyman put
ting forward the view that the title
“the laud's House,” applied t<
churches, was originally given to them
because lords of the manor held court
there. This appears In a book about
a remote Kent parish. All Hollows
Hoo. It is certainly true, as the au
tlior contends, that churelies in pre
Reformation days were more like vi!
lage hulls. Plays were acted In then
and Inquiries of any kind held; some
times valuables were stored there. Bui
they were to the people God’s bouses
even more than they are now.
Sagacious Mother
IVe ari told of the Chinese sag*
Mengtsen, that when he was a cldid j
Ids mother s home was near a slough
ier house, and that she instantly lef
her home when ahe saw the chib
watching with Indifference to pain In
dieted pp*>n animals Her second hbm*
was near a graveyard, and again sin
left when she saw the boy imitatin:
at tils play the rites of superstition.
Deau I’orrtir.
On the Job
A city man visiting in the country
one week end asked Ids host how H <
happened he Imd no scarecrows on the J
place. them?”
‘'Don't you need asked tin
guest. j
“No. You see I stay around the
place pretty close myself," replied the
farmer.
Q'UEEH ’ THINGS COME
F 305 S LATIN AMERICA
American Dollar Has Odd
Experiences There.
Washington. — Ipecac mid ox-gall
stones, petitgrajn and divi-divi, ai¬
grettes <and sarsaparilla, buttons and
bismuth, orchids and ixtle.
In connection with the recent tour
of the President-Elect much discus
sion of the products which Latin-Amer
lea sends North America has arisen,
Bananas from Costa Pica have been
mentioned and coffee from Brazil,
nitrates from Chile, quebracho tannin
wood from Argentina, and petroleum
from .Mexico and Venezuela. Common
products have received most attention '
Batata, Molybdenum and Kapok,
But what of the uncommon exports I
of it^ the Latin-Ameriea? first paragraph? What Why of the does items the j
,
United States want aonatto seeds, i
copaiba gum, castor oil, tungsten, at
pnea wool, batata, tonka beans. Job’s
tears, moly bdenum, ox-gall and kapok?
“Consider American what dollar strange has experiences In Latin j
an j
America,” suggests a bulletin from j
the Washington <D C.) headquarters
of the National Geographic society.
“It sends brown skinned Indians ot
the Venezuela coasts to the uigrettt
rookeries in canoes to collect the
white feathers of molting mnthei
birds. A-United Si sues dollar hill has
dictated the picking of leaves from
the orange trees near Yaguaron, Bara
guay, and orders their distillation
which releases petltgraln, ari oil with
the smell of orange blossoms, for use
In perfumes and soaps. It has prompt
eu the shearing of alpacas by the. heirs
of the Incas who own the flocks; and
the collection of balnta sap from a
type of rubber tree that grows deep
in the jungle, it has sent men search
ing for emeralds in the ill-charted
mountains of Colombia.
“A dollar and many more like It
have floated a mammoth Aroerietuy
built dredge in the Condoto river, Col
ombia, where the sands yield platinum
without which there would be fewer
platinum rings.
“Southern areas which have nevet
seen snow contribute to the multitudes
of multi-colored candies for our hoi!
day decorations. Every hostess who
lights her table and every church that
Illumines its altar with the candle’s
soft gleam is in debt to Brazil, Mex¬
ico, Colombia, Honduras, Chile or
some other Latin-American country.
“Vegetable waxes are obtained from
the leaves and branches of certain spe
ties of palm trees and desert bushes.
In 1026 Brazil exported more than
12,009,900 pounds of carnauba vegeta¬
ble wax, of which the United Stales
took 40 per cent. Cousins to carnauba
that also gw northward to the candle
shop are the eeroxylon palm wax of
Colombia and the candelilla wax ot
Mexico. All three of them lend a
hand to modern Industry, helping the
candiemaker and popping up in other
guises few persons could guess; phon¬
ograph records, insulation for electric
wires, tailor’s chalk, carbon copy pa
per, floor polish, shoe polish, sealing
wax and dental molds. Probably
these vegetable waxes do not enter
into the making of the shorter can¬
dles, but they do brace the tall ones,
keeping them straight and unbendlng.
Fountain Pens From Pampas.
"South and Central American trade
illustrate many surprises of modern
trade. When you buy a sea green or
mandarin red fountain pen ask the
clerk of what substance the barrel is
made. Find out if he knows whether
it is celluloid and a product of the
Southern cotton fields or casein ami
a product of the pampas.
"Casein is the -solid substance ot
milk and it might have become cheese
if it had not ficeu hardened Into
casein. Milk iri the form of casein,
to the extent of 38,020,000 pounds, was
shipped in one recent year to the
United States, where a varied career
malted it. Fountain pens, earrings,
tortoise shell’ for tortoise shell rims,
cigarette holders, telephone receivers,
ind chess men are but a few fates
awaiting Argentinian casein. Aladdin
rubbed a lamp; chemistry stirred a
milk pail and brought forth casein
wonders that give the cattle raising
countries of South America an outlet
tor their surplus milk.
“Chicago stock yards, it Is often
said, use everything uf a pig bui its
squeal. The cow countries of Arg, n
tina, Uruguay, and Brazil claim equal
slaughter house efficiency. Tankage,
ox-gall and gall stones—these do not
figure as import! Uy as hides aud
quarters of beef, but each earns its
bit for Soutli American packers.
“Each Latin-American country has
unusual products, often hidden in
trade figures behind the blank wall
labeled ‘miscellaneous.’ Chile exports
beeswax and iodine; Bolivia, molyb¬
denum and tungsten to harden steel,
llama wool and ixtle fiber; Argen¬
tina, ostrich feathers and senna; Uru
guay, grass seed and sausage casings;
Paraguay, petitgrain and crude drugs;
Brazil, ipecac, moss, seaweed, brazil
nuts; Peru, vanadium ore, kapok for
mattresses, mohair; Ecuador, annatto
seeds, eondurago (for medicinal pur
poses), Panama hats, chestnuts and
vegetable ivory (the latter is the very
durable white seed of a p:f?m tree
which ought to he named the button
tree because so many of its seeds be
tome buttons on American clothes);
I'olombia, cascara, copal gum, balsam
of Tolu, Brazil wood, eeroxylon wax;
Venezuela, divi-divi, copaiba gum, an
gostura bark, castor oil, tonka beans,
cebadilla (reported used fob poison
gas in World war), sarsaparilla; the
Guianas, bauxite (ore for aluminum),
nutmegs, citrate of lime, balata and
mahogany."
and it Is now the sixth, the govern¬
ment launches him on an expedition
for research near the North pole.
On each trip Professor Samoilovlteli
lias found sufficient material to bring
hack with him to study the ensuing
year. He has helped to develop naval
and aerial experiments, and his conn
try is benefiting immeasurably front
bis thorough scientific researches.
A: the time of the Nobile catastro¬
phe. Professor Snmoiloviteh was
cruising the northern seas. The gov¬
ernment ordered him to proceed to
the rescue of Nobile. The eyes of the
world were set upon that part of
the globe, yet little did lie dream
that the Krassin and its crew would
succeed in locating Nobile. The re¬
sults of his search were flashed all
over I he globe, and his skill in meet¬
ing such an emergency lias already
won him world prominence.
While cruising in the North Polar
legions, still in search of the remain¬
ing members of the Italia crew, break¬
ing down Icebergs and jeopardizing
his own crew, Professor Samoilovitch
again answered an S O S. The lives
of 1,800 persons were endangered. Tlie
German steamer Monte Servantes had
sailed from Hamburg with 1.600 tour¬
ists and a crew of 300 for a vacation
cruise. Nine days after leaving port,
the steamer struck an iceberg. nnd :
within a few hours began to sink.
The passengers were panic-stricken,
and a catastrophe impended. The
Krassin reached the Monte Servames
withln a few hours, and not only of¬
fered rescue of the lives aboard, but
also had its divers make the necessary
repairs on tlie Injured ship,
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Would Consign Rats to
Death by Electricity
New Orleans, La.—A “diabulteat
Pied-piping” Invention, whereby rots
are electrocuted, was offered the city
of New Orleans by D. {Hoorahtoff, an
inventor of Souderstovyn, It. I.
Theappuratus consists of a‘*.ietattto
disk tu bifid a tempting morsel of
cheese surrounded at a distance of
several Inches by a metal ring
charged with electricity. The “chair"
should he placed on a barrel " water
for best results, according to the In¬
ventor.
in describing the action of the in¬
vention. Monrubtoff explained the rat.
attracted by the fragrance of the
cheese, would place bis bind legs on
tiie ring and his front legs upon the
disk, thus completing the circuit and
electrocuting the rat. The electro¬
cuted rodent would then fall Into the
barrel of water, to he choked to death
by suffocation In case the shock had
not been fatal, and would thus he dis¬
posed of Immediately, eliminating the
necessity of removing victims before
other rats would be terilbted, *
In elaborating on the scheme the
inventor provides for the more intelli¬
gent rodents who might become aus¬
picious seeing their friends falling
into tlie barrel. Moor a btoff would*
place the disk at a somewhat tower
level than the ring so that falling
rats would appear to be diving head
first Into the water, thus allaying the
suspicions of their families, who
might otherwise believe the cheese
was not all that it seemed to be. ,
Killarney Is Favored
Spot of Irish Gnomes
Killarney, Ireland.-—Persons who
think that elves, gnomes and fairies
do not exist should come to the lake*
uf Killarney. Here the inhabitant*
of ilie unknown world caper at will.
They arr known as Leprerhauna and
they are very busy. Their work lasts
three and a half hours, from midnight
until 3 ;S0 in the morning, and only
on nights when the moon is full.
They are four inches high and
dres ed in dark green swallow-tailed
coats, knee breeches, patent leather
Irish shoes, au Irish hat, a pipe In
their mouths aDd usually shlllalah in
one band. They are kind-hearted and
obliging. Many housewives report
having awakened in the morning to
find the milking done, the butter
made and the bread baked.
U. S. to Teach Indians
Modern Way to Farm
Rosebud, S. D.—Through five federal
directors, Indians of Arizona, Okla¬
homa, New Mexico and South Dakota
are to be taught modern methods of
agriculture.
Charles Graves, one of the five
whose job it is to help the red man
become self-supporting, has established
headquarters here. He says it is
the aim of the Indian service to have
; a man in each agency eventually.
In developing the South Dakota In¬
dian, Graves plans to establish farm
; chapters and encourage each member
j with various projects, such as raising
an acre of corn, growing a garden and
raising live stock. For the boys and
j girls be will emphasize 4-H club work.
U. S. Trails England
in Shipbuilding Race
London.—American competition in
shipbuilding, the greatest menace to
British supremacy between 1916 and
1920, has now ceased to exist, in the
opinion of British investors. With a
general depression on, which makes
it a real trial of competitive strength
England is building 20 times as many
oceangoing vessels as the United
States and 50 per cent more than all
continental countries put together.
Within the last few weeks British
shipbuilders have secured contract*
from* the United States, Norway.
Sweden, France, Spain. Canada, Ar¬
gentina and Chile. One firm cn the
Tyne has booked the biggest order on
record, that jf ten ships for Canada.