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Man's Wi?dom at rault Orsr MPu?ibM of Ufa Kver since the dawn of recorded thought wh?e men uud great thinkers have tried to folve the puasle of Ufa Whence? Why? Whither? And all aorts of answers have been given. The great Greek dramatist Sopbocles Mid: "The best of life Is not to be ^orn." The poet Dante said: "Living la a race to death." One philosopher called life "a fallen tear which the earth drinks up." and another aatd! 'To tight, and ever to recommence the tight, Is life." Ufe has been called a comedy and a tragedy, a song and a dirge, a progress and a decay. It has been likened to S Stormy and uncharted sea, to Ac' tlon and to runplug water, it has been dubbed an Uluslpu, a cheat, and a fraud. The old Roman playwright l'lautus caught one glimpse of the truth when he said: "To live well, live today"; and Hulzac was not far out when he said: "Life Is what one's sentiments make it."?London Tlt-lllts. Irish City of Galway Linked Withe Columbus One of the most fascinating of Irish towns Is Gnlway, capital of Oonnaught, famous for the pride of Its merchant princes and Its fishermen from the Twelfth century; and traditionally linked with America, for the legend Is that Christopher Columbus visited Galway before setting out on his voyage and attended mass in the Church of St. Nicholas, founded In 1320 by the Normans, and In use today. Here Columbus Is reported to have met Rice De Culvey, a Gnlwayrahn, who Joined Columbus' men as a sailor, so that It was early known In Galway that the expedition hnt^been a success, and St. Nicholas' bells rang out to celebrate the discovery of the New world. ifhlway had a monopoly of Spanish trade In those days, and the arched doorways and patios of Galway houses still remain an evidence of Spanish influence. A?h "Queen of the Wood#" The oak id spoken of as "the Monarch of the Woods," but the ash tree 7 is "Queen of the Woods," says the Montreal Herald. Ancient stories tell that the gods held their council beneath an ash tree, on the topmost branch of which sat an eagle, watch<? lng the way of the world while a squirrel ran up and down the trunk, carrying messages from the bird to the gods. The ash Is one of the easiest tree* to recognize .with Its straight trunk, the bark a pale gray color, Its lower branches growing straight out from the trunk, curving gracefully to the sky. The tips are quite different from all other tree-tips, each ending In a stout gray twig, slightly flattened at the tip, and beyond this flattened tip two black buds, with smaller buds at the sides. Even when other trees have put on their spring dress of green, the ash tree stands bare. ? Weather Lora People began "speaking of the weather" a long time ago. The first scientific treatise on the weather/says the Qnited States weather bureau, was written by Aristotle more than 300 years before the Christian era. The weather bureau library, which is the largest meteorological collection In the world, has a big book on the weather by Albertus Magnus, printed in 1494, and a facsimile of a weather Journal kept by Rev. William Merle of England, #ho recorded the weather day by day from 1337 to 1344. The first weather records In America, so far as known, were kept by Rev. Jobann Campanlus, who recorded the weather each day in the colony of New Sweden near the present site of Wilmington, Del., for the years 1644' and 1645. - * L. Old Catffov?!* City The site of Oakland, Calif., was part of the holdings of Don Luis Maria Peralta, who received vast grants from the Spanish crown. In 1842 he divided his lands among his four sons and the two to whom this region fell established themselves on their estates. From one of them In 1850 Moses Chase leased a tract, and he bocame the founder of the future city. , In 1852 the settlement was Incorporated as a town and In 1854 it was chartered as a city. The name was sug gested by the grove of oaks In which the first houses were built. Model Town * Failure Pullman, whb-h is n??w a part of Chicago, was founded in 1<W0 by George Mortimer Pullman, the inventor of the Pullman car and founder of the Pullman Palace Car company. Ho attempted to make It n model town, and even the public works were the property of the company and managed us a business investment. Popular discontent with the conditions led to the annexation of Pullman to Chicago In 1SS0. but until 1910 the corporation held most of the property. Ethiopian Fi?h Poi?on? In Ethiopia two Ash poisons or Intoxicants have boon In usc for ninny yearC'the more common of which la prepared from the seeds of a tree called burberra. which grows In high altitudes along the banks of streams. The powder of the seeds Is spread on the surface of the water in the midst of the dry season when the current -la slow and free of torrential mud. Sometimes the fish succumb quleUy; at other times they are excited to intense activity, extinction of Gigantic "Cat" Hard to Explain A giant lion?considerably larger than the Afrlcun aulmal of today and representing one of the highest developments of "killing*' effectiveness In the mammal world?lived In North America at about the time this continent Hrst was Invaded by human beings. (tones of the "atrocious cntx" as It has been named In thel.atln of science, > have been found In asphult deposits near Los Angeles by paleontologists of the Uarneglo institution of Washington, together with bones of about 1,(100 other unlmuls of the cat trlbo. "Fells strox" was a true king cf cats, and probably of the "whole animal world of his time. In the sume deposit were found many bones of the almost equally ferocious "smllodon," or saber-tooth cat, those of a puma closely retuted to the present American specie^, ami those of a wildcat apparently Identical with a type still llvlqg in California. All these animals were flesh eaters. They were drawn to the asphalt beds to devour the carcasses of anlmnls caught there, became trapped themselves, and perished. The puzzle the paleontologists nre trying to work out Is why these great and frightful creatures, Rtrong and fleree enough to get all the food they wanted by devouring other animals, perished completely at about the beginning of the historical pbrlod, while the llttlo wildcat lived on iuto the present. All Virgin Islands Not Controlled by America The Virgin Islands nre a group of some 4ft of the northern end of the Leeward chain of the Lesser Antilles. They begin about Oft miles due east of Porto Illc^f, About 3ft of the easternly Islands of the group are BritIsh and constitute ono of the "presidencies" or governmental districts of the Leeward Islands colonial government. Altogether these British Virgin Islands have an area of 58 square miles, ami a population of a little more than 5.000. Larger and more Important are the westerly Islands, formerly constituting the colony of the Danish West Todies, The chief of these are St. Croix (S4 square miles), St. Thomas (28 square miles) and St. .John (2ft square miles), having a total, population of about 2C.ftftft. This westerly group was purchased by the United States in 1917 for $25.OftO.Oftft. They were given as an official name the "Virgin Islands of the United States." But Americans often bob off the latter half of the official name and forget all about the Virgin Islands which do not belong to the United States. Gastronomic Map More than any'other country In the world. France can be very pleasantly described not only by Its scenery and its historic locations, but by the food and drink which Its^chefs and cellarmen are able to put before the tourist. A gastronomic map of France could he drawn showing where In Alsace It was possible to get the best pate de fole gras, where In La Rochelle the finest snail stew could he found, where In Nonnnndy the host cider and Camembert. where in Brittany tho tastiest Ash products, where In Tournlno the finest fruit and nuts, and of course, a prominent place for Marseilles with Its unforgettable Bouillabaisse and for Provence with its famous truffles, with wines from Burgundy to Bordeaux. Tobacco in .Old England For fifty yegw <after tobacco began to be used^fKnftand, all classes smoked, from thepeers to the peasants. Presently the medical profession abandoned it for use In combating sickness, but by that time smoking had become fashionable. Sir-Walter Raleigh's true place In tob*cco histoid Is that long before his death, In 1018. he taught the world to smoke for pleasure. However, tobacco had enemies from the very beginning. King James T tnk!ne It Upon himself to write the "Coonterblnste to Tobacco." and ^ekkar. the dramatist, referred to It as thou begearlv monarch of Indians, and settertip of rotten-lunged chimney sweeperg." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Too Well Known AH reputable nmm.r.-hs years flgo k,.?t lesters wlm wore ..H'-wed conoidernhie liberty of s, It. The story , t,| nf |';iee. je-t-r to V-hs thetl. of Fn-htn.l. who so embittered her hv his reminds 'hot he was forbidden her presume. In to ho in ken l.nek lion ever, nnd the very Mr-t time the oueen nnd Jester n en In met. the queen In n (traolotis humor said. Pnee now.we f ii hear of our faults, madnni." said the Je-der -11 never Inlk ?f wtint Is discoursed by world." French "Cedde.. of R...O." On Nove.nl.er lo. IT'-", the i-ronrl tfsr-s tailed her n? the "(Joddess of Ilea con" The church was nnnud th "Temple of Reason" .-stored as a shrine of roU _ -i _ / ship until by the order of >.ipok in 1802. Fr*? Baths for Clergy in Old Brooklyn City Bath tubs were mighty scare* In Brooklyn In the fifties. HUll th# genial and popular Edward dray was looked on as a public benefactor when he eatabllahed bathing facilities down near the Fulton ferry, writes Maurice H Mclaughlin In the Brooklyn Kagle. v When the nipping air of fall awept over lirooklyn. making river swimming unattractive, Mr. Oru^ would hire a tug und have his huge floating bathtuh towed to Its winter berth on the edge of (Jowunus bay, where It would he tied until the following season. It wus at this season thut Mr. dray rtgeoame a combined business man and philanthropist, for he gave ull his at* tendon to running his "human laundry," which was In a building he had erected not far from the old Franklin house on lower Fulton street. Mr. dray made It a rule never to charge clergymen for making use of his tubs, ami dozens of men of the "cloth" flocked to dray's place on Saturday mornings, emerging "rosy red to their fingertips" and ready to do the Haul revising of rousing Sunday sermons which-undoubtedly got an ox* tra dash of pep frotu the vigor engendered by the cleansing process at Gray's. Odd Fashions in Shoes Favored in Olden Days The aristocrats in ltomnn times wore the laced sandal, glided and Jeweled, while the Roman soldier wore the nailed shoe, -called the callga. In medieval days we find tho people careBilly considering their foot comfort. They often used cork soles. A padding of small rushes or course grusa was Inserted between the inner and under sole also In early times. In the Fourteenth century the fashionable shoes had toes which 'curved outward and gave their owner the uppenrunce of being decidedly splayfooted. Long-toed shoes, which had to bo stuffed with moss or wool to keep their shape, were worn also In tho Fifteenth century. In order for u person to walk wit.ii these, the points had to be turned up and fastened to the knee by a slender chain or colored cord. When people went outside they had to wear clogs or pattens as protection. Need for Franknes?/j> The couple sat on tho rustic seat beneath the great elm. "Gloria," faltered Ralph awkwardly, "you believe that lovers should be perfectly frank with each other?" "Yes, Ralph," she answered shyly. - "And that neither should keep any secrets from the other?" "Yes, Ralph." "Because you know one might find out later and It would cause all?aHcr^"All sorts of trouble," she finished for htm. "Gloria, perhaps I ought not to demand this, but I don't feel I could get along with a woman who?who-?" "Be frank, Ralph, and I'll answer you honestly." "Gloria," Ralph burst out nervously, "do you squeeze a tooth-paste tube from the top?"?Stray stories. Confederacy'? Emblem The seal of the Confederacy, adopted by the Confederate congress In 1802, had the following device: An equestrian figure of Washington, after the statue which surmounts his monument In the Capitol square at Richmond, surrounded with a wreath composed of the principal agricultural products of the South?cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, corn, wheat and rice. Around the margin were the words "The Confederate States of America," with the motto "Deo Vindlce" ("With 1 God we will conquer"), and under the feet of the horse the date of the adoption of the seal, February 22. 18C2. Man of Many Attainments Henry Martyn Robert, author of Robert's "Rules of Order," was a man of many attainments and accomplishments. A West Point graduate, he later was professor there of natural philosophy and of military engineering. He was a major of engineers In the Civil war, and later, as n major general, planned the fortifications of New York city and Philadelphia ns well as coast defenses on the Atlantic and gulf coasts. Ho designed and supervised the erection of the Galveston sea wall. His rules of order, the standard authority ?.n parliamentary law, was hut an incident in his career. Valuable, but Hard to Get The Indian r!di:o. < :* * t <>\ a comparatively rare animal ism! i* found only In.the plain* r-<-r A-.-.::!, in northeastern India. It l.vc* in nmr--..y grass Jungles, where it is fond < f wallowing In the mud. Its chief foods aro canes and shrubs. The reasons f<?r the great expense Involved In hrtr.a specimen to this country for exhibition are Its rare occurrence, the fact that It can bo hunted onj-^ with elephants and the difficulty of capturing and shipping safely so Targe an animal. Elderly "Runaway" a man of eighty, described as tall and dignified, ran away from his daughter's home In Bronx. N. Y.. and hied himself to Coney Island. There hp spent several hours on the roller ronstciS. morry-g<r-rounds and other amusement 'devices. After a hupp;' but Grief nfit-moon, he was found wan^ dorm: on the sire-Ms of Brooklyn 1>> . 1 mi. who bad been sent to look 'or him. UPSIDE DOWN LADY CURED BY DOCTORS / T Extraordinary Cat* Reported in London Lancet. V London.?Hie extraordinary case of woman who spelled backward and read hooka and drew pictures upside down la recorded In the current lancet. ItrltlMh medical Journal, by Dr. R. Ksger and l>r. J. W. Fisher of the Devon Mental hospital. After u cure by hypnosis the wouiltn found thut she was unable to re^aU passages which she hud written before her treatment. The woman, a house servant In l>e^ vonshlre, was subject to such trembling of die hands thut site broke more than the usual number or eupsi und saucers. After an Illness she waa committed to the hospital for exumtuutlou. She hud previously been I classed as a congenial mental defective. ^ I In the hospital, failure of speech necessitated her writing "her wants on a slate, but the nurses could not un-1 derstund the script. Much word was written backward, though put down from Ipft to right In the cutouiary manner, and with the right hand The letters were correctly oriented, though In reverse sequence. Thus, requested to write "polleenuiii," she put down "numecliop"? for "Devon'' she spelled "Noved"; all words were similarly reversed. In mathematics, she wrote all the figures upside down, und did the same thing in drawing elementary objects like dogs, cats und houses. In cleaning up a room she turned pictures and vases upside down. After certain tests of vision, based on the theory that the psychic shock wltfch had temporarily deprived her of speech hftd upset the co-ordination of other closely related centers of the brain, the physician put the patient under light hypnosis. The cure seems to have been complete, and the woman has spent a large part of her time lately writing normal letters to her friends, ridiculing her previous eccentricities. Gypsy Bands Use Autos for Their Wanderings Jefferson City, Mo.?Modernism is invading the ranks of gypsies, who are heeding the call of .spring and the open rond. Missouri still knows the nomads, and many of their traditional characteristics remain. Hut the picturesque covered wagons and other makeshift modes of travel are yielding to up-todate transportation modes. Many of the roving hands are travel>MF-thtf'htghwayB this year In automo/blles, some of them late and expensive models. Bright colored shawls are about the only remnant of the flaring dress of bygone days, as women and men alike have adopted modish garb of the duy. These traveling caravans are already stirring to action, particularly In the southern part of the state where the rugged Ozark country Is fitting setting. This movement Is regarded In many communities as the first true sign of spring. Fortune telling, vending of shawls and other trinkets and kindred activity is still the foremost Industry In the communities frequented by gypsies. sTheir campflres still flicker, but for the most part are reflected In the glistening surfuce of automobiles Instead of silhouetting the scrawny horses and flapping cauvtfs wagon covers of earller years. Pumice Find May Mean Riches for Retired Cop Napa, Calif. ? Pumice deposits found on his ranch near here may bring riches to James Pearl, sixty-six, retired San Francisco detective sergeant. An Oakland Arm has agreed to pay a royalty op all pumice mined. It la one of the few heavy pumice deposita ever found In California. Pearl retired In 1920. after 33 years of service. He became known as "Million Dollar Jim" after recovering $900,000 in stolen automobiles during the World's fair In 1916. Explorer's Ship Sold Fort Pierce. Fin.?The Eleanor Bolllng. Admiral Klchnrd Evelyn R.vrd's famous supply ship during his Antarctic expedition, has been bought by the Fort Pierce Steamship company for coastwise service between here and | Now York. Ill II, I, IIIII I Grow Yellow Corn For The Hen's Sake Clemson College, March Jd6.?^Yellow com contain* vitamin A, which is necessary to moke hens lay the largest number of eggs, to make the eggs hatch best, to make chicks grow faster ami to prevent an eye disease known as opthaJmia or nutritional roup, says P. H. Gooding, extension poultry man, suggesting that farmers plant at least enough yellow corn to ftxxl their own chicken*. White corn, he explains, does not contain vitamin A. Yellow corn is better than white for all classes of livestock, but chickens being smaller units are very sensitive to the lack of the right ingredients, minerals and vitamins in the ration. "It requires about 46 bushels of; yellow corn along with other* ingredient* to brood 300 chicks and grow1 100 pullet* out of this brood to laying age," Mr. Gooding states. "Knew-1 ing these needs and the approximate yield of corn per acre, one can tell j how many acres of yellow corn to plant. "Many farmers claim .that yellow corn will not yield as well as the white varieties, while others say it] will, iSeed from yellow com that has been grown in the state for sometime will yield just as well, it seenvs, as white com. Yellow corn, as a rule, is an early-maturing corn and to get the largest yield it should be grown on fertile soil." Rich Indian Still Has Woes Muskogee, Okla., March 22.?The Afth marriage of -Eastman Ricftards, second richest Creek Indian, is headed for the divorce court. Richards was ordered today to pay Ix>meta Richards $5,000 when she sued for divorce and $75,000 alimony. His four previous wives each got $20,000 in settlements out of court. Only Jackson Barnott is rated richer than Richards jynong the Creeks. J , 1 "Grinds" No Better Than Grid Heroes Berkeley. ("Hlir.?Big, brawny fon(lia!l heroes may carr\ <?IT more of the de?irahle oot??|? and glory during their college years, but they don't do It so well ns the "grinds" Inter nor do they live as long. This uuh t-ho conclusion reached recently hy Robert Sibley, exccu- ! ,*<^e manager of (lie University of (gllfornla Alumni association. fol-. I lowing study of records of 12 nth, letes and 12 members of the I'hl I Beta Kappa, scholarship frater, nlty. All were graduated from California 30 yenrs ago. Of the I'hl Beta Kappa a. 10 fljpfre|e Htill living and all had been listed in Who'* Who. only one of the nthlctes had achieved Who's : Who, nnd three were dead. I, |SV POWDER /swipweeV AT AS ?YEA?sagoA Y 25?"OW A MISbShEBal.utaitplMl ??? 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