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flEWffw ??UT <>" I * ...? us to the number of our "2SU ???? follt?lr bqt I 1 , ? over since Cleveland crossed I Sthi fount by holding the olUce I ! t?vo iion successive terms. As H Lult of this unorthodox UlatrlbuI Hi* of !*"? t,M# eVWt a"a errlVg I atmltv has been referring to Mr. I Hoover as the thirty-first President, , I Sead of the thirtieth. Thus. It Is I assumed that Cleveland Is to be I counted uh two men. while WashI inffton Jeffersou and nine others who served more than one aerm I ?re to go down In history as single I individuals because they succeeded I themselves. The arithmetical 11I literates refused to heed the reasonI ins of (be few clear-eyed seekers of I truth, that we could count either I the number of terms or the number I of Individuals, hut scarcely a com blnatlon of both, and the Cleveland I could not be both the twenty-see<\nd I and twenty-fourth Presidents, for he I was the same President each time. I Now. truth has triumphed, and I Franklin D. Roosevelt has beeu luI tugurated In his rightful order, as I thirty-first Instead of thirty-second I present.* Otllclal verification was I given t\v Robert Woojley, chairman I of the inaugural medal committee, I who ordered a gold medallion with the correct figure on It.?St. Ixuils post I Mspnteh. Blow Big Are the Feet? Is Being Investigated I A Stock subject for Jokes for years Bast has been the size of policemen's Meet. now, It seems quite possible that Bbey are larger than those of the rest Bf us?because the average policeman Balks more. The British Boot, Shoe, Kid Allied Trades Research associaBon has been conducting a survey of Be nation's feet, and has discovered B^t they are broader In the North B>an In the South. The explanation Bben is that "Londoners, and SouthKners generally, walk les9 than the Mortherners." K But there are a number of other dlfMnences, less easily explained. Man^Lester people have smaller feet than Kose of Liverpool; and Edinburgh's B*t are slightly larger than those of Mfosgow. The investigation Is designed to faMlitate the mass production of suitable Mzes and shapes of footwear.?AnBrers Magazine. % I How Constitution Is Changed The Constitution of the United Mutes Is the organic law of the land. M can be changed by action of conMess and the states. A two-thirds Hte of each house IS required to start M amendment; this means two-thirds the members present, providing It M a quorum. When legislatures of Hree-fourths of the 48 states have ratBed an amendment it is proclaimed H the State department as a part of Me Constitution. One amendment may M superseded or repealed by another. Bie Supreme court has held that state Mwg submitting federal amendments M referendum of voters are of no efMct. as the Constitution says the legMatures shall decide. How Rome Started Shaving Roman beards remained unshaven Mtil 300 B. C., when P. Tichinius Menas upset an old custom by ImportMg a barber from Sicily, says a wtlter Mthe San Francisco Chronicle. Sclplo Mfrlcanus Is credited with having been Me first Unman to shave every day. His example was soon .followed and Mining became common among RoM?ns (if a 11 stations in life. A beard M Rome came to be looked upon as a Mark of slovenliness, and the heyday M the barber began. It Ik recorded Bat a hoy's first time of shaving was Hgardci as the beginning of manhood, M>d tho day on which It took place ^ks celebrated as a festival day. How Bu ffalo Bill Got Nam* Buffalo Bill Cody's prowess as a Hnter of buffalo was outstanding In B day. He was hired by the Kansas Mr|fic railroad to kill at least twelve Bffalo a day to provide meat for Its Makers In western Kansas. In sllght1 less than eighteen months, Cody esBated he killed 4.280 buffalo. In a Mntest with Billy Oorastock, noted Mont and guide, he killed sixty-nine of He animals in one day, compared to ^kmstock's forty-six. < I How Coral Forma Little is known regarding the rapidof growth In corals. A specimen Mocendrina labrylnthica measuring foot in diameter and 4 Inches thick the most convex part was taken Mm a block of concrete at Fort JefM,nn. T'lrtugns, which had been In B w?ter only 20 years.. It has been tailarorj thai the average growth of locandrlna observed at Key West half an Inch a year. Bj?* Alligator., Crocodiles Differ J alligators differ from croc? ** ln the following respects: Tha F arp lww webbed, the head Is short and (latter, the long first and fourth M ' of the under Jaw fit Into pits In F"Pper Jaw, and not Into notches beM?;0 ,he tepth> and this causes the M? head to be broader and the M^t more obtuse than In crocodiles. B, B??ldinge DepvoeUte much buildings depredate fMfep Mto timr as figured by Insurance M/* '* varies considerably with the W?P*ny approximate figure of Motion la s per eent a year. I Billiard Table Satd to Have Come From Spain ~ TtlB BlIIIfiM UbTfc1 Id aald to have" found Its way Into America through the Spaniards about lft70. The English style of table and game wub drat adopted by Americana. Tabic* 0 by 12 foot, with six puck eta, were used. Hodn the tablon were reduced In size frotn 0 by 12 feet to ftVfc by 11 feet, then to about ft feot wide to 10 foet long- All utntchea and tournament games are now played on tables ft by 12 feet, which are. popular'in public rooniB and clubs throughout the United States, wtdle tubles IVi by 0 feet are used almost exclusively In private homes. /Pool Is played on a table 0 by 10 feet or 4V4 by 1) fdot with bIx pocketa, generally with a gully attached. The English billiard table consists of a framework of mahogany or other hardwood, with six legs, and strong,, enough to bpar tho? weight of jpve slabs of slate each 2"2-5 fe^t by ^fe?t. 1% Inches and about 2 Inches thick* These having been tltted together \tj> form a level surface, and a green cloth having been tightly strained over It, the cushions uro attached, and the pockets, for which provision has been made In the slute, are adjusted. As the inside cushion Is not perpendicular to the bed of the table, but Is beveled away so that the top overhangs the base by about % of an Inch, the playing area of the table Is C feet wide, but i$ 1V6 Inches short of 12 feet long. The height Is 2 feet 8 inches, measured from the tloor to the cloth. Many Odd Superstitions ' Concerning the Cuckoo A great many superstitious beliefs and legends concerning the cuckoo ; have been handed down from early , times, observes a writer in the Detroit News. According to one old Irish superstition, an unmarried person should search the ground at his or her feet j for a hair on first hearing the song of the cuckoo. The hair, when found, should reveal the color of the hair that person Is going to marry. A more widespread custom Is that of turning over the money In one's pocket on hearing the cuckoo sing for the first time. This Is supposed to insure an increase In one's wenlth. Perhaps one of the oddest Ideas concerning the cuckoo fs one that is mentioned In the works of Aristotle. According to this authority, there were in- his time persons that believed the cnckoo was changed Into s sparrow hawk In winter because the hawk in- j variably disappeared when the sparrow came and vice versa. ^ j Where Coconut Is King To the average American, a coconut is only a coconut, providing an occa- j slonal delicacy, to be eaten either raw or in a cake, pie or candy, but there are parts of the world where the coconut tree is the producer of almost all the necessities of life, says Field Museum Newer Staple food, drinks, utensils, clothing and shelter are garnered from this unprepossessing fruit of the S<^uth Seas, and the Islanders of those regions are per'ectly happy with a menu of coconut, coconut and coconut, ( three times dally. Children of the .tropics eat a strange candy made from part of the sprouted, coconut which bulges Into the eenter of the fruit and absorbs the meat and milk. This is a tender tidbit Aside from its local uses in the tropics, the coconut Is of great importance In the world's commerce as a source of copra, the dried coconut meat from which coconut ell Is obtained for edible fat, and for use In soap making. Vitamins in Food Recognized vitamins In food Include the following: Vitamin A, found In milk, butter, fresh cheese, eggs, green vegetables (such as spinach, water- j cress and turnip greens), yellow vegetables (especially carrots and yellow corn); vitamin B, found In germs of wheat and other oereals, liver, yeast, lettuce and raw peanuts; vitamin C, In lemons, oranges, grapefruit, raw cabbage, sauerkraut, sprouted grain or peas, tomatoes, lettuce, - watercress, spinach, turnips and green peppers; vitamin D, In liver and cod-liver oil, egg yolk, snails, sunshine; vitamin E, German oil of wheat or other grains and many vegetable oils, fresh meat and animal fat. fresh lettuce; vitamin F, same as vitamin B; vitamin G (also called B2), In fresh or evaporated milk, liver, green vegetables (even If canned), bananas and yeast. British Postage Stamps British postage stamps have never borne the name of Great Britain, but - only the legend Postage and Revenue and, with very few exceptions, the - profile of the reigning monarch. Some stamps are more curious In that there Is no Indication on them of their value. An example of this was the news paper stamp Issued by Australia. 1863, which bore neither the name of the country nor the value. The design was a~hea<T or the Greek, god Hermes, enclosed In a fancy border. Trotting and Pacing The difference between a trotter and a pacdt Ilea ln *he movement- The ?tieHa a progressive motion bf g Quadruped, In which each diagonal pair oP legs Is alternately lifted, thruat forward, and placed upon the ground with approximate synchrony, the body of the animal being entirely unsupported twice daring each stride. The pa ee la i swaying gait characterised by tie i S^Sg of the weight ef the body ! from the lega ee ana aide la tbooo ee Oft*** AV>.? < * ; '' ""11 VL'ti. 7 : ' /> ,_< / ^ -SvV/ I TO RESTORE FAMED ! __ PALACE OF MOOR * Italy Undertakes Important Project at Ferrara. Forrara, Italy.?A department of the Italian government has undertaken the restoration of tho palace of Ludovlcus the Moor, great vwurrlor of the Fifteenth century. Mussolini regarded the palace as oue of the greatest architectural gems of all tlmoH and personally arranged that one million lire bo appropriated towards its restoration. The pluns have been prepared and since tho required funds uow are available, specialized artists already have started on the restoration of different -tpoms connected by loggias designed byWie Architect ltossettl. rlWi palace was bought by the goveriyMnt 12 yeftrs ago to prevent Its rfrther deterioration dye not only to the ravages of time, but to the fact It had t>een adapted as lodgings for poor people. ltossettl designed the palace itself i and most of it was built by a stone iuasoi\ named Caslro and by the soulp[ tor Ambrogio da Mllano. It 1s one of the best ltennlssance buildings at Fer1 rara and, although greatly damaged,' Its main architectural lines remain in-: tact. The palace will be used for a museum. As a result tho work now undertaken will restore the three maln| halls on the ground floor to their original magnificence with frescoes representing Biblical and mythological scenes. New frescoes will he painted In the Hall of Honor and In the many rooms on the first floor as well. Those rooms reveal admirable decorations even in their present state. The restoration work is based on existing historical documents and reproductlons'of the existing frescoes so that It will be as nearly accurate as possible. ??? l Baldwin Apples Started From a Chance Seedling Amherst, Mass.?A chance seedling which sprang up on the farm of on? John Ball, near Lowell, 30 or 35 years before the American revolution, was the origin of the Baldwin apple of toduy. Later, according to W. II. Thlea, Massachusetts State college pomologist, the farm became the property of a man named Butters. The seedling became a large tree, woodpeckers made their home In it. Butters dubbed It "The Woodpecker Tree," and apples from tt were called woodpecker apples. The apple became quite popular locally, and many trees were started from scions taken from the original tree. Shortly after the revolution ended, Deacon Samuel Thompson of Woburn took some of the woodpecker applet to a Colonel Baldwin of that town. It was the colonel who gave the apple tits name and started It along the road to Its present high place as one of the outstanding commercial apples of the nation, famed for its cooking and keeping qualities. Seeks Cure for Cancer in Poison of Cobras Bombay.?Snake venom may hold the toxic element being sought In the world-wide quest for an efficacious cancer treatment M. Robert Hemardlnquer, acting for the Pasteur Institute In Paris, Is here arranging for the production of at least 21 pounds of venom for use In experiments In the treatment of cancer. He Is appealing particularly for cobras and estimates he will require the venom of at least 6,000 snakes If he is to collect the quantity he wants in a reasonable time. A snake farm has already been s?t up at the Haffkln Institute, where 50 snakes have been installed and are undergoing treatment designed to produce the maximum amount of the deadly poison. Use of venom for the treatment of cancer la still In the? experimental stage, and ha would not disclose datails. ; Faithful Watchdog Loft Life Income by Mistress Chillicothe, Ohio. ? A watchdog, "Jack," her sole companion and protector In her suburban homo here, la left the Income from a $5,000 fund set up in the will of the late Mary B. Smart, entered for probate recently. The money Is left In "trust to Charles Allen Smart, a nephew, of Walllngford. Conn., and la to be used to provide a home and good food for the dog as long as he llvea. Autoist Injured by Hurdling Buck Deer Ashland, Ore.?A four-point buck deer waa bagged by Lea Wallla, mall ' carrier, between Klamath Falla and Aahland, in a manner which nearly resulted In the death of Wallla and the wreck of his ma- . chine as Wallis sped along tha Green Springs highway near White Star station. The deer, running at full speed, came Into tha road abreast of tbe car.> It leaped, but Its head sad front quarter* street the windshield. the hind legs ?espies through the window In audi a MS* ear that WaHle was owleorty mt ' ' * ' '* ? .? ' : * THEFT OF "PEACOCK STONE" DELAYS ARCH Work on War Memorial Is Postponed for a Year. Washington.?Theft of , a sample block of lubrudorlte, the mineral to be usc<l In tho base of the "Unlnbow Division" arch In New YtirV'<Hiy. amy delay work on this war memorial for a year, according to the sculptor. This particular sample block was needed In matching materials for the memorial. "The tinest specimens of Inbradorlte, beautifully Iridescent member of the feldspar family, come from certain sections of the I^abrador coast which re Ice-bound much of the year," says 'a bulletin from the Natlonul (.leographic poclety. s "This 'peucock Stone' Is found also In,Norway and In Siberia, but It was first Identified as a distinct species from rock samples picked up on Paul's Island, on the north Labrador coast, In 1770, and named for the region of Its discovery. Stone Itself 8omber Gray. "Although labradorlte la noted among mineralogists for Its brilliant sheen and flushing blue, purple, green, bronze, and red llght-rnys of oxqulslto beauty, the mineral itself possesses no color other thafi a somber gray! The play of many gloSby hues, given off by the stone in sunlight is the result of optical Interference. "In other words, the Internal structure of the mineral breaks up Into Its color components the white 'light which penetrates the glassy surface. Some of these light rays are absorbed by the stone and do not affect the eye. The rest are reflected as brilliantly colored flashed by thousands upon thousands of .microscopic particles within the feldspar. ? "In the mineralogy wing of the National museum In Washington a large piece of labradorlte Is so placed In a glass case that Its cut and polished face catches the eyes of visitors as soon as they enter the wing, although the case stands well back toward ths middle of a long hall. This specimen has a bluish-green sheen, somewhat like that of the wings of tropical butterflies used to decorate trays and pictures. Step a few'feet to the right or left of the polished- face of. the stone, however, and It becomes an inert gray mass resembling a piece of granite. Quarry a Dazzling Spot. "Blue-green is the commonest coloration given off by the mineral, but many specimens have been found with a bronze-red hue lovely to behold. From others yellow, violet and orange tints flash like the flame of a fire opal out of the Iridescent crystals. "Ths chief source of this mineral Is a lonely region along the Labrador coast north of Hamilton inlet. A few years ago an enterprising - American opened a quarry on the Island of Napoktulagat&uk, near Naln (about midway between the northern tip of Labrador and Hamilton Inlet), and attempted to place labradorlte on the market as a semi-precious stone. The enterprise apparently was not (.successful; but the abandoned quarry' is a. dazzling spot In the sunlight, with the rough faces of the rock throwing off gorgeously-tinted rays that flash and change with every new angle of vision. "Pieces of labradorlte have been set in Jewelry, although the stone Is dlffl^iplt to work. Its cleavable nature and brlttleness usually prevent . the cutting pf a well-polished surface. For the same reason Its use Is limited In building construction, although it Is sometimes employed as a decorative feature. Skilled stone cutters have made vases nnd lamp bases from labradorlte that are particularly prized by art collectors. "The mineral owes Its origin to volcanic action In the Labrador region millions of years ago. Molten rock, forced between layers of older rock, crystallzed and formed deposits of 'labradorlte and other minerals, which were later exposed by erosion." Smallest Park Claimed by Town in California Vlsalla, Calif.?Vlsalla challenges the world to prove It has a smaller city park than Vlsalln's. The park at St. John, N. B., measuring 20 feet by 6, which claimed the "world's smallest" honors, is much bigger and cannot honestly claim the title, Vlsnltnns contended. The town's "Lone Oak" park, situated at the west entrance to the city. Is but 10 by 10 feet, they pointed out The park, containing a huge oak tree, is squarely In the middle of the main highway. Woman Chimney Sweep More Efficient Than Men I London.?The only woman chimney sweep here is proud of her profession. She Is Mrs. Kate Nelson, middle-aged, portly, genial and more efficient than many male competitors. Her husband need to be a chimney sweep, and when he became HI she carried on the family trade, u ^ f. ^ Rhode Island Rock Can Be Rung/Mice a Bell East Greenwich;< R.' I. - A , local oddity to Dram Hock, s big boulder which cannot bo overturned. When It to stored It produces a dee^belHiko tone, tertians, accerdtog to tradition used Drum Rock to estt eouocfto sad spotd stoma. > w. -j* > J-/, -r - 1 1 1 Brigadier General Cornelius Vand^rbilt, cut off with only a million by his father years ago because the son married against the wishes of the Vanderbilt elan, has been given the fortune that,might have long ago been his, by the will of his mother, recently deceased. Drought conditions aro so serious in 11 mid-western states that wheat growers, because of the poor prospects for crops in 325 counties, havo been granted the right to abandon their farms unci still receive benefit payments from the government under their acreage reduction contract*. I ii t??. in i LOOKING BACKWARD? ' i- t Taken From (he Files of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Years Ago F1FTKKN YKAKS AGO % May 9, 1919 H. Lee So well of Buffalo scctioh sella seven car loads of Hereford short horn steers on northern mar? kets. Groat number of houses in demand in Camden according to inquiries re* ceived at The Chronicle office. Tarty of young folks enjoy picnic at Liberty Hill given by Miss bather ine Zemp In hotter of Miss May Ella Rankin, of Wilmington, N. , Joseph W. Staub, a pressman of Columbia, fires four shots ut his brother-in-law, Charles E. Markey, on u crowded Columbia street. Markey was fatally shot and a .stray bullet struck Miss Sara Ov^nga in the neck as sho stood on the .opposite side of the street. Body of Clarence C. Black well who died in Akron, O., arrives at Kershaw for burfol. Negro child burned to death on R. L. So well's farm when foster parents went to church and left her asleep in the house, Miss Celeste Mumford returns to Pennsylvania after spending the win- j ter in Camden. ^ Y D. W. Hall comes to Camden''from Baltimore as i^jnngcr of jtew five and ten cent store. Mrs. John W. Corbet t and John and Carolyn Richardson visiting relatives in New York. THIRTY YRAR6 AGO May 13, 1904 Application made for charter for the Woodstock Club for aerial purposes. G. 11. Lonoir resigns us city clerk and treasurer ami election ordered to fill vacancy. William K. Parker, former Camden man, marries Miss Margarot Williard in Butte, Montana. John Fletcher, 8t#dies at his homo in Flat Hock section.'^ Mrs. M. C. Gilland, 81, sister of Miss Sue (iibbes, dies at Kingstreo as she boarded a train for Camden for a visit. ?* . Wade Columbus, infant son of Mr, and Mrs. S. B. Stokes dies and is buried at Mt. Olivet. Lois, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Vaughan dies. <*. W. Moseley announces as candidate for clerk of court. Robert A. McDowell purchases grocery stock of John T. Nettles und will operate grocery store. S. J. T. Young and family arrive safely in California where they go to make their home. N. George lOvans, of Kdgetleld, announces as candidate for solicitor for this circuit. One-half of business district of Greenwood destroyed by Are causing loss of approximately $133,000. $50.00 REWARD * - o , gr *' i For any garment damaged by moths after being Cleaned by us and sealed in Cellophane Window Ce, darized Bags. Don't gamble. Let us Dry Clean and protect your out-of-season garments. There is' no extra charge for this service. 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