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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.
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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.
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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
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TO RESTORE FAMED !
__ PALACE OF MOOR
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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*.
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LOOKING BACKWARD?
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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.
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