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■ li tfr- 'I ill m ■■ -A. TVi itttf Tk« Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell & C~ Ttanimj, SI, 1! SUCH IS LIFE—Some Help! By Charles Sughroe OH^PARE MB\ MkIOOj voane PIE ▼5? ipiomr Miow you HAP If IM a YOU* Rare Joshua Tree to Be Saved From Extinction j National Monument Is Cre ated for Conservation. Washington, D. C. — The rare Joshua tree, a Uly that grows to a height of sixty feet, will be saved from extinction by the establishment of the newly created Joshua Tree national monument in California. “In San Bernadino and Riverside counties, south of the Mojave desert, 825,430 acres of primitive desert has been set aside for conservation and named in ho or of these shaggy green plants,” says the National Geographic society. “The barren Little San Bernard ino mountains and the Colorado riv er aqueduct just above the popular resort, Palm Springs, in Coachella valley, bound the area to the south. Rocky mesas in the mountains are favorite stands for the Joshua tree, which refuses to thrive in the bak ing Pinto basin below. Named by Mormons. “Mormons gave the tree its Bib lical name because it pointed the way to their Promised Land. Less wander-weary travelers of today, however, have observed that it also points in every other direction, in cluding up and down. The pictur esque folk name has survived, nev ertheless, since this grotesque growth almost requires a stranger label than ‘tree yucca,’ or yucca brevifolia. 'Praying tree’ is another nickname for this devout shrub, be cause its many forked branches weirdly resemble arms flung heav enward in prayer. “The Joshua tree’s trunk, a foot CHINESE LAWYER Thomas H. Lee, thirty-two years old. American-born Chinese, is the first person of Chinese descent to be admitted to the New York bar. Thus the population of New York City’s Chinatown will have someone to represent them in court who can understand and speak their lan guage. As far as Mr. Lee knows there are two other Chinese-Ameri- can lawyers in this country, both of whom live in California. or two in diameter, is a single col umn as far as, or slightly above, the normal height of a man. Then it bursts suddenly into clusters of branches, each branch dividing and each division subdividing, expand ing into a globular tangle of forks from 10 to 40 feet high. The tallest on record, over 60 feet, was demol ished by vandals. Unmolested, it may reach an age of a century or two. “Like other species of the yucca, it is a desert-bloomiag lily, as its spring flowers betray. No doubt do ing the best it can under the cir cumstances, the Joshua tree blos som still has no lilylike charm. It is whitish, but not white. Its frag rance recalls that of the toadstool rather than that of its elegant East er sister. “Dead leaves, like broken bayo nets, form a protective thatch cling ing to trunk and branches. The lit tle wood rat is said to tug these dis carded weapons to the mouth of his hole to build a spiked barricade against intruders. Has Many Uses. “The Joshua tree’s formidable ar senal does not frighten off the sly little wild things with which the ‘lifeless’ desert teems. Humming birds, so populous in the southwest ern desert areas, flutter over its blossoms. Scott’s oriole accounts for many a dash of yellow on the gray- green Joshua, where the cup-shaped fiber nest is hung among the tree’s protective spikes. “Resourceful Indians formerly turned to the Joshua to serve do mestic purposes. Its seeds were pounded to meal for Indian mush. Fibers from leaves were woven into baskets, ropes, hats, and even horse blankets. Pulp from the stem was converted into a kind of soap. “Later attempts to use the tree were less successful. Desert home steaders who tried to build Joshua log cabins found themselves pro vided with all too collapsible homes. The ptup however, made paper. Several issues of newspapers in the United States and England were even printed on it, but finally the project was abandoned as unprofit able. “The lightweight layers of wood which can be sawed from the tree make excellent protective tubes around the bases of young fruit trees. Because the wooden sheets are pliable in one direction and rigid in the other, they have value as surgical splints to protect broken bones. Rarity of the Joshua tree, however, prevents extensive indus trial use. “Groves are known only in half a hundred spots of southwestern United States. They are mysterious ly dependent for perpetuation on the yucca moth, a special species of which is the only means of pollina tion. The moth unwittingly performs its duty by the Joshua tree when gathering a ball of pollen to plug up the hole in which its eggs are laid.” THE GOOD BISHOP By LEONARD A. BARRETT A story is related of a certain bishop known by the name of “Wel come.” He was given a sixty- room palace in which to live, with every room comfortably fur nished and well lighted. From the front win dows in his pal ace the bishop could see a small hospital dt only six rooms, dingy and poorly light ed. After assum ing the duties of his high office, the bishop made his first visit, which was a visit to the hospital. The record of this visit is as follows. “How many patients have you here?” the good bishop inquired. “Twenty-six,” replied the head physician. “Your beds are crowded and your rooms are poorly YALE’S GREAT ACE Larry Kelley, captain and end of the Yale football team, by scoring a touchdown in the Harvard game, closed his brilliant career with the record of having scored at least once in every game against Har yard and Princeton during his three years of play. AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS BY ARNOLD “Coral" islands and REEFS- Both Li/v\e secreting algae PLANTS AND TINY SINGLE-CELLED ANIMALS HAVE BEEN FOUND MORE ACTIVE IN MAKING ISLANDS THAN CORAL ITSELF. Automobile ultimate- Engineers consider present AUTOMOBILES TOO ROUGH RIDING, TOO LOW DOWN, TOO HEAVY, TOO DANGER OUS AND TOO WASTEFUL OF SWtl Best iron meat A NEW ELECTRIC IRON INDICATES THE TEMPERATURE AND SHOWS PROPER HEAT FOR IRONING VARIOUS MATERIALS < yfo, c J~/ousefiof<) 4 By Lydia Le Baron Walker WMU Service. ventilated,” said the bishop. “Yes, your lordship,” replied the doctor, "but what can we do? We have no more room!” “There is some mis take here,” said the bishop. “They have got these houses mixed. You should have my house and I should have yo\irs.” So the palace became a hospital and the dingy hospital became the bishop’s palace. A true story. Not an unusual sacrifice in a bishop, perhaps, but the influence of his unselfish service made him at once the friend of all the inhabi tants of the town, and his influence increased daily. This little story teaches many les sons. One of the most important is that the thoughtfulness for the welfare of others must be actually lived; must be expressed in kind and noble deeds if it is to have a permanent value in life. A person may be honest and upright and live an exemplary life, but be indiffer ent to the physical and spiritual needs of those about him. Being good ourselves is only part of our responsibility. Goodness must be expressed in something helpful to others, if it is to live. An isolated life is soon forgotten, but— * ■ * "When a good man dies For years beyond his ken The good he leaves behind him Lies upon the path of men." Doubtless the good bishop was much happier in the hospital than he would have been in the palace. Strange as it may seem, we enjoy most those possessions we have ac quired through some act of sacri fice. It is not what we keep but what we give away that gives os our keenest satisfaction. We seem to lose ultimately what we try to retain with in creased value what we share with others. “The gift without the giver is bare.” True. What we give away is not measured by its intrinsic worth but by the spirit of the giver. No wonder the good bishop was called “Welcome.” Thrice blessed is he who wins friends not only by being friendly but by meeting the needs of others through sharing the blessings he has. • Western Nc«Mcr Uumu 'T'HERE is much dish washing at- tend ant upon holiday dinners, so it may not be amiss to suggest easy ways and protective methods to use. The glassware, china, and crockery can be safeguarded, and this means a good deal when old family pieces are brought into use, and choice antique and modem tableware is used for serving the feast. When dishes are put into a dish drainer after washing, see that a fresh dish towel or other piece of linen is laid in it first. This has two advantages. It dulls the sound of the work some what, and it pre vents edges o f glass and china- ware from chip ping. It keeps the silver from rub bing the metal, and saves it from getting rubbed or scratched, while the towel also pre vents the flatware from slipping through the inter stices. In a t - tempting to dislodge silver, there is a good chance it may get twisted, bent, dented and scratched, unless precautions are taken. Avoid Fancet Hazards. If any of you do not have the rubber protectors that fit about faucet spouts, a strip of wool or cotton flannel wound around a spout can be made to do as a substitute. In fact the textile strainers that are homemade of cloth tied about the faucet so that the water perco lates through the material, act as protectors, too. If, by accident, a piece of glassware, china, or other breakable gets hit against a faucet, as will occasionally occur during dish washing, it is more than likely the edge of the ware will get nicked. By using the rubber protectors, or the improvised cloth ones, this danger is reduced to a minimum. A rubber drain board is excellent in dulling the sound of dish washing processes, and it lessens the hazard of breaking dishes. The board is fine to put the silver on when it is rinsed with scalding hot water. Be sure to have a stack of fresh dish towels, as the work is speeded up by discarding damp ones and having dry ones at hand. Wet towels can be dried quickly over a radia tor and be ready for further use. * * * Decorations. Lights and flowers in combination make a marvelous decorative en semble. This scheme has been de veloped so that the flowers do not suffer from the heat of the illumi nating agent, which heretofore has proven the drawback. Tail non-drip candles are used, and these are distributed amongst the flowers so that the glow from their flames is caught and shimmers on the blos soms below. From this it is noted that the candles are of the taper variety, high and slender. The matter of chief importance is that the candle or tapers actually are of the strictly non-drip sort. No drip from melted wax, then, can fall on floors or nap- ery or reflecting mirror placque on which the flower holder may rest Any wire or perforated flower holder can be used, provided the holes are large enough for the can dles to go through, and be upheld. The necessity for any special flower and candle combination holder is eliminated, although these simplify the work of fitting the tapers securely in the holes, and also .regu late the distribution of the tapers in the most effective manner. Arrangement. Place the holder in a shallow bowl or dish of water after blossoms, greenery and tapers, have been ar ranged satisfactorily. Since the flow er holder is low and the tapers are tall, there’s quite a distance between the wicks of the tapers and the flowers below. Light the tapers just before the meal is announced when the arrangement is used as a cen terpiece for the dining table. There’s no place where these light and flower arrangements are more beautiful than in the center of a dinner or refreshment table. A silver or glass container for the holder adds most to thfe charm, especially when on a glass reflector large enough for the glimmer of the taper to gleam back in twinkling radiance. G Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Ask Me Another # A General Quia 1. By what country were doub loons coined? 3. In politics, what is a retr* endum? 5. Who was father of Mary Queen of Scots? 4. What was • corvette? 9. What are the two. chief is> lands of New Zealand called? 6. What is the atlas bone? 7. What is an Eurasian? 8. Who was Pluto’s wife? 9. What president of the U. 8. had Rutherford for his first name? 10. What is a collect? 11. What is a foot pound? 12. Who won the Battle of Hie Pyramids? Answers 1. Spain. 2. The reference of some ques tion to a vote of the people. 3. James V of Scotland. 4. A wooden war vessel. 5. North Inland and South Is land. 6. The top-most bone of the spine. 7. One of mixed European and Asiatic blood. * 8. Persephone (or Prosperpine). 9. Hayes. 10. A short prayer. a pound-weight one foot. 11. The work required to raise a pound-weight one foot. 12. The French under Napoleon. CHIC ENSEMBLE A kepi hat of black cire satin with a coronet of black felt leaves by Suzanne Talbot, a smart cape of silver fox, a simple high necked gown of black matelasse crepe, black kid suede gloves, antique gold jewelry. Build Church of New Type Steel in ■KsiH ' ijl t Seen through a maze of steel Ik the original wooden St. Augustin’s Catholic church in Culver City, Calif., where film stars have been tomt to worship. Before it rises a new structure embodying latest method of steel frame construction. Resistant to fire, termites, and earthquake, the framework is entirely composed of small round rods interwoven to form a network of steel, welded into a single unit. New method Is invention of A. M. McLeilan, Los Angeles engineer. HouseftoM ® ®Ques/Mf Add chopped pickles, pimientoes and olives to regular cabbage salad and you will concoct a tasty relish suitable to serve with fish, fowl or meat. • • • Parchment shades, if they are shellacked and varnished, may be washed with white soap and water. A little furniture polish applied after washing helps to brighten them. • • • Moisten the pastry bag with cold water before adding cake or frost ing mixture and the bag will be more easily cleaned and there will be less waste of the product. • • • A cracked egg can be boiled If the shell is first rubbed with lemon, juice. The acid coagulates the al bumin and prevents it from cook ing out of the crack. • • • When a roast is in the oven, don’t stick your fork again, and again, into the meat, and so let out the juices and flavor. Don’t flour the roast at all. Sprinkle with salt only. • • • To remove ink from linen, dip the article in milk and let it soak for about two hours; then take out and wash with soap while the milk still remains on the spot. • • • Try cleaning denim chairs with moist bread one day old. The end pieces will hold together best. Win dow shades and rugc can be cleaned by rubbing with breed. 9 Aaaoctaud NawapapM*.—WNU S>rvl«^ A Three Days’ Cough Is Your Danger Signal No matter how many madlrtme you have tried for your cough, chest cold or bronchial Irritation, you can get relief now with CreomuUon. 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