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I TIIE HUOOKLYX DAILY 11CLK NEW YORK SUNDAY JANUARY 7 1023 7 "'i boy scouts OF AMERICA BOY SCOUT NEWS ACTIVITIES OF BHOOKLYN-L I TROOPS SCOUTCRAFT TALKS (J) Cotnmoa Trcea la Wiater Troop 112 Proves Superior lit District Intertroop Meet Other Boro Scouts Active Prospect Heights Starts New Contest Jm-Ji For Advancement vratltura ceremony foe tbs nawg a rrult A hike la Halils woods wto leaned by Aeetotent Broutmaetert led passing Indrsulltd State lor I The Oeha All of the qommoa oaks may be reeogalerd as oaks by the clurter of buda et the eade of the twigs' It le difficult to teji ell the various kinds of oak bat they may bo classed tnta WO general group Tho White Oak Group If may bo recognised by the flaky gray bark Tha Black Oak Group II bob a bark which la dark gray or black In color aad ridged Each of these groups contains a number' at dial tort aperies which the Scout with patience may learn to distinguish The Chert nut Oak ft looks as If It belonged to tho Black Oak Group having dark brow a or blark bark It really to on of tho White Oak It may bo dtotlagutohod from all other oaks by the fact that tho bottoms of tho wide shallow fur-in tho bark are a peculiar brown color Trees IV Id by the Bark Tlrst of eouren cornea the Dogwood II with Ha "alligator akla" bark Ha branches are la wt-orla sad Hs big list buds foretell the showy whiteness of next June Sec end edmea the Sycamore II whoee gray-browa bark Veato off la great piece iMvtng the era oath white surface beneath Tha dangling dusters are also typical but Ihq Scout should be careful not to confuse them with the dangling seed eluelere ef the Sweet Ouiq 14 whose mailer brant-bra often have smooth ItghJ gray bark whlck becomes furrowed on tho trunk Tho smooth light gray hark of tho Beech 8 to often tempting to Initial carvers-no Scout of couYra Tho oag cigar-shaped buds of tha Beech are also a means of Idantlflratlon Do not lot tho Hornbeam II foot you It looks Ilka the Beech but darker gray branches and- llruba which are ridged like the muscles of your arm He buds are also smaller and shorter than that ot Iho Bench Of dialler name but drlklngly different bark to the Hop Hornbeam or Ironwood IT whoee hark Is even more shaggy than that of the Cedar The Tulip II to usually a tail straight tree with eluelere of ecede way up In tha topmost branches looking like candleholder lie hark ridged but the tops of 'the ridges are broad and Bet No lid of trees would be complete without the American Elm II Its branching to characteristic the trunk dividing Into several large branches which In turn divide again forming ns om Hcout eey huge feather duster with tho handle duck In the ground and the feathers blowing with eei-h wintry braes Its barb to roughly furrowed and aahy-gray In rotor I'nfortunmtely mud slM Include the Carolina Poplar SO which may be told hi lie yellowish twin and spurllk bud The bark on tha branches to smooth asd light yellowish groan On' tha trunk lt to divided Into broad flat ridges of en ashy-gray color aocond-dasa Scouttnarter Paddock gave Instruction la flrrt aid During tho game period tho Herat relay which consists on alternate walking and running was practised Mr Phelps spoke briefly on the progress of Scouting la tha troop Activities of ST With ten prominent members ef tho troop away at winter camp tho lad meeting of Troop IT was devoted mostly to games Scout James 13-reel of the Bob-White Patrol a tenderfoot Scout for 14 months suddenly came to lire lad week aad passed every second-class Wet during the Christmas holiday a Several othois will appear before tha nest Court of Honor Troop IT boasts of a most peculiar basketball team with ort Scout from each patiel all office and two of them rtar Seouta Bedford Canaril to Meet Tho Court of Honor and regular meeting of tho Bedford District Council will bo held at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory on Tureday evening at Till o'clock Another boro rally will bo oaa of tha important events of tho new year to be discussed as welt aa the district meet to bo held on January IT 1IT Bikes 14 Miles Irtd Sunday Troop lT ended Its hiking season for tho year III! with a 14-mila hike to Englewood Tha 14 Scouts stopped several times to red and take a bite After making eis miles the Scouts arrived at their domination Soon Scoutmaster Masura had built a roaring fire When the pacha had been hollowed by the withdrawal -of tha Bcoutrt victuals a mow fight was Inaugurated tat which all Scouts participated The Eagle patrol challenged the red of tha troop Ouiumbia Heights Court Columbia Heights Court ef Honor will bo held at 101 Montague rt at 7:10 Wednreday evening First Hortflmsnshlp Btdgs Given Williamsburg Scout The report published on lad Sunday's Scout Page to the effort that taro lads ef Troop 111 recently resented with the horsemanship merit badge Is disputed by Robert Wish-art assistant scoutmaster of Troop I Id of tha Williamsburg district Mr Wlshart does not earn about the per sonal glory but states that any honor attached to tho award inf tho first badge In that subject beings to Williamsburg as hs was a Scout In Troop 107 of that dldriet when awarded tho badga In January 1111 Comtnisflionflrs Masting At Headquarters Called Scout Executive Undsley Kimball has called a meeting of all the deputy commissioners of tho boro at Scout headquarters for next Wednesday afternoon at 4:11 gev oral matters ef Importance dealing with plana for-the coming year will ha considered Brooklyn Scouts Are Settling Down to Regular Program After Holiday Season of Parties and Camping in a closely contented and cleanly' iilayvd group of Scout activities Troop defeated Troop III laat Wednesday night In their claeh In the Columbia Heights District Inter troop contort The winner darted off rtrong taking the knot-tying ranted from their opponents with an eaay lead They again took flntt place In tho first aid contort which followed but hy a email margin of points In one of the mod closely ran Wet ed events of the program In signaling however Troop was easily the best In both speed and accuracy they were easily superior to Troop 111 In the games the two troops broke even Troop III winning tho Scout relay placing them temporarily ahead la the total point score only to lose flrrt place when Troop 113 won the flag relay The Anal score II to II In favor of Troop 111 Indicated that the latter won more easily than was really the case The Judges were Scoutmaster A Bhorey and Scoutmaster Ralph Green 1 Katun StiAy Scouts desiring Instruction or tests In trees for flrst-dase or forestry merit badge should meet Deputy Commissioner If Phelps at the Uemorlal Arch Prospect Park at 2:11 today Bring notebooks and pencils Troop It Entertains Troop II entertained SI poor children at their headquarters at 15T Montague at There were gifts from a Christmas tree for the guests and the Scouts Scouts Helaer Fur-tunes and Werner gave soma musical sKlcctlona on the violin and piano The feature of the program was the very fine toe dancing of Mira Madeline Yewbanke who very kindly gave of her talent for the -Scouts and gUCltle Scouts Instruct at SSI At the lad- meeting of Troop 110 the entire lnrtnictlon was handled by Scout Tho candidates were Instructed by Scouts 8 Rapackl and Vannii Signalling was given by Scouts Daponte and Kostanskl while compaf was given by Scout Rapackl Tho games of "bringing home the bacon" end "dodge ball" v-rre hnth won by the team under itoout Cataldo At the does of tho rp'ctlng the Scout oath was given by i he petrol lenders alone rather than ly the entire froop Phelps VMM Troop 4 ('unmleslnner Phelps vidted' Troop nt lad meeting Hs reviewed ii- ivouta who are preparing for and game I Defeats 71 In one ef tho herded fought lwe troop game of tho season Troop II basket hall Are woe over Troav ll'a team tho Anal acorn being 14 le Jl The game waa played at 8 171 It' inertias plea last FihUy? evening Tha hoys Irani II started with a rash and at tho sod of the half worn leading by 11 tu 7 From IhM' on fought aa uphill halite at sna period during tho (bird quar-ter at a lla scorn of IT te IT It an anybody's gaum but during tho lad quarter II continued thole goo work and Anally subdued the via-' Kora to II i Headquarters Talk RIDING V'" on -ths baud- wages to an Immense amount ef fun but tha trrablotf that success In any undertaking demand sewrtklng mar then Ihla' It to nil very well to liltrk ooe'e wagon to a star- but only digging will aver teach Jt At winter camp this year thenf waa a certain dad wba loved Meffebn Ing and akllna but never did eliheF because was too much worlo'fa climb tho hill Hera la Brooklyn there are many Beauts who want to advance In rank to Eagle but KM too much work Thera era troops who think of Iota of fin things-to while nothing ever gets done He cause th effort Is too great Every Hcout wants to ho an Eagle Scout Every man wants to bo educate and to be successful nod to gain position Influence property er something worth whil- Kveryose wants te get and to be but tew era willing'-" te pay the srtca tn good honert sweat Everything worth white cods dearly Watch ths honeybees oa a windy day II will try Main and nsaln and yd ngntn to reach Into flower and get hie nectar and when the winter contra ho will have hie eomh filled with honey to To bo ne busy aa a boa la pretrar- blsl but tho bee to affectively busy te end without effort there will bo i result They esy Luther Burbank worked II years a lectins and hybridising to get certain result Ulo white blackberry Involved tho examination eey- oral time In several years of 1 1 Oof bush Hueh eunceea' has nothing whatever to do with "took" aad very little to do with "xnlu" but mod 1 to do with persistent purposeful effort Usk le veer Aim Ik llaesrai'e held will all Brt emwbere- eely tome th BellOsc'e sufl Ihnuek he th Jew that aavsr vlrida Drag dnoe Urn brllswtsg Itaapreti sf Urn Saida OHvsr Wradal 11-11 ur i 1 i) those annoying Scoutmasters" Tho Best morning when "thoM hnnuytng Scoutmasters" wanted to sleep' and bo quirt until late Smullen announced that they had "reformed" Tha moat thrilling feat of tho trip la credited to the two deputy com-mlsstonors present Chester Hutson of Stuyv reant and Phelpa of Columbia Height They roasted down tho long ley hills to Tuxedo on the homeward trip Both acknowledged that they were a bit scared when they found out how fad a alnd can go Those hoys were rectal nly traveling A mile a minute down thoM -Icy roads would have been a conservative estimate Oh Thom same "annoying Scoutmasters" one morning got real hungry' before breakfart and aat down to their table and commenced to cat before granted permission put tha whole gang on But how rherty they felt when Henry aid that that was tna only real bath the dlehas had In camp It le greatly to be regretted that an artistic picture of tho camp dlrac- lor In the midst of a shave on morning attired In negligee did not come rat well It wu planned for tho center ot tho above group Meeer Green and Rliorey proved themselves good gymnasia while in camp They did some of tha bed plain and fanry tumbling on tho Icy path trailing from the meea ball to the lake that has been seen la tha neighborhood In many a year Bhorey landed In the soft enow but Green la still looking for tho man or-boy who placed the rock under him aa hie feet decided to depart laetlly from under him Wet? Oh boy I It euro waa wot on Monday morning Overhead and underfoot was the wetted since tho flood Ask sny of thoas who served on the human chain that passed tho wood from' the ice to tho ism hall that morning When mentioning tho celebrities of camp such as Deputy Commissioner ZeitchlcJ of Brownevtlla 'and "rat" Gould one mud aot forget tho three Scouts who gave auch valuable assistance In tha kitchen: Harold Thorpe of Troop 71 Francis Du-hens of IT and Leonard Vlelblg of 14 The latter found time alao to pass his forestry merit badge Identifying II trees despite the fact that It was wiater A variety wf activities 'of 'the recent Brooklyn Smuts' winter -camp at Camp Cropecy Lake Kanoh-walike are shown here In one picture a very uncomfortable official has been get by aomo of his and la "gelling hi" There' is old to be a reason for everything and this -particular deputy commissioner 'mud have "done something1 Howfver tbs Scouts are having a wonderful time with him as the picture Is taken 'Another flashlight shows tha samp bugler all set -to sound early la the morning Some of hi campmatee are to be seen at his feet sound asleep If the camera man had not been a hit too anxious he would have caught tho ekl-er shown tn a lino mlxup with tha mow Ho Is nearly down but not quite Wit-ncMce atated'that he was thoroughly downed by the skis before they got through with him evening after taps there was considerable whispering going about the sleeping quartern Flrrt aad then Mr votes shouted for order and quiet Beth bald "Shut up and pipe eomethlpg like that when In loopy tongs Scout Smullen of Gallagher and Sheen fame aa)d "If SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE EAGLE i If 1 III i i Instruction Hiking Basketball and Nights Among Boro Troops' Post Activities Following the lead of Iho Columbia Heights District Cdunritbe I'roepeot Heights District has Inaugurated with the' dart of a ley calendar yrar series of later-troop rallies aad Inspections for points wUl hs awarded and 'prises presented is the winning troops In Juna apd December of 1111 Baaed Vrimerily upon the Seoul program and advaneemeni points will bo awarded as follows For each now seooad-clara Scout I points for rank flrrt-claas Scout point aad for each merit bads I point: In each of tha phase attendees ap 008 and program points ef I i I will be given In the inter troop rallloa and meet flrrt place will net I second place I aad third pines 1 point i The award nf the prises will ha mads tha council at a public gathering each Juno and December The board of Judaea Includes the prad dent and eomnilednner of ths district with Dr A Erdmann Dr Sanltor and Frederick Bruvkbauer Acting Deputy Commtoetonar Her man Hungers la chairman cl the coated commute Night Lad Friday Indeed of tha regular troop moating Troop 174 hold 1U annual Chrlduiae "Juet-ter-Fua" night Seouta wars brought late tha darkened Heout room on by ora and asked If they believed In Santa (lau Those Berate who didn't believe were sent through tha mill (lames followed and former Scoutmaster Cromey gave a talk and presented Kcoutmester llltcbrork with penknife from ths troop Refresh menu were then served by the mum hers of ths troop tandem council ITS Gate InrtnMilmt At tha lad meeting of Troop 171 Senior Patrol Leader Harold Fritae tier and A eel slant Scoutmaster Btapf Instructed tho new recruits In tha tenderfoot requirement and Senior Patrol Leader Oscar Hay Inrtrttrted In signaling Tbn signaling was divided Into two team Marat If Hrhnetdap taking charge of the semaphore team and Assistant Patrol Leader Baumann taking charge of the wlg-weg team Scoutmaster 11 Mrhmala Instructed the Bcoute in first aid Troop 171 bsa challenged Troop 114 to compyte with them In variona branches ef sMutoraft for (ho championship of Buehwlek district Troop 114 has accepted Next Friday evening there will be an In- court of arbitration and an army and navy to be placed at tha disposition of this court lo carry lla decisions Into affect whan neCtasary tha rast of Christendom lo bo disarmed Ha aald: "This ahould be the only excuse for an army aad navy In tha civilised world" Swop Drought to Anmfoa Ware sheep found oa thle continent when the eutentete came here? No domeatlo cheep were found In America The big horn or wild Rocky Mountain ebeep ware known to -the first settler but efforts to domesticate them and'erora them with domestic sheep have proved failure The early Introduction of hoop waa made by tha gpahlCb discoverers and the Engltoh settler Columbus brought Spanish sheep to America In 1413 In 1141 Bpantek beep were introduced Into Florida and In 1771 into California In 1444 sheep were Introduced Into Virginia from England Picric Arid What te plcrio aald 7 SUNDAY READER Plcrto arid Is obtained by th ac-Uos of nltrlo add on phenol dr allied compound -It ta bitter poi-aoacu and unstable when heated Joseph Herganliehner Pleaae give me a brief account Of Joseph Hergraheiuter author of Condon" Joseph Hergeehetmer th author was born In Thlladelphlu Feb 14 1414' For a white'll attended a Quaker school In that city later studying In Aha Pennsylvania Academy of Pino Art Ha tethe wrltm of "The Lay Anthony" "Mountain Blood" "The Three Black Penny" "Gold and Iron" "Java Head" Happy End" "Linda Condon" and numerous atorleo In the Saturday Evening Poet and articles In 1 tha Century Magasioe the Forum and ti other publication- He married Mice 1 Dorothy llcmpsl of -st West Chester Pa tn 1 lit and they make their home In West Chester The Fastest Aelmal For thd Information of ono of The Eagle's constant reader pleas tell me which Is tha- fastest footed anl mal MRS Me "Ufa Histories of Northern gives th' following list of comparative speeds of four-footed animals: Wooded raeekerra esvera a mil la steel see mtarats tarty sscetea Feseeherasd eatttap sw mlsue illy Ffm-rtara Crsykoss these mleeles Jsehrabblt' (we eitastra Iweeiy eerseda rmasw tax (we eUeelra Iweeiy era-rata Kartheni s-rot Iwe pilsatas thirty me-rad Fsahetmd twe sdsete tarty eea4a Aswrleaa gray wrif thrw mleetea Faust 'y Who was Faust of the opera of that namaT JC i Faust wan a famous magician of the 14th oratury a natlvgof huabl A rich uncle paving left him a fortune Faust ran every excess and when hto fortune wu gone ho jnad pre wii'ri be devil for r'M ra 4 Ulfi the devil waa to peaaeaa hla soul Ills sweetheart waa Marguerite and Wagner hto faithful servant Oauaad wrote tha muate for tha" opera called "Faust" and the'll-P" bntte waa composed by Borhtor and a Carre Goethe wrote a dramatis- poem called "Faust" and Baylg -Bernard made aa Kngllali version Tho Ualvrrsal Prayer Pleaae print poem "The Universal Prayer" for some of yaur1 Long Island reader MRS 8 Hart are tha words: The Privet-sal Frays Falksr si all) la every eg I every slims stand -'Tb I 'hit i I i I Bv Sri hr ravag end hr rag Jshevah Jv sr Lssdl -1 1 Thoe gr( First Sees least 'eatarstraA -Whs ell mr mM esoSaM kasw bet th that tks art f-sC Aad that mrariFsa blled 'K- --r futwT Jta Aad bIMIna asters tint le tat Lrit fra the hsmsa will What esosolsne dletslM le be dee- Or warns me aot da- "17 Thl tssrh ma mar thaa hall te she Thai aisr thaa bsavsn perse What Msaaliiga thy frs beeaty Lit set sari away For om la aald whsa eri rrarive ratoy ebsy Tst est ts esstrsrtsd spaa Thy geadasra 1st nw teas --Or think th Lard else ef msa -Whsa thseraed werid are rsaad 4 Lri nt this wash eahiiswlag hud Frssem thy tells is tkrsw 7 Aad d-al dsmaatlae raead tha las -Oa rash I Judge thy ta vf IfI SM wrssgsk tMrff my he fOR OTHER SCOUT NEWS SEE PAGE 8 In Baser' In 14LI end "Where the Young Child published la the Ladles' Home Journal in 141 4 wore Hated among the brat jtorloe of those yrar Other stories by Mr Oemler are Mode" end VA Women Named Her husband to John Norton Oemler of Savannah whom she married In tfil A Kipling Porn Can you help me locate war poem by Kipling In which he describee the experiences of nq African soldier home from France? OLD READER This to the poem: The Betera nrtrnrS xikllng Fence In darlnred art I raters To 'AduMyelndt net net the asms Thlaca 'are iraaaptrM which wcSc team The Mac aed wraala' cf the cam Old ac more than cthcra did 1 don't hanw whnrn the shamed htgaai I atartnd as aa avnraan hi -1 aalsknd as a tMakla' mas If Bnalsed wm what Knglaad nnnm An' ant tha England sf sw drsam Met self pelty Ins ae Mint 'Ov gukk ws'i do drap 'sf Bet shs ain't) Before ar CiPPhF meeth sseld speak I- 'eard It In sir eemrads's Ueq -I saw It aa mr nriahbsr's shesh listers I fait It fash mr Art last It Ker rat caecett hut ths (If seek a tana mar hs ap Ths sf a Msemli Iron at aM that dusk art Jsar Plains th jaoseshlne tone Is HeaetalM which-esver yeo gaer Art stars te ell staraltv Art tha dark Ihat'lltr Tka af tks wUdsraess Whaa tha wind warrlca thieegh tha'libe-i Thasa may 'arc taasht aw mi sr Inns teams wlthad paaplt (aa times 'teak Ae' Is (Imrs lsft as' burned rt tact dace that canw-t lash as awasra nac a aalsma panatd It 'amoelck talks bMwsae (se east hr night raa aavae keaw' fans hr she 1 Or a a Irt Tk-r taeabd sM Th tks la ora irt sen Bansath raw 'si brlw as rw alcht Tha frem arae ilU aea frt the fell enr that teats till eight: Art tha pars daM tuM 'ask as nU Art waa re raeag as hsor Art lees (tad dswa hafsra tho Thasa arathd thlass whf knew "s' Ain Vlma rwanta' kits rears- A thamaed starra left Art men Inm kath tw amlaphre Maaesalrt thlass ef sverr hIM (e eieeh mar nsar thee I tad knew tbaa ye Art Ilka all th fast alsep eat te all theiaatl talk It asm tn me -wet (rids Ear rat aeaesW lit such a (arm Tha amkle'a at 1 gat flaw distil arced I fall nwar -Ta da wHh lltUo thlaca acalc Oaord 'aa knows all I cannot Mr Leak altar asa le ThsaMafsnUta! If EnctaM wa what Eectaed'sscmsi Art-nst tha Keclaad at ear flrsaiear Hat snlr pat'I hrea art- Mist Ow qatek wad cheek tar! Bet aba aiafl Tbe Datuum Pleat What kind of tree to ft that bn-nAnn gow on? RED HOOK Tho bnnnnn la glgantlo perennial plant There are about 44 vprletta widely dtotrlbuted throughout the troplea of (ho Old World and growing' In noma parte of tha Kaw World Tho plant grown bed In hot damp tropical climate From an undef-gtound root dock erode up stem II to (4 feet tn hol(ht composed of t' -de formtif a ipreadlDf crowo 4 A trut item grows up at bloecoming Uni and comes up through tha hollow tuba of tha original stem It baa a large number of flower Tha fruit banana form 'danso ctimer Banana plante nro as nccieaary to tha inhabitants of many parte of tho tropics as are tha grain plants to those living In colder region Itiot Act" What to the origin of the expreo-don "to read the riot TWO READERS Tho use of the exprearion' really applied to giving warning to thoae engaged In eoma kind of wrong doing aad It baa its origin In tha Riot Act an English statute of -J77I It provided that If It or more pereonc were scrambled unlawfully and disturbing the pram any mayor Justice of tho peso sheriff or under-sheriff could by proclamation command them to disperse If they refused and remained together for an hour after the proclamation all of tho persona participating ware guilty af a felony Alee any one Interfering with or preventing auch proclamation was guilty of felony A Moonless Month -Is tt trua'tlwt there to sometlmec a mooalew month? BKEFTIC There ta no month -that la moon lea Tha expression la used In sped of month in which there to ac full moon Thera waa 1 each month In February and will be ba ln February If II- Bed 7 Plrave heme the bed nivela se ee lectcd by more than 31 nt tha well known authors of the country Hdra to a list ef best hooks selected by 33 well known author as the bed novels In the English language: "Vanity Fair" by Thackeray "Tom Jonc" by Henry yielding: "David Copperfleld" by Dickens Ths Boar-tot Letter" by Hawthorne Crusoe" by Defoe by Scott "Lorns by Black-more "Torn of the' D'Urbervtlle'? by Hardy "Tridram Shandy" by Bterac The last four received the same aumber of vote 7- 'f ir How Co Display I bo Flag Pteaw tell me how tho flag should be dtoptoyed when It to hung out of a window and agalnd the hone MRS J' When th fltg to bung out of th window on pole' the blur field should be farthest from tho bouse except when facing parade1 with the flag suspended across tho etreet with th stripe perpendicular in which' ease the blue fleld goes la the upper right-head earner In case the rtripes are horteonta! as hung adroee the front ef the bourn tha blue fleld should ha at tw left aa yon face it Asbrato What to asbestos used for? INQUIRER Aabados to used in tho manufso-tura ef woven fabric such aa fireproof (heater curtate cloth for theater linings and csencry lire- -t d4 44l4 pr qf plaster mill board ssbestoe paper end Insulation coverings for pipes and furnsoM to keep them from radiating off their heat niters for tho better kinds of paint for heat re-IsLInlr table mat and for tempering thd beat of gaa doves In cooking etc Proof About tho Glartcr Plaaae tell me what proof wo have that a "great passed over the land Were there people living In thpM dsys I'M FROM MIBBOURL Geologists bags their statements -conoarnlng tho existence of tho glacial ported mainly upon evidence In tha form of the erosion of rock tho existence of boulder day and the various other forme ef deposit Tho flrrt acisntlflo references to glacial action were eiinested by tho Alpine regions and are to be found In the works ef Aggnst Men did not exld prior To rnd during the early part of tho glacial period The flrrt evidence Of this existence te to be found tat the later glacial period Pom Parntohrd Mlse This la 'probably the poem you are looking fori The Cbw tallest Mm ta the World-Er Irvins Bsshsller The sprlsx work's Css art It's ep I Iks ell ths arsp Srt thg nrse He's bselshM Ik rsld M' sow-4 his tod a Iks Sals In Li SMdUnr eras Lst's rein th 4s-- kHlH on wss nsvsr rt Su erst I want Is tell ra 'Met ths Cars-Ik lallsnt Mae hi KtaSf nr bled rt rnrshw-llhs with dhsrrt Ueeu srt ban Bet ces 1 ewrrr I eras fee cere- -tallsr rt thrir se Whsa I feed ate I ite Usraus grad te i Iks hssud sen I tblak rt th kins la dlcreiBay with nls i- MleJwM MM i The belt Died hrt rrlppicd Hn He by wbts art Its rend OSes swift evsrtantli Art seme with nipsted IslsUMts stUI besr thtf fEiftf)1 RNHp Yet tksrs's kins hi Qsraney with sis sntnjnml sac Serb ranllm In a dshtlrt mee wn nrvrr rase tefsrs tt riendn th will Ilk Inasram Ms le nHfhur sw rt sore Th d-eth art wn ha rnceeieisnds te ell the ethar Hum to hat far hlm-yse tet raw his seleJtifM ass Kerb Hoteessllsre helflra le strtad llswesie Whae lit Ms ahslls tm hrts Orirt se tae rt With rabter fesl k-Utent tar hseis th rwhlsra ter -eea Ok I sjydta ite jNM perasresr rt th Ttertas Ilk the bold JMkmhMt art ethar trite eererstd Whs hew In thslr riMwe ert th matt "Sof-tr are reed aa slaar the reed start eaeers-taM art task with esstsd ina Whsa the Kaiser starts tar safaty with bis fat eahiieNd ssm Vklh heaasr atarvM Iks Osreiae has haw tat I ha Kalaar! broad I Si raars (with aash le bera ar mlad tea pries rt taM Whsa tha trumpet cells ths Itaetsn 4m4 hi th lla rt rrlppled Hen 1 eat think rt th Kaiser matvhlrt ep with Six eatalnrte ssnsl tngemrill and Lragne of NsUorra Is tt true that Robert Ingersoli advocated league of nstlone? ClVICfl Col Ingersoli waa one of tho first If not Iho Aral te advocate' tongue of eraoclstten af nation In hla tee-turp "How to Reform Mankind" da- i- 1 It -1443 hg adve- 'rtTi i Irtlte Breed of Dog Please tell me ths names' of ths different Unde of dog STUDENT Breeds of dogs have been variously classified Modern -maturaltote have substantially agreed upon I group The la ted arrangement to that of Wlndl baaed upon the Shnpe ef ths skull and other feature rather than upon form and function It to as follows: w'olfllke dog greyhound pan lei hound' madlffs and terrier The Flrrt Christmas OBtobratlon Please Inform mo when Christmas was flrrt celebrated daily reader Tha beginning of Chrtatmmcas Christian anulvereary cannot be dated exactly The flrrt certain mention of tha festival to In tha reign of the Emperor Oommodun (A lie-lliv The festival to aleo spoken of Id tho Third Century by Clement Alexandria It wa of coure celebration commemorating the birth of Chrirt and waa participated In by ths little groups whq accepted Him as (ha Bob of God i ir ML Everest Has 'ths -summit: of ML- Bvsrest ever been reached OLD READER The rammlt cf Nt Everest has never bee reached: 'An English expedition until the last to try for tho conquest el this' perhaps hlghert peek In the world 1'CoL 'Bury tod hie party orerlargo Areaj of 'adjacent country AftAf two' months of aMu ons labor who success seemed prub-ubl the partyvras obliged by ex-iremrty cold weather to abandon tho attonfat for ithoiyoaivftTbe party reached aa' sdUtuda -'ol IMIS ad about 11444 square mllra of un known areas- wars visited am mapped'' A remarkable feature of the attempt was th rating with Tibetan who lived la complete tools tlon at an altitude of 11444 feet and had never been seen before by European 'i' -4 i-l Ttoo Old BMe Please tell me lbs value ef two old Bibles and whet they may be Mid As yoq aay nothtrg ns to wba they ar or when they were printed can hardly say more tha to take them to mm old book Store for appraisal Thera are very many old Bible that hava great: mdkicy valu and to teD such have they are usuaUy ndverttoed' Manhattan Bridge Train Please toll me -why Manhattan Bridge traffle goes to the left- over the bridge what to tha meaning of shop" end "open as ap-lled to our European policy: -what to meant hy slocks yielding a certain percent? r- -C Movemeot of tho left "ver ths Manhattan Bridge Waa arranged te prevent congestion nt Canal et Manhattan When It moved te tho right It was Incessantly Impeding eeat bound traffic on' Canal rroultlng in vexatious delays and culling down of maximum bridge raffle Mod of tho bridge truffle MaohatUn ii as to tha left on Canal and hugging tho left-hand ride does not Interfere with the heavy traffic moving east on Canal te tho bridge approach The 'hop" In Industrial ratabltoh-mentp means that amployment to net limited to union or to non-union labor but to open to all Tho "open policy of tho United States covers the demand for equal opportunity for trade and other privileges In foreign lands as agalnrt conferring special righto to favored nation A dock out of It earning for tho year may pay 4 percent or any ether percent whatever the percent It Is On the par value of the stock Happiest Day The poem printed below to probably what yon arc looking for However wo have aot found ths name of tha author KAFrilST DAY YM Send keow Util MB le raw Warner seat rt tee Am raw less kerelt of VMM AM raw paellas seeberaM aew 'With a KMi-bnilMe rwrlee AIummI Hatpias aa ro Maw vtr tota hmek BMthor nmmir mi1 FrieeadMrda aad etraaeai aM In Thai yew kappleet Sara are Umw Little Se ywi think today f- Ae yea keiry to yew piar That a lot ef ae grawa eld In the chew fer (iune aM mid Wateh yea aa yea pew alecs -Oayly whMIlng Mte ef eove -AM le envy sit cod dream a leaa-neeleettd etraam Where hmshorlM are the Jeye They pewewM whoa they Vera feejra Uttle (hap yea eeanet taeae "j-' All year wm ef hepplaeea UUle vetae de rae plere Da raw saahaned freehIM tow: AM If some shrewd fairy same -i OSering wins ef gold aM fame Far yew emser days of play Yea weald he rtar them away 1 AM bell rye that yew Then aad thm a elever trad 4 1 Time ww we were bays Ilka pea Bare ef feet aM saabaraed tw: And Ilbeyee we never gaeaard Allths rlebw we peeeewed We'd bare traded them back thw Fnrxhe bellow jeye ef imu Wen have gives them all to be Rich sM win aM-taty-tbist Per life never twebw boye laat hew prariew are their Jeye vVTeath'hea fledani wa ereeld gemaaf pa have fame aMswd 1 1 Heme ef ae ui oartly wm a Fey thewat ef are le herd AM we eavv Utue Bto Yua yam epIeMld et ef le Ravy yea year treawr-ie ram ''fi ffemeef Joy hired aomparet For we knew hy teechlas eu -f All Uat seme dmj- yea mast tearo Mmaamram p' Bins Ismts and Blue Bkr Law What are th laweT 1-4-j i Ths geitorat Intent of ths "blue laws to to prevent tbs sate of worthless stocks and by providing that no Such securities may 1 bo sold unless statement of tlio responsibility of the seller and the toneral financial era-dltloa of tho corporation' to flrrt filed with designated state official slut laws are In a general way any laws which Impose vexatious restrictions on the members sf community mnd Interfere With their ordinary habit or which sack regulate their private morals Ths name cams to be applied specifically te a set of laws of this nature supposed te havo bran In forge In thg Colony of New Haven Cra about the middle Of the Ilth century' The support tlor ir qpon Iho well known fnet-thpt Intbo way lavs am allha tram taeUah Frida' or Imptam dlerartm At aeght thy wisdom hat dselsd Or augM (hy goodssra IsaL 1 I Tageh ma ta tori snath Sr's ws hid th taelt 1 ass That awrsy I to sthsrs stew That atarey shew to m- Puritan days tha personal conduct of cltlsons wna often subject to a cIom Judicial supervision and that the rtn of Babbaih breaking waa especially odious to the guardians of the law "My Old Kentucky Home" Kindly tell me where the old Mugs Boys Carry Me and My Old Kentucky originated MRS Tho words end muslo of tha old songs were written by Stephen Foster' The latter was bis 10th "plantation melody" It to said that Foster caught the Ids of writing so-called Negro melodies from listening to -tho absurdities then la vogue with burnt-cork entertainer Ho walked home from one of his concerts la Baltimore with banjo drains ringing tatibla ear and before hs slept he composed tho sir of hto flrrt Negro melody Ho passed from ono fine tune to another until ho reached tha perfection and pathos of such conga as "Old Folks at Homs" "Mass In tha Cold Cold Ground" "Oh Boy Cnrry Mo and "My Old Kentucky Ilaime" A- Swiss Da Barry Whet to the story ot Barry the St Bernard dogf MISS According to Series legend Barry waa dipt by a traveler whom ho waa about to rescue In mistake for a wolf His body was and to to be found la tho Museum of Natural History Berpe Bwlteerland Chief Jarttao WhKe'e WflL Pleas print the will of ths late Chief Judies Whits said to bo tho shorted will ovsr mads 7 v-1 -MRS Gw-D B-l We do not know that ths claim baa been kinds by people who would know that tha will of Justice White to by any means ths shorted on record It to very short and wlililn the compart of ringto scalene It reads: give bequeath and devtos te my Wife Letts White la couplets and perfect owoemLlp all my righto and property of every kind and nature whether rhal personal or mixed' wherever nit unted appointing' her cxscetrix of my estate without bonff and giving her retain Meerartegn Strldiv How to stepj or dride mees-uredf i WALKER Vyaeur from heel to heel or from toe to to Usually tha pact to ertlmatod at If feet Jn meesy Ing distance however it to eeti mated at three feet er ono yard v- Marie Conway Qrmter 4 Please tell mi someth Uig about Marie Conway Oemler tha author of "Whcrg the Young Child Wa" DAILY READER -Marie Conway Oemfer waa bora In Savannah Oflta 1114 the daughter Richard Hobaa and Helen (Browne) Conway 8ho waa educated mainly at bom In -141 1 she began abort-story writing aad has rise- contributed to the Ctnlury Home Companion Ladles' Home Journal and Tht sprit a -r 7 rv 1 r-g on i-S'fi 'VS' 'V- toga'll -t a Km thseah aot aot wholly a vr Btoeo quleksnsd by thy broalh -Oh IM ma whormortsr la -r Through this Hto sr drain This day te tend aM raws ray totjPfV'VVvil All Has hsnrath th see 7 I Thw hesw'st if test testewdd er eott AM 1st thy will te de 'W -j Iks whsra tom uopto 1 ell arae -r rartS as 'A7 '7i fit batac tats 'y toedew rissl- bj Om sharud 1st All aalurrts i-- S-1 Tle Homeutead Btriko In the Homestead strike "wara I Federal troppa culled puff i -i- In tha Homestead strike of 1444' Federal troops were' not need blit' practically tha whole' National Guard ot Pennsylvania wu 'called Time on Shipboard I--' I ping a half our after thou bourn -o ys oa bell to Mrucki half hour I two bell and so oa until eight ball-4 ends tha ordinary waHK---: Value of Hew long have pearls been Inld'rf'! valuable? MIJB Mc Pearle are ot extreme antiquity reeofde of their extoteneq in -China hewing that 1444 years before Christ in htotory pear's are shewn te- k-A accepted In payment- of Y'-H-C A 'V 'V -t i.