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a Psge 10 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL r RED CROSS FOR Substantial Sum It to be Kept in Reerv in Cue ol Suddea Duailer Out of & fund of $30,000,000 available for its work this year, the American Red Cross has set aside $15,000,000 for European relief, $13, 750,000 for use at home and $1,550,000 for completing iU program in Siberia. In making public plans for carrying forward peace time activities, Dr. Farrand, head of the organization, declared that a considerable reserve must be held for emergency calls "incident to such possible events as the opening of Russia to intercourse with the United States." This deter mination, Dr. Farrand said, was reached after long and full consideration with government representatives in this country and Europe. ( With appeals infinitely beyond ita resources, and unable to count on additions to its total fund during the year, the executive committee, Dr. Farrand said, found it "both wise and necessary to consider the application of its funds so that the soundest possible sense of proportion might prevail." All obligations to soldiers, sailors and their families must be provided for, Dr. Farrand reported, while the Red Cross must be ready at the same time to meet relief demands due to disasters. "We are pledged," he added, "to the establishment of a peace-time pro gram in America for which $13,750,000 will be made available. In con sidering this item it must be kept clearly in mind that while expenditures in this country arising directly out of the war remain high they should rapidly diminish, and while our work for establishment of peace-time undertakings will increase in some measure, this increase will be incon siderable as compared with the reduction of war items." THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS (In an artificial pond.) Proud, languid lily of the sacred Nile, 'TIs strange to see thee on our western wave. Far from those sandy shores, that mile on mile. Papyrus-plumed, stretch silent as the grave. Car dark, mysterious pool and sheltered y. . And round deep dreaming Isles thy leaves expand. Inhere Alexandrian barges plow their way, Full freighted, to the ancient Theban land. i On K& male's lofty columns thou were seen, ! And spacious Luxor's temple-palace I walls, Each royal Pharaoh's emeralded queen - Chose thee to deck her guttering ban- quet halls; Tet thou art blossoming on this fair lake As regally, amidst these common things, As on the shores where Nile's soft ripples break. As In the halls of old Egyptian kings. t Thy grace charms, day by day, men's curious eyes. But he whose outer senses thought hatb probed. Looking at thee, sees stately temples rise About him, and the long lines of priests, white-robed. That chant strange music as they slowly pace ' Dim-columned aisles; hears, trembling, overhead, Echoes that lose themselves In that vast space, Of Egypt's solemn ritual for the dead. Aye, deeper thoughts than these, though undefined. Wake In the quickened soul at sight of thee, For this majestic orient faith enshrined Man's yearning hope for Immortality. And thou wert Egypt's symbol of the power That under all decaying form lies hid; The old world worshiped thee, O Lotus flower. Then carved Its sphinx and reared Its pyramid. Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. WORDS OF WISE MEN There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. All good ends can be worked out by good means. Those that can not are bad, and may be counted so at once and left alone. While we wait through the valley of youth. Its beauty, Its variety, Its pleasant greensward and dancing lights and shadows make us forget that It lies low. As we climb Into middle age the road Is steep, but we know that each step takes us nearer the sun. Eider Ducks Pluck the Down; Later Gathered for Export Elder ducks breed In thousands on some of the smaller Islands off the coast of Iceland. The birds are so tame that they will allow anyone to stroke their feathers or lift them from their nests. This Is because they are protected for the down, which Is a large item of export from Iceland. The birds pluck the down from their breasts to line their nests. When these are well lined the owner of the land takes the down from the nests. The ducks take more down from their breasts, and again It Is removed from the nest3. For the third time the ducks pluck down from their breasts, and this time they are not disturbed till the eggs are hatched, then the re maining down Is taken. The Girls' World. The Perfect Man. To be perfectly proportioned a man should weigh 28 pounds for every foot fit bis height. LAYS PLANS 1 920 Minister Was Inventor of First Percussion Lock for Fire Arms; First Used 1825 The first percussion lock for fire arms was Invented and patented In 1807 by the Rev. Alexander J. For syth, a Scottish clergyman, who was born Dec. 28, 1768. Firearms were first made In Italy In the fourteenth cen tury, and were employed in war by the Burgundians at Arras In 1414. These first small arms were really small can non, and were borne by two men. In 1471 Edward IV. had 800 Flemings armed with hand-guns In bis army, and a little later the Swiss armed 10,000 men with arquebuses. The musket was employed In the army of Emperor Charles V. early It the sixteenth cen tury. These rude firearms were at first discharged by the application of a flaming torch. About 1517 the wheel lock method came Into use, and after ward the flint was used, from 1092 un til the Scottish clergyman Invented the percussion principle of igniting gun powder in muskets, by means of det onating powder. The flint-lock guns were used by all the European armies during the early period of the Nupo leonlc wars, and only a few guns em bodying Forsythe's Invention were In use a century ago. Percussion caps were first generally used about 1825. Can You Spell This List of Words7 Test for Teachers Repellent Collectible Picnicking Inoculate Consensus Inferred Sacrilegious Dissipate Bilious Vilify. Any one who can spell these ten words and spell them correctly Is a smart man, according to Prof. W. S. Miller of the University of Minnesota, who applied the test to ninety norma) students who Intend to teach school. The best record was seven of the ten words spelled correctly '------''-' DECIDING ON THE ! BREED OF FOWL (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) A small flock of hens can be kepi with profit by many city dwellers who have a back yard. Even as few as eight or ten hens should produce egg! enough, when used economically, for a family of four or five persons throughout the year, except the molt ing period of the fall and early winter. Householders usually desire not only eggs for the table and for cook ing, but also an occasional chicken to eat For this reason one of the general-purpose breeds, such as Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, or Orpington, Is preferable to the smaller egg breeds, such as the Leg horns. Not only do the mature fowls of these breeds, because of their large size, make better table fowls than the Leghorns, but the young chickens for the same reason make better fryers and roasters, whereas chickens of the egg breeds are suitable only for the smaller broilers. The general-purpose breeds are also "broody" breeds, the hens making good sitters and mothers, which Is a decided advantage when It is desired to hatch and raise chickens, since the hens of the egg breeds seldom go broody and are In any event rather unreliable sitters and mothers. If, however, the production of eggs out weighs the desire for an occasional table fowl, the lighter egg breeds un doubtedly will be found better, be cause they lay as many eggs and do so on less feed, with the result that they produce the eggs more cheaply. It is by nil means advisable to keep some pure breed or variety. Where this Is done, sales at a profitable fig ure can often be made jf breeding stock Intended for market, or of eggs for hatching. Home of General .. Gen. John J. Pershing has purchased the above Home nt 1T4S It street, LIncolu, Neb., and has auoounccd his Inteullon to make Lincoln and Nebraska his permanent place of residence. In anuounclng the purchase of the home, the general said : "As soon as I retire from the service, I Intend to make Lin coln my permanent home, and, as far at I know now, will enter business In Nebraska. I hope to see my son, Warren, graduate from the University of Nebraska, as I did nearly 80 years ago." AMERICAN PHYSIQUE Records show Yankee army better physically than any ether army. Every now and then somebody comes along with something like this which is taken from the columns of one of the best-known American newspapers: "Because the American girl doesn't eat enough, because she doesn't guard her health, because she doesn't get sulllclent exercise, because she Is be low the physical standard, she Is to blame, when she becomes the Ameri can mother, for the faulty rearing of the babies of the nation; she la to blame for the lack of strength and vitality of the youth of the nation; the generation which preceded her Is to blame for the bodily unfitness of one of every four men called for serv ice In the nation's armies." It may be true, observes a writer In the Charleston News and Courier, that one out of every four men called for service In the war was rejected be cause of bodily unfitness but that was because America, having an almost un limited number of men, was able to set the military physical standurds very high and still get more soldiers than she needed. The American army was far away better physically than any other army; and after what America did In the war. It would be very hard to persuade any European, especially any German who served on the west ern front, that the physique of this nation is Inferior. "Appian Way" Was Ancient Rome's Main Thoroughfare and Fashionable Promenade The Broadway of ancient Rome was In Its time not less famous than the principal thoroughfare of New York. It was called the "Appian Way," and along It flowed all that was most in teresting and picturesque In the life of the Imperial city. Thronged by chariots and the vehicles of fashion, It was the favorite promenade of the Idle rich. Over Its smooth pavement successful generals, to whom had been granted the proud privilege of a tri umph, led their returning armies, with hosts of unhappy prisoners of war. The Via Appla, however, was much more than a city street. It was the metropolitan terminus of one pf the great Roman military roads. Begun In 812 B. C, It ran through one of the great city gates outward to Lower Italy to Capua, Tartentum and beyond. One mile beyond the gate was the magnificent Temple of Mars. Along the thoroughfare today are ruins of once beautiful buildings that resemble those of Northern France and Belgium. And no wonder, Inas much as their destruction was wrought by barbarians who were the ancestors of the present day Germans. But the great road, like others of Roman ori gin, extending over most of Europe, remains a wonderful monument to a bygone civilization. Mulberry Bark Is Used to Make Paper for Clothing "Kamiko," as paper clothing Is call ed In Japan, Is made of real Japanese paper manufactured from mulberry bark. The paper has little "size" In It, and, though soft and warm, a thin layer of silk wadding Is placed be tween two sheets of paper and the whole Is quilted. Velvet shirts and drawers made In this way are more comfortable. John J. Pershing Lights In Ocean Depths Afforded by Multitudes of Sea's Minute Animals On still nights In tropical waters the sea ofttlmes Is Illuminated as if by fires of Its own. Every breaking wave crest looks like a flame. An oar dis turbing the surface seems to dip Into molten metal. Swimming fishes leave wakes of brilliant brightness. The phenomenon la due to the pres ence In the water of multitudes of mi nute animals, each of which holds up Its tiny torch, so to speak, to contrib ute to the Illumination. Marine crentures of many tribes crustaceans, Jelly fishes, cephalopoda and fishes of various species carry lights. Some fishes have luminous disks on their heads, others have lum inous spots aloug their sides. The "angler" fish has a regular torch for a back fin, enabling It to see while looking out for victims which Its light Is expected to attract. Another finny species, found only at great depths, carries what looks like an elec tric light bulb, which serves an equiva lent purpose. It la In the depths of the ocean that the really remarkable light bearing fishes dwell. Theirs Is a reulm of Inky darkness, Into which no ruy of daylight penetrates. If they are to have light, they must furnish It them selves; and, to catch every possible glimmer, most of them are provided with huge eyes. OLD TUNES As the strata of perfume, heliotrope, rose, Float In the garden when no wind blows, Come to us, go from us, whence no one knows; Bo the old tunes float. In my mind, And go from me, leaving no trace behind, Like perfume borne on the hush of the wind. But In the Instant the airs remain I know the laughter and the pain Of times that will not come again; I try to catch at many a tune Like petals of light fallen from the moon, Broken and bright on a dark lagoon. But they float away for who can hold Youth, or perfume, or the moon's gold? Sara Teaadale, In Bcrlbner's. Maine's Indian Named Rivers Are Numerous Hard to Spell - The nomenclature of Maine prob ably outdoes that of any other state In furnishing memory tests In spell ing. Among Its Indtnn named river are the Penobscot, Kennebec, Andros coggin, Ailagash and Saco, and among the lakes and ponds Mooselucmegun tlc, Sysladadobsls, Sebago, Schoodlc, Cupsuptic, Caucomomoc. Pumgood kamock, Baskehegan, Cobbosseeocu tee, Chlmquasslbamtacook, Mole chunkamunk, Penncssewaseo, Muran acook, AmariscogglD, Chesuncook and Wolekenabacook. SAYINGS OF WISE MEN Felicity eats up circumspec tion. A good fellow lights his can dle at both ends. Full Vessels give the least sound. German proverb. Whatever Is fortified win be attacked, and whatever Is at tacked will be'destroyed. Gib bon. When a man finds 20 good reasons for staying uwny from home you mny lie sure he Iiuh at least one bud one. Criminals Are Made. Not Born Illinois Expert Declare Ninety Per Cent Could Be Kept in Right Path if Reached Early Criminals are mailo, not bom, according to a prominent Illinois jurist who has studied the juvenile question from the bench for nine years and who ought to know. This is whut he says: "Criminals are made ami not born," ho says. "Ninety per cent of those made could be kept in tho right paths if reached early enough. "Ick of parental control or home condition which cause the boy to leek amusement or companionship elsewhere, almost invariably end in trouble for the boy. Ho gets in bad company and tho next thing he i iu court charged with petty thievery or destruction of property, tho usual juvenilo misdemeanors. "Certain kinds of moving picture, too, have a bad effect The glamor of lawlessness and crime should never bo seen by the growing boy, as they tend to influence a desire for imitation. "Keep your boy away from the 'gang spirit.' That is hcre most of the trouble come in. There are organized groups of boy who go around together and get into trouble. These group or gangs have sotuo meeting place iu a hack or barn somewhere. Thi i due to tho neglect of the par ents, who should have tho boys home where they can be proorly supervised. It is up to the parents to break up these gangs. They can do it easier than any one else. "Few cases come into court where tho boy is of good family, a regular, attemlnnt at school and living in good surroundings. When this happens tho boy is generally a mental deficient in some manner or another." Explaining the puqx.' of tho juvenile court, the jurist said: "Tho primary object is the welfare of the child. We try to impress that upon tho parents and to secure their co-operation. Hoys are paroled always when it is their first offense. If brought iu a second timo and they show no signs of doing better wo take them from their parent and put them where someone will see that they have projx-r supervision and care. Ve try to keep them out of institutions as long as possible. When they are paroled we try to go further through visiting their homes and advising their parents and seeking to change tho conditions which caused the trou ble. We do not want to take the children from their parents, but instead try to keep tho homo intact. When it comes to a point where the parent won't co-opcrato with us and there, is apparently no hope of reforming the boy in his home, wo take him away. There is nothing left then, but that for the boy's own good." AMERICAN'S CREED School Children Are Being Urged to Memorize It School children In many cities nnd towns throughout the country are do ing urged to memorize "The Ameri can's Creed," which Is as follows: "I believe In the United Slates of America as a government of the peo ple, by the people, for tlin people; whoso Just powers are derived from the consent of the governed ; a democ racy Iu a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and Inseparable; estab lished upon those principles of free dom, equality, Justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrlllced their lives and fortunes. "I therefore believe It Is my duty to my country to love It ; to support Its Constitution ; to obey Its laws; to respect Its flag; and to defend It against nil enemies." Kiev, Capital of Ukraine, Is Great Religious City Kiev, tho ancient capital of Ukraine, Is one of the world's great religious cities. In normal times It counts as many as from 200,000 to 350,000 pil grims every yenr. Before the Mongol storm which Inld It in the dust In tho thirteenth century, Kiev was resplen dent with ail the glory of Byzantine art. Even now In ail that remains of the great cathedral of St. Sophia, built In 1037 by Yuroslav I, mosaics may be traced which show unmistak ably, their Byzantine origin. Kiev be fore the war had regained some of her fame as an art center. Her cnlhedral of St. Vladimir, which was completed In the nineties. Is witness to the genius of one of Russia's modern painters, Victor Vasnletov, who has Infused a new life Into the religious art of his country, Kiev has also an art mu seumor she had before the bolshe vik! had the run of the city. SAYINGS Or WISE MEN A cool mouth and warm feet live long. George Herbert. From hearing comes wisdom, from speaking, repentance. The modern child has as little belief In the fairy tales his mother tells him as she herself has In the ones his father tells her. Wise or unwise, who doubts for a moment that contentment Is the cause of happiness? The Frenchman sings well when his throat Is moistened. Portuguese Proverb. To Remove Varnish Stain. To remove varnish stains on cloth, first wet the spots with alcohol two or three times, then rub with a clean cloth. If the color Is injured, sponge afterward with chloroform to restore It, unless the color Is blue, In which ease vinegar should be used instead. TIME TO BE WISE Yes; I writs verses now ml then. Hut blunt unci rhu-rlil Is my pen. No lonuer tnlked of by young men As rather clever: In th hut quarter ar my yai. You set It In their furm nnd sirs; Is It not time than to b. wlset Or now or nev.r. Kntreat that ever sprang from Eva! When Tlma sllnws tho short reprlev. Just look st m! would you bailor 'Twaa oiici a lovort I rannot clear ths Hvohar srnt : Kill, trying nral Its timber's slsts, Climb stiffly up, tax, breath, and wait To trundle over, ThroiiKh gallopad I cannot swing Th niansllng blooms of lleauty's spring; I cannot say the tender thins, lU't tru or fals. Anf) am beginning to npln Thoia clrls are only hnlf fllvlp Who wnlnta you wlikd boi entwine In slilily waits. I fear tlmt arm abov Hint ahoulder; I wlli them Winer, graver n.1r, Bedater, and no harm If cuMer, And panting lens. AM people war not half an wild In former dny when starrhly mild. Upon her hliih heeled Knaex smiled Th brave Queen lieu. Waller Havana lender. Arabian Inventor Said to Have Been First to Devise Airplane and Make Flight Abbas Ben Knrnas, nn Arabian In ventor, It Is said, was the first human being to Invent and fly an airplane. He died as a result of his first flight In the year 783 A. D., during the reign of the Caliph Ilaroun al Itaschld, history records. Abbas is supposed to have con ceived the Idea of effecting mechan ical flight as a means of approaching tho heavens nnd aiding astronomical observations, from historical docu ments still In existence Itr Bagdad. With the consent and assistance of the Caliph he set to work to construct a machine In tho likeness of a bird, with a clockwork motor to actuate the wings. In the presence of a great multitude Abbas actually effected a flight which lasted several seconds, but Iu landing his machine was wrecked, and the In ventor was hurled headlong against a tree and killed Instantly. Tho secret of the construction of the first airplane died with the Inventor. The Cullph al Raschld offered huge Inducements to other eminent scientists to pursue the study of aviation, but none was found with stifllclcnt genius to repeat tho pio neer flyer's exploit. Many Places Are Named for Ornithologist and Artist John James Audubon, famed orni thologist and artist, will not be forgot ten so long as New York lives. In the upper section of the city there Is a fine street named after him; there la Audubon park, Audubon theater, a hundred or so Audubon restaurants j a telephone exchange is Audubon and' tho old Audubon mansion at One Hun dred and Fifty-fifth streets and River, side drive still stands. In this an-, clent dwelling remains the artist's studio and the laundry In which wasi Instul led by his friend Morse tho' telegraphic Instrument by which was! transmitted the first long-distanco message to Philadelphia. I