United PURITY News, February 1, 1929
. The 'Official Weekly
United
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C. M. Lee, Editor and Manager'
Editorial Offices, Trade and Cottaje Streets, Salem, Oregon
SLAYER WHO FEARED
KISS IS GIVEN LIFE
Youth Is Sent to Prison for
Killing Girl.
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- New York. The seventeen-year-old
murderer, who wqi afraid of a kiss.
lias been sentenced to prison for lire
lie Is Vincent T. Rice, a Staten Island
boy, and be slew his fifteen-year-old
sweetheart, Alice Joost. when she
asked him for a kiss.
, Having heard two alienists express
i their opinion that the boy's act. was
'committed under the Influence of an
Impulsive terror of intimacy with girls
j probably the effect of a too Intensive
religious training on a backward mind
land an undeveloped sexual Instinct
! Justice Selah B. Strong allowed the
: tMiy to change his plea from not guilty
to guilty of murder In the second de
f gree.
! Tlie opinion of tliese two mental. .ex
i
perts corroborated the statement Rice
had made In his signed confession,
that the murder was unpremeditated,
an act horn of his exaggerated horror
;of a kiss which he said Alice. Joost
offered to give him. -
Breaks Down and Weeps.
Rice, a pale, good-looking boy neatly
! dressed tn a brown .suit and maroon
'tie. who had sat stolidly chewing gum
tend leaning on his hand during the
.taking of testimony, showed his first
'sign of emotion when, after the court
jroom had been cleared, he suddenly
began to weep on his brother's arm
After Medical Kxamtwer George
Uord had described the condition in
which he fotfhd the body of Miss Joost
the night of November 2. Mrs. Lucille
Joost. mother of the dead glrU a
white-haired woman all In black, calm
ly told how, when she returned to her
home that evening, she found her
daughter's body across the bed In her
rom, with a gash on her forehead
and a piece of electric light wire
tightly twisted, around her throat,
i Then Rice's confession, sjgned tha
(day after the murder, was rend. In It
lltlce told of his afternoon wjth Alice
in. the Joost home, how they sang and
I played the piano, how. at dusk, Alice
(tried to kiss him, and asked him to
"he a good sport "; how her actions
and words filled him with uncontrol
lable auger, how be struck her down
and men, overcome wuu icnr, Biruu
'gled her wlfh wire.
Afraid of Kiss.
Then came, the scientific description
'of Rice as a young man deeply re
i pressed sexually, aCratd of girls, afraid
!tljat to kiss them might cause him se
hrlous physical harm, who reacted with
terrible violence when a girl offered
jblm a caress.
Dr. George 11. Klrhy, an alienist of
-jllll Park avenue, engaged by the
toj- s fuiiiwy, was cuneu 10 me siana.
IJe had examined Rice In. Jail, he
said, and found him constitutionally
Inferior.
"Do yon think." asked the district
attorney, "that this murder was pre
meditated?" "No, In my opinion. It was not,"
Doctor Klrby testified. "1 look upon
Ms whole act as Impulsive and unpre
meditated." j
Q. How did the defendant explnln
,hls act . to you? A. He said he bad
struck the deceased In order to pro
'teit his honor and preserve his health.
Q. How would you describe the
defendant's life? A It was one of
Intense repression. I attribute this
jto his religious training and the home
I influence,
Poctor Klrby went on to explain
that Rice had had epileptic fits from
jthe age of one to four, and that these
jhad undoubtedly resulted In his being
(mentally and sexually retarded. Some
where, he said, the boy had acquired
a real fear of Intimacy with girls,
which would explain his abhorrence,
,when. If his confession was truthful,
,the girl attempted to kiss him.
jBIG AIRSHIP WILL
BE READY IN MARCH
Britain's LateitCraft to Fly
Atlantic
'. London. Trial flights of the R-10Q.
(the glgantle airship- now being con
.atructed under the auspices of the
(British air ministry for the purpose
jof flying the Atlantic, will not be
made until March, ltrJD. according to
information given at the headquarters
,of Commander C D. Burney, who will
lead the expedition.
i uuis VIJI II1UIJUC1 UU1 liVJ SI AS
bee.n pushing his plans with all pos
sible speed, there have been "several
'delays as the result of manufacturers
requiring extra time to supply parts
'for the mammoth air liner. It Is
.'pointed out, however, that the predic
tion of trial Sights by March Is a con
servative one snd that It Is possible
Jthe. Intervening period will so cat
down.
Meanwhile considerable speculation
reigns as to who will comprise the
passenger Hat of the ablp on' its great
flight from England to Canada and
thence to New York. White the Brit
ish sir ministry nominally Is In charge
of the flight. It Is known that Com
mander. Burney: will be permitted to
select practically the entire crew, as
well as determine who. will be carried
as passengers In addition to the sir
ministry's representatives. - - i
Requests for permission to accom
pany the commander oa bis flight
bave beta pouring tn from all parts
of Europo-as well as America, but It
la declared ' that no final selections
as rd seen made. . . -.
Newspaper of the
Stores
Carnegie Man Finds
New Way to Mummify t
Pittsburgh, I'a. A new proc- X
ess for preserving animals, from
snails to humans, so that they
retain their living form and x
likeness has been discovered by X
Stanley T. Brooks, custodian T
or recent invertebrates at Car
negie museum.
-Instead of the Involved and
X expensive methods now used.
such as pickling In aiceholreni
balmlng. the wax method will
permit scientists to wax theft
see1mens and give, perhaps per
manently, the natural form and
other profiles of the animals
While waxing In a small way
has been die In Europe wllliin
the Inst few months, few sam
ples have been seen In the
United Slates, and Brooks proc-
j ess was worked out by himself.
Brooks he ies to present to
the Pittsburgh public, within a
year or so. a complete exhibit
of waxed invertebrates anf
ma Is.
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OIL STRIKE HELPS
UNFORTUNATE ONES
Blows ' Suffered in Past Are
Now Forgotten.
Wichita, Kan. Blows which they
'have suffered In tlio past are being
forgotten by YVIllard Goodrich of this
.city and his two motherless 'Jilldren,
as fortune repays them for ttelr pa
tience and perseverance. An oil well
has come In on their 80-scre farm,
which was left them by the wlfeand
mother, who died 11 years ago.
The flow of black gold assures the
family comfort and ease for the rest of
their lives. YVIllard Goodrich U known
for unflagging devotion to his little
family.
Mr. Goodrich rented his Inherited
farm. He preferred to farm his own
land. He stayed with his double Job
throughout the years, rearing the chil
dren, Arlcne. eighteen, and Dale, fif
teen. The father cooked the meals,
did the family washli.g, sent the chil
dren to school, and provided the In
come to maintain the home.
Sitting In his comfortable home. Mr.
Goodrich said oil had aroused no
dreams In his mind.
"l have no particular plans," he de
clared. "I don't know whether 111
move anywhere or not. I don't know
what It would be like to live more
than a mile from home. Of course. I'm
glad we struck oil; It means n lot,
especially' to a fellow with children."
Baluchi Women Fare
III in Divorce Cases
Peshawar, India. Divorce used to
be an easy matter In Baluchistan, the
little-known state which lies Just over
the northwest frontier and to the
south of Afghanistan.
All a Baluchi had to do was to ap
pear before the local court or "Jlrga,
composed of a committee of respected
elders, and State that his wife was un
faithful. He would at once be grant
ed a divorce, which. Incidentally, gave
him the lawful right to kill her.
It was argued that any man who
submits to the Indignity of acknowl
edging his wife's unfaithfulness must
have true cause. No opportunity was
offered the woman to state her case.
Now there are changes. Westerni
sation of the East, so strongly sup
ported by King Amanullah of Afghan
istan, has crept south, and Baluchls
are grumbling that the new divorce
laws are not nearly so satisfactory as
the old.
According to the present system,
the woman Is allowed to give evi
dence In her own defense.
Even so, the odds are against ber.
The "Jlrga" Is composed of men. and
is all-powerful In Baluchistan. There
Is no redress from faulty verdicts.
The accused, when found guilty, has
to pay the penalty prescribed and
summary Justice is meted out.
Effort to Increase
Strawberry Profits
Washington. To determine the ma
jor factors which affect the returns to
growers the Department of Agricul
ture Is to study the strswberry In
dustry in regard to price ranges, com
position of market supply, weather'
conditions and competition of other
fruits.
Economic Information already baa
been gathered In North Carolina, Vir
ginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Flor
ida. Similar work will be undertaken
In New Jersey. Delaware, Louisiana
and Arkansas. Maryland State College
of Agriculture Is Independently Insti
tuting s similar survey in that stats.
Factors of particular Interest which
It is expected this study will disclose
are the. place of strawberries In the
organization of the farm ; the seasonal
movement from different areas, the
variation In time sod period of move
ment, the tendency to overcrowd par
ticular markets sad methods of mar
keting' and transportation. -
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Alcohol Is tbe most important sol
Tent, with tbe exception of wster, dis
solving many substances that water
will not dissolve. It Is also Important
la manufacturing many products and
la the making ef ether. -
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8onet!mes I wander in th past
Where cherished memories dwell,
Where phantom fancies come and so
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jkna weave tneir mysue speu.
I see the cattle on the hills,
Th ft1rfa nf prirn anrl haw.
The moonlit thicket where
The rabbits used to play
I hear the coyote's wavering' voice.
:
And see ayain the broken spear
Of wiM geese In the sky. hi. ,
Then, like a benediction falls 3t Vrfr
A memory rich and fair, j
Of mother singing in the dusk, ,
xi er ringers in my uixir.
The world may buffet me
My fortunes come and go;
Like fitful winds the flying years
May bring me weal or
But there's a land no ill
' A sacred place to mo-
le country where my
spfi
things that usfed to
LITTLE GIRLS' "DRESS UP" ENSEMBLES
. STRESS HATS MATCHED TO FROCKS,
AS MUCH attention Is being direct
ed to the ensemble theme in the
Juvenile realm as in that of grownups.
Not only do the shops emphasize the
matching idea, but mothers who make
their children's clothes are given ev
ery encouragement In the working out
of Interesting ensemble schemes.
Many who sew at home have every
confidence In their ability to make lit
tle daughter's dresses, but when It
comes to hats their courage falls, lest
the child's costume might ; have a
"homemade", look. However, now that
there Is such enthusiasm for ensem
bles. It Is worth while to cultivate the
"matching" habit.
If mothers who lack confidence and
Inspiration when it comes to bat mak
ing for their little folks, will ssk at
any pattern department they will find
that the art of millinery has been
made easy, at least as fur as bend
wear for children la concerned. The
style book contains pictures of hats,
patterns for whlcb are easily available
ranging from berets to cloches and
little turn-up brim effects.
Suppose there Is a remnant of vel
vet or silk crepe or any suitable ma
Motor Vehicles in U. S.
Mount to 24,592,370
New York. There sre 24U27U
registered motor vehicles In the United
States, an Increase of 1,463,055 over a
year ago, the annual tabulation made
by Motor Magazine from the registry
records of the various statea shows.
Passenger cars showed sn increase
"of C.2 per cent during the year, num
bering 2 1.408,300. The number of
motor trucks Is 2,123,774, a fain of
7.2 per cent.
New York state Teads tn the num
ber of vehicles tn use with 2,000,8 13,
followed by California. 1.8UG.224; Ohio,
14&0U0; Pennsylvania, 1,540,400; Illi
nois. 1 .0024)78 1 Michigan, 1,248,080.
and Texas, Ml 1.407.
The Increase of 1.463,033 In all
classes of vehicles during 1828 com
pares with an Increase of 1,125,922 re
corded during 1027.
, "Oomestlo sales of passenger cars
last year approximated 3,073,000," the
magazine says, "and the registration
Increase was. only 1.254,000, so It Is
obvious that more than 1300000 of
the cars, prerlotuly- In use were
scrapped or taken out of service In
seme otber way. Replacements, there
fore, are accounting for about 00 per.
cent of the total sales,"
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memories are
be. '
terial In the house. If mother be am
bltlous, with little effort daughter maj
be costumed as handsomely as Is pret
ty Miss Junior In this picture.
These stralght-llne-frora the-6houlder
effects are the most popular for little
girls at the moment. Sometimes the
fulness Is attained by gathering into
a yoke as In this model. Another
method Is to smock the material to
yoke depth. Still another smart styl
ing Is to lay the material In fine plaits
either box or aide, stitching them flat
at the top to form the yoke.
Lace collars and cuffs are consid
ered extremely vogulsh on afternoon
frocks for grownups, and tbey make
equally as modish an appearance on
"dressy" dresses for little girls. The
ones In the picture are handsome Irish
crochet.
As to the dainty cbapeau which this
winsome Utile miss Is wearing, it is
made of the same navy blue chiffon
velvet as that of the frock. The
crown has a bias piece gathered about
a circle of the velvet The flare brim
Is faced with pale pink georgette
which Is cleverly shirred.
JULIA BOTTOMLET.
(. list. WaaUra Nrrappr Unloa.)
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S Bureau of Standards
; Seeks a Perfect Fuel
n Washington. Why does the
J J engine of your automobile
i sometimes miss when you step
J) on the accelerator?
" That's what the bureau of
j standards, in co-operation wltb
11 tbe automotive and petroleum
ii Industry, Is trying to find out,
j tbo Department of Commerce
1 1 announces. -
J Tbe bureau of standards bss
ii already made a few discoveries
J ( along this line. For Instance.
of two fuels, one may give bet
Ji ter- results in winter, another
" In summer. Another discovery
2 1 Is that while the temperature of
11 an engine's wster Jacket baa
2 ! little effect on acceleration., a
motor will "pick up" Quicker
1 1 wben the Intake manl fold 4a hot.
J A perfect motor fuel Is wbst
ii tbe bureau of standards hopes
22 to find. It will Investigate also
i r the Tslpe of auxiliary devices
2 1 designed to tnslp low-grade gas-.
i oUno function as well as bigh-
22 test fuett.
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fSS. 111. Waatara HiHlw Cal.
1. The Only Unanimously
Elected President
THE founding fathers, who framed
the Constitution la the belief that
our Presidents would be elected by a
group of staid and steady councilors
of stats, tlie electoral college, unin
fluenced by partisanship, would be mr
prised snd dumfounded by tbe hurrah
and bullaballo accompanying tbe
modern American party nominating
convention.
The first national party convention
was not beld for more than 40 years
after tbe founding of the republic
Prior to that time various expedients
to place the names of available men
before the electoral college were em
ployedcongressional caucuses, legis
lative resolutions, state conventions,
mass meetings.
But all these were of gradual evolu
tion. None of them was ready for ose
In picking the first President
The Constitution had not provided
for any nominating methods. Possibly
this was partly because of a general
expectation that. Washington would be
the first President and would continue
to hold office as long as he wished.
There was hardly time. In airy event,
to develop uniform nominating
methods ' between the date on whlcb
the government waa formally declared
In operation and the date set for the
first election. Before news got
around to the farthest states, by the
slow means of communication of those
times, that congress bad declared tbe
states' must pick Presidential ectprSjj
In Janiarv. 17S9. It was almost tfwB
to select them If they were to func
tion. Political, attention in the states had
been monopolized by the struggle over
ratifying the Constitution. No prepa
ration bad been made for the first
election under 1L
In five of the eleven states entitled
to participate in the election (ilhode
Island and North Carolina not yet
having ratified the Constitution) gov
ernors did not summon the legisla
tures in time to- provide for an elec
tion by the people. Thus. In Connecti
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, South
Carolina and Georgia the legislatures
made the selections of Presidential
electors.
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
provided for popular election. But the
vote polled In all five was very light
New York politicians wrangled so
long about the means of choosing
electors that the state lost Its chsnce
to have any part In the election.
Fortunntelv. in this more or less un
settled condition of affairs, there was
almost universal agreement upon the
eminent availability of George Wash
ington to be the first peacetime leader
of the republic that had been founded
as result of his wartime leadership.
A few, It Is true, thought of wise
old Benjamin Franklin for the honor.
But he was then In his eighty-third
year. Most agreed that was too old.
Alexander Hamilton, on the other
hand, was too young, being still un
der the constitutional limit of thirty
five. But he was not too young to
pull wires skillfully.
The Constitution originally, before
adoption of the Twelfth amendment,
provided that each Presidential elector
was to cast two votes. The candidate
receiving the largest number waa to
be declared President; the next high
est, vice president
John Adams of Massachusetts waa
most generally considered the proper
man for vice president Adams him
self thought he bad as good a right
as Washington to the Presidency.
If all the electors bad divided their
two votes apiece between Washington
and Adams, the result would have
been a tie, throwing the election Into
congress. To avoid this, and Insure
the Immediate victory of Washington.
Hamilton discreetly and quietly passed
around the suggestion that each elec
tor cast one vote for Washington, but
that a few throw their second votes
to some favorite sons of their several
islntes.
xThls advice was followed more ex
tensively than Hamilton expected.
When- tbe ballots were counted It was
found that Washington bad been, tbe
unanimous choice of the 69 electors
participating. One of the 71 electors
who should have had a part In the pro
cedure was kept at home by gout, and
another was Icebound.
Adams, by contrast with Washing
ton's 69, received only 84 votes, the
other 25 being widely scattered in ac
cordance wllb Hamilton's little
schema.
That "black intrigue,' as Adams
called it, was a sorry blow to tbe
pride of the rather vain and stolid son
of Massachusetts. lie did not forgive
Hamilton for meddling with what be
thought would have been his chance
to contest with Washington on equal
terms for the honor of being the first
American President
NoJokm
"An apartment with four bath
rooms," exclaimed Mr. Mlttelbauui. as
be sat reading tbe paper. "How can
people use four bat brooms 77
"And why not r demanded Mrs. MIt
telbaum. Onefor eoal. mother for
the dogs, one to keep tbe fUb Is and
the other for a bath, maybe.' "What's
so funny about four L bathroom"!"
Vancouver Province
-Get SaaahLa aa Rm
Horses and mulea working In eoal
mines retain their health because us
ually tbey aro given f a sufficient
amount of exercise snd rest la tbe
sunshine to counteract tbe time spent
ta tbe mines. - - 4,.. u -
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. this novel.
SYKOPSIS
Arthur Faunco, en explorer, lea
hut returned from on expedition,
headed by Simon Overton, to the
Eouth Pole, where, according to re
ports, Overton died, Faunce, Over
ton's greatest friend, receivet the
honort ichich would have been
Overton'$ had he lived. Both Faunce
and Overton loved Diane, daughter
of Judge Herford, althougK neither
had ever ditcloted hit love for the
pirl. Faunce i being entertained at
a dinner given by the fudge. Dean
Price of the theological seminary
of Mapleton, his wife and daughter,
Fanny, and Doctor Sam Gerry are
present.
Faunce murmured a confused ac
knowledgment, blushing suddenly
like a. schoolboy. Dr. Gerry, who
had been listening attentively, bis
keen eye studying the young ex
plorer with professional curiosity,
interposed now, giving the conver
sation a new and unexpected turn.
"Courage takes on strange
streaks sometimes." he remarked
slowly, leaning back In his chair in
an apparently reminiscent mood. "I
remember a queer case out In tbe
Philippines A young private who
had never seen service before
went into action out there and got
(lonorable mention three times. One
Hi
Dr. Gany studied the
lay he carried a wounded comrade
off under fire, and some of the wo
men heard of It and wrote home,
trying to get the Carnegie medal
for blm. About ten days after that
the cholera brokeout in a camp in
Mindanao. I was ordered down
there with the regimental surgeon
when Private Bruce was ordered
on hospital duty. He begged to. be
excused, he turned as white as
sheet and his teeth chattered. He
wasn't afraid of bullets, but he was
afraid of cholera. Of course he
didn't get off. He had to go on duty.
and he was sent out with stretcher
to bring In a dead comrade. A little
Filipino, one of Uncle Sam's new
recruits, went with him. Presently
the Filipino came back; he said he
couldn't do lL-alone, and the white
man had run away. It. was true,
too. Bruce had bolted. He simply
couldn't face a quietly unpleasant
death, and pestilence got on bis
fterves."
Faunce, who bad been listening
with his eyes on bis plate, looked
up now, and his glance kindled with
something akin to anger.
"Perhaps It wasn't pure coward
ice," be exclaimed with feeling.
"It's easier to Judge another man
than to do the thing yourself. I"
He stopped short, aware of the si
lence around the table, and then
ended lamely: Tve seen men do
strange things under the stress of
circumstance!"
The doctor chuckled.
"So have 1. 1 ii once saw a burly
blacksmith faint dead away at the
mere sight -of a tortoise-shell eat
He'd inherited a pre-natal aversion
to that kind of a feline, and he'd
ttever been able to conquer It"
For the moment these two were
pitted against each other. Then
the younger man, perhaps aware
that he was being baited, dropped
jthe debate wltb a shrug.
"According to your idea, than.
Private Bruce bad an insane Im
pulse, Instead of simply losing bis
nerve, as I've seen men do a thou
sand times and tbey weren't cow
ards, either."
"You're not exactly the man we
Should expect to defend any form of
cowardice," interposed Judge Her
ford, smiling..
"With his magnificent record,"
chimed in Mrs. Price, in her ami
able voice, "it's aimply. fine to be
so considerate toward the weak
pesaes of the rest of us poor mor
tals." "I suppose, madam, that's to u
ly that I'm . not charitable," re
oined Dr. Gerry composedly. "As1
Bayberry CaaJIes
In making bayberry candles tbe
berries are collected from the bay
berry bush and boileU In palls of wa
ter. Tha wax rises to the top. ta
skimmed ot , ami boiled agnln. Regu
lar candle wicks are cut the desired
length, attached to, a rod dipped In
warm water and then dipped into the
pall of wax several times. Allow the
wax to harden between times. The
wax should De kept Just warm enough,
to be In a Undid str.t'e.
i," . ScaaJiMvla-. : " ' .
Finland Is not Included In the term
"Scandinavia. Scandinavia Includes
Sweden, Norway and Denmark, strict
ly speaking, but some geographers In
clude tbe sdjacent Islands at id Iceland.
in thc WIND
lyMARV IMLAYTAYLOft :
a matter of fact, Fve the greatest
sympathy for cowards myself."
"So have I!" exclaimed Fanny
Price, ber young faoo turned ra
diantly, like a full moon, toward the
hero of the evening. "I'm an awful
coward!"
"She Is," agreed her father cheer
fully. "She looks under her bed
every night for a burglar."
In the laugh that greeted Fanny'a
blushes, the topic was turned. DV
ane asked Faunce some questions
about his recent experience in New
York. ,
"I had to lecture," he replied
with an uneasy laugh. "That's one
penalty we pay In America when
we discover anything. I gave two
lectures, and I'm booked for a
third, worse luck!" r"
"I ahull try to hear that." she re
joined quietly, forcing herself to
smile in a conventional way, though
her eyes were still pathetic.
"You would be an inspiration," h
began. In a tone Intended for her
ear alone; "but" he hesitated for
an instant, bending his dark eyes
upon her "I wonder if I could keep
on making a fool of myself with you
there to see me do it!"
Something In his tone brought
the color to her cheeks, and she
passed his remark over lightly.
"I'm sorry if I'm a discouraging
listener. I think I'll have to give
emplorer with curiosity.
yon chance to discuss that with the
dean and papa. Dr. Gerry la too
critieal," she added, laughing at the
doctor as she rose from the table.
"Come, Cousin Julia and Fanny
dear, these men are pining to talk
politics when we're not here to
insist on suffrage."
"Oh, I'll give it to you any time,
DI!" flung back the doctor.
But she did not answer him; she
was smiling at Faunce as he held
open the door for her to pass out.
"Plea6e come soon and give us a
lecture," she entreated.
He made no reply, but his eves
were bent so Intently on her that
he entirely missed the girlishly ad
miring gaze of Fanny Price, who
followed her mother and Diane oul
of the room.
Leading the way Into the small,
old-fashioned drawing-room, Diane
seated her guests around the bright
fire on the hearth, taking care to
select a chair for herself that would
put her face in the shadow.
Mrs. Price took the low seat op
posite. Fanny, pretty and fair and
barely eighteen, with only a sug
gestion of her mother's button note
and her father's tranquil brow un
der a fluffy mass of fair curls,
dropped on a low cushion between
tbe two.
"Isn't be splendid?'' she ex
claimed rapturously, clasping her
hands. "He's so handsome isn't
he, D17 He looks Just as I've al
ways imagined heroes did 1"
"He's very good-looking, my
dear," her mother admitted ami
ably. "I couldn't help thinking of
that picture at the seminary you
remember it Fanny of David. You
must know It too, Diane?"
"I don't think I've noticed it very
much," Diane replied vaguely. "Of
course, Mr. Faunce seems a hero
Just now, and people are making a
great deal of bis exploits. It's right
that they should; but what hurts
me, what seems to me eo strange.
Is the way they forget that Overton,
led tbe expedition, that he made all
these great discoveries, that It Isn't
right to forget blm while they're
applauding the things he did."
"My dear, nobody forgets him,"
Mrs. Price assured her. "He was
tremendously real, I'm sure, and
we all liked him. Didn't you hear
what Mr. Faunce said that Over
ton was one of the best friends a
man ever badf Isn't that a great
tribute from a man like Faunce.
too?"
(To be continued.)
Action of Explosives
Tbe belief that gunpowder explodes
upward and high explosives downward
la erroneous. Each explosive tends to
act In all directions. However, when
powder Is placed on a surface it does
not actually shatter the object it Is
In contact with, vlhlle dynamite goes
off so rapidly that It does shatter tbo
object It Is in contact with, and thau
hole It makes, In fjie earth Is greater
than that "whlcb the powder makes.
Mot AacUat Treo
Tbe McXab cypress tree taken from
an asphalt pit in California Is thought
to bo more than forty thousand years
old. The woodrwas preserved by .the
asphalt.' which was thickly Incrusted
over It.
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