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RURAL ENTERPRISE
This Will Withstand Earthquakes
Ja p a n I n tak in g no chance« w ith e a rth q u ak e « In th e c o n itru c u o u of the
new im perial diet building, which whs s ta rte d before the 1923 e a rth q u a k e
and will be com pleted In th re e m ore years. P hotogruph allows th e re m a rk
able am ount of steel which Is being used to stre n g th e n the building.
Tibet Has Real
American Indian
Find T hrow s
Light
on
O rigin o f N atives o f
This C ontinent.
W ashington.— In fnr aw ay T ibet, rt,-
000 mile« d ista n t from th e n e are st
point of the A m erican contin en t, th ere
exist tru e Am erlcun Indian typos Tills
conclusion, w hich throw s m uch Im por
ta n t light ou th e q uestion o f th e origin
o f th e Am erlcun Indian, Is one of Die
profoundly significant fru its of a re
m ark a b le Journey of 50,000 m iles, cov
e rin g h a lf tile glohu und occupying
(even m onths, which I)r. Ales llrd llrk a
m ade un d er the Joint auspices of the
Sm ithsonian In stitu tio n and the B u f
falo Society of N a tu ra l Science last
year, and th e first account of which
now a p p ea rs In the atinttul explo ratio n
pam phlet of th e S m ithsonian In stltu
tlon.
D octor Ilrd llc k a , who Is c u ra to r of
physical anthropology In th e I'n lte d
S ta te s N ational m useum and who r e
cently published a descrip tio n of the
new type of w hite A m erican, u n d e r
took his Journey to survey w hat bus
been and w hat Is being done In the
study of ancient m an a n d of th e fossil
apes In F rance, In India, In Ceylon,
Jav a, A u stralia and South A frica.
Such a world survey of th e position of
phyalcal anthropology
Is p e rh a p s
unique, and It produced re su lts of
g reat significance.
O f th e ty p es found In T ibet (and
elsew here In e a s te rn A sia) D octor llrd -
llcka sa y s th a t they a re so tru e to th s t
of th e A m erican Indian th a t If they
w ere tran sp liin te d Into A m erica no
body eoulil possibly ta k e them for a n y
th in g hut Indian. Men. wom en and
children resem ble th e A m erican a b
origines In behavior, In d re ss and even
In th e Into n atio n s of th e ir language.
T he Im portance of the light Ids dis
covery throw s on th e origin of Ihe n a
tiv e A m ericans Is obvious.
A ftpr a b rie f sto p In F ra n c e D octor
Ilrd llc k a early In April last y e ar took
ship to India, stopping to exam ine
som e A rab types at P o rt Snl*l and
Aden. O f th e p u re blood Arab, the
an thropologist say s th at be show s a
lively, Intelligent w hite m an's p h y si
ognom y (though m ostly brow n In col
o r), and th a t th e h igher class pure
Arali Is often a s light us th e so u th e rn
E uropean.
In India D octor Ilrd llc k a v isited the
Klwallk hills, an a rea th at probably Is
th e ric h e st source of unthropold ape
fossils In existence. W ithin th e last
tw o y e ars five or six new v a rie tie s of
such fossil an th ro p o id s h ave been
found there.
Migration of Negrito.
At p re se n t olie of th e m ost In te re s t
ing problem s In a n thropology Is to e x
p lain th e p resence o f th e N egrito In
the P hilippines and A ndam ans, llo w
did he get to his p re se n t hom es? H is
n e a re st re la tiv e s a re a p p a re n tly th e
pygm ies of c e n tra l A frica, hut a g re at
liidiridged space h a s till now s e p a
ra te d th e two. If lie extended from
A frica lie m ust have left tra c e s of Ids
p assin g in A rabia a n d India.
Such
trac es, so fa r at least a s the Indian
const lands a re concerned. D octor 11 rd
lleku becam e satisfied do exist. T hey
occu r In P ú rg an o s, n o rth w e st o f C al
c u tta , In at lea st one a re a along ttie
e a ste rn coast, h e re and th e re am ong
th e D ra v ld la n s and In th e M alabar
hills.
T hese discoveries bring th e
N egrito a long w ay f a rth e r to th e
w e stw a rd and so m uch n e a re r A frica,
m aking Ids d e riv a tio n from th a t con
tin e n t so m uch th e m ore probable.
W ith re g ard to the bulk of th e p re s
ent p opulation of India, D octor Ilrd -
llcka believes lie cun say w ith confi
dence th a t It Is m ainly com posed of
rfiree e th n ic elem ents th e Sem itic,
Ihe M ed iterran ean , and In c e rta in
p a r ts th e lla m itlc , o r N orth A frican.
T h e A ry an s show ev ery w h e re e ith e r
th e S em itic or th e M e d ite rran e a n type.
D o cto r Ilrd llc k a saw n o th in g th a t
could he re fe rre d to th e ty p es o f cen
tr a l o r n o rth e rn E u ro p e. It w ould
seem , th ere fo re , th a t th e A ryans cam e
from P e rsia am i Asia M inor r a th e r
th a n from or th ro u g h w h a t Is now
E u ro p ea n R ussia.
Hears of Wild Men.
P s ss ln g th ro u g h C eylon, w here he
re p o rts no definite tra c e a s yet o f geo
logically a n cien t m an, D o cto r Ilrd llc k a
proceeded to J a v a , touching Ht S u m a
tr a and th e S tr a its S e ttle m e n ts. O f
S u m a tra , a c o u n try not yet p e rfe c tly
know n, he sa y s th n t " th e re still pre
vail In th e Island, am ong th e w hiles
ns well a s th e n a tiv e s, beliefs In the
e x iste n ce of w ild men. T h e re a re said
Io he tw o v arieties. T h e O rting Pan-
dak (o rn n g m an. p n ndak sh o rt) is
said to live In Ihe alm ost Im p en etrab le
m ou n tain fo re sts of th e cetilrnl and
so u th e rn p a rrs o f th e island. T h e uh
liv e s d esc rib e him a s black, sh o rt,
lo n g h a ire d and wild, hut not In su r
m ountably shy. T h e second form Is
th e D ra n g Sedapnk. l ie Is sAid to
live In Hie u n h e alth y low lands of th e
so u th e rn p a rt of S u m a tra . H e is de-
FARM VALUES DECREASE
25 PER CENT IN FIVE YEARS
Shrinkage From $66.316002.602 to
$49 546.623,759 Reported After
Agricultural Census.
W ashington
A sh rin k a g e In th e
v alu e of A m erican farm s and farm
build ngs from iikl.31il,i«i2 ik)2 In P.rjii
to $ Ui.’-»tl.52;t,75p In 1929 w as e s ti
m ated In Ihe D e p artm en t of Com
m erce In a p re lim in a ry re p o rt on the
la te st a g ric u ltu ra l census. T h e dis
c re a se a m o u n ts to a little m ore th an
29 p e r cent.
F arm a cre ag e In th e sam e |>erlod
d eclined from P99.tM3.T1S to 9 2 4 * « ,-
9R0 acres, and th e d e p artm e n t s dlvl-
alon of land econom ics c alcu la te d the
decline In th e av erag e a cre value of
la n d and b uildings a t 22 per cent, and
fo r lan d alone a t 24 per cent. T he
v a lu e o f fa rm buildings. It ex plained
In c re a se d H per re n t.
'i lie 1929 figures, co m pared w ith
th o se for 1910, In d ica te d au Increase
scribed as having the body of a ehlld
o f tw elve, with long red hair on head
and body. H e Is very shy and runs
but does not climb.
In th e m ountainous re g io n s o f the
up p er p a r ts o f th e M alay pen in su la
according to Inform ation given to Doc
to r Ilrd llc k a , th e re still live th o u sa n d s
o f neg rlto ld [ieople, a n d th e re are
| m any old cav es w a itin g to be ex
plored.
T he visit to J a v a w as m ad e chiefly
to in sp e ct th e site of th e P ith e c a n
th ro p u s, hut D octor I lrd llc k a also de
sired to sa tis fy h im self a s to a n y pos
j slhle c u ltu ra l tru ce s of e arly tuuu, and
as to th e p re sen t population.
W hen th e a ctu al site o f th e Plthe-
i c a n th ro p u s w as reach ed by D octor
Ilrd llc k a , a w hole gang of n a tiv e s ad
1 vised by th e police w ere a lre a d y w a it
ing th ere, each brin g in g a little pile ot
fossils g a th e re d from th e m uddy
ledges of th e riv e r ns th ey w ere e x
posed by th e receding w ater. T h ese
fossils w ere e ag e rly ex am in ed a n d a
good selection was m ade fo r th e N a
tional m useum , but th ey Included no
I re m a in s o f any p rim ate.
In th e e a s te rn portio n o f J a v n Doc
j to r Ilrd llc k a found tra c e s o f th e pre-
M alay H indoo p opulation w hich pen
pled th e Island In e arly h isto ric tim es
In th e c en tra l p a rt of J a v a th e s e peo-
ple ev id en tly reached a r a th e r high
d egree o f c u ltu re und left Im posing
I ruins.
Full blood and o th erw ise full-col
ored A u stra lia n s, hut w ith tow hair,
w ere one of th e phenom ena observed
In a boat Journey along th e w e ste rn
coast o f A u stralia. D octor I lrd llc k a
also a tte n d e d som e of th e Im pressive
cerem onies of th e n a tiv e A u stra lia n s.
^ g TALE o f
KIDDIE
KÀTYDID
Arthur Scott Bailey
KITTY DID!
T H E h o u rs sped by a n d th e
A S moon
a t la st cro ssed th e sky and
dropped out of sight, K iddle K atydid
saw th a t th e re w us going to be
trouble.
H e w as w orried ab o u t B enjam in
Bat. E arly In th e evening B enjam in
hail begun to a m u se Mr. Frog. And he
wus so busy doing th a t th a t he
w ouldn't ta k e th e tim e to go aw uy and
snatch even a bite to eaL
N a tu rally , B e n ja m in 's tem p e r grew
worse us the night lengthened. And
K iddle K atydid had to a d m it to him
se lf th a t tie w ould be m ost u nw ise If
he did any Jum ping o r flying Just then
For B enjam in B at w as In so fierce a
hum or th at he wus ready to sn a p at
anybody w ho w as sm a lle r th an he
Sheds New Light.
"V ery w e ll! T hen th e re st o f us
will leave a t once." Mr. F rog to ld him.
And callin g good-by to all his frien d s,
Mr. F ro g flopped him self brisk ly aw ay.
T h e sm a lle r folk, too, v a n ish ed as
If by m agic. T hough B enjam in Bat
w atched sh a rp ly , he d id n 't even see
F red d ie Firefly w-hen he slip p ed aw ay.
" T h a t’s s tr a n g e ! ” th o u g h t B e n ja
min. “ He m ust have put out h ts light,
to fool me. But I don 't care, because
K iddle K aty d id Is hidden so m ew h ere
in th is tree. And Tin going to find
him —for I'm te rrib ly h u n g ry ."
So B enjam in began flying in and
out am ong th e m aple bran ch es. No
body hut he could h av e tw isted and
tu rn ed in such a h e lte r-s k e lte r fa sh
ion. It m ade K iddle K atydid alm ost
dizzy Just to w atch him. But K iddle
d id n 't ta k e his ey es off B enjam in, be
cau se lie Inten d ed to Jum p— a n d jtnfip
fa st a n d
f a r —In c ase
B en jam in
should spy him.
Now. a lth o u g h th e B at fam ily w as
a b le to see in th e d a rk a s well a s
F a rm e r G re en ’s cat could. B en jam in
fulled to find K iddle K atydid a n y
w here. C rouching m otionless upon a
leaf, and d re sse d all In green K iddle
K atydid w as alm ost invisible. B ut If
he bail moved th e least hit. B enjam in
B at would have found him out.
L ooking only for a tiny green figure
am ong th e green leaves, B enjam in Bat
paid no a tte n tio n to the g ray ish
b ra n ch e s of th e tree . H e w as really
stra n g e ly careless. Q uite u n su sp ec ted
by him. w hile he w as w ra n g lin g w ith
Mr. Frog, the c at had c rep t out of
th e w oodshed a n d stolen so ftly Into
Unit very tree , w h ere sh e lay m o tio n
less along a limb. She bail coine out
upon an e arly m orning hunt for birds
Slip w as a fierce old cat. T h e re w as
nothing, alm ost, th a t she w a sn 't ready
a n d w illing to fight. Even old dog
Spot had lea rn ed to shun her. And
now sh e w alled p a tie n tly un til B en
jam in B at should cotne w ith in reach
of h e r quick paw s.
T hat
stu p id ,
blu n d erin g
fellow
hum ped sq u a re ly Into her nt lust.
And how he escaped is slill a m ys
tery. T h e old c at alw ay s claim ed th a t
w hen sh e found B enjam in w a sn 't a
bird she w as so su rp rise d th a t sh e let
him go. And a s for B enjam in him self,
h e n e v er w ould discu ss his a d v e n tu re
w ith anybody.
K iddle K a ty d id w as
th e only o th e r one who saw w hat h a p
pened. B ut tie w as so frig h te n e d a t
ttie tim e th a t he only knew th a t B en
jam in B at to re aw ay to w a rd the
sw am p a s If a th o u sa n d c a ts w ere fol
low ing him. And people do say th a t
for som e tim e a fte rw a rd . K iddle K a ty
did sh rille d a slig h tly differen t d itty .
It w as “ K itty did, K itty d id ; sh e did,
sh e d i d !”
But w hen Mr. F rog m entioned th a t
new s, w ith a laugh, to B enjam in B at,
o ver In th e sw am p, B enjam in only
said, “ Stuff and n o n se n se !"
Yet he looked m ost u ncom fortable.
“T h e d a ta o b tain e d in A u s tra lia ,"
w rites D octor Ilrd llc k a , "th ro w a very
In te re stin g a n d to som e e x te n t new
light on the moot q u e stio n s of both th e
A u stra lia n and T asm a n ian a borigines.
A ccording to th e se o b se rv atio n s, the
A u stra lia n a b o rig in es d e se rv e tru ly to
lie classed a s one of th e m ost fu n d a
m ental and o ld er ra ce s of m an k in d ,
and yet It Is a race w hich show s close
connections w ith o u r own a n c e stra l
stock not w ith th e n egroes o r M ela
nesians (except th ro u g h a d m ix tu re ),
lint w ith th e old w h ile peoplo o f post
T he C at Lay M otionless Along a Limb.
glacial tim es.
As to Ihe T asm a n ian s, th e in d ic a was. All th e tin y flying folk gave him
tions a re th a t they w ere hut a brunch a w ide berth . And it began to look
of the A u stra lia n s, m odified p e rh a p s a as If he w ere going to spoil th e n ig h t's
little In th e ir own country. B oth peo fun.
ples have lived Hint th e A u s tra lia n s of
B ut all th e w hile Mr. F rog never
(he N orthw est live largely to th is day. once lost his tem per. E ven when
ill a paleo lith ic sta g e of sto n e c u ltu re. B enjam in Bat called him a long-leg
T hey lire still m aking u n p o lish ed stone ged, flat-headed, p a ddle-footed m ed
tools, which In Inatances re sem b le th e dler, Mr. F rog only sm iled und tu rn ed
M o u sterian Im plem ents o r la te r E u ro
a few so m e rsa u lts b ack w ard .
«
" W h a t’s th e m a tte r w ith you?" B en
peun p a le o lith ic types. B ut th ey a re
also c ap a b le of .a m uch h ig h e r class jam in B at a sk e d him u t lust. ‘'C a n 't
o f work.
T oday, a bout D erby, h o tties you spea k ?"
a re used in m aking b eau tifu lly w orked
“C e rta in ly ! C e rta in ly I" Mr. Frog
s p e a r h eads."
said then. 'T v e been try in g to think
From A u s tra lia D octor H rd llc k a 's o f som e w ay to p rev en t so m uch q u a r
Journey led to South A frica, a n d d is reling. It h ardly seem s fa ir to K iddle
e m b a rk in g a t D urban, N a tal, th e first j K a ty d id —th is u p ro a r In Ills dooryard.
task w as to see as m any a s possible of And since you a re th e one th a t's m ak
th e Zulu, ab o u t w hose e x ac t blood a f ing th e g re a te s t d istu rb a n c e , I'd su g
finities th e re w us som e doubt. From g est th a t you go a w ay a n d leav e us
an e x a m in a tio n of m any In d iv id ,ad s to enjoy th e re st of th e night In
the a n th ro p o lo g ist reach ed th e con- | p eace."
" I ’ll do n o th in g of th e k in d ! ” Ben
elusion th a t th e Zulu Is unqu estlo n a- j
hly a tr u e negro, though now and then, ja m in B at scream ed . " T h is Is my
a s In o th e r n egro trib e s, show ing a 1 p a rty . I th o u g h t o f It In th e first
tra c e of S em etic (A ra b ) ty p e due place. And I'm going to s ta y here u n
til d aw n ."
p ro bably to old a d m ix tu res.
((g) by Grosaet A D u n lap )
T h e tw o multi o b jec ts of th e visit to
South A frica w ere th e Investig atio n of
th e sp o t o f th e Im p o rta n t find of th e
Ithodeslun skull, and of th e recent dis
covery of th e skull o f a fossil an lh ro -
poid a p e a t T uungs, w hich h a d been
re p o rte d a s being possibly u d irec t
link In th e line of m an 's ascen t. T h e
By H .
K IN Q
Ithodeslun skull, found In 1921 nt
B roken hill, show s a m an so p rim itiv e '
In m any o f Its f e a tu r e s th a t n o th in g J
LOVE SUPERSTITION
like It h a s been seen before. D octor 1
Ilrd llc k a whs able to c le a r u p som e
NE o f th e v a rio u s s u p e rstitio n s “ 'V D C c e rta in ly have a good m em
of th e m oot p o in ts In c onnection w ith |
ory," com plim ented ttie H ouse
re g a rd in g love m a tte rs w hich Is
th is Im p o rta n t find, a n d he collected ; com m on In th e ru ra l d is tric ts of th is D etective.
for stu d y bones o f a n im a ls from th e ■ a n d m any o th e r c o u n trie s c o n sists In
“I’ve a good fo rg e tte r, too, K elly,"
cave w hich gave th e Ith o d eslu n skull, | d ivining by th e d o d d e r p la n t, a gold re m a rk ed th e H otel S te n o g rap h e r. " If
a s well a s tw o a d d itio n a l m in e ralize d i en th re a d lik e p a ra s ite w hich grow s I h a d n 't a good fo rg e tte r th e re
hones belonging to tw o Im llvlduala, ■ a b u n d a n tly upon bushes. T a k e th e w o u ld n 't he m uch In life for a poor
all o f w hich w ere d e p o site d w ith th e I d o d d e r and, w h irlin g It th re e tim es hut p re tty w orking girl like me.
e a rlie r re lic s In th e B ritish m useum .
"W hen som e nice boy ta k e s my hand
a ro u n d y o u r head, th ro w It on a bush
If It lives your love Is r e tu r n e d ; If It a n d looks Into my blue eyes a u d tells
L an d R ich In M aterial.
dies th e re v erse Is ttie ense. F or so me th a t he nev er knew w hat th e nice
T h e fossil skull o f an a n th ro p o id
m any c e n tu rie s h a s th e dodder been girl Was u n til th a t first n ig h t he
u[>e, found In T a u n g s In 192». belongs,
used by ttie su p e rstitio u s fo r th is p u r danced w ith me. and th n t I m ade all
a cc o rd in g to D o cto r Ilrd llc k a , to a
pose th a t Ils com m on n am e h a s be th e re st of 'em look like selling-platers.
species of a n th ro p o id ni>e of nhont th e
I forget th e o th e r boys who held the
com e "D ove Vine."
slz.e of a c h im p a n ze e anil ev id en tly
Its renl a n d a n cien t nam e, dodder. sam e hand, looked Into th e sam e blue
re la te d to tills form , tho u g h th e re a re
Is d eriv ed from a T eu to n ic word eyes and said the sam e thing, b u t who
c e rta in d ifferences, e sp e cially In the
a re now ru sh in g aro u n d w ith gome of
m ean in g like th e yolk o f an egg—yel
brain .
T h ese d iffere n ce s su g g ested
low ish, and co n n ectin g It up w ith the those sa m e sellin g p late rs.
th a t th is apt* m ay possibly h ave been !
yellow light o f th e suit. Ancient
“ W hen I s ta n d In fro n t o f a big
som ew hat su p e rio r to th e chim panzee
m y th s and folk lo re ta le s show th n t sto re and see n m illion d o lla rs' w orth
and n e a r e r to th e h um an. B ut It Is
th e c onception of th e m an ns a tre e of fu rs and lingerie and Im agine m y
not n e c e ssa rily a form th a t stood in
a n d th e woniiin hs th e clinging vine se lf w earing all of 'em a t th e sam e
th e d irec t line of th e hum an phylum . 1
w as a s fa m ilia r a sym bol to early man tim e and ste p p in g Into a five-thousand
as It Is to us as a m odern m etaphor.
d o lla r 'H om e Ja m e s ' I forget th a t th e
Mr. C avem an w as an observing per
ed larg ely for th e d e clin e In Iowa, ihe
tim e I sp en d th e re should he used at
e x p e rts re |a irte d , w hile th e d e c re a se son—his w its w ere sh a rp e n e d by his hom e to w ash out the silk stockings I
In G eorgia w a s due chiefly to th e holl- c o n sta n t stru g g le to e scap e a n n ih ila w ore to th e dance last night so I can
w eevll and th e exo d u s o f n egro w o rk tio n ; o b serv atio n o f m in u tiae and dry them on th e ra d ia to r In tim e to
ers. In th e ra n g e c o u n try am i m oun d ra w in g of d e d u ctio n s th ere fro m w as w e ar them to a n o th e r one tonight.
ta in sta te s, th ey said, d ro u g h t mol th e one o f h is stro n g points. H e saw th e
“W hen I w atch the heroine a t a
collapse o f w h e at p rice s w ere th e lea d dixlder clinging to th e hush a s th e Ivy
m ovie' and Im agine I atn she, b ath in g
clings to th e oak. H e saw th n t the at Balm Beach In th e w in ter and
ing causes.
T h e in c re a s e In fa rm vnlites In th e d»>dder w as yellow like th e light of skiing In N orw ay all sum m er. I forget
N o rth w e ste rn s ta te s w as a ttrib u te d to th e su n , like th e yolk o f an egg. T he th a t If I m ake th irty bucks a week
a g re at e x te n t to th e d e v elo p m en t o f egg c o n ta in ed th e germ o f life, th e w ith thia ty p e w rite r and m anage to
w as a m ystic, vivifying get a few clo th es a f te r I have paid
th e d a iry Indftatry. th e fa v o ra b le p o si su n lig h t
tion re sp e c tin g m a rk e ts, a n d an In force from th e sun god. In his i*'x-up my m o th e r room and board I am a
c rea se d dem and fo r fa rm lan d for of th in g s m a te ria l a n d th in g s sp iritu a l right lucky girl.
ha concluded th ere fro m th a t th e dial
recreation«» purposes.
"When I think about g e ttin g m ar
d e r m ust possess m ystic q u a litie s ried to «..me nice guy and having a
w hich re n d ere d It m ost a p p ro p ria te bungalow In th e su burbs w ith my owl)
O ffic ia l G r e e te r
for w orking m agic w ith re g a rd to love car. flower garden, police dog. own
affairs. And he p assed th e IO ps onto chickens and a few of my own kids, I
F a s t O range, N. J. M iss M ildred
llu o to o n , tw e n ty -fo u r a n d a College us. I l l s s u p e rstitio u s descendants.
forget th e poor flsh m ost of my girl
| g ra d u a te . Is th e c ity 's official g re e ta r.
(G by McClars N cwsrapar Syadicata.)
frien d s have m arried »-ho i....... ...
: T he c h a m b e r of com m erce h a s niude
of 99 p e r cen t In th e a v era g e farm
value, hut c o n sid erin g th e d rop In the
p u rc h asin g pow er o f th e d o lla r d u rin g
ttiat In te rv a l, th e eco n o m ists co n clu d
ed th e re w as a c tu a lly a net decline
of
lit to 12 p e r c en t d u rin g th a t
period.
T h e decline d u rin g th e la st five
y e ars w as not gen eral, th e d e p a rt
nient'a e x p e rts found, th e sh rin k a g e In
v alues having been g re a te s t 111 th e
ra n g e c o u n try , th e w heat and corn
belts, and th e e a s te rn cotton sta te s,
w hile s slight In crease w as recorded
In New E n g lan d and th e Middle At
la n tle sta te s. In th e M ountain sta te s,
th e decline am o u n ted to 41 p e r cent,
In Iow a :n p e r re n t, and In G eorgia
40 tier cent. T h e In c re a se In New
E ngland w as ft p e r cen t and In th e
Middle A tlan tic s ta te s I p e r cent I'a
rifle co ast values rem ain ed co n stan t
C ollapse of th e w a r lan d boom, w ith
a fall o f corn aud bog price's, account ]
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J . Farrell M acD onald
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Thia popular “movie” actor ia a Vale
graduate, an artist and a mining en
gineer— In fact he it a scholar, a gen
tleman and an actor. An early love
for the stage drove him to trouping
with stock companies during his col
lege vacations, and at length took him
to motion pictures, where he has been
very successful in character parts.
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SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
By F. A. W A L K E R
SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
T _ JiiW E V E B well e d u ca te d you m ay
A
he w hen you tu rn y o u r back o n
th e old u n iv e rsity w alls, so p ro u d o f
the d eg ree you h av e won th ro u g h In
ten siv e stu d y , you will a w ak en l a t e r
to u re a liz a tio n th n t th e re is y et a n
o th e r school In w hich you m ust p ro v e
y o u r w o rth in ess b e fo re you cun a tta in
s u b s ta n tia l success.
You will find h e re no q u iz -m a ste rs
to sh a rp e n y o u r w its or s tir y o u r
Im a g in a tio n ; no g re a t lib ra rie s w ith
helpful hook of re fe re n c e to shed th e ir
illu m in a tin g su n s on th e d a rk e n e d
w a y ; no m aps or c h a r ts by w hich yon
can s te e r y o u r course.
You a re upon an u n c h a rte d sea a n d
It re m a in s fo r you alo n e to h a n d le
th e w heel and find y our w ay th ro u g h
opposing g ales w hich h ave tric k s o f
ch an g in g suddenly and h e alin g a g a in s t
you w ith te rrib le force.
I n n m ust o b serv e cH refullv and g iv e
close a tte n tio n to w hat Is before you.
else you will he blown from y our tra c k
upon hidden rocks, w here th o u sa n d s
before you h av e been w recked a n d
lost.
Am ong th e se tre a c h e ro u s ro ck s n r»
Incivility, self-conceit, egotism , van ity ,
cynicism , selfishness, obstinacy, p r e ju
dice Htnl unbelief, each one a w re c k e r
o f c u re e rs and a d e stro y e r of h a p p i
ness.
O nly In th e school of experience-
can you lea rn o f th e g re at d a n g e rs o f
th ese d re ad fu l re efs and w hat c o u rs e
to ta k e to avoid them .
I f . In the classroom of th is school
you a r e quick In jierceptlon, w illing
to bend your w ill to th e m a s te r m ind,
and e a g e r to play y o u r p a rt like a s e n
sible m an or w om an, n o tw ith s ta n d in g
th e high esteem In w hich yon hold
yourself, you will find su ccess q u ite
ready to flirt w ith you a t ev ery c o r
ner. and p e rh a p s w a itin g for you a t
th e doorw ay In th e m orning.
E ven a few m o n th s in th e school o f
ex p erien ce te a ch e s a very tr e n c h a n t
p rin cip le fo r Judgm ent and actio n , I f
you h av e w ithin you th e p ro p e r q u a li
ties. c o n sistin g m ainly of a unifo rm
c o u rte sy a n d -an a la c rity in o beying
o rd ers.
T h e m an o r w om an who th ro u g h
p e rv erse n e ss declines to do these-
th in g s m ay be co u n te d to m ak e a
sh ip w reck of his or h e r life.
T o ste p down from th e p e d e sta l o f
y our own c reatio n , m ay not he nil
easy th in g to do, h u t as you g a th e r
e x p erien c e yon will find th a t If you
Intend to p a r tic ip a te in th e ra c e w ith
th e efficient. It m ust be done.
1® by McClure N ew sp a p er S y n d ic a te .)
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