New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1929, Page 6

'New Britain Herald WUBRALY PUBLIGHING GOMPANY e Tooued ity 48 Merald Bidg., 61 SUMSORIPTION RATES "ne s lo:'-'” = Ta o Meath Bacopted) wrch Birest Batered st the Pest Ofice at New w a0 Govend Clams Masl Motier, re TELEPHONS CALLS Business Ofice . " Bditeria) Reome " — orefitavie advertising medium .'I‘;-C:‘l',. Clicuigtion hesks 8¢ pree oom olwaye open to edvertieers. Member ol the Amariated I'ress The Awoclated Prem fo eaciieirely o8 titiea (e the use for re-publication of oil wews credited te It o1 Dot otherwise croited 'n this papes sad else locsl 80ws published thersin. Momber Sudit Ueress of Circalstion She A B. C W o sstiena! ergauization which furatehes uowspapers and adver tisers With & atrictly hevest aasiysis of cirouistion. Ouwr circulation statistiss are 10 1o on mle daly 1o Kew Yorr® o etaliag's Newwtand Times Schults's Newestands, Batrasce Oene Comirals 4324 Bireet. ————————— Reading Sinclair's main thought: . Eighty-eight more days until as good a day as Christmas. Coming to an agreement with Ber- lin regarding fire protection is get- ting to be as difficult as settling the reparations tangle. As we understand it, there are go- ng to be four more “light houses™ for weary autoists to hit. The weather man evidently has forgotten that it is no longer neces- sary to “keep cool with Coohdge.” Picture the irresistable force meeting the immovable object—the 15th amendment and the 19th hole. Garlic being one of the few articles on the tariff list favored by = de- erease in duties, we begin to won- der whether it would be handy to " use in beating the high cost of liv- ing. The new role about Mrs. Gann's place at the dinner table in Wash- ington gives the impression the capi- ., tal is short on material for teatable - eonversation. DEBENTURE ADVENTURE Benator William E. Borah, who during the recent campaign was one #f the spellbinding radio aces who . made speeches in behalf of Mr. Hoover, turned out to be one of the 13 Republicans in the Senate who voted for the debenture plan of farm relief, which President Hoover | epposes with unstinting vigor. Which _&gain proves there is no telling how " Jong Borah will support anyone even after making speeches on his behalf. ‘The present Congress, lled in " special seasion to accomplish farm . .relief and tinker with the tariff, is “turning into a beautiful exhibition " ot log rolling. The defeat of Hoover in the Senate on the debenture is- ~sue means that “mutual concessions” will have to be made between the farm bloc and the industrial bloc be- fore an agréement on either farm re- liet or tariff tinkering is possible. The “you tickle me if I tickle you” . plan will prevail. Some call it “log rolling.” CITY MAPS Being dissatisfied with “mercial city maps probably comes natural, especially when a city shows @ disposition to be a few laps ahead of each issue of said maps. And this s not %o casy, either, when the maps rarely change. The main trouble with city maps the com- +fs that they are not comprehensive | ‘enough. Invariably they do not in- tlude the suburbs, confining them- oselves to the city proper: but they tare deficient in another important eparticular—new strects take a long Jtime to find recognition upon these aps. i ‘The publishers of the city maps. of seourse, are doing so for profit. The eplates arc made. and when it is Znccessary to print a further supply Sof maps for the various cities served sthe easiest way is to run the plates “through the printing press for an- sether run. If new streets are not on “the maps that is regarded as just one of those things that cannot be shelped. We wish, however. that the Cham- ber of Commerce wonld this situation and bring the force of its influence to beur wyvu . ation. If it is necessary city directories that and complete, it is equally nece to issue maps that are complete. This is no difficult trick. meeing that the city provides itself with a wap or maps that are always up fn which probably could be duplicated by making a trip to city hau 1o possess are accurate PRACTICAL FARM AID Just as the railroads, upon the suggestion of President Hoover, de- erease the price of hauling wheat to seaboard =0 as to help the farmers in exporting their surplue, the wick- ed wheat mart at Liverpool hegins lowering the world with “cheaper offerings in Canada and price, Argentina” helping to create mere farm dificulties. Though it is better to have too much wheat than too lit- tle, this philosophy doesn't do the soil-tillers any good. Helping the farmer, by the way, hus become one of the administra- tion's most assiduously performed tasks. It has become evident that one of the objects of the Federal Reserve board has been to provide easy money for the farmers by late spring and early summer. This would re- quire a shift of position from that regently taken, and it is said to be possible after the present object of the stiff rates has been attained. But if the stock market refuses to liquidate the F. R. B. will be con- fronted with an even more difficult problem. In other words, if interest rates remain high during July and August—which seems likely—the problem of financing the 1929 crops is sure to be scrious. The question is now veing agitat- ed in Washington whether it will be pomible for the reserve banks to pro- vide special rediscount rates applicable only to transactions in farm products. It something of the sort isn't done scarcely anythi that Congreas will enact in the realm of farm relief will counteract the | hardships imposed upon agriculture by the present interest rates. AN UNSIGHTLY POLE One of those anachronisms which | stand in the way of perfect civic | beauty comes to light on the Russell | street side of the new Masonic Temple. Here is a building of such exquisite architectural beauty that all citizens can point to it avith that pride which comes from the pos- session of eduring works of art in stone. But on the Russell street side. near the corner, is an ugly telephone pole. The pole would not look so ugly if the surroundings were not 80 beautiful; it detracts greatly from the appearance of the new building. The Masons and their affiliated or- ganizations should see to it that the pole is removed at the ecarliest pos- sible time, AGAIN A LANDMARK PASSES Removal of the old Cooley home on West Main street, adjoining the Baptist church, is proceeding awift- ly. 8oon the last vestige of the rows of residences that extended along this side of the street quite to the junction of Main street will be a memory. It is difficult, perhaps, for the newer generation to realize that this portion of West Main street once was thoroughly residential as the street now is further west. Some of the foremost families of the city in those days lived in this vicinity. One by one they departed, and year by year the houses departed also. Up to a few years ago other relics of bygone residential splendor remain- ed in the block; but for several years now the Cooley mansion was alone as a reminder of past glories. Now that (0o goes the way of the others. In the wake of the disappeared old-time residences inevitably come business structures, built in the most modern manner, designed to ac- commodate the commercial needs of the growing city. That is what is termed progress; it is what we are justified in welcoming with satisfac- tion. If there is sentiment that at- taches itself to the old buildings it goes down in the dust with their | demolishment. HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDED Compared with the age of some of | its neighbors, New Britain is a com- paratively young city. We got started lafter some of our neighbors were quite of age. We surpassed most of them because the people who settled here took to manufacturing things i for which there was a wide n.2rket. But New Britain has reucned the i point where the details of its early photographs of buildings and streets, mementoes of { history, its early lits early mettlers, need to be collect- ed and guarded for the edification of | posterity. | The New has proved to be a valuable adjunct Britain Institute so far Ito the historical spirit. Whatever of moment hes seen publication regard- !ing this city. including old books and |ola pictures, are on file in the Nibrary. That is a splendid public nervice. Everything of importance "concerning New Britain's early his- vital tory and the part played by its lead- ing citizens, however, ix not being afeguarded in this This painstaking research manner lask requires and probably considetable effort. In ! most communities where such work ¢ |is done it is under the aegis of an historical society. consisting of pride- {tul citizens wiho are zealous guard- "ians of the history of the community, who search Into the recesses of for- gotten lore, who hold regular meect- ings and who place their data and ful citizenship | s {city whose of the early history of New Britain would remembrances be an invaluable contribution to such a record. They usually are pleascd |10 &peak of the carly town and early city; some of them were identified with its early history in an official or |tage who | findings at the disposal of a grate- | There are citizens still living in the | all of them took a thorough interest in early public affairs. What they know should be collated and placed In the unique records which could be gathered by an historical soclety. The longer action is delayed the harder it will become to acquire all the valuable data which still remains to’ be secured. BASEBALL ON THE SABBATN The first Sunday baseball game ever given in Boston brought 35,000 people into the ball park. This hap- pened only last Sunday. There prob- ably would have been a considersbly fewer number of spectators present had it not been for the fact that the Boston basebgll team involved—the Braves—had started the league race with unexpected strength. Indeed, they happened to be at the top of the | standing. Compared with the population of Boston and vicinity, however, this was not a huge assemblage. Boston, it must be remembered, prides itseif upon possessing a population round and about of around 1,600,000—if not more. The percentage of peopia who *“desecrated the Sabbath” by at. tending this professional baseball game, therefore, was slight. There was a much larger percen- amused themselves by cruising around in prvate convey- ances; only this is not regarded objectionable, for some reason. As a matter of fact, the number of peo- ple who work at the myriads of fill. ing stations on 8unday—the best gasoline sale day of the week— greatly outnumbered those who at- tended the baseball game in Boston. And of this, too, one hears no ob- jections. Yes, it is a funny world. GAS TAX COME The all-conquering gasoline tax having won its victory in 48 of the 48 states, it is an interesting mental exercise to contemplate the victory. The first gasoline tax was inflicted in Oregon in 1919, and the tax wi one cent & gallon. Connecticut did not lead in this universal infliction, but was adutiful follower. The gaso- line tax in Nutmegia also began with the one cent figure, as it did in some other state; but it did net stay there—as also was the history in other states. There is no guarantee, indeed, that it will remain at two cents. The tax is so easy to apply and brings such handsome returns that the gentlemen of the Legisla- tures believe in it heartily. Nothing ever invented brings in the coin in such handsome quantities, By 1921 the revenues of all the states possessing gasoline taxes at that time was enly $4,000,000. Four vears later, by 1925, the total revenue O gll the states from this source had reached $150,000,000. 8till going up, the total revenues last year reached $300,000,000, With such important states as New York, Illinois and Massachusetts jumping on the gas tax band wagon this year one can guess how the income will jump from this source before the year is out; and it will be much more nest year, as the tax in Illinois doesn't begin until August, and the infliction is also delayed in Massachusetts. By 1930 the states’ incomes from this tax no doubt will reach $500,000,000 a year. Posaibilities are endless. All states do not utilize the gasoline tax for road-building purposes, preferring to use part of it for education and other purposes. Legislatures in mest of the states have the power to order the money used as they see fit. As the stream of gold continues to in- crease and roll in it is possible that legislators may conclude that road bullding does not require all that money. Bome atates, as before noted, already have adopted this idea; and as usual, others may follow. TIN RING WITH RAIL RATES The effort under way by raliroads to change.the freight rate structure in their favor, tending 1o place it riore in conformity with a mileage basis, naturally alarms industrial New England. It is net likely, how- ever, that much will come of the leffort. The railroads are always try- ing to raise the rates, and all the 800d it does in most instances is another order by the Interstate Com- merce Commission to retain them pretty much as they are. would decentralize industry. This | process is contrary to the tenets of ,Mass production in one plant for | distribution throughout the country. |1t industry were decentralized |through the operation of high rail- road rates on a mileage basis higher costs to the consumer inevitably would result. Recently the eastern railroads re- duced grain rates to the seaboard in order to stimulate the export of the grain surplus. This was in the inter- est of national well being. Now, it seems, the railroads want to shake down eastern industries because the latter are prospering. To tinker with the rates is nearly (a8 bad as tinkering with the tariff. | Counter Divorce Suits Scheduled for Hearing The marital troublae of Stave Boken and Theresa Roken will h ‘!lr('d today in superior court. Each Rates based upon a mileage ha:sis‘ has instituted divorce proceedings sgainst the other, the eriginal action being brought by the husband charg- ing his wife with misconduct and asking for the custedy of threc miner children ranging in age from 4 to 7. Mrs Boken filed & cross- complaint denying all allegations and charging her husband with habitual intemperance and intolerable cruel- ty. Bhe also seeks custedy of the children. Boken is represented by Attorney David L. Nair and Mrs, Facts and Fancies The proper meéasure of a man is the size of those he hates. -— Nature evens things. If he thinks | he isn't appreciated, he appreciates himsel! enough to keep up the av. erage. Y’hen a man is converted, he' saved; but when a bond is convert- ed, the only salvage is evperience. Perhaps there is no short cut to culture, but a good shert cut to edu- cation is to buy Consolidated some- thing on margin. Woman is superior. Could a male hoat persuade female patrons to pay 75 cents for ginger ale? The world grows better. You no longer think a man important just because he has & gold tooth. 2 There is no record of a child ever having disobeyed a wise, just and tlawless parent. Floods and storms destroy small sectiona, but there never is a nation. wide visitation, unless you count Lridge. Don't scorn the humble. Musso. lini might be laying brick if Itsl- | ians were too proud to obey a boss. Americanism: “They are just a poor as we are, and if they can have one there's no reason why we should do without.” If @ mpn and his two friends agree, he can tell you what the in- telligent, worth-while class is think- ing. 8till, those who shake the presi- dent's hand are less annoying than thos¢ who try to pull his leg. It he can go shopping with her and not remind himself of an ap- pendix or adenoid, thé romance still endures. 1t the dead ever ceme back, we'd like to see Ananias do & few sketches for a seed catalo Néurotic: A grown-up who shows the same symptoms a kid does when it's speiled. Tt seema a contradiction in terms to speak of a “religious war,” and vet Big Pusinesi has made a com- ]monpllce ot henest stealing. The average man “grasps an op- portunity” in the same way that a |flea on a greyhound wins a race. IHG Jjust holds on while things hap- Will Durant says ch ity has be- come a joke. It all depends. You can find groups inh which the idea of getting money honestly is a great Joke. | | this sentence: “Henry I shopped for an hour,” said she, “and when he saw me come out of the store, he smiled.” Copyright, 1929, Publishers Syndicate 5 l’c;:l;o—hlay The bricklayers and the carpen- ters weorking on the new Y. M. C. A. hullding returned to work today after beirg out én strike due to the employment of non-union men by the company in charge of the con- struction of the new structure Guilding S @ lodge, 8. of B. started out to visit the Meriden lodge last evening but the hore pulling theéir large team dropped dead on the way. The committee on supplies had an experience with a syndicate bid last evening and voted (o reject all bids and advertise for new proposals. Tive bids were received from coal s and all named the same 5 per ton. Agitation has been renewed for the establishment of & one session day at the high and grammar #chool. Pupils at the high school have sent a petition to the school beard. The 68th annual meeting of 8t. | Mark's church was held last eve. ning. Rev. H 1. Bodley presided. William G. Muller was elected president of the New Britain. Driv- ing club at the annual meeting last evening. The senior class at the high schoel has picked Fred Schilling te | glve the farewell address at its i class day and Mise Gladys Hartman |to present the class will. A number of cades of ‘“spotted | fever” have been discovered in Hart- |ford. There are only two known | cases of the dreaded disease in this i(-n Both patients are in the isola- tien home. A Trinity college student died from the Aisease yesterday. Rain finally fell last evening after A long period of dry weather ana the trees and plants should begin to show signs of life in the near future. |Surgeons to Remove o 'mNeedle From Brain Pa. May 9 (UP)— | Surgeons expect to operate teday to remeve a needle from the brain of Resanna Harvey, 9-months-old daughter of Mrs. Jennie Harvey, of Pine Grove. Discovering the needle protruding from the child's head about three inches above the left eye séveral days ago. Mrs. Harvey tried to puil the needle out. The thread slipped and the necdle disappeared. An N-ray examination showed the | necdle in a vertical pesition in the center of ihe baby's brain. Correct waited while The height standard for British in- antry soldiers is & feet 2 inches. .. 1 Send all commumnirations (e Fus up KAk, care of the New Writain Herald, and gunr lettey wilt he forwanied to New Vorl Opr Aviation Hint! We nete it's lack of fuel acroplanes to earth, | Let's take g lesson from it, Folks, fill up our tanks of Mirth brings Then we can keep our cheerplanes, , factured in 191 our apirits always high, And maybe make a record, 100, as through the world we fly! Auction Bridge! First Guest: “What's the terrible veise in the next room?” Becond Guest: “A couple of auc- tioneers bldding in the bridge sanie!” The Odors! Radio Fan: “What was on the air night?” Non-fan: “Garlic, the gas-work 1 gasoline, and —A. R. Goldsmith The difference between a business man and a business woman is that the man looks for the latest wrinkle | in his trade paper and the woman in her mirror! | The Infant-ry, The Infant-ry With the— Helen, five years old, had just re- turned from the door after bidding good-bye to two young friends she ! had entertained. “Well, Helen, so the twins were here, eh?” asked her father, who arrived shortly after, *“What - did they have to say “Oh, they d'dn’t have to say any- thing. Their mother doesn't make them!" replied the little miss. —Mrs. W. J. Martin, Jr. THE PROBLEM OF THE-USED CAR By Marshall Bonner The problem of the used car be- ,comes a patienal menace compar- .able only with the old plague of the! |seven.year locusts, of what to dol with the second-hand cars For years, automobile manufac- turers have been confrented with the problem of what to do with the sec- ond-hand cars turned in for new ones. The fact that they have given any monéy at all on second-hand cars shews “what a public-spirited crowd the manufacturers are. It is like giving money for the return of water on the knee. When they get their old cars back, what are they to do with them? They can't eat them —that is, not unless they have been Loiled down te practically nothing. Some one has suggested that they be fitted with potted plants and used to decorate the public parks, or stuffed with almond meats and used as favors. There is no sense in dis- cussing these solutions. They are obviously too silly. However, we may come back to them if we can’t think of something else. Certain it is that there are a great many more uscd cars than there are used driyers. A dealer in the Middle West had so many used cars out behind his garage that he closed his house and hrought his family down to live in the cars—one car for the living-room, one for the dining-reom and, without- mention ing any names, one for brushing the children's teeth in. The only trouble wag that the smaller children kept falling off the running-boards and Rurtil themselves and it was diffi- cult getting the winter's coal into the car used for the cellar. The coal The latest coatribution to tone 2 business is the abolition, In & build. ing in New York city, of the un- couth old phrases “going up” ane “'going down" as applied to elevators Here the courtiy operators announce “ascending™ and “descending.” What & Let-Down! Patient: “Dactor, I don't feel a bil well.' Dr. Pearson: ve got just the thing for you, sir. S8ome genuine pre- war stuff. Patient: “Fine, Doc. You're won- derful. You really mean it?" Dr. Pearson: “Absolutely. Here's some guaranteed castor oil, manu- 1 | —Mother R. (Copyright, 1929, Reproduction Forbidden) QUENTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any (uestion of fact or lnferinution by writing to the Queation Kditor, New iritain Herald, Washington Hureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington. {D. C., enclosing twe cents 10 stanpe for reply. Medical, legal ar.d marital advice cannot be given., nor can es- tended research be undertaken. AJ) other questions will receive & pare sonal reply, nsigned requ :ane not Le answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor, Q. How high can an Army ob- servation balloon rise in the air? A. They are capable of rising to about 3,500 to 4,000 feet. Q. Where can 1 get literature about the Yogi Philosophy? A. From the Yogi Publication so- ciety, 800 N. Clark street, Chicago, Tlinois. Q. Can you tell me the difference between a *concerto” a “symphony” and a “sonata”? A. A concerto in modern usage, is an elaborate work for a solo in- strument with orchestra. A ‘‘sym- phony” is an orchestral piece in three movements, for overture or in- dependent use. It is different from a suite in not being confined to dance music, and usyally avoids dance music altogether. A “sonata’™ originally meant a picce for instru- ments alone, contrasted with a con- tata which was to be sung. It has since developed along specific tech- nical lines. % Q. What is Lata or Latah? A. An hysteric neurosis, locally | prevalent in Ja It is nearly iden- tical with the disorder of “the jump- ers” in Maine and Canada, and with the Miryachit of Siberia. It is a form of hypnotism, the will of the patient being subject to the will of another person. Q. How many American marines are now in Nicaragua? A, About thirty-five hundred. Q. What is the best time to bud fruit trees? A. It depends somewhat on the kind of fruit. In general, it may be done during mid-season from the latter part of July until about the first of September, when the buds are well-matured and when the| bark can be “slipped” or readily | peeled. Q. What is the origin name “Des Moines A. It is a French corruption of an Indian word and means *The | river of the monks". Q. How can the planets be dis- | tinguished from the stars? A. The planets have sensible discs, whereas the stars appear as mere points of light. Q. What is the best poison for bats? A. No poisen will kill bats be- cause they will not cat anhything but living food. bats out of the house is to close up all means of entrance which they have been using. of the | men had to toss it in, piece by piece. later send the used cars hack te the supposed to make cars not serve ax eral factories have had to suspend operations on new cars altogether in érder to make room for the old ones. Several manufacturers have asked me: “What are we to do?”’ And my answer always has been: “What would lLincold have done? (Net the Lincoln Company—the other Lin- coln.) Ysu manufacturers are con- fronted by one of the big problems of the age. Let's sit down and talk this thing vver sanely, as one man te another.” And when we sit down., we al- ways comt back to the suggestion, discarded carlier in this study of the situation. that the used cars be stuffed with almond meats and used for favers. But then, a lot of people don’t like almonds! His Four Kid~! Hubiell: “That lecturer on Child Raising said you should let a child take vp any line that he or she de- sires.” Clarke: “In that case, we're going |to have an Indian chief, a candy- clerk, a train robber. charmer in my family:" —N. C. Thorsen From time to time | have noted a groping toward the elegance of the ‘nld Freach salens in the conduct of Ot course, the deulers sooner or' tactory, but that just puts the prob- | lem off on the factory. A factory is a Bide-A-Wee Home for them. Sev-' ! The best way to keep | bership in the United Statea com- pare with the total population? A. The estimated pepulation is approximately 120,000,000. The church membership, according to latest figures, is approximately 54,600,000, Q. What does the name Yangtze mean? A, “Son of the sea" « Q. When did King Ferdinand of Rumania die? A, July 20, 1927, Q. What kind of a name s “Mona"? A. 1t is a girl's name from the Greek, meaning *‘soliiary’ Q. Under what classification doeés | asbestos come ? A. It is a mineral, a variety of amphibole. Q. What is_the peculiar charac- teristic of dum.dum bullets and what is the origin of the name? A. They are made to expand when they strike, creating an ugly wound. They get their name from the town of Dum-Dum, in Bengal, India, where the British government maintained troops for many years. At the Dum-Dum foundry, hollow- nosed bullets were manufactured for use in East India frontier fighting, owing to the failure of the usual type of hullets to stop the rushes of fanatical tribesmen. Other forms of bullets having the charac- ter of expanding on striking have been devised from time to time and are called by the same name. Q. How tall was Bob Fitzsim- mons? A. 5§ feet 11 3-4 inches. Q. What was the origin of the Apache dance? A. In Paris, bands of lawless persons who roam the streets and commit various kinds of depreda- tions are called “les Apache”, These persons frequent certain low cafes for their amusements and there they dance, carouse and drink with their women. One of their amusements is dancing, a rough and tumble sort of dance in which the female part. ner is thrown about a good deal. These young women pride them- selves that they can stand being knocked about and this form of dancing, which has been widely copied on the stage, is known as the Apache dance. It has nothing to do with the Apache Indians of North America. Observations On The Weather Washington, May 9.—Forecast for Southern New England: Generally fair tonight and Friday, except probably rain in southeast portion tonight; possibly light frost in ex- posed places in interior tonight; slowly rising temperature Friday; mederate nartheast, backing to west or northwest winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Geénerally fair and continued cool; probably light frost in exposed places in interior tonight; IFriday fair with slowly rising temperature; moderate winds mostly northeast and north. Conditions: Pressure is high and increasing over most of the country east of the Rocky mountain states with crest at Duluth and 8t. Paul 30.46 inches. A showery area pre- vails in the southern states from Do you know that you can scar conduct an ordinary ersation that direct or indirect to th advertising in & modern ne ucts named for some of t ancient nations. Our W it of interest and value. Fill out the 1322 New York Avenue, T want a copy of the bulletin PO! herewith five NAME 's'rni:i:'r AND NUMBER cIry | classic mytholo in_coin, or loose, uncancelled, U. 8. to cover pestage and handiing comts: Qkigherms easiward te the Carstines and Jersey ossst. A is centered near Wilmingten, N. C. 30.03 inches, 5 A long treugh of low pressyre is (orming over the Rocky mountsins. No material changes in temperetyres were reported. Conditiens favor for this vicinity unsettied weather followed hy fair and slightly warmer. Temperatures yostorday: Atlants ... Atlantic City . Bost, Cincinnati .. Duluth ... Les Angel Miami .. Nantucket ... Nashville . ... New Haven .... New Orleans . New York ..... Norfolk, Va, . Nerthfleld, Vt, . Pittsburgh ... Portland, M 8t. Louis . Washington . ., e yo hoard this one ? A REAL'GOOD BARGAIN An English tourist in Perthahire had been invitad to a day's shooting vith séme triends but the birds they expected to shoot were simply not there—the d from a sporting standpoint, was a complete blank, On his way home thé visitor pass- ed & farm and on a pond quite near the road he saw fifteen or twenty fine ducke #vimming about. Leaning over a fence watching the ducks was the farmer. “Say, my man,” said the Eng- lish chap, “what will you take to let me have a couple of shots at these ducks—I must shoot some- thing teday?” “Would ten shillin’s be a sair blow to ye?” coolly asked the Scot. “Not at all,” sald the delighted visitor, who promptly paid up and forthwith sent twe charges of shot among the ducks, killing at least a dozen of them. As he was wading into the pond to retrieve the ducks he jocularly remarked, “I'm afraid you made a bad bargain, my man!" “Oh, T don't think that,” said the man moving off from the railings, “They're not my ducks!" BY JOVE! cely read a parsgraph in English o hus not in it ené er mere references of Greece and Renie? A page ef y to bear names of modern prod- #oddesses in the panthéen of these fte resting mythelegy tolis history, You will find 1 coupon below and sernd f : = == == @= == <CLIP COUPON HERE® = == == = MYTHOLOGY EDITOR, Washington Bureau, Washington, New Britain Hérald, D. ¢ PULAR MYTHOLOGY, and encless postage stamp. STATE I am a reader of the NEW BRITAIN MERALD, Pt i wl o e