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FIND MIRROR 2,400 YEARS O.D British Museum Gets Beautiful Bronx* Specimen of Greek Metal Workers’ Art. A Grecian bronze mirror 2.400 year* old baa been added to the British mu seum's collection of Greek antiquities. Its age has been deduced from a com parison with other early Greek bronzes found In the Acropolis excavations. According to a bulletin of the Copper and Brass association, the mirror dates from earlier than 470 B. C. It measures seven Inches In diame ter across the disk, which is plain, ex cept for an egg-and-tongue molding and beading around the delicately worked edge. Marvelously well pre served, It bears witness to the great ness of the ancient Greek metal work ers, as Indeed to the enduring quali ties of the material In which they wrought, says the Nesv York Times. The disk rests on a base forming an arc of a circle, with a voluted pal rnette In the center supporting It. Be low are the figures of u winged youth and winged maiden, springing apart, one on either side, as though for (light from a central lotus flower. Under the flower is a spike which was prob ably fixed originally in some kind of a pedestal, as the whole work seems too large and heavy to have been used as a hand mirror. The figures themselves ure molded lu the round, hut the rest of the group is In flat relief. The girl, whose fig ure Is draped, Is shown holding a fold of her skirt, while the boy, who Is nude, curries u wreath. It is believed Ihat they represent Agon (Contest) and Nika (Victory). The earlier bronzes found In the Acropolis excavations allowed less freedom to the forms. The new statue is. In fact, a later modification of tlie “kneeling run" pose, as the feet of the figures are brought closer together thun had been the former custom of the bronze metal workers. BANKS ARE RICHLY HOUSED They Spend for Building* About On* Dollar in Seven of All Their Resources. A million dollars still seems to many people a large sum. Multiply that mil lion 1,100 times and you have the value of the homes in which American banks do business. Next to United States government departments American hanks are bet ter housed than any other institutions of any kind in tile world, says “tii rurd" in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The bunks have put about one dol lar In seven of all their capital, sur plus and undivided profits in buildings. A decidedly solid, even if not a liquid asset! In the procession to keep the hanks in front Philadelphia is in the van. New hank buildings in process of com pletion here exceed in value $10,000, 000. When erected, the old United States bank building in Chestnut near fourth street, now the custom house, was generally described as the most beautiful building in America. Huge as it then appeared to be. it would be too small for some of our banks to day. it is hard to overestimate the moral •ffect of beautiful bank buildings. Japanese “Movie Fans.” Recently compiled statistics by Ja pan’s minister of education show that the motion picture is the most popu lar form of amusement in that coun try ; next comes the public- story teller, and, third, the theater. It is less than ten years since motion pictures were introduced into Japan and now there are 800 theaters devoted to “movies.” The most popular foreign films are the ones with much swift action. Wild West scenes, hair-breadth escapes, cowpunchers and bad men of the wild and woolly West. Strange, indeed, must be the idea gleaned by the Japa nese stay-at-home of the American civilization they portray. Cremona Varnish R;-Discovered. A maker of stringed instruments in Italy has discovered the secret of the renowned varnish of Cremona violins which used to give to the old Instru ments their marvelous sonority. He found the secret in an Italian manu script dated 1710 an<i states that It is made with certain resinous substances and is not soluble in alcohol. The var nish was Invented by the hmttiers ! Van Eyck and used hy their Flemish successors. From Holland the secret j of its making was brought to Italy by Antonello da Messina, and It became known to the Cremonese through some painter in the Sixteenth century. Loose but Harmless. An Englishman was paying his first visit to Scotland. He arrived at a small town and liegan to question the porter. “I suppose you have a probost here?" “Aye,” said the porter. “And does he have Insignia like our mayors?” “Have what?” “Insignia—well, for instance, does he have a chain?” "A chain?” said the astonished por- I ter. “Na, na. He guns.* loose; but j dlnna be feared, he’s quite harmless.” _ Just Like Ail Men. The baby was bawling. I‘a stood It as long as he could and then ventured t* make inquiry. “What does the baby want?" “He Is like most men,” snapped ma. “How Is that, my dear?" “Doesn’t know what lie wants, hut keeps yelling for it!” she returned. “He will make a great statesman.” said pa. discreetly, VITONA MINERAL ORE This great mineral has been tested* for many years and has relieved thou sands of people of Indigestion Ca tarrh, Ectemcj, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Piles, Inflamed Bore Byes, Gout, Blood Poison Erysipelas, Constipation, Fe male Complaints, Nervous Troubles and all Blood Disorders. If you are afflicted with any of these diseases, or if your system is -all run down, n fair and honest trial I of this Wonderful Natural Remedy will do wonders for you. Place the con tents of the package In one quart of milk warm water, and let It stand for twenty-four hours. Then take a table spoon full three times a day in a large tumbler of water and you will find it a wonderful tonic. VITONA MINERAL ORE CO. W. Alston, General Agent 5002 So. 18th Street, So. Omaha, Neb. Market 8473. —Adv. WAS NAMED ISLAND OF GOLD New Guinea Was Discovered by the Portuguese and Later Divided Among Powers. New Guinea was first reported by two Portuguese mariners, Antonio Abreu and Francisco Serruiu. in loti. They were tlie earliest westerners to lund in New Guinea; but one Dom Jorge de Meueses. tlie Portuguese gov ernor of tile island of Termite. Is said to have landed there in lolM. Alvaro de Saavedra, a Spaniard, who vv s kin to Cortez, tlie discovert r auu c< D queror of Mexico, coasted tie Island in I5t!ia and 15119. trying to get back li .me ta Spain, says Adventure Mag. zinc, lie found traces of gold on tue north ern coast anti promptly labeled the Island Islu del tiro, or I land of Gold Tlie island was left to meditate— while the unthropoph. gi cheerfully rallied each other and did their lies! to eat one another—until the great pow ers Imd annexed nr stolen all the avail able lantl In the western hemisphere. Then they remoigh iv4 ''e v Guinea. An agreement between the nations of England, Germany and Holland parti tioned tlie island amongst those gov ernments in 1S84. Germany lost tier section In 1!>14 when a force of Australians captured the colony, which is now administered by Australia under mandate from the lieague of Nations. Australia also owns the territory of Papua (formerly British New Guinea); the Dutch still hold their section, about one-half of the whole island. DAMASCUS A BEAUTIFUL CITY 1 Horn*, Hama and Aleppo Also Are Among the Near East’s At tractive Places. Damascus is considered one of the most beautiful cities of the Mast. All Hlnng the road from Reirnt to this an cient city In the desert there are camel trains, almost In a c* ititinous line carrying the grain of tic plains to the sea anil bringing hack the produce of the Western world. The bazaars of Damascus are the most interesting iri the Near Mast, although they are not so extensive as those of Constanti nople. After Damascus. Homs and Hama, on the road to Aleppo, attract attention, set as they are in the midst of wild, desert country, hut refreshed by never ending wntfr. Horns is the center of a great grazing country, and Hama, with its ancient wa terwheels pumping water in prtmi rive fashion, is tiie center of an im portant silk Industry and market. Aleppo is a source of delight, for her bazaars are more primitive than those of any other city In the country and for the suite reason full of charm One can buy any produce of the Near and Farther East from these tiler elmnfs. the produce of the looms of Persia, the silk of China, brought thousands of miles by caravan, and wonderful brass and inlay work. Church on the Roof. A roof garden has been installed on the top of the new $250,000 Methodist Episcopal church «at Austin, Tex Lacking the lawn which usually sur rounds churches in cities the size of Austin arid smaller, and on which the night services of summer may be held, the hoard of stewards decided to build n roof garden where the congre gation may worship in the outdoor breezes. Over the four-foot parapet wall, which will surround the roof garden, the congregation will look ou ! the east Into the grounds of the statp capitol. .Special electric fixtures, at j inched to the walls, will Illumine the ! garden. Movable seats will he In stalled. and special arrangements made for seating the choir of the church. Judged by Effect. A snia 11 boy visiting his Indulgent aunt partook heartily of cuke and Jam. When asked if he hadn't had all that was good for him, he replied that he didn t know yet. “Well, you’re a funny boy.” said his aunt. "When will you know?” “In half an hour. If I'll) uot ill In half an hour. I'll he sorry I didn't take more; and if I’m in I’ll he sorry I took so much. That’s the only way I to tell that I know of.” Shifting Condition*. “Your constituents sav your speeches are not as convincing as they used to he.” “Perhaps they are right,” replied Senator Sorghum. “It’s dangerous to convince a crowd of voters so thor oughly that you won’t be able to make them follow a new line of ar gument In ease circumstances render It necessary for you to change your mind.” New Guinea's Wonder Woman. The majority of people, except those who are residents in Australasia, have never heard of Mrs. Elizabeth Ma hony, yet she is one of the most won- ] derful women in the world. Trader, j engineer, builder, farmer, stock breed er, shipowner and mine owner, she is the (mcrowned queen of an Island known as Sudest, near New Guinea, where she has lived for the past 33 years. A Good War Hoese. A farmer sold a horse to a cavalry officer, warranting the animal to be a first-rate war horse. Some time afterward the officer came to the farmer in a rage and said : “You call this animal a good war horse? Why, there’s not a hit of go In him! A good war horse indeed!” “So he is.” replied the farmer. “Sure, he’d rather die than run!” COMMON DUS I USED IN V.U£b When It l« Mixed With That From Coal the Combination Is Nonaxplo&ive. Dust Is generally regarded as an enemy rather than a friend, and , housewives have always declared re lentless war on the little purtlcles of matter that accumulate on their shelves, hut some people deliberately I collect dust and pile : :gh on shelves collect dust and pile It high on shelves When a slight explosion occurs In a coal mine there may he no Immediate damage done; hut the rush of air caused by this small upheaval stirs the tine coal dust on the tlnor of the mine, whips It Into the air and leaves It suspended; and coal dust, suspend ed In the air, Is a deadly menace, for nothing promotes the spread of an ex plosion more quickly; In fact, the sus pended dust becomes Itself an explo sive mixture, which, If Ignited, could easily wreck the entire workings and cause u frightful calamity, observes the New York World. But science has found that when coal dust In the Hir Is mixed with other dust It becomes harmle s. There fore In the mines are shelves, and on | the shelves are plies of dust collected from outside—ordinary dust, such as housewives sweep away. When n rush of air stirs the deadly coal dust It also stirs this harmless dust and mixes It I with the coal ; so that the air Is no . lopger a source of danger. Inspectors ! visit the mines and take samples of j the dust In the air and If the mixture Is too nearly pure coal dust the own ers are warned to put In more of the common article. CENTIFEDES FROM TRINIDAD London Zoo Is Given Two Specimens, Each More Thar. One Foot Long. A pair of unfriendly looking centi pedes from Trinidad have been pre sented to the London zoo. They are eueh more than a foot long, and at the broadest part nearly half an In h across. They are dark brown, with rings on the long feelers and on the legs, a pair of which projects from each flattened segment of the body. These tropical centipedes live in shady places, hidden under hark, stones or dead leaves, moving chiefly at night. It has been shown that the whole of the body of these centipedes secretes a volatile venom, so that even the wounds made by the sharp claws are extremely painful. Under the surface of the herd It carries a formidable pair of poison fangs, ihe venom of which escapes by a pore In the clnw being formed by large glands at the base of the claws. The venom Is an add opalescent liquid, hardly miscible with wuter. When injected into the veins of rabbits It produces instan taneous paralysis, with coagulation of the blood; when injected under the skin enormous aheesses are rapidly ; formed. The bite Is very painful to human beings, but has not been known to be fatal, although it causes insom- ; Ida. local swelling and occasionally ulcers. Regrets Passing of Parsing. It is said that Knglisli grammar as we studied It has been discarded, writes Mitchell Bronk in Scribner's. I certainly have found nothing resem bling It in the school work of my own children. The more's the pity! A language has Its anatomy, which must be mastered in order properly to manipulate that language. Mow we used to take apart and put together again and pound the meaning out of “Paradise Lost." and the selections from Shakespeare given in the hack of “Brown's Grammar”—that gram mar that was the law and the proph ets of Knglisli language study in those days! “Parsing,” it was called. But so the Kngliah speech became a won derful and living, albeit useful, thing to us. Rifle Has Done Its Bit. When u private stationed at Fort Benning was engaged In cleaning a rifle which he had Just drawn, he j pushed out a small roll of paper which j contained the following message: j ‘This rifle was used h.v Private Frank j Webster 2010213. I Co., 125th Inf. 1 ; fired this point-blank at seven Ger- I mans. Oct. 7. 1918, In an attack on the | Krlemhllde Ktellung during the Meuse- ! Argi ne offensive. On Oct. 11, 1918, | I fired with this rifle 115 rounds while i In the third battalion. 125th Inf. i Gassed In the Death Valley near Geanes, France. Whoever draws this | rifle can know It has done Its hit.” Big Cat* Like Catnip, Too. We have all heard that cats like catnip. It remained fdr government scientists to apply this knowledge | practically to the big cats They found the lymting of mountain lions and bobcats with dogs and guns to pre- j vent destruction of Western cattle | was an expensive proposition. Then | they thought of catnip. Large quanti ties of this aromatic herb sere raised. From this chemjpts extracted the oil which gives It its odor, {iow it Is no longer necessary, to look up the lions. They walk right Into traps scented with catnip oil. Why He Waa Sad. ‘"•'hy do you look so sorrowful. Den nis?” , ‘‘I Just hear-r-d wan man cal) an other man a liar, and the man that was called a liar said the other man would have to apologize, or there would be a fight.” "And why should that make you sad?” '"The other man apologized.” haiym Dun ifiuon, One thousand five hundred pounds is said to be the weight of the largest bull moose ever weighed in this coun try, and the greatest known horn ipread Is 78 Inches. “Jehu." Jehu as a colloquial name for a coachman, or for one who drives rack lessly. Is derived from a biblical source, 11 Kings, 9:20. “the driving Is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nlnishl. for he drlveth furiously ” A Doubtful Comp'lment. At r New Hampshire w<*drtlne r friend of the groom watered him closely during the reywcvay. and when It waa me' he haste. <*o 'o the happy man and said: "Bill, ve done tine! I had an Idea ye would he skit tish while ye was bein’ tied up, but hy gosh, ye look as hold as a sheep I" —Boston Trnnscrlnt. That "V" Soaped Vest. The V-shaped opening of s waist coat Is really a piece of vanity, giving the wearer a chance to show what sort of shirt ip- wears It originated In the days wbei linen was first worn, and rlie man wl ** eotild sport a linen shirt was eon- le:ec| something of a “swell He 1 <1 the opening out In his w aistcoat I tint all could see his elegance. Atao With Gloves. A magazine article is headed, "How to Treat Sick Bees " For our own part, we always trenl bees with re spect. sick or well. 1 DAISY MARTIN Inimitable singer of "blues”, with Jack Reid and his famous "Record Break ers” at the popular Gayety twice daily all week starting Saturday matinee. For Rent For Rent—l ive room house. All moedm except heat. 2914% North 25th Street. Web. 1831. 2t ROOMS -; FOR RF.NT -Furnished rooms for rent, in a modem home, one block from car line. V. ebster 1760. —.— ... - -— FOR RENT — Furnished rooms in modem home. 2875 W'irt street. Web. 4285. 11-9-23 FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Mod em. 2420 Charles street. Web. 6101. 11-9-23 FOR RENT — Furnished room in modern home. Suitable for man and wife. 2216 North Twenty-seventh j avenue. Web. 6834. 11-9-231 For Rent—A strictly modem fur nished room. Webster 2885. 2864 Grant Street. Call Mrs. Newby. FOR RENT—Five- rooms upstairs. 2210 North Twenty-sixth street. WEbster 6114. FOR RENT—A modern furnished room in private home, one block front Dodge street car line. WEbster 3024. (10-5-23) FOR RENT- One single bed room. 2216 North Twenty-seventh avenue. WEbster 6X34.-9-21-23. I OH KENT Beautiful front room In j private home. Home privilege. WEbster 5X80. _ FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms. Ftearn heat. Close in. On two car lines. Mrs. Anna Banks. 924 North Twentieth street. Jackson 4379 _ FOR RENT—Nicely furnished room. Strictly modern. WE-6557. 9-6-23 Help Wanted WANTED Colored men to qualify for sleeping car and train porters. Ex perience unnecessary, transportation furnished. Write T. McCaffrey, Supt, St. (>ouis, Mo, Wanted—Wide awake boys to sell The Monitor every Saturday. Mi St ella eons Madame A. C. Whitley, agent for the Madam South and Johnson bair system, wishes to announce to her many friends and patrons that she has moved to 2724/Miami street. Tel. Webster 3067.—Adv. I WILL CAKE FOR CHILDREN during day. Webster 6660. Many are showing their apprecia tion for the Monitor by sending in their subscriptions. Are you a sub scriber? If not, why not? Is your subscription due? If so, please pay it prmptly. Use DENTLO for the teeth. Large tube 25c.—Adv. THOROUGHLY worthy used furni ture of every description is offered for sale at very reasonable prices in our warehouse, between the hours of 1 p. m. and 5 p. m. week days. 8th and Capitol Ave.—Orchard A Wilhelm Co. I EMERSON’S LAUNDRY | ? 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No* t ik» Youi J j SHOE REPAIR WORK t Lent material, reasonable pricea I ALL WORK GUARANTEED } BENJAMIN & THOMAS | Phone Web. 5084—1415 No. 24th For SicKness & Accident Insurance Call AUGUSTUS HICKS j l et. l'(*l»Kier 6ISO 2716 Miami 8L | With Banker% Accident Inxuruni:e Co. •'} :|: X Real Estate at Bottom jr !f Prices on Small Payments ’f I P. H. O’Dell Co. | f: Phone WEbster 4810 £ £ y •{• Real Estate & Investments X •j- Insurance and Loans X T X $ 2855 Ohio St., Omaha, Neb. i v Y X X i ^mm A Nice Complexion Is a great asset to any wom an. You can have one at a nominal cost. To be sure, use only the original and genuine ROBINSON’S Skin Whitener and Freckle Re mover. Sold at the Liberty Drug Company, 1904 North 24th Street. Web. 0386. j I. Levy, Druggist 24th and Decatur Streets WE bster 5802 We are as near as your telephone. HARDING’S ICE CREAM