The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928, August 26, 1927, Page FOUR, Image 4

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    Brian Bo;u Recognized
as Ruler of Ireland
The O'Bruns and many other dis
liuguished Irish fninllies claim us their
ani-eator Brian Borti. king of Ireland
from 1002 to 10'4. This warlike mon
arch, says a writer In the Kansas City
Star, is regarded as the popular hero
of early Irish history and the stories
told about bis reign have led to Its
being regarded as a sort of golden age.
Brian passed his youth fighting the
Danes, who were constantly ravaging
Munster, northern part of the holding
of Brian’s tribe, and he won much
fame for the (lushing brilliancy of
these encounters. He was still quite
young when he avenged the slaying
of his brother, a tribal king, and be
came a ruler himself. Setting out on
a career of conquest, he forced virtu
ally every Irish tribe to acknowledge
him as its chief, and during the Iasi
12 years of his life he was regarded J
as the king of Ireland. Then the
Dunes made an effort to re-establish
their supremacy and some of Brian's
enemies joined (lie invaders. In 2u
battles, however, he displayed such In
domitahle fighting spirit that the
Dunes were all hut vanquished, and
liuully, at the battle of Cloutarf, in j
1014, the victory was made decisive. I
Brian, then eighty-tbree years old. was j
able only to advise on the maneuvers >
from his tent, where, after the victory j
had been won, he was killed. To tliis
duy many pilgrimages are made to j
Armagh, which tradition makes his
burial place.
Evidence Thai Tigers
Select human Victim
Man-eating tigers of the Indian juu
gles sometimes appear to single out
a certain person and go alter him, ig
noring all others until they get him,
points out Gen. William Mitchell, the
noted flying officer, in an article in
Liberty. The general tells a story to
illustrate his point,
“A native became separated from
his companions in ihe jungle and was
chased by a tiger," he writes. “He
succeeded in climbing into a tree,
while the tiger remained on watch
below.
“After a while," General Mitchell
continues, "his companions, noting his
absence and suspecting that a tiger
might have killed him, returned, mak
ing a great racket by beating drums
so as to keep the tiger away.
“The mai descended and joined his ;
companions. They were walking 1
quietly, single file, through the jungle, |
when suddenly there was a flush of
orange and black and the doomed
tuna was curried off by llie tiger. It
is related, also, that this man was the
fattest of the group.’’
Thunderstorm’s Beginning
The thunderstorm is owing to tlie
rapid vertical convection of air con
talning a large amount of water va
por. The lower air must, therefore,
be rather warm, say 70 d grees
Fahrenheit or oxer, else it would not
carry the requisite amount of water
vapor, and the temperature must do
crease rather rapidly with increase of
height, else there would be bur title
or uo convection. In the summer time
(lie humidity in Oregon and Washing
ton is rather low. Hence thundei
slorms generally are improbable. In
the winter time, when most of the
ra.ns come, the surface commonly is
loo cool tt set up vigorous vertical
convection. Hence thunderstorms are
not likely. Thunderstorms are not fre
qu.-ul in O'egou and Washington any
tune of the year.
Ravages of Hurricane
A West Indian hurricane means
days of anxiety to the inhabitants ot
the southern coust cities. The gov
ernraent gets reports of the approach
ing storms long before they roach the
American coast. When the storm
strikes it may demolish sea walls, tear
down telegraph and telephone wires,
und destroy buildings and strips al
anchor in the harbors. Ualveston.
Charleston and other cities have paid
dourly in the past for their unpre
pa redness.
In a single season a hundred vessels,
large and small, have been wrecked,
a thousand buildings seriously dam
aged, scores of lives lost and hundreds
of miles of sea walls, docks and tele
graph wires destroyed.
Building Note
A colored cook came home after
midnight from a revival meeting shout
ing at the top of her voice. Her em
ployer, letting her In, said:
“Aunt Mandy. this Is all foolish
ness. Religion shouldn't he so noisy
Tell that preacher of yours to give a
sermon on the building of King Solo
mon's temple, which arose without
even the sound of a hammer. And re
member that real religion is quiet and
peaceful.”
“Land, honey,” answered Auni
Mainly, “us folks ain't aimin' to build
uo temple yit. H'e Is Jes’ blastln
now!”—Capper's Weekly.
Good Manner a
Aa a man thinks in bis heart, so
be. Manners go deeper than eitqueti
Though they Login there they end li
morality They are established on tie
golden rule, "Do unto others us yor
would that they should do unto you."
If there had never been a hook o
etiquette published, or a code wrltte
down, humanity would hate neede.
nothing more than that rule hy whltr
to train the children of the race li
gentleness.
And so the text of good manners l
That another PxpHnd In the sunsh'
of your presence.
Believe That Stolen
Articles Bring Lack
An extraordinary example of the
survival of foolish superstition was
disclosed in the case of a Hampshire
(England) farmer who was convicted
of stealing turnips from a neighbor.
He explained to the magistrate that
he could easily afford to pay for them
und that, moreover, he had plenty of
turnips of his own, hut he wanted
stolen ones to make a concoction for
a cow which had fallen sick, for he
(irmly believed no other could he so
efficacious.
A similar belief Is held In many
parts of Germany, where practically
everyone boys a ticket for one ot
other of the state lotteries. Many un
educated peasants will tell you they
are sure of winning If the ticket they
have was bought with stolen money
In Turkey, copper rings ure worn
on the fingers to prevent erysipelas
If the ring has been stolen from some
one else. It Is supposed to answer its
purpose twice as well.
Examples might b • multiplied from
every quarter of the earth. Most
probably the superstition arose from
the natural dm ire of the criminal to
find some excuse ' >r his delinquencies
U. S. Grcnt Won Bride
V/hde Fording River
Ulysses S. Grain selected tin odd
lime to propose marriage to Julia
Dent. Lieutenant Grunt from West
Point hud met Julia while on a visit
to the home of his chum In St. Louis,
lie fell in love with her mid decided
to return to pursue his attentions, re- |
lutes Kdun SI. f'olmiin in “White
House Gossip."
Their betrothal occurred while they
were fording the Gruvois river. They
ere lu a light rig. the young man
driving. The ware's were swollen and
i he current so swift from the recent
heavy rains that they were in grave
danger. The manner of her clinging
to him in her fear of the water In
spired him with the courage to pro
pose to her then and there. In after
>ears she often related to her grand
liihlren the story of the betrothal,
placing special stress on the old su
perstitlun that unusual strength and
constancy were attributes of man.'
pledges made over running water, says
i ’upper’s Weekly.
Elephants That Burn
Mixed metaphors are not by any
means uncommon. Sometimes they j
are merely Inept: occasionally they
are ludicrous, in England the other
day the Salford city council emitted
a gem.
The question under municipal de ;
hate was whether Salford wanted to i
have ud exhibition hall. There seems |
to have been a considerable difference
of opinion. Said one speaker:
“I do not want the council to get
their Angers burnt with a white ele
phant!’’
Presidents for a Day
In March. IS4!». the United States
had three successive President on as
many successive days. James A. Polk
ended his term March ,'t. President
elect Zachary Taylor refused to be
Inaugurated on Sunday, and he did
not take office until March 5. As
neither administration was in office
David Rice Atchison of Kentucky ]
president pro tent of the senate
served in Hie Imm-im
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satisfaction. Best material, reason
able prices. All work guaranteed.
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Kindness to Animals
Trait of Portuguess
The Portuguese are the only Latin
nation that Is kind to animals. For
hundreds of years uoble Arabian steeds
were raised here and the Portuguese
rider sits well in the saddle by second
nature.
The donkeys here are smaller than
tn other Latin countries, and the
largest beast of burden is the ox. In
Portugal this creature is a strong
red, well-cared for animal, with wide
spreading horns. The streets are full
if yokes of oxen pulling carts with
uilld wheels bound fust to their axles
Since the axle is uugreused. a frightful
<<iueaklng annuumes the approach ol
tiese wagons, which can be heard a
idle away
Oxen are particularly common in
northern Porlugal where the yokes
lieiuselves are made of beautifully
•arved hardwood decorated with many
colors. Tlie wheels of these wagons
hearing tremendous burdens, ciattei
in the streets of Oporto.
I have never seen a driver tnaltreu1
nis animals In the country the cow
herds guide their flocks with enormous
oambon stuffs.—Itodu Koda in Uliu
Berlin (Living Age).
Famous Charter Oak
Honored by Funera'
There U one Instance on record in
which a tree was given a funeral, li
Look place on nn evening In 1856 In
Hartford, Conn Kings and mourning
streamers covered ihe shuttered stump
of a tree on the hillside, while hun
ireds stood around with bured heads
Amid the crashing thunder of a
rterce storm the mighty Charter oak
had fallen and the entire state of Con
neetlcut was honoring its pussing
There Is little of which this state 1
prouder than Its undent cliurte
granted by Charles 11, endowing tin
colony with liberties far exceedin',
those of the others
It was strange coincidence that this
charter, which was hidden In an oak
for safety's sake, bore the seal of s
monarch who himself, years before
had taken refuge In a tree of the satin
variety
Visitors to the State library at Hart
ford today may see a copy of tie
original charter. Its frame contalriiiu
fragments <>t the celebrated oak pre
served untlet glass these many years
—Grit
Subtle Rebuke
Cupid has shown himself to he Ul
terl.v Indifferent r* matters of stat*
and messages of great moment Ir
I' '7 James Wilkinson, who later he
ci.me a general In the United State*
army was an aide to Gen. Horatli
Gate* mid by bin was sent to con
gress at Yorktown In Pennsylvania
with the dlspan'iie- giving an accruin'
if the surrender of Gen John Bm |
goyne and the British army at Sara !
toga On the wav Wilkinson stopper j
ro spend a whole day with his sweet I
heart at Reading When he flnall' j
lellvered the dispatches and they wen
read In congress a measure was In I
troduced to reward the messenger wh*
brought such pleasing news Gov 1
Samuel Adams thereupon, with grav*
and solemn face moved that tto 1
voting man be presented with a paP
of spurs - Kansas f‘lry Star
"The Mnraeillaise"
"The Marselllulse lias been th'
french national anthem for over 10<
rears, since the time of the Prenrt,
revolution In April 17»2 when a
column of volunteers was about t*
leave Strasshurg the mayor of th*
city gave a banquet on the occastoi j
and Invited an officpr of artillery Ron ,
get de I,Isle to compose a song It ;
'heir honor Me wrote the words dm
'ng the night adapting the must' j
from an oratorio, and the song wo*
uing with enthusiasm the following
lay The Army of the North took nt
the song, which was Introduced t*
Paris by the Marseillaise battalion an**
became known as the hymn of th*
Marseillaise
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Desolate by Winds
There He* between Formosa imd th*
■oast of Chins a group of 21 Island
interspersed with Innumerable reef
und ledges which are called the Pee
■adore* Island* According to the In
^estlgatlon* of certain geologist* the*«
island* have suffered In a remarkable
manner from the northeast winds
vhlch blow with violence there durlm
dne month* of the vear The orlglna'
.rea of the Island' has been greatly
educed by erosion and their surface*
■ re barren and desolate, so that th*
Ind whipped group forms a quasi
•sert amid the green Island world o'
mtheastern Asia
Wild Wild-Animal Stories
The story of two Idaho meu wh
>illed a mountain lion with rocks I*
tot quite so good as the story of th*
\frlcan hunter who. unarmed met >■
Ion. He held the beast’s mouth opei
until It starved to death.—Atchison
iJlobe. And neither Is quite so good
as that of Baron Munchausen who
'nesting an angry bear, thrust hi*
uand down Its throat, grabbed It b>
he tall and jerked It Inside out—Cap
■er’s Weekly
Toleration’s Great Value
Tolerance Is the most lovable qua
ty men and women can possess. Ii
lalon enables them to see things froi
■there' viewpoints. Its generosity con
edes to others right to their owi
■pinions. Its very bigness wishes oth
era to be happy In their own wav.
'Mt
Child Training That
Ha* Harmful Effaet*
Too much or too little affection of
pareuls Is equally harmful and both
spoil character. The training that
produces docile obedience spoils the
child s native aggressiveness and
leaves him to be easily beaten In tlie
later competitions of life by minds
superior ouly in their Inner prepara
tion. The authority of a parent Is a
responsibility rather than a privilege.
Another risk assumed hy parents,
which Is not so commonly understood,
Is that of hurting their children hy af
fection. With human beings the love
attitude may persist In such a way
that the child never actually matures
and comes to have a fully developed
self-life, or indulgence heaped upon
the child by the parent may spoil tlie
/.est of life uud keep the child emo
tlotiully Infantile. He may become
fixed upon the parent so that he is es
sentially parasitic in his Inner emo
tional cravings and cannot maintain
normal relationships In busluess, b<>
eial contucts or later fumlly life If
he ever attempts to establish a home
of his own.—Fro i "Social Problems
of the Family" hy Prof. Ernest it.
1 i raves.
Trollope’s Cigars
Lord iiirkt ahead recently boasted a
lifelong devotion to cigar smoking, but
lie can hardly claim to have given
more thought and time to his hobby
than did Anthony Trollope, remarks
the Manchester (iuardlan. Trollope,
as soon as his income was large
enough to stand the expense, had one
entire wall of his library equipped with
air-tight little bins fitted with slid
ing doors at.il numbered. These he
kepi filled with choice cigars, laid
across and across like planks of tlin
ner, to get thoroughly seasoned. True
to the Trollope tradition, he worked
through the bins in methodical fash
ion, refilling each us It was emptied
with special Imports from Havann.
Thus, he declared, he attained the
most perfect smokes in the world.
Porpoi.e’t Fith Appetite
The porpoise has a great appetite,
is feeding constantly as opportunity
otters and lives principally on fish,
and scientists were uble recently to
get a clew to Liie number of fish a
lively porpoise may eat when a glam
porpoise was caught and 15,193 oto
liths were found in its stomach.
The otolith is the earhone of a fish, j
Is very hard, supposed to be the last
remnant of a fish that Is reduced by j
the chemical process In the mammal's
stomach, and the large number found
may hr far less than the number of
fish served live and wiggling for the
satisfaction of the porpoise. At any
rate, It bids fair to bold first place
as a fish eater.
The Arabian Nig hit
The author of the original Arabic
work, and the period In which It was
composed, Is unknown. But the Ara
bian Nights, as ll stands at present,
is the work of tunny hands, and nu
merous rcferi cos In the stories show
that they were added at dKTcrea
times. The work was introduced Into
Furope from Syria, where It was oh
luined In the latter part of the Seven
teenth century, by Antoine Galland
u French traveler It w as tirst train
tated and pubtbin-d by him betweer
1701 and 1717.
Classified
FOR RENT—Furnished room in
strictly modern home. One block
from Dodge carline. Call during
business hours, WE. 7126, even
ings, WE. 2480. tf-12-10-26.
FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room.
Modern home. With kitchen priv
ilege. Call Web. 6498. —tf.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Web
ster 2180. 2616 Patrick avenue.
WANTED—Working girl to take a
room in my cosy apartment. Web.
1186.
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FOR RENT—Six rooms, 1148 North
20th street; five rooms, 1152*4
North 20th. Modern except heat.
Webster 5299.
FOR RENT—Furnished room in mod
ern home, with kitchen privileges.
Man and wife preferred. Call WE.
0919 mornings.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. 2516
Patrick avenue. Tel. WE. 2180.
NICELY furnished rooms. All mod
ern. WE. 3960.
FOR RENT—Nearly furnished room
in modern home, kitchen privileges.
WE. 3308. 4-T.
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UNDERLAKERS
JONES & COM PA.-.":' I'no-Maker*
24th and Grant Sts. WEbater 11(8
Satisfactory service always
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PAINTERS AND
PAPER HANGERS
A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor
ating, wall paper and glass. Plas
tering, cement and general work.
Sherwin-Williams paints. 2419
Lake St. Phone Webster 6366.
IMERSON’S LAUNDRY {
The Laundry That Suita All %
$ 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 X
LAWYERS
W. B. BRYANT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-Law. Practices in all |
courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, f
17th and Famain Sts. AT. 9344
or Ken. 4072.
W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantfc
9344 and JAckson 0210.
H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun- a
selor-at-Law. Twenty years’ ex- y
perience. Practices in all courts.
Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and
Farnams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180.
HOTELS
PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018
South llth St. Known from coast
to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P.
Patton, proprietor.
THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Cum
ing St. Under new management.
Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell,
proprietor.
BAGGAGE AND HAULING
J A. GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Bag
gage, express, moving, light and
heavy hauling. Reliable and com
petent. Six years in Omaha. 2622
Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120.
C. H. HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th.
Baggage and express hauilng to all
parts of the city. Phones, stand,
WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1066.
Harry Brown, Express and Transfer.
Trunks and Baggage checked. Try os for
your moving and hauling. Also, coal and
ice for sale at all times. Phone Wehster
2973. 2613 Grace street.
DRUG STORES
ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th
Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply J
your needs. Prompt service. J
THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th
and Erskine Streets. We carry a
full line. Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbster 6328.
BEAUTY PARLORS
MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific
scalp treatment. Hair dressing and
manufacturing. 1164 No. 20th St.
WEbster 6194
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