Hard to Get Exact Size of Hailstones The maximum possible size of a single hailstone cannot be stated pos itively for the simple reason that there is not always a trained observ er on hand to measure every large hailstone which falls. Hailstone? larger than a person’s fist and weigh ing more than a pound have several times been reported on good author ity, according to the United States weather bureau. During a storm in Natal in 1874 hailstones fell which weighed a pound and a halt They passed through a corrugated iron root as if it had been made of paper. Hail stone? 14 inches in circumference fell in New South Wales In February, 1847. At Cazoria, Spain, on June 15, 1829, houses were crushed under blocks of ice, some of which are said to have weighed four and a half pounds. In October, 1844, a hail storm at Cette, France, wrecked houses and sank vessel?. But these, like all reports dating back many years, must be taken with a grain of salt The untrained observer often unconsciously exaggerates. Then, too, some of these report? may refer to cases where masses of ice resulted from the coalescence, after falling, of a number of smaller hailstones lying closely packed together on the ground. —Pathfinder Magazine. Girl’s Father Settled H. C. L. Complication A congressman investigating the high cost of living said to a Washing ton correspondent: "The h. c. 1. is responsible for many vagaries and queer complications. “A young chap who had got en gaged to a girl was talking over the future with her. “ ‘With prices what they are,’ said the girl, ‘we must be content, George dear, with a small fiat and one or, at the most, two servants.’ “George coughed. “ ‘It’s my idea,' he said, ‘to live with your old man the first couple of years.’ “ ‘But, George—’ “ ‘That’s my idea,’ he interrupted. 'Think of the money we can save. No rent, no light, no grub bills, no coal.’ “ ‘But—’ “ ‘I insist on this thing,’ George in terrupted again. ‘I tell you, I—’ “Then the door opened softly and the girl’s father entered the room. “ ‘Children,’ he said, tenderly, ‘1 have decided that when you get mar ried I’ll come and live with you for the rest of my life.”’—Washington Star. Blue Laws Banned Pies “The pumpkin, or pompion," we read in Peters’ “General History of Connecticut,” published in 1781, “is one of the greatest blessings, and held sacred in New England. Of its meat are made beer, bread, custards, sauce, molasses, vinegar and, on thanksgiv ing days, pies, as a substitute for what tiie blue laws brand as anti Christian minced pies.” The same author explains why New Englanders were called pumpkin heads. As every male was required to hove his hair cut round by a cup, “when cups were not to be had, they substituted the hard shell of a pump kin, which, being put on the head every Saturday, the hair is cut by the shell all around the head.”—Gas Logie. Appearance of Tornado The chief visible feature of a tor nado is a long, whirling cloud, extend ing to or toward the earth As the storm travels along, at about the speed of an express train in the aver age case, and in a direction that in most cases is approximately from southwest to northeast, the zone ol destruction Is little if any wider than the track swept by this cloud. The width of the zone may be only a few rods and is seldom as great as half a mile. Its length average? something like 25 miles, but is not always con tinuous, as these storms have a way of jumping over places along their paths and leaving them unharmed. Keep Departments Efficient There is in the government a bu reau of efficiency, the duty of which, among others, is to investigate the needs of the several executive depart ments and independent establishments with respect to personnel and to in vestigate duplications of statistical and other work and methods of busi ness in the various branches of the government service. There is also a bureau of co-ordination, which investi gates cases in which it is possible to avoid the overlapping of departments. Busy Man at Home Mrs. Fletcher—Did you have a hard day at the office, dear? Fletcher—In re your question as to my day at the office, will say that business matters were pressing and that I am very tired. Mrs. Fletcher—Well, dear, dinner Is ready. Fletcher—Your statement in re din ner duly noted, and your suggestion will be acted upon as soon as possible. —Vancouver Province. A Typical Woman “Boy, tell me the truth I” thundered King Arthur of Round Table fame. “Who or what made all these nicks in my broadsword?" “Sire,” replied the tremulous page, *T should not squeal on a woman, but the queen’s^ been sharpening pencils." Australia Has Sea Serpent The most extraordinary testimony of tlte existence today of the sea ser pent eotn-s from Australia. Farmers living amid the swamps have been perplexed at the frequent disappearance of tlieir cattle. They thought thieves took the animals and Imre fhein away by boat, hm there were no tracks of men or horses—only a cut-ions wide furrow leading to tlte beach. * hie night a Imy was awakened liy the tiogs. and. calling some farmhands rushed out with his gun. Me was amazed to see "a great dark object re s* milling a huge snake, traveling across fences and paddocks at a ter rific rate. Its heat! was held high in the air. and in its mouth was a strug giing calf.’ The wide trail was followed to the beach, and the monster was seen to plunge into the sea. Curious Alloys In these days chemistry is enabling man to make over some of the most useful metals very much at ills will and greatly to his profit. In England interesting reports have been made on the properties of alloys of copper, aluminum and manganese, which slmw remarkable peculiarities. An aUny of .8.8 per r< nt copper, 9.90 per cent aluminum and 2.01 per cent man ganese showed enormous tensile strength, a cold-drawn bar having a yield point of 40.88 tons per square inch and an ultimate stress of 52.08 tons per square inch. Another alloy is so hard that it can take a cutting edge sharp enough to sharpen a lead pencil. Tim P.rlrish admiralty has heen experimenting with these alloys n order to determine their resistance to corrosion in sen water Leaders Too Strenuous A popular musical composer recent ly incurred popular censure in Madrid for heating time with his hands alone instead of using a baton, when con ducting a revue of hie own compos! tion at the Esclava theater. This incident recalls to the Epoea de Madrid the tragic fate of Culli, a celebrated composer. Ii is related that while conducting a Te Deurn in the chapel at Versailles as a thanks giving for file recover.) of Louis XIV lie struck himself a blow with hi* baton, as a result of which gangrem ct in. causing his death. SOUTH SIDE SOCIAL SETTLEMENT ISSUES ITS ANNUAL REPORT Reveals Large Program of Varied Activities in Character Building Agencies Carried On Among Many Groups (Continued from Page One) working out of a harmonious pro gram. The woodwork classes, meeting five evenings a week, are now under Mr. Walter Sparling, the only white work er connected with the Center, and brother of Mrs. Murdock, who di rects the woodwork at the Settle ment. Whenever an equally compe tent colored instructor is available he will be engaged in Mr. Sparling’s place. Meanwhile, most excellent re sults are being secured to the credit of both Mr. Sparling and the boys. “From one Boy Scout troop, with Dr. Morris’ help and interest steadilj behind it, five Scouts went to Camp Gifford last summer, all five making good records and one making an ex ceptional record in merits and hon ors. “An outstanding feature of the girls’ work is the cooking, taught this year by highly expert paid teachers. One of these. Miss Michell, was a vol unteer all last year, and carried with Mrs. Busch the full responsibility for the work last winter, during the gap between Miss Patrick’s going and Mrs. Rhone’s coming. “A night school for adults was an other feature which began last year under volunteer teachers and ended under paid teachers. This school was first started for a particular group, recently from the south, who could not be persuaded to attend the gen eral night school of the neighborhood. The group eventually scattered, oth er more advanced pupils have been encouraged to attend the general school, and the Center’s school has I been discontinued. “Parties of all kinds, special pro grams, special meetings, baseball games, etc., make up more of the story of both houses. In the Center, the baseball teams (both the boys’ and the girls’ teams) made a notably fine record. “Each house had its clean-up pa rade in the spring and its vacation school over a four-week period in the summer; also its demonstrations of class work in some of the down town windows during the Community Chest campaign this fall. Each house likewise had delegates at the Nation al Conference of Social Workers in Des Moines and at the Nebraska State Conference in Beatrice. “Through all the long story of both houses, as of ail similar houses, runs the desire of those back of them to promote fuller opportunity and a wider reach for the teeming life about them. Self expression, group expression, the one follows the other. “One of our neighbors at a meet ing of the Settlement Improvement Club lately said, ‘What would we do without the Settlement here? It’s like the spoon in the cake batter. You can have everything good in the bowl, all ready for a cake, but without the spoon to stir it up, you’ll get no cake.’ “What better appreciation could be asked? “May our Settlement continue to be just such a spoon, as long as our neighborhood needs it!” N. W. WARE, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Thomas Phillips, Deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leav ing no last will and praying for ad ministration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said court on the 27th day of January, 1928, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 27th day of January, 1928, at 9 o’clock A. M. to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to John Albert Williams or some other suitable person and proceed to a set tlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-l-6-28 County Judge. ED. F. MOREARTY, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Peter John Christensen, also known | as Peter John Christenson, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said Court alleging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for administra tion upon his estate, and that a hear ing will be had on said petition be fore said court on the 28th day of January, 1928, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 28th day of January, 1928, at 9 o’clock A. M. to contest said peti tion, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said es tate to Etta Christensen or some other suitable person and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-l-6-28 County Judge. H. J. PINKETT, Attorney Notice By Publication on Petition for Settlement of Final Adminis tration Account In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, In the matter of the estate of Wal ter Bell, Deceased. All persons interested in said mat ter are hereby notified that on the. 21st day of December, 1927, Addie Bell Moore filed a petition in said County Court, praying that her final administration account filed herein be settled and allowed, and that she be discharged from her trust as ad ministratrix and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said Court on the 21st day of January, 1928, and that if you fail to appear before said Court on the said 21st day of January, 1928, at 9 o’clock A. 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