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-—- J- ■—— —. -— Mania for Gambling Decreasing in China Gambling is the dominating national passion of China, and every Chinese indulges in it, whatever his age, so cial position, or fortune. Be bets on everything—the number of seeds in an orange, the number of persons who will pass by a given point in a given time. In five minutes the coolie will lose all the money he has saved in a month. The petty employee will do the same with his salary, and the banker with his fortune. The Chi nese gambles at all times and places —during his meals, at the theater, be tween the acts, in trains, and in of fices. Under the empire the favorite form of gambling took a singular shape. It was a? if everyone in France bet on the most successful candidates en tering our big schools of learning. All China would participate in these enormous wagers. In all prefectures and subprefectures the names of the competing candidates were announced. ,and as soon as the results’were known extra rapid couriers carried the names of the winners to all parts of the empire. Nowadays the people limit them selves to betting on who will be chos en ministerial functionaries, and the game does not enjoy the vogue it once did.—George B. May bon in La Nou velle Ilevue, Paris (Living Age). Ambergris in Demand for Use in Perfumes When you tramp the margin of the sea, along the line where the waves leave seaweeds, bottle corks, and the unconsidered flotsam and Jetsam which none sees fit to take away, make sure that the piece of stuff you took to be mottled soap is not a lump of ambergris. This precious sub stance, of which whalemen dream in their ambitious wanderings about the seven seas, comes from the alimentary canal of the sperm whale or cachalot. A few years ago Norwegians fishing in Australian waters found in one whale ambergris weighing approxi mately 900 pounds. it was worth $135,000. By contrast, the whole production of the United States in 1922 only amounted to 44 pounds, worth about $11,500. And not so long ago a piece of good luck befell a Spanish ship, the crew of which found 248 pounds in an Atlantic whale. In centuries forgotten, when sperm whales were more abundant, amber gris did service in sacramental rites. The Chinese administer It medici nally. But most that is found today finds its way to perfumers, who use it as a fixative for delicate scents. Old Water Power Site The first water power on this con tinent, it is said, was built on the Biscatauqua river at South Berwick, Maine, on the site of the present Bur leigh blanket mills. It was in 1620 that Ferdinando Gorges obtained a grant from the English crown giving him the right to settle and develop the territory from sea to sea lying be tween the fortieth and forty-eighth parallels north latitude. The grant, how'ever, required him to develop water pow'er, and accord ingly be constructed a log dam, erect ed a grist mill and sent the meal to England as proof that the terms of the contract were being respected. The water power site has been in con tinuous use ever since and has lately come into public notice when the property changed hands. Industrial By-Products A list of the principal by-products of the packing industry Includes all kinds of leathers, artificial teeth, beef extract, buttons, candles, canned edi- 1 ble products formerly wasted, combs, crochet needles, dice, drum snares, fertilizer, gelatin, glue, glycerin, hair for brushes, handles for knives, handles for razors, hair for uphol stering. hairpins, imitation stag horn Inedible grease, laundry soaps, mu sical strings, napkin rings, neatsfoot oil, nursing rings, oieomargine, pan creutin, pepsin, perfume, pipestems, rennet, stock feeds, suprarenal—worth more than $4,000 a pound; tennis strings, thyroid tablets, toilet soaps, umbrella handles, wool. Didn’t Work Right Two of my young friends, newly weds from the city, moved on a farm to begin their married life. They de- j cided to raise chickens. Ten hens were set carefully on fifteen eggs apiece in boxes side by side and as carefully nailed in. At the end of three weeks the young bride eagerly undid the first hen, fully expecting to see a nest of fluffy chicks. To her horror the hen was dead and not an egg pipped. Un believing, each hen was looked at, but all had met the same fate. It was a sad but wiser couple when the next hens were set.—Capper’s Weekly. Just Vanity There are some who are hurt at the idea that we belong to the earae family as the flea and the mouse: while others are insulted when a kin ship with the gods and the angels is claimed. In both cases It Is a matter of vanity.—Plain Talk Magazine. Why Opera Is Popular What motivates many an opera sub scriber is the same childish delight In watching wheels go round that keeps him rooted before a subway excava tion or a lunchroom griddle-cake vir tuoso.—Deems Taylor in Vanity Pair Magazine. Jefferson Found His ‘ Letter Writing a Burden Thomas Jefferson liked to write let ters and to receive them, hut the bur den became almost unendurable. He wrote John Adams in 1817 that from dinner to dark he was “drudging at the writing table.” “All this,” he continued, “to answer letters into which neither interest nor inclination on my part enters; and often from persons whose names I have never before heard. Yet, writ ing civilly, It is hard to refuse them civil answers. This is the burden of my life, a very grievous one indeed, and one which I must get rid of.” He consented to write a few lines of introduction to one of Delaplaine’s books that he might make there a public appeal for relief from this bur den, but it does not appear to have been successful, for he wrote Adams in 1822 that he had received 1.267 let ters the previous year and had an swered all, though many of them had required long replies and some exten sive investigation. “Is this life?" he asked. “At best It is bur the life of a mill horse that sees no end to his circle hut in death. To such a life that of a cabbage is para dise.” Since he had earlier described the life of a cahbage as "surely not worth a wish.” he had evidently come close to the irreducible mini mum in enjoyment of existence. At the time of his death he had 26,000 letters filed and had copies of 16.000 replies—.1, G. de lloulbac Hamilton, in Century Magazine. Evan Finest Violins Must Have Exercise A violin, like a growing boy, accord ing to the experts, is much better when kept busy. And dance tunes are just as good for "exercising” even a priceless Stradivarius as are the high est class concert numbers. A violin, bearing the date 1713 and believed to be a genuine “Strad." has been in the possession of the family of William McDonald of Rice Lake, Wis„ says the Milwaukee Journal, for 175 years. Mr McDonald, who owned the instru ment for 53 years, has used it in old fiddlers’ contests throughout this part of the state. Inside the violin is this inscription: “Antouius Stradivaris Crernonensis. Faeiebat Anno 1713” (Cremona of An tonio Stradivaris. made in the year 1713). The famous Cremona carver was at the height of iiis career as a violin maker in 1713, and all the evi dence to be found in the family rec- | ords leads- the McDonalds to believe the instrument is an original of the noted maker. Daily Loss of Weight The loss of weight that we under go every day has been the object of recent research, says Science. In ■ the experiments, conducted by the Carnegie institution at Washington, j two sensitive balances were used. Both were strong enough to weigh a man. but delicate enough to register minute changes in weight One of the balances would indiente a change of one-third of an ounce, and a person could sleep all night on its platform. The other was a hundred times as sensitive, but could be occupied only for an hour or so at a time. The total moisture losses through the lungs and skin of a woman of average weight averaged around 30 grams, or one ounce per hour; for a man the figure was about one-third higher. Forgetful The forgetful man got to the rail- i road station a few minutes before train time, but he felt he bad forgot- | tei something. He looked over his baggage. It was all there. He felt in his pocket. His j wallet was bulging pleasantly. Ab sently he reached in another pocket and pulled out two tickets to Niagara falls and a marriage license. So that i was it! He groaned and rushed for a tele- j phone booth. But it was no me. He had forgot- : ten the uarae and telephone number ! of the girl with whom he had intend- ; ed to elope.—American Legion Month- i iy — Streams That “Meander” “Crooked as the River Jordan," is an old expression, but there are streams that make Jordan look straight, in the old days when packet steamers were popular as transporta tion up and down the Mississippi, pas sengers used to get out at many of ! the sharp bends and walk across a i narrow neck of laud to rest from the tedious trip, the steamer arriving sometimes an hour later. The White river in Arkansas is another erratic stream. It travels 1,000 miles in traversing a distance of 30 miles. Preferences in Love When we are told that we are loved for our body, but not for our mind, we not only are easily consoled, but frequently quite delighted. We feel that we are loved “'or ourselves,” as we say. On the contrary, when we are told that we are loved for our mind only, we are generally insulted and hurt. We understand that we are loved for something that Is really extrinsic and, in the final count, of slight merit.—Main Talk Magazine. Loveless Millionaires In our secret hearts we don’t tre mendously admire the captains of In dustry and their kind, though we may i envy them their power and wealth.— ; American Magazine. SOUTH WILL ALWAYS DENY NEGRO A VOTE Says South Will Never Become a Haiti or a Santo Domingo. Upholds Disfranchise ment Washington—In open defiance to the threats of republicans to instigate a probe of alleged “wholesale” dis franchisement of Negroes in the South, Senator Swanson and Senator Glass, both democrats from Virginia gave heated addresses in the senate Monday in which they emphasized the fact that the South intended to stick by its voting laws “despite threats of universal Negro suffrage.” Senator Swanson in his speech made what observing colored citizens considered a scurillous and pernicious attack upon their rights. “Exercising their clear, legal and constitutional right,” said the senator, “the Southern states have enacted suffrage laws which are necessary to obtain clean, economical, and capable governments. The South is resolved and determined that no part of that section shall ever become a Haiti or Santo Domingo and the dark, fester in sores of reconstruction shall never reappear to afflict her. Suffrage laws, legal and constitutional, are and always will be invoked to save the happiest and fairest portion of this nation from being again blighted by the rule of ignorance and corrup tion.” UNITED STATES SENATE VOTES DONATION TO PICKETT’S WIDOW Washington, D. C. —(ANP)—A bill which was a slight indication of the esteem in which the late Charles J. Pickett was held by the members of the United States senate was pass ed by that body last week. It called for the payment to his widow of $750, a sum equal to six months’ compensa tion. It was but a gesture which gave his many friends in the upper legislative body an opportunity to do a gracious thing for the kin of one whom they all had known, admirea and respected. The bill had been in traduced by Senator Charles S. Den een, in whose office he was assistant j at the time of his death. Mr. Pickett had the reputation not only of being “one of the most use-! ful men in the senate building,” but of knowing more men in public life ; than most attaches in the service of : the government. His widow is resid- J ing on the farm which he had bought < just "across the district line in Mary land. MARCH CRISIS ANNOUNCES 1928 KRIGWA PRIZES OF $1,350 Newr York, N. Y.—The March num ber of The Crisis Magazine, out short ly, announces $1,350 in prizes to be awarded for articles and for drawings accepted and published as illustra tions for covers. This issue of The Crisis publishes the third installment in the series ex posing the peonage and flood relief maladministration in the Mississippi area last spring. The red tape which wasted provisions and allowed them to spoil near points where they were | badly needed and the discrimination against Negro flood sufferers are il lustrated by a recital of individual cases. The March Crisis also publishes “Bathesda of Sinners Run,” a story by Maude Irwin Owens; a sharp edi torial protest against the annual “ef fort to canonize” Robert E. Lee; a page of verse and other editorial and news features. NEGRO MEMBER OF CONFEDERACY DEAD AT 106j Huntsville, Ala.— (Special)— One of the few remaining ante helium types of Negroes of this section pass ed away to “the great beyond” re cently. He was Essex Lewis, Con federate veteran, and had lived to! attain the ripe age of 106 years. Lewis was born a slave in Morgan j county. He went to Virginia during the Civil War and was finally taken ' into the Confederate service. He had attended every Confederate reunion I for the past 30 years. After the Civil War Lewis returned to Alabama and settled down near this town where he operated a truck garden for many years. During the j latter days of his life he was hired as a janitor in the postoffice here. Hi's son took him home with him to Birmingham recently where the fatal attack occurred. — HALF OF FRENCHMEN ARE UNFIT FOR ARMY Paris—More than half the young Frenchmen called each year to do their 18 months’ military service ard found to be unfit. The proportion of rejected men has been growing each year since the war. Officials and medical men are anxious to learn why. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Miss Erma Tuggle of Kansas City, Mo., is visiting friends here. Miss Tuggle v.as formerly of Lincoln. Mrs. Lamasters of St. Joseph, Mo., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Christman, who is yet sick. Mr. Earl McWilliams is home on account of his sister, Mrs. Lillie Rich ards’ illness. The funeral of Samuel R. Samp son was held in Morey's chapel last Friday morning. Rev. H. W. Botts preached. Mrs. Henry Harris is reported on the mend from a recent stroke. The Ever-Ready club of which Guy Wiley is captain, gave a literary and musical program in Zion Baptist church Monday night. Miss Gold stein gave a series of reading which was followed by a series of musical numbers by our young talent, which won much applause from the good audience present. The program rendered by the Sem per Fidelis club at Mount Zion Bap tist church last Thursday night was said to have been fine, but not well patronized. Mother Margaret Brown is yet con fined tp her bed at the home of her daughter, 1335 Rose street. The services at all churches were conducted as usual Sunday. The pastors gave their congregations good sermons. The university students were en tertained Monday night at the home of Mrs. O. W. Ferguson by Omicron chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. A charming evening was spent by dancing and playing five hundred and whist. The very popu lar playing and singing of Mr. Harold Jones was a special feature. Omicron chapter of the Delta Sig ma Theta sorority is very proud to announce their recent pledge, Miss Elaine Smith of Omaha. TEXAS EDUCATOR SEEKS FINANCIAL HELP IN NEW YORK New York City—Miss A. Bowden, i principal of St. Philip’s Junior col- ! lege, San Antonio, Texas, is now in | New York soliciting funds for the j completion of the Bishop J. S. John- | son Memorial building, the first unit of which has already been erected | with funds contributed by the people j of San Antonio and the West Texas j diocese of the Episcopal Church. An additional $25,000 is needed to com plete the other two units. This sum Miss Bowden hopes to get in the east. St. Philip’s Junior college wras es tablished in 1889 by Bishop J. S. Johnson, and though non-sectarian, has been conducted under the aus pices of the Episcopal Church. Last spring Dr. Rolfe Crum, rector of St. Mark’s Parish, San Antonio, started a drive for $40,000 for the erection of the new building needed, of which $16,000 was to be raised locally. This amount was over-subscribed in three days. The school is now accredited as a high school by the Texas depart ment of education and also gives two years of junior college work, which it hopes soon to have accredited also. There are 75 girls enrolled in the high school and junior college and 25 in the primary grades. In the fac ulty of seven there are three A. B. college graduates and one M. A. grad5 uate. (Miss Gladys E. Brown, M. A. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper E. Brown, 2883 Miami street, Omaha, is dean of the faculty. She is a grad uate of Central High, the University of Nebraska and Howard University. —Editor, The Monitor.) N. A. A. C. P. SUPPORTS BILLS TO COMMISSION NEGRO BANDMASTERS New York, N. Y.—At the request of Warrant Officer Wade Iiammand, band leader of the 10th United States Cavalry, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is supporting two bills introduced in congress, H. R. 481 in the House and Senate 750, known as the “Army Band acts,” which would authorize making commissioned officers of the I bandmasters. These bills, if enacted, I would make possible the granting of commissions to the four Negro band j leaders now in the U. S. army. The N. A. A. C. P. has written to ! Representative John J. Boylan and : Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New York, and has already received a re ply from Senator Wagner assuring of his “friendly consideration” for the matter. The N. A. A. C. P. has also sent to its branches a list of the House and Senate committees on military af fairs, urging them to write their sen ators and representatives in support of the bills. PROBATE NOTICE Ed F. Morearty, Attorney IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE of PETER CHRISTENSEN, also known as PETER JOHN CHRIST ENSON, deceased. Notice is Hereby Given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, be fore me, county judge of Douglas county, Nebraska, at the county court room, iq said county, on the 6th day of April, 1928, and on the 6th day of June, 1928, at 9 o’clock A. M., each day, for the purpose of present ing their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 3rd day of March, 1928. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-2-3-28 County Judge. PROBATE NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE of JOHN Q. GREER, deceased. Notice is Hereby Given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, be fore me, county judge of Douglas county, Nebraska, at the county court room, in said county, on the 28th day of March, 1928, and on the 28th day of May, 1928, at 9 o’clock, A. M., each day, for the purpose of present ing their claims for examination, ad justment and allowance. 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