.. .. .......... ,,.i,...,.._,,.v$,;,_“__« Poge10"!.'heauardia.n Strange But True By F. E. MacArthur What American educator and dip- lomat was born in Prince Edward Island in 1854'‘ His education “as conipleted in London, Edinburgh. and in Berlin and Gottingen. Ger- many. He was a renowned teacher. speaker and author. He served as U 5. rrunister to Greece il9l’.!-18'. Later he was envoy to China and sfill later. ambassador to Germany He. passed away in i942. What was his name? New York's Fli‘l'I Aw-ntte's glit- tering diamond half-mils is the biggest gem showcase on earth Here are housed eiinugh famous gems to pay off Canada's and the Us national rietits_ Among this mlertioit is the Tiffany Diamond. a golden yeilovt sparkler that weighs 128 carats The (’l‘il2rE display is known as mp "glitte;'ttiz half-mile" Do 'he hi: f.sh in (‘roslt.\"s Dam gt Cornwall die of old age, or does someone net them when they go up stream to spawn in the fall? (‘ertaitily there are plenty of larze trout in the pond. We who l2\‘P 1192!‘ (HP .Sll‘P.’l nl SPF Ll‘l€f‘ll P\’9l'_\ fall. hiti only one in It htttidred fishermen ever catches one of the hi; fellows S0m0l)od_\' may have the an‘-‘\rr as to what hecnmes of the big, hit: vines. but lzke the pro- vcrhial oyster they are kceping trium What do the S('.Pi]iiSL§ have to say about nld fish? They tell its that many fish die of old age in- Head of bPlni( cnttizlit by fisher- men Could be, ‘out some of us are of the npilllflll that someone nets them in the late fall. Much muskrat meat is canned and sold under the trade names of Marsh rabbit. marsh hate, and terraptn. The secretion of the musk giands is tised :n the perfume in- (i‘.l<ll‘)‘. Some dag: telepathy may be com- rnitiucnted from one mind to an- other as easily as we speak to one another. The society of Psychical Research. \|‘I'ii'i(ln': over the years. has studied such niinrl reading and hf’.'l°\’P that \\llh practice, impres- strms from otie mind in another without recourse to physical tsen- soryt channels is not only possible but. practical. The word was the the invention of F_W.H. Myres in 1882. Did yoti l-innit that the bookworm nitsectt aiirl the ricath-watch beetl~ are the same hug? This insect however. is not to be confused with drugstore beetle and the epi- rler beetle which of course also bore through books. The horizoiiial. flicked tail of the whale is used as a rudder to propel the mamal through the water. Whales take several deep itiilatinns before diving under wa- ter South of the lareer \l'l’iFlll’S can stat‘ belntt the surface for M minu- tes When they come in the top the moist air exhaled through the iiasal pnrtltol"s condenses. catis. ms: the fniittliar "spmit.ing" ivhici-, is sometimes visible for severa. miles. Only one cub is produced at birth. and like other mammals. it ts siicltlecl. There are gray. white and hltt°-aray whales, Whales rtrc the larzest ktiown living or ex- t‘nrt animals. some of them l‘€.'l(’h- in: a lrnath of 100 feet. _ Deborah. of Biblical f.1me_ was the only woman who ever held the office of _iudi2e of Israel. The tri- umphant soniz of Deboi-nli is con. sidered one of the finest poems in the Bible. one Batik tr'*llc"s at the Florirla Batik .WnonA ‘ )’ run sun: cums MRI is I nlemnt twain: that hung immediate i-Iwi lll leelhing lime and enahlea mm mninu ms Mliy in may tmriistuthed mi 184 If all drug mmitm 0t nmtui Ml receipt at pm hi Piotmibnai mourn L [ouiument ttd. I Svflriey st. Satvil lrihn, N H Recognizing ..-»,. ,..}, - ...ua_.v\a.« .5 .. Saturdny. June 19. 1954 of Deland. Florida. raised their eyebrows when an elderly colored man came into the bank dragging behind him a trunk of ancient vintage which he said held his life savings. The nest egg was all in change. a totrl of $1,612.50. including 7.650 perv’ .-s_ The little hoard was de- posfled in the batik for safe keep- inn. Some diving ducks have extra eyelids which can be used as lenses to correct vision when their heads are under water. A tree developed by the famed LlILh(’t' Burbank might have fit- tingly been called the “tree of life." Why? Because it was graft- ed to produce 216 varieties of fruit No need of planting a number of trees to get a number of difterent fruits. when they can all be pro- duced on the same tree. The words ewe, madam. nun. eke. '_\P_ radar, and bib. spell the same forward or backward The eight sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Eaggett. nf Paducah. Ken- tuclt_\‘, are all in the Marines. The family even tried to en- ll.lL their dog. but. he was turned down for sentry duty because he was too small. An egotist doesn't think too much of h'.mss-lf. his shortcoming is that he thinks too little of others . . . Nothing seems to travel as read- .l,v as fanciful tales_ We l(l'lr\\\ (if certain complex tales which cati- not possibly have been inteiited iw.ce that are told in widely ite- parated parts of the ttnrld The examples of such transmission are quite numerous which would seem to prove that the early inter-re- lntion of the races of men was almost uorld ivicie. Another proof of the earlt inter-relation of the iarioits races is the wide distri- bution of cultivated plants and domestic animals. A third proof —i! such proof be needed—is the use of bronze from Central Asia westward and eastward, all over Europe and over China. Again, when we read of folk- lore. riddles and proverbs. we are reminded how similar they are in widely separated parts of the earth Too. a peculiar type of art, or decorative art. was common in many parts of the new world as it was in the old \\'f'tl'ld_ before the higher type of civilzationa were developed. Instead of counting descent as we do. many primitive tribes con- sider ‘he 0”5DI‘lntz as a member ISON UNIVERSITY All MARITIME !l'Ml\lER §('Il()(lL _ '1’ For l'nlvv-rally cmm. Tearhora‘ I.lcenu-I rt... and Applied Aria Mtllle Malrietilaillm luhjeeia er phuea ihlit Yhr I'vIIlOtI i\'Illnl|I fit-umner it-hnnl Jniy Mn Ielenee Teachers‘ Ievnlnu July II..!I (‘hurt-It Mnale Workshop July 20-11 School Munle Wnrhlhnn French Fnnrerullnn nmipu lnirndueilcin In the Theain Typing For Calendar and lnlrirmailon vrlle In TIIPZ IEGISTIAI ' MOl'N'I' ALLISON UNIVERSITY lAl‘I(\'II.I.H. N. I. the maternal line so that in the *‘- 'a side considered as near relatives. vvhi cousins on the father's side are looked upon as only distantly re- lated. some tribes consider that the ciilld belongs only to the fatheifis family. not to the motiters. while still others reckon relationship as we do—that is. in both directions. A study of the evolutionary view- point would seem to show that maternal institutions existed prior to paternal inst.ittit.ions and. if this be true, then Ive are natur- ally led to assume that at one time no distinct family organization ex- isted. oniyin I ....-1 ‘ill Garcon Says No Price Tag on Mercy WINNIPEG. tCPt-There is no price tag on the royal prerogative of mercy. Justice Minister Garson said Wednesday night. Every year about 10.000 appli- cations [or that mercy involving convicted prisoners come to the govcrnment.,he said. And it costs nothing to ask. Mr. Garaon reviewed the oper- ations of his department/s remis- sion service in is speech recorded All new $1.00 I MEN'S NECKWEAR summer colors. 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