Saving the Flamingo Assarmace that th* flamingo, bird <* boaoty and n^ral-'ry. win eacapr omioctlon a contained in a letter rrcrirod by John Oliver LaUcrce. rice director of the National Geographic Society, from H. E. W. Grant, colonial goeernor of the Babatnaa. which aajra: “Too win be glad to hear that aa arder In council haa beon paea'd glrtng complete protection to the flaThls glory of our tnarahe* owee your expedition a debt of grati-

tude."

The action of the Bahama* Council was taken following an expedition, which trailed the flamingo, the i bdOBtlfU! of the world'a larger bird*, to Ua tent stand, took motion picture* or the timorous bird*, brought about a realisation of bow near they were to becoming extinct in the new world through annBrftatloo by native sponge flshermca. who hunted them down for food purvosji at 'he nesting and molt The first American naturalist to locate and study tee gorgeoua flamingo wait Dr. Frank M. Chapmhn o' 1*01. when he estimated that some lO.toO . flamtatgoes wen, to be found on or f the little know a Island* oT 'be Bahara* g.->up Sir .-e then It Is beU*-**d that fully two-third* of the colonies have

Wished

The expedition thet spent ter. day*

In tho ebvama! salt swamp* of Andros Island. Aiming and studying his bsbi-

tefeetifle porpeses. was sent

owt by the Miami Aquarium Assorts Una. and the person not of the party included James A. AUfson. orseldent of the association: Cart G.'ltsber. Its president: IjouIs A. Fnertes. nalurv artist and bird life expert: Norman McCtlntrrk. naturalist and bird photographer. Louis I* Mowbray, technical director of the Miami Aquarium; Charles Harrison Thompson. Florida banter and flsb expert: John H. L*v1 and John Oliver LeOorce, secretary tree surer of the Aquarium Association

and vice director of the National

graphic Society.

L'Aparhe. Mr. Allison s yacht, was the n*>ther ship of the expedition, and

Think o fthis If you are ever tempted to discourage and saddesi others: Don't make the load any harder than It really 1* by pointing out all the thorns that hare lain or may lie along

the way.

Just because you like to find out all the shadows In the path and walk In them yourself, don t try to make other people do the same. Most of us do far bette.- work, besides being much happier. If we ore given a word of encouragement now

and again.

And wh*o yon come to thin*: of It. i few encouraging words cost nothing. and are Just as easy 10 ssy as the dlsccemiglng word* that come so readily to our Ups. Make up your mind to look for the bright side of things always, and you will be surprised to find what a difference It will make, not only to yourself, but to the other people. And. anyway, nobody likes the person who persist* in acting a* a "wet blanket." so if you have got Into this habit, get out of It aa quickly as possible and start to cheer and encourage people instead.

fully twi perished

Hie e:

In tho *1 Island, f

tax, for

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s a scout host. Canvas canoes ware taken along to get Into the shal Atm salt creeks and nose Into the tx-t.-oons for deep entrances to the mm ky “•swamp* where the flamingo hld< Bahama guide. Peter Bannister, who had aided Dr. Cbaprjan's party nineyean ago. also went with the After penetrating to the navigble points with tha canoes. It was necessary to traverse miles of the "swash" or tidal nart marshes, carrying the heavy cameras and motion picture machine*. In search for the birds. Wading In water up to the walrt. ki ee deep In the marl mud, was

tha dally program.

But tho hardships found a worthy reward when the party come upon colonies of several hundred birds, described by Mr LaGorce as "a flaming mass of briUlan scarlet bodies. Jet black beneath the huge wing*, with their long slender no:** g-acciully lowering and islsing their Uomannosed bonds us though they sought bcWeth the water the tiny spiral sheU known to srtentlstr «« OaHIftfcaB. upon which the flamingo li\es exclusively in it* native habitat." The expedition gathered much valuable scientific material, not only concerning the life habits 01 the flamingo, but of other rare birds and fl*h of the Bahamas. The Isolation of the flamingo may he sensed from tb* tact that the member* of the party were the first white men to land, at Mangrove Key In seven years Mangrove Key to a small hairlet presided over by a crown commissioner, '-7ho is the only rlfclble sign of British aslhorliy to be foanu on an Island ninety miles long and forty wide. Because of this isolation many of the little known "out Island" of the Bahama*, only now and then visited by the sponge Ash'**, haro preserved primitive conditions that hold secrets of Ugh value to the naTurmltot. • ^Poth Colonial Governor Grant and F C- WeiIs-IHirant colonial secretary of the 3a*.aro*a. extended every courtesy nurt assistance and were deeply Interested In the results of the expedition, especially of the dtocovary which pointed to the threatened . xtlnctlon of the flamingo The Balmiaa tow has protected the flaming for fifteen years hut the habitat of the nlrd Is so far from settlement* that little attention has been paid to the menace of the spongers The party found spongers In J»e act of killing t ,- e bird*, and a government official rwore in Bannister, the Negro guide, the only Engll h eubject present, as a deputy flirts warden, and thus brought abcut the flirt arrest of the kind ever made. A Speedy Poet A New England teacher avers that the Mbioinod Is an actual composition i-n Longfellow, the poet, composed by * fioertce.vjDar-old pupil: "Honey V. Longfellow was born In Portland. Maine, while his parents wore traveling In FJurope. He had i.vtny fast friends, among whom the fastest wefco Pheobe and Alice Carey "

DdhT Look A Miniature Improved Confor Thorns Automobile struction of Turbo-

Generators

A serviceable automobile of such diminutive proportions that it slips Into a garage not much larger than a dog house. Is being Introduced In Ger many, with great success because of its efficiency and economy. Some of those car* are made with gasoline engine. while other* derive their power from storage batteries. They have a wheel base of a little mire than ST Inches and a tread of 51 Inches. These carry hut one passenger, but a trailer is made for them which permit* the carrying of another passenger. The current is furnished by tvo 24-roK lead-plate batteries of 6 Cell each located In the forward part o the car. These require 5 1-2 kilowatt hour* for a full charge which will drive the car about thirty-five miles In Berlin, where the streets ore well paved and level. The motor Is of one am one-half-hofsepower and the car ha. < a speed

of thirteen miles an hour.

One pound of material 1 nthe present 5000-kw. turbo sets does the work required of five pounds in the first 5000-kw set built in this country, according to General Electric Review Stator construction has reduced itself to the simplest form os the require menu of rigidity, light, weight and flexibility are be-t fulfilled by fuch a design However, high speed* and tncreos.d capacities have Introduced real difficulties in the construction of rooters. The centrifugal stresses have necessitated the use of a solid forged rotor, and In the largest machines 11 . bos been desirable to use a threepiece rotor because of the great length and weight of the one-piece forging. Ventilation, which is of prome Importance In the modern turbo-generator, to also receiving careful attention on the part of engineers and designers.

The Furrow News and Views About the Farm

STATE'S HAY CROP WORTH HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS Pennsylvania produced a hay crop worth more thna one hundred million dollars In 1S20. according to figures prepared by aUtistirian L. 11. Wlble of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Lancaster led all other counties In the Stale In the value of Its hay crop, the value of which was 11.107.714. while Berks County came second and Wtshtngton County third The averag.- price per ton received ^ by the farmers ofr the!, hay was $24.S3. Luzerne County lead* the State In the quantity of hay produced ' per ocre. the county showing a record of 1.70 ton. The total value of the State's hay crop am uinted 10 $100.41S.019.25.

The Ideal Guest It has been said that women may be divided Into two classes, that of the "born hostess" and that of the "born guest." and that neither fits Into the other's role with any degree of success! There is one charming woman who to known among her friends as “L G," which mysterious appelstion stands for "Ideel Guest!" She explains her unique title by saying: “It to so silly! Any one can be a perfect guest If she only tries. All you have to do" to tobeploosed with your entertainment. and try to help your hostess make things agreeable for the others. Yea, I do a great deal, and 1 make It an inviolable role never to repent in one house what I have seen ot heard In another." £ e "ideal guest." for Instance. * the cafe ot he| room an easy for •he maid os possible. When she leave? It in the morning the bed to stripped and the ms Ureas timed to air. When she leaves it for dinner or supper in the ev'-n'.ng, all her own belongings are carefully put away in closet or Jlhus mcklng no •plcr.int up" work which la wearing to The maid and wblrtt takes much time.

Children Influneaced by Home Environment The routine duties of the 'rife and mother are the same In urar .n_'tly all homes. Food has to be purchased .'•’d prepared; the bouse has to be kept Mean and In order; there Is shopping to be done, also sewing, mencing and washing—a big item in families with young childien—and there air the cbtl-

dren.

Very little time or strength to spend other than In attention to the children's actual physical care and requirements; and yet by a Utile wise thinking and arranging she can start many ploys and occupation* which . 1 will not only give the children pleasure nnfl teach them how to do things but in a quieter, easier und more Joyous task for herself One of the most helpful factors In the uarroonious development of mother and child life to s right attitude of mind. It Is. o: course, most deslr- ' able that it be one of contentment and peace, but too often mothers' In addition to the work of housekeeping and rearing of chUlren are oblleed to contend with problem* of sickness and family disagreements. However. If she can meet such situations with In-ti-lligenco* courage and self-control, she will create a home atmosphere which will be measureless In it* In P.uooce-

Benefits of Medical

Medical Supervision Speaking of the benefits of Indust- ; trial medicine before the members of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. Dr. C: P. McCord, of the medical department of the University of Cincinnati. said that there was cm on average 3700 people a day abac m from |jork among the 125.000 working people in Cincinnati. Much of this absence could be cur down with proper medical supervision. The aim of medical inspection was to relieve worker? of suffering from diseases which otherwise would not be attended to. thereby giving them better health. About 5 per cent of the large employers of Clnrtnatl had proper medical departments connected with thel- factories. He advlred small factories and shop* to font groups so that the work could

be carried on economically.

THE INSPECTION

Radium is Making , TT . the Industries Safer In a Class by Himself

Radium’s role In Industry as a lifesaver 1* lee* spectacular, but pedtiap: even more Important that It to as a therapeutic agent. The great mass of accidents in factories. In mines and In r Industrial Institution* where darkness Is an agency of dknger. are betnc eliminated through the newest invention of science—radium luminous material The same material that illuminate* the watch dials to now being employed in great factories on power line switches wnere fumbling might mean serions danger to the operHlgh pressure guage*. which are Installed as an Insurance against dsn ger*. are deprived of a great deal of their safetj value through iuconstotn$t lighting. Their dependability as Indicator,' are Increased tremendouoly through making them safe twentyfour hours a day by the application of radinm luminous material, which to Invariably luminous in the dark. Steam guage* and water guage* of all sorts are being provided with radium Illumination to Increase safety. Electric switches are often set In places which are unltghted This In-elr-ies switches for electric lighting equipment which are usually visible only after the light the ycontiol ha* been turned on. A spot nf radium luminous material on the switches makes them easily located in the dark, ao that In emergency they nay quickly be mad* use of. When other lights fail, fuse* blow out. or wires break down nullum will glow dependably without danger of explosion or of -

burning.

An Irish drill sergeant was Instructing some rec .nits In the mysteries of , marching movements, and found great I difficulty In getting a countryman of 'his to halt when the command was

given.

After explaining and Illustrating several times, he approached the recruit, sized him up silently for a couple of minutes and then demanded his name.

“Casey, sir." was the reply.

"Well. Casey, did ye iver drive a

mule?"

"Yto. sor " “What did ye say when you wanted him to siop*"

"Whoa.

The sergeant turned sway and Immediately put his sqnsd in motion. After they had advanced s dozen yards or so he bawled out at the lop of hi* lungs- "Squad halt! Whoa,

Casey!"

Candle the Best Light for Miners

It seems mat the ideal mine lamp has not been devised. Incredible as it may seem, the source of light which gives the highest candle power a* the coal face la the mllow candle. By carefully spreading out the wick two candle-power* may be obtained. In mines where there to a danger of firedamp open lights cannot he used. The modern o'', safety-lamp rarely gives ; more than one-half candle-power, and the modern electric lamp In use gives about ore candle-power. The intro1 auction of electric tomp^ ha* already effected a certain improvement In the conditions In many mines, but its light is still Insufficient, and any possible improvement Is necessarily limited by

the weight of the battery.

The plowed field of a good farmer to furrowed with rare.

The Ruling Habit In Boston they they tell !hls story of a certain absent-minded orofessor: One evening he appeared in the drawing room ready to escort his wife

to the theatre.

“Dearie," said she, “1 am not at all pleased with that tie you are wearing Plesae go upstairs and change to a

black one."

Very Obediently the proferoor went up to do as directed. After many minute* of Impatient waiting the wife follor/ed His tie removed, the professor had absent-mindedly continued the undressing process, and ns his spouse entered he Mimed placidly into

bed.

An Opportunity to Save Money

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Waterproof Shoes The United States Bureau of Chemistry has wortd out a method by which anybody can mttke hi* shoes waterproof unless they have holes yi them. The chief . e.-.son *ny shoe* ordinarily are not nwterproof to that the sea.u* admit moisture Thus the feet get damp and the dearer is liable to

catch cold.

An occasional use of castor o!! on shoe uppers will help to make them waterproof, hut too much should rot be used lest It Interfere with the “shine." Much better, especially for use m winter, is a mixture of twelve ounce* of tallow and four ounce* of cod oil Melted together by moderate heat, the stuff should he applied warm and thoroughly to the edge of the idle and the welt, where footgear to most liable to leak. The sole can he best waterproofed by biting the shoe stand for fifteen minutes in a shallow pan containing enough of the grease to cover the sole. Ttius protected, one need not weal overshoe* which, while they keep water ouL also keep perplration in. Moreover, they ere -old In winter and

not In stunmei.

Philosophy

1 love to ride In a louring car. And zip on the old stone road: ' 1 love to tour the burg* afa\ And Joke with the merry' load

1 love to see the trees whiz by.

And hear the motor hum: I love to rumble as on we fly.

With the sound of a kettledrum. 1 1 love the rush of the bracing r Ir.

And the feeling of Joy It hnngs;

It's sport that's far beyond compare.

A sport that is fit for kings.

1“

; It's the JolUest thing I know by far. 1 And ray heart with rapture melts; ; I love to ride 1c a toring car— I When it's owned by some one also —Lehigh Burr. A man with a cast In hi* eye ought _ ; to be dl'le to thn-w glances

OF FERTILIZERS j The results of the analyses of hampies. representing 676 registered I brands of fertilizer* sold during the Spring of 1920 made by the Bureau of Chemistry. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, show much room for Improvement In affixing o -rect guarantee* to sacks or attached cards. About one-third of the samples analyzed were round to contain less nitrogen. phosphoric add and potash than

claimed.

While many of these deficiencies were slight there was a large proportion of them where considerably less plant food than guaranteed was found, and In the samples of mixed fertilizers the deficiencies amounted to es much as 1.59 per cent less nitrogen. 4.79 per cent less available phosphoric ucld and 2.12 per cent less water soluble potash than guaranteed. It was also found that three brand* of mixed goods which included the word “Bone" as part of the brand name did not have all the phosphoric acid » hlch they contained In the form or derived entirely from a lma 1 bone, as required, but which was supplied by phosphate rock. The unit va'ue of phosphoric acid in animal bone is conceded to hare a higher commercial value than that In phosphate rock as veil as having a great r value when applied or used for certain crops or purposes. In such eases, therefore, where the phosphoric arid was not derived from animal bone, as would be expected by tho brand name, the farmers who purebshed the same were not getting what they paid ’for. A study of microscopical examination of such brand* of fertilizer* is being made by the Bureau of Ohetnls- ! try on the sample* of fertllezers ofrained during the Fall Inspection and additional violations of the tow in this respect will result In prosecutions. OWNERS OF UNLICENSED DOGS TO BE PROMPTLY PROSECUTED Every dog In Pennsylvcnl* that 1* . over six months of age and does not hav. a 1921 license tag. to an outlaw and .,ny peace officer In the S'ate may c'spose of such unlicensed dog and prosecute the owner. The period of grace for the licensing of dogs expired on January 15 and Justices of the peace may no longer Issue licenses but they must come from the county

iwnt of Agriculture hr.s declared Hist dog owners wishing to secure licenses can make application to th-- county treasurer through the local Justice* of the peace who will forward the applications and license fees to the county treasurer who will send the Bpenare direct to the dog owners. Police officers throughout th» entire State are now heigg requested to see • hat the provisions « f the dog law'are rigidly enforced and the special agent* of the Department of Agriculture will at once start the work of rounding

up the delinquents

I-**t year more than two thousand prosecution* were ordered acr.inst dog owners wbr failed to secure li-enses. or who permitted their dogs to run at Large In violation of the tow and In every cast- the defendant was compelled to pay a fine and cost* in addition •o securing the dog license.

Harrisburg. Pa.—Pennsylvania's ag riculture suffered a depreciation of alone million dollars in 1920. as a resu^ of the depredation In the value •f farm crop* and live sloe*. Secretary of Agriculture Fred R .smussen announced la:: week. The secretary's statement I* based cn the figures complied by the Bureau of Statistic* of the Department, the information being secured front the 800 crop repcrtcra of he Department scattered through ever section of the State. The vali£- of tho farm crops, due in part to reduced acreage, but In- a graetcr measure to the heavy drop In thf price of farm stuffs, was $53,830.'15.12, while the live stock on the farms of the State on January 1. 1921 was 343..998.7S6.75, a total shrinkage of *97.829.451.87. In other words, the avorag * fanner tho State lost 3434.20 during 1920 as a result of tb» decline in the value of hi* crops and live stock over the preceding year and as a result of economic conditions forcing him to reduce his acreage and the amount of live stock on his farm. The dairy Industry, the backbone of Pennsylvania's agriculture, was hard hit in 1920. One year ago. accordinj' to the secretary's statement, the average dairy cow In Pennsylvania was worth $96.75 while today, the same cow is worth only *75.50. In other words, the dairy industry of Pennsylv nia suff red a depredation of $20.8 /.774 through the shrlnVhce In the value of the dairy cow* and a three per cent reduction in the- number ol dairy cow* maintained on the farms The sheep breeders of the State also suffered a severe blow. A year ago the average sheep in this State was worth $10.25 while on January' 1. 1921 the same sheep was worth only $6.50. a depredation of $3.75 per head, or a total loss for the State of almost $4.000.000. The value of the average farm hog in the State declined from *20.90 at the beginning of last year, to $16.16 at the beginning of the present year. The value of farm horses also dropped during the year from $111 to *1T>2. Grouping all classes of form animals, the farmer* of the State suffered a shrinkage In value of Just 20 per cent, ns the result ot the post-war readjust-

ment.

An Excellent Record What Regina Thought

A meek looking darky was brought Into a suburban police station Just out- ! side ol Philadelphia and a pet tv choree was put upon the blotter. He pleaded, 1 lnnocc-i.ce. Well." asked the examining officer. 1 i “to there any one here who can vouch j for your respectability?" Whereupon the darky singled out the bend of the small police force. “He can.” said the colored man. pointing to that officer. “I can?" gasped the policeman Why i I don't know you!” “Dai's it exactly." said the accused "I's lived in dls place fo' mo' dan five yeuhs an' de police don't even know me So. yo’ see. gent*. I can't he such a bard IH!“

Reginald's first novel bad lust been published. Meeting Regina, a friend of long standing, he said, after some preliminary sparring: “Regina. I value your opinion highly especially since I know it is always « truthful one. Now. 1 want you to tell me frankly and candidly Jnst what you think of my new riory " Regina was silen’. for a moment. Then she said: "No. no. don't ask roe. Reginald. Let ns reiiu,,u Mends.

Vivid Remembrance There recently died In Washington a man who for many years lad been the chief of ohe of the government bureaus, a man noted for hi* strict ideas and discipline. It was a clerk In his bureau who was met by a friend dashing mxdly down the st.wet. The friend stopped

him with:

“Why the deuce are in such ? tear.Ir* hurry?" “Why.” explained the clerk. "I am going to the funeral"of my chief, and there is nothing he hates like unpunc-

tuality!"

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