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Hershe y Tea House Soon Read y for 1925 Season One of the most beautiful road houses on the William Penn Highway is that of the Hershey Tea House. It is situated on East Chocolate Avenue and occupies a home-like two-story stone building, overlooking Spring Creek, which despite its age, for it is mentioned in the old Derry Church documents away back in the time of the sons of William Penn, is a saucy stream, playfully rippling on its winding course through the turfy swards on its way to beautiful Hershey Park. To attract the motorists there is a quaint sign, constructed of unbarked pine, fifteen feet in height. The large sign board is lettered "The Hershey Tea House" and hanging on either side of it are electric lights. Above the sign is an old farm bell, which years ago, with its joyful clanging, did gladden the toilers in the fields, for it meant a respite from their labors and that a well-laden table awaited them. • It does not ring as of yore, but it fulfills its purpose and silently gives forth a hearty and cordial invitation to motorists to come in and en-joy its many comforts. On the spacious porch, shaded by huge weeping willows, one can indeed find peace and contentment, and gazing upon Spring Creek singing and bubbling as it passes under the stone bridge, one can lose one-self in blissful revery, especially after having tasted of the good things as served at the Hershey Tea House. Inside is a cozy reception hall, with restful chairs aplenty. To the left is the tea room. Throughout the large room there pervades an atmosphere of good cheer and contentment. Here one may be served chocolate, cocoa, coffee or tea, also the most appetizing of salads, sandwiches, delicious cakes and pastries and tooth-some delicacies. Adjoining is the en-closed porch and solarium. To the right of the reception hall is the dining room, which is used upon special occasions. It is furnished in a most in-viting manner Upstairs is the "Simplicity Room." As the name implies, everything is plain, and the tone is subdued. This is used for small social affairs. The Tea House is under the able man-agement of Mrs. Wm. Hyland and through her ability and her efforts to please the Tea House has won a place in the hearts of the motorists and has met with much success. Mrs. F. B. Snavely Entertains at Bridge Mrs. F. B. Snavely entertained at bridge at her home at "Gro-More Farm" on Tuesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Isabel Harry, of Chester Springs, Pa. The invited guests were: Mrs. Edgar Hummel, Mrs. Earl Brightbill, Mrs. Harry Holler, Mrs. Clarence Conrad , Mrs. Robert Bair, Mrs. Landis Strickler and Miss Mary Fox, all of Hummelstown : Mrs. Wm. Hackman, Mrs. LeRoy Holler. Mrs. Thos. L. McHeffey, Mrs. John Daniels, Mrs. J. F. Snavely, Mrs. J. R-Snavely, Mrs. E. M. Hershey, Mrs. J. R. Kreider, Mrs. Daniel Graeff , Mrs. Irvin Slesser, Mrs. Morris Wenger and Mrs. Harry Moyer . Prizes were won by Mrs. Wm. Hackman , Mrs. Clarence Conrad and Mrs. Thos. L. McHeffey. Luncheon was served. Chief Boyer To Attend Conventio n The regular monthly meeting of the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company was held at the Hose house on Tuesday eve-ning. Those present were: Harry P. Boyer, Jerome Hosteller, Geo. Schroll, Paul Shoop, A. W. Flowers, Ed. Bom-gardner , Irvin Uhler , Paul Seavers, Ira Gibble, Herman Seavers, Stanley Gibble, John H. Gordon , Chas. Palmer and Wm. Brandt. Chief Hal Boyer was elected to attend the Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen 's Convention to be held in Harrisburg on June 12th and 13th. Daniel A. Geib and H. B. Irvin were elected memheraof the Company. President Paul Shoop appointed a com-mittee to obtain data in order to hold a Firemen's Fair. Hear Coolidge Address Through the efforts of Prof. A. M. llinkcl the pupils of the local High School had the rare privilege of hearing the in-augural services of President Coolidge on Wednesday. This was' made possible by the installation of an eight tube Ncutrodinc radio set. Very excellent results were obtained due to the efficient installation of the set which was done by our own local radio experts, Messrs. Parke Cassidy and Wm. Hoy. See Kitt y Saturday On Saturday evening, March 7th, at the Hershey Central Theatre, ns an added feature, Miss Kitty Seymour, the ninginij and dancing girl, will be the attraction , Miss Seymour will appear at both shows, at 6.30 and 8.30, In conj unction with the movie feature reel, "Wanderer of the Wasteland, " A Christie comedy reel will also be shown. School Visitors It is always a great pleasure to have visitors at the Hershey Schools and espec-ially those visitors who are engaged in the teaching profession. During the |w»st week the following teachers from Akron. Pa. paid a visit: Principal G. Edward McConiscy, Miss Edna Adams, Mlsa Norma Leamon, Miss Paulino Hennlngcr , Misa Esta B. Hcrr and Miss Dorothy Davis. The Misses Verna R. Hackman, Lillian G. Becker, Qrace E. Smith and Minnie M. Myers, of the Ellzabcthtown College, spent half a day observing High School instruc-tion. -TO RACE SPARK PLUG Joe Fruhwlrth purchased a race horse at Hnchmnn&vllle on Saturday. Joe is ready to match his borne against all comers ns tic Is convinced that his horse has speed, even though one leg of the horse U longer than the other three, Lancaster high school pupils will have an athletic stadium large enough to seat 4000 persona , Zane Grey Story First to be Done in Natural Colors The first motion picture to be done entirely in natural colors is the Zane Grey Paramount production, "Wanderer of the Wasteland, which will be shown at the Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday evening, March 7th, at '6.30 o'clock and 8.30 o'clock, was produced in the original locale described in the book, the deserts of Arizona, by Irvin Willat. Jack Holt, Kathlyn Williams, Noah Beery and Billy Dove are featured in the principal roles. According to Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president in charge of production of Para-mount, "Wanderer of the Wasteland" is Zane Grey's favorite story and the most popular of all the books he has given to the American public. "In this picture we have used the famous Technicolor process—the same process which proved such a sensational success in the Biblical prologue df Cecil B. DeMille's superproduction, "The Ten Command-ments." To achieve the best results we went to considerable expense and "trouble so that the coloring of the picture might be as near perfection as it is possible to attain. A special camera staff organized by the Technicolor Company was sent from Boston. This staff took with it into the desert all of the intricate paraphernalia necessary for the photographing of color pictures, the entire production company spending several weeks in camp, as practi-cally all of the picture was photographed in the desert. "Not only because of the color photog-raphy but also because of the dramatic story, which Zane Grey has written, we expect 'Wanderer of the Wasteland' to prove one of the outstanding pictures of the year." "Wanderer of the Wasteland, is a story of the great American Sahara, when men braved unbelievable hardships in their hunt for gold—a hunt, which brought thousands into the desert—a hunt, from which mere handfuls returned successful ; many never did return at all. The mere fact that this Zane Grey novel sold over a million copies, is evidence enough of the popularity of the story. But when you see the picture, done entirely in natural colors at that, you'll say you never saw anything like it before in your life and be telling the truth. Playing in support of the featured players is an unusually strong cast, which includes, among others, James Mason, Richard R. Neill, James Gordon, William Carroll and Willard Cooley. Tom Mix Will Spring Surprise as Bold English Bandit Of all the forthcoming movie events of the current season, none will arouse more interest than the announcement that Tom Mix, heretofore far-famed only as a West-ern star, will be seen at the Hershey Cen-tral Theatre in the title role of "Dick Turpin ," the romantic bandit of Merrie England in days of yore when fussy clothes, trimmed in fine laces, and hats with large plumes were the vogue for men. The date for the opening of this attraction has been set for Thursday, March 10th, at 7.30 o'clock, and it is a foregone conclusion that Mix is going to be "inspected " by his many followers here with ultra-critical eyes, because it is next to impossible to imagine him attired in anything save the raiment of the modern American cowboy. William Fox, who will present "Dick Turpin ," has spared no expense to make this feature a screen classic de luxe, it is claimed, and it is heralded as the most ambitious production in which Mix ever appeared. Critics on all the metropolitan papers liave received it with unusual acclaim as one of the few films deserving of eternal life. The star has been surrounded by a sterling cast of screen favorites including Kathleen Myers, Lucille Hutton, Alan Hale, Philo McCullough, Bull Montana and Fay Holderness. Charles Kenyon , author of "The Iron Horse," wrote the story and J. G. Blystone directed the production. It is programmed as "a drama of thrilling romance and adven-ture " and it is promised that Mix proves most successful as a gallant lover of ye fair lady of yore. Travelers Lose at Lebanon On Tuesday evening, Feb. 24th , the St. Joe F'ive, of Lebanon, defeated the Hershey Travelers on the Armory floor, Lebanon. The first half was very close throughout. The numerous fouls called on the Travelers kept St. Joe in the running. At half time the score was twelve all. The poor officiat-ing continued in the second period , thereby enabling St. Joe to run up the score, the final being 35 to 19. Clarkin was the high scorer for St. Joe, while Fasnacht led for the Travelers. Travelers St. Joe Pureed F F. Hartnett Gerlach F C. Hartnett Fasnacht C C. Hartnett Fouche G Clarkin Swartz G Fox Substitutions: Simmons for Swartz , Frazier for I. Hartnett , I Hartnett for C. Hartnett. Field goals: Fasnacht, 4; Ger-lach ; Purcell , 1; I. Hartnett , 3; Clarkin , 3; F. Hartnett , 2; Frazier , 2. Fouls: St. Joe, 10 out of 24. Travelers, 7 out of 8. Referee —Hoy. MRS. BOYER GIVES GOOSE DINNER A goose dinner was held at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. Enos A. Boyer, of Union Deposit, on Sunday, to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Y. Carmany, of Sand Beach; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 11. Boyer and children, Dorothy and Edwin, Jr., of Rutherford Heights; Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Boyer and daughter , Arlenc, of Hummelstown; Mr. and Mrs. Thco. K. Boyer and sons, John and Billla, of Her-shey ; Mrs. J. II. lioyer, Mr. and airs. Knos A. 15oyer and children, Mary, K«therlne and Surah, of Union Deposit. LEFT FOR CUBA Mario I-nuznrdo left Thursday morning on the Havana Special for hit home in Cuba, whore he was called on account of the death of his father, Armando Lauznrdo, which occurred Sunday, March lot , nt Colon, Cuba. BIRTH Mr. nnd Mrs. Ivan L. Mense announce Uie birth of a daughter, Helen Louise, at the Hershey Hospital on Wednesday morn-ing. A Tramp to the Dead Sea, Jericho and Gilgal (By John Halgren) Having seen Jerusalem and its surround-ings two of us decided to make a hike to the Dead Sea and Jericho. The distance is not so great, but by the Christians in Jerusalem it was considered very ad-venturous to undertake the journey by foot. After a light breakfast and carrying with us only the most necessaries we started off pn a Saturday morning about 8 o'clock through the St. Stephani gate out to the Mount of Olives, following the sandy road to Bethany on the eastern siope of the Mount of Olives. We looked up the ruins of the house where the god-fearing Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Maria had lived, whom Jesus loved and where he often was a welcome guest. We descended into a deep cellar supposed to have been the tomb of Lazarus and guarded by an old gray Arab and a ragged boy, who both kept their hands outstretched, begging for "Bakshish!" the very first word the traveler hears on nearing the shores of Asia and Africa where Arabic is spoken. From here we started our hike cross-country. An Arab followed us and offered his service as guide, but we refused him with an excuse. Over the hills and down the valleys we kept marching under the burning sun, while our thirst got almost unbearable. Arriving in a deep valley, the bottom of a dried-up stream we fol-lowed it for a distance in hope of finding some water, but when we saw some Be-douins further down ahead of us, we forgot all about our thirst and started to cross some more hills and dales overgrown with dried-up Sodom-apple plants and a thorny shrub, from which the crown of the Savior was made. We were just discussing our narrow escape when we stood face to face with a Bedouin on horseback, armed with a long spear, an old pistol and a hilt full of cartridges. He stopped within a few paces of us and asked if we were armed. We told him we had neither guns or money, but were looking for fresh water. He pointed in the direction of a well and rode away, assuring us we were two foolhardy Christians, daring to tramp through the desert, considered the most unsafe part of Palestine. Shortly afterward we discovered on a nearby hillslope a large Bedouin camp. We knew there was water, but preferred to get out of sight as soon as possible only to encounter some young Bedouin girls with large leatherbags carried on their heads on their way to get water. They were scanti-ly attired, slender of build, but well pro-portioned and beautiful types of a race that is reared and lives ever close to nature. We soon arrived at the well on a hillside covered with verdure, the only green spot we found in the desert. Here was gathered quite a crowd of Bedouins and shepherds, all armed to the teeth with revolvers, old pistols, knives, old brasstrjmmed rifles and around the waist that belt of pride with cartridges. We felt rather cheap among those noisy desert children, but they proved to be good-natured and we natur-ally showed the same spirit, so we got all the water we needed, even if some of them in the meantime did steal all the sand-wiches we had in our pockets. Of course we could not object, but departed with a friendly "Mar haba!" We went down to the bottom of the valley and met there another Bedouin on horseback, armed with an old spear, but we simply saluted and went on our way. At last, when the sun was slowly sinking below the hilltops, we discovered a white spot, a misty outline of the mosque Nebi Moso, i. e. the well of Moses, its square wall and numerous cupolas making it look like a basket with eggs. It is a lone building in the Judean desert, probably erected as a resting place for poor Mo-hammedan pilgrims going to or from Mec-ca. Built in a square around a fresh water spring with an outside arcade for camels and campfires, and an inside arcade for the protection of the tired pilgrims it also has minaret , where the muezzin calls the faithful to prayers. As we approached no one was to be seen or heard; the remains of the campfires seemed old and conse-quently we entered through the main arch and went up in the minaret to see if everything was clear. We heard a noise down below and discovered in one of the arches a moving ragpile, a praying Mo-hammedan, whom we approached with "Marhaba!" He replied very friendl y with "Allah Ju Sallimak!" (God bless you!) He told us of his pilgrimage on foot from Tripolis in Africa to Mecca and now he was on his return with about a thousand miles to walk. His only baggage was a tremendous Mohammedan Khora n, which he carried on his back. As the Bedouins had stolen most of our sandwiches we had a rather light supper after a hot day 's strenuous march , but we divided what we had between the three of us and had lots of fine spring water with the refreshments. As we kept on talking and listening to our Pilgrim 's interesting tales the evening went fast and the large red moon rose over (lie Moabitie mountains, just as it did thousands of years back , the millions mosquitoes started their mighty choir and we had to rake the ashes of our fire and went up on the nx>f between the cuixilas to sleep, covered with some grass ruga we found there. Alxmt 4 o'clock In the morning we took a look nt the desolate desert, yet in a gloomy weird light from the sinking moon. Here and there we could hear the heart-rending howl of the marauding jackals , but nearby was all still as death, even the mosquitoes had temporarily succumbed for the low temperature between 35 degrees- 45 degrees. Shivering from cola we descended from our hivoualc and started again for the Dead Sea. The day got very hot , but we carried with us a jug of water from Nebi' Mosa and after three hours tramp we stood on the Inst hilltops limiting down on that old historic basin of the Dead Sea, alxiut 20 miles in length and three or . four miles wide, the world' s lowest sea-level. We literally slid down the 100 feet or more of sandy slope and were soon on the plain below, dotted with some salty shrubs, midges and dwarf sumacs. The Hiilphur-vnnort) were very annoying for a beginning hut we kept on steadily forward and sttxxl on the very shore of the plastic memorial over the Valley of Shiddlm with the biblica l cities Sodom and Gomonhn. Everything here is covered with an inch-thick crust of salt, looking its if the water had receded, leaving a thin shell of Ice behind. The water contains 23 ixsrcent mineral salts, compared with the ocean's 3,fi per cent, making the water very heavy ond immovable for mi ordinary breeze, There is no fish ImjIow Its surface nnd no seagulls olxive it. Stones thrown in , sank with a dull sound, but made no ringlets and when bathing, one can neither swim nor sink. We went up to the inlet of Jordan and followed the river up to the place where Christ was Ixiptlzed by John the Bant 1st, near the Russian convent St. EraHlmun, erected ns a hospltlum for Russian pil-f; rlm«. Our approach was heralded by lalf a dozen barking dogs; who surrounded us, but were recalled by a monk who wut (Continued on Page 4) *hi ^i»^ m^ ii^ h^ii ^ n '*m i^m *¦*¦ ^n ^m ^"f \ The Smokestack \ I (By 'Dee J ay Qce \ The Village Sheik I am the village sheik, My hair is sleek, I go to the barber once a week And get its edges trimmed. I am not a sailor, Although my tailor Measured my trousers with very good care, To be sure they presented the nautical flare And mimmicked the wide ones the college boys wear, I am the village sheik. I am the village sheik, I do not speak Of how all the fair sex seems to seek My pleasant company. Am I a dancer? You know the answer. I get a dance with some other man's Jane, And her main conversation is, "Let's dance again." The girls are all strong for me, I should complain, I am the village sheik. I am the village sheik, My loud socks shriek, The cigarette smoke curls from my beak In tantalizing clouds. I am the youthful, Faithful and truthful Model of what a young man ought to wear, of how much he should drink and how loud he should swear. Let small-towners laugh at me, what do I care,— I am the village sheik. Now has arrived the time of year when the married man can give the single man the merry ha-ha. Let him laugh long and loud. He seldom has the chance. A joyous income tax days, how wise are the makers of the laws by which We live! How thoughtful of us to be married and not to be making enough money so we must pay a tax. Uneasy lies the man that lies to the judge. The man with the Wooden Leg says he can see that Coolidge's ideas of economy are being followed out in the new spring styles. They are economical of material, at least. Short and snappy is the vogue for spring. Now also hath come the time of year when in every man's heart there beats the conviction that he will raise his own cab-bage and tomato plants this year, spade his own garden, keep it free the whole summer long from weeds that choke and bugs that bite, and harvest an ample reward for his labor. Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Yes, we are ashamed of ourselves. We wonder what you would have done under the circumstances. Saturday night, at five minutes of seven, we passed the Her-shey Quick Lunch. There is nothing unusual in that. We pass it at least four times every day, at least six on Saturday. But we did see something unusual? It was in broad lamplight, right in front of the Quick Lunch. Yes, two young men were drinking from a bottle of hootch. Both were not drinking at the same time. They took turns. They did not heed the passing of strangers or of friends. Poor fellows. They were having such a lovely time we did not interrupt them. Perhaps they were so intent on the busi-ness of the evening that interruption would have been impossible. But, any-how, we did as Mr. Average Citizen would have done. We passed them by. We kidded ourselves into believing that viola-tion of the law was none' of our business. What would you have done? Well, anyway, as we said, the fellows were pretty well wrapped up in their drinking, and they put us in mind of a weasel we killed when we lived on the farm. The weasel attached himself to an old red hen. This happened forty rods from the house. The hen cackled and yelled. She ran toward us. She dragged the weasel along like a tail. Well, that weasel was that taken up with his drinking blood that he never saw us at all. We brought a handy board down on his head, and he passed out of this life, carrying with him, no doubt, to weasel heaven the taste of the warm beverage he had been drinking. Some men are boys at sixty. During the recent warm spell we looked out of our window and saw a rather nice sedan, one whose tires we are not worthy to inflate. Some ladies got out and went into the store to do some shopping. But the driver of the air (he was not sixty, we don't know how old he was, but we venture he was a successful business man) remained behind. And what do you think he did to while away the minutes the women folks were inside, shopping? I Ic played marbles with two Italian lx>ys who happened along. lie had a g<xxl time at it , t(x>. And txifore he drove away, he gave the Ixiys a shiny piece of money with which to replenish their stock of marbles. As he drove off , we wondered which was the happier , the man with the sedan, whose tires we are not worthy to inflate , or the two Italian boys with their piece of shiny silver. A Time and Change! The boy who boasted lie could spit farther through his teeth than any kid in Toad Hollow has grown into the man who, according to his own admission , has had New Zealand and the Philippines on his radio, Mrs, , Movie Fan, no, we didn 't say moving van , has been much taken up with the westerns. She adores the dash-ing cawlxiys and all that. In fact sl(e thinks it , rather unfortunate that she married a tired business man instead of a rancher . So romantic and all that . Yes, she has tried to weave a little of the roman-tic around the Mister. When they vacationed Inst summer tit her uncle's farm , she succeeded In getting the Mister to saddle her uncle's fastest steed. She supplied him with cigarette pn|x;rs and the makin 's, and he did some (rick riding which pleased her well, Hut. Mister figured If he were going to be n real cowpuuclier , and not u real one, he must chaw plug tobacco. Well, when he spit in the wotxl box the vacation came to an abrupt end. Moral: Things look better at n distance. A Sonar of Spring A half a day off , a half a (lay off I We have our new license, we'll start up the flivver. We'll pump up the tires and drive way up the river. Hal Hal a half a (lay off, A half a day off , a half a day off I She needs to be washed and she needs some rc-wlrlng, She needs oil and gas and the plugs aren't firing, (When wo get her In shape, 'twill Ixs time for retiring). Hal Hal a half a day off. Coffee and Tea Are Injurious to Nervous Systems There are as many causes for "nerves' as there are things that happen to the human body, says Edwin F. Bowers, M. D., in "Strength." Any one of these, if harped upon long enough, may be sufficient to fray the cord and spoil the physical harmony that exists between sound nerves and healthy bodies. An unseasonable haircut may bring about an attack of neuralgia that will leave the entire nervous system shaken and unstable for weeks. An outstanding and obstreperous bunion, trying the patience and endurance of old Prudence Patience herself, will ravel and tangle more nerve fibrils than Horatio ever dreamed of. Everything between" the hair and the toes that rubs the fur of life the wrong way, that makes two irritations grow where none grew before, and that puts undue strain and stress on any part of the com-plicated electro-chemical machine we call the body, may develop a more or less aggravated attack of "nerves." The most frequent cause for "nerves," however, is poison—poison of the most deadly character—generated as a result of fermentation and decomposition of food products, and because of failure to get rid of the broken-down and worn-out organic material through the skin, kidneys and bowels. No cure of the trouble is humanly poss-ible unless this cause is first corrected. But to correct this cause requires the most careful regulation of the diet, and of every-thing that has to do with the feeding habits Those who are accustomed to cry "Hold, enough!" only when they cannot possibly hold any more, will have to learn that "feeding" doesn't mean "stuffing." Also, that every particle of unnecessary food taken into the system acts only as a hand-ful of ashes would act if carefully sifted into the running gear of an automobile. Coffee and Tea Bad for Nerves Another great little help to that "sweet bells jangled out of tune" state, is coffee and also its seductive sister, tea. When you remember that our annual consumption of coffee is about a dozen pounds for every man, woman and child in this nerve-racked country, not to mention goodness only knows how much tea (even more nerve-racking than coffee), you will cease to wonder at the nerve decadence of so many thousands of American men and women. Remember that coffee contains 1.23% of caffeine. This means that each cup of coffee of average strength carries from 2 to 3 grains of caffeine—a very fine drug where indicated, but a very definite source of danger, where it isn't needed, as any well-informed doctor will tell you. ' Think this over. Numerous Seers Predicted Saturda y Night's Earth quake Numerous seers and astrologers both in this country and Europe predicted the earthquake which caused New York to begin thinking of heaven Saturday night. While none of them was so accurate as to forecast the date of the "tremblor," several came fairly close to it in their pre-dictions. Here are some of the prophets and prophecies, together with the date the latter were made: August 31. 1923, by Rev. Arthur W. Brooks, professor of English , Greek Semi-nary of St. Athanasius; "earthquake shock and other seismic disturbances may be expected during the next five years, due to this year's eclipse happening in the seven-teenth degree of Virgo. January 1, 1925, by "Prof." Gustav Meyer, of Hoboken, "The nation counse-lor, "New York , New Jersey, New Hamp-shire, Ohio and California will tremble with earthquakes." April 10, 1924, by "Mother" Hall , seance seercss of Manhattan: "The Japanese quake is going^ to join the Mexico quake and it 's not going to stop until it gets right here to New York. I hate to tell you, honest, but 1 see a big, wide crack all the way down 132d street. " September 22, 1924, by "Cloud Digger ," redoubtable prognosticator of Packerville, Ct.: "I look for several big earthquakes in the next six months." October 20, 1924, by "Thylbus," Paris-ian astrologer: "International dickering will begin in January to be followed by an earthquake. " October 26, 1924, by the Abbe Moreux , director of the Bourgen Observatory, Hamburg. Germany : "Great danger con-fronts mankind in the four years beginning in 1925, due to sun s|K)ts which are respons-ible for the perkxlical madness of the human race as well as earthquakes and climatic irregularities. " February 1, 1925: By Mrs. K. II. Frey, of Cleveland , member of the Rowanlte "End of the World Band" : "Darkness will come Saturday with an ecli pse. Then the hail storm and earthquake to sweep the unfaithfu l into eternity. " Junior Olivets Have Fast Team The Junior Olivets have a fast basketball team, and although having lots of rkj iii for improvement , have undoubtedly the best Junior basketball team in IJorshey, Who knows but that , in the near future they will produce n belter basketball team than their namesakes,' the Hershey Olivets. So far this season t|iey have met and defeated teams from Hershey, Palmyra , Lebanon and Harrisburg , and each lime their op-ponents l(X)k to be a belter team until after the test came. On Thursday evening another test was given them at gym class by Coach Mngrlni , when he put them up against the strongest Junior team available at gym class. I'lie result was as follows : Olivet Juniors All-Juniors G. Stover V F. Purcell Ci. Zimmerman,.. . F P. Hummer V. Tinney C F, Deppcn M. Balsbaugh G H, l.lebfrled E. Hershey G S, Curry Field goals: Stover, 3; Zimmerman, 3; Tinney, C>; Balsbaugh , 2: Purcell , 2; Hum-mer, 2. Fouls: Olivets, 3; All-Juniors , 2. MISS LEIUFRIED ENTERTAINS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS The All Around Helpers Sunday School Class of the First U. B, Church , met on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Sara Lelbfrled. Business was discussed nnd refreshments were served to the following: Mary Aiingsl , Verna Deets, Ruth Barnard , Dorothy Imlxxlen , Paulino Rumpf , Sura Lelbfrled , Marlon\Mrm * Nelcla , Eloise Moyer, Mario Buuuer and Miss Mublc Llnglo, teacher, Radio is Chan ging Lives and Habits of Nation "Radio is rapidly changing our lives and habits as a nation," says Roger W. Babson, the statistician, who sees much more than entertainment or even education in the millions of radio receiving sets scattered throughout America. "The great basic Law of Action and Reaction which governs our social ana economic world is seen-once more in .the development of radio broadcasting ana reception," he says. "Emerson caJea it the Low of Compensation. Nature employs it to keep things in balance. America has always been a home-loving nation but we may say that we have been more home-loving at some times than at others. "The coming of the automobile changed our lives. Quick and relatively easy transportation widened our horizons. We had held pretty much within a radius ol live mile«; suddenly our individual worla is expanded to a radius of fifty miles. Our daily world has been increased tremend-ously and we changed our habits ol life to take advantage of our broadened horizons. Our social business and economic lives have almost had to be built all over again to meet these changes. The small towns lost trade to the cities because it became easy to drive twenty-five miles to the store offering better assortment and be-sides it was fun to drive. To offset this in part the farmer is now selling his vegetables and fruit from the roadside stand without recourse to the ordinary channels of distribution. The oil, steel, and plate glass industries have benefited directly, while street railways, shoes and certain other industries have suffered either from the fact that the automobile competed with them directly or changed people's habits so they no longer bought so much of certain products. "The most revolutionary change, how-ever, come in our habit of life. .Business conditions are changing constantly, new industries are coming in, old ones are fading out, the risks involved in these changes are a part of the uncertainty that every busi-ness man and every investor must assume. But when some development comes along that threatens to change our whole Ameri-can life and the foundations upon which it rests—the matter should not bypassed over without careful examination. The automobile did just this for it took us out of our homes. I do not argue the relative advantage or disadvantage of the change but the widening of our horizons, the in-creasing of our individual worlds to several times their previous size, naturally left the home a smaller and less important part of our lives. The country clubs has come and the outdoor life has made us a healthier nation but the home has shrunk to a sort of way station where we stop momentarily to change clothes and grab a bile to eat between trips. Actually we spend less than half the time at home that we used to. I am referring to those few hours between work and sleep when we live with our families and friends—where we recreate—when we should enjoy an evening's leisure surrounded by the beauty and comfort of our homes. Lately we haven't had much time for this sort of thing; too busy to stop and think. Much activity with questionable progress. Some students insist that the American mind and the American home are going to pieces in this hectic age. Perhaps they are right. I do not know. "It is certain that , as we have come to spend less time in our homes we have spent less time and less money in developing them and making them attractive. We spend every year $17 per capita for gasoline and only $16 for furniture. At the end of the year the gasoline is gone. "As the situation has become more serious—as congestion on highways has begun to rob motoring of its Tun—nature seems to have taken a hand in the matter. Radio developed and as the automobile took us away from our homes the radio is bringing us back. Good music, education , the world's greatest speakers entertain-ment par excellence in infinite variety, waiting your command in the cabinet below the loud speaker, are competing successfully with the movies and the boulevards. We are beginning to stay home again and a few quiet evening's with goxxl music is assuring millions of Ameri-cans tha t they have been missing some-thing that is very much worth while. "Radio with its magic is working a so-cial revolution. The home is growing once more and as we value it more highly and spend more time and thought on it the America n home promises to become an even finer and more beautiful institution than it, has been in times past when we have been proud as a home-loving nation." Annville Collegians Fall Before Travelers On Wednesday evening, the Annville Collegians met defeat at the hands of the Hershey Travelers on the Men 's Club (kxir by the score of 411 to 11. The Collegians had a fast passing aggregation comjxised largely of Lebanon Valley football stars, but had hard luck in slxxillng. They were a game bunch however and played as hard in the last miiuile of play as they did at the start, of the game, although lliey knew they were hopelessly outclassed, Elbert! was high scorer for Annville. Gerlach led for the Hershey goal tossers. Travelers Annville Collegians Purcell F . . ., Oritz Swartz F Starr Gerlach C Heichard Fouche G Fox Simmons G Elberli Substitutions; W. Gerlach for Simmons, Reese for ' Fouche, Fox for Starr , Koch for Reiclmrd , Reichard for Oritz, Oritz for Koch . Field goals: Purcell , 7; Gerlach , 9; Fouche; Simmons; W, Gerlach; Elbertl , 2; Starr; Kcichard. Fouls: Travelers , 10 out of Hi; Collegians, 3 out of 25. Ref-eree- Dissinger. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO HAVE IMPORTANT MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Woman'. Missionary Society of the First United Brethren Church of this nlilce, will be held Tluirwlayevenlng, March 12lh , nt the home of Mrs. 1, (). Dice, 303 Cocoa Avenue, nt 7.30 o'clock. This being the last meetliuc of the year, very hnuortnut business will be transacted. Annual re- Ixii'Ih will be read , officers for the ensuing year will be elected , also a delegate to the Blanch Convention to be held nt Pen-brook, will be elected, Every member la requested to be present. TO HOLD MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING The Always Shining Bible Class of the First United Brethren Sunday School will hold their monthly business meeting on Thursday evening, March 6th , at the home of Mrs. Duvld Suttuzahn, HO Areba Avenue. Stroudsbur g High School Organize a Phi Beta Hershi The students of Stroudsburg High School know the nutritious value of Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate, and eat at least one cake a day. They have origi-nated a unique plan, and the following letter explains it in full, as follows: Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey, Penha. ¦ o Dear Sir: During the past few months we have originated a fraternity in our class. Senior, which we call the "Phi Beta Hershi." Each day each one of the members brings chocolate bars for each other member. We find this to be quite a thing and works wonders among our "brethren." The organization is strong and is running along on a smooth track. The constitution was written by a member of the fraternity and censored by the principal of the school who thought it was quite original. We think this should be of interest to you for an advertisement or if not, amusement. . If you appreciate our interest in your establishment, kindly write us the effect it had on you. Our school magazine will be glad to write you up. We hope this letter will find your chocolate factory "stirring" (chocolate). , Your fraternally,] \ AMZIE B. DREHER PREAMBLE We, the Phi Beta Hershi, in order to smuggle more candy in our High School to receive more bodily nourishment (more sustaining than meat) and to keep a con-tinual uproar among the teachers do ordain and establish this constitution for the Phi Beta Hershi. CONSTITUTION ~ V 1. We hereby state that each memb^er one day a week shall bring to High School at 1.15 p. m. five (5) bars of Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate, for which they shall pay the sum of five cents (5c) per bar. 2. In case the member who is supposed to bring the aforesaid Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate Bar is absent from school he shall bring them the next day he attends school. Also let it be known that this shall not break the rotation. (On such days we shall have two (2) bars per person). 3. In case of the absence of any other of the members the extra bar or bars shall be equally divided among the several members present. 4. Let it be known that if the com-missioned person to bring the aforesaid Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate Bars, or the person in Clause 2 of this Constitution, should forget them, he must either go back after them or the next day bring Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate bars for which he must pay ten cents (10c) per bar. Signed: FRED FETHERMAN, Treasurer J. ALBERT GRONER. Secretary SAMUEL LEE, Protector of Wrappers HOWARDFLAGLER, Vice-President AMZIE B. DREHER, President. The Lotter y Man" in Central Theatre Frida y, March 13 An excellent home talent play, "The Lottery Man" directed by Miss Gregg Darrow will be presented to the people of Hershey and vicinity on Friday, March 13th, at 8 o'clock, in the Hershey Central Theatre. Rehearsals are continuing every night and all indications point to a crowded house on the night of its presentation. Cast of characters as they appear: Mrs. Wright Miss Jesse Dersheimer "Foxey " Peyton Earl Hackman Jack Wright George Hocker Slevens Chester Swartz Helen Heyer Miss Lucille Gilman Mrs. Peyton Miss Dorothy Hill Lizzie Roberts. .Miss Katherine Lcitheiser Iledwig Jensen Miss Anna Reese Hamilton Chester Swartz Act 1. Living Room of the Wright 's, in the basement of a house on Twelfth Street. Acl 2. "Foxey 's" Den. Act 3. Mrs. Peyton 's Library. This play will be offered at a low price of 35 cents for general admission and 50 cents for reserved seats. Planin g Mill Defeats Men's Club I he Planing Mill added anotlier to their string of victories on Friday evening by defeating the Men's Club by the score of 58 to 36. The Men 's Club team put up a stiff fight but were greatly handicapped by the loss of players cither thru illness or playing away with the High School or High Scrubs teams. The Planing Mill were going at their regular pace of good shooting and equally good passing, long shots by both teams featuring. In the second game of the evening the Wrapping department defeated the Con-struction team by a 40 to 16 score. This game was fast , taking it from all angles, out the sli(x>ting of the construction boys was weak while the Wrap|x:ra" made all kinds of shots from anywhere on the floor . G. Leib was the high scorer for the "Build-ers" and with 4 two pointers while Gerlach and Purcell divided honors for the Wrap-ping team. Industrial league fans will be pleased to learn that the games in the league will be continued all thru the month of March, after which arrangements for an Industrial Baseball League will be made. Let's have something more in the line of Industrial activities—aut-of-donr volley ball, horse-shoe or quoit pitching, baseball and track meets, etc. Industrial activities will enliven the town. "What say we keep awake." Card Part y Next Monda y The monthly "500" card party. of the Ladles' Auxiliary of Hershey Post, No. 386, American Legion , will be held on next Monday evening, Mar, 8th , in the Market House building. As usual a large list of attractive prizes have been secured for the occasion and an evening of pleasure is in store for all those attending. Play will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. SALE OF CAKES AND HOME-MApE CANDY The member* of the G. R. Clans, of the Deny Presbyterian Sunday School will hold a sale of cakes and home-made candy, at the Hersliey Market House, Saturday mornin g. March 7th.
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1925-03-05 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1925-03-05 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
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Title | 109-HPS-1925-03-05-001-SINGLE-ORIGNAME_00252_9SPLIT 1 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Hershe y Tea House
Soon Read y for
1925 Season
One of the most beautiful road houses on
the William Penn Highway is that of the
Hershey Tea House.
It is situated on East Chocolate Avenue
and occupies a home-like two-story stone
building, overlooking Spring Creek, which
despite its age, for it is mentioned in the
old Derry Church documents away back
in the time of the sons of William Penn,
is a saucy stream, playfully rippling on its
winding course through the turfy swards
on its way to beautiful Hershey Park.
To attract the motorists there is a quaint
sign, constructed of unbarked pine, fifteen
feet in height. The large sign board is
lettered "The Hershey Tea House" and
hanging on either side of it are electric
lights. Above the sign is an old farm bell,
which years ago, with its joyful clanging,
did gladden the toilers in the fields, for it
meant a respite from their labors and that
a well-laden table awaited them. • It does
not ring as of yore, but it fulfills its purpose
and silently gives forth a hearty and cordial
invitation to motorists to come in and en-joy
its many comforts.
On the spacious porch, shaded by huge
weeping willows, one can indeed find peace
and contentment, and gazing upon Spring
Creek singing and bubbling as it passes
under the stone bridge, one can lose one-self
in blissful revery, especially after
having tasted of the good things as served
at the Hershey Tea House.
Inside is a cozy reception hall, with
restful chairs aplenty. To the left is the
tea room. Throughout the large room
there pervades an atmosphere of good cheer
and contentment. Here one may be
served chocolate, cocoa, coffee or tea, also
the most appetizing of salads, sandwiches,
delicious cakes and pastries and tooth-some
delicacies. Adjoining is the en-closed
porch and solarium.
To the right of the reception hall is the
dining room, which is used upon special
occasions. It is furnished in a most in-viting
manner
Upstairs is the "Simplicity Room." As
the name implies, everything is plain, and
the tone is subdued. This is used for
small social affairs.
The Tea House is under the able man-agement
of Mrs. Wm. Hyland and through
her ability and her efforts to please the Tea
House has won a place in the hearts of the
motorists and has met with much success.
Mrs. F. B. Snavely
Entertains at Bridge
Mrs. F. B. Snavely entertained at
bridge at her home at "Gro-More Farm"
on Tuesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs.
Isabel Harry, of Chester Springs, Pa.
The invited guests were: Mrs. Edgar
Hummel, Mrs. Earl Brightbill, Mrs. Harry
Holler, Mrs. Clarence Conrad , Mrs.
Robert Bair, Mrs. Landis Strickler and
Miss Mary Fox, all of Hummelstown :
Mrs. Wm. Hackman, Mrs. LeRoy Holler.
Mrs. Thos. L. McHeffey, Mrs. John
Daniels, Mrs. J. F. Snavely, Mrs. J. R-Snavely,
Mrs. E. M. Hershey, Mrs. J. R.
Kreider, Mrs. Daniel Graeff , Mrs. Irvin
Slesser, Mrs. Morris Wenger and Mrs.
Harry Moyer .
Prizes were won by Mrs. Wm. Hackman ,
Mrs. Clarence Conrad and Mrs. Thos. L.
McHeffey.
Luncheon was served.
Chief Boyer To
Attend Conventio n
The regular monthly meeting of the
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company was
held at the Hose house on Tuesday eve-ning.
Those present were: Harry P.
Boyer, Jerome Hosteller, Geo. Schroll,
Paul Shoop, A. W. Flowers, Ed. Bom-gardner
, Irvin Uhler , Paul Seavers, Ira
Gibble, Herman Seavers, Stanley Gibble,
John H. Gordon , Chas. Palmer and Wm.
Brandt.
Chief Hal Boyer was elected to attend
the Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen 's
Convention to be held in Harrisburg on
June 12th and 13th.
Daniel A. Geib and H. B. Irvin were
elected memheraof the Company.
President Paul Shoop appointed a com-mittee
to obtain data in order to hold a
Firemen's Fair.
Hear Coolidge Address
Through the efforts of Prof. A. M.
llinkcl the pupils of the local High School
had the rare privilege of hearing the in-augural
services of President Coolidge on
Wednesday. This was' made possible by
the installation of an eight tube Ncutrodinc
radio set. Very excellent results were
obtained due to the efficient installation
of the set which was done by our own local
radio experts, Messrs. Parke Cassidy and
Wm. Hoy.
See Kitt y Saturday
On Saturday evening, March 7th, at the
Hershey Central Theatre, ns an added
feature, Miss Kitty Seymour, the ninginij
and dancing girl, will be the attraction ,
Miss Seymour will appear at both shows,
at 6.30 and 8.30, In conj unction with the
movie feature reel, "Wanderer of the
Wasteland, " A Christie comedy reel
will also be shown.
School Visitors
It is always a great pleasure to have
visitors at the Hershey Schools and espec-ially
those visitors who are engaged in the
teaching profession. During the |w»st
week the following teachers from Akron.
Pa. paid a visit: Principal G. Edward
McConiscy, Miss Edna Adams, Mlsa
Norma Leamon, Miss Paulino Hennlngcr ,
Misa Esta B. Hcrr and Miss Dorothy
Davis.
The Misses Verna R. Hackman, Lillian
G. Becker, Qrace E. Smith and Minnie M.
Myers, of the Ellzabcthtown College, spent
half a day observing High School instruc-tion.
-TO RACE SPARK PLUG
Joe Fruhwlrth purchased a race horse
at Hnchmnn&vllle on Saturday. Joe is
ready to match his borne against all comers
ns tic Is convinced that his horse has speed,
even though one leg of the horse U longer
than the other three,
Lancaster high school pupils will have
an athletic stadium large enough to seat
4000 persona ,
Zane Grey Story
First to be Done
in Natural Colors
The first motion picture to be done
entirely in natural colors is the Zane Grey
Paramount production, "Wanderer of the
Wasteland, which will be shown at the
Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday
evening, March 7th, at '6.30 o'clock and
8.30 o'clock, was produced in the original
locale described in the book, the deserts of
Arizona, by Irvin Willat. Jack Holt,
Kathlyn Williams, Noah Beery and Billy
Dove are featured in the principal roles.
According to Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president
in charge of production of Para-mount,
"Wanderer of the Wasteland" is
Zane Grey's favorite story and the most
popular of all the books he has given to the
American public.
"In this picture we have used the famous
Technicolor process—the same process
which proved such a sensational success in
the Biblical prologue df Cecil B. DeMille's
superproduction, "The Ten Command-ments."
To achieve the best results we
went to considerable expense and "trouble
so that the coloring of the picture might be
as near perfection as it is possible to attain.
A special camera staff organized by the
Technicolor Company was sent from
Boston. This staff took with it into the
desert all of the intricate paraphernalia
necessary for the photographing of color
pictures, the entire production company
spending several weeks in camp, as practi-cally
all of the picture was photographed
in the desert.
"Not only because of the color photog-raphy
but also because of the dramatic
story, which Zane Grey has written, we
expect 'Wanderer of the Wasteland' to
prove one of the outstanding pictures of
the year."
"Wanderer of the Wasteland, is a
story of the great American Sahara, when
men braved unbelievable hardships in their
hunt for gold—a hunt, which brought
thousands into the desert—a hunt, from
which mere handfuls returned successful ;
many never did return at all. The mere
fact that this Zane Grey novel sold over a
million copies, is evidence enough of the
popularity of the story. But when you
see the picture, done entirely in natural
colors at that, you'll say you never saw
anything like it before in your life and be
telling the truth.
Playing in support of the featured
players is an unusually strong cast, which
includes, among others, James Mason,
Richard R. Neill, James Gordon, William
Carroll and Willard Cooley.
Tom Mix Will Spring
Surprise as Bold
English Bandit
Of all the forthcoming movie events of
the current season, none will arouse more
interest than the announcement that Tom
Mix, heretofore far-famed only as a West-ern
star, will be seen at the Hershey Cen-tral
Theatre in the title role of "Dick
Turpin ," the romantic bandit of Merrie
England in days of yore when fussy clothes,
trimmed in fine laces, and hats with large
plumes were the vogue for men. The
date for the opening of this attraction has
been set for Thursday, March 10th, at
7.30 o'clock, and it is a foregone conclusion
that Mix is going to be "inspected " by his
many followers here with ultra-critical
eyes, because it is next to impossible to
imagine him attired in anything save the
raiment of the modern American cowboy.
William Fox, who will present "Dick
Turpin ," has spared no expense to make
this feature a screen classic de luxe, it is
claimed, and it is heralded as the most
ambitious production in which Mix ever
appeared. Critics on all the metropolitan
papers liave received it with unusual
acclaim as one of the few films deserving
of eternal life.
The star has been surrounded by a
sterling cast of screen favorites including
Kathleen Myers, Lucille Hutton, Alan
Hale, Philo McCullough, Bull Montana
and Fay Holderness. Charles Kenyon ,
author of "The Iron Horse," wrote the
story and J. G. Blystone directed the
production. It is programmed as "a
drama of thrilling romance and adven-ture
" and it is promised that Mix proves
most successful as a gallant lover of ye fair
lady of yore.
Travelers Lose
at Lebanon
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 24th , the St.
Joe F'ive, of Lebanon, defeated the Hershey
Travelers on the Armory floor, Lebanon.
The first half was very close throughout.
The numerous fouls called on the Travelers
kept St. Joe in the running. At half time
the score was twelve all. The poor officiat-ing
continued in the second period , thereby
enabling St. Joe to run up the score, the
final being 35 to 19. Clarkin was the high
scorer for St. Joe, while Fasnacht led for
the Travelers.
Travelers St. Joe
Pureed F F. Hartnett
Gerlach F C. Hartnett
Fasnacht C C. Hartnett
Fouche G Clarkin
Swartz G Fox
Substitutions: Simmons for Swartz ,
Frazier for I. Hartnett , I Hartnett for C.
Hartnett. Field goals: Fasnacht, 4; Ger-lach
; Purcell , 1; I. Hartnett , 3; Clarkin , 3;
F. Hartnett , 2; Frazier , 2. Fouls: St. Joe,
10 out of 24. Travelers, 7 out of 8. Referee
—Hoy.
MRS. BOYER GIVES GOOSE DINNER
A goose dinner was held at the home, of
Mr. and Mrs. Enos A. Boyer, of Union
Deposit, on Sunday, to the following
guests: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Y. Carmany,
of Sand Beach; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 11.
Boyer and children, Dorothy and Edwin,
Jr., of Rutherford Heights; Mr. and Mrs.
Ira D. Boyer and daughter , Arlenc, of
Hummelstown; Mr. and Mrs. Thco. K.
Boyer and sons, John and Billla, of Her-shey
; Mrs. J. II. lioyer, Mr. and airs. Knos
A. 15oyer and children, Mary, K«therlne
and Surah, of Union Deposit.
LEFT FOR CUBA
Mario I-nuznrdo left Thursday morning
on the Havana Special for hit home in
Cuba, whore he was called on account of
the death of his father, Armando Lauznrdo,
which occurred Sunday, March lot , nt
Colon, Cuba.
BIRTH
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ivan L. Mense announce
Uie birth of a daughter, Helen Louise, at
the Hershey Hospital on Wednesday morn-ing.
A Tramp to the
Dead Sea,
Jericho and Gilgal
(By John Halgren)
Having seen Jerusalem and its surround-ings
two of us decided to make a hike to
the Dead Sea and Jericho. The distance is
not so great, but by the Christians in
Jerusalem it was considered very ad-venturous
to undertake the journey by
foot. After a light breakfast and carrying
with us only the most necessaries we
started off pn a Saturday morning about
8 o'clock through the St. Stephani gate
out to the Mount of Olives, following the
sandy road to Bethany on the eastern
siope of the Mount of Olives.
We looked up the ruins of the house
where the god-fearing Lazarus and his two
sisters, Martha and Maria had lived,
whom Jesus loved and where he often was
a welcome guest. We descended into a
deep cellar supposed to have been the tomb
of Lazarus and guarded by an old gray
Arab and a ragged boy, who both kept
their hands outstretched, begging for
"Bakshish!" the very first word the
traveler hears on nearing the shores of
Asia and Africa where Arabic is spoken.
From here we started our hike cross-country.
An Arab followed us and offered
his service as guide, but we refused him
with an excuse. Over the hills and down
the valleys we kept marching under the
burning sun, while our thirst got almost
unbearable. Arriving in a deep valley,
the bottom of a dried-up stream we fol-lowed
it for a distance in hope of finding
some water, but when we saw some Be-douins
further down ahead of us, we forgot
all about our thirst and started to cross
some more hills and dales overgrown with
dried-up Sodom-apple plants and a thorny
shrub, from which the crown of the Savior
was made. We were just discussing our
narrow escape when we stood face to face
with a Bedouin on horseback, armed with
a long spear, an old pistol and a hilt full of
cartridges. He stopped within a few
paces of us and asked if we were armed.
We told him we had neither guns or money,
but were looking for fresh water. He
pointed in the direction of a well and rode
away, assuring us we were two foolhardy
Christians, daring to tramp through the
desert, considered the most unsafe part of
Palestine.
Shortly afterward we discovered on a
nearby hillslope a large Bedouin camp. We
knew there was water, but preferred to get
out of sight as soon as possible only to
encounter some young Bedouin girls with
large leatherbags carried on their heads on
their way to get water. They were scanti-ly
attired, slender of build, but well pro-portioned
and beautiful types of a race
that is reared and lives ever close to nature.
We soon arrived at the well on a hillside
covered with verdure, the only green spot
we found in the desert. Here was gathered
quite a crowd of Bedouins and shepherds,
all armed to the teeth with revolvers, old
pistols, knives, old brasstrjmmed rifles and
around the waist that belt of pride with
cartridges. We felt rather cheap among
those noisy desert children, but they
proved to be good-natured and we natur-ally
showed the same spirit, so we got all
the water we needed, even if some of them
in the meantime did steal all the sand-wiches
we had in our pockets. Of course
we could not object, but departed with a
friendly "Mar haba!" We went down to
the bottom of the valley and met there
another Bedouin on horseback, armed
with an old spear, but we simply saluted
and went on our way.
At last, when the sun was slowly sinking
below the hilltops, we discovered a white
spot, a misty outline of the mosque Nebi
Moso, i. e. the well of Moses, its square
wall and numerous cupolas making it look
like a basket with eggs. It is a lone
building in the Judean desert, probably
erected as a resting place for poor Mo-hammedan
pilgrims going to or from Mec-ca.
Built in a square around a fresh
water spring with an outside arcade for
camels and campfires, and an inside arcade
for the protection of the tired pilgrims it
also has minaret , where the muezzin calls
the faithful to prayers. As we approached
no one was to be seen or heard; the remains
of the campfires seemed old and conse-quently
we entered through the main
arch and went up in the minaret to see if
everything was clear. We heard a noise
down below and discovered in one of the
arches a moving ragpile, a praying Mo-hammedan,
whom we approached with
"Marhaba!" He replied very friendl y
with "Allah Ju Sallimak!" (God bless you!)
He told us of his pilgrimage on foot from
Tripolis in Africa to Mecca and now he
was on his return with about a thousand
miles to walk. His only baggage was a
tremendous Mohammedan Khora n, which
he carried on his back. As the Bedouins
had stolen most of our sandwiches we had
a rather light supper after a hot day 's
strenuous march , but we divided what we
had between the three of us and had lots of
fine spring water with the refreshments.
As we kept on talking and listening to our
Pilgrim 's interesting tales the evening
went fast and the large red moon rose over
(lie Moabitie mountains, just as it did
thousands of years back , the millions
mosquitoes started their mighty choir
and we had to rake the ashes of our fire
and went up on the nx>f between the
cuixilas to sleep, covered with some
grass ruga we found there.
Alxmt 4 o'clock In the morning we took
a look nt the desolate desert, yet in a
gloomy weird light from the sinking moon.
Here and there we could hear the heart-rending
howl of the marauding jackals ,
but nearby was all still as death, even the
mosquitoes had temporarily succumbed for
the low temperature between 35 degrees-
45 degrees. Shivering from cola we
descended from our hivoualc and started
again for the Dead Sea. The day got
very hot , but we carried with us a jug of
water from Nebi' Mosa and after three
hours tramp we stood on the Inst hilltops
limiting down on that old historic basin of
the Dead Sea, alxiut 20 miles in length and
three or . four miles wide, the world' s
lowest sea-level. We literally slid down
the 100 feet or more of sandy slope and
were soon on the plain below, dotted with
some salty shrubs, midges and dwarf
sumacs. The Hiilphur-vnnort) were very
annoying for a beginning hut we kept on
steadily forward and sttxxl on the very
shore of the plastic memorial over the
Valley of Shiddlm with the biblica l cities
Sodom and Gomonhn.
Everything here is covered with an
inch-thick crust of salt, looking its if the
water had receded, leaving a thin shell of
Ice behind. The water contains 23 ixsrcent
mineral salts, compared with the ocean's
3,fi per cent, making the water very heavy
ond immovable for mi ordinary breeze,
There is no fish ImjIow Its surface nnd no
seagulls olxive it. Stones thrown in , sank
with a dull sound, but made no ringlets
and when bathing, one can neither swim
nor sink.
We went up to the inlet of Jordan and
followed the river up to the place where
Christ was Ixiptlzed by John the Bant 1st,
near the Russian convent St. EraHlmun,
erected ns a hospltlum for Russian pil-f;
rlm«. Our approach was heralded by
lalf a dozen barking dogs; who surrounded
us, but were recalled by a monk who wut
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The Village Sheik
I am the village sheik,
My hair is sleek,
I go to the barber once a week
And get its edges trimmed.
I am not a sailor,
Although my tailor
Measured my trousers with very good care,
To be sure they presented the nautical flare
And mimmicked the wide ones the college
boys wear,
I am the village sheik.
I am the village sheik,
I do not speak
Of how all the fair sex seems to seek
My pleasant company.
Am I a dancer?
You know the answer.
I get a dance with some other man's Jane,
And her main conversation is, "Let's dance
again."
The girls are all strong for me, I should
complain,
I am the village sheik.
I am the village sheik,
My loud socks shriek,
The cigarette smoke curls from my beak
In tantalizing clouds.
I am the youthful,
Faithful and truthful
Model of what a young man ought to wear,
of how much he should drink and how loud
he should swear.
Let small-towners laugh at me, what do I
care,—
I am the village sheik.
Now has arrived the time of year when
the married man can give the single man
the merry ha-ha. Let him laugh long and
loud. He seldom has the chance. A
joyous income tax days, how wise are the
makers of the laws by which We live! How
thoughtful of us to be married and not to
be making enough money so we must pay
a tax.
Uneasy lies the man that lies to the
judge.
The man with the Wooden Leg says he
can see that Coolidge's ideas of economy
are being followed out in the new spring
styles. They are economical of material,
at least. Short and snappy is the vogue
for spring.
Now also hath come the time of year
when in every man's heart there beats the
conviction that he will raise his own cab-bage
and tomato plants this year, spade his
own garden, keep it free the whole summer
long from weeds that choke and bugs that
bite, and harvest an ample reward for his
labor.
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast.
Yes, we are ashamed of ourselves. We
wonder what you would have done under
the circumstances. Saturday night, at
five minutes of seven, we passed the Her-shey
Quick Lunch. There is nothing
unusual in that. We pass it at least four
times every day, at least six on Saturday.
But we did see something unusual? It
was in broad lamplight, right in front of
the Quick Lunch. Yes, two young men
were drinking from a bottle of hootch.
Both were not drinking at the same time.
They took turns. They did not heed the
passing of strangers or of friends.
Poor fellows. They were having such a
lovely time we did not interrupt them.
Perhaps they were so intent on the busi-ness
of the evening that interruption
would have been impossible. But, any-how,
we did as Mr. Average Citizen would
have done. We passed them by. We
kidded ourselves into believing that viola-tion
of the law was none' of our business.
What would you have done?
Well, anyway, as we said, the fellows
were pretty well wrapped up in their
drinking, and they put us in mind of a
weasel we killed when we lived on the
farm.
The weasel attached himself to an old
red hen. This happened forty rods from
the house. The hen cackled and yelled.
She ran toward us. She dragged the
weasel along like a tail. Well, that weasel
was that taken up with his drinking blood
that he never saw us at all. We brought
a handy board down on his head, and he
passed out of this life, carrying with him,
no doubt, to weasel heaven the taste of the
warm beverage he had been drinking.
Some men are boys at sixty. During
the recent warm spell we looked out of our
window and saw a rather nice sedan, one
whose tires we are not worthy to inflate.
Some ladies got out and went into the store
to do some shopping. But the driver of
the air (he was not sixty, we don't know
how old he was, but we venture he was a
successful business man) remained behind.
And what do you think he did to while
away the minutes the women folks were
inside, shopping? I Ic played marbles with
two Italian lx>ys who happened along. lie
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