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Show STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By John Hix i5wi' ff) , , iil' wft il Of "He tffTlN6 rtfta hHO flNORff WlTH"CffA4MM). I FRIGHTENED CONGRESS . . . On June 21, 1783, a band of 80 recruits from Lancaster, Pa., mutinied mu-tinied when they learned tha Continental army had been dismissed on Juno 2 and sent home minus their pay checks. They marched on Philadelphia, where they were joined by a number of war veterans, and surrounded the meeting hall of congress. Members of congress finally made their escape from the building and fled to Princeton. Philadelphia declared the flight unnecessary, claiming it waa staged by delegates who sought to deprive the city of tha honor of being the capitol of tha United States. COFFEE AND CREAM TREE The carnauba palm of Brazil Is named from Portuguese "carne," meat and "uba." a Tupi Indian word for tree, its roots being used as a tonic or flesh builder. Its sap is made into a beverage that resembles cream and its edible fruit produces seeds that are brewed into a coffee substitute. The leaves of this versatile palm are made into thatching, hats and brooms, and also supply carnauba wax 18,000,000 pounds a year from Brazil used commercially as a base for furniture and auto polishes. (Copyright, 1937, for Tha Telegram) |