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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Strenqth OF a Flower.

A rock split asunder by growinA
tree that has found Judgment In what
was Mt first only small crack is fa-
miliar sight to most people. The force
that a tree exerts In accomplishing
this feat Is tremendous, but relatively
II is not equal to that exerted by the
flower that John Burroughs describes
In recent book, 1.-THE Breath of
Life"
One of the most remarkable exhlbi-
tons of plant force ever saw was in
western city, where / observed n wild
sunflower forcing its way up through
the asphalt pavement; the folded and
compressed leaves of the plant, like a
mans fist, had pushed against the hard
but flexible concrete until 1t bulged up
and split, and let the irrepressble
plant through. The force exerted must
have been many pounds. l think 1t
doubtful If the strongest man could
have pushed his fist through such u
resisting medium.
Life activities are kind OF explo-
sion, and the slow, continued explo-
sions of this growing plant rent the
pavement as surely as powder would
have done. 1t is doubtful IL any cul-
tivated plant could have overcome
such odds. 1t required the force of the
untamed, hairy plant of the plains to
accomplish the feat.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
WORSE THAN FACING GUNFIRE
Gallant Seaman Found Himself In
Dilemma From Which He Was Ex-
trlcated In Nick OF Time.
MAKERS OF JEWElPY
100 NAN STuLI SALI LAKE CITY

A jack tar from II. NJ. S.-entercd
a southwestern London post office to
change n money order.
As IL was government pay order
he was asked, according to regulations,
to show his certificate of identity. But
the sailor had lost the certificate.
All the girls In the post Office be-
came anxious to help.
Haven't you your name marked any
where?' urged one. Jack thought
hard, suddenly kindled with inspira-
ton, opened - mouth to speak, and
then stood silent. A flush deepened
bis tanned complexion.
"Well?' urged the young postal lady.
The sailor wanted that money badly.
Ne faced the guns. Yes" he blurted,
"my names marked on my shift"
Post office girls have no training in
the technical lingo on his mujesty's
navy. Whatever sort of document,
docket or disk this shift" might be,
II was her duty not to pay the money
until she had seen 1t. "Then let me
see your shift" she demanded amia-
Oily nut Ifllly.
Small veins knotted on Jacks tenn
piles, n moisture stood on his brow. But
desperate finance needs desperate
measures. "IIave you got screen
here?" he asked in II hollow voice.
"a scrccnl" echoed the post office
girl in bewldermcnt. AYE, IA screen !"
repeated Jack on II rising note of
agony.
II was then that n colleague saved
one of his majesty's A. MS from apo
plexy by hurried and whispered ex-
PLANTATION to his inquistion.
Perhaps because the gods love
laughter the sailors identity was then
accepted without further evidence
London Daily Mail.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
HIGH WAISTLINE
WORN IN 25OOB.C.
DreSSmakers Of Pharaoh's Time
Made Gowns Like Those
of 1916.
BOTH SEXES USED COSMETICS
Expert OF the New York Metropolitan
Museum OF Art Finds That FASH
Ions Changed often in Niles
Highest Civilization.

New York.-The high waistline In
women's clothes, the fashion for the
summer of 1916, was fairly popular in
Egypt about the year 2500 Il. c., II time
when slight mustaches were the rage
among the young men, according to re-
searches made by Miss b. NJ. Car
landt of the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art. She discovered that cosmetics
were much used by the women favor
ties of tn, Pharaohs, and also found
that the men were not averse TO toning
up their compilations when courts were
held along the Nile of the middle king
doms.
In the monthly Bulletin of the Mu-
scum, Miss Carlandt has described the
clothes of fashionable society of the
Egypt of long ago. Her descriptions
were taken from exhibits In the mu-
scum. Depicting the costumes of the
Old Kingdom, 20S0-2475 Ii. c., she
says:
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Wounded Otter BIZ Him.

Petersburg, lnd.-Homer Hays, aged
eighteen, was hunting frogs with "A
small rifle along White river, near
the island two miles east of here,
when he saw an otter lying on the
river bank. He shot at II and the bullet
hit II in the mouth. This so enraged
the animal that 1t jumped AT him and
caught one of his hands, preventing
him from shooting n second time. He
finally shook the animal loose, and 1t
rolled down the river bank into the
water and dlved out Of sight.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Antldote for Loneliness.

A little North side miss, whose
mother is dead, lives with her little
brothers and sister at the home of her
grandmother. Her father, who is a
physician, has his office and home in
another part OF the city.
Surrounded by everything which
brings happiness to the heart of u
child, the little girls thoughts often
wandered to poor daddy, who was all
alone.
One day she surprised her grand
mother with the startling remark {:
Grandma, | wish daddy was police
man."
"a policeman. dear! Why? Daddy
is physician, and that is Il very good
profession, you know"
Eyes, grandma" persisted the child,
but If daddy was policeman he
wouldn't be so lonesome. "-Indlanap
lis News.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
No Word for Love

IL Is impossible to "kick" man I'm
French. You must give him .blow
with the foot" The Portuguese do
not wink" Mt one; they "cose and
open the eyes" In the languages of
many semlcivilized tribes there is no
word with which to convey the idea
OF stealing perhaps because the idea
of property Is so vague. 1t IL related
OF one OF the early missionaries that,
In attempting to translate the Bible
into Algonquin, he could find no word
to express "loye," and was compelled
TO invent one.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
EVERYDAY Herolnea

No one ever suffers anything lin
: the long rum from what are termed
hard knocks" On the other hand,
hard knocks will develop fine qualities
In one. Many of the worlds best work.
'ers-in fact, most of them-are all
people who have known hard knocks,
We all loved heroes especially the
heroes held up before the public gaze,
but we all know the brave girl who.
uncomplainingly goes off daily to her
hard work. We know that II is she
who Is keeping roof above her moth.
er's head and sacrificing many little
comforts and pleasures that she may
do so. Yet the fact that she is n
heroine never enters the girls mind.
She keeps her shoulder bravely to the
wheel, and somehow finds the world
a good place after all.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

ed with another strap which passed
between the toes, were worn irrespec-
tive of class, except in the presence of
superiors, but the Egyptian commonly
preferred To go barefoot
Adopt Plated Kilt.
'By the time of the Middle Kingdom
ordinary individuals had adopted the
plated kilt, which for a time at least
in the Old Kingdom, had been the pc
culiar property of the king; however,
1t is doubtful If the people ever wore
1t of gold. On Il wooden statuette Of
Seostris l. In the Eighth Egyptian
room, this kilt is represented as plated
all around the two ends curving SYM
metrically In front up TO the girdle.
The king also wears the red crown
symbolic of lower Egypt while the
mate to this statuette which Is now In
the Cairo museum. wears the white
crown of Upper Egypt.
"Other statuettes. In the Sixth
Egyptian room, show what II variety of
skirts existed at the time. The old
forms continued although there was a
tendency toward narrower, longer
skirt. The triangular projection, so
fashionable in the first dynasty, be-
came subdued until 1t was quite mod
est. The long skirt which has been
described as typical of this time often
had high walstline. 1t was at this
time that clothing for the upper part
of the body first appeared, and a curl
Gus cape was sometimes pinned around
the shoulders. A heavy cloak or shawl,
probably of wool. worn In the Old
Kingdom as an outer garment by both
men and women, now became common.
Changes in the costumes of wom-
en- from the old to the Middle Kingdom
were slight, but there were few in
novatlons that showed the tendency
toward elaboration. A plain white
tunic was sometimes covered with a
network of brightly colored beads In
diamond pattern with n bead fringe at
the bottom. A similar dress, excep-
tionally gay In color. dates from the
sixth dynasty. One statuette from
Assiut shows white tunic with wide
border on the bottom representing
birds wings or leaf pattern the lat
ter more likely, since 1t is painted in
green"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
No Sale for EN-.

'IIow shall mark that lot of ladies'
hosiery we're sending back to the
mill?' asked the department store
buyer.
what is the matter with them?" in
quired the manager.
"They're too thick. Nobody ever
wears that kind any more, even in the
winter"
Mark them Rejected on account of
low visibility"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
InnnnrfanA 70 Nlofhara
He Would.

I'm thinking seriously of starting a
moving picture theater."
"Well, there's good money in that
business"
1T isn't the money I'm after. But
would like To see my wife and chill
dren once in a while"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
sllnht MIsunderstandInn.

"How did the tulip bulbs | sent you
turn outT Inquired the congressman
with an ingruuatlng smile.
Tulip bulbs? We did get mess of
onions from you, and they were a
tasteless lot."-Loulsyllle Courier
Journal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Sounds That Way.

"That rich little kids got place
In his house he calls the buttery. I
wonder what that isT"
"Why, It's the place where he keeps
bis goat, you boob"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

ITO hold "its place in the sun, the avowed purpose
of great nations conflict. To hold .'its place in
the sum-, the object of every business in the great
fight for industrial and commercial supremacy
To be able hold its place in the sun, the supreme
test of an asphalt roof 1t the sum- rain snow,
that plays havoc with roof If it resist the drying
process of the beating down upon it, day after
day. the rain snow will affect it except to wash
it clean and keep it sanitary
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

For years an almost unstable prod
uct, New England hemp, has leaped
into popularity and is now a great
industry
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
A Guess.

"Why does politician wear a string
tle?"
"To string his constituents" Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
CertQir1-teed
Roofing

takes its place in the sun" and holds it longer
than other similar roofing, because it is made
of the very best quality roofing felt, thoroughly
saturated with the correct blend of soft asphalts,
and coated with blend of harder asphalts.
This outer coating keeps the inner saturation
soft, and prevents the drying out process so
destructive to the ordinary roof
The blend of asphats used by The General"
is the result of long experience. 1t produces
a roofing more pliablc than those which have
less saturation, and which are, therefore,
harder and drier.
At each of the Generals big mills, expert
chemists are constantly employed to refine,
test and blend the asphaltS used; also to expert
ment for possible improvements. Their constant
endeavor is to make the best roofing still better
The quality of CERTAIN-TEED is such that
it is guaranteed for 5, 10 or Il years, according
TO thickness q, 2 or 3ply). Experience proves
that it lasts longer Behind this guarantee is the
responsibility of the worlds largest manufac-
turer of roohngs and building papers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Shows Diversity.


"Dress in ancient Egypt, as In ev-
cry civilized country, shows diversity
according TO the class or occupation of
the individual and variety dependent
upon the fashion of the day. The king
and his courtiers set the styles, which
were soon assumed by subordinate Of
iicials until they forced their superiors
to adopt new modes. The fluctuations
of fashion would be difficult to follow,
although there was steady tendency
to elaboration and luxury; but let us
consider the most distinct changes In
the Old Kingdom (29S0-24T5 h. c. the
Middle Kingdom (2160-l7SS b. C), and
the Empire Q5S0045 b. c., as shown
In our Egyptian galleries.
'ln the tomb OF Perneb we have
costumes that are typical of the old
Kingdom. Humble people were salts
fed with n belt, tied around the whist
with the ends hanging down in front.
skirt of linen, fastened loosely
around the loins, or rarely they con
trlyed a rush mating. Even these, at
times We're laid aside, and the men
appeared nude when engaged in siren
uous exercise. The Offering bearers in
the tomb chamber wore the short white
skirt, the most common article of
'lothing. II was n straight piece Of white
linen cloth wrapped about their hips
like a kilt, the ends being lnotted i'm
front or being passed under girdle,
and sticking up above the waiStline.
Men in the Old Kingdom almost in.
variably clipped their hair close and
shaved their faces, although up 10 the
tfth dynasty they sometimes wore
slight mustaches, hut shepherds occa-
! sionally allowed their hair 10 grow. a
custom generally considered unclenn.
The upper classes wore wigs of Two
kinds-either short and close-htting
with tight little curls I'm horizontal
row, or long and buShy parted in the
middle and falling well over the shoul-
ders. Such wigs were probably made
OF Sleeps wool, and actual specimens
have been found When man wished
to assume his full dignity, he attached
false beard of plated hair 10 his
chin by means of straps. Sandals
which were made of reeds or leather
with strap over the instep, connect.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

General Roofing Manufacturing Company
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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

ST. Paul desires to be the site Of
government nitrate plant.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06

The General makes
one third of Ameri-
cas- supply of as
phalt rollroofng. His
facilities are unequal
ed, and he is able TO
produce the highest
quality roofing at the
lowest manufacture
ing cost.
CERTAIN : TED
is made in rolls; also
IN slate covered shin
les.There isatype of
CERTAIN TIED
for every kind of
building, with fiat or
pitched roofs, from
the largest Sky-scrap-
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residence or out.
building.
CERTAIN TIED is
sold by responsible
dealers all over the
world. at reasonable
prices, Investigate ID
before you decide on
any type OF roof.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-06
Sheathiike Garment.

THE conventional sheathike gar
ment worn by all women was of plain
unplaited stuff, that hung from the
breast to the ankles, so scant that 1t
chung to the figure and clearly showed
the form, fastened by straps over one
! or both shoulders or merely held up by
a belt. II was often pure white, but
sometimes IL had narrow selvage
around the top, fringe on the bottom,
and braces that were parti-colored In
the tomb of Ptahhetep at Sakkara
there is II scene of offering-bearers rep
resentng estates. where the dresses
are alternately red and dark green.
These women, according to custom,
were adorned with necklaces, brace
let's and anklets of blue and green
beads.
aside from white, green seems to
have been the color most worn, al
though we do find in reliefs red and
yellow dresses as well. The fashions
for women were simpler and less va
ried than those for men, with slight de-
vlatlons from the conventional attire,
|
servants. The attire of dancing girls
varied from the regular long costume
to short skirt. or in the later period
to glrdle of brightly colored beads.
Most women wore wigs or dressed
their own hair long. 1t fell to the
shoulders or to the waist In the back
In large mass, with slde-lock hang
ing on either side of the face. Some
times a colored ribbon was tied around
the brow like n fillet, and often cir
clet of real flowers was worn.
1--WE know that cosmetics and oint-
ments were used by both men and
women, and in this connection II is in
terestlng to note n statuette in the first
Egyptian room, the eyes OF which are
outlined with green band. Green
malachlte was used for this. whether
purely for adornment or for medicinal
reasons we do not know. and rouge
and black paint We're also employed us
part of the makeup.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15

n New York. DEG. 1.-THE cottonseed
oil market was steady. due partly TO
Western buytHg and less pressure from
retiners. Firm ueEa 10 Hard helped
tholsh il appears that Belgian inter-
tests are liberal huEers.of that product
rather than of compound lard Crude
oil was quoted II So to sac. according
10 location, with mills not 9nxtous to
sell
Close: December. 1220Qs5; Janu-
AIRY, 12,1sG p, March. l2I5816: May,
I2-zs@3l Ju3,l f2s5N So. Spot. 1910
bid. Sales - Geo barrels
a Raw sugar easier. centrifugaIs $50;
moiasses sugar. s.c2. Refined sugar
easier fine. granalAted. T16.
Money on call opened at per cent.
high. per cent, low. ? - per cent;
closing. per cent Most Of tho days
loans were MADE AZ per cent on In
dustrials.
On After the FIRST hrtes fash Of strength
at the opening. stocks on The curb
again fell off The steets. oils and
general industrials all weakened tndis-
crinainately, and il can not be said that
the munitions we're tbs leaders on the
9decIine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15
NEW Yonx COTTON MARKET.
fluctuations by Miller & Co.. Members
New YORK Cotton ExchnnxnA

New York. Dec I4--There Was q
sharp upward movement In the cotton
market today. with hnal quotations not
far from the best on belief that Ger
manT's proposals for peace could not
be ignored by the entente allies. Other
factors were a bunish statement on do
meatio consumption by the Census
Bureau, favorable spot advices from
the South and reports that large
business was peuding In Manchester
Wall Street and local interests bought
Weakness in securities had n twofold
effect on the staple At one time II
broke the market. but finally tho opin-
ion seemed to he that Wall Street was
Investing In cotton.
The market wac finally irregular at
a net advance OF thirty to forty points.
Port receipts for the day were 25.392
bales, against 39.257 bales last year.
Exports for the day were 27.220 bales.
Clearancos for the season 10 date aR-
Eregate 2.746.oes bales. Contrasted with
2,09G,57i bales for the corresponding
period last reason.
spot here was quiet. Ave points low err
nj ssoc; the sales were 100 bales The
spot article at New Orleans was quiet,
with middltns unchanged at 13c, the
sales were I,i1G bales.
Receipts at Galveston were S532
bales: at New orleans. ASS; at Sa-
vannah, 3.0bT, ami at Houston. 3.944
bales
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15
DANVILLE SUES
FOR RAILWAY TAXES

Suit was instituted in the City Cir
cult Court Wednesday by the Madison
Transfer Company against J. Elliott
Newlin. receiver for the Keystone
F.reproofing Comp any. to recover
$500.
Following the lead of the city of
Richmond, the State Of Virginia, and
other cities and counties in the State,
the city of Danville yesterday filed
notice in the City Circuit Court against
the Danville and Western Railway, the
Atlantic and Danville Railway and
the Southern Railway, that the city
would appear and enter an appeal
from the assessments made on the
property of those roads by the State
Corporation Commission, and seek to
have them corrected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15
Court.N s
CHANCERY TRANSFERS.
Ten Deeds OF Bargain and Sale re
corded Yesterday
Collected BY The Daily Record


corded Yesterday.
Elizabeth V. Lee to w. II. jackson,
l30xls Z feet south line Kemper Street.
320 feet east of Allen Avenue; tax,
s1.10; $40.
Theresa Meyer ct viz. to Mabel l.
Sfinchticld. b0xl17 Ia feet east line
Miller Avenue. so feet north OF Rob-
erts Street; tax. $3.50: $40.
Greater Richmond Realty Company,
Inc. TO f, q. and +. B. Duke lots
I, s, block 2, Monument Avenue Park;
tax, $40; $40.
John Il. Nelson. Jr, ct ais. to Silas
H. Shackelford, Jr,, 3ox125 feet west
line Twenty second Street, $50 feet
south Of Q Street; $3.50.
Realty and Finance Corporation OF
Virginia to Walter l.. Wills, lot s,
block /. North Richmond Terrace; tax.
81: $40.
Realty and Finance Corporation OF
Virginia TO Walter L. Wills. lot 3,
block /. North Richmond Terrace;
tax, 81; $40.
Hattie Robinson to James A Rob
inson, 2ox1S3 l3 feet south line WAL
lace Street l32 feet west of Richie
Street; tax 81; $40.
Daniel Fl. Mahony ct Tx. to John
c. Siewers. % l-6 by 90 feet west line
Thirty first, at north line o Street;
also 29x60 feet north line o Street.
in rear of above; $1,a25
Avondale Land Company. Inc, to
John r. Francisco, lot IL, block G.
Brookdale: $3.50.
Marie B. Mccarthy to John r.
Francisco, 20 l-2 by III feet east line
West Street 172 feet inch north Of
Floyd Avenue; tax. $3.50; $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15
HENRICO TRANSFERS,
Seven Deeds OF Bargain and sale Re-
corded Yesterday.

corded Yesterday.
Mabel L. Stinchfield ct yir. to The
resa Meyer. lots Is, IA. block B. Sec
tion 4. Highland Springs; tax, 1910;
$40.
NJ. II. Omohundro ct ux to John
J. Rogers. lot s, section o. Oak Park;
s175.
Greater Richmond Realty Com
pany, Inc, to Jessie II. Oliver. lot 81
block IA. Monument Avenue; tax, soc;
$40.
William II. wyatt. Jr.. ct ux. to
Louise Clarke Gum, lots "a, %. block
J, Monument Heights: tax. soc; $40.
f. E. Bristow to Elizabeth D. Gum.
lots 16. II, block X, Monument
Heights: tax. 81; $40.
Home Brewing Company to Buch-
anan Springs Company, Inc, 4 Ia
acres In plan Of Marion Hin and 4.79
acres near Almony Creek. and another
parcel near Almond Greek; s1.l32.50.
Frederick Moss ct ux. TO Thomas J.
Edwards, Ia acres on Pemberton
Road; 1926.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15
Chancery Trust Deeds.

UhnIeT ]. bradford ct TX. to F. Sit
terding and f. NJ, Boxley. trustees. COX
126 feet west line st. John Street, IA
feet south Of Federal: also 2 IA acres
about five miles from city; $4,000
Mabel l.. Stinchfeid ct viz. to John
+, Gayle, trustee, lot II, block 81,
Barton Heights; 5000.
Thomas f. Robinson ct ais TO John
Bagby, trustee, 2ex125 feet west line
Thirty second Street, IS feet north
of Street; $500.
Louis Marchetu ct NIX. to Richeson
" Crutchileld. trustees. 81 feet l-2
men by 40 feet west line Fifteenth
Street. 35 feet south of Franklin:
$1,000.
Jula Stuart Winston ct vir. to VIII
nam Il. Tyler. trustee. 30x1i0 feet
north line Lady'S Mile Road, l42 feet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-15

west OF Meadowbridge Road; S1,o03.
Julia Stuart Winston OF vir. to WILL
liam l. Tyler. trustee. 30x140 feet
north line Lady's Mile Road, 142 feet
west of Meadowbridge Road; $500.
Leonidas A. Blankenship ct ux to
Pollard * Bagby. Inc. trustee. 25x124
feet west line Thirty-fourth Street. so
feet north of Clay Street; s2,950.
w. H. jackson ct NIX. to w. K. Pur-
cell, Jr., trustee, l30xN feet south line
Kemper Street. 500 feet east of Allen
Avenue; s4i2.
Silas IL. Shackelford. Jr.. ct ux. to
Chewing 4 Boxley trustees, S0x125
feet west line Twenty second Street
$50 feet south of q Street; $672.