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of his visit in the form of manuscript On the
margin of one of the pages of this manuscript the
picture of the symbol.
According to the Spanish writer, the Pmas drew the
picture in the sand He stated that cit represents house
Of amusement rather than that of magnae.'' AS DIR.
Fewkes had heard of ruin with such ground
plan he led to question old Pima Indian known
Higgins about it.
When Higgins was shown the figure and told the
opening lines Of the quotation from the Spanish narrative
the statement about the of the house being withheld,
he answered that he knew of ancient house in that
region which had ground plan like that indicated
in the figure He however, acquainted with chill
drens game that employed similar figure traced in the
sand. The Pimas he said call the figure Tchnhuki,
meaning ''the house of Tcuhu cutus hero sometimes
identified with Montezuma.
But how we to explain the apparent connection
between ancient Cretan civilization and formerly civil
liked American Indians9 The prehistoric ruins of
Southwest of Mexico, Central America and South Amer
lea continually proving the antiquity of civilization
this continent 1t has recently been shown for instance,
that at Mesa Verde we have temple older than
Stonehenge.
On the other hand recent discoveries in Europe have
Copyright 1917. by the Star Compa
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Ulysses III me ODYSSEY, LILO
first great sea story.
Such facts have an evident bear
ing on the possibility of early COM
munication between the Greeks
and America. In the present state
of our knowledge it is more reason
able to believe that the highly in
telligent and enterprising Greeks
went to America rather than that
the pre- Columbian Americans
,ruised to the Mediterranean. With
vessels like that of Ulysses it
would have been quite practical to
travel to America by, the calm
tropical belt.
Then we must remember the
vast mass of ancient legends con-
corning a lost continent called At
lantis, which extended a great dis
lance westward into the Atlantic
Ocean. Many scholars believe that
this was really Crete, while others
have argued that it was Northern
Africa, which approaches much
nearer America than any part Of
Europe.
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While it is frequently accepted by
American authorities that such simple
forms as the Cross, the Swastika and
the Wall of Troy design may have origi-
mated Independently in the New World
as we'll as the Old, it is hard to believe
that such complicated labyrinths, SINH
lar in every detail, could have had sep
arate origins. Similar environments
often call forth similar responses in diff
ferent organisms. In such cases the
similarties when carefully analysed are
found to be superficial. The details
will not agree. In the case of the two
labyrinths, however, the agreement is
exact.
The history of the picture reproduced
by Dr. Fewkes does not prove beyond
question that it is Of genuine American
Indian design, but there are many facts
which confirm its authenticity. An I'M
known Spanish traveller visited the
pima oo,lpt,,u in tho WAY. 1871 onI 1ort
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secluson in the Greek historic period.
Archaeological research has shown that this early
civilization spread from Crete the Greek mainland and
that built the great cities of Mycenae and Tryns, which
have been unearthed in modern times.
On the Island Of Crete civilization reached its height
under the Mnoan kings The island occupied the greatest
strategic position in the Mediterranean and its ships
traded to all parts of the civilized world perhaps to
America using the calm route across the Atlantic by
way of Gibraltar and the West Indies Remains of the
great docks harbor works existing in Crete In the
Minoan age have been found recently.
The Greeks of the Homeric and the Minoan period
were evidently great sailors. They were much more
devoted to the sea than the Greeks of the classical period
This is proved by Homers story Of the wanderings of
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Scene from a Gold
Singet Ring of the
Minoan Age Show
ing Priestesses and
the Peculiar Female
Type of That Age.
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The Wanderings of Ulysses,
Described by Homer, Prove
That the Greeks of the Ho-
meric Age Were Great Voy-
ayers and May Have Reached
America. The Picture Is
ULYSSES and the Sirens" by
Herbert Draper.
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RANK FAVORITlsM.

A LPHONSO CHRISTIAN is gentleman of color
n Around about election times he doubtless is made
to feel that he is also gentleman Of considerable
distinction and importance in this community But the la
election is FIVE months in the past and the next long
distance in the future Therefore when one Of Faimon
eagleeyed policemen caught AphonsO violating Of the
traffic ordinances the other night it was decided to make
the owner Of the high sounding Spanish go the whole
route and he was fined total Of $l4 on four separate
counts.
L was raw deal. Not because he did not deser.
what he got He did The rank injustice Of the proceed
ing lies in the fact that he was fined at ALL If he had been
anything but poor coon without any friends and Little
money it would not have been DONE The with pull
would not have been arrested the first place. and neither
would the hired driver of man with pull. But if, BY
some accident man with some little influence had got into
the tolls the worst that would have happened to him would
have been one fine, apologedcally imposed.
What this town needs is during which the rcl
and the influential vioators Of the traffic laws are treated
precisely as Alphonso Christian was-arrested on sigh
every time lapse from the straight and narrow path oo
c and then fined for every separate ofense that b
fastened upon them when the gets to the station. Thai
is what we have police department Of the municipal gov
eminent for and if the people who occupy places in are
unable or unwilling to do their duty. they should frankly
say and get out in order that other and more capable
men can be put in their places.
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Mothers Day at
First M. P. Church

The First M. P. church, Of the East
side, will observe Mothers Day Sun.
day morning. The mothers will visit
the different classes during the short
study period after which all will as
semble for the program.
A boquet Of flowers will be presented
to the Oldest person present, also the
youngest baby. Following is the pro-
gram: Hymn, congregation. Prayer
by Mrs. Laura Smallwood. Welcome,
Ida Benson. Fifteen minutes talk by
Mr.. Charles Smith, subject, The Moth
ers of Great Men and Our Mothers Of
Today. Glass song by Class No. 6,
Recitation, Mrs. Belle Pople. Music,
Harmony quartet. Short talk by Mr..
Walter Layman, subject, The Mothers
Of Our Soldier Boys. Song, Classes
Nos. z and 9. Reading by Mrs. Josie
Devault, subject, Our Mothers In the
Home and Church. Music, Harmony
quartet. Reading, Mrs. lisa Hinkle.
Recitation, Ruby starn. Song, Inter.
mediate department. Exercise and
song, Primary department. Twenty
third Psalm repeated by mothers.
Closing remarks by the pastor, Rev.
B. NJ. Mitchell.
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slaIKE q L0L.LIllI,EEl2.


thas Che age question has been decided the War
i'm department ought 70 Be able proceed rapidly with
arrangements 10 organize tho 6Ist half million unit
Of the new American amy. Likewise man who are above
and balow the age fixed By the government IN is universal
liability 10 service plan who yet want TO sec active service
can now make plans for getting INTO it In other words
the time has arrived when il Is proper and patriotic for
some man 10 volunteer.
For the ordinary armies the men who VIII fall under The
seechve draft arrangements will be procured as fast they
can be taken eare Of through the regular channels Men
who have passed their twenyt birthday OF have not yet
passed their thrfrst might well wait to be summoned for
duty IN the regular way. Men older or under those ages
can with complete proprey make oyertres to enter one
of the special services, like the engineer regiments which will
be sent to France or the Marine corps which maintains its
own recruiting stations. and even now Is depending upon
the efforts Of its own recruiting officers to keep its ramks up
In this connection the announcement that COL Jaown,
who is to command the engineer regiment which is being
recruited at Pittsburgh, is anxious to get volunteers
from this state lumbemen and miners particularly is m
terestng Colonel Jadwn, who when the war broke out
was in charge Of the river system in this section Of the
country, and in this capacity made two trips 70
Faimont and the points lower down on the river. is an
officer Of splendid reputation. The men he will take e
France will be required to do their duty, but they will
always have the comfort Of knowing their commander I'M
destand his business be it doing Little job Of civil ensn
eeng or taking force Of men under the FIRE Of enemy
guns.
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PRACTIcAL THRIFT.

WyE hear great deal these days about the necessity
Of pracicing thrift Many people who use the word
have only the vaguest idea Of what it means. 1t
dos not mean penuHousness stntng and starving so that
one becomes subnomal in spiritual and physical Mgor; it
dds not necessarily even mean lowering ones standards
II does mean intelligent frugality; good husbandry.
Edere IN America very good practical illustration OF
would be to see that we always get the worth of our
money. To do that requires intelligence and, in some
cases education. training The kind Of training, for IN
stance. that Miss Mcconnell, of the Normal school fac
l is giving the young ladies who taking the domes
"a science course at that school, A dinner served at the
school Wednesday evening, at which number of Fair
mont business men were guests was called a war time
dinner BY at least one reporter who wrote about it 1t
50 called because some comparatively low priced food
substituted for customary dishes which at present very
expensive Yet glance at the menu would convince any
one who knows anything about food that such dinner
would be good enough for any company at any time The
most interesting point in the demonstration Of culinary eff
cy was not that the young ladies could find such accept
abe substitutes for the things usually served upon similar
occasions but that they know well how to plan, cook
and serve dinner in which those who eat will get full
value for what it cost.
That none too well understood art in this country.
But the present crisis and such courses that at the Nor
nal may change our results in this particular. Doubtless
some Of the young women who have been trained by Miss
cCone intend to enter upon teaching and for
some time at least will not be called upon to make use Of
Tie training they received in homes of their own, but they
viii all always be in position to understand the undery-
principles Of household thrift and will understand the
wisdom Of encouraging by their precept and example
upon every possible occasion 1t pity young
men do not take the domestic science courses along with
heir other studies when they attend schools of higher edu-
rach Most Of these schools provide such courses now
Rys and some work in them would inevitably make better
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dresses were costing $S1 and S1.91,
Today girls graduation dresses are
costing $1.50 and they cover as much
space as the $50 kind.
What kind Of a car is a Newman
racer?
It's q. bum car only travels S9miles
an hour for liz miles.
President Wilson will name a food
dictator. We don't believe Woody or
anybody else is going to regulate how
much we eat.
Because that is'already being done
to q nicely
He'll not do tiff Congress would cool
of, get the war started and let matters
regulate themselves.
oao
Notice the enlisting beginning %
crowd the entiBting officers? That's
one system Of working the q to 80.
The odds that the Allies vim win
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our citizens with impunity and drive
our commerce from the seas.
Let no man preach peace now until
we have won peace with victory. The
speaker or preacher who inveighs
against preparedness now when all
thought and all power must be bent to
ward preparing the country to fight
this war to a successful end, Is pub
lie enemy. For years we have trusted
in the broad oceans; trusted in our
good relations with other peoples,
trusted in Providence and have gone
unprepared. In the meantime Ger
many was bending all her energies,
her resources and her scientific skill
to prepare for world domination, to
take her place in the sun" by the right
of might. We must pay part of the
penalty, at least; Of unpreparedness,
but the master minds of the country
are at work and the experiences of
England and France will prove val
liable lessons.
Every man and every woman must
do his or her "bit." We must do it
willingly, loyalty and as cheerfully as
we can and we must be ready for the
supreme sacrifice if and when 1t comes
Those men who gave us this free gov
eminent did it at a tremendous sac
rifice. Those men who preserved our
rights on the seas in 1912 did that at a
great cost and those who followed
their convictions upon the field Of bat
tie in the Civil war, whether in the
Union or in the Confederate armies,
went there at terrible cost to them,
their families and their states. But
free government was instituted and
preserved to us. Unless we are willing
to meet every condition and make ev.
cry sacrifice demanded by the present
emergency we do not deserve the bless
ings of peace and liberty which we
have so long enjoyed.
JOHN ]. CoRNWELL.
Charleston, May 4, 1917.
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that o 8upcrnotlonal government is
being forced into existence world
AUTHORITY over the nee 81 life
National hoaEd IA whether 81 food
Of ships or ma teri alHS Is becoming IN
toiefab les economic nat iona ia, such
as Germany practiced and the Reptib.
lican party preached, IS being sup
planted. We thought We had seen
great things when countries like Eng
land were swept into national collec-
tiyism. We are witnessing greater
things today IN the birth Of an inter-
national socialism Of the commodities
on which life depends.
The implications ere By no means
clear. But certain tentative conclu-
Hious e q possible to discern. The
organization which we must now Gre
ate 70 administer the vital supplies
Of the Alliance will persist after
peace q established. It will control
the resources Of al the world except
Central Europe. Il viii have become
an economic as well % q military
league Of nations, and membership in
It will be an absolute necessity. It is
no longer an academic question as to
whether Germany will be pleased to
enter the League. Germany must en-.
ter It IN order to be Ted and supplied,
In order that her industrial life may
begin again.
In the last analysis q strong, scIen-
tito organization Of the sources Of
material and access to them Is the
means to the achievement Of the only
purposes by which this war can be
justified. The war started as an ex-
hlbition Of ruthless nationalism. as
an attempt by one nation to pursue
its alleged destiny in defiance Of the
world. It is ending as an amalgation
of the world to defend itself by force,
to feed and supply itself on a com.
mon basis. That full community has
not yet been achieved, but the confer
ence in Washington foreshadows a
more statesmanlike continuation Of
the cropping, not altogether enllght-
ened and somewhat notorious Paris
conference.
Only when this supernatural eco
nomio control is established will the
Alliance confront Germany with all its
power modified. When such a con-
troll Is established victory will take
on a new meaning. It will not imply
defeat such as Rome administered to
Carthage, but readmission and abb
sorption into the society Of nations.
In establishing this control we shall
be following the evolution Of a
League Of Nations. Economic asso-
citation will precede political. The
statutory machinery Of the League
will rest on an economic basis. 1t
will crown and formalize an organic
auon already In existence, an organ
ization which draws its strength from
the threat of famine and the utter
need Of security. The nations will
approach the peace congress in an
advanced state of economic interna-
tionalism, and the congress itself will
be determined by this fact. That con-
gress cannot finish its work in one
session. We may well believe, there
fore, that the League Of Peace will be
a continuation Of the Congress OF
Peace. For, once the whole world
is gathered in an assembly, the task
OF the internationalist will be to keep
that assembly from dissolving.
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boy SCOUT FARMERS
ARE hard III WORK.
Interesting Report 81 IlleiI
Activities Being Receiy
ed at Hadquarters
tpy Associated pre159

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE resp
Of American boys TO the plea ~ tlles
National Council Of the Boy Scouts
of America that every scout teea e
soldier has been 50 widespread that
today thousands Of acres Of land Where
flowers or no vegetation at gu new
are under cultivation 70 produce 1000
Reports received at the organizas
tion's national headquarters here. ~
was announced today, show that this
Juvenile farming movement has tract.
ed not only thousands Of boys not here.
tofore associated with the Boy Scouts
but has had to cooperation by great
many men who, rejected by the Army
or the Navy, hope to render Q national
service in agriculture.
supplementing messages Of appfoys
al from Herbert @. Hoover, head Of the
nations food board, Theodore Rooses
yelt and others, the National Council
today made public letters from Nor
General Leonard Wood, and Lientens
anti General Robert s, s. Baden Powell
founder Of the Boy Scout movement =
Great Britain,
General Wood, urging that every
effort be made to increase the 1000
supply" wrote that the great mass
of the people can very easily produce
large portion of the food which they
will need in the ensuing year, thus
making more available to send abroad
to the nations involved in the present
great war"
General Baden.Powell described
what Boy Scouts have accomplished
for England at war in the way 81
coast guard service, guarding bridges,
telegraph and cable lines and reser.
yoirs, and performing orderly service
for the Admiralty anu other govern
ment banches. He expressed the con-
fidence that American Boy Scouts are
trained ITO do very valuable service
for their country behind the scenes
in the present crisis"
An appeal by the council to the apo
proximately 100000 members announc:
ed recently that war service emblema
would be awarded to Boy Scouts dis.
trict councils, troops and individual
members who performed unusual ser
vice in food production. y
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
THIN WoRLD IN REvOLUTION,

THE WORLD IN REVOLUTION.
From The New Republic.
It takes new eyes to see and new
words to express what is going on to-
day. The world is not only at war
but in revolution as well. That reyo-
luton goes deeper than any man has
dared to guess. The overturn in Rus
STA, the Intervention Of America, the
stirring Of China, stupendous as they
are, may be merely the prelude to
events more drastic still. The whole
world faces famine of food, raw
materials, shipping. The productiy-
ity Of the earth is diminishing. The
destruction Of capital Is proceeding
at rate beyond the power Of any
one nation to repair 1t. II the worst
calamity should happen and the war
he prolonged beyond this year the
feeding and refurnishing Of the world
will tax human ingenuity and science
beyond anything Of which the ordin-
airy statesman has ever dreamed.
Western civilization Is approaching
not the end Of its potential resources,
but Lne end OF Its resources 60 they
are now organized.
This is the underlying meaning Of
the present conferences In Washing
ton. The dread which hangs over
,.4em is Of this shortage which will
not end With the end Of the war. The
hope which inspires them 10 that the
food, the shipping, the credit, and
the basic materials Of life can be
pooled, jointly administered, fairly
apportioned, and economically en1r
pIoyed. Unless this 10 done the war
cannot be conducted successfully nor
q peace made without disaster. =
II Is almost impossible TO estimate
the consequences Of this revolution
AM situation. or on iina e ~ ~
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have been chalked in the finger writ
ing on the walls-21 to 80.
In order to increase the amount Of
food obtainable send in your sugges,
lions as tolpeople who should be shot
to reduce consumption Of bread.
And lol Lord Hohenzollern'S name
led all the pests.
Then followed Tom Deveny, scotty,
(white), Mayor Bowen and Boots.
Farmers do not want children"
Some people are born children, some
attain children and some have chill
dren thrust upon them.
Another wreck on B. & o., several
killed and injured. cause-None.
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED
az Rcd

Teddy says It was unwise and i'm.
proper that he should not have got to
lea armies into France.
Never mind, Teddy, you stay at home
hnd tell Washington how to do it.
And let the handling Of the troops'to
military men who have spent their
llYes n the service, starting at West
poink
Can't staTve England"
Not with q million idlers and o mil
Hon farmers IN America working the
Fourteen years ago girls graduation
6fegses were costing ss0-and $1.11.
Tsn eaEs arc girls graduation
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CIVIL WAR VET
ERAN COMES OUT
FOR KAR-NAR
Read His Very Convincing
Statement.

II had suffered from stomach and
in digestion for several years and tried
numerous other medicines, without any
apparent relief, SO decided to try
Kar.Nak. After taking Kar-Nak for
one week my stomach trouble has been
entirely relieved and my indigestion
has disappeared. VIII cheerfully
recommend Kar.Nak to my friends"
W. w. UTT,
Morgantown, W. va.
Kar.Nak is a modern tonic for old
and young.
ARE YOU nervous, weak, rundown,
half sick, tired, depressed, consttpat
ed, sleepless, moody?
HAVE YOU headaches, poor appe
tite, poor circulation, bad Liver, pains
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II you have any Of these symptoms.
take Kar.Nak and note the elegant
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is good for children as well as old
folks.
Kar.Nak is sold on q positive guar
antee to produce good results or your
dollar viii be handed back. Take q
bottle home today, and run no risk X
1t fails to relieve your case, return 1t
and get your money. No matter what
you have tried before, try Kar.rlak
today. on sale at Mountain City drug
store and Hall Drug CO., Fatrmont ana
at Prescription Pharmacy, Manning.
ton.
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Colonel Roosevelt has resigned his honorary vice
presidency in the Army League because of differences
of opinion regarding the proposed Roosevelt expedition
to the French front If this kills the Army League no
one who has the best interests Of the country at heart
will shed tears. Now that we at war all these
organizations which have been showing such eagerness
to run the had better quit and get behind
the actual government.