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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Use Old Irrigation Dttchee.

The remains of irrigation systems
that date back to prehistoric times
when the valleys Of Arizona we're In.
habited by highly civilized Indian
tribes are still in existence, says
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One Of the most famous Of these Ia
on the state highway running from
Prescott to the Grand canyon.
Water is taken from what is known
as "MOrtezuma's WELL" a curious nat.
ural well 144O feet in diameter and 81
feet deep, except In one spot, where no
bottom has been reached at 800 feet
Lime in solution Is carried by the wa
ter, and the sides of the ditch have been
preserved by the petrifaction OF the
original earth.
One ranch owner Is using several
thousand feet of these bitches after
simply cleaning them out. A line Of
levels was run along the bottom Of
one of these old Indian bitches and
showed the grade to be almost per.
fectly uniform at the rate OF Dol foot
per 100 feet.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS EVIL
DISASTROUS Results to the WorlS Fol.
lowed the Close Linking OF
Diplomacy and Trade,

Familiar enough throughout the
Orient were the disillusioned drum
mers. cursing the heat In Kipling's fic-
ton, slipping their brandy-pegs and
waiting for the local raja to HQuidate
his bills. The last important figure In
this stage Of the relation OF the west
ern trade to eastern potentates was
that nonentity Abdul Aziz of Morocco
important, because diplomacy and
trade at last faced the logical end of
their evil partnership. Once, it is said,
he met camel caravan bearing his
most recent consignment of pianos
through the desert. The sultan ordered
a grand to be set up in the sands,
struck few notes and galloped away
on his caparisoned Barb. The Stein
way remained q landmark for cara
vans until the Arab overcame his su-
perstition and broke it up for f1rewood
All of which was romance Of q kind
that inspired musical comedies, revolv-
ing around the glorified drummer as
the power behind the throne. and his
fabulous contracts. But there were re-
wards more epochal than picturesque
as result of this effort to hustle the
east. In Asia the story became famil-
lar enough. 1t soon found an uglier
sequel in Africa. The treasure trove
of Aladdin was exhausted in the
scrambles for concessions; the flag fol-
lowing trade soon outstripped it; and
the rest is merely the "haut politique"
that eliminated in the world war;
w. G. Thickom-Fernandez in Asia
Magazine.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
MOTHERS YIELD TO SCIENCE
Cradle and Grooming Song Both ThInos
Of the Past-Baby Must No
Longer Be Rocked.

The cradle and the grooming song
have gone. Today science says that
no mother must rock her baby, either
In cradle or In rocking chair. True,
the mother may cuddle her cherub
while sitting, and the occupation.
therefore, while still sedentary, is
also stationary.
One ventures much when he takes
issue with science. Nevertheless, there
were cradles In those days when the
earth grew giants. The men Of Bunk
er Hill and of Brandywine all we're
rocked to sleep In infancy; so were
the men of Lundy's Lane and of New
Orleans, and likewise, the men Of Cha
pultepec, Buena Vista, Gettysburg and
Peachtree Creek. Sturdy soldiers they
made, and although in this day 1t per
haps ought not to be said, there are
none sturdier fighting anywhere, even
though these latter-day warriors were
uncradled and uncrooned.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Football In Chlna.

The Chinese, first as they were in
many things, were first in the field
with that winter pastime we regard
as peculiarly our own-football They
played football from very early times,
at first with a ball stuffed with hair,
but from the fifth century with an in
1ated bladder covered with leather.
Even In the earliest days the game
had its own literature. giving the tech
nical names and positions of the play
ers and enumerating at Least seventy
different varieties Of kicks; but per-
haps the most striking matter so re-
corded was that concerning the re-
ward Of the players: "The winners
were rewarded with flowers, fruit and
wine; and even with silver bowls and
brocades; while the captain of the los
ing team was flogged and suffered
other indignities."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Matter of 1.-TWO Evils"

A Londoner whose business Is
coaching stage aspirants tells this
one:
zone day my work was interrupted
by a weak-featured but rather pretty
girl of about eighteen. She was taste
fully dressed. but had obviously been
crying. She said she was wishful to
adopt the profession Of the stage. Had
she ever played in amateur produc-
tions? No. Were her parents pre-
pared to pay the fees? She had neither
father nor mother. swell, what are
your" he inquired. Then she sObbed.
She was heusemaid in the service of
a crochety old lady. When the pro-
,fessor advised her to return to her
mistress, she exclaimed: II can't bear
,er! I'd sooner go on the stage than
stand her any longer"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Many People Eat sWorrna,

The use of insects for food Is re.
ceiving considerable attention. The
new gospel is being preached widely,
but, we fear, into deaf ears. The
American public does not seem to take
kindly to an insect. And yet crabs
and Holsters. which are eaten joyous
ly, are classed by geological science as
near insects" And, IL the truth
must be told, little creatures still more
savOry than insects are partaken of
by our disdainful population-worms.
Americans eat worms quite generally.
Sometimes they are conscious of 1t and
sometimes not. All agree. however,
that the worms are very flavory. They
are. of course, the perfectly authentic
worms that come in RocQuefOrt and
other cheeses.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
WASP MUST HAVE REASONED
Stone as Hammer to Pound Dirt
More Firmly.

So far as known, only one small in
eect-a wasp Of the sphex family
among the millions Of creatures belong
ing to lower order than man, has
ever employed the aid of tool t, ac-
complish desired result. The mother
wasp of this farlily digs a tunnel in
the ground, deposits her egg in 1t and
provides caterpillar stung to death
or to condition of paralysis for her
baby to feed on when hatched. The
grub subsists upon the caterpillar un-
til 1t passes through the pupa stage
into the perfect winged insect. Then
1t digs Its way out Of the tunnel and
begins Its life above ground as q
wasp.
But after the mother wasp has made
its tunnel, and deposited the egg, 1t
finishes its task by ramming down pei
let's of earth, little stones, ETC., into the
mouth of the tunnel. This is the race
habit of these wasps. 1t is recorded
on undoubted authority that one in
ventive mother, when the mouth Of the
tunnel was covered to level with the
rest of the ground about it, brought
a quantity of fine grains Of dirt to
the spot. and picking up small peb-
BILE In her mandibles. used 1t as ham,
mer In pounding them down with rapid
strokes. thus making the spot as firm
and as hard as the surrounding sur
face. Then she departed. brought more
dirt, picked up the pebble again and
used 1t as q hammer, as before.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
First Gold Certificate.

It is contended that the existence
Of piracy in the Mediterranean led to
the creation Of the first gold certtfl-
cate.
Rome bought wheat In Egypt, while
Egypt was forced to pay tribute
money for the maintenance Of the Ro-
man army. To ship gold for these pay
ments was to tempt the pirates who in
tested the eastern Mediterranean. It
was probably some able .fnancier who
thought Of the scheme Of having the
wheat importer take his gold to the
Roman bank. which had branch in
Alexandria, and get his certificates.
which the pirates would not dare to 60
into Alexandria to cash.
The Egyptian tax collector got his
certificate from the Alexandria bank
and sent 1t to Rome. where 1t was hon
Ored.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
MYTHICAL STONE OF SCHAMiR
Legend Says It Was Employed by Solo
mon In Building Famous Temple
at Jerusalem.

Schanlir Is q mythical stone whose
speciality was that Of extreme hard
ness, insomuch that there was no SUBJ
stance that 1t would not cut. King
Solomon used it In noiselessly cutting
and shaping the metals and stones for
the Temple. Solomon was reputed
to have domiLicn over Djinns, and he
employed these men in building the
Temple. Unfortunately, they made so
much noise with hammers, saws and
ak that the people Of Jerusalem could
not hear each other speak. Therefore
Solomon directed them to cease their
work and inquired whether the metals
and stones could not be shaped and cut
without noise. The reply was that
this could be done With the stone Of
Schamir. Now 1t was Sachr's GUS
tom to pay monthly visit to the land
Of Hidjr and drink certain fountain
empty. So Solomon sent q winged
Djinn, who drew the water from the
fountain and filled it with wine. Sachr
drank, became drunk and was bound
In chains. The captive was promised
Alo IiDcIty Ou tA6l u0 WOulO
reveal the place where the stone that
would cut and shape the hardest met
ais could be found. Sachr told the
king to take the eggs out of a ravens
nest, place a crystal cover upon them
and see how the raven would break 1t.
Solomon did so. The raven, finding
its eggs covered, flew away and re-
turned with stone In Its beak, which
1t dropped on the crystal and cut 1t
asunder. The raven was asked by Sol
ONION where the stone came from, and
was told that it came from q mountain
In the far west. The mountain was
found. a number Of similar stones
were obtained, and with them the
Djinns hewed the stones for the Tenn
pie In the distant Quarries and
brought them to Jerusalem. where
they were laid noiselessly In their
proper places.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
NEW YORK'S POL.YGLOT PRESS
One Hundred and Fifty Newspapers
In Foreign Languages Arc
Printed In City.

No fewer than $50 newspapers In
foreign tongues are printed in New
York. japanese, Lettish, Persian and
.Slovak and many other foreign
peoples may In that city of diverse
natiOnalities read newspaper in their
own tongue.
Socialistic and anti-Socialistic, anar-
chistic, Zionistic or anti-Zionistic are
these foreign papers. They often are
organs Of wOrkingmen's organizations,
but most Of all are the organs Of city
politics.
When Russian paper publishes an
article entitled: rs Patriotism Incur
able?" and an anarchistic sheet in
Quires. "What would happen If the
president diedY Is it any wonder that
church and government become uneasy
and agree that this babel Of tongues
can bear watching?
On the other hand, the influence of
many OF these foreign papers Is along
the line Of Americanization. zone who
has once drunk out of Americas foun-
tain," declares one with enthusiasm,
will always remain free slave of the
country"
The Greek who wants to "obey that
impulse" may read Kapanos; the Pole,
MOlyl; there Is also Yiddish big
stick-ajming to rival Life In humor.
There Is Spanish movie magazine, q
baking magazine In Yiddish, a Greek
emporium devoted to confectionery,
and OF course French fashion paper.
The Japanese Nippon jim parallels the
Literary Digest. Surely here Is mate
rial to satisfy the most varied taste.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
DIRECT ANCESTOR OF HEN
From the Jungle Fowl Arc Descended
the Fsathered Creatures Of the
Barnyard of Today.

Although there were no houses with
IN half a mile Of the camp, we were
surprised on our first night to hear
cocks Growing in the jungle (Yunan
province, tropical China), Roy Chap
man Andrews writes In Harper's Mag
azine. The note was like that Of the
ordinary barnyard> fowl, except that 1t
ended somewhat more abruptly. The
next morning we discovered Chanti-
cleer and all his harem In q deserted
rice field. and he flew toward the jun
gle In flash Of red and gold.
dropped him and one Of his hens
with right and left Of "sixes" and
found that they were jungle fowl (Gal-
lus gallus) in full plumage. The cock
was splendid bird. The long neck
feathers (hackles) spread over his
back and wings like a shimmering
golden mantle but were hardly more
beautiful than the black of his under
to yourself 'black-breasted red game
cock" and you will have him In all his
glory except that his tail is dropping
and he is more pheasantlike in his
general bearing. The female was q
trim little bird, with lilac sheen to
her brown feathers, and looked exact
ly like well-kept ''game bantam"
hen.
The jungle fowl is the direct ances-
tor OF our barnyard hens and roosters.
which were probably first domesticat-
ed in Burma and adjacent countries
long before the dawn of authentic
history. According to tradition, the
Chinese received their poultry from
the West about 14OO B. c., and they
are figured in Babylon cylinders be-
tween the sixth and seventh centuries
B. c. Although they were probably
introduced in Greece through Persia,
there is no direct evidence as to how
and when they reached Europe.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
ArIstotIe's Prescription,

A balsam for every Ill. an ease for
every ache. Is translated by Steele
from the "Secretum Secretorum," sup
posed to have been written by the
philosopher Aristotle for his pupil,
Alexander the Great. The concoction
consists OF juices of various fruits
boiled down and seasoned with musk,
ambergris and aloes, various highly
expensive oils salted literally with
powdered pearls. rubies. sapphires,
amethysts, emeralds. gold. etc., all be-
ing guarded by appropriate magical
precautions.
Alexander. however, died at an early
age from excessive irlbibing, not Of
the delectable mixtures prescribed by
his mentor, but Of the Juice Of the
grspe.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
FIsh-Flahtlna In Chlna.

It is the custom at Singapore to
stock garden ponds with queer fishes
many Of them Of the fighting variety
SO dear to the heart of the orientals.
These fish are so combative that Il
is only necessary to place two Of them
near each other and irritate them a
little to bring on lively conflict. They
charge each other, with fms erect. at
the same time changing color In their
excitement from the dullest OF gray
greens to brilliant reds and blues.
Indeed, confinement in close quar-
ters is not needed to arouse their COM
bative, propensities. Place two glass
Jars close together, with one Of these
lighting fish In each. and they will at
once swim round and endeavor- to
charge each other through the inter
posed glass.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Checks Little Used In France.

Checks are not much used and are
seldom accepted In France. There Is
but little attempt to identify the payer
Of a check and anyone who either
makes out or accepts an order to pay
does so at his peril. The public tax
collector will have none of them. and
the taxpayer has to stand In line with
his bank bills In the back yard or In the
garret Of the precepteur. or else he
must 90 to Jail for nonpayment. He
cannot send check. There Is no clear
ing house In Paris. Banks settle their
accounts with one another by sending
uniformed messengers. who carry cash
through the streets and who stand In
line before the cashiers windows
waiting to get their exact change
John N. Anderson In Century Maga-
zine.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
FAIR PRICES ARE
SET FOR hILLERS
Food Naturalization Rules Elevators
Should Not Deduct More Than 8 or
Cents FROM These Prices on
Wheat,

A maximum fair price schedule for
millers to observe in buying wheat
and selling flour, bran. mixed feed
and middling shorts in bulk form will
be published by the Wisconsin Food
Administration from time to time.
These prices allow for the miller's ex.
penses and give him fair margin of
profit. 1t is anticipated that competi-
ton will eventually lower these prices.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Best Method Of Memorlzinu.

In committing text to memory by
consecutive readings better results can
be obtained by allowing a fair period
OF time between readings. II a text
be read number Of times on q given
day, and another the same number Of
times On consecutive days, much more
of the latter Will have been memor-
tied
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23

neWAro No1 Always 70 tno -0Te01 I
A London booksellers catalogue an
nounces a copy Of Browning's first
book for $4,000. Yet, when 1t was
printed, in 1888. through the assist
ance of the poets aunt, Mrs. Silver
thorne. the poet would have been glad
to have sold copy In it's little drab
boards for few shillings. The reason
1t Is worth so much money now Is that
few of them have survived. and tnis
particular copy is described as I'm
maculate. There may not be money In
poetry for the poets. but II the poet
only is thoughtful enough to become
great his early trifles may bring q
food Of gold to some happy possess0rs
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
oysters Killed by Polsoned Waters.

oysters Killed by Poisoned Waters.
A few months ago q phenomenon.
known locally as "elturbio," appeared
In part Of the pearl-ashing grounds
near Margarita island. This consists
In decomposition or poisoning Of the
waters. which brings about the death
Of the oysters and the consequent de-
struction of the beds.
The immediate loss in pearls from
this disaster Is estimated at from s.
100000 to s4OOO,O 900 bolivars ($570. 900
to $772.OOO), and 1t was thought best
to prohibit fishing In the infected dis
trict.-Oommerce Reports.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23
Perfectly Innocent Fun.

"Willie. are you and Roy In any mis-
chief out there?"
"Oh. no. ma" came the reply. "We're
Just playing with some eggs the grocer
left, to see how many times we can
catch them before they break.
ton Transcript.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23

"Good advice that fellow was giving
YOU"
Maybe"
"He warned You not to gamble In
stocks"
"Oh, ! heard him. But his words
would have carried more weight with
me II didn't happen to know that he
cleaned up half million that way
himself. Age-Herald
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-23

Elevators are allowed to make q re-
duction from the price on wheat at
these towns to cover their services in
handling and marketing and their
profits. But the elevators should not
deduct more than or cents a
bushel from the terminal market
prices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25
/ LABOR UNREST HAMPERS
BRITAIN'S WAR DRIVE
Pro-CerInan Revolution
In Costa RIGA With
Gonzalez At the Head

SAEJrhN DEL SUR. Nicaragua, Feb.
"4.-A revolution is in progress in Costa
Rica Wire communication has been in
corrupted between the frontier and Las
Canas. 1t is known that the towns or
Alajucla- San Mateo and Hcrcdia arc III
the hands Of the rcvolutionists. II is
reported that. Las Canas and Punta
Arenas probably will fall shortly.
tThc present government Of Costa
R!ca came into power in consequence or
a revolution in January Of last year
President Gonzalez was overthrown by
General Tinoco. who assumed the prcsi-
dcnry The United States has not rec
ognizcd the Tinoco government. There
have. been several reports in the last
few months OF plots 10 overthrow the
government. Former President Con-
zaIcZ and Germans in Costa RIGA and
the United States arc said 10 have been
concerned in scheme OF this sort
which was discovered BY the Costa Eican
authorities last May. According TO press
dispatches from San Jose at the time a
(;.:rnan firm in New York furnished
SlNn. nn0 for the organization OF a rcro-
lutinnary movement. Several secret
wireless stations were discovered, three
of them at Heredia, the home Of Con-
zalcz. The growth Of the German in
tIurncc in the Gonzalez government WAS
said 10 have been largely responsible
for tho revolution. After General Tinoco
became president Costa Rica severed re-
lalions with Germany
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25
COUNTY COURT
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Thomas Sulowski, %, and Jose
phine Konczak, q. both Of Yorkvllle.
Harry L. Brum baugh, 81. Of North
Canton, O., and Minnie Rininser, 10,
of Greentown, O.
Petiocco Sabastiano. 81, and Mary
J. Porter 80. of Steubenville, o.
Harold Edward Jones, %, and Sarah
Mildred Marble, II, both of .BeIIalre:
Paul Bartan, "a, and Flora Savn, So,
Both of Yorkvillc, O..
Admitted to Probate.
The will OF the late Mrs. Anna :.
Zarni1s, was admitted to probate yes
terday with the clerk of the coun-
~ court. +;
Mrs. Frances YoungngeT qualified
a guardian Of Mary Gertrude, John
Gilbert, Cecilia and Katherine Hazel
Youngingcr, orphans of John Young
niger. bond at 5000, with Timothy
O'Leary as surety.
Named Administrator.
Joseph H. Straub was yesterday ap-
pointed administrator of the estate
of Catherine Habig, bond at *5V9.
Joseph Straub as surety. Appraisers
arc Adam Martin, Mr. Schlick and
DR.. Mccoy.
Deeds Recorded.
Security Trust Co.. trustee. TO H. &.
'Olmstead, property in Triadelphia dis
trict.
II. H. Mcleod and wife to Conrad
Wcllnnmann, transfer OF lot in Green
wood cemetery. :
r. j. McCollaGh. attorney. Ella
PAUL. Mckee and others to Walter N.
Daily, property in Warwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25

in Austria 4: well AS Germany. with III"
rriy,lrg. uf citizenship in hntn countries.
Tho Prince. IN his caparltN ~ irani
Marshal ACCOMPANIED thr Emperor. and
walked IN his tram as tn" lLtt"r entered
.bc N.h,,, Hall NJ 4 .rcHi bali carly III
;,,. ririrr of l4l4. Tho Emperor Mas
stunning az tho Princes palac" III south
cru GERMANY nj IIHnnau"SrhinE"r when
thc affair at Xab"rn and tn" cutting down
,r ,nr lame shoemaker ih"r'' shook ~"
rrlIliraI and military foundations IT tho.
i;rrluau ..rur!r" irinrr Man. I"E'th'r
with Prince II"hrnl"h". nuk" "f r'Nl.
embarked. however. "n u career "t VAST
grr,.ulaiInn in An aS$""ihllnn known ~
me Princes Trust. They hunt. Ter m
stance. the rrrai. Hotel EsrianIdr' in
berlin. 4 hotel If tn" same nam" IN
HamhurE and an enormous ""inh'n'd
hrrr restaurant. theatre and moving pc
iurr hall ru The Noll"ndnrfl lIatH IN h'r-
lin. They organized banks and tn" nam"
nr The pr!nc'lE house appeared "a an al
yrrlis"!n, nj for light beer. They "N"n.
,hruu.,h their interest III n d"Ieirtm"n;
>fnr,. ON tn" east end nj tn" l>clpHlg"r
Sirassr, sold pins and stockings and rib
hons ~ IA" working rlasS"s ~ l''TiIn.
As this t"p-hrHvy Siru"turN Of foolish nus
mess .ntrrprIs" tumhf"d. The favor -!
I.r,r,,. Max At lhr Imperial court f"l!
win u. For III" Emperor mover brooks
failure.
During !hc present war Won T"n:hrd.
related hv marriage. ! i"'li'.v". To brewer
EuSrh IN ST Louis. N"n Tr"utI"r, WI"
represented the foreign office. Won fHl-
kcnhayn. for L Will" head If n" Great
General Staff and Minister Of War. and
ht,,SS 81
with several minor aljutnnls. hay" con-
sti1ui"d tho rrinccly figures IN tn" sur
roundlnGS Of the Emperor. falk"nhaEn
fell because Of his failure n IN" attack
at E"rdun. ordered h% him or fnr which
hr was the rnSpnn&lbl" commander. Won
Trcuti"r probably told III" truth: he waS
acainS, III" breaking OF the submarine
,l"dccS ~ America, and Prince Fl"SS,
vino r;iI remains in favor. never took Il
dcr:d,d stand on any If these questions.
Prince rlcSs HG Prime" Man was. IS riCi.
Ills FORTUNE" l..fnr" tn" war. represented
.hv great landed estates III SilrSiH. mines.
,.tr. amounted approximately IN thirty
million dollars. HIS wifi" - an English
woman, ono" celebrated AS on" Of tho
great beauties Of London. daughter ni
Colonel and Mrs. CORVALLIS West for
rnrrlv married Ia Lady Randolph Chur
chill and now III" husband at Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell, III" VOL known actress.
rlrss mas not been cnziablc during this
war.
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