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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Frenohman Given lsenee.

The 6rst white man, a. far . car
be determined, to discover petroleum
In America was Joseph dc Ia Roche
O'Allou, q French missionary who
speaks Of his discovery in q letter
written 189 years ago. He had crossed
the Niagara river and made his way
southwark through western New Yorh
into northern Pennsylvania, where he
found spring from which oil flowed
The oil was highly esteemed by the
Indians for medicinal uses. This ole
spring was probably Identical with
enc described by the Massachusetts
Magazine In 1889, which speaks Of 50
creek called Oil creek, which issues
from a spring. on the top of, which
floats an oil similar to that called Bar
bados tar, and from which one may
gather several gallons a day." The
waters Of this spring were supposed
to give great relief from rheumatism
and to possess many other healing
qualities.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
u. S. Navy Is Seeking
Young Men For New
Battleships and Cruis-
ers To Enlist
More Vessels To Be Launched
Requiring Sea Service From
Those Desiring Enlistment
In This Branch

Dear Sir:
Due to the building Of new
ships and the discharge of men
who enlisted for the period of
the war. The Navy faces a
shortage Of man power. This
shortage must be met by new
enlistments or some of our ships
will be dangerously short
handed.
The Navy is offering every in
ducement possible to enlist the
men needed. Those men who
have been discharged from the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps
are granted one months fur
lough upon enlistment. Those
who have not had previous ser
vice are given enough leave to
enable them to arrange their af-
fairs before being sent to a
training station.
Louisiana has not been fur
nishing her quota for the Navy,
probably because a great num-
Der of men in the rural districts
do not know the Navy needs
men. -.;.. - i,i..y1 :I,:.sSl1.-s;.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
EXPLAINING FALL OF JERICHO
Scientists Have Shown How Happen
Ing at Which Many Have seo45ed
Was Quite Possible.

Many have refused % believe the
biblical suggestion that the walls OF
Jericho fell down before the Israelites
as a result of the sound caused by
their shouts and the horns blown by
the seven priests.
Modern researches and discoveries
in regard to sound phenomena, how.
ever. show that such biblical miracles
could be reconciled with natural law.
Vibration of sound fs a thing the
possibilities Of which we do not yet
understand. 1t is said that one Of the
great tenor singers can break q wine
glass by singing into its keynote
The sub-bass OF the pipe organ is
known to rack pews to pieces with its
sympathetic note.
The authentic story Is told Of an
old fiddler who, angered by the work
men constructing the first suspension
bridge at Niagara. threatened to fiddle
1t down. OF course he was laughed
at, but. seating himself near the
bridge he began to experiment with
his bass string.
When he found the note that suited
him he sawed away on that note. The
cables responded ant soon the bridge
was swaying In an alarming fashion
II hs had not been stopped be might
have fulfilled his threat In any cas-
care vas afterward exercised to pre
vent particle ol vibration IN thl
bridge.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
new IDEAS THOUGH READING
important to Select Coed Books, but
Practically Anything 70 Better
Than Nothing.

A teacher who had the real interest
Of her pupils at heart, and who took
a genuine interest In them and their
activities after as well as during school
hours. was trying her best to reach q
particularly tryin. boy Of about thtr.
teen years. He did not seem at all in
terested In his work or studies, and
she was attempting to discover just
what he was interested In and how he
spent his leisure time. Upon inquiry
she found he was fond Of taking long
and solitary walks. although he dis
claimed any interest in the beautiful
or scientific In nature.
"But what do you do with yourself?"
the teacher insisted. "What do you
think about? You don't read very
much. do you?"
The boy denied that he read, and as
serted that when be was off alone that
way he liked to think his own
thoughts.
wonder what kind Of thoughts that
poor boy occupied himself with? He
never read, and he was apparently I'M
pervious to new ideas Of any sort. He
was just content with his own empty
thoughts-they must have been poor
and stale and empty, for he never
opened his mind to new ones.
The best and most efficient way to
get ideas Is by reading-and 1t makes
Suph a d{ffornnco fhovoforo uhot wo
read. But 1t Is decidedly better to read
almost anything that epmes to hand
than nothing at all. For II one has
nothing in the mind at all. such Pc
culiar things are bound to creep In.
Isn't 1t better to re-think the thoughts
Of fine men than to think your own
mean little ones es?-Exchange.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Ms. Aniie Guidry
Called By Deatl,

!. News Of the death Of Mrs. An
ne Guidry was received in this
uy with 9 shock to her many
mends. s Mrs. Guidry had been
y 0ut = short time. She was 20
Z. Msis q age, and the wife of
1dney Guidry, a police, officer
g this city.
"a Z 80 feature Of the family's
s, -. q sorrow is the fact that
!. November l. the brother Of
saesassd passed away, fol-
= 4. y the mother on the nth
,..s sail,e month and on the
49, q November she lost her
- Tribe Of Ben Hur, Of
- nIs. Guidry was secre-
W. attend the funeral in
.y, tne Tribe being ordered
! npoft 70 their hall at 800
= sne luneral viii take place this
anccn at 4 o'clock the
go ~ili be at the local ceme-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
State Highway Department
VIII Probably Begin
Work at Early Date
, on Caroline Cutoff
,,.,+ Enoineer Tousley Has
l Tsds Survey Of Work Done
md Commends Action OF
Parish Committees

c. .rd Federal financial aid has
;rterested to complete the in
~ ..,ocbial roadways through the
.;sb.s Of ST. Mary, Terrebonne
y.tourche and Assumption. These
iour parishes have contributed to the
.onoietion y. Of a dump connecting
p.you .Boeuf and Lake Bridge. Mr..
II. Tousley, resident engineer OF
4. Louisiana State Highways De
o,rtment, spent Thursday, Friday and
saturday, here making surveys OF the
mi done on the Bayou Caroline
cutoff.
M. Tousley's visit was brought
about through the efforts OF the
Chambers Of Commerce Of Houma,
Morgan City, Thibodaux and Napo-
leonyille, with view to getting State
md Federal aid for the completion
Il that part Of the road. According
n estimates of the value of the work
done, this part of the road is entl-
lied to from $4,000 to $1,000 out of
the state and federal fund. This sum
will be expended for surfacing and
ior bridging work to be done between
I
Bayou Chene and Lake Bridge.
Engineer Tousley said an unusual
u fine bridge had been established
dong the Caroline route, and COM
mended the Chambers Of Commerce
Of Houma, Morgan City, Thibodaux
nd Napoleonville for the work done
Fon this piece of road. He spoke
highly Of the four commercial organ
isations and said the attention Of the
Shte Department had been directed
y this work, and was giving favor
able consideration to the project.
NJ Tousley's opinion Of the work
md Of the merits Of the claims made
by the inter-parochial association can
best be expressed by quoting his fl
nal remarks to the manager of the
Morgan City Chamber of Commerce
after the survey had been made. Mr..
Iousley said: Il hope to be back
within week or two to complete the
work which has been started"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
ANCIENT OLD TRADING POST
About Fort Smith There Seems %
Gather All the Romance Of the
"Silent Places"

OF all the glamorous old tradins
posts Of the Honorable Hudson Bay
company. there Is none with more OF
the romance Of the silent places about
It than Fort Smith. perched above the
Rapids Of the Drowned on the Slave
river, writes "Niksah" In the Chicago
Daily News. The Slave flows here
from Lake Athabasca to Great Slave
lake, and halfway on its journey. Just
where the sixtieth parallel Of north
latitude divides the province Of Al.
berta from the Northwest Territory, II
passes Fort Smith.
The fort is set high above the trou-
bled waters several hundred feet up
the steep. rocky bank. A fine spot
for defense 1t was, In the early days.
but now that attacks are over 1t Is an
inconvenient location In spite Of its
picturesque qualities. All day long
you can see those who are In the bib
lical phrase drawers Of water" toll.
ing up the steep path with yoked buck
cts over their shoulders-Indian wom-
en- and children, servants of the COM
pany, carrying every drop that Is
drunk, and whatever may be used for
other purposes. 1t Is no discredit to
wash sparingly In Fort Smith. One
must needs have scant consideration
for the value OF human labor to do
otherwise.
All about the trading post are scat.
tered the tepees Of the Indians, wan
derers Of the great woods. on their an
nual trading expedition. They bring
with them the breath OF the vast woods
country; its struggle has shaped their
tight-lipped mouths, its loneliness has
made their steady black eyes inscrut-
able; its mystery has made their laugh
. low. quick bitten thing: like laugh
snatched In the shadow Of terror. All
these things the white woodsmen show
even more strongly. with the quicker
impressionability of finer clay. The
northern woods runner is q man apart
almost separate species of the hu-
man animal. shaped by the relntless
pressure Of an. irresistible environ
ment.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Rule for vsrss Writers

Free verse, says critic, IL only
new way Of printing rhythmic prose.
such as that found in the Bible and in
the serious writings of Thomas Brown
and Robert Bacon. And as for print
Ing 1t in verse form. William Blake
produced verse whose effect to the eye
Is much the same as that Of the most
modern "vers librist." In some mod
ern cases. however. 1t looks very much
as IL the poet were experimenting with
the advice Of Voltaire, who said
to Helvetius: do you wish an in
fallible rule for verse? Here 1t Is:
See II your thought, as you have writ
ten it in verse, is beautiful in prose
alSO."
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Air Man Expense.

The nrst report Of the comparative
cost of the operation and maintenance
OF the United States air mail service
SHOWS that the airplanes used In this
service have broken all records for
economy Of gas consumption.
The total Of all operating expenses
of nine airplanes, covering flights ag-
gregating 1924 miles, was $3,682. The
total consumption Of gas, representing
!!3 hours and minutes In flying, was
lso7 gallons, which IS $3.50 an hour.
something more thln so cent L n,ile.
Ihe total cost Of gas was $405 in Gy.
lAg 7.22A miles.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Weather reports for Morgan
City and vicinity show that to-
night and Thursday there will
be probably rain, and a some
what colder spell by night, with
moderately Northeast to North
wind
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
1sA - HOUSE RECEIVING
THOROUGH SANITATION

4 4 ~ IoEce Of men are busy today
"A II 80: vpera House cleaning
s.a putting extra touches and
ns;.. y Ior further provision of
go !, measures to safe
4 issest 4 ventilating plans are
80, eolsldered to make this
pay house one for the
g Of mothers for their
No expense will be
sf@,0ssolo 3 70 further the inter-
.!s psfrons declares the man
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

Red Cross workers at the 700 cam
teens that flank the railroad lines of
the country from coast to coast are
seeing TO it that the homeward he
roes lack for nothing in the way of
comforts and refreshments.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

- returning from oversees
ing the customary number Of
n u 'or the Red Cross. aWe1l
Y sofId fair that the R. c. wa,
=, ~. - Every minute" is the vav
~. sas case- They ought .o
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
DIDN'T LOOK It

OtOH'I LOOK It
"What would you say" asked the
fair theosophist, IT I should tell you
that was born In Egypt three thou.
sand years agoY
why" said the man addressed, "
should say you don't look it."-Boston
Evening Transcript.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Too Dangerous.

Heres a story about a girl wAc
swallowed q diamond ring"
'..,!ie WAS vrrr foolish gtYi. 4
diamond ring Is TOO rich for unyhody's
digestion.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
kosrta Incident Recalled.

The first serious difficulty between
the United States and Austria arose
s. years ago as a result of the Koszta
incident which strained relations be-
tween the two countries almost TO the
breaking point. Martin Koszta, a Hun
garian patriot. after taking part in the
uprising in 1S4S and subsequent years,
came to America and declared his liz
tention OF becoming a citizen. In 1858,
while on a visit TO Smyrna. he was
seized and imprisoned on board an
Austrian war vessel. He had with
him an American passport and claimed
the protection OF the United States
warship ST. Louis, then in the harbor
OF Smyrna. Captain Ingraham de-
manded that Koszta be released. but
he was not freed until after the decks
OF the st. Louis had been cleared for
action.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
MADE SACRIFICE OF RULERS
Somewhat Remarkable Form Of LIN
tied Monarchy Was That Praetieed
by Tribe Of the Csucssus.

AT certain stage of social evolu-
tion," says Sir James Frazer In his
article entitled 'The Killing Of the
Khazar Kings" mot a few races ap-
pear to have been in the habit of put
ting their kings to death, either at
the end OF fixed term, or on the
failure OF the kings health and
strength. or simply whenever a great
public calamity. such as drought or
famine had befallen the country"
Among tribes which have practiced
this remarkable form OF limited mon
archy must be included the Khazars
or Rhozars. For some nine hundred
years this now almost forgotten tribe,
from their home In the spurs of the
Caucasus and along the western shore
Of the Caspian--called after them the
Sea OF the Khazars-played a great
part in history on the European-Asian
borderland. 1t Is certainly remark
able that a people which had reached
such a high level of civilization and
culture should have practiced legallzed
regicide. But the evidence collected
by Sir James Frazer from a very wide
survey Of medieval literature leaves
no doubt on the matter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
The Deadly NIahtshade.

Deadly nightshade. which is cult
waited TO supply the English market
with atroplne, bears botanical
name. Atropa belladonna. curiously
appropriate TO its qualities, evil and
good, combining the name of the
most dreaded of the Fates-Atro-
pos, whose function was to cut the
thread of human llfe-with the Ital-
ian for beautiful woman. One Of
the most curious facts concerning
the poison of the nightshade is its
much more potent effect upon hui
man beings than on animals, for
though deaths from eating the ber-
ries are fairly common among chill
dren. the birds eat and thrive on
them, and the leaves. almost equal
ly dangerous to man, seem innocu-
Gus TO horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits,
and other animals. which browse
upon them freely. The frequent oc-
currence of nightshade in the neigh
borhood OF ruined abbeys and MON
astic houses makes Ii reasonable to
believe that many OF the wild plants
are survivors from monkish herb gar
dens. so.srs~r-ss
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE NO
CUTTERS

1t cost Uncle Sam an average OF
100000 to bring every soldier home
from France. To carry him from the
battlefield or camp in France to a sea-
mort cost $4,000; to transport him &C
ross the Atlantic, $4,000 and to send hin
from the port of debarkation in this
country to his scivihan home, S74.OO
making total of 100000.
This big expense, however, docs not
represent the, total transportation
cost. for the American government has
spent millions Of dollars to build and
eduip railroads in France that have
made it possible for our boys to win
the splendid victory over Germany
and that also furnishes quick means
of exit from that country.
The cost of maintaining the mobii-
ization camps md of handling baggage
and equipment must also be added.
so that when 1t is said that the forth
coming victory loan is to be used to
a large extent to bring the boys back
home. it is absolutely correct
When the American people are
asked to loan their Cover nment money
for such a purpose. no true hearted
citizen can refuse nor will he refuse.
II must Dt DOln III iitAAtbf tCOsehtNt -
is necessary for the government to
have funds with which to defray bills
already contraced. 1t cost lot of
money to whip the Hun and it was
worth all il cost and a great deal more.
II these expenses represented an
ordinary commercial liability, the
NmericaH people would pay it, because
they are honest. but it represents
great deal more. Il represents the
cost of freeing the world of the great
est menace to which it has ever been
subjected Of making the homes and
the institutions of America safe from
the invasion by most barbarous and
uncivinzed zoe. II Germany had won.
its first demand would have been Can
ada from England. We can easily inn
agine tho rest
As we have said. it is worth much
more than it has cost to give freedom
from tho rayiges OF Hunism. We all
want the kaiser licked and we are all
willing to pay the bill.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11

Statement sc she ownership. man-
sfmcnt rlrsul tion eis Required b,
Ihs AGA ~ congress ~ August a. 1914
~ The >hoahons 1auinui published
weekly at Shoshuns. Idaho Tor Apart
1915 state 81 iaahr. taauts ~ iaucoia
llcfof, ns-a Notary i'ihhe Ia and Tor
ihs state ana county aforesaid person
aiiy appes,fs~i f.fw r. fi9iber. who.
having been Gnls Sworn according 90
law depoac< and says that he is the
aenet ~ The ~ho-hpue Journal and
that the following r. 70 ths best 81 his
know ledge sn6 belief true statement
~ the ownership infringement etc. OF
m. aforesaid publication for the date
shown Ia the shove caption. required by
the Act - August ~ 1919 embodied
In section 49, Postal Laws and KcKu-
laiiona. pfintei or the rsverre 81 this
form 70 wit.i That the naInes aud adj
dr. sses ~ the publisher. editor man
aging editor. and business manager are
Publisher. Edw. r f;arSer- Shoshone.
Ida Editor Edw 7 Barber Shoshone.
Ida. Managing Editor Edw. 7. Barber.
sshoshoae.. Ida, business Manager, Edw
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
HAVOC CAUSED BY HAlLST0RM
1887 Seems Almost Incredible
Horses Feiled at the Pillow.

The greatest hallstOrn that ever oc-
Cured In England was that Of April
30 1907, recorded by Edmund HALEY,
most Incredible. yet II Is told by a
philosopher, the contemporary and
friend OF Isaac Newton, and an sc-
curate observer of natural phenom-
ena. The main body OF the storm, he
states, fell upon Lancashire. In a
right line from Ormskirk to Blackburn.
"The breadth OF the cloud was
about two miles. within which COM
pass 1t did incredible damage, killing
all sorts Of fowl and small creatures,
and scarce leaving any whole panes
Ia any OF the windows where 1t passed,
but. which is worse, II cut on the
blade of the green corn so AS utterly
to destroy 1t, the hailstones burying
themselves In the ground; and the
bowling-greens. where the earth was
anything soft, were quite defaced, so
as to be rendered unservlceabie for A
time. This 1 had from an eye
witness.
"The hallstones. some OF which
weighed FIVE ounces, were OF different
forms. Two hailstones were weighed
at Ormsklrk which came to three
quarters OF a pound each. AS a young
woman at Bootle was running for
shelter her hat fell of. and haIlstone
that hit her behind the ear made her ,
tumble. The stones rebounded, many !
Of them two yards high. At fuce two |
horses were knocked down at the /,
plow, and man fell at the same |
time"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11

r. Barber ShoshOne Ids.
That the owners are. Hdw T. sarber
That thc known hondholders. mort
aaescs.and other security holders cwn-
inn cr holding,ig, on more 81 total
asutosst - hunAs. MORTGAGES or other
stce4tses ares Fred W Cooding rhos.
" ,sooging. ~ Shoshoae. Ida. r. H.
sioodinE. Goodins. fia. 4. That the two
ranxrssphs next af'Ove. EivinS a'V
names OF the owners. stockholders. and
security holders, II any contain not
only The list OF stockholders and sccur-
it, holders as they appear upon the
l,aois az the company but also. a.
eases where the stakeholder OF security
holder appears upon the books Of the
company a. trustee or IN any other
fidnciar, relation. the name Of the
pcrsonor corporation FOR whom such
trustee Is acting. Is given; Also that the
said two paragraphs contain state
ments embracing affia ats full knowi-
edge and belief as 20 the circumstances
and conditions under which stock
holders and security holders who do
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
INTEREST OVER THE STATE

There is considerable interest all
over the state in the forth coming
| event, and the attendance from all
parts of Idaho will be heavy if the
bout shall be put on ut Pocatello, and
it gems 10 be the opinion of eastern
authorities on such subjects that the
Gate city IL view of its splendid offer.
has the best chance.
All classics of citiyr"~ 900
course Interested in the affair simply
because OF the athletic feature but
everybody expresses the belief tho
such an attraction in this state would
be worth great deal because of the
advertising Idaho would receive and
the strong probability of investment
and added population resulting from
such an Influx of outsiders. 1t is con-
fidently believed this will be directly
reflected, but the indirect benefits will
he great. as people coming to the con-
test will beiuterested in seeing various
parts of the state. this being especially
true OF automobiles. On their return,
they are bound to tour Idaho.
NO DIRECTIONS ANYWHERE
AS the contest will be put on, if at
ALL under the supervision of the state
IL VIII De kept Cied-i VI any ~ uNN'ie'
or any other offensive features.
That assurance. coupled with the
benefits the state will derive from en-
Pertaining such an enormous crowd,
ia responsible for the fact that there
has been no opposition in any quarter
to the affair being staged in Idaho and
thct there is no prospect whatever of
any opposition being raised. Nj
Even the most precise women's Or
CARNATIONS have expressed themselves
favorable to the contest, because of tht
manner in which boxing will be stim-
ulated.
They insist that both boxing and
wrestling should be made part of the
public school course for both boys and
giris.and point out that If that snail
be done it will eliminate the carrying
Of deadly weapons by future citizens
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-04-11
Eysded tie Law.

1t Is against the laws OF Msssachu-
sets 20 disturb birds nests and red
tape was necessary before the owner
OF an auto truck was able to use his
machine on that account. A phoebe
bird built n nest In the running gear
Of an auto truck In garage in Ware
and laid three eggs in IT, When the
owner OF the truck wanted to use his
car he discovered the nest and had to
caIl on the game warden to render ar
opinion before ne could disturb the
nest. The warden decided fhet under
the circumstances IL would be permits
sible to remove the nest without incur
ring the penalty Of 800 nne.