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Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
THIS THE GARDEN OF EDEN?
Many Believe That Territory in Which
Famous Spot Was Situated Has
Been Located

And the Lord God planted garden
TO the eastward in Eden. And river
went out Of Eden to water the garden :;
and it was parted into four heads
Genesis
Sir William Willcocks, who, in be-
half Of the British government. has
had charge Of the wonderful irrigation
works in Egypt, was assigned not long
ago to the duty of planning a similar
lar@e-scale enterprise for the restora-
ton OF ancient Babyionia to it's former
agricultural pr0ductiveness.
Thus 1t happened that he located. to
the reasonable satisfaction OF archie
OlOglSts. the veritable site of the Gar
den of Eden. For reasons wholly prac-
tical he thought that the best way TO
begin
Starting from the spot where Jewish
tradition placed the gates of paradise
the word paradise" meaning gar
den-he followed the traces of the
four streams mentioned in Genesis.
which, as therein named, were the Pi-
son, the Gihon, the Hiddekel and the
Euphrates.
The Euphrates (known by that name
today flowed through the great CITY
of Babylon. The Gihon is now called
the Hindia. The Hiddekel is the mod
ern Sakhlawia, which flows into the
Tigris at Bagdad. The Pison has gone
dry, but is represented by many-
armed channels "ercompassing the
whole land Of Havilath" (see Genesis).
which lay between Egypt and Assyria.
The Euphrates enters it's delta .
few miles below Hit, there leaving the
desert and debouching into vast al
luvial plain. In this departure it has
a considerable fall, with a number Of
cataracts, and along a narrow valley
giant water wheels lift water to irri-
gate of the land on both sides of the
stream.
The entrance to this valley (accord-
ing to Jewish tradition) was the gate
OF the Paradise in which Adam and
Eve dwelt, and from which thev were
expelled for disobeying a divine com.
mand. There the traveller first meets
the date palm, which is a ''tree of life"
(see Genesis) to the whole Arab world
Along the valley garden succeeds
garden. 1t is today veritable para
dlse, orchards and date groves check
cred with fields Of cotton. The climate
is everlasting summer so that three or
tour crops a year may be grown.
Anciently the cataracts were m1ob
higher and water wheels were unnec.
essary the water being led off hv
bitches.
The Garden of Eden, indeed gains
interest from the fact that it seems to
nave been the first irrigated area in
the world.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
TRIES MARK TWAIN'S ADVICE
smuo0ier Copies From the "Double-
earreIed Detective" but II
Doesn't Work.

Pittsburgh.-Mark Twain's state
ment in the Double -Barreled Detec-
tive" that "the best way to throw a
detective off the track is to 20 along
with him." was put into practice re-
Gently by an unidentified smuggler on
the Standard Oil tanker Royal Arrow.
on her arrival at San Francisco from
Hongkong.
When the customs inspector board
ed the tanker to search for CONTRA
band, they followed the custom of go
ing to vacant stateroom to change
their uniforms for searching clothes.
They first searched this room and then
started to inspect the vessel.
Finding nothing, they returned to
the stateroom to change back into
their uniforms and were surprised to
note evidences of the room having been
occupied during their absence. An ex
animation resulted in the discovery of
heavy roll of pongee silk and a val
liable silk kimono in the locker.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Could Talk to Natives.

the male for It's mate. Interpreted. 1t
meant: where are your" The an
swering call, given usually by fe-
male. is "Ahooahoo," meaning, as Pro-
lessor Garner said, Here l am
Professor Garner said he spent
weeks perfecting himself in initiating
the call of the female. Then one night
ne answered the call of male ape,
and, to his surprise, the animal bound
ed briskly over the ground to where
he stood, with his rifle in hand. He
said he shot the animal and brought
Its body back with him.
The ape, he said, was more than
six feet tall and weighed 200 pounds.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

come along. somehow Lean always felt
that she would know when her right
one appeared, and now she was sure
that Grover Gary was he So she
merely waited for him to get down to
business and make himself acquainted
and ask her to be his WIFE
But Grover didn't get down to busi-
ness. He found himself tongue-tied
whenever he tried to talk anything that
bOrdered on the personal. He could not
even bring himself to the point of in
PRODUCING himself Lovemaking, in it's
initial stages and in all others, is so
different from selling insurance, par
ticularly when one has to fight back
bashfulness in the presence of the
other sex
One morning Grover got out of bed
with the determination to do two
things. First, he had made up lis mind
to write up" very wealth. but OBJ
stinate prospect" Next he was going
down to the Union station, introduce
himself and propose to the girl that
was rightfully his.
He did neither. When he got to the
office he found telegram summoning
him to the head office in Chicago on the
first train that went. The train left be-
fore Leah went on duty at the stand,
and 1t took Grover away for three
years
Leah watched in vain for the man
that was meant for her When days
dragged into months and the months
into years she was forced to the con-
clusion that he had deserted her.
well, let him CO." she sighed. "Just
because he defies Destiny is no reason
why l should. I shall remain true to
him."
1t was early in the evening when he
returned from his three-year absence.
Leah was thumbing the first number Of
new periodical, when familiar voice
inquired:
Have you the Magnet Magazine'?'
She jumped back and her ewes
opened wide. Then she smiled her first
real smile in three years.
why, yes, l was just reading it.
But 1t contains an announcement that
1t is the first number of the MAGAZINE
There's good article in the front
about Every One Was Meant for Some
One"
Il know it." he said "You see, when
| used to ask you about the Magnet
Magazine l knew very well there was
no such publication. It simply gave me
an excuse to come in here and talk
with you now and then. Three years
ago | went to Chicago and got interest
ed in the publishing business. l made
some money, and finally launched tne
Magnet | know that article is goou,
because | wrote it myself In fact, it's
a proposal from me to YOU. and there
fore it has to be good. doesn't it?'
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
MISSING LINK is
FOUND IN CONGO?
Can Talk in a Way to the Ma
tives, Declares Professor
Garner.
LURES MALE TO DEATH
Professor initiates Call of Female and
Secures Specimen of Strange An
imaI-Spends Over Two
Years in Congo.

New York.-Prof. r. L. Garner, nat
uralist and student of monkeys, return
ed recently with four tons of speci-
mems for the Smithsonian institution
In Washington and a description of
an animal, a cross between q gorilla
and chimpanZee, which he AYERS
Was OF such high intelligence that it
could talk to limited degree to ma
tives in the French Congo.
The naturalist said he had spent two
years ana seven months in the French
Congo In the interests of the Smith
sonian institution.
Region Called "Infested."
In all my travels through the jun
giles l have never come across such
strange animal as the talking 90
rilla," he said Il first heard of the
beast from natives in the Congo, who
said that certain region was infested
with the animals, with which they had
learned to talk after a fashion"
Professor Garner said he induced
four natives to accompany him to the
habitat Of the animals. He said he
found they had told the truth and he
nlmself set about to learn to talk to
the monkeys, which, in the dark, could
be taken for natives.
Lures Male to Death.
One night several of the man apes
approached the edge of the village and
uttered strange call which sounded
like "Waa-hooa," Professor Garner
said. This, he declared, was the call of
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

and my troubles caused by that ~ ne
ness are a thing of the past. Allwo-rs. o.,
who suffer as did should try Lydis p
Pinkham's Vegetable Compoupd -.
n Mrs.; s. 'as. a;s. KoHRBERG, $40 Knapp ST,
Women who suffer from any form Of
weakness, as indicated by displacements
innammahon, liberation, irregularities
Dackache, headaches, nervousness or
the blues, should accept Mrs. Pobr.
Dergs suggestion and give lydia F
rlnkh ANS Vegetable Compound =
thorough trial. o
For over forty years it has been
correcting such ailments. If you IsSa
mysterious complications write III
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicina
Co., Lynn, Mass. e'-e
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

chopper, with q sweet pickle or two
and bound together with a salad dress
ing, makes good sandwich and one
IN which leftovers may be used with
out remarks from the family.
Veal and Tongue Sandwiches.-Put
the veal and tongAe through the meat
chopper and moisten with small
amount of soup stock: season with
paprlka and nutmeg. Spread on but
tered bread after chilling the meat.
ANY kind Of meat, minced or sliced
mixed with various seasonings such
as capers, pickles, nuts or olives will
make, with little ingenuity of the
COOK. countless number of good and
appetizing sandwiches.
Thinly sliced radishes. cucumbers.
onions, chopped green peppers and let
tuce make most tasty sandwich fill
ings.
Olives, either stuffed, green or ripe,
may be mixed with nuts and boiled
dressing, or added to cream cheese or
to cottage cheese.
cottage cheese with chopped candiei
cherries Cor cream cheese is richer),
makes a most tasty sandwich for a
sweet sandwich
chopped celery and cheese (the
American) and ROquefort are all good
as filling.
club sandwich is enjoyed by the
men prepared as follows: Place a
slice of tomato with salad dressing on
buttered slice Of rye bread, add
layer Of cream cheese mixed with
chopped nuts, then top with a slice of
rye bread.
Chopped hard-cooked egg mixed with
butter, a pinch Of mustard, salt and
pepper makes most appetizing sand
Wicn.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

Which is an essential to intestinal
movement; their chief value is IN
their mineral salts, which are needed
to make good blood and produce
changes in the body cells which are
necessary to keep the body young and
supple.
A rule which has no exceptions. ia
to cook vegetables in boiling wafer
and most liquors should be saved for
soups or to serve as a sauce with the
vegetable; the liquor from beets is one
to except.
String beans served with a bitter
sauce or In rich cream sauce are
delicious. but for variety cook them
two to three hours with a quarter of
q pound of salt pork or few slices
OF bacon If preferred. Cook down
with the saucepan uncovered until
the moisture Is nearly all absorbed
ana evaporated, then add tablespoon
full or two Of vinegar, salt if needed.
and dash Of cayenne.
Creamed Onions and Tops.-Take
hnger-sized onions, cut, leaving q
three-inch stem, cook until tender and
serve In white sauce on toast as &c
paragus is served. Young beets. TONS
and all, are very good served as a
vegetable. Cook them until tender
chop or cut up in coarse bits and
serve with butter and vinegar. The
secret OF savoriness in vegetables Is
care in seasoning Do not alwavs
serve the same dish with the Same
seasonings
When teaching child to like a GER
tain kind of vegetable make # as at.
tractive as possible in appearance and
go farther to avoid disappointment:
make 1t so tasty that no further uro.
ing is necessary
Such vegetables as tender green
peas should be cooked in as Iitt1e
water as possible. not to lose the good
flavor. For this reason steaming Is an
economical method to use. The Frerch
cook peas in lettuce leaves in the ton
or the steamer; the lettuce is served
as green's, making a most tasty dfsb
Serve with butter and dash of vino
gar.
SALADS OF various kinds, using both
vegetables and fruits, are most ~
ceptable hot weather dishes.
Nu1: M~+~s.e
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
tmportanf to Mofhere
ConSoIinu Thouoht

II don't see how these motion pic
ture actors can put up with the treat
uent they receive from the director"
"Nhy nOt?"
when they spoil scene he talks
to them as if they were no better than
the dirt beneath his feet"
"Of. that might hurt the feelings Of
an ordinary person, but when a movie
director raves, the actors can always
maintain their composure by thinking
OF tie salaries they get"-Birmingham
Ags.Herald.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
corpse" Suddenly Revives

Paris. Texas.-While relatives of
Mrs. R. P. Baker were making ar
rangements for her funeral here, fol
lowing report from Stratfo.1. Okla.
that she was dead there, a son, R. 81
Baker here, received a message from
physicians that Mrs. Baker had "sud
denly come to life" The message sale
that physicians bad pronounced Mrs
Baker dead. but it was later discovered
that she was breathing. It Is believed
she wiz recover.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Hard on the Aunt.

Sem Stearns, who is called the pre-
mier hunter of Wisconsin, is at a loss
70 account for the sentimentality of
the modern hunter and his disinclina-
tion to kill. Maybe the modern hunter
says the Buffalo News, is like the
reliow who stalked a hlppopotamus,
raised his rifle to shoot, and then mt
1t down again, saying:
by Jove, 1 can't do 1t! 1 can't do
1T! She looks so much like an aunt
OF mine!"
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Unfortunate, Wasn't II?

1t was the same old story. He had
got the wrong number on the taia.
phone.
Only this time he received a shock
I'm sorry | gave you the wrong
line," said sweet voice over the wire
1t doesn't matter Bit he replied
not to be Outdone in courtesy. Pm
sure the number you gave me was
much better than the one l asked for
but it just happened that wasn't ahle
to use it,"
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

mo Strong Withstand the Heat Of Summer
Better Than the Weak
Old people who feeble and younger
people who are weak, will be strengthened
ana enabled to go through the depressing
neat OF summer by taking Groves tasteIess
cnlil tonic. 1t purifies and enriches the blood
ana ouilds up the whole system. You
Effect Coo
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

a weakness which
caused backacbe
and headaches.
friend called nv
attention to ODE of
your newspaper
advertisements ana
I'm m ediately nv
husband boGrht
three bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkhan'ee =
v e G e t a BILE Con.
p oun nd for m >
After taking twa
hOtflpc T foI.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

Life is not so complex If we do
not persist in making it so. We
need faith; we need to be brave:
we need chronically to keep the
corners of the mouth turned IN
and not down. And after all it is
only step at time.-RaIph
Waldo Trine
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

Which Is in Itself
a meal, or filled
with sweets, a des-
sert or a dainty to
serve with a cup Of
tea or a glass Of
cooling beverage.
Cold meat put
through the meat
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Good Intentions

DO you think Bacr.n wrote Shako
speare's wOrks?"
why start that old controversy
Sorry Thought it might be re-
lief to get up little argument about
something besides the League Of Ma
ttons."
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Not Much to Choose.

Ihe honorS are about even, whether
your job wears out your shoes or your
trousers. 1t sets you back about S15
for requirements in either event
Kansas City Star.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

weather d S h e s ::
t h e Y rank with
fruit in i'm por-
tance. A healthy
diet must include
vegetables, for they
not only build up
the bones and teeth
hut SIInDlv hull
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
~ THE ::'3':s
EAEn5iNE AEIENEHA \ 81

My thoughts come flying forth in
flocks,
Gay, eager ones of vivid hue,
But oh. the little winged things
That will not fiutter through!
The little lovely wistful things
That start and then draw back
with fear:
These are the ones of all
That I hold vastly dear.
Grace BOStick.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
SANDWICH FILLING OF VARIOUS
KINDS.

A sandwich may be filled with meat,
chicken or fish, making sandwich
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
FOOD FOR HOT DAYS.

Ihere is nothing that takes the
place of good vegetables for hot
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
HUSBAND
Saves Wife
From Suffering by Cettino
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

, pittsburgh, Pa.-"For many month
was not able to do my work OWL ,-'.'S =
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

The poetry of earth is never dead.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
The Magnet
~0
By r. RAY BAKER

Copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15
Every.Wo Wants

tnmons Hampshires-Small herd selected
nSnv ored Hampshres for sale. Service
boars, bred sows pigs L. Hannon Atco q
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

NapoIeon's Faith in Diamond.
Napoleon had large diamond set
IN me hilt of the sword he wore at his
wedding with the famous Josephine
Tor ne believed that the gem would
bring him good fortune.
Jackson County journal., 1919-08-15

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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Elbert H.
Gary, chairman Of the board Of direc-
tors Of the United Staues Steel cor
poration, asked whether representa-
tiyes of the corporation would meet
Ia committee Of union steel workers
to discuss the workers demanGs,
said:
Il have nothing whatever to say
on the whole situation"
Gary was at his summer home at
Brookville, Long Islanu, and when
his attention was directed to dis
patches from Youngstown quoting
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-21
OUIMET STILL
IN THE GAME
Grind Of Match Play IN Amateur
Golf Championship Tourna-
ment in Drizziinq
Rain.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 21.-In a
drizzling rain, the grind of match
play in the national amateur golf
championship tournament was re-
sumed here today at the Oakmont
Country club.
Francis Ouimet. the Boston star.
who vanquished Charles r. Evans,
Jr., of Chicago, title norder in yes
terday's round, was playing great
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all even.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-21

plants know they do not trumpet in
their wild state in the manner you
hear them in circuses. Very few men
who know all about elephants and
spend their lives working with them,
want to tackle a tusker or teach it to
trumpet. for trifling with their trunks
is risky business and one Mr.. Ele-
plant greatly resents-
Miss Thornton works with herd
of elephonts in Barnes circus and
greatly enjoys being tossed about by
the great, hulking beasts. Her con-
fidence and trust in the monsters is
like that Of child with their parents.
She will willingly permit the mon.
sters to, wind their trunks around her
body and whisk her through the air at
their pleasure.
In one act given by elephants under
the tutelage of Miss Thornton, an en-.
tire war scene is enacted from the fir.
ing of cannons to the carrying of their
wounded captain from the battle
field.