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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
Why do the heather rage against the
Victorian nnoch1 Man mhn lived

Why do the heather rage against the
Victorian epoch? Men who lived
through a great part of It found It
exciting, interesting, amusing and
sometimes terrible. Talleyrand once
said that nobody could understand the
real delights of society unless he had
lived before the French revolution.
Similarly, what young person or near
young person, of today a experience
the delights Of the time when 1t was
possible to begin at eas the first chap
ter of a volume of Dickens or Thack-
cray. to wait impatiently for George
Eliot's new novel or even to bear the
shock of Robert Buchanan's famous
review of Swinburne? There were, too.
the terrors occasioned by Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe when her fierce Puritan
friendship induced her to print the
condolences Of Lady Byron! Our eyes
We're turned towards England, it is
not only discussed, but read. Among
the lesser lights there We're Gail Ham
ilton and James Fields, whose very
satisfying literary essays were great
features Of the Atlantic Monthly.
People really did not spend their time
in singing "Juanita" or in reading
"Ouida" on the sly, nor did all the
conner dress in the magentas and sol
ferinos in which contemporary satirists
clothed the ladies Of the middle periods
of Victoria and Eugene. The Crimean
and Civil wars. SO microscopic to the
careless young, the Franco-Prlssian
struggle which preluded the chaos Of
1914. We're ven that kept u minds
from Stagnating and there were doors
and thinkers in Europe worth u on
slant Observation-Disclosures Francis
Egan in Yale Review.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
Where Loot" Originated.

The word "loot" came into thu Eng.
fish language by way Of India, II, Is
supposed to be derived from til SAN
scrit "lotra," signifying booty. 'n.igi-
nally all booty taken from the ,lsmy
IN war pertaine1 to the crown II the
victorious nation, the title there be-
ing regarded as indisputable. The
crown was supposed to disr s., Of
these spoils Of war according r. its
pleasure, bearing in mind the ser ices
OF the captors of the matter. This
was. indeed, the basis Of prize lny at
sea. But at every information NJ con-
gress at which the laws Of wal and of
mutual relations came under discus
sion 1t was agreed to exempt from
seizure private property on land and
to restrict confiscation to the national
property Of the foe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
Art for Many.

II do not want art for a Few" said
William Morris, .any more than edu-
cation for a few, or freedom for a
few"-anN civic art is essentially pub
lie art. 1t has been likened to "a fire
built upon the market place. where
every n may light his torch: while
private art Is a fire built upon a hearth
stone which will blaze and die out with
the rise and fall Of fortunes.
Beauty In art Is truth bathed IL the
impression, the emotion that Is re-
ceived from nature. Seek truth and
exactitude. but with the envelope Of
sentiment which you felt at first. II
you have been sincere in your emotion
you will be able to pass 1t on to 9TH
ers. "-Industrial Arts Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
-CJUIIS1oISssI

Almost every tribe and race has
found the secret Of dre. even though
civilization has not come near them,
Needless to say, matches are unknown
except as they have been carried into
distant lands by white men, and fire IS
made by rubbing sticks together, with
a sort OF flint and finder or. as in the
case of the Macaos, with a drill.
These people Of the mist" as the
explorers into the interior Of Venezuela
call them, keep their fires burning
steadily from one years end to an
other, but If a new one is needed it is
started by drilling into wood until It
bursts into flame.
The Macaos share the Indians love
OF painting their faces and, like them,
use bow and arrow for hunting, but 90
about swathed in heavy clothing, much
like that Of the Arabs, because Of the
cold of the region in which they live.
The homes Of the Macaos are all
built on hilltops, and the average alti-
tude of the settlement is 5000 feet.
They cultivate sweet potatoes, ba-
nanas and maize, out OF a combination
OF which they make a very strong fer
mented drink for use at feasts, and
they are also exceedingly clever at
basketry and other weaving, but are
among the most uncleanly Of all tribes
and never, so it is said, take q bath
unless Unexpectedly caught out in q
rain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
New Kind Of Construction.

Several exhibition balls and assem-
bly, rooms have been built In Norway
by attaching to the uprights a met
ting" fashioned from wooden rods
about a third Of an inch square In
cross-section, which are bound to-
gether with tin-plated iron wire. and
subsequently covered with a durable
plaster. Structures Of this sort, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine, are
easily and quickly constructed and are
said to be useful in winter time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
The Claim OF Runymede.

Every now and again. it is given to
some nan somewhere to utter a
"~heaven-sent phrase" which brings
with it instant and almost startling
illumination on a question, where long
columns Of explanation and long mo-
ments Of eloquence might utterly fail.
Such q phrase came from Josephus
Daniels, the secretary of the United
States navy. the other day. in the
course OF n Of his speeches in Eng
land. mo Englishman," declared Mr..
Daniels, has more claim to Runymede
than I.'oChristian Science Mcni.c~.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18

The special oxyacetylene blowpipe
applied by French engineers to cutting
steel under water is claimed to have
greatly simplifed the salvage of torpe-
decd vessels. A blowpipe is mount
ed in a small diving bell. from
which the water is expelled by
compressed air, and the blowpipe
pressures Of air and ~acetylene, greater
than Under ordinary conditions, are
regulated according to the depth at
which the work is being done. In
trials made. ships plates have been
cut under 81 feet Of water. Besides
the s Of the apparatus on sunken
vessels. It can be employed In repair
ing locks, and probably in other un-
derWater work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
WHEN JIMMY BRITT LAUGHED
Sportsman Who Had Bantered Him
on Looking Old Got Consider
able Of a jolt

Jimmy Britt. the Immediately
dressed lightweight champion. used to
tell a story about Eugene CORR. the
English referee.
"One day in the Strand" so the
story ran. "Corri came up to me and
said:
Britt, you've made a lot of money
out of boxing, haven't your
Yes said 1. I have
WELL said Corri. why don't you
quit? You're beginning to show signs
OF what you area pugilist on the
down grade. Jimmy. my boy, you're
beginning to look old
"Well, after that speech CORR took
me to lunch at the Savoy. While we
We're lunchjng q nice-lOoking couple at
a nearby table kept looking at us con-
tinually. and finally we heard the
young lady say as she nodded toward
CORR:
"'Who Is that man?'
Hes q pugilist,' her escort an
swered.
"'Gracious! said the young lady.
What a brutal face he hasr
YES said her escort. To Judge
from his looks he must be about the
foulest fighter in the ring
"Then a little later we heard the
young lady ask:
"'Is he married?'
"Yes: oh, yes said her escort.
That handsome, gentlemanly little
fellow with him Is his SON."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
Proof.

MY dear, l was one OF the very
first to leave said a man, WHO, on re-
turning from an evening party, was
greeted reproachfully by his wife.
"Oh, you always say that" she re-
tortad.
well, l can prove 1t this time, any
how insisted the husband. 'Lock in
the hall and see the gold-mounted um.
brella I've brought home"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
Qualified.

He was applying for a position as
attendant in an insane asylum.
Have you had any experience han.
ding irrational persons? he was
asked.
Some" was his response. II was a
uotion-picture director for several
years"
And he vas hired forthwith.-Fllm
Fun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18

DR.. Arthur Macdonald OF Washing
ton, honorary president Of the inter-
national congress Of criminal anthro-
pology. tells In the Medical Record
some Of the oddities noticed in ner-
vOus soldiers. For instance:
One who bayonets another in the
face may develop a hysterical tic in
his W face; n bayOneting enemies
In the abdomen may have abdominal
c~Ontractures in himself. H~ysterical
blindness may follow from seeing hor-
rible sights; hysterical deafness when
the cries of the wounded are unbear-
able"
And he adds that in some of these
cases the only relief Is q real wound.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-18
NOT So EouM.

Don't you like to get back to ma.
ture, where all men are equalf"
Yes, but 1t doesn't always work out
that way. Summer cottagers are in
clined to snub the campers"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
FanaticaL Cuban Negroes Sacrifice
White Children. People u Ii Arms

HAVANA, Cuba nov 8-The disap-
II pearanee OF young white children
who are believed to have been car
ried off by negroes and sacrificed IN
Voodoo rites has greatly excited pub
lie opinion IN Cubs, and for the first
time since the cessation OF Spanish
rule cases Of Iynching have occurred.
voodoolsm has been practiced in
Cuba under the name OF @Brujeria-
ever since the first African negro
slaves were Imported as Iaborers on
the sugar plantations, about 900 years
ago. 1t persists wherever any REM
nant OF these people IS found
Brujeria IS based on the belief IN
the power OF certain idols 10 effect
cures Tor physical ana mental all
ments and to grant requests concern
ing love affairs and curses, the be-
lever having to make certain sacri-
fices
To comply with the law many negro
societies have been formed. such Is
Institutions for mutual succor. In
struction and recreation, but under
this cover negroes in many cases have
carried on their fetish worship.
In modern times the "Brujos' zp-
Dareutly satisfied the demands Of
their deities bT the sacrifice Of ami
mails. although cases had been known
where they had taken bodies from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
India Proposes
SgUgn AirbLane
Control Cities
Stations Are to Be Located
IN Various Parts of
the Country.

Bombay india Nov s.-The govern
meut Of India has at last declared its
policy regarding commercial aviation
in india
A circular addressed 70 the cham
bers Of commerce proposes that there
should be seven maintenance centers
n this couulry-Bomb bay Calcutta,
Madras. Karachi, Delhi NaEpur and
Rangoon-Which e Is believed viii be
sufficient for the service Of all prob
able routes in India and Burma. and
VIII enable every advantage TO be
taken or the inherent features Of air
ansport-speed and range
The. government further states that
after taking the best technical 1d-
vice. they believe that civil aviation
VIII best be encouraged by the grant
OF a monopoly 10 one company for a
term OF years for the carriage CT
mails BY air
Under the government scheme other
companies would be able 10 enter into
competition for other transport than
that OF mails
Il should be noted that the policy
here outlined IS for inland aviation
only The government Is waiting TO
see the result Of the Daily Express
and other long distance flights before
committing l5self to any principle in
volving the carriage Of mails between
Europe and india
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

TRIESTE. Italy nov s.-Reports
1 from italian sources indicate that
the situation along the Dalmatian
coast is Of exceptional gravity
spaiato. Trau and Castella have
been the scenes Of sanguinary en-
counters and disorders between the
Italian troops Of occupation. the local
Inhabitants. the Serbian and Croatian
soldiers CThese ports are roughly ICE
miles south OF Fiume)
in taking these reports into account
it must not be forgotten that the
Serbian troops are reported 10 have
been pursuing a policy OF suppress
sion against the local Croat lnha1i-
tants so that Ga some cases Italians
and serbs are found banded together
against the Greats. while ln others
the Serbs and Greats have found a
common enemy In the Italians.
Moreover, news coming from Ital-
ian sources gives only the italian side
or the question, while reports thar
equally unreliable
According 20 the latest reliable in
telligences Italians have crossed the
armistica lines and taken the local
serViau troops prisoner il is not
known whether these troops are
d'Annunzio volunteers. but every in-
formation available points 10 this
facc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

cemeteries. But about II years ago
cases we're registered where 1t was
demonstrated that the Brujos were
trying TO obtain young white chill
dren for their sacrifices. Since then
a number Of young white children
have disappeared, and Il is the general
belief that these children have been
murdred
ThouEh Il has been difficult TO
prove the charges against any indi-
vidual-the sacrifice being carried
out in remote regions-several ne
groes have been convicted and have
received heavy sentences, there IS no
death sentence in Cuba
In several cases no trace has been
found Of very young white girls who
have disappeared from their homes.
but where thr-.bodies have ben dis
covered, 10 has--Glly been found
that the viscera have ~ remoTed-
These outrages growing n. LIN Der
greatly excited public opinion, an
June Of this year the first case or
lynching occurred the place being the
Guanabacoa suburb OF Havana. n
this case a young white girl had been
sent on an errand, but failed to re-
turn She was eventually found in
the company OF a negro The indlg-
nation OF the crowd had been aroused.
one end Of a rope was tied around
the neck Of the negro, and the other
end 70 the tzl Of a bareback mule
and the mule flogged 70 gallop-
Many OF the newspapers justified this
act because Of the leinency OF the
law TO Noodoo culprits-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
Women Fight WIKI Italian Soldiers
I.l Cities Along The DaLratian Coast

Croatian bands OF brigands. taking
adrantaee Of the disorder that en-
sued, proceeded 70 vent their wrath
On the local Italian population In
Castella armed troops or Irregular
Cruat soldiery rushed about the
streets threatening 10 massacre every
Italian they could lay their hands on
In 1palaro sporadic street fighting
and disorders occur daily. TIE sit
nation there has been somewhat re-
level by the landing Of Italian ma
zines from the men Of war lying in
epalato roadstaad.
Women take a leading part iu the
trouble and tight like soldiers In
Irau bloody fighting between tho
Croatlars and Servians and Italians
followed a political argument between
g SerVian soldier and an old native
italian woman The Serh finished she
discussion By ruuuilg his 1ayonet
four times through the old woman.
The com1atauts are. for the most
part, irregular troops. and their ac-
tons are not counterhalanced ia any
way by their respective governments
The italian newspapers. however. ac-
cusa allied representative Cd Spalato
OF encouraging the Croati1ns at the
expense o. the Italians. and say that
The American admiral Andrews, who
commands the American naval forces
iu the Auriatic. SEN. a marcuui gram
from his flagship % the Olympia. ly-
inE In Spalato, ordering all Italian
SHIPS lying IN the hlrnor TO proceed
forthwith % italian PORTS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
BLames Shorf Wlorb Day
For The Loss OF Trade

Berlin, Germany, Nov. S.-eeruany
rs losing foreign electrical contracts
every week because the work Of 1000
employees IN peace time can hardly
be done BY 1000 now. declared COM
.mereiai councillor Mammoth Of the
General Electric company IN a pessi-
mistic interview in the Lokal Anzef-
ger he sees Germany as a patient re-
covering from fever-that OF the
revolutiOn-Whoss convalescense IS
BY no means certain yet. and whose
temperature may uuddenly change so
that be viii die.
A relapse is inevitable unless the
German workman soon gets to think
Ing again. says the councillor.
Enforcement Of the five hour work
Ing day, be adds, has cost German
companies the loss OF buFiness in
Sweden, Norway, Denmark. Holland
or Finland. Lack OF viii to work and
''absurdly short working days" pre-
vent the German manufacturer from
making deliveries on time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
AMERICA and GREAT BRITAIN
YET HAVE TINE To SAVE 5ERVIA
Thousands Of the Population Of Balkan Nation VIII Die
This Winter Unless Food and Clothing Are Sent
From the Only Two Countries in a Position to
Render Assistance to Distressed People.

BELGRADE, SerVia, Nov s-Durlng
II the war servia lost one million
cut Of & population Of four million
souls. This winter she win lose by
exposure and disease thousands more
unless prompt action Is taken This
Is due TO conditions which the two
nations who are supposed to have
relieved" her-Great Britain and
America- have had ample time and
resources 70 remove.
When the relief missions were sent
out at the beginning Of the year those
who went 70 SerTia found country
in such a terrible condition that no
other part OF Euro1e-uot even Bel
giun or Poland-could IN any way
compare with it. Iyphus, consump-
tion and dysentery were eVerg7F here
The people were going about In bits
Of sackiug tied together with smaller
bits o. sacking. Live stock and crops
had been taken BY the Bulgars, ana
food was a paramount necessity
Relief Missions Withdrawn
Zach nation ran its missions In a
Characteristic fashi1E- The British.
after z long period Of negotiation,
settled down 70 work and carried
through some food relief The Ameri-
cans arriving AALe4r ana flel--1l-1
less. actually brought q greater meas
ure OF relief But &c Is 10 be feared
that their many business activities
absorbed all the attention that was
left over from supplying the actual
need Of the moment-food. In Au-
gust. under instructions from Paris,
an relief missions were Wlthdra WI.
Fortunately there exist in serrla
certain British women who have
raised the name OF Britain here high
er than e stands anywhere else in
the world. These are the workers Of
the Scottish women's hospitals and
the Servian relief fund. The latter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
By FLOTD lIacGRIFF.

eminent VII not countenlnce the
miners desire 20 share In the
business management q the
Robert smIllis. veteran leader Of
the coal heWars. and his vigorous
Lieutenant Frank Hodges. graduate
OF EuaEin college. Oxford. challenge
the governments position, which they
declare to be dictated, not IN the In
tsrests OF either the public OF the
miners. but OF the coal operators.
Gain Wide support.
Sufficient data was developed BY
the coal probe to give these tacile
e1pounders OF workmen's rights an
excellent Opportunity 20 gain vide
support They are prepared % make
the most Of e IN a national cam
The miusrs- leaders hope 10 IN
fluence the majority Of trade union
men. and make the issue a clear cut
one by an adherents q national iz "a
rion against the government u VIII
be the country's first fight Of that
character
The miners propaganda ls aimed TO
urede-eruine the action OF ire trades
dulou CONGRESS. which IS pledged 70
stand By the miners and compel
the governments acceptance Of ma
tiouallzation- II IS not expected that
the trades union congress VIII be
summoned IN special session until the
return OF Messrs. Burning Bower
man and Sexton from the ~ as1ilE-
ton labor conference
Hope 70 Force Hand o. CouEresa-
Uuless the trades union congress
which has long indorsed the nation
al1zation idea. backs down. the only
action open TO &c which might IN
uueuee the governments stand is q
general strike whether that weapon
would be called into play ls probe
matical. The miners hope 70 force
the congress hand
However. the miners leaders them
selves have no clear cut mandate
from the membership for strike
solely to force uationalizatlo 4 re-
cent ballot indorsed a strike TO force
shorter hours. more pay and nation
a1ization- But the wages and hours
question have been settled alreac p
By arbitration. The government ls
banking strongly on the theory that
the miners would not vote a strike
FOR simply q principle o. na-ionaliz1-
tfcn." having already attained net-
ter WAGES and hours
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
Germans Resume Shipping
With Al Paris OF World

Berlin, Germany. nov. swim
surprising speed. much faster than
the Germans themselves had expected
IL. Germanys shipping connections
with all parts o. the world are helms
resumed. Sig frelEhters. most OF
them. however flying entente or
neutral FLAGS, have left or are about
70 leave Hamburg Tor Australia. East
India Dutch india and south Ameri-
can ports. 90 be followed a. 10 DAY
intervals By other vessels.
The Hamburg American line, re-
signed 70 the passing Ct the New
Hamburg route over % Amerl-
can hands. Is about 90 restore regular
sailing between Hamburg and ileUi-
can ports VIA Havana.
German vessels already have re-
Eumed the Hamburg and
fIamburs-L Liverpool services and the
German Leraut line recently dis
patched the steamers pyios aud Arta
for Constantincnie Ter1a end ether
Black sea ports
The reestahlishment OF an these
routes has come about within the
last few weeks At the bseinninc 81
September lsermanV's foreign Ship
ping vas srir limited 20 Holland and
the arandlnarien countries.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
NEW FIELD SEEN
FOR BUSINESS
OVER HERE
Careful Study of American
Geography is Under
Way.
PLAN TO ABANDON
OLDTIME METHOD

Darts France. Nov ga great field
u for French manufacturers and
merchants lies IN the numerous
American cities OF less than 100000 in
habitants. rarely touched by foreign
traders, excepting through the ned
ium Of American representatives IN
larger cities. declares Louis Thomas,
noted French writer on economics
Thomas advises French business
men to begin at once a careful study
o. American business methods and
needs and urges them 90 abandon the
old idea that their representative.
having visited New york, Boston, Chi
caEo and Washington have no more
fields TO conquer.
These great cities, important as
they are, represent only 4 small part
OF the population OF the United States
he adds. Besides these there are
cities OF more than SIS. 600 Inhabitants
like St Louis, OF OF SIS, 900 inhab-
ltants, ike Cleveland. OF $4,000 and
$4,000 Inhabitants, ike Detroit and
Los Angeles which are almost entire
y ignored in France.
France Needs Information
This limited knowledge Of the
United States and its large cities is
most dangerous for France. 7 know,
for example, that certain cities CT
fer more markets 70 ceEtain Of our
Importers than other cities much more
important, which have been previous
y exploited by Europeans and are
now nearly saturated with merchau-
disc from this side A large number
rich erritories which we have ig-
uored as II they were IN the desert
The United States is poorly known
In France, because despite the facil-
ttT OF communication. the human an
imal travels little, relatively, On these
days. because he reads little. because
his knowledge IS limited. because Il
Is rare TO find men understanding
languages, and above all. because Il
is rare to find men having spirits
sufficiently adaptable TO enter into
the views. habits, Intellectual and
eisn race, and to admit them as facts
without attempting 70 discuss or ar
que against them
Good Sense NEEDED.
The Americans differ enormously
from the French That must Be told
Tor tha United States. And Il should
not follow from that that a French
man should think himself either IN
ferior or superior to the Americans
he Is going to encounter He viii have
success II he exercises a little good
sense
we Freuchmen. we should study
patiently and enerEeticaily the United
states. for because OF our Ignorance,
We are now selling 20 the Americans
less than oue-tenth Of what we should
be selling them We allow the Ger
mans and the Japanese TO sell the OBJ
1ects which we manufacture with
more art, more s0hdity and more good
taste than any nation on the globe"