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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
HELPED OUT REIGNlNG BULL
Something the Keepers Had
Never Seen Before.

Usually when new bull is taken
into the buffalo herd at Golden Gate
park In San Francisco his standing is
promptly decided by II challenge from
the head of the herd. The newcomer
either wins the fight and in turn is ex.
allied to the rank of sovereign or he
is defeated and shown his place. But
a new bull. Mogul, recently proved to
be an exception. He was two years
old. fine example of what young
buffalo should be. and he seemed thor
Oughly content TO mind his own bust
ness and to let the other bulls mind
theirs. No one would have known
that there was new buffalo in the
herd.
One morning the keepers saw that
there was something in the air. Mogul
was shifting round the reigning bull.
They were apart from the herd. heads
down. and were moving round slowly.
II was the queerest beginning of
bullfight that the keepers had ever
seen. 1t appeared as if Mogul would
knock out the old bull with one toss,
AS they moved round and round Mo
gul seemed to be hOrning the either
bull in the eye. and the other bull did
not seem to be making the least re-
sistance. Then they pulled apart AMI
MOgul put down his head.
The old bull had bunch of thorny
cactus sticking over his right eye, and
MOgul was hOrning it off as best he
could with his clumsy short little
horns. Finally, after two more at
tempts, circling round as before, he
got the cactus off, and each moved
away about his own business.-Youth's
Companion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
EUGENE NOW READS
Former Empress Submits to Operation
for Cataract.

Former Empress Eugene of France
Is able to see much better than for
years past, thanks to. an operation for
cataract performed since her arrival
In Madrid, where she is the guest of
her nephew, the duke of Alba. Despite
her ninety-fOur years, the former EN-
press consented to undergo the opera
tiOn performed by DR.. JacintO Barra-
quer. Barcelona oculisr, who invent
ed an instrument for cataract removal.
The frailty of Eugene permitted the
use of only local anesthetic. The
surgeon made a slight incision In the
cataract, applied cocaine. and then the
delicate instrument. which acts on the
suction principle, was used. After six
days the obstruction was drawn aside
without pain.
When the bandages were removed
Eugene was able to read for the first
time in many years. The cataract
cannot be removed entirely without
cutting, therefore the ultimate success
of the operation cannot be forecast.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
EUROPEANS WANT
TOLEARN j. s. CAN
MING METHODS
France Learned American Can
ming Style Now All of Europe
Is After 1t.

All the world before long will be
canning American style, il the preent
rate of progress keeps up. Last year
ming specialists from the United
States Department of Agriculture to
teach them the purely American art
of home canning. The results were so
gratifying that the same group ask
ed to return this year to give further
instruction. They went and their work
everywhere in France was ATTENDED
with gratifying results.
The Director General of Agricul-
ture in the little RUGBY of Luxembourg
hearing of the method of preserving
fruits and vegetables being taught the
French asked of the American can
ming experts could be lent to Luxem-
burg when they were through in
France. This was arranged. and the
first two weeks in September found
the Americans teaching in Luxem-
burg how to can and dry garden
products and how to can meat and
fish. From Luxembourg the demonstra-
tors went to Holland, where at Am
terdam and other places a series of
lectures were given. At the request
of the British Department of Agri-
culture, the canning specialists then
went to England and gave demonstra-
tions before the English Institute
workers. One of the group is now in
Denmark and another in Egypt.
Wherever American canning methods
are taught the response and apprecia-
ton is most gratifying.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Spiders as COMPANIONS.

OF all creatures to choose as pets
spiders seem to be the strangest. Yet
many famous men have formed real
friendships with spiders. Beethoven,
when studying the violin at the age of
seven years had a spider so accustom-
ed to him that II would crawl on to
his arm while ne was practicing. OF
Paganini 1t is said that whenever he
played a certain air on his violin a
spider approached him and stood still
listening until he had finished. Gaetry,
author of .Richard Occur de Lion"
tells Of spiders that used to perch mo-
tiOnless upon the piano while he
played.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Birds That Burrow.

Persons are not accustomed to think
of birds as burrowing animals, but the
putin answers to that description. 1t
is a chunky little fowl, less than "A
foot high, with large and powerful
beak. Fer home it scratches hole
In the ground sometimes as much as
four feet deep. To capture putin
one must go digging. 1t is rather a
Job; and, inasmuch as the bird bites
and claws fiercely, one is likely to
suffer in the process. Thus the crea-
ture has maintained It's numbers on
many lonely rOckery, where other
species of wild fowl have been killed
off and exterminated.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Synthetic Vinegar and Acetic Acid.

Acetic acid is now used in grea,
quantities in making acetate of GEL
lulose for airships Before the war
this was obtained by distilling wood.
but it no longer suffices. A synthetic
way of making acetic acid was dis
covered and now the price is much
lower than il used to be.
The process is simple; it calls for the
production of acetic aldehyde by re-
action of water with acetylene, and the
oxidation of the aldehyde gives acetc
acid.
Three French companies are now
using this process and La Nature says
they bid fair TO drive the distillers of
wood out of the field, even planning To
produce a synthetic vinegar that shall
be much cheaper than the natural ar.
ticle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Lost His Place.

Old man Bitter conducted furni-
ture store In a neighboring town,
Bitter. like many others Of his race,
liked his beer. so one day between
customers he stepped into the barber
shop. and while waiting his turn de-
cided he would have time to enter a
saloon next door and have a glass Of
beer. On returning to the barber
shop he was much vexed to find his
turn taken by another. and after few
gruff remarks said to the barber I:
"When a man goes out and comes right
away back In, Is he out%
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
HUMILIATING.

/ hear that
Brown met with
q most humiliat-
ing accident.
Y e s. After
lodging expen-
8 I've limousines
for years he was
run over by a jit-
ney.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Anericanisn
By
LEONARD WOOD

Citizens by birth or choice Of
a common country, that coun-
try has a right to concentrate
your sHections.-Ceorge Wash
ineton's Farewell Address.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Value of Snakes.

Most people have a decided shrink.
ing from snakes. which Is not to be
wondered at In tropical countries,
where their bite is venomous and often
fatal. But the grass snake ought not
to be COMPOUNDED with the rattlers.
cQbras or pythons. II is as harmless
to humanity as frog and good deal
more useful. No greater enemy to
bugs is In existence. And slugs are
among the most hurtful Of garden and
field pests. They keep down the num-
bers also Of such other pests as mice.
shrews and other small rodents. But
as slug destroyers they deserve to be
cherished rather than massacred at
sight. which Ii their usual fate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Monumental "Toppers.n

Though there is n revival If the silk
hat, which many people thought the
war had made extinct as a species Of
headdress. few would argue that II
makes a fit subject for the sculptor
Yet there are several tOp-hatted
statues about. One at least is in the
United States. 1t is statue Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. He is bareheaded. but
his topper" very questionable
specimen, is carefully laid on the seat
at his side. But perhaps the funniest
specimen Is In the Central square at
Glasgow. Scotland. 1t represents re-
spected citizen, James Oswald, men,
Der of parliament, and he carries his
topper In his right hand. held firm
ly by the brim and upside down. The
street urchins find this topper" IRE
sistible. II the policeman Is round the
corner they play pitching pebbles into
Mr.. Oswald's hat. Some of them are
expert at the game and the hat has
TO he emptied of stones quite fire.
quently.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17

Ethel-Say mamma, can have
some more pudding?
Her MOther-Pd be afraid to eat
any more of that tonight II were
you.
Ethel-Well, some people are natur-
ally more afraid of getting their des-
serts than others are.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17

Must Have Known What Was Coming.
"You remember the real estate men
who used to advertise that buying
your own home was better than paying
rent"
"Yes."
well. they certainly knew what
hey were talking about. didn't thevT
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
Some Ordeal.

"What's the matter? You look pale
and feeble"
Been through quite an ordeal. Was
I'D to Flubdub's house last night"
"Well?"
"And drank some homemade wine
manufactured by his wife and cmOked
two of his Christmas cigars. Louis
VILE COurier-JOurnal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-11-17
EnoIishman on Papal Throne.

POpe Adrian " was by birth an
Englishman, and the only one Of that
nation who ever occupied the papal
chair. He was native of Langley.
near st. Albans. In Hertfordshire. He
was born before A. d. 100. his real
name heng Nicholas Breakspear.
He was said to have left England as a
beggar. and to have become a serv-
ant or lay brother in monastery near
Avignon. in France. Here he studied
with such diligence that he was elect
ed abbot in 1877. He was made car
dinal bishop of Alba in TAG. and went
to Denmark and Norway. Upon his
return to Rome Nicholas was unani-
mously chosen pope against his own
inclination. in November. 1854. hold
ing that post until his death at An
agni, September |, 1859.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18

IN to Constantlnople to the house of
the man She stopped and put one
hand over her eyes, hand that bore
the tell-tale tattoo of her Turkish mas
ter.
"But what does my story matter J.
she exclaimed. 81 am only one of so
many. 1t is my people and their fu.
ture that matters. Somehow we must
rebuild our nation and show to the
Turks who tried to beat out our life
and to the whole world that despite
what we have suffered. Armenia Is
still unconquerable."
Aghavni Milan Is, as she says, only
one of many. II is estimated that one
hundred thousand girls are still held
captive in Turkish harems. The Near
East Relief, Americas official agent
in Armenia. is making this work Of
rescue one Of the most important fea-
lures of it's program. and 1t is, to them
and the support they receive from
the American people that Aghavnis
unfortunate sisters. stlll captive, must
look for their release.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18
Harem Victim
Tells Story

Stolen from her home on the night
before her wedding and imprisoned for
five years in Turkish harem, Aghavni
MILAN. a beautiful nlneteen-year-old
Armenian girl from Bitlis, has at last
been discovered by her lover and
through the assistance Of the Near
East Relief forcibly taken from her
master and brought to one OF the
American Rescue Homes in CONSTANT
n0ple. Here she will stay until ar
engagements can be made for her mar
rage and her return to her old home
MY story-it is like hundreds or
Others" Aghavni said simply. Il was
stolen from my home on the night that
the massacres first began in Bitlis. 1t
was the night before l was to have
been married. was just folding my
wedding veil away when the Turkish
soldiers broke into the house They
carried me off. l. They took me
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18
HEMPHILL EXPLAINS
ORGANIZATION OF
NEAR EAST RELIEF
Prominent New York Banker
Says Aim Is 1000 Relief
OF Starving Peoples.

-Just what is the Near East ReIiefH
Is the question THAI unny people are
asking whose interests have been
awakened 10 the terrible conditions
existing in the Levant today" says
Alexander Hsmphill, President Of
the Guarantee Trust Company ami
well known New York banker and
iuanCier. In prOsaicf facts, the Near
East Relief is IA body Incorporated by
oct of Congress the object Of which is
TO provide relief ana to assist in the
repatriation, rehabilitation and re-es.
tahlishment of suffering and dependent
people Of bhe Near East and adjacent
areas: to provide for the care Of or
phans and widows and to promote the
social. economic and Industrial wei
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18

Those who have heard Judge Lind
Sey since his return from France,
where he went under the auspices of
the American government and the al
lies to study social conditions and re-
Mobilization plans among the women.
children and girls of the war zone, say
that never before has he delivered
such powerful lectures, lectures which
completely grip the immense audi
ences which everywhere gather to
hear the famous speaker.
Judge Lindsey gained fame through
his great work as judge of the JuveS
nile court Of Denver. He became judge
of this court in 1901 and so great has
been his work that practically every
juvenile court owes its inspiration to
him. European nations have sent
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18

Assyrian, Greek and Armenian, Jew
and Chrstian-all rescued from the
fear Of the Turk and under the care OF
American men and women.
Most OF the children are cared for in
900 American supported orphanages
The first ceremony in receiving these
starved, almost naked children. is to
clean them up They are not only ema-
ciated, hut dirty with sores and YER
min-G9 hospitals and over 5000 beds
are kepl full Of the little sufferers.
But the children keep changing. Last
year they were all thin and pitiful !;
now il Is the newcomers who are thin
The orphans who have been from six
months to year in American care are
we'll fed and we'll clothed.
Best of all for new Near East
which surely must come out Of all this
distress, every child old enough Is be-
ing taught a trade which will make
him self supporting.
They are a thrifty lot, these little
parentless exiles. From their scant
store or bread they always carry
portion in a small bag about their
necks-they fear the day Of another
killing. another drive into the desert.
They horde the shoes sent from
America until snow dles-they remem-
Der their barefoot pain in the SHOWS
last spring
They cling to their new found
friends. Every day other little waits
find place in the. orphanages and are
told Of the generous people Of the
United States Soon the entrances will
he crowded with children frozen out
from their temporary summer quarters
Then the table Of the Near East Re
Ilef must be extended--many. many
new leaves will be needed and Amer
lea Is asked to set the table.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18

royal commissions to Denver to learn
his methods, and Japan was so filed
with the wonders of him that the COM
missioners from that country even
took photographs of the courtroom SO
that it might be exactly copied.
AS long as he busted himself with
Fairgrounds and public baths he was
the universal idol. But the time came
when he left symptoms and began to
hunt the causes, digging deep to find
the reasons behind the wretchedness
of mothers and children, and this was
the beginning of long and hard
fought struggle with the intrenched
interests of commercialized vice.
And Lindsey has won, for he has
been able to make people see that the
fight for the children is after all the
fight for the fathers and mothers as
well.
II believe In Judge Lindsey because
he has brought something Of worth to
u.s." says Bishop Mcconnell, well
known as one of the leaders Of the
Methodist church.
A Lindsey lecture always deals with
vital topics, but it is also always en-
tertaining and brimful of fun and hui
NOR. Judge Lindsey is a capital RAJ
contour and his audiences laugh with
him heartily.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18
WAITING FOR US TO
SET The TABLE
photo lnternational

A table twenty.fouT miles long is
plainly an extension table and that is
just the length that would seat all OF
the orphans now being fed by the Near
East Relief This table is set in Sec
lions all over the hills of Asia Minor,
Syria. Armenia and in Northern Per-
STA. II Is not IN one piece. The Turks,
who still keep the Armenians in state
OF terror, do not allow 1t.
But there The table is, seated on
both si0es with orphans--Syrian and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18
School Auditorium
Friday, NGv. lo.h,
at 500 O'clcck
Opportunity Gone.

While talking TO a caller on" gay !
was ANNOYED by the Interruption ~
my four-year-old tlnngliter who was
trying 10 tell something exciting J
reminded her that il WAS tnpo'ilc !"
interrupt me and Went on With my
story. When | had tniSh" 'hfhed
to her. saying: Nov. l.ouiSe. what
did you want to tell mr?' she an
swered diSconSolately: i've inSi my
say now. Exchange.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18

ALEXANDER y. HEMPHILI.
fare OF those who have been rendered
destitute or dependent, directly or In
directly, by the vicissitudes Of wal.
the cruelties of men or other causes
beyond their control
100 Per Cent Relief.
"The aim of the organization is 100
per cent relief, the relief which puts
those aided on Self-supportinG basis,
which instlls in them a confidence for
the future, places in their hands the
means with which to begin life anew
and in their hearts the courage to go
on. Work, that is the prescription
subscribed and provided by those Oya'
men and women who have journeyed
into perilous places for the sake OF
their fellow men to make these PEG
pie Independent for the future, to en-
courage the pickering fire Of nationa
pride.
"There are 1921 workers employed
IN the Industrial establishments OF the
Near East Relief, where wool Is fur
ntshed for the women 10 spin and
weave, and all the girls who are STRONG
enough are washing wool, sewing beds
grinding and sitting wheat, tailoring
and learning to make lace. The big
problem Is to make these women indie
pendent.
about 500 American men and wa
men, Near East Relief workers, are
now in the field. including SO eminent
physicians and surgeons 76 nurses.
mechanics, IS Industrial experts, ld
agriculturists. IA bacteriologists, lH7
relief workers, rs supply and trans
port workers, 10 teachers, 20 admins
traitors. "a secretaries. engineers and
Is army officers.
Where Money Goes.
"Funds for relief purposes are dis
tributed In two ways: First. the vari
GUS relief centers are authorized by
the Executive Committee to draw sigh
drafts on New York for speciti'
amounts each month: second, by sup
plies purchased in America the major
portion Of which are shipped TO the
committee warehouses at Derindje
and The remainder either to Beyrouth
or BAtOum.
1.-THE relief Is rapidly expanding and
meeting the situation, but the future
depends on the continuation of Ameri
can support"
According to Mr.. Hemphill, the nee'
for American help to see the destitute
peoples Of the Near East through tbs
crisis Of present conditions Is greater
now than ever before on account Of tbs
uncertainty as to the future, the trucn
lPnce Of the Turkish government aTt
the danger Of boIshevism from Russia
which threatens TO engulf the whole o.
Armenia.
Who Direct the Work.
Mr. Hemphill is the Chairman Of tn,
Executive Committee OF the Near Bas
Relief. Other members are DR.. jane
l. Barton. Secretary Of the Foreigi
Department Of the American Boar
Of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions; Edwin M. Buckley, banker, o
Spencer Trask & Co., New York Judg
Abram L Ellkus, former United state
Ambassador TO Turkey; Harold A
Hatch. well known New York cotto
man; Herbert Hoover; william B. MI
lar, enc Of the Secretaries Of the Inter
church World Movement; Henry MOI
genthau, United States Ambassador {
Mexico; Edgar Richard OF the Amer
can Relief Administration Charles Y
vickrey, who Is Secretary OF the Nea
East Relief, and DR.. Stanley White
secretary Of the Board OF Foreign Mi
siOns Of the Presbyterian Church.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-18
Eiabitual Constipation Cured
in II to II DAYS

"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSlN" is a specially.
prepared Syrup Tonic-LaxativofM iiabitual
Constipation. 1t relieves ItnIHpty BIZ
should be taken regularly forl 10 - hay,
TO induce regular action lySr initiate, !i'd
Regulates. Very Pleasant 70 Fat' NC
Der hottie
The diamond drill., 1920-12-11
OAKLAND COUNTY
FAv0RS TROOPERS

The executive board OF the Pontiac
Manufacturers Association, at meet.
ing held in the association rooms. 10
South Saginaw Street, went on record
as being opposed to the efforts OF Ger.
tain interests throughout the state to
have the Michigan State Police done
away with. The. executive members
discussed the opposition to the State
Police from several different angles,
and then emphatically went on record
as not only condemning such opposi.
tion but expressing its approval OF
the body and the belief that II should
be continued.
This action followed shortly after
the adoption by the Oakland County
board OF supervisors OF resolutions en-.
dorsing the work of the State Police
and calling for the continuance OF the
force. -
The diamond drill., 1920-12-11

The Crystal Falls High School Bas-
ket Ball team will open the season
next Friday night with a game with
the fast team from the Niagara High
School on the local court. The Mia
CARA team is said TO be one OF the best
In the state OF Wisconsin. and should
be able TO make the local team show
all OF the basket ball II knows 10 win
The High School team has been
practicing for some time. and is In
fair shape for hard game. The loss
OF both regular forwards from last
years fast aggregation has left a cou-
pie or holes in the lineup that will
be hard to fill. There is. however,
considerable forward material avail
able, and while II is green, Coach
Wright believes he has the makings
OF some pretty fair players in the
BUNCH. or last years regulars Gnody
Luck and Rudolph Larson are on
hand and doing good work
The second game will be played
with Escanaha on January 20. Es-
canada Is out this year for the Upper
Peninsula championship, and this
game should be one of the best on
the schedule. The other home games
are as follows. February 4, Flor
ence; February II, Iron Mountain; !;
February Is, Vulcan: March 4, Stam-
baugh. The rest OF the schedule will
take the team to Stambaugh January
IA. to Florence January 21, to Iron
Mountain January %. to Niagara Feb
ruary %, and to Norway and Vulcan
March III and IL.
The diamond drill., 1920-12-11
TAX NOTICE

The tax roll OF the township OF
Mansfield is now in my hands for
the collection OF taxes due upon the
property in said township l will. be-
at the post Office. Crystal Falls. Mich.
each Friday between the hours or
300 o'clock a. m. and 500 o'clock
p. m. to receive the taxes. In my
absence taxes may be paid to Ward
J Kelly.
THOMAS BATES,
l49-D Treas. Mansfield Twp.
The diamond drill., 1920-12-11
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership, heretofore. existing, be-
tween l.. A. Leslie and Joe Okonek.
which said partnership has hereto
fore been engaged in general gar
age and automobile repair business
in the Village OF Alpha, Mich, under
the name of Leslie & Okonek is this
day dissolved.
Dated at the Village OF Alpha this
Sth day OF Dec. A. d.. 1920.
]. S. Okonek hereby has notice
printed that he will not be respon-
sible for any further transactions
under this name. (49-62)