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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Fifteen years later. in the country
Of the Eries, Jesuit missionaries gave
reports Of an oily, stagnant water.
which, II set on fire, would burn like
brandy.
The peculiar oil mentioned by
Daillon was in all probability taken
from a natural spring in Allegheny
county, New York, near the present
town OF Cuba This spring has the
distinction OF appearing on the map
Of Dollier and Galinee in 1879 as
"F0nteaine de bitume," probably the
first mention Of petroleum deposits
on a map OF this country
An Iriuuois tribe. the Senecas, have
become famous for their early know
ledge and use OF oil. IL appears from
various reports that they gathered
oil from streams by skimming with
crude shallow vessels and also by
spreading blankets carefully over the
surface Of the water until they be-
came saturated. The water collected
at the same time was removed By
pressure. the oil then being used as e
cure-all in the treatment OF diseases.
cuts and burns.
There have been tales OF religious
ceremonies conducted by the Senecas.
during which oil was ignited on the
surface OF OIL creek. While these
apparently have never been proved.
certain OF their religious myths were
founded upon this burning liquid.
secret Of senecua.
The Senecas were reported to- have
kept their knowledge Of oil a secret
from the ueighboring Indians for
many years. In the early fail OF each
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

gathering strength and backing FOR
two years.
Twenty million people in the
United States are getting a large
part OF their education from the
movies, daily absorbing new ideas.
new conceptions Of life, manners and
mannerisms, in more than 1900 mo-
tion picture theaters," says Mr. Quinn.
Because OF the exaggerated adver-
Using OF some producers, the failure
OF some 70 I've up 20 the name they
have for producing only artistic pic
lures. the public can hardly be blamed
for going astray in its judgment at
times. The NJ P. r, by giving films
which It judges TO have merit the seal
Of its approval. win offer the public
a guide TO good pictures which they
can trust The association IS not 4
commercial one, is not connected
with any producing firm, and has
such people as Dr.. Frank Crane, Hud-
son Maxim. Adolph Bolm and J.
Hartley Manners on its board OF
merit, so IL can assure people OF its
neutrality in judging. Anyone can
join the league simply by enrolling
his name We don't want a cent. but
we do want the cooperation and good
viii Of ali the sincere, progressive
Americans in the country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

table eailin's. An let us open n
door % opportunity T. educated neo-
plei Look at Wfnsor EaIes YVfr9or
hnle graduated from Annie Grove
school with tn highest honors. Fer
lack - something better he drove a
uressed poultry wagon in Toledo.
ohio. He went Z COLLEGE with his
earnin's. Then he cleaned wall paper
Ter a spell Then he applied his saw
ms 4 atteudin' another COLLEGE. Then
ne become tn agent fer tn Excelsior
huber Collars. Then another term
in college an 80 on TIN he'd earned
his way thro' four COLLEGES. Trday
he's an authority on bee culture With
out a peer IN his chosen profession
or IN oFercout. Hes not maxim half
ns much a. he did with his rnIG pre-
var chicken wagon job. He don't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Gay ColOrs Seen
at Paris Shows

Paris. France. April 10.-Gorgeous
colors.. expensive materials and great
simplicity OF line are the features Of
the Paris shows OF fashion models for
British and American buyers.
The opponent Of tight lacing may
be treasured. No model OF the Paris
dressmakers demands any but the
natural waist. COrsets are practi-
cally unnecessary.
Vivid blues and greens and much
gold and silver embroidery form a
dazzling velour effect for both walk
ing and evening dresses Tailor
mades are very smart. particularly
OF a beautiful blue embroidery ma
terial. Skirts are cut a shade longer
than last year, but on the other
hand much narrower.
Evening and dinner gowns include
a few examples Of panniers and erin
olines, though the general style was
either Grecian or Oriental drapery.
some evening gowns display silken
trousers under the filmy lace over
skirt, but il is not thought that these
VIII find favor for the ordinary buy
err. Straight silk underslips will be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
interviewing The French Champion
With And Without Aid Of French

you see Chicago.'D I said. "And are
you going to la Toledo2"
Not as far as 1 am conserved
interrupted Tex.
Always Democratic
Wei by this time my twenty words
was all used Up and Gees. looked like
he wanted 10 do some more road
work around the suite so / and Tex
got up and ] shook hands with Geos.
and the valet and the latter acted
kind Of surprised at the honor though
what was the war for II il wasn't for
democracy. but any way when we
finely got 10 the outside door finely
thought Of two more French words
that I once picked I'D someWheres
but hadn't sprang them yet. namely
'au revoir" 50 1 said them though
It is a wonder I didn't say "auf
Wiedersehens and then I wouldn't Of
had 10 write this letter, but any way
when I said "au revoir" GeOs. smiled
and said il back to me and We left and
Tex said 20 come to his room a minute
and he would show me something that
was II WIS. old and I thought Of
course II must be child or I wouldn't
OF went. but It wasn't a child but II
tasted better than one So Tex said.
Wen what do you think Of the
F'renchman?H
Well" I said. Il like him fine.
But what a little thing he would be
along the side OF Dempsey
Yes" said Tex, but if remember
right and generally always do,
Dempsey was a little thing along side
OF jess and you bet on Jess and Il
don't believe you had to pay no ex-
cess profit tax on that acct
So said.
Did you bring ne Up here TO en-
terrain me or insult me2" and he
didn't seem to have nothing to say
back so / walked out on him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

7 ONDON. Eng. April 1p-"Quiet and
l. qusintAy demure'' is the keynote OF
London's new styles. as revealed
by Paquin's Spring show.
THE daring maiden OF yesterday
has given place 70 a girl OF blushing
modesty and occurrences, says one
writer on the new styles.
''Frocks which have slipped down
from the knee 70 q coy point OF van
tage somewhere about the ankle
were seen in every guise and style
Even the extreme openness OF last
winter has given way 70 a modest
low neck in dinner and dance frocks
and a high covering or a little open
square for day dress.
''The bare back. the extreme Y neck.
the sleeveless frock. all the styles
lamented by preachers and prelates,
have been discarded by the fashion
makers this spring
Woman has ceased TO startle ex-
cept in color effects, which are fam
boyaut and novel"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

this drink five or six times. keep
ing your face in the Water as long
as your breath viii permit
After you wipe the moisture err
with soft towel you viii Be amazed
70 see the response that your con
Your skin VIII seem transformed
from "a nr0Wnlsh-uiaita parchment
crossed and criss-crossed By the faint
=tchings that portend wrinkles, 10 a.
delicately smooth. pink and white
silken surface.
The skin should be one OF the
-ivesr' things in the beauty's whcle
makeup. yet it IS that part OF you
which oftenest looks -llfeless." A
dead" skin as Specialists know &
is pale and Wi-hered looking. u t.
scanned with fine lines and appears
absolutely devoid OF moisture.
There are many methods OF
remedrinE this regrettable appear
ance. which adds 50 many years 70
a Woman's apparent age, and which
BY some means. must be avoided
The Fundamental remedy e
change OF diet. The old fashioned
advice. Eat two apples and drink
glass OF water oefore going 20
bed makes most excellent beauty
rule. It gives nature prompt and
powerful aid in cleansing the IN
terrier OF our bodies, and until this
Is done there can be no clear. live
skin A mottled. plmpled skin g an
almost infallihle sign q an unclean
interior.
But the apples eaten az nirht are
not enough Drink lemon Juice
slightly diluted with water 10 The
morning The Juice Of an entira
lemon pressed into the glass ard
diluted with the same quantity o.
water viii cleanse the stomach ard
HIf ~ 1rnIn
Another remedy for a dead look
ing notified skin is a teaspoonful o.
grape juice with the sane cuantitV
OF olive oil night and morning.
A French remedy for a faded skin
IS 70 eat a small platefui Of water
cress with salt every day. Any
woman who really wants 70 be beau
tiful VIII always eat some kind %
fresh green salad every day for this
same reason.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

DHOFEssOR ALEX TANsEY. who
j resigned as principal o. III Apple
Grove school 4 become tn janftor
o BriEtie Ridge school 4 git an over
coat addressed tn Chamber o Com
merces last night. an urged q ilvin'
wage 1Or educated people. Ser
said tn Professor, eff neither school
teachers or those. they educate are 4
be paid uvin' expenses why tn
sehOOlhouse - III Professor said too
many OF Us take MP school tenchfni
4 make little pin money. "LOok in
on any school teachers convention
ceFenty-five percent o. tn teachers
you zee II be married before tn year
Il out They haint adopted tenchfn'
rs n profession, hut ns a steppin'
stone. tn other twenty-five percent
may hang on fer life thro' bein' less
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Camowlage Finds
Use in Fashions

London. Eng, April 10.-The artists
who decorated our recently almost
invisible ships and who hid the
armies Of the western front behind
and under painted canvas and "er-
satz'' villages are out OF n job.
Hence the spring millinery styles
with IL a game.
SAYS one fashion writer.
IF you see coming toward you q
woman who in some uuaccountable
way seems 20 melt into a sort OF
rainbow mass above the shoulders,
don't be alarmed. try 70 find her hat"
To the uninitiated the new spring
designs seem to be meaningless col
lections OF cOlored stripes and zig
zags. some are even more like forked
lightning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

are those Of tribes who were sent
there in comparative recent years.
The country surrounding Wichita
Falls and Burkhurnett was once IN
ha1ited BY the Wichitas. a Caddoan
tribe The Pawnees. EioTas and Ca
manches covered Oklahoma and kan
sas, and in northern Louisiana lived
the Ceddoes- The Gulf costal plains
cf Louisiana were the homes OF the
Biloxi, Qpelcusas and Pascagoulas.
minor tribes or bands OF the Dakotas.
The ancient Karankawans. OF reputed
canniballstic tendencies. but now, hap
PLY extinct, held their sway in the
fields later known as Spindle Top.
West Columbia. Goose creek. Hull
and Humble.
The oil fields Of southern CalIfor-
MA IN the vicinity Of Fresno and
Lake Iulare. were inhabited hy the
Aarlposan or Tokut Indian.
The Apaches made their home over
the present New Mexico and west
Texas oil fields. Hueco Basin was
one q their great Buffalo fields and
them.
In Central America petroleum seems
% the surface In many places. and
there. too. the Indians were found.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

make a lizard a. much a. earperfel
Doe >pry. who quits work IN IN MD
de o. IN afternoon an don't eVen
know uho Lincoln WIZ. much lee
Lafayette an Others Their must -
some premium on education or folks
III quir monkeyin' with it. No Won
der 80 many professors have tier own
idens about tn distribution o wealth
IN tnis country No wonder some Of
cur professors an teachers have nd-
Nnnced ideas Anyhuddy ahat'a frne1
Keep dressed Up on nothin' knorrH
what school teuchiuf la
"A teller washed my chr tn other
day fhutd won tn stnndln' Eroad
jump at Harvard remarked Tell
btnkley, Z a friend nt tn close O. tn
laper sarEica.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

ssTex said 70 come with him, as he
wanted to show me something that
sTns II US. old"
(asve you ever been IN FranceT'')
ast Gees.
'Ah. oui, 5e vas there in 1917 Ooh,
yes, I was there in 1917)" was my
reply. Il didn't tell him that I didn't
take no Uniform along).
3 Comment did you like Paris (How
did you like Parisg') asst Gees.
NO thank you CNo thank you)."
said Comment do you ike New York
(How do you ike New Tork?')
Tres bien," says Gees.
ATTENDED till You see Chi tWait TIL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

bottled in small quantities and taken
TO nearby settlements, where II was
sold as a cure for sore throat, rheu-
matism and various other ailments.
Il net with increasing popularity
and soon aroused the interest Of
numerous thinking men. among them
samuel Kerr, who. after first market
Ing IL as q medicine, was one OF the
first 20 realize its value as an IL
iumiuant.
Burning Springs.
The Senecas knew Of gas. too, and
In West Virginia and Virginia. in
habited by the Siouan Indians many
tales were told Of burning springs"
On the delta formed by Pine creek
and oil creek. near Titusville, Pa, are
numerous oil pits. believed by many
20 have been the work OF the French
IN 175s. However, judging from an
oil pit recently uncovered in the
vicinity. these pits were constructed
before the advent OF the French. and
are nov believed to be Of indian
origin
From the far north came the Black
feet. settling along the shores OF the
Great Lakes.
The Indian names now most com
monty known In Mid-Continent fields
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
NeD Hats viii Be
Suggesting of Orient

London. Eng. April 10.-The spring
styles viii show the menace Of the
yellow peril.
The Orient Is the keynote.
CODA styles.
They win be OF silk. OF straw and
OF many-colored silk ribbons. but one
and all will be topped BY gold or
silver tassels.
Jumpers. too, viii be run to Chinese
patterns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
By Lima CaUalieri;
The Most Famous Living Beauty.

using q handful OF almond neal wet
with q few drops OF henz0in-. instead
OF soap. Then dash cold water upon
the face This soon calls back the
color that has forsaken the Tisage-
Many women follow the sensible
practice OF giving the face q drink
For proof Of the efficacy Of this
carry 70 your bathroom a dropping.
dying palnt Turn upon 10 with the
rubber spray q shower Of cool water.
Very shortly You win see the faint
ing plant revive.
Just as grateful as was this plant
for its needed draught is the skin
that is parched. in the first stage OF
the dread whitening process, for its
drink"
The way to do il is 10 close your
eyes, hold your breath and thrust
your face deep into a bowl OF cool
water. Keep IL thus submerged as
long as you are able. Then. raising
your head, breathe deeply and again
thrust your face into water Repeat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Prices Continue Going
Up for Clothing

London. Eng April 1o.-Women's
clothes VIII be still higher in price
soon
The wholesale buying season s. on
and buyers for big retail houses pre-
dict unanimously that the onward
march OF prices viii continue
The retail prices Of today tend TO
become the wholesale prices OF to-
morrow" says one prominent buyer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

DERHAPs your skin 6 fairly smooth
and comparatively free from
wrinkles. but you are very pale
This detracts from your appearance,
because your face looks as though
every drop Of blood had been drained
from f. Naturally enough. IL IS easy
to deduce that your stock OF vigor
Is below par by the dry texture and
loose condition OF your skin. Ask
your physician 70 give you q tonic
Meanwhile, you can refresh your
skin By giving It a cologne bath
Pour q few drops Of cologne or rose
water over a piece OF gauze and
pat the face lightly with It. This
will coax the blood quickly TO the
surface.
Another way IS TO soak a square
piece Of flannel in olive oil and place
IL over the face The skin absurbs
this oil and in a short time looks
much fresher.
Should you, despite your tired
bloodless aspect, have 20 be seen in
public, battle the face In tepid water,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Mss Margaret X Strong. Of New
! " Westminster, B. C., was the first
woman in Canada to hold a position
as city superintendent OF the public
zrhno1e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Ne,D Styles In London Are Demure

/, substituted for the har
most cases.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16
LYNDONVILLE

Miss Hilda Ball is visiting hel
grandparents, MI. and Mrs. Edwin
L. Wood, and her aunt, Mrs. Gordon
Vance, fol a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Oliver have
returned from then wedding trip
and are domiciled in their new home
at the Center, in the house formerly
used for the Brief Course House.
Mrs. Jennie Yaeger of New York
City is stopping with her mother
Mrs. S. Stern.
Nh. and Mrs. Frank j, Wiley left
on Monday for their new home in Or
lando, Florida.
Miss Ruth Blodgctt went to Wat
erbuly, Conn.,, Saturday, to spend the
week end with her brother, Gerry
Blodgett, who is connected with the
foundry business in that city. She
also visited her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. ". j. Blodeett, in Thomas
ton, and her cousins Mrs. Herbert
Matoon, in Hartford.
Nj. and Mrs. Leon Curtice and
son Raymond, have been spending
their vacation OF two weeks at Old
Orchard Beach.
The announcement is made of the
birth of second son, Stanley VIII
nam, August 8, to Nh. and Mrs. Her
bert NATION Of Hartford, Conn. Mrs.
Matoon is remembered as formerly
Miss Sue Blodgctt of this place.
The ball came scheduled for SAT-
urday afternoon with the Barton
team was cancelled on account of
RAIN.
DI. and Mrs. f. II. Davis took a
snort trip to Greensboro last week
where they visited their aunt. Mrs
katharine Goss, and judge Wendell
Stafford and family, who have a sum
mer home there.
MI. and Mrs. Alexander McLane
1r; and Mrs. Charles Hale, and MI
ana Mrs. Prescott Moore, motored TO
Old Orchard Beach for the week end
the beach and Pine Point
ana planning to spend the Sunday and
Monday holiday, returning Tuesday
morning. '''
The Friday evening dance at the
boulderS Casino was quite well at
tended, in spite Of the rainy weather.
and good sum cleared. The New
Harmony Orchestra furnished GOOD
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16

music, and all present enjoyed good
time.
Nj. and Mrs. John Ahern and son,
Harold, took motor trip or a few
days last week, and visited several
Massachusetts towns and beaches, as
well as Rye and Hampton beaches
during tEeir absence.
Glen Pearl was a visitor to
friends in Orleans over Sunday.
a meeting was held OF ladies of the
Village Improvement Society Satur-
day with Mrs. John Ahern, to discuss
the question OF dances and dancing
schools the coming winter 1t was
thought best not to conduct dane
ing school, as there seems to be little
call for a class now, but to continue
the Friday evening dances as in the
past, since they have become well
come feature OF our Young peoples
social life. Tho dances will probably
begin in October, and continue in
dc fnitely, and the committee hope to
provide good music, and a good,
clean, social time, which old and
young can enjov They also plan to
have several big balls, notably Hal
loween, Thanksgiving, Washington,
and st. Patricll's balls, with specially
interesting features.
Nj. and Mrs. James d. Dexter and
daughter, Dorothy. have gone to Bos-
ton and Lowell for few days motor
trip,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16
ST. JOHUSBURY CENTER

Mrs. | eonard Champ2ny of Lyn-
donvillc was at her father : Charles
Salman's Thursday and F:;dav.
Alton Amadon is visiting relatives
at Fast Haven thl5 week.
Mrs. Arthur Warl o. ST. Johns
bury visited her mother, Mrs. Gray,
recently.
Mr.. and Ms. +. A. Laroe srent
several days with relatives in Wet
Charleston the first Of the week.
Graham Newell Of st. Johnsbu1y is
spending week with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cortes Berry
Miss Edith Matthew Of Brook
lyn, N. T., is visiting Mrs. Ezra
Learned for a few weeks.
James Lockwood and wife from
Charleston, N. H., with friends from
Bridgeport, Conn, was with MI.
Lockwood's mother, Mrs. Addie Page
last Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Page, with friends, is
spending two weeks on an auto trip.
Archie Massey of Hyde Park,
Mass, is visiting relatives in the
place for a few days.
George Lebouf of Lyndonville is at
Chris Planners for a few days.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16

An unusual achievement In motoring made recently
I'm the pictured above Gardner fight four cylider
ing Driven by G. &. Vaughn ire car
Wednesday. july y at p NJ, arrived in Boston
Tuesday. July 49, at =. w. The only mgshap that
in the of 1898 miles puEcture from tack.
running time 20 miles and the gasoline
consumption was Is p mikes TO the gallon.
The Gardner motor has cylinders, 3l-nch bore and
5inch stroke The has wlec' r. OF liz inches
weighs 1900 pounds. II retails for $1235.
The Gardner Company which manufactures car, is
directed by Russell E. Gardner his Gard
ner, Jr. and Fred W. Gardner. These formerly
sembled and distributed 10000 Chevrolet 1915
191S when they sold out to General Motors Company. In
1919 they repurchase the Chevrolet plant
in January, 1920, they began turning the
They turning ont i00o month";
ule for 1921 calls FOR $4,000
The Company recently financed by Hornhlower &
Weeks, Boston and New York and u. Anderson &
Co.. Of St Louis. Fhe Company has 55 $50 par
value, OF which 5OG0O shares recently
public at SS7 share. IL is planned
$3, which would yield i1eo the Investment.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16
NORTH DANVILLE

Ezra and Villa Sanger, Hazel and
Charles Wiley, Mrs. George Thresh-
er and daughter, Ruth and sons, Hal-
land of Lyndon were the guests of
Nj. and Mrs. Freeman Allen Sunday
Ben Cross of Canada who has been
the guest of his nephew, Fred Car
son returned to his home Tuesday.
Clara Clifford of St. Johnsburv is
at the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. T. Clifford.
Howard Clifford visited in Burling-
ton Tuesday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-16
CONCORD

Miss Amelia d. Lee has been en-
gagged to teach the third and fourth
grades of the Wells River public
schools.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-08-12
Kenneth Arlis Levau.

Kenneth Arlis, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Levau, died at his home
in Greenbush, at 1890 a. m. on Aug.
ust II. The direct cause of death was
an abscess which formed behind one
of his eyes following an attack of the
mumps. His suffering was intense
but he bore his pain with fortitude un-
til relieved by the angel of death.
Kenneth A. Levau was born on No
vember %, 1913, and consequently had
not yet reached the age of years
He is survived by his parents, two
sisters, Edna and Serena; and one
brother, Kyle.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Swedish Lutheran church in
Greenbush tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at o'clock and the interment
will be in the Greenbush cemetery.
The loss Of their son is heavy blow
to Mr.. and Mrs. Levau and other men,
bers of the family and their friends
and neighbors extend to them heart
felt sympathy in this, the hour of
their great sorrow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-08-12
Schlee-Berry.

Otto E. Schlec and Miss Estella E.
Berry were married on Sunday evening
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Berry, in Prince
ton township. Rev. C. Larson per
formed tsio ceremony in tie presence
of relatives and intimate friends.
Lloyd Berry, brother of the bride,
was groomsmsn, and Miss Lydia
Schlee, sister of the groom. brides
maid. The day upon which the mar
rage was communicating the brides
birthday anniversary and the twenty
seventh anniversary of her parents
wedding.
Supper was served in the prettily
decorated dining room following the
ceremony and Tie bride and groom re-
celved many pretty gifts.
The young couple, who will make
their home IN Princeton township,
have the best wishes of their many
friends for life of happiness.