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Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
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So we did.
 We gave a masquerade party.
 All Jacky's friends were invited. All were in costume, having fun.
 Suddenly the door opened.
 A giant cat stood there meowing.
 She was as big as a pony.
 Her long tail switched. The children shriel1ed with glee. She seized Jacky by one leg. Round and round she swung him. Carefully she avoided hitting him.
 He wasn't really hurt, only scared She dropped him and walked out. Came a great bird five feet tall. l One floor r-sweeping wing lifted.
 A shower of stones came from it. They weren't very lage. l Diln't hurt much. but some. Last came huge baby. l (Father found a fine baby masG.) 1 He wore immense rompers. "Gooi" and ''Da! Da!" he gurgled At Jack he swooped. Jack yelled
 He pinched the boys ear-hard
 Bird, cat and baby said together: How do YOU like it?
 That's what you do to us!
 Remember the Golden Ruie'"
 Jacks cure was complete.
 Isn't it odd?
 Boys do cruel things to others. i They howl when they get them back.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
School Melting Pot
 FIuxeS TlUenty Races
N. E. A. Staff Special

SACRAMENTO-Counting the par rot, there are 21 nationalities learning to be good Americans at the Lincoln school here, one of the nations most interesting melting pots"
 Every morning all the boys and girls gather in the school yard to sing "The Star Spangled Banner"
 One morning the principal heard a voice still singing after exercises were finished. She looked stern and tried to locate the culprit. The voice came from the parrot across the street. "Oh say, can you see !t was warbling. All it's other remarks were in Portuguese.
 The JOSS children all proudly cal
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23

said politely, "Please take off your hat. This is our national an them"
 "The kid put me wise all right" the man told the principal later.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23

satin or taffeta. The bottom edge is finished with ribbon. The box is trimmed with lace, little ribbon roses and a bow of ribbon that covers half of the box.
 Cushion As Gift A practical pillow cover may be made of yellow linen with a diamond of the same material hemstitched to the center. At opposite corners of the diamond, colorful flowers or butter flies or cretonne are appliqued. The cushion can be finished off with a black silk cord. A Simple Gift Little sachet bags make an accept able gift. Fill three little square bags of delicately colored silk with cotton and sachet Tie them with another colored ribbon and finish with a bow and tiny ribbon roses, matching the bags.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
Little Gifts to
 Make for Christmas
For Handkerchiefs

A dainty handkerchief box is made from a shallow candy box. The lid is covered with sheet wadding which is glued in place and covered with
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
A MISNOM

Wife (angrily) horrid Mrs Nexdore said I was a cat
 Hub-Hugh It is evident that she never saw you in the same room with a mouse.-From tho Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
TWO VERSIONS
Aln1an
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By Himself
By Condo

Ruth-She told me she slapped him because he tried to kiss her good nigh,
 Helen-He told me she slapped him because he didn't try-Columbia Jester
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
Hysteria

O. I am suffering from hysteria and have been under the care of many physicians. If there are certain rules to follow, will you please publish them? Will salt baths do any good? Mrs. A.J. c.
 Tn the hands of an experienced neuro- psychiatrist, the treatment of hysteria is often successful, though some of the cases are very stubborn. and require a great deal of patience and persistence. It is suggested that you have your physician refer you to some experienced -psychiatrist, and that you follow his advice.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
Clothes to Wear
By Public Health Service

Clothing was originally used for pur- pose of ornament. Desire for protec- ton from cold and dampness came later.
 The amount of clothing required varies greatly according to individual needs and habits, but it is increasing ly recognized that light clothing is best, provided that the wearer is really protected from cold.
 Clothing should be porous in order to allow ventilation of the body, sup ported so far as possible from the shoulders, and clean and we'll aired. Damphess favors the growth of germs which may cause irritation of the akin.
 Clothing should not constrict the body or hamper it's movements. Per haps the worst health menace for which clothing is to blame comes from the high -heeled. narrow-toed shoes on which many women prefer to limp through life. From the health stand ard, shoes are of great importance. Bad shoes are responsible for many cases of flat feet whose muscles have degenerated through nonuse, and for much so-called rheumatism" which , is merely the protest of abused mus cles- Bad shoes also. by distorting the feet. prevent comfortable walking, which is the only out-of-door exer- else readily available for the vast ma jority of people; and still worse, the resulting unnatural position of the body sometimes has serious conse- quences by bringing injurious strains on other muscles and organs.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-23

While teaching the English language is the one big thing at Lincoln school. special vocational classes have been arranged. The boys learn everything from blacksmithing to barbering. The girls learn to make clothes and hats for themselves and their sisters and mothers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-10
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ly dramatic story of Held in Trust.
in which May Allison is starred. As
Mary Manchester. the shopgirl who Is
swiftly transported from poverty TO
riches because of her startling resem-
biance to another woman, May Allison
is said to give one of the finest per-
formances in her career.
May Allison made her first stage
appearance as Beauty" in Every
Woman. She had the title role In
Quaker Girl. and was with w. H.
Crane in David Harum. Her career
dates from 1915. She has been in the
following plays. Governors Lady.
The Winning of Beatrice. In For Thir-
ty Days. Peggy Does Her Darndest,
Isles of Intrigue. Almost Married
The Uplifters. Fair and Warmer. The
Walkoffs. The Cheater. Her latest APP
pearance is in Held In Trust.
Irene Dalton
Irene Is fresh from Chicago. She
got her start appearing in commercial
films. for advertising. and made good
for drama and comedies.
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better of her and she asked a negro
woman what was the matter and was
told what she understood as "Ba co in
pa. This meant nothing to the lady,
so she repeated the question to a col
ored man and received the same unin-
telligible answer. Passing up the
street nearer the park she saw an
Englishman who was coming out of the
crowd. Again she repeated her ques-
tion to him and was told that "a bad
cow was in the park" The people
who reside permanently on the Island
seem to have little difficulty in under
standing this strange vernacular.
Many Englishmen who are fond of
the tropics have beautiful homes in
different parts of the islands. lie has
transported all the customs from the
Mother Country and his way of life
is little different from. that at home.
except that he lives in n land of beau
ty and sunshine. He plays golf lawn
tennis. cricket. gives dinner parties,
drinks tea and goes to the races for
there is an excellent track in Jamaica.
The average Jamaican is loyal TO Eng
land and a large number of them
fought valiantly for the Allies in the
late war
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market in the shade and shave them
selves with bits of broken glass or
hire a barber to open a curbstone
shop. Loitering is prohibited yet ev-
erybody disobeys the law. for lettering
is pleasant on a hot day and the 'po-
licemen fail to see the loiterer. These
men, who by the way are black as the
ace of spades. are taught at shooting
school, and are all good shots. al
though they have very little chance
to show their skill for the jamaica
criminal rarely tries to escape or re-
sist arrest. Spanishtown. Vaudeville
and Port Antonio are perhaps the
only towns on the Island worth men,
tioning although there are numerous
villages.
Port Antonio Is the heart of the
banana industry-the port for the
banana steamers which usually are
coaled there and loaded by women.
The women also keep the roads in or
der, and 1t Is no uncommon thing to
come upon a woman sitting in the
middle of the road breaking q pile
of stones to fill up some gully.
Beautiful Flora
Just outside of Kingston Is Hope
Garden, set apart as an experimental
station for perfecting fruit. Tropical
flowers grow In profusion and all
sorts of tropical plants such as sugar
cane. cocoa. vanilla beans, camphor.
etc. School boys are taught how to
make these plants more perfect by
using certain kinds OF fertilizer. Much
has been written about this station
and 1t seems to have resulted In bet
ter products. One may drive through
perfect flower gardens and pass
Spanishtown with its quaint old
houses. and finally reach st. AIMS
Bay. which Is said to have been the
landing place of Columbus.
The Blue Mountains in the heart of
the Island are always delightfully."-
cool. Flowers bloom everywhere and
the sunsets are a riot of color. Alto
gether Jamaica is a land OF enchant-
ment and we'll worth the name of the
Paradise of the Caribbean Sea.
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Kingston

Kingston, is the largest town. and
since the earthquake and fire of 1907
has become quite ambitious. The
English are noted for their fine streets
and roads-the former are excellent in
Kingston. while the latter extend
throughout the Island. The Govern
ment offices are in Kingston-fne
concrete buildings which occupy two
squares on King street. Kingston is
always hot at midday and the glare
of the concrete drives the tourist to
smoked glasses. but there is plenty
of shade. and besides no matter how
hot the day there is even in summer
a delightful breeze at night.
The city has large market where
all sorts of tropical fruits are sold
and which is exceedingly interesting
TO the tourist. The women behind
the stalls are fond of smoking and It
is not uncommon to see one of them
giving another a light-both smoking
big black cigars. They often bring
their produce twenty miles, carrying
IL on a donkey and walking beside it.
They are the original wearers of short
skirts, and as they are uncorseted
their bodies and limbs have full play
and they walk long distances without
fatigue. The men sit about the
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stition of our Southern negroes. Here
the evangelist is at his best, for the
natives are naturally shouters and
holy-rollers, and under religious ex-
element have all the strange frenzy
or the African fanatic. Often a ma
tive will die while these meetings are
in progress. and when they are pro-
longed many cases of insanity result.
They are great believers in ghosts and
frequently meetings are held to cast
out evil spirits. The missionaries
have accomplished much with these
people and are warmly welcomed by
the British Government.
AS rule the natives are polite and
like the American. If he resides per-
manently on the Island he is a busi-
ness man who pays them a fair wage
and does not overwork them: if he is
a tourist he spends money. and in both
ways he is profitable.
Language
They have peculiar language-a
peculiar sing-song type. and use words
which at times are very difficult for
an American to understand. This was
illustrated by an American tourist who
saw a large crowd collected around
the public park at Kingston. Unable
TO get near it. her curiosity got the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-10
Ward Cranes Hard Luck

The title of Champion Trans Con-
tinental Commutor among the actors
seems to have fallen to Ward Crane,
the talented leading man who was re-
Gently seen opposite Anita Stewart in
1.-The Yellow Typhoon," and who will
be remembered for his sterling per-
formances. Soldiers of Fortune" and
Luck of the Irish"
Born in Albany. Crane worked in
one picture in New York and then
went TO the West Coast. where he
made the above mentioned pictures
and also played in Harriet and the
Piper" 1.-The Scoffer" and 1.-The Heart
of a Fool" Returning to New York.
Crane has just finished playing op-
posite Billie Burke in "The Frisky
Mrs. Johnson" and when he received
an offer to return West he refused.
because he wanted to stay in New
York for the balance of the Big
League Baseball season: but along
came an unusually attractive contract
to play opposite Constance Binney in
"Calderon's Prisoner" which has
taken Crane to Cuba. so that he will
miss seeing Babe Ruth knock any
more "homers" for quite while.
Eva Novak
Eva Novak Is the sister of Jane
Novak. well known for her clever
characterizations on the screen. In
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overly religious. and all most patriotic.
Thousands of them worked on the
Panama Canal and were regarded as
excellent workers.
Bad Morals
The average peasant does not marry,
consequently there are many illegi-
innate children on the Island, and in
many instances the missionaries have
persuaded them to marry. and as
many as twenty-five ceremonies have
been performed in one day. although
it is doubtful if the jamaican really
knew what he was doing. The African
slave did not bring any exalted moral
ideas with him and he still retains
many of his customs. The high class
jamaican defends the peasant in this
on-marriage and declares that the
poor negro is more faithful to his
common law wife than the aristocrat
is to his legal one. 1t seems to be
English policy in all her colonies not
to disturb the old customs of the peo-
pie.
Religion
As to the religion of the Island it is
naturally the Church of England, but
with the peasant it is a superstition
almost as bad as that of Haiti. and
the natives have some weird rites
which they practice in secret. and IL
they can find a ready listener the wild
stories they tell far out-do the super
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she even-oh. what's the use telling
II all. you're sure to see it and then
you'll agree that our superlatives are
justified.
Myrtle Stedman
Beautiful Myrtle Stedman, screen
star and former prima donna, is TO be
featured in all-star casts. That makes
her a sort of super-star. an ambition
not easily realized. She is now play
ing opposite VIM. S. Hart. in THE
Whistle"
May Allison
If you were a salesgirl who never
owned a single pretty dress; If you
were so tired at night that you could
cry. and the only place you could call
home was made intolerable by a
drunken. nagging father. And then
if you were suddenly invited to share
millions in return for posing as anoth-
er woman whom you resembled so
closely that none could tell you apart
would you go through with the bar
gain?
Such is the beginning of the intense
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-10

British there were no native Indians
there. Their place had been taken by
imported negro slaves. and these with
their Spanish masters were the people
of the Island when the British took II
over. The Spanish had lived in peace
with a number of Portuguese Jews.
who were In charge of the shops. and
these were allowed to remain and are
the ancestors of the many Jews one
finds in the cities and town. The
Spaniards we're driven out and many
of the slaves taking advantage OF the
plight of their masters escaped to the
mountains and became rowing bands
of free negroes multiplying rapidly.
Early history of the Island is not
pleasant for the treatment of the slaves
under the Spanish regime savors of
the ancient days when slaves were not
regarded as human but merely as
chattels, and if any one failed to do
his masters bidding he was usually
beaten to death and nothing was
thought of the matter.
The cessation of the slave trade In
1908 began a new era for the Island.
but it left many negroes and a large
mixed blood population. These and
few English and Jews are the an
cestors of the present day Jamaicans.
The darker race multiplied more
rapidly than did the whites. conse-
quentlv there are about five blacks TO
one white. However. some of the
blacks belong TO the higher classes
and 1t is not uncommon in a family
to have four white children and one
perfectly black. The black one re-
ceives the same treatment as .he
whites and may marry white wom-
an and nothing is thought of It. The
lower classes of blacks are poorly edu-
Gated and are peasants. house serv-
ants and plantation workers.
1t must be said. however. that this
black race seems to be different from
many of those of our own land. for
one never hears of the horrible as
saults on white women or of the race
riots now so common among us. They
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spite of this. diminutive Eva will pro-
test most violently if anyone refers to
her as "There's Jane Novak's sister,"
Not that Eva is ashamed or Jealous
of the talented Jane, far be it from
such, they idolize one another. bor-
row money from each other and you
never can tell whether Jane has on
Eva's hat or vice versa. Eva simply
wants to make good on her own. with
out any of sisters star dust binding
her to her own obligations and duties
to the world.
A few years ago Eva. like many
other young women, row stars.
was a bathing girl. This slim girl.
still in her teens soon excited the in
terest of the film producers and Eva
was approached with many PROPOSE
tons to cast off the one-piece bathing
suit. put on long skirts and emot. in
stead of dive.
At first she was swept off her feet
at what seemed wonderful prospects.
but calm. deliberate sister Jane. told
her to lie low and not accept any of
the offers made. for Jane. in her wis
dom, was sure that Eva had not Sc
cured the right offer. yet.
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APopular Pair Madame X-ANew Star Hard Luck
Held In Trust A Star of Many Plays.

LA r. and Mrs. Carter de Haven
have completed the filming OF
their big stage success. Twin
j L Beds" and the popular come
dian is now supervising the cutting OF
the Margaret Mayo-Salisbury Field
laugh maker, which will soon be re-
leased. 1t is claimed that Twin Beds"
is one of the costliest plays ever pur-
chased for screen use. and a vast
amount Of money has been expended
In order to make the production ade-
ouate. Mr.. de Haven Will leave Tor
New York when Twin Beds" has been
titled and assembled in order to be
present at it's New York engagement
at the Strand Theatre. He Will then
return to Los Angeles to start work on
a second special comedy production.
Pauline Frederick
"The young lawyer. Raymond
Floriet. turning to reassure the
mysterious Madame X. on trial for
murder. does not recognize in her the
mother whom his father had driven
from her home long years before. She.
however. recognizes him and this Is
one of the most tense moments in the
of Madame X. Alex
andre Bisson's famous play. Pauline
Frederick Is starred. and she achieves
one of the triumphs of her career.
Casson Ferguson as the son does some
splendid work"
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The Island Which May Yet Belong To the United States
An Intimate Sketch of the Most Beautiful
Island of the West Indies
Copyright. 1920. The International Syndicate.

~ HE Island of Jamaica is one of
II the most principal islands of the
West Indies. Its location south
- of Cuba is an important one as ii
lies in the pathway of the traffic from
the North Atlantic to the Panama
Canal. Its proximity 10 Cuba also
gives it a significance when one con-
siders the possibility of trouble be-
tween our country and the British
Empire. While such trouble is not
anticipated. the recent war has taught
us the value of preparedness and
many far-sighted statesmen believe
that the dominant influence of the
United States should cover all of the
West INDIA Islands-in fact, it should
become the American Mediterranean.
Every consideration points TO that end.
Jamaica is at our very door. our mar
kets are the best for them whether
they buy or sell. and our interest in
the Panama Canal requires that all
the highways to il should be guarded
as well as possible.
For many years there has been talk
OF Great Britain selling the island to
the United States and perhaps retain
ing only a coaling station. and nearly
every year this rumor. like the pro-
verbal bad penny. is sure to bob up"
There is large amount of American
capital invested on the island. the
banana industry being for the most
part in American hands. Many of The
stores are either run by Americans
or upon American money. and the
largest and best hotels are owned and
managed by Americans.
Early History
Jamaica is by far the most beauti-
full of the West India Islands. as its
fora has no superior in the world. and
knowing this our tourist agents send
hundreds of people there each year.
Over two hundred and fifty years
have elapsed since Oliver Cromwe'Ps
soldiers captured Jamaica and drove
the Spaniards out. We know that the
old race of Jamaicans was extermi-
mated. and we know t'1at before the
Island passed into the hands of the
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But one day an offer was made that
caused Jane and Eva to leap into each
others arms. with Joy. She was to
be star.
at Headquarters" in which she is
seen as the leader and hrains nf a
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gang of super-criminals.
EVA as a crook!" eXclaim her
friends.
Nominally she would be the inciter
of nothing worse than stolen kisses
and here she Is Heading a gang to
steal a train from its very tracks and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-12-09
near the tail and were about six inches
broad The whale was a female so
feet long.
Grizzly Steak in 40

An employee Of the ticket depart
ment Of the Union Pacific at Los An
geles recently unearthed an old copy
Of the Nevada State Journal, paper
published back in 1849, when the first
rush began to California, which coa-
tanned an interesting item concerning
the cost of meal in those days. Al
old bill of fare of the Ell Dorado Ho-
tel, at Placerville, Cal, was found,
which read: "Bean soup, 800; Grizz-
ly fried, 75c; Beans, plain, 75c; Beans,
creased, $1.00" Other interesting
items on the bill were Flash, low
grade, 75c; Hash, Is karat, $1.U0;
jackass rabbit (whole), $1.00; plain
rice pudding, 75c; rice pudding with
branded peaches, $500; rice pudding
with molasses, $1.00 portion" The
last three items on the bill of fare
were: Square meal, with dessert,
SO, payable in advance. Gold scales
at end of bar"