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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-07-30
From the Genetic Family to the Present Day

There is no reason for concealing the truth from
ourselves: the normal family Of former days in which
the man was everything and the woman nothing
since she had will OF her own, money OF her own,
no time of her own this family is being modified day
by day; it is almost thing of the past But should
not be frightened by this condition Either through err
through ignorance quite ready to believe
Ehat everything about us may remain immutable while
everything is changing It has always been so and it
will always be So There is nothing erroneous than
his proverb We have only to read how people lived in
The past and we shall learn Immediately that everything
subject to change and that there CUSTOMS nor
political organizations, morals, which remain fixed
md nvioabe And the family in the various epochs In
the life of humanity has frequently changed in form; 1t
was once quite different from what we are accustomed
to behold today. There time when only one form
Of family was considered normal namely the genetlc
family; that is to say family with an old mother
at its head around whom were grouped in common life
and common work. children grandchildren, greatgrand
children The patriarchal family also once consider
ed the sole FORM it presided over by fathermas
or whose will law for all the other members OF the
family; even in our days, such peasant families may
still be found in Russian villages In fact in those places
the morals and the family laws are not those OF the
city worker; in the country there are still large number
Of customs no longer found in the family OF city pro-
learian The form of the family, its customs vary ac
oording to race There are peoples such as, for In
stance the Turks, Arabs, Persians among whom it is
permitted by law for husband to have many wives
fhere have been and there still are at present. tribes
which tolerate the contrary custom OF permitting
wife to have several husbands. The habuI morality
of the peresent-day man permits him to demand OF
young girl that she remain virgin until legitimate
marriage but there tribes among whom the woman
on the contrary made it matter Of pride to have had
many lovers, decorating her arms and legs with rings
TO indicate their number --- Such practices, which
could not but astonsh u.s. practices which we might
even qualify as immoral, found among other peoples
to have the sanction of holiness peoples who in their
turn consider our laws and customs to be snful There
fore there is no reason for becoming terrified at
the fact that the family is undergoing modification,
that gradually the traces Of the past which have become
outived are being discarded and that new relations are
being introduced between man and woman. We have
family system and what in the relations Of the working
man and working woman and the peasant woman are
their respective rights and duties which would best
harmonize with the conditions Of life in the new Russia
in the workers Russia which Soviet Russia now Isl
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-07-30
Capitalism Destroyed the Old Family Life

The family in it's present form is also simply one of
the legacies of the past Formerly solid, compact in
itself, indssoube = for such considered to be the
character of marriage that had been sancted by the
priest in person the family equally necessary to
all its members Were it not for the family who would
have nourished, clothed and trained the children who
would have guided them in life? The orphans lot in
those days the worst that could befal one In the
family such have become accustomed to it Is the
husband who earns and supports wife and children.
The wife, her part occupied with the housekeeping
and the bringing up of the children she understands
it. But already for century this customary form Of the
family has been undergoing progressive destruction
in all the countries in which capitalism is dominant in
which the number of factories is rapidly growing as
we'll other capitalist enterprises which employ work
ing men, The family customs and morals are being form
ed simultaneously with the general conditions of the life
surrounding them. What contributed most of all to
change the family customs in radical manner was
without doubt the universal spread Of wage labor on
ho part of woman. Formerly, it only the man who
considered to be the support of the family But for
the past fifty sixty years have behed in Russia
lin other countries somewhat earer) the capital
list regime obiging women to seek remuneratiye work
outside of the family, outside of the house.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
BR0OMS FROM PINE NEEDLES
Said to Be an Excellent Substitute for
the Bristies Now Used, and Will
Last Longer.

One of the latest discoveries Is a
new use for pine needles. 1t has been
found that the needles of the pine
make fair substitute for bristles in
brushes and brooms. They are found
in great quantities on the ground in
fir forests. and, owing to the large
amount of silica in them, they are
hard, and do not decay rapidly.
The pine needles are dealt with in
two ways. Where they are long they
are simply punched together and tied
firmly, and stick is pushed down the
center as handle.
The other plan Is to Insert clusters
Of smaller needles in holes In thick
ish piece of wood. These holes are
filed with hot pitch, and when this
material has set hard and dry the pine
needles are held firmly in place.
Elaborate tests have shown that
pine needles wear we'll. They are not
more easily broken than much of the
material which has been commonly
used in Recommending. and, owing to
their hardness. they can withstand q
great deal 81 friction.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
APPLY NAMED MOLTEN SEA"
High Priests Swimming Pool In ss,o-
mons Temple Most Wonderful
"Tub" Ever Constructed.

How many persons ponder, while
stubbing' in the midst Of modern con
veniences. ON how the rest Of the world
performs this same act Of personal
eleanlinessf The stolen pleasures Of
the ''old swimm.n' hole" the wooden
tub In the kitchen surrounded BY that
questionable curtain Of pfivacy-a
sheet over the clothes horse-a real
sea bath or swim in gym" pool have
been the stepping stones Of prosres-
sion for most Of ~ to the modern con-
veniences.
This bathing idea started with Bible
folk. who built the most wonderful
swimmlng pool tho world has ever
seen In Solomon's temple. This
molten sea" measured ten cuhits from
brim to brim. I'VE cubits in height and
was round in compass; the thickness
was Z hands breadth, and the brim,
shaped IKE that Of . teacup. was
carved with lilies and leaves. Tho
Immense basin was borne aloft by
II carved oxen, three each facing
nprth. south. east and west. The pool
received and held 5000 bathers at one
time and was designed for and used
by high priests, there being 10000
baths Of wine and the same number
Of oil provided for the laymen.-In-
dianapolis Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
ssautIsul g. sophie.

g. sophia's church at Constanti-
nople II one of the most remarkable
buildings In the world. In architec-
tural features the structure has q 107-
loot dome carried on four pillars, one
at each corner. and composed Of light
pumics stone. with the apex ITO feet
shove the door.
So extraerdinary II the appearance
q the church that he awe-styicksa
Sultan Mohammed II reported - hav-
Ing stopped at the door when the build
ing was taken over BY the Moslems
end, seeing Q soldier hewing at the
Aoor "Tor the faith." exclaimed, I'VE
have the whole city to pillage and en-
slave; leave 70 me the butldingsl"
The Mohammedans have never do
etroyed the treasures Of art they found
upon taking Constantinople. but have
covered them up. They have pre-
served whole cisterns or cellars full
q priceless manuscripts Of Greek and
byzantine literature. and writings be-
isnging to the early part Of the Cos
~ age.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
The Present Need.
Sad Confession,

GXQIA e. s!NktAk1 MEDICINE Co. lynn, MAsS,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
BEAUTIFUL ISLE IS TOBACCO
crusos's Famous Abode, In the carlb.
bean. Described ~ . Place q
Many Attractions

Tobago. the scene Of Robinson
Crusoe's story, and the one-tlme res
idence Of John Paul Jones, 10 an -
land Of supreme beauty nesting In
the Caribbean, whose stormy history
, without parallel In the bloodstain-
Cd annals Of the West Indies. His.
tory says It was fought over for cen
turtles by French. Spanish. British.
Dutch and savage Cards and sftsa
deserted for scores Of years at time.
the Detroit News recalls. The Jus
tice Of Tobago's claim to b called
Crus0e's island 10 unQuestionable. De-
foes hero was one Alexander Selkirk
In real life That he was marooned
% related ID an historical fact. The
natives can even show one tho caves
In which he dwelt. and from no other
isle could the castaway have peered
forth across the waters Of the "Gulph
Of OronoQue." to which he refers. and
see the faint outlines Of the ISLAND
Of Trinidad" a. stated In his story.
Wonderfully varied and beautiful 10
TObago and the visitor 10 inclined to
wonder why Crusoe ever deserted It
Its coast line has crescent sand beach
% bordering sheltered coyes; outlying
verdure-draped rocky islets and wood
Cd bays; surf-washed reefs protecting
secluded lagoons. Everywhere won
derfully luxuriant vegetation covers
the land. II has q delightful climate,
there are no snakes, and 1t would b.
IN ideal winter resort II its attractive
ness were known. There IL one vii
lage Of 5000 people on the island.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28

Henry Sienkie-
wicz. SO great q
name in Poland
that he has been
coupled with CO.
pernicus and Kos
ciuszko as the
t h r Q Q Poles to
whom Americans
are most indebted,
was born in Opre-
va in Russian Po-
land in 1916. He
studied philosophy
at Warsaw uni
versity and soon
a ( t Q r W q rds, in
c o m p q n y with
H Q l e n Modjeska
and other radical
Poles. established
q socialistic COM
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
WALKERS BEAUTY PARLoRs
Salt Lake City. Utah,

Order your Hair Goods by mail
through us. Switches IS and up.
Transformations. $40 and up. Order
your ear muffs and curls ut IS set.
The best Of human hair furnished. Cut
sample Of hair from crown of your
head and we will match It perfect.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
Now oysters Grow Shells.

Yeung oysters hoat on the surface
e the water for time. then sink and
fAsten themselves to the bottom.
Thus attached. they extract lime from
the water and deposit It as shell about
eheir, bodies.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28
KIT DO not know Of a GER
tainty her name even-Lygia
Or Colliro9 Thou onlI h or

Lygia in the house, for she comes of
the Lygian nation; but she has her
own barbarian name-Callina. It Is
wonderful house-that of those Plau-
fuses. There are many people in 1t !:
but it is as quiet there as in the groves
OF Subiacum. For a number of days !
did not know that divinity dwelt in
the house. Once about dayfreak I
saw her bathing in the garden fOun-
tain; and swear to thee by that foam
from which Aphrodite rose, that the
rays Of dawn passed right through her
body. thought that when the sun
rose she would vanish before me in
the light, as the twilight of morning
does. Since then l have seen her
twice; and since then, too, know not
what rest is, know not what .other
desires are, I have no wish to know
what the city can give me. 1 want
not women, nor gold, nor Corinthian
bronze, nor amber, nor pearls, nor
wine, nor feasts want only
Lygia.'"
Thus did Vinicius, young Roman
patrician Of the time of Nero, an
nounce his love for Lygia, daughter
of king, beautiful hostage from her
nation, forgotten in the turmoil of the
world empire and brought up as a
Roman girl.
Vinicius was speaking to his uncle
Petronius, known to his own time as
Arbiter Elegantiarum, trained in all
the art and beauty Of Greece, wise
witty, and learned, gayly stalking his
life in his daily battle of wits with
Tigellinus, who provided for the gross
er desires of the tyrant Nero as Pc
tronius did for his finer and more
artistic ones.
It was q time when the conflicting
tides Of a pagan age, sadly degenerate
from the sturdy days of pristine Roman
virtues, mingled with those of a new
era in the world, only recently herald
ed from Judea. In the complicated
threads of the picture Of Rome. cap
ital Of the world. appear the figures of
Peter and Paul on their mission of
spreading the new religion of Christ ;
Poppaea, wife Of Nero, beautiful as a
dream, but wicked as a nightmare
Eunice. the charming slave of Petro
MUS; Chilo, willy Greek who can be
Christian or pagan as profit leads him
Ursus, prOdiglous In his strength, sim.
pie as child in his faith in Christ
and his devotion to Lygia (from whom
g. b. 8. may have drawn sugges
ton In "Androcles and the Lion"), and
many minor folk who help to make the
story stand out as unusually human
among the numerous tales Of Greco
Roman times.
When Vinicius told his uncle PetrO
MUS Of his passion for Lygia. the lat
ter thought nothing was easier thar
to provide his nephew with what HI
regarded as new plaything; wore
to Nero. who as emperor had all hos
tages In his care-summon the nader
to the palace, hand her over to thu
young patrician as her guardian wha
more could be needed to satisfy any
ones desires, especially as the nader
manifestly was pleased with Viniclus
Rut Petronius and his nephew reck
oned without new force that had en-
tered into this Roman world. The,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28

Sad Confession.
''The officer says you We're not park
ing parallel"
w-I-"
Don't you know?"
II can't be sure"
"What is your business?"
II am professor of geometry
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Right Course.
II am all up in the air about sending
this letter."
Then why not forward it by the
flying mail?"
Cruel Comment
MIR. Jobbs says he would die for
me-" He can't. He hasn't got hair
enough"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28

fornia. It was somewhat like the
earlier Brook Farm experiment made
BY Hawthorne and his friends. It was
no more successful and Sienkiewicz re-
turned to Poland where he wrote a
series of articles for a Warsaw news
paper about his American experiences.
Then he turned to novel writing. He
wrote brilliantly and rapidly. turning
with the utmost ease from realistic
pictures of contemporary life to stories
OF romance and to historical novels.
children Of the SOIL" which he called
his best book, Is a simple story of
Polish life which won more favor with
his own countrymen than 1t did abroad.
In the sos he completed his tremen-
dous trilogy, with Fire and Sword"
1.-THE Deluge" and Pan Michael"
There was an epic quality about these
historical novels that made many peo-
pie in many lands hail him as a new
Scott or q new Dumas.
His international reputation. how
ever. came with "Quo Vadis." his mas
terpiece Of ancient Roman life. It was
rucklv translated into English and in
to nearly every tongue. Then 1t passed
to the stage. not only in America and
England. but also in France and Ger
many. Since that success Sienkiewicz
had travelled widely, visiting England,
France. Italy, Spain, Greece. Africa and
the Far East. He received the Nobel
prize for literature in 1905. From the
outbreak Of the war to his death in
November. 1916, he devoted himself to
the relief Of Polish war victims.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-28

ne present Neeo.
Max Eastman said at a Greenwich
village tea:
"A millionaire business man lee
tured me about my discomfort the
other day. He said there was never
such chance for bright men as now.
He said there We're any number of
$4,000 openings for bright men.
"'Of course there are!' said l You
need the very brightest men you can
get to think up new reasons for boost
ing your prices still higher"
The enjoyment Of beautiful flowers
is common to all the inhabitants Of
Japan.
Most young men haven't even a lame
excuse for carrying cane.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14

Strike and the world strikes with you,
work and you work alone; our souls are
ablaze with Bolshevik craze, the wild
est that ever was known. Groan and
there'll be a chorous, smile and you
make no hit; for we've grown long hair
and we preach despair, and show you a
daily fit. Spend and the gang will
cheer you, nave and you have no friend; ;
for we throw our books to birds and
ducks and borrow from all who'll lend.
Knock, and you'll be winner, boost and
you'll be a frost; for the old sane ways
of the pre-war days are now from the
program lost. Strike and the world
strikes with you, work and you work
alone for we'd rather yell and raise blue
hell than strive for an honest bone. Rant
and you are a leader, toll and you are a
nut; twas a bitter day when we pulled
away from the old time work-day rut.
Wait and there'll be blowup, watch and
you'll see slump, and the fads and
crimes of these crazy times will go to
the Nations dump-New York Sun.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enrichine the Blood When you feel
its strengthening. invisorating effect. see
bow il brings cal0r to the cheeks and how
improves the appetite, you viii then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is net a patent medicine, 1t is smply
IRON and QUHNINE suspended in Syrup
So pleasant even chiEren like it. The
blood needs QuiniRe to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities in
the blood
The Strength Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it
the favOrite tonic in thousands of homes
More than thirty-fve years ago folks
would ride long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member Of their family had Malaria or
needed a bodybuilding. Strengthening
tonic. 0 The formula is just the same to-
day. and you can get it from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14
ESTORGE DRUG co.

per annum, payable mi-annually, the
principal and interest of said bonds to be
payable in such amounts and at such
times and places as the governing au-
thority may determine, said bonds to run
Twenty-six (26) years from the date
thereof and both the principal and in
terest of said bonds to be secured by a
tax to be levied and collected each year
in accordance with Article 281 of the
Constitution and Laws of the State Of
Louisiana, the proceeds from the sale of
said bonds at not less than par to be used
in constructing systems of drainage in
and for said Drainage District
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that there shall be published in the Off
cial journal of the Parish of Iberia and
of said Board of Commissioners of the
Petite Anse Coteau Drainage District for
thirty 800 days notice of the said
special election, said notice to embrace
substantially all things set forth and
also notice that the Board of Commits
sioners of the said Drainage District will
meet in open session at the Court House
at New Iberia, Louisiana, the domicile
of said Board, at Ten 10000 A. M, on
Saturday, the 18th day of September,
1920, and then and there proceed to open
the ballot boxes used in said special
election, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit of said special election.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the President of the Board of Com
missioners be and is hereby authorized
and directed to have the necessary bal
lots printed for the said special election
which ballots shall contain the forego-
ing proposition and be drawn up in &C,
cordance with law and the provisions Of
this ordinance; and he is also authorized
TO arrange for providing the ballot boxes
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14

the necessary blanks for tally sheets and
compiled statements.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio
Registrar of Voters for the Parish of Ibe-
ria shall furnish to the election officers
hereinafter named for the said special
election list ofthe taxpayers in the
Petite Anse Coteau Drainage District en-
titled to vote in person or by proxy at
the said special election as shown by the
assessment roll last made and filed prior
to the said special election.
Section S. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the polling places as follows, all
within the Petite Anse Coteau Drainage
District, are hereby designated and de-
termined upon as the polling places to
hold the said special election and the fol-
lowing named persons and hereby in
structed and empowered to act as the of
ficers of the said special election, viz:
At Coteau School House in said Drain
age District; Jos. Segura, Alces Babi-
neaux, Sidney Norris, Commissioners !;
Henry Landry, Clerk.
At Delcambres Hall in said Drainage
District; Lionel Delcambre Albert Del
cambre, Arthe Delcambre, Commission
ers; Numa Miguel, Clerk.
The officers of the election above
named shall hold the said election in con-
Torrance with Act ESQ of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, as
amended, and shall make due returns of
the said election for the meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the Petite
Anse Coteau Drainage District to be held
on Saturday, the 18th day of September,
1920, and the said officers of election
shall be compensated in accordance with
law by the said Board of Commissioners.
The ordinance having been submitted
to a vote, the vote thereon was as fol-
lows
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14
TEN COMMANDMENTS.

First. Don't lie 1t wastes my time
and yours. I am sure to catch you in
the end, and that will be the wrong end
Second-Watch your work, not the
clock. A long days work makes LONG
day short and a short days work makes
my face long.
Third-Give me more than I expect and
will give you more than you expect.
can afford to increase your pay if you
increase my profits.
Fourth-You owe so much to yourself
you cannot afford to owe anybody else.
Keep out of debt.
Fifth-Disnonesty is never an accident.
Good men, like good women, never see
temptation when they meet it.
Sixth-Mind your own business, and
In time you'll have business of your
own to mind.
Seventh-Don't do anything here
which hurts your self respect An en-
pIoyee VINO IS "4ilHs 10 stedI 1oR me u
willing to stead from me.
Eighth-It is none of my business
what you do at night. But if dissipation
affects you the next day, and you do half
as much as I demand, you'll last half as
long as you hoped.
Ninth-Don't tell me what I'll like to
hear, but what ought to hear. don't
want a valet for my pride, but one for
my purse.
Tenth-Don't kick if I kick. If you're
worth while correcting, you are worth
while keeping. l don't waste time
cutting specks out of rotten apples.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14
BIDS

The Police Jury of iberia Parish So
Iicits bids for the repairs OF steam boiler
steam pipes under jail and iron steps in
side of Jail. Bids received until August
23d, 1920 at 10 A. NJ Detail Of repairs
will be furnished by the Secretary Of the
Police Jury
LOUIS DECUIR. Chairman.
Court House and Jail Committee