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The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-16
NATIVE SCHOOLS IN ALASKA

It was 43 years ago that the first school for Natives was established in Alaska sThere were no white chil- aren here then. The first school was opened at Wrangell in 1877. One year later a home for girls was opened at the same place, which in 1880 had thirty inmates, the school having an average of sixty.
 At Sitka, a school was opened in April, 1872, and kept open with vary ing success until April 189O One of the naval officers stationed at Sitka introduced upon his own initiative a system of compulsory education ap- pointing regular truant officer; each child was labeled, and if found on the streets during school hours, was ar rested, and the head of the house to which the child belonged was fined or imprisoned. The extraordinary and arbitrary measure worked so effec- lively that the average attendance was suddenly forced up to 23O and 2bo, one day reaching 271, a result highly gratifying to the Presbyterian teacher, whatever objections the pub hc had to his modus operandi on con- stitutional grounds. This school for Indian children exclusively, a school for the Creole children of Sitka 1lav- ing been opened the previous year. Petersburg ReDOrter.
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The Cordova Jazz give away lady durin gthe months January February gold three guessing in glass jar The conditions of Each lady guess every attendance each dance during the three prizes prize, s15 for S10 third.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
PROPER DEPTH FOR FLOWING
Experiments Have Exploded Theory
That Deep Cultivation Prevents
Drying Out Of Soil.

Keep your mules fat, or IL you have
a tractor, save gasoline, as expert
ments have exploded the theory that
deep cultivation prevents the. drying
out of the soil. NJ. @. Sewell, of the
agronomy department of the Kansas
State Agricultural college. draws the
following conclusions from expert
ments:
Flowing deeper than seven inches
has not generally resulted In an In
crease OF crop yields.
Shallow blowing may produce as
large yields as deeper blowing.
Proper rotation OF crops lessons the
number OF plowings necessary.
Cultivation may be necessary only
TO kin weeds and keep the soil In a
receptive condition to absorb rainfall
Thus. where the policy Of blowing Is
that OF thorough cultivation in order
to maintain a soil mulch. Il Is pos
sible to reduce the amount of culti-
walton to a considerable extent.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
PROTECTION LASTING
TO LITTLE PORKERS
Series Of Experiments on Oura-
ton of Immunity.
Assertions by Some Observers That
Simultaneous incubation ls Not
Lasting DIsPrOved by Special
lists at Ames.

series Of recent experiments on
duration OF Immunity to hog cholera
following simultaneous incubation of
young pigs supports the conclusion
that tie protection is lasting. The In
vest;gations were conducted at Ames,
Ia, by specialists of the United States
department of agriculture
Altogether III pigs, inoculated when
week to six weeks old and exposed
TO hog cholera, at times varying from
five months to nine months and twen-
ty-six days later, were found without
exception to be immune to that dis
ease.
Three of the pigs, however, died
during the period of exposure from
causes other than hog cholera.
There was no apparent ilI-effect
from the simultaneous incubation in
any of the pigs.
There was no difference In the Inn
munity of pigs from immune and nom
immune sows.
Pigs that were approximately one
week old received ten cubic centime-
- AhA-hOS -ShOASId StEum anu
one-half cubic centimeter OF virus.
Pigs that were three weeks old or
more received from Is to 20 cubic cen
timeters Of serum and from one-half
to three-fourthS cubic centimeter of
virus.
Immunity was tested by injecting
five cubic centimeters of virus into the
animals when they had attained
weights exceeding. In many cases, 200
pounds. None of the hogs contracted
cholera. The experiments appear to
dispToye assertions by some observers
that simultaneous incubation of young
pigs is not lasting and that immunity
disappears at stages of growth varl-
ously placed from weaving time up
to 90 or so pounds in weight.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
ANIMAL OF LOW MENTALITY
Writer Asserts That Stories creditInu
Elephant With High Intelligence
Are Pure Fiction.

The elephant is a mental pygmy,
and his reputation for intelligence II
mere fiction, writes Richard L. Garner
in the Forum. His sensibllities are
duh and all his mental faculties slow
and irresolute. Almost every detail of
the elephants conduct indicates an In
telligence inferior to that of monkeys,
balloons and carnivores.
Native hunters usually use little
dogs, wearing wooden bells, while
hunting elephants. The dogs can chase
the huge beasts wherever they will
without even barking at them. and the
tinklIng OF the bell advises the hunter
as to the beasts location. 4 metal
bell would alarm and stampede q
whole herd OF elephants, hence the
wooden bell. Hunters track an ole.
plant until they find the elephant doz-
Ing. or else surprise him when he
passes a certain section, driven By the
dog. Sometimes they pour Q lot Of
broken metal at him from an old flint.
lock gun, or else spear him. A single
shot Is rarely ever fatal. and hunters
sometimes trail the beast for a week
before finally killing him. No one man
would ever think OF taking such lib
critics with q wounded gorilla. chin
panzee or leopard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
HANDY GRAIN OR FEED TRUCK
Carrier Shown in Illustration Has ca.
paeity Of About Four Bushels
Has Many Uses.

There are many uses for truck in
the granary or about the barn. The
one here shown has a capacity of
about four bushels. II is a sort of
scoop on wheels and is as strong and
convenient as 1t is unusual In shape,
writes T. III. Lfnthicum of Maryland
In Farm and Home 1t may be manip.
ulated by the handles a a at the nose.
or b b at the back. These two sets
of handles do away with the necessity
of turning the device around when
used in a narrow space.
The framing should be ia by 2
inch oak, ash or other hard wood. The
planking may be Of h-inch yellow pine.
The two steel wheels, 20 inches In
diameter, are old wheelbarrow wheels
which may be purchased at junk shops
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18

The Number Of Horses Displaced by
Tractors In the Corn Belt Is Largely
Determined by the Number Needed
for Corn Cultivation and Other
Work at the Same Time Which the
Tractor Cannot Do.
farmer to answer for himself the fol-
lowing questions
For what operations can use the
tractor?
In what operations win 1t dispIace
hcrses In whole or in part
How many horses will 1t displace on
ny farm?
It was found that the number of
horses disposed of by the farmers in
QuestioP after buying tractors was be
tween two and three farm. The av-
erage number of acres tllIable by
horses was increased IL, and the aver
age size of the farms by total of %
acres. Several operators displaced
horses entirely on blowing. dislking
and narrowing. Few operators allowed
their horses to stand idle while the
tractor was in use.
Work Of Horses.
The horses remaining on these
farms are doing 20 per cent of the
tractive work, and the tractor the re-
mainder.
The tractors were used for an av-
erage OF 20 ten-hour days year on
the home farms, no records being
taken of custom work. A three-plow
tractor on these farms does the work
of 81 horses In blowing, disking, har-
rowing and harvesting.
The results of this study further
substantiate the conclusion that. the
principal advantage OF a tractor lies In
the ability to do heavy work in a
shorter time than is possible with
horses.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
EXIT Humorist.

While making q tour OF the southern
states. we were driving along eoun-
try road, when a farmer came walking
toward as. One Of our crowd. a hui
morist. thinking he would have some
fun with the man. stopped the car,
and taking = small satchel and mag
azine, gave a ten-minute Impression OF
Billy Sunday. When he had finished.
the man looked at him little queerly.
put his hand in his pocket and gave
him a card. On 1t were the words:
II am deaf."-Exchange
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
PAINT FOR FARM BUILDINGS
Because Barns Are often Out of slobt
Farmer ls Inclined to Neglect
Their Appearance.

tBy r. A NICKEL of the University az
Missouri College of AgrIculture)
The same farmers who keep their
houses in excellent paint condition"
often neglect their barns. The barn
IL often out Of sight Of the road and
nobody pays particular attention To
IL. A barn that is regularly painted
win last indefinitely. One that Is NOT
viii rot away and loosen up In a few
years. Give your barn q chance for a
longer life. A barn 80 feet long. ia
feet high on the sides will have q paint.
ing area Of about 1900 square sect
Less than four gallons OF paint at saw
"a per gallon, or SIC, Will protect the
barn for four years.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
LEARN THE DANGER SIGNAL
Nature Always Gives Warning to Those
below Par" and II Should
Be Recognized.

Influenza, colds and other scourges
due to germs pass by those who are at
'par' and find their victims in those
'below par" That expression, used
medically, means that your power of
resistance is lowered, the red corpus
cles in your blood decrease and your
spirits an important factor - are
down." says writer In London An
swers.
A physician has pointed out that
most Of US can quite easily tell when
we are below par, and then 1t is up to
us to "tonic" ourselves over the period
of depression until the normal health
returns.
A smoker below par either does not
smoke or his tobacco gives him but a
small proportion Of his usual enjoy
ment.
A brain worker below par is con-
scious that, for some reason or other,
he has to overconcentrate himself on
his work.
Other people get ragged in temper
and with no apparent cause. The
cause, of course, Is because they are
below par.
A manual worker finds that his tools
alb" most unaccountably. Others are
"off their feed" and neither the con-
temptation of a meal nor the eating Of
II gives them any pleasure.
Some find that noises usually unno-
ticed annoy and torture. Others, again,
go sleepy and some get touch OF in
somnia. There is no "below par
symptom applicable to everybody, and
1t is therefore necessary and very wise
to find out-as one can do by observa-
tion-our own particular danger signal,
and act accordingly-and In timei
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18

mine," resumed Jitendra. ITO kill is
sin. Therefore, and because thou hast
promised to do as have commanded,
/ bind upon thee the sacred symbols of
Vishnu and Siva-that no harm may
hereafter come to thee. Loose thy
shirt"
The quivering Mexican obeyed.
Something cold, clammy, and unspeak-
ably repugnant wrapped itself around
him.
"Thus does silva enfold thee" went
on the Oriental. "Never again canst
thou offend the gods by causing the
death Of any living thing" His 1.-the
arm flung itself out in the darkness,
and again the shuddering Mexican ex-
perienced the sublimity of horror as
his hot blood raced through his icy
body.
with Vishnu, too, do / crown thee,
brother. Now, If thou do but keep
thy promise all will be well with thee.
But"-Jitendra paused significantly
''of this also be assured. If die at
sunrise because thou hast lied, the
gods Vishnu and silva die not with me,
but live on forever. Whittier thou
goest, even If 1t were to the ends of the
earth, there Vishnu will pursue thee
and silva, too, will seek thee OUT"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
LAST WORD IN DICTIONARY
Possibly Few Know What Il H. and
Really It Is Not OF Great
importance.

Do you know the last word In the
dictionary
1t begins with the last three letters
in the alphabet, placed In their re-
verse order, and 1t means an Indian
libelIulid dragon fly having a large
head, narrow face and very large
eyes," The word Is ''zyxomma." This
is in the New Standard dictionary.
Webster's New International stops
one short of this, listing its final word
as "zythum," explained as being "a
kind Of ancient malt beverage" which
the Standard calls a very excellent
beer that Diodorua, though wholly UNI
accustomed to 1t, affirmed to have been
scarcely inferior to the Juice Of the
grape"
Together. then, the two dictionaries,
with beer and dragon fly. make fair
" unimportant endings.
Reading up the column from "zyx-
omma," one must traverse strange ter
ritory for a distance of 81 words be-
for one reaches "Zuider Zee" the first
or rather the last fairly widely
known term In the dictionary. Be
tween this Dutch sea and the libellu-
lid fly is a semi-desert country, stud
ded numerously with such thorny OBJ
struetions as 'Zygaenidae." 'zgnema-
ceae' and ''zyfiomaillare.
No wonder you were unacquainted
with the last word i'm your dictionary.
You are excused.-Kansas City Star.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
TRACTORS Quite
USEFUL ON FARMS
Number Of Horses Being Dis
placed Determined by Num-
Der Kept for Cultivation.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION
Principal Advantage 81 Machine Lies
In Ability 70 Do Heavy Work In
Shorter Time Than Is Possible
With Animals.

The number of horses displaced by
tractors in the corn belt is largely de-
termined by the number IL is necessary
to keep for corn cultivation, and other
work current at the same time which
the tractor cannot do. This 10. per-
haps, the most important of the facts
brought out by an investigation recent
" made by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture in seven corn-belt
states. relative to the influence of
tractors on the use of horses, the re-
suits Of which have been published in
Farmers Bulletin 1893.
Experience Of Owners.
The department has drawn on the
experience of 191 tractor owners, in
the preparation of this bulletin, which
is designed to enable the corn-belt
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
WANTED % Remain Awhile.

Betty was looking rather poorly
after several weeks illness. Aunt
Edith. who had not seen her since she
was a tiny baby, after kissing her,
turned to her mother and said. rather
thoughtiessly: "My. how thin abe Isl
She looks as If a whiff OF wind would
blow her away This must have wor-
ried Betty all day, for that night wheu
she had finished all the customary
God bIesses" Ia her prayer she added
this earnest postscript: And please
God, make me thicker. for don't wnna
20 be blowed away.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18

JlteHuFa paused waiting meekfy Tor
directions. The corporal In command
OF the squad pointed toward the wall.
Your sentence has been set aside,
senior. There is the path to the street"
The prisoner had not been bound.
As the gate of the jail yard swung
invitingly open the leering soldiers
parted their ranks, resting their rifles
on the ground-assuming an air of
careless indifference, but, nevertheless,
covertly watching the man.
They're going to give him la ley
fuega," shivered Hardinge. II guess
Moreno's got cold feet on his court
martial sentence-don't want to take
chances officially. wish hadn't told
him yesterday that this fellow claimed
to be a British subject. If he should
prove good Splinter and they should
miss"
He chilled and broke of.
Jitendra stepped lightly and without
emotion toward the gate, fiinglng back
over his shoulder the innocent smile of
a pleased child. Hardinge heard the
low command and saw a soldier start
to raise his rifle. He turned away.
A formal execution. with q man de-
family facing the firing squad, was
not so unusual as to excite horror
when the condemned was a native.
But this was the epitome of betrayal
the deliberate, cowardly assassina.
ton of man who has been told that
he is free to depart, only to fall, bullet
shattered from behind, at the very
verge of his coveted freedom.
La ley fuega is truly Mexican.
"Will you give me cigarette, sarT
Hardinge whirled.
Jitendra was retracing his steps to-
ward the corporal in command. Muir
der is murder-but, even in Mexico, it
is hard for a murderer to shoot down
a pitiful, gaunt, soft-eyed, unsuspect-
ing atom of humanity while appealing
to him for a last solace.
The officer sheepishly passed over
the materials. Jitendra dexterously
rolled the golden-brown tobacco In the
wrapper, and, still smiling, reached
for the match which was rendered
him.
He bowed his thanks and again
walked firmly toward the gate. a few
feet further ON he stopped to ignite
the match on the end of the old drain
where it projected above the ground.
Crouching low, he sheltered the flame
with his cupped hands.
The blazing remnant he dropped
into the hole. He rose. facing the inn
patient soldiers, putting vigorously,
then turned and walked a step or two
further In the direction of the en-.
trance. still some distance away, which
1t was never intended he should reach
alive.
This time Hardinge knew there
would be no delay in the death-dealing
yolley.
A sound, curiousIy resembling D
hiss, swept along beneath the surface
of the ground, almost at the English
mans feet. 1t was not unlike the sub
dued "swish" of a rocket as 1t hurtlea
through the air, or the whisper of a
serpent beneath tuft of grass.
The corporal had no time to recover
from his surprise. Beneath his feet
the earth suddenly upheaved, followed
by roar that mingled with the volley
of the firing squad.
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
POINTS FOR RAISING GEESE
Doubtful Whether Il Pays to Raisa
Them Unless Good Grass RANGE
Is Available.

Practically all the geese In this conn.
try are raised in small fiocks on gen.
eral farms. some men making ! sna-
cialty Of collecting large numbers %
geese and fattening them for n fayv
weeks before they are killed. A.
grass makes up the hulk OF feed for
geese. il Is doubtful whether II pavs -
raise them unless good grass range IL
ayailabie during the summer
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
Details Of Feed Truck.

for % cents each. A blacksmith will
make the steel axle, which is bolted
to piece of 2 by Pinch material
which in turn is bolted to the truck.
The frame with dimensions is shown
in the lower part of the cut.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
CONVENIENT DIP FOR SHEEP
Mixture Of Unslaked Lime and Sui.
phur Made Into Paste Is Recon-
mended-5oll In Water.

A good sheep dip Is made as follows:
For 100 gallons Of dip use four pounds
or unslaked line and "a pounds OF sui
blur made into thick paste. Add 50
gallons of water and boil for three
hours. Add 10 gallons of wafer The
din SHOULD - i.lkewnrm when used.
There u:e ga .ssninlereiul DIPS Oh the
ANA sisss9
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
Informed.

MFR. Batz-You ought to brace up
and show your wife who is running
things at your home.
Mr.. Meek (sadlyl-lr isnt neceR
sary. She knows.-Life.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-18
HIa Business.

'aThat fellow Is going to the dogs a
fast as he. can"
@What makes you think s0ts
ssHe's q vetcrinarlan.s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-06
"In the Days NeweD

Lord Chelmsford, viceroy and Gov.
ernor-General of India, whose recall
is demanded by the Indian National
Congress because it does not approve
of his policies has been at the head
of affairs in India since 1916, when
he succeeded Lord Hardings. PREY.
iously he had served the empire as
Governor, first of Queensland. and
then of New South Wales. In DO h
OF these positions he distinguished
himself by his tact and Judgment, and
also by his energy aud ability. Earl
Ter in his career he was o member of
the London County Council, and of
the London School Board. Az a Cam
bridge undergraduate, the present Vic
eroy, who was then j. f. Tresier,
was noted as an athiete. He succeed
ed to the baronetcy just before his
appointment as Governor OF Quseus-
land and is the third Baron Among
the masses in India hg has Won G.
spect by his evident desire ~ urder-
stand the Indian point of view, and to
advance the welfare Of the grea de-
tendency,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-06
Today's Events

Today is the tenth anniversary of
he discovery of the North Pole by
Peary.
The fourth centenary of the death
of Raphael the great Italian painter,
will be commemorated today.
Municipal elections aIe to be held
today in Texas, Missouri, Illinois and
a number of other States.
OF wide interest will be the results
Z the presidential preference primar-
les to be held today in New York and
Wisconsin.
Democrats of Minnesota viii meet
in State convention at Minneapolis
today to name twenty-fouk delegates
to the national convention
Catholic educators Of the United
States and Canada win meet at Cleve.
land today for a conference of the
! classics committees of the Catholic
Educational Association.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF
the President, today will unveil a
state erected in the main corridor OF
the District Building in Washington
in memory of the employees of the
District of Columbia who lost theil
Hives in the world war. Secretary Of
State Colby and Secretary of the
Navy Daniels are scheduled to deliy
er addresses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-06
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