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The state herald., 1920-12-10

Of nm old fort, known as the Kastro,
which marks the center Of the deme
township Of necelea.
II was ut Decelea, IL miles In an air
line north Of Athens. that the traitor
Alciblades. he Of whom Aristophanes
wrote that "they (the AthenIan sol.
diers) love, they hate. but cannot live
without him." cOunseled the Spartnns
to construct strong Notifications In or.
der to intercept the caravans Of grain
from Euboea, which supplied the cap
ital with food. Alclblades, by his be.
trayal Of the Athenlan navy which had
invested Syracuse In Sicily. had al
ready fulfilled the prophecy of the
misanthr0pe Timon who had said upon
one Of the many occasions when the
young Athenian's rash proposals had
been indorsed by the populace, 'Go on.
my brave boy, and prosper; for your
prosperity Will bring on the ruin Of alI
this crowd" His advice to seize and
fortify Decclea In Il3 b. G. brought
irretrievable ruin on his native city
and resulted In an lnestimnble loss to
the human race, for II crushed Athens.
BY one of the strange whims of "the
crowd" the Athenian army In Its dark
est hour sent message TO Alcibades
Inviting him to desert the Spartans In.
to whose power he had betrayed his
own people. And by an equally strange
whlm Alciblades accepted the invita-
tion. rushing to Samos to assume
command Of his old associates. But II
was too late. Athens was doomed.
Lysander. commanding the Spartan
navy. administered crushing defeat
to Athenian sea power at AegospotamI,
on the Hellespont. Three thousand Of
the defeated Athenians were massa.
cred. and Xenophon, the historian.
with tragic simplicity relates that
when the news reached the capital,
THAT night no man slept"
Tatoi is reached today by n railway
Journey Of eight and half miles to
Kephlsia, and u carriage drive of
seven and half miles from that point.
The new summer palace was built for
the king and the old palace was de-
signed as the residence Of the crown
prince. A beautiful park and vcn-
ernble oak grove surround the royal
homes. A short distance to the north
is the barracks Of the rural police,
known as the Chorophylakes.
The state herald., 1920-12-10

lent history, during which the native
Indians were exterminated and thou
sands Of African slaves were import
ed. the latter, assisted by mulatto free.
men. rose, In the last years Of the
Eighteenth century, abolished slavery
and drove their oppressors from the
Island. Though the land Of the Domin-
lean republic reverted for a while to
Spanish control. and later was con.
quered by the republic Of Haiti. with
which 1t shares the island. It estab-
lished Its independence in 1874 and
has retained Its individuality since.
The state herald., 1920-12-10
vibrations of the air Tar too delicate

vibrations OF the air Tar too delicate
or too frequent for our ears.
"The jumping legs Of the creature
are filed with powerful muscles,
which, when they expand. can hurl II
through the alr and enable II TO es.
cape from Its enemies. On the inner
side, along the lower rib. Of the wing,
Is the musical instrument. II is row
Of hard. bead-like projections, which
are very highly developed In the
males, but not at NIL In the females.
When the edge of the wing Is scraped
over these projections musical sound
is made"
The state herald., 1920-12-10
THE CRASSHOPPER: MUsl.
CLAN, MONSTER AND
AVIATOR

Once more the ravenOus grasshOpper
wrought devastation upon Western
fields this fall. and the plague became
especially destructive In Texas.
Writing to the National Geographic
society. David FaIrchild describes this
fascinating, II ruthless. creature as
follows:
THE young king grnsshopper Ia
probably twenty days old and Its wings
have not developed. but It can jump n
hundred times Its length. whercas man
can scarcely cover three times his
length nj leap. When its wings grow
and Its internal air sacs Hil with mir Il
can sail away for miles. One represen.
tntivc Of this great family can sail for
thousand miles before the wind, and
they so In such numbers that they
make cloud 1000 square miles In ex.
tent.
IT'S great front lip hides q pair OF
jaws as effective as hay.chopper. and
II has an appetite as voracIous ms that
OF hlpp0pOtnmus. This voraci0us
ness and these jaws are WIN, have
made several OF Its relatives the
plague Of mankind. They multiply In
such numbers as TO battle all cnlcnla.
ton. md every living green thing for
thousands OF square miles disappears
down their throais, leaving the coun.
try they lnfcst desolate.
"When the young grasshopper
cmerges from the egg 1t Is very small
indeed-n wingless. helpless little
creature. nil legs and mouth.
ut passes through successive ages,
or s'nges. MS they are called, each one
Of which Is separated from the other
by moult or casting Of Its outer
shell.
These moults take place at fixed
periods, and ms the insect finds itself
restrained by Its firm. inciusiic skeic.
ton, n longitudinal rent occurs along
the back and the insect. soft and dan
geronsly helpless, struggles out OF the
old skin inclosed In new hut delicate
cuticle, which takes some time 10
harden and color up.
whether this creature has n per-
sonality or not may be forever ex.
tremely difficult for humans to decide
Its eyes, that look like cows eyes
really east thousand Images ON II
spccinl kind Of brain. so different from
our own TINT we cannot understand II,
and then besides these great big eyes
II hns three others. Its short. rlnged
horns are not horns ut NIL. bu, sense
organs Of so complicated nnturc ihat
We do not yet know certainly whether
they nrc organs Of smell or not. and II
Is supposed that they may be the sent
Of sense organs thnt we humans do not
have.
I'm front Of the great thighs imbed.
dsd on each side Of the body are the
so.ralled ears. tuned no doubt 70 catch
The state herald., 1920-12-10
WOMEN THE FINANCIERS
OF A FORGOTTEN
KINGDOM

Aiohg DuSy highways OF ocean trNv-
el, land links between Japan and For.
mosa, not far from China's coastwlse
routes, yet visited by only two or three
white persons a year-such are the
Loo Choo Q.uchu or Ryuku) islands.
Loo Choo is land full Of the inde-
scrlbable charm and mystery of the
Orient, but repleie with the pathos of
vanishing race" writes Roy Chap.
man Andrews to the National Geo
graphic society.
But, although II has been 40 years
since there sounded the death knell
Of this little hidden kingdom, Loo
Choo is not yet Japan. The traveller
realizes this even before he lands. The
pine-clothed, tOmb-dotted hills which
form the background Of the strange
little cities Of Naha and Shurl have
an unfamiliar look and the pretty tiled
roofs Of the dIminutive houses, Just
visible over the surrounding gray
stone walls. give fascinating hints Of
what may be found beyond their lac
quered gatcways. On their entire 800
square miles Of land one white
man, an American MISSIONARY, is resi-.
dent.
with our money changed. we began
to look about to spend II, for Loo ChoO
Is the home of the red lncquer ware
fnmous throughout the world. Much
OF 1t Is exported. and the finest OF the
boxes. bowls, trays, tables. etc. which
are In daily use In Japan and China
and sold to tourists throughout the
Orient, come from the little city Of
Naha, or Shuri, Its neighbor across the
hills. The lacquer ware, when first
made, Is a dull brown. but really first.
class pieces improve with age and soon
change TO beautiful vermilion, be-
coming brighter md clearer the longer
they are used.
"When we came to buy lacquer we
were greatly surprised to find that bar.
gaining had no place In Loo Choo.
Without exception. the first price
asked for an article was the one for
which II was sold. Never In the Ori.
ent had we met with a similar condI-
ton.
1T was interesting to find, also. that
the women Of Loo Choo conduct all
business and have charge Of every
thing pertaining to money-with the
single slight exception Of spending It.
The market. where In the morning
trnding for vegetables md fruit is car
rfed on. resembles a suffrage meeting
place, for among the crowded mass or
humanity not n man is to be seen.
"The straight backs and erect car
riage OF the Loo Choo women are due
to the custom Of carrying everything
upon their heads. No matter what the
object, be II large or small. II Is
pcrched upon their thick, black hair,
ind on they walk In the most non
chnlant manner.
"The most striking thing about Nahn
and Shuri are the high stone walls
which surround the houses. These
walls are generally covered by small
banyan tree, called the goja maru.
growing like u great vine and sending
out numberlcss roots which sometimes
rcnch n hundred feet from the original
step.
These also serve MS hiding place
for n snake, kind Of adder. six or
seven feet long. which Is the curse Of
the Islands. Their bite Is generally
fatal In few hours, md many people
are killed by them each year"
The state herald., 1920-12-10
SANTo DOMINGO: FIRST
LOVE AND LAST RESTING
PLACE OF COLUMBUS


Christopher Columbus. In placing the
great western hemisphere on the map
Of the world, left his impress more
deeply on what Is now the Dominican
republic than on any other bit of land
in the New World.
The very name of the capital of the
republic, Santo Domingo, whose ward
ship under the United States has been
under public discussion recently, is n
family affair with the Columbuses
The great discoverer named for his
father this first permanent city estab-
iished by Europeans In the Americas.
The same name is applied to the ISL
and Of which the republic is a part
almost as commonly as Its aboriginal
name. Haiti; and finally the paternal
name is further perpetuated In that
Of the republic itself.
The remains Of Columbus are be-
lieved by investigators who have ex-
Rmined the evidence in the case to lie
In the cathedral In Santo Domingo
city. The body Of the dIscovcrer was
brought to the island of his early tri-
umphs from Spain. where he died and
was placed beside that Of his son
Diego. 1t was thought that the Span
'ards removed the remains of Chris
topher Columbus when they trans
ferred sovereignty Of the island to the
French In 1905. It appears from later
examinations Of the burial vaults Of
the cathedral. however, that the casket
which was borne In such great state
from Santo Domingo to Havana ut the
end Of the Eighteenth century and
from Havana to Spain hundred
years later, contained instead the ashes
Of Diego, the son.
The city Of SantO Domingo grew TO
be a wonderful place during the early
days of Spanish dominion. but Colum-
bus did not live to see much of the
development. His son, Diego Colum-
bus, however. engraved the family
name deeper on the city and the coun.
try Of which II was the capital. setting
up there court Of such regal splen.
dor that II aroused the envy Of the
Spanish king.
Santo Domingo seemed destined to
become the bustllnx metropolis Of a
Western empire. But It became the
victim Of exploitation. After n turhu-
The state herald., 1920-12-10
new tss kspt Customer.
''You look disgruntled." said the shos

man.
"Ycs," snapped the halter. u had .
little rush Just now and couple oi
prospective customers walked ont with
out being waitcd on
'"rhcy seldom get away from me-
declared thu shoe dealer. ~ take ,hcii
shoes off M soon i,s they come lu."--
Boston Transcript.
The state herald., 1920-12-10
Precious.

"what's the matter. my denri Arc
yos lostf'
"Ycs. I n-a.am. They can't afford to
i.icse me. either. cos I'm the ooniy
one they've got."-London Tit.fits.
The state herald., 1920-12-10
Both.

Methsr-Do you mean to tell me
that you and Jack Addlepate are TO
msSryf
Daushser-1 net only mean b tell
yos, mamma, but Jach.
The state herald., 1920-12-10
vhs Fssl.

They ~ tAe price ef hsssas =
eoniaG 6owa, ] weodsr II tAey VA
eo0e 1oWo 0ueAr
IN the nature oe ~ case. II susAt
70 b. Q swesplaS seduetien."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
Superior Qualities
]. Of, Peruvian Alfalfa

III Reruvian alfalfa has decided ad-
ERufages over other varieties for
Ahose >sections of the United States
&gere 1T will grow, say forage ex-
mept of agriculture. This should be
yaken as applying to the true or
AAary Peruvian alfalfa and not to
&e' lsosealled .rsmooth-leaved Peru
Sxanf alfalfa, This later name the
specialists regard as unfortunate, as
i4.lsads to confusion in the seed
Made and. gives INSCRIPTIONS deal
SGvN profits on mixed seeds. The
xenfoot h Peruvian is hardly dfstin-
esais able from common alfalfa"
-arlhe principals advantages of Peru
atan as compared with common al
f9lfa: are it's more rapid growth.
ANfck Recovery after cutting, and
aefEftX to grow in cooler weather,
eehssgq finishing more pasturage dur
&egs'the winter and in late fall and
SeNlN spring., -.
ssFSs Ssryftcry in which common al
falfa !couldAbe proftably replaced by
: &aMlyian includes a comparatively
Serr0w strip down the Pacific coast
lad sapngs thes Mexican border and
We galfs. thencesup the Atlantic coast
teSthett vicinity of Charleston, S. C.
Nissan mot be grown to ADVANTAGE
,Fstefe sths winter temperature falls
below 10 degrees.
sssh HIS alfalfa was first introduced
Ssatesstdepartfnent of agriculture in
Es9Y!sas s-'The Z earliest introductions
9iafeS not perpetuated, however, and
$eSwaisxnot until 1903 that consider
Able efforts Swere made to produce a
@nPplys9 Of seed. The subject of the
gasrAPian- alfalfa industry is discuss
9eaIn detail in department of agricul-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29

are easily screened out after the
corn becomes dry. Spread the ker-
nels upon trays to a depth of one
inch if drying is done in a drier,
or one-eighth to five-eighths inch if
the corn is to be dried in the sun.
Stir the grains thoroughly several
times during the drying to break up
any compact masses.
Sun Factor in Drying Corn
1t is practically impossible to
bring corn to a sufficient degree OF
dryness by the unaided heat of the
sun. If corn is dried in the sun 1t
should be finished by pouring into
bread pans, placing in the oven Of the
stove, and warming to 100 degrees to
165 degrees F. for two hours. Wheth-
er the drying is, done in the sun, in
7. a cook-stove drier, or in a CONNER
cial drier 1t should be continued until
the grains are hard, semi-transpar-
ent, and will break with clean, glass
like fractures if crushed.
Before storing free the corn of
silks, .glumes and bits of cob. This
may be done by pouring the corn
from one vessel to another in a
strong draft. When the corn is dry,
store in closely woven muslin bags
or heavy paper bags. Tie tightly at
the neck and place within a larger
bag, which also should be tightly
tied.
Do not allow the drying process
to stop from the time it is started
a product which contains consider
able sugar and protein, and if the
drying process is allowed to stop
bacteria are apt to develop and sour
ing take place. Protect it from IN
sects. If sun drying is interrupted by
corn to the stove and continue dry
ing or the product NAV spoil.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
The Future and the Past

The boy, hat askew, on uncombed
locks, sat barelegged on a brooklet's
shaggy bank. In full splendor the
soothing sun fell on the careless hand
that held pole whose baited line
swayed in the ripping waters whirl.
Near the bandaged foot a dog lay
sleeping. From over the hills came
the faint sound of numbering wagon.
A little space away, in quiet spot
Of water, frogs gulped and chirped
and splashed. The boy, his back
against kindly tree, his eyes near
closed, sat in Gods busy stiffness
and dreamed. For him time took a
flight of years-he dreamed of him
self, A MAN.
A man, thinning Of whose hair no
hat could hide, stood likewise on a
brooklet's shabby bank. The filtered
sunlight coming through the trees,
fell upon his well-groomed hand,
which held the gloves he usually
wore. His well-shaped hat, his fitted
clothes, his polished shoes bespoke
success. His head held high, he
breathed the life-giving air with hun
cry impatience. He smelled the smell
Of living things and heard the sounds
of growing life with an unwonted
smile upon his town bIeached face.
And, as he stood, he dreamed-dream-
ed of time not long gone--dreamed
Of himself, A BOY.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29

If a community bloweth not its
own horn by some form of COM
munit yactivities, verify by whom
shall it be blown?
Advertisers have discovered that
good characteristics of their prod
ucts which are so familiar to them
as to seem commonplace are often
not so we'll known to the great buy
ing PUBLIC. Goods. must, be talked
about if business is to be secured.
The same holds true with commune
ties. The excellence of neighbor-
hood products and the special lines
in which various individuals excel
may seem like a very old story to
there are plenty of folks near by
who have not heard this story, or,
If by chance they have heard it, it
is very much worth while from a
business standpoint to repeat it
and more than once
1t follows that promoting some
form of community fair. such as an
exhibit of local products, is profita-
BILE from many points of view. It
stimulates better production of stock,
farm produce, and garden truck. 1t
vertises in an attractive fashion
good products and those who pro-
duced them.
AS a result of careful stoudy of
the methods of conducting commun-
ity fairs specialists in the United
States department of agriculture
outline a definite procedure for those
interested in promoting such neigh
borhood events. Community fairs
the successful ones---are not gotten
up in a day or a week. Prepare
tons should begin weeks, in advance.
It is not too, early now to, begin
planning for an exhibit this autumn.
The first step is to get together the
leaders of different organizations for
discussion of the proposed fair. At
this meeting general outline of the
plan to be followed should be pre-
to be thoroughly representative,
should be we'll advertised with post
ers, newspaper notices and post
cards addressed to eac hfamily.
If the community decides to hold
a fair, an organization should be
formed. officers elected and commit
tees appointed. The latter should
and entertainments, arrangements,
decorations and publicity These are
general committees In addition
there should be exhibit department
committees for such exhibits as live
stock, farm products, women's work.
hibits, and historical relics.
Too much emphasis cannot be
placed upon properly advertising
the fair through articles in the To-
cal papers, printed handbills, hand
made posters, notices read, prefer
ably several times, in the schools
and churches, and in various other
ways. The publicity committee
should give special attention to ad-
vertfsing in neighboring communi-
ties, extending an invitation in
such cordial terms that many who
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29

and he shouted, he played on his
harp, he sang, he made the most
graceful circles as he skipped around
and around-he was beside himself
with joy. And David was no mere
boy now, he was more than forty
years. old. His joy was contagious;
others followed his example and for
ten miles this remarkable perform
| nance continued.
AS they reached the gates of the
city, they sang the words of Psalm
"a, the response. coming from those
daughter, and David's first wife, saw
him from her window as he danced
roLrd and round the ark. (By the
way, this kind of round dancing is
all right.l She was carnally mind
ed; she didn't see anything in the
ark but a golden box; it had no
spiritual meaning to her at all. AS
she saw how undigpified her royal
husbands behavior was, to her ma
terial mind, she dispised him in her
heart She had loved the warrior
David and risked her life for himS
she dispised the worshipper David,
for she could not appreciate his feel
ings. 1t is funny but some folks
think that it is all right to yell at
football game or a political meet
ing, and to laugh and have a jolly
time at a social gathering, but think
that one is crazy If they show any
signs Of joy at anything religious!
There's a reason.
Finally the ark was placed in the
tent that had been erected for it,
and burnt offerings, thanking. God
for the successful issue of their eff
forts, and pledging to Him their
whnle-hearted service and devotion
They sang aspsalm composed 6y MIN
for this occasion and recorded it in
l Chron. 16. Probably part of
Psalm 1872 was sung then. .y.,
Then David gave a great feast in
which he put the women on the
same footing as the men-an un-
heard of thing until then-each of
the people receiving cake of bread
a good piece of meat, and a flagon-
of wine And when the shouting
and the rejoicing was all over, David
blessed the people and sent them
to their homes rejoicing, while, he
to their homes rejoicing, while he
went to his-where he got bucket
of ice water thrown on him by
Michal Sneering at him she said.
You certainly did make fool OF
yourself today before all the women n.
Just said, Well, / am willing to make
a fool of myself like that every day.
and a bigger one even, If l can hon.
or my God who has chosen me and
exalted me.
The curse upon Michal was that
she was childless. Every Hebrew
woman wanted to be the mother OF,
the Messiah. This possibility was
denied Michal even because she fail
ed to see in the ark the symbol Of.
which the Messiah was the Reality,
For the ark was the object lesson
to teach Gods people of Him who
should be the meeting place with
God-the source of fellowship and
communion: in whom the law. was.
perfectly fulfilled for you and for
me: who gives life, not only to "a
dead stick so that it budded, but
to a soul dead in sins that it may
live eternally; and who is the Bread,
of God to feed and to sustain us
I'll through our wilderness expert
ence, provided daily as we need
Him.
Have you the blessing of the ark
in your home and in your heart?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29

A pert little bolero ali edged
around with lace is the prettiest part
of this little frock, No. 9637, especial
ly when the back and front are cut
out so one may glimpse the coloreet
sash. The skirt and sleeves are joined
TO an underwaist.
The girls dress, No. 9637, is cut IN
sizes to IA years. Size requires
2 is yards 36-inch material, yards
insertion, 5 IL yards edging and il
yards 4-inch ribbon for sash. Price 12
cents. ~
Limited space prevents showing all
the styles. We will send our 32-page
Fashion Magazine containing all the
good, new styles, dressmaking helps,
serial story, etc, for cents, posr
prepaid, or cents if ordered with a
pattern. Send Is cents for magazine
and pattern.
In ordering patterns and magazines
write your name clearly on a sheet
OF paper and inclose the price, in
stamps. Do not send your letters
- the Atlanta office, but direct them
to
ATLANTA JOURNAL. .
FASHION DEPARTMENT.,
1882 East Eighteenth st.
New York. City.