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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-07

THERE arc spirits abroad in these
days. So declares the mystic-s-the
believer IN the occult.
What docs the psychuosist-==thc
scientific student of miudzhave to say
on the subject?
He says that in the house Of the
mind which we call the brain. there
dWells not one tenant merely, but n
n%pititude. 1t is III empire Of imiuImrr-
able spirits which live together in the
space of about Il quarter Of a cubic
foot. Spirits they must be called be-
cause they are psychic entities: vet. at
the same time, they nrats material rcnli-
tics, having living forms Of bodily pres
. cnce, sustained BY the nonrisl,ing CUR
rents OF the blood.
Here, in Other words. we have Il vast
n'H''bcr Of little %intclligcuccs, which
itfm a harmonious community, living
together and working together.
There arc in your brain about BOO.
100000 nerve cells, each one of which
contains Il tiny spirit. Zach spirit has
Its w particular work to do; and 80
long as the little intclligcnccs work
together in harmony it is well with
You But IL through any cause a dis
agreement were to, occur among them,
it would be Il dreadful misfortune, for
then your, mind would go astray.
In order. to do. their work to best
advantage, the spirits arc split up into
groups; each of which has special duties
to- perform. They do pot operate us
; individuals. but always in groups.
Some groups appear to have nothing to
do but to record sensutions-of sight.
hearing, taste or what not. They have
charge Of the .telcgruphic system that
extends and rnmitics through all purts
OF the body, constituting, as one might
say, information battaliens.
Other groups exercise mechanical
functi ons. 1t is their business to direct
the movements of the muscles Of the
toly. Thus in the middle of the top
Oh the brain is a group that governs
the movements Of the foot aud lcg
further down, another that controls
the arm and hand; lower still, another
that has charge of the lips and tongue.
In this last motor area is the speech
center. If that part Of your brain were
badly injired you could not talk.
Certain groups attend exclusively to
the business Of storing memories-a
task of utmost imaginable Importance,
inasmIch as your memories constitute
the whole background Of your mind.
Without them you could do no. thinking.
Countless millions Of memories are filed
away in--sour brain ;; and, as il Tor the
!. purpose of rendering them more quickly
and easily accessible for reference. the
little spirits have them classified in
:. separate gases, so to speak. according
to kind.
Low down on each side Of the head.
. above the cars. are stored the memo
rics OF sounds. There arc filed all the
nursery rhymes, old college songs ana
tuneful bits Of operas that have de-
lighted us. Near by, in the third
frontal couvolution,' arc the words of
our mother tongue. The verses VIC
learned in childhood, the Lords Prayer
and fragments of the catechissm arc
there.
At the back Of the brain, low down,
is the storage place for visual memo
rics. 1t is full of pictures of all
kinds-thc faces of dear old friends.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-07

4 The photograph Of the Masonic
Temple Giows pretty nearly what it
looked like. But the original edifeA
tabont the. same stls) was. crowned By
scalptersd q f.horse chsrlot in
which stood statues Of Mansolts and
hhts' yqq,laesn, Afteinisia. s4
The baseaent WAS Akpglchral
ci,alnbsf tos which the body was G6h-
veyed through a narrow passageway
that was afterwsrd blocked by = huge
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-07
Nile Crosses Red Sea at Last
.nIx1HEN tie Nile stall cross tie Il

w sea, then, and not till then, will
Arabia be free" %"
This is a saying which in Arabs
has come down through many centuries;
But could anything seem more impossi-
BILE of fulfllment?
Surely not: And vet the miracle has
been brought to pass. The waters OF
the Nile have crossed over to- Arabs
and that country, SO picturesquely in
tcresting to students of history, has
been freed of the Turkish yoke.
Look at the map. Arabia is separated
frem northeast Africa by the Red sea.
Until recent years the separation was
not complete because of a land strip
at the north end connecting Africa
with Asia. Through this strip was dug
the Suez Canal, joining the waters OF
the Red sea with those of the Medi-
terranean.
During the war one Of the principal
detectives of the Turks was the Suez
canal. If they could SO damage it as
to destroy its usefulness they would
thereby inHict a deadly blow upon the
Allies, cutting the main line Of con
munication for troops and supplies be-
tween Europe and the East.
1t was Of utmost Importance to pre-
vent them from doing this. According
~, the British maintained a formidable
army there with its base at Kantara,
on the east side Of the canal. 1t was
from kantara that, late in the conflict,
Allenby, the last of the crusaders, made
his victorious march into Arabia and
through Palestine to Jafa and Jeru-
salem. ,.
Enemy opposition apart, the main
difficulty of that march was the water
supply! Along most of the route water
that would serve for animals was OBJ
tainable by sinking wells, but it was
too brackish for human beings. In
places there was water that Bcdouins
could and did drink, but it was too
salty for Europeans.
At kantara there was need Of water
for many thousands of soldiers, aud it
had to be fetched thithcr IN tanks from
the sweet water canal" which runs
parallel to the Sucz canal, west of the
latter.
The lower Nile, being invaded for
a long distance by the tides Of the Medi-
terranean, is salty. But the Sweet
water canal taps the river at a point
far up, bringing northward q plentiful
supply Of fluid good to drink. !
1t was Allenby who hit upon the
idea Of tapping the ''sweet water canal
and fetching its wattr by 4 ''siphon''
across the Suex canal to Kantara,
whence it could be carried by pipe line
through the desert into Arabia and as
far as the army might proceed.
The army engineers undertook the
business with great expeditiousness
and In a remarkably short time a
twelve inch pipe was laid. connecting the
'.sweet, water canal with Kantara. II
was, of course, IN iron pipe, and the
sections required for crossing the Suez
canal were laid on. the bottom 9of that
waterway.
1t may lie said here by way OF paren-
thesis, that the British. to help in ths
defense OF the Suez canal. had resort.s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-07

stone.so arranged a to be dropped into
the opening. Perhaps this WINS designed
for the reception Of Artcmisla's res
mains, for that disconsolate widow 10
said to have drunk the ashes Of her
,husbahd In wine, thus furnishing for
him a living ysarcophegus.
The structure had such m effect Of
s.lightness that rumor spread in distant
countries averred that it vas suspended
in thssair. An earthquake demolished
it totdlly about the year 400 "A. D..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
A FINAL WORD.

In so far as arguments will have any
effect upon the voters of Maury coun
ty, the contests tomorrow have al
ready been won and lost. Organiza.
ton and effective work in getting out
the voters will do more good than
spoken or printed appeals. But just a
word or two on the eve of the cleo.
ton.
There has been nothing developed
in the campaign to change the out.
standing fact that generally speaking
the forces of discomfort, of unrest
and of hostility to the institutions of
the country are arrayed under the
banner of the Roberts opposition.
There are of course thousands and
thousands of good Americans and 10y.
al citizens who are opposing the gov
ernor, but 1t is just as true that In this
contest he has arrayed. against him
those elements to whom the govern
ment of this state could not be safe.
ly entrusted. Hence The Herald's ap.
peal that the mistakes, errors, short.
comings and disappointments of his
administration be overlooked and a
rebuke administered to the elements
which promise nothing constructive.
In the contest for railroad commits.
sioner there is no good reason why,
Col. Knox Bryson, farmer, patriot, gen.
tleman, eminently qualified. should
not be elected and thereby remedy
one of the patent defects In the as.
sessment law. He is in every respect
worthy of support.
Let no one be- deceived in the legis.
lative contest with the idea that any
candidate can achieve anything for
the county and state save in the en-
actment of laws that must provide rev.
enlie for whatever improvements are
made. There is no legislative leger-
dermain, TO solve the roads or other
problems. There must be increased
revenues for our roads and schools
and they can be secured only through
additional taxes.
In the county election there are no
contests, but Judges Lyle and Whit
thorne and Messrs. Burns, Williams
and Houser are entitled 10, "a good
vote. 1t is true that they have no OPP
position, at the same time they will
appreciate the fact that they have be-
hind them in their efforts to serve the
public the cordial support of majori. !
ty of the voters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
COL. KNOX BRYSON.

IL the farmers of Maury county do
not vote for Col. Knox Bryson for rail-
road commissioner in the primary
next Thursday they will have no right
to complain of lack of representation
on the state board that passes on the
final assessment of their property.
One of the great defects in the law
lies in its failure to recognize the
largest class of taxpayers in the state.
There is an opportunity now present
ed to rectify this error by the election
of real, practical farmer as commits
sioner.
Col. Bryson is not only q life long
farmer, but he has shown his intelli-
gent appreciation of the problems that
that confront the farmers during his
service as commissioner of agricul-
ture. Men who worked with Col. Bry.
SON during that period, both state and
federal agents, pronounced him one of
the most efficient and conscientious
officials the state ever had. He ,ac-
complished lasting results for agricul.
ture in Tennessee.
During the war Col Bryson respond
ed to every call that the state and
national war organization made upon
him. There was no more intense
patriot in the state. He went to any
quarter where he was called or need
ed, He is a gentleman OF the old
school. He is reliet, as II were, of
the old south. Courteous, affable,
honorable, clean in his walk OF life,
Knox BrysOn is a fine type of the
country gentleman. He Is partly a
Maury countian. His wife was born
and reared here. His brother preach.
ed and wrought nightly for the Mast
err In this county. He mas always
held the people of this county in the
highest esteem. He ought to be ell.
ected. 81
Supporters of Gov. Roberts are un-
der no obligation to vote against Col
Bryson. The Herald, for reasons here
tofore given. is supporting Gov. Rob.
erts. It is also going to vote for
Knox Bryson. IL would not advocate
justice to the farmers of the, county
and state and do otherwise. To fail
to support Col. Bryson would give the
lie to its oft repeated contention that
the agricultural interests of the state
should have intelligent and sympathe.
tic representation on the state board
OF assessment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
AGAIN RUMORED THAT
WHITE WILL RESIGN
EXPECTED TO TAKE THIS AC
TON SHORTLY AFTER PRlMR.
RiES THIS WEEK.

RuniOrs of the resignation of AT
torney General Looney b. White al an
early date contiue to be in circulation
here. Ii was reported THIS morning
that the attorney general would re-
sign just after the August primary,
that he was worn and weary with the
constant charges made against him
and also that his health was not good.
1t is confidently prediced that when
the attorney general does resign that
Major Horace Frierson, former attor-
ney general of the circuit, will be
promptly appointed by Governor Rob-
erts to the vacancy This appointment
would give the utmost satisfaction in
all of the counties of the circuit as
Major Frierson's services at attorney
general were beyond criticism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06

eense political isstie!H Every one
will agree that theNcounty needs the
roads, that In order to obtain them
bonds must be issued. All will agree
too that 1t Is much fairer TO authorize
all the roads called for in the Jack.
son resolutions with the comical OF
agriculture program as an amend.
ment, than to try to build by piece
meals. II is a much fairer plan. I'm.
til we really have a system of roads,
something that Is worth while and
that viii answer the demands of mod
ern conditions and tOdays traffic, il
Is an idle waste of funds and of eff,
fort to spend hundred thousand dol.
lars year in patch work 2Ag i91
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
JULY Is ALMOST
NORMAL MONTH
REPORT SHOWS
MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH is TWO DEGREES BE-
LOW AVERAGE FOR MONTH.
RAINFALL IS ABOVE NORMAL
Some Interesting Comparisons Fur
nished by Mrs. ]. w. Fleming, Vol
unteer Weather Observer for De-
partment of Agriculture.
Wednesdays Daily Herald.

The month OF July just passed was
almost normal, according to the obser
yations of Mrs. j. w. Fleming, Vo,.
unta y observer for the L s. depart.
me OF agriculture weather bureau.
IA temperature for July was two
degrees below normal, while the rain
fall during the month was less than a
half inch. or exactly AZ inches above
normal.
The highest mean temperature for
the month of July on record at the To-
cal station was in 1905, when an aver
age heat OF sos degrees was main
tanned throughout the month On the
lst and Sth days of that month the
thermometer read 100 in the shade.
July, 1914, was little behind with its
mean temperature, it being SOL, the
highest temperature being on July
II, when the thermometer read 104
degrees.
The lowest mean temperature for
July was in 1905, when it was IA.
July, 1906, holds a record for rain.
During that month the precipitation
was 7S7 inches, resulting in a great
loss Of wheat July 1912, was also
very rainy month. the precipitation be-
ing 7.24 inches during that month.
wheat threshing being delayed
The mean temperature for the
month of July just ended was &C de
grees. The maximum temperature
was 81 degrees, reached on the first,
second and third days of the month
The minimum temperature was reach
ed on the eth, when the thermome-
ter registered only So degrees.
The rainfall for the month was
i.S5 inches. Rain fell on twelve days.
During the month there were fourteen
,lear days. twelve partly cloudy days
md five dark cloudy days The pre-
iail!ng direction of the wind was west
md northwest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
DISCUSS PLANS
SWIMMING POOL
AT NIGH SCHOOL
COMMITTEE FROM klWANlS CLUB
APPEARS BEFORE CITY BOARD
OF EDUCATION.
NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN
tentative Plans Made for Retakino
ct Scholastic Population of City. Be
Based Upon Comparison With Gov.
eminent Census.
Wednesdays Daily Herald.

The establishment OF a municipal
swimming poo" at the High School
as suggested by the Kiwanis Club, was
discussed considerably at the regular
monthly meeting of the city board of
education held last night, but no def
mite action was taken. President of
the board Z. H. Foster stated that he
desired to bring the matter to the at.
tenti0n Of all members of the board he.
ore anything definite was done The
kiwanis Club was represented at the
meeting by viii Chafln and T. l.. Gun.
bingham, who presented the plans of
the K.wanians. 1t is believed that ia
vorable consideration will be given
the matter.
Tentative plans were made also for
the taking of scholastic census of
the town. 1t seemed to be the general
opinion Of board members that the
population of Columbia was largely
increased rather than decreased since
the taking Of the 1910 census. II is
known that there has been an enor-
nous increase in school attendance
and partly upon this fact is based the
belief of increased population here.
The board also ratified the appoint
ment of teachers. as heretofore an
nounced in The Herald. Further than
THIS little other than regular routine
OF business occupied the session.
Attention of the board was called
to the donation Of play ground to the
High School by Horace Rainey The
beard expressed much pleasure at the
liberal Offer. of Mr. Rainey. and
was appointed to investi-
gate the matter. and TO report back TO
the next meeting Of the board
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. W. B. JONES
DIED TODAY AT 1875 O'CLOCK AT
HER HOME NEAR SANTA FEE.
FUNERAL THURSDAY.

Mrs. Jennette Jones, aged forty
five, wife of W. Bruce Jones, died at
lis o'clock this morning at her home
at Santa Fe.
Mrs. Jones was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Brown Church, of Carter's
Creek, and since girlhood had been
a member OF the Methodist church
She was widely known and beloved
throughout the entire community in
which she had spent the greater part
of her life.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her hus-
band and one son, John Willis, also
by four brothers and three sisters.
The funeral will be conducted at II
O'Clock Thursday morning by the Rev.
j. T. Cotton, assisted by the Rev Mr.
Robinson. lnterment will be in the
family lot.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
CITY TAXES.

II with be very helpful to the city
and possibly save penalty If the citi.
Gems who can do so should promptly
pay their taxes. The taxes must be
paid within the next two months or a
penalty will be incurred. Prompt pay
ment will assist the city in meeting
its obligations and to that extent will
help the taxpayers. Every dollar in
interest that can be saved by the city
will In the end prove a savings to
the taxpayers. They are all share
holder. in the city. The city is in f.
nancial straits. 1t is In the interest
OF the taxpayers to assist in every
way possible the efforts of the admin
istration to get it on better footing
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
LET US HAVE PEACE.

IL there ever was time when the
attention and interest Of the people OF
Tennessee should be focused upon the
real vital practical problems of life,
that time is now. And yet the people
have. been, torn and rent and disturbed
with ahg bqnticiahs lfot1 several
months and the indications are that
there will beFlhes rest for the politi,
cally weary until after the ides of
next November This is grand and
glorious country. the best upon which
the sunlight of heaven has ever shone,
but we are inclined to abuse our great
privileges This is true of the cam
paign orator, the politician and the
partisan newspaper.
The Herald had hoped that the par
ty and the personal organ among the
newspapers OF the state would cease
TO exist, but there is seemingly re-
vlyal In recent years OF personal jour.
nalism. When the editors of the great
metropolitan dailies disagree about a
public issue they do not refer to the
other paper by name but they proceed
to lambast the editor personally. This
10 personal journalism and is not sane.
toned by the highest ethics of the
profession, The big city papers ought
to set better example for the other
journals Of the state. -
1t is not only proper but q duty
that the newspapers owe to their
readers to intelligently discuss and
counsel with them on the public is
sues of the day, but this can be, done
much more effectively by avoiding per.
sonalities and bitter statements. Ev.
cry citizen has right to his views
and his preferences In a contest for
public Office and because citizen
does not agree with a newspaper af.
lords no excuse for personal attacks.
The Herald hopes that when the
primaries and elections are over we
shall have period of peace in this
state and that problems that are vital
TO the welfare of the people will be
not from selfish or parti-
san standpoint, but with the determi-
nation To serve the public interest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
THE ROAD PROPOSITION.

1t is hoped that the people of this
county who are interested in the pro.
gressive road construction will not be-
come so carried away with the pol.ti-
cal campaign that they will forget the
important meeting of the county court
on August IL, when the question of
good roads should be largely settled.
II the court should approve, as The
Herald believes it will, the PROPOSE
ton advocated by this paper, of voting
sufficient funds-to meet the state, and
federal aid on the national highways,
issue Bonds for the other main high
ways ind provide 100000 for the COM
niunity or school center roads, the
road question wifi have been largely
settled in this county. BY eliminating
from the budget for maintenance
some ninety miles Of highways, that
ultimately would be taken over by
the state and federal departments,
and by rebuilding the other roads
leading into the county site, such a
savings will be made in maintenance
funds that no considerable increase in
taxes will be necessary. ..
OF course all of this is going to
cost lot of money, and so does
anything else in the world that is
worth having cost money and effort.
But modern traffic and modern bust.
ness conditions require good roads.
They are an absolutely necessary add
junct OF modern civilization and mod
ern industrial life. National high
ways are becoming more and more
necessary. The railroads simply
cannot meet the demands of modern
traffic. That has been demonstrated
and no Improvement is in sight. The
truck will solve our transportation
problem provided good roads are
built. The county can never hope to
have a more generous proposition
than that now made to contribute two.
thirds OF the cost of the fede al high.
ways. IL Is a plan that has lseen Gag.
erly embraced in Giles county with
smaller population and less taxable
wealth. The Herald believes that the
people of Maury county are just as
progressive as they are In Giles.
This question should be approached
purely as a business matter. Too
much feeling has been aroused. II is
. mistake to try to make it In any
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
COUNCIL CHAMBER
is NOW OCCUPIED
AGENTS AND STENOGRAPHER
FOR FARMERS ORGANIZATION
IN THE NEW QUARTERS.

Prof. E. A. Mclean, county agent,
Miss Cheisman, home demonstrate on
agent. and the council of agriculture
have moved to the new quarters Of
the council in the court house. The
room is one of the most attractive in
the court house and is most conven-
iently located. Mrs Charlotte Whit.
thorne Hughes has been installed as
the stenographer for the council of
agriculture. Everything will be in
readiness for the reception of the
farmers institute here next Tuesday
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
CORN NEEDS RAIN
IN MANY SECTIONS
COUNTY AGENT MCLEAN URGES
USE OF GEE WHiZz HARROWS
FOR SHALLOW CULTIVATION.
Wednesdays Daily Herald.

hNhuVohuy iJdily IlCldi,.
Farmers in many sections of the
county are needing rain badly. Els.
pecially is this true in the northern
and eastern section of Maury Corn
in some parts Of the county is suffer
ing for the want of moisture, while in
other sections it is looking better
than in years, and gives promise of
returning an unusual yield. County
Agent Mclean is advising the use of
the gee WhizZ cultivator to conserve
the moisture. He says shallow cult.
walton just at this time when rain is
needed will do more good than any
thing else.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-08-06
Juniors Approve
Better Schools
Improved Roads
lFrom Fridays Daily HerallD

lFrom Fridays Daily Herald)
At the regular meeting of the Junior
Order on Thursday night it was voted
to cooperate with the Mt Pleasant
lodge on its program for better rural
schools and improved rural roads. To
this end a committee composed of
John II. Dining, Hugh Lee Webster
and ]. !. Finney, was Apo nted to co
operate with the Mt Pleasant lodge
in presenting the program to the prop.
er authorities. Tho Juniors are enthu-
siastically for anything that will de.
velop and promote the rural life of the
state.
The lodge also voted to entertain
the inmates of the Tennessee Orphan
Home one afternoon at the moving
picture show and an appropr alton
was made for that purpose.