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souls dry up as they grow old and
sslxSk ~ Ma nk2aa'S discovery
that many souls are In hell. pay
ing their debts. while their bodies
still walk about ON earth; others
not knowing that they are really
dead.
students OF eternal justice will
be interested>to find the beautiful
Francesca al Rimini and her hus-
bands brother still side by side
and adoring each other In hell,
where Dante deeply sympathizes
with them.
The husband who killed his
brother for stealing his wife Is In
y circle Of he'll lower than where
Francesca and her lover suffer
eternally.
To kill your brother. according
to Dante, is q greater sin than
stealing your brothers wife. This
generation would not say 30.
Each of the three books of the
"Divine Comedy" end with the
words "the stars" and the last
words describing Gods power. rul-
ing the sun and the "other stars"
are most beautiful Of all.
Live with and read Dante,
Homer, Shakespeare and the
Bible.
Feed your brain every day, as
you feed your. body, and IL viii
grow and live as the body does.
Stop feeding 1t, and IL will die,
whitening, while the body lives on.
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lame Vulcan who traps Venus,
his wife, with Mars, the handsome
war God, ties them in net of
steel, then roars TO the
Father Of the Sky (Jupiter) and
ev'ry other ceathless god.
Come all and ridiculous object
sec
And yet not siderable neither"
The gods all came, not the god
desses. mo she-deity for shame
would show there" Women, even
in Greek mythology, were more
decent than men, you see. The
he-gods came, and:
"Stoed in the portal, and past
periods
Gave length 10 laughter"
They thought it good joke to
zee Housekeeping Vulcan throw
a steel net over his swide bed,
catch Mars and Venus in the net
and call the gods TO witness his
misfortune. Vulcan, slowest of
gods, had caught Mars, the swift
est, "The\slow outgoes the swift"
That delighted those divine God
heads.
In that same interesting descrip-
tlon OF cody morality as the an
clients told it you And line to
interest young baseball writers of
he modern school. Vulcan went
TO his forge:
And in his mind DEEP
STUFF did invent"
The deep stuff" was the inven-
ton Of the steel net OF the gods,
me was as bad as another. They
fought with their wives and
Hermes went so far as to say
hat, all things considered, he
would be willing to change places
with Mars and take the conse-
Iuences. They lacked caution as
we'll 81 responsibility.
1t all ends happily, except for
Vulcan, who probably never felt
quite the same again. You need
not worry about Venus. She flies
away to her beautiful Cyprus,
where
"The graces battle.
AND with immortal balms be-
smoot her skin,
Fit for the bliss immortal solace
in;
Deck'd her in to-be-studied attire
And apt to set beholders' hearts on
fire."
You read Homer, not for the
stories, not for supplemented
descriptions of ancient gods, but
for the unedualed simplicity of
style and overwhelming beauty Of
description. When a young man
or woman has read the "Iliad" and
the Odyssey" THINKING his
way through, half dozen times,
the mind il ADLER, the brains con-
volu IONS are deeper in important
places, the Broca's convolution,
with which we talk, write and ex-
press thought, contains nourish-
ment that has fed the ablest brains
for 5000 years. (.
II you find, after fair trial, that
Homer is mot your style lay
him aside and return to him. He.
can wait.
Try the twelfth book of the
Odyssey see Gree warning
Ulysses. against the Sirens, filthy,
hays below, beautiful creatures
above with claws that tear their
victims.
Ulysses puts wax in his sailors
ears so they can't hear the sirens,
reserving that pleasure to him.
self. He is tied to the mast SO
he can't jump overheard, and his
sailors tie him tighter when he
orders them to row a little closer
to the singing ladies, THAT faint
the minds of all men whom they
can acquaint with their attrac-
tions."
It is q valuable warning, espe-
cially for middle-aped gentlemen.
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TODAY

like old Ulysses or modern steel
king, inclined TO listen 70 fancy
female singing and forget the
hearth and home.
The ladies' scheme of con-
quest Is what Homer might call
"Old stuff" Their one idea was
TO flatter first and pluck after.
wards. Hear the beginning OF
their song:
"Come here, thou worthy Of a
world of praise
That dost SO high the Grecian
glory raise" etc.
OF course, Ulysses said TO HIM
self: "Circe was wrong; those
are not wicked sirens, they are In
telligent young ladies. See how
they appreciate me-
That is what modern Croesus
says Of Miss Siren Twinkletoes,
that she smoothes and praises his
bald head and tells him his wife
does not understand his sensitive
nature.
So"S'SA, VIC Heos TX
from Homer, although II is DIM
cult, for Dante, Shakespeare and
the Bible are waiting for their
share Of limited space. This
article was begun, planning TO
mention the four great books, in
cidently, devoting more than half
available space to the complete edi-
ton Of Montaigne's Essays. that
should be in every mans intimate
family circle of books.
Montague must wait until an
other Sunday, but II you are wise
you will buy Montaigne's Essays
and Letters now, the complete
edition, not extracts, and become
acquainted with one that, for your
benefit, has read throughout all
his life and written 1t down for
you, with intensely interesting
philosophizing of his own, In 700
pages OF fine. type.
White paper 10 scarce. long ar
ticles are boring, this shall end
soon, and the rest be reserved to
another day.
Dante, creator of the Italian
language. one who built on his
own misfortunes. sorrows and
hatreds a monument to his genius
that will last forever, is as much
part OF an Intelligent mans read
ing as steel is part Of a build
ing. Ruskin says. and Byron said
il before him, There is no tender
ness like Dante's, neither any in
tensity nor seriousness like his
such seriousness that il Is in
capable of perceiving that which
Is commonplace or ridiculous, but
fuses all down into its whitehot
fire."
The purgatory, hell and, heaven
OF Dante contain all of horror,
terror, hatred and magniicence
In the human imagination.
With this work Of genius you
can spend a life. And by it you
may Judge your own mind.
For one kind of mind there 10
interest in the unspeakable hor-
rors of hell, the heads that gnaw
each other. the men frozen in the
ice. the huge figure Of Satan.
whose waving, bat-like wingb
freeze hell solid. the picture OF
Dante and Virgil crawling down
Satan's back, holding onto his
hairs.
Another mind notes with in
, tense interest that Dante, born 400
years before Newton. OWNED the
law of gravitation, for he de-
scribes himself and Virgil fight
ing against gravitation- as they
went up from the earth's center
toward which all things converge.
Millions reading Dante would
prefer his hell to his paradise.
This doesn't mean that the hell
is the greater work; it means that
a dog fight will interest many
that would remain Indifferent to
q norfacf p,,n aat
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Foot Comfort Week
November 1920

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You really cannot afford to let this oppor-
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SCHOOLS FOOT EXPERT.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD
JOIN I 'Tf'Gi fHE CHAMBER NIB |If Of SC0iMiMEERCE
First Purpose;

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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
PLAN TO EXTRACT
NITROGEN FROM AIR

LONDON. July o. tBy MaiD A
syndicate has been formed to ,stab.
iish a nitrogen factory for the manu-.
facture OF ammonia synthetically.
from the nitrogen OF tho air. says
the American chamber OF commerce
In London. The syndicate has pur-
chased tho extensive site Ia County
Durham which tho british govern
msnt acquired more than two years
ago. for the purpose OF building a
factory. The capital required viii
bs f5.OOO.O00 sterling.
The process TO bs adopted. says
the American chamber. Will be- on
the principle OF the German chem
list. Haber. Nitrogen and hydrogen
will be combined into ammonia. un-
der pressure at u high temperature.
the ammonia then being converted
into nitric acid. or other nitrates as
may be required either for the man
ufacture Of explosives or for use AN
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
0.A. c. ADVISES
SULPHUR|NG Of
ALFALFA LAND

q. A. G. EXPERIMENTAL STA
TON. Corvallis, July s7,--That sui
phur will make At least u ton an acre
increase In yield on 1000 acres OF
alfalfa lands In arid and semi-arid
sections OF the state. 10 Indicated by
fertilizer trials In most Of the i'm
portant alfalfa growing sections Of
southern and eastern Oregon.
The value OF this Increase nj,
$40 a ton would amount TO $4,000
000," says w. l.. Powers. chief In
soils. As yet farmers have used
sulphur on only about one-sixth of
the area and its use can bs profitably
extended.
sulphur IL best applied to alfalfa
land In the fall and narrowed In ~
Il takes some time for u to become
effective. An application Of 100
pounds an acre is sufficient to meet
crop requirements for four or five
years. The material can bs applied
by hand or with q land plaster
sprcader. Where surphur costs $40
ton the initial cost Of the material
for one acre would be- 81.
Recent quotations have been re-
ceived on sulphur from different
sources ranging from 90 TO - per
cent purity to cost Ss7 to $40 a ton
delivered In 20 ton car lots to Ore
gon points. On account Of slow
freight movements and prospective
increase In rates. alfalfa growers In
sections where surphur 10 known 10
help are urged to order material
needed now and to pool their orders
In cooperation with county agents
or county farm bureaus.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
Is CLERCYMEN WERE
STARVED IS REPORT

LONDON. July 2. (By MaiD -
Al least 25 Protestant ministers are
reported to have died OF starvation
In England last year. and the par
sons have now formed the National
Clerical union for establishment OF
q minimum living wage for the
clergy" While II II announced the.
union will follow the trend OF trade
unlbnism the clergymen have de-
clsred they have. no intention to
strike to enforce their demands.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
COAL PRODUCTION IS
INCREASING. FRANCE

PARIS. July :. (By MaiD -
Gradual improvement in Frances
coal production. shown In figures
brought out In the chamber OF dep
u;ies. is giving comfort to econom-
lists but Is not counted upon to re-
lieve the chilliness of homes or
markedly effect factories for some
time. The mines damaged by the
German invasion are slowly being
put in shape and II Is expected that
they will produce 100000 tons
monthly by the end Of the year. II all
goes well. This would be half OF
pre-war production. II was admit
ted the normal rate would not Be
reached for some years.
Difficulties IN pumping out flood.
ed mines and repairing dynamitsd
shafts have proved the chief OBJ
stacles. Orders for machinery are
accepted only for delivery in from
four months to four years.
Belgian firms finally have been
engaged to aid in the reconstruction
work after negotiations with Ger
mans failed.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
DEMOCRATIC PRINCE
MOURNED BY PEOPLE

BERLIN. July 8, (By MaiD -
The death Of Prince Heinrich xu
Schoenaich-Carolath. known in for
mer court circles a. the red prince"
because Of his democratic procliyi-
ties. has Just occurred.
Deceased earned his appeilation
by the determined stand he made
against all reactionary legislation.
especially the anti-Sociaiist law OF
the eighties. for which he was
threatened with disciplinary military
First q member OF the
conservative party. the prince never
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
DREDGERs FACE
DEATH DAILY

NEW YORK. July 27.--Death by
lrownins or dynamite-these are
eAiee among the dangers facing the
nsa Who are dredging the Eas,
River 60 Long Island sound that New
Yerk may have another dcep-sea
Dassass 70 tho Atlantic.
How this undertaking, which will
roQuirs Is to 20 years and an ex-
psnditsno Of s55.oeo.ooo to s75,-
eee.eeo b being carried on was told
AsrS today By officials Of the dredg-
iAS company. which is doing the
work.
Most Of the work must be done
during the slack water period at the
change Of tides and. as there is gen.
orally from 500 to loco pounds Of
dynamite aboard each drill boat the
danger Of being rammed by passing
sraft and sent to the bottom is COM
Dlieatsd With the possibility Of being
blown Into the air." one official said.
In Hsll Gate We are demolishing
rryiag Pan reef which is $50 feet by
Sse feet. From eight to ten months
viii b required to complete this
sask. 4 drill boat Is being warped
aeroes Il In parallel paths 80 feet
apart. drilling holes into which from
leo. to, $50 pounds Of dynamite 10
packed and exploded. A dipper
Arsdss. following the drill boat.
ioaAs the blasted rock into scows
Tor dumping into holes IS feet deep
% more In the river. This leveling
ef the river bottom removes the
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

owners of vessels to keep a safe dis
tance from dredging plants. For
non compliance with this warning
IS captains were arraigned recently
within a period OF 10 days. Many
were suspended for from ~ days to
six months.
when the collision signal Is
sounded on one Of the dredging ves-
sells, each OF the dynamite crew.
wearing life belts. grabs box OF the
explosive and stands by to jump
overheard.
The project Of dredging the East
river to the sound was first under
taken 40 years ago to provide New
York harbor with an entrance which
would not require continuous dredg-
ing like Ambrose channel. where
five government dredges are con-
stantly removing the infiltrating
sands. Flood rock. In He'll Gate.
was then removed and some lesser
work accomplished before the appro-
priation was exhausted"
When Flood rock was blasted a
charge Of 100000 pounds OF dyna-
mite was fired, the official said.
Launches on the river q mile away
we're lifted three feet out OF the
water. but no damage resulted.
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thcless, often gave his vote to pro-
gressivc and socialistic measures and
he joined the newly formed Demo-
cratic league soon after tho revolu-
tion OF 1918. The prince was also
well known for his philanthropic and
charitable works.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

Accompanied only by her dog.
Miss Hazel Brink walked from thr
home In San Francisco to Mitchell,
B. OAK. to attend the recent Hoii.
ne"" camp'meeiing held In tho latter
place.
a Catholic priest Of Cardiff. Wales,
announces that women who attire
selves In some OF the present day
fashions will not be permitted 10 par
take OF the sacrament In his church.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

Princess George Of Greece. who is
an ardent devotee of chess. has Of
fered to pay for the education Of
Samuel Rzeschewski. the eight-year-
old Polish marvel. who has defeated
many OF the greatest players In
Europe and duplicated the feat OF
the great Lasker in playing and win
ming go games simultaneously.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
WEATHER RECORD

Hereafter the Herald will publish
sAse mean and maximum tempera-
esrUs and precipitation record as TAX
- by the U. 8. Reclamation service
station. Publication will cover the
day previous to the papers issue. up
- 8 o'clock Of that day.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

GRASS VALLEY. July 27.-Ths
members Of thu Nevada county
board Of supervisors held . confer
ence last week In Sacramento with
A. d. Fletcher. state highway engi-
neer. relative to proposed bridges
over the Yuba river.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

were picked up about nine miles at
sea Off Enenada. Lower California.
TO news brought here by
officers OF the motor ship Crymo.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

The johnson mower is the mower
ses you. II is durable and capable.
We ell them. Howie Garage. City.
26-tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

They will seek MA only 10 sstab.
lIsh u minimum wage but also dsal
with provisions for adequate rstis.
irg pensions. and pensions Tor
widows and orphans OF cicrEymsn.
Rsy e. u. Lloyd Evans. acting
secretary OF the new movement. said
f'w Of tho inferior ciergyinsu''
earned NOR. than faOo a year and
great many earned less. The
union viii seek 10 enlist the sym
pnthy of the public.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

Los ANGELES. July 27.-C. +.
Lewis. . civil engineer. employed at
Fort Macarthur at Los Angeles har-
Dor. was killed In = collision between
an army motorcycle and an automo-
bile driven by Lieutenant p. Il. Cur
rent Of the submarine LIS.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

FRESNO. July 27.--Four automo-
bile stages. en- route TO the Yosemite
valley. filled with passengers. were
held up and the passengers In two Of
them were robbed Of money by q
lone bandit at . point on the noun
tain highway about q mile and half
from Miami Lodge In Mariposs
county. A. near ~ could be esti-
mated. the bandit secured about
$3.50.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27
CALIFORNIA NEWS
HORNBROOK, July 27.--A fir

HoRNBROOK. July 27.--A fire
which started In . disused woodshed
In the rear Of George Powsrd's gro
eesy sscsy IN Hornbsook swept the
entire block. destroying that cstab-
lishmsnt. togsthsf With FrSd Bloom.
ingcsmp's butcher shop. tAs Wood
men hall. . barber shop. the Minses'
Home hotel. Dad Cisrk's restaurant.
and badly damaging the d. Q. Ear
hart hardware store. In which IL To-
Gated the postoffice. Postal Teis-
graph and Pacific Telephone COM
pany office.
The loss is iously estimated at
from $4,000 to S5O. 900. with very
small insurance.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

In the death Of Peter Newman. for
the last sc years . resident Of sacra-
mento. ths city has lost one Of It's
pioneer hotel men and well known
citizens. Sickness resulting from
the infirmities Of old age caused his
death. He was n years Of age.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

ST. HELENA, July 27.-0. Rossi.
president OF the Rossi and Anderson
mercantile establishment Of this city.
died % the result Of . fractured
skull sustained when he was struck
by an automobile driven by Miss
Bessie Wagner. OF Rutherford.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

MARYSvILLE. July 27.-Mrs.
Nancy Ann Craddock. reiict Of the
late Judge J. II. Craddock and u
former resident Of Marysviile, for
many years. died recently st her
home In Fresno county. She was q
native OF Indiana and aged 75 years.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-27

SAN DIEGO. July 27.-stabbsd 10
death and his body placed In Q row.
boat, the fsmsins Of an American
The Washington times., 1920-12-15
Baby's Health
What To Do For the Children
When They Are III.
LUMPs ON SIDE OF BACK.

Q.-My little boy Of three has two
or more small Jumps on each sido
. of his back seemingly on the glands.
He has always been strong and
healthy and would like to know
the cause Of this trouble, and IL II
is likely to develop into anything
Of a more serious nature. He some
times complains Of feeling tired and
some days Ii dull and stupid. He
drinks q Hreat deal OF milk but
cares little for other food. What
is the best thing to do for him?
A-With regard to tho enlarged
glands Of the neck, you will find
that these will probably disappear
II your child 10 taught to observe
certain rules Of hygiene. namely.
taking plenty OF exercise in the
open air and sunshine, sleeping
with the windows open. and par
taking OF sufficient quantities Of
nutritious food.
In addition to drinking milk, .
child of this ago should eat green
vegetables, once every day. Proper
feeding means something more than
quantity, because many articles OF
diet contain what are known as
accessory food factors Of unknown
chemical composition which have
a marked influence on the well-be-
ing of the race.
would advise you to have your
child's teeth examined, because fire.
Quently enlarged glands of the neck
arc due to material absorbed from
decayed teeth and innamed gumA
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Ifs

History would have been differ
ent, according to Pascal, X Cleopa-
tra's nose had been longer.
And, we might add, history would
have been different
II Wilson's nose hadn't been out
of joint.
II Alexander hadn't cut the Cor
dian knot and Warrington hadn't
cut the cherry tree
II Caesar hadn't crossed the Rubi-
con and Foch hadn't double-cross-
ed the Germans.
II the Sphynx had talked moro
and Bryan had talked less.
II witches hadn't been ducked in
the seventeenth century and income
taxes ducked in tho twentieth con-
fury.
II Napoleon hadn't been banislssd
and tho "flu" had been Spanished.
II tho Chinese hadn't Invented
gunpowder and II the American
hadn't invented prohibition-and
had 1t patented at Warrington.
The Washington times., 1920-12-15
BOOKS

PIPEFULS BY Christopher Morley.
New York: Doubleday. Page 4 Co.
Snatches OF conversation heard
on the cars In the book shops. tho
chop-house, or even on tho streets;
spotlights in the drama OF tho
mean, the run-down-at-the-he or
the consciously prosperous. These
are the elements from which Chris
topher Morley fashions his new
book, "Pipefuls.r
He says in his foreword, OF
Apology" as he terms It: In eI-
tenuation 1t may be pleaded that
none Of them (the sketches) will
take more Of the frowning readers
time than may be devoted to an ac-
companying All of tobacco" AZ
one smokes he may hnd a pipeful to
1T his mood or the pungency to suit
his taste.
To those who know Mr.. Morley.
many autobiographicsl bits will be
noticed. That section OF the book
called Tales of Two Cities" Is
record of Impressions gathered by
the author in New York and Phila-
delphia-