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The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
The Ak Of the Covenant.

The Ark of the Covenant was the
sacred chest which the Lord directed
Moses to make to contain the tables
OF the law which he had received on
Mount Sinai. IL was four and one
half feet long. two and one-fourth feet
wide and tVSo and one-fourtb feet high.
II was covered within and without
with gold and was carried by slaves
inserted in rings on the corners. This
Ark of the Covenant was the most
sacred possession Of the Israelites. 1t
was placed In the holy OF holies in the
tabernacle and later In a similar posi-
ton n Solomon's temple. The ark was
carried from one place to another and
what finally became Of 1t is unknown o
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
Appreciation Of the Potato.

In this country the chief and prhctl-
cally only Interest In the potato today
is as a vegetable for the table. We
are greatly surpassed In this use by
Europe. and Germany In particular
In that land the average annual per
capita consumption was seven bushels
In normal times, while our own was
two and half The laborers Of east
ern Germany ate n bushels per an.
mum. The other European countries
are. as d rule. far above US and the
diet of many an Irishman Is said to
be potatoes and spring wster-for
breakfast. dinner and supper. In ad-
dition TO this direct consumption uses
OF the potato largely unknown TO
Uncle Sam are for -four starch, deI
rine. glucose and alcohol.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
HISTORY BOOKS ARE WRONa
Documentary Evidence Concerning
Declaration Of Independence and
Lineoin's Gettysburg Speech.

The Declaration OF Independence
wasn't signed on July 4. l716 Abra-
ham Lincoln didn't dash OFF his famous
Gettysburg address on an old envel-
ope as he rode on the train to Gettys-
burg. Most likely, George Washing
ton never chopped down the cherry
tree. The manuscript division of the
library OF congress Isn't sure about
the cherry tree episode because
George didn't write a letter about IT,
but IT holds documentary evidence re-
garding the other two Illusions Of our
school days so the history books that
we studied so trustfully were wrong.
The manuscript division has the two
original drafts of the Getty sburg
speech. one carefully written on Otii
cial White house stationery, partly in
pencil. and the other iu ink, both dis
playing Lincoln's well-knOwn hand
writing. The first draft and the re-
vlsed copy differ slightly from the ad-
dress as II was finally delivered.
As for the Declaration Of lndepen.
dence. the official Journal OF the Con
tinental congress for July a l776.
shows that on that day congress adopt
ed the declaration by vote, but the
signing. which We make 50 much OF
was deferred as unimpOrtant Most
Of the members signed the document
d month later. while in 1881. five years
later some other congressman who
were not in office In l776 also added
their signatures. thereby gaining i'm
mortality.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
SIDON ONCE POWERFUL CITY
Metropolis Of the Ancient Phoenieians
Knew Domination Of Three World
Ruling Races.

Sidon. the metropolis OF the ancient
Phoenlcians. was dominated hrst by
the Egyptians. but the yoke Of the
Pharaohs was thrown on. after which
the Assyrians ruled with heavy hand.
Later Phoenlcla became Roman
province Greek culture had shap-
ing influence. so that the story Of ST.
don is In large degree the story Of the
ancients through period when clas-
sic history was shaping.
SIdon was built on an island, but
the shifting sands of the Mediterranean
filled In the harbOr and Joined the Is
land with the mainland. so that the
site OF the ancient city Is now on Il
peninsula. The Sldonians, along with
the Phoeniclans In general, were sea
faring race of fishermen. The calling
of the sea was directly responsible
for the rise of the Phoenicians to Il
powerful place In the nations. the dom
lnation OF the Mediterranean, the
founding OF Carthage. coionizing In
Spain and the threatening Of Rome It,
self.
As early as the seventh century be-
fore Christ. the Sldonians had piloted
their tiny craft. propelled by sails and
banks OF oars. around Africa. Many
of the. archaeological finds OF SidOn
have been preserved in the British
museum and 10 the museum OF CoD
stantinople.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
IN JAPANESE ART
Bird Motive Present In Every crea-
ti0n. With Its Exquisite Form.
Color and Motion.

Perhaps no nation so closely lives
to the ideal Of that bird lover w. ii.
Hudson. In so far as its feathered citl-
zens are concerned. as the japanese
In the art of the island kingdom the
bird Influence is almost supreme. Not
alone In pictures which are bird mo-
tives, but throughout their art, to
whatever realm 1t goes, these motives
are present. even when they do not
dominate. The dip and recovery. the
stately flight. the allghting. every mo-
tion of the beautiful airy creatures
has inspired in japanese art its exqui-
site flowing line. In decorative art
the form, color and motion or birds
contribute even more
Japan abounds la bird life, or inter
est TO. the people as to the artists,
while TO sportsmen 1t Is a delectable
country. The empire stretches its
length of Islands north and south. and
the forests give shelter to many vari-
etles OF fourfooted wild beasts. In
Guiding big game, which attract sports
men from all over the world, but the
bird world is the most various and
a.tractive.-New York Sun and Her
aid
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
Blrch's Many Uses.

No tree is more useful to man than
the birches-the red birch of the
South, whose seeds fall into the mud
10 low waters and terminate to hold
back the waters OF the streams from
tearing away the banks: the yellow
birch, like that which Burroughs
shaved by fire." the black birch, so
useful for Its beautiful wood; the
cherry birch, Of the same wonderful
ioveliness and whose inner bark gives
the essential oil Of wintergreen and
the peculiar perfume TO what we call
Russia leather" the popular-ieaved
birch OF which Lowell writes so beau
tifully. and the canoe birch.-New
York Times
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
When ttubbn sclears up."

A woman looked haggard and worn
the other DAY and said that she
was resting up after her husbands
day Of rest u always plan 10 90
away" she said. when my husband
has a holiday. but this time I didn't
know It was coming
You know" she said with a sigh.
che viii lie down after breakfast on
such an occasion auer he has done
some Of the chores. After be has
smoked for a time aud read the papers
hs becomes re.rieHs and always de
cidcs 10 clean the cellar or rearrauge
the clothes ia his closet or in his dress
er Then he starts 10 putter In
about an hour he gets tired IL the task
Is long one and leaves everything
Ia a heap If II is in the cellar or stuns
things out fsight II It is Ia the house.
/ usually have TO get O. boy 20 put
the cellar TO rights and must take the
things out Of sight II II is in the house
back in orderly fashion Do you know
that there have been times when
have had to rescue anything from good
rubbers TO bulbs Of plants from the
ash barrel lT''-Lawrence Telegram.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
Powerful Magnets.

It is a far cry from lifting a tack
by means OF magnetism to the tiftiLg
OF massive iron plates weighing four.
six and twelve tons by this same forfe,
which is now done every workday ia
number OF large steel works. Fec.
tromagnetism. OF course, is utilized
the form Of the magnet being useails
rectangular for this work and presen.-
ing fiat surface to the plates lifted.
The magnets are suspended by Chains
from cranes. and pick up the plates
by simple contact. The metal plates
can be lifted by the magnet while still
so hot that it would be Impossible for
men to handle them. The ratio of
weight lifted varies with the machine /;
In some cases this ratio Ia 80. 4 mag
let is operated Dy current iron. d dy-
namo. controlled by switches aad rhe-
ostatS.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28

quire the dignity OF a modest little
farm?"
"Why not, indeed?" Adele Mercer re
peated later Just as the hedges be
gan to sprout they took possession of
their roomy habitation. Through May
the little ones rollicked and throve.
and with the berry season came real
workers. When 1t was over the money
returns encouraged and established
permanently the pleasing Industry.
Amid the golden glories of autumn.
tide Adele and Dale became one. and
their happy destiny and that of the sin
little ones they so loved was assured.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
weIshino Ice at Home.

A close estimate Of the weight OF
Ice can be reached by multiplying to-
sether the length, breadth and thick
ness OF the block In inches ana divid-
ing the product by 80. This will BE-
very closely the weight In pounds.
Thus, If block is 10 by 10 by 9. the
product is 300 and this divided by 80
gives 80 pounds, as correct weight. A
block 10 by 10 by weighs 20 pounds.
This simple method can be easily ap-
piled, ana it may serve 10 remove un-
just suspicious, or 10 detect short
weisht,
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28

Miss Reynolds-Sue he cried.
I'm enough of an old fellow to know
that in some way Miss Betty mixed
things up But bless her for IT. 1t
has made me dare TO come and tell you
what has been lD my heart Tor days.
| love you, dear. Do you care-ever
50 little?"
And Sue, whose first thought hao
been to run and hide her head hid It
In the place she would least have
dreamed of-the doctors substantial
shoulder.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
WORKERS ALWAYS IN DANGER
Head Hunters Wage Constant Warfsrs
Against camphor Producers in the
Forests OF Formosa.

Formosa. owned by Japan, holds
practical monopoly in the worlds mar
ket of camphor. The life of a cam
phor worker is described in a bull
letin OF the National Geographic so
ciety us being an adventurous one, in
that the worker is never safe from the
Formosa head hunters. Although n
woodsman with an ax never moves
except In the company Of an armed
guard, there always Is danger Of an
ambush Camphor forests now exist,
thanks to the head hunters of For
mosa for If this menace had not ex-
isted, the forests would have dlsap-
peared long ago
CamphOr stills are operated In a
simple manner Camphor chips are
placed IN chip retort over boiling wa
ter, and as the camphor vaporizes It
passes through pipes into submerged
watts, which are so arranged that cool
water from a mountain stream can
run over them to accelerate crystaliza-
ton. After the camphOr has crystal
ized the vats are opened and the prod
uct is placed on wooden troughs TO al
low whatever free oil there may be
to drain of. The oil will yield 90
per cent OF crude camphor In the
process Of refining.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-28
A REAL SISTER
BY II. LOUIS RAYsoLo.

&c. 1890. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27
MACHINE USED AS AN AID
 TO EDUCATION

WASHINGTON, July 27 (by Associ- ated Press).-A movie" machine in every public school to aid in the edu- cation of the children of the country is the aim of the Visual Education Association, which has opened head quarters here
 Charles F. Hunt, secretary of the association, says congress will be asked to appropriate funds to cooper ate with the states in carrying out the program, the expense being borne equally by the federal and state gov ernments.
 While estimating the ultimate cost at $1S,500,OO0, MT Smith anticipated that this sum would be needed by in- stallments and he announced that the association would ask for an immedi- ate appropriation of $5,0O0O00 avail able for expenditure during the next three years.
 The association is incorporated in the state of Indiana, it's organizers in- cluding Charles A. Greenhouse, former Indiana state superintendent of public instruction; Dr. J. N Hurty, Indiana commissioner of health, and B. E. h. man, manager of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27
ALASKA ASKED RAISE FUNDS
 FOR ARMENIA

SPOKANE, July 27 Especial to the Daily Times) To organize Alaska for it's share in the great national cam paign for funds with which to drive the hunger menace from the door of Armeni and other parts of Western Asia, wrecked by five years of war and massacre, famine and disease, E.. A. Potter, directing secretary of the Near East relief committee, with Headquarters in Spokane, will sail from Seattle aboard the Alaska steam sh-p Northwestern on July 29. He wll be accompanied by Mrs. Potter. who has assisted him in successful campaign throughout Washington, ldaho Montana and Utah in which suf hclent funds were raised to feed sev- eral thousand hungry, unsheltered orphans of the Near East for one year.
 TWO hundred and forty of these chil- dren, all of them ragged, and nearly all of the declared to be doomed to starvation unless speedy relief is given them, have been assigned to Alaska's keeping this year by the Near East relief committee, specially char tered by congress for rescue and re- construction work in Western Asia.
 This, according to Secretary Potter, will call for a contribution of not less than $14,000 from Alaska's charitable people, as it costs S5 per month, or $60 per year, per child, for care within the orphanages of the Near East relief organization across the sea.
 In the hope of perfecting an organ iZation that will carry the appeal in behalf of the Near East sufferers to every section of Alaska, MT. and Mrs. Potter will spend nearly the whole month of August in that country. They are due to arrive in Skagway August 2, Cordova, August 4, and Seward, Aug ust z. The week of August TIA will be taken up with organization work in Seward, Anchorage and neighboring points. A three-day lay over from August 19 to 21 will be made at Juneau on their return trip, and a similar stay will be made at Ketchikan, Aug ust 23-26.
 ''It is in behalf of the very remnants of some of the old Bible lands most noble Christian races-the fast perish ing survivors of five years of hunger torture, horrible massacre and oppres- sion-that we are carrying our appeal to Alaska" said MT. Potter in an nouncing plans for his northern trip. ''The orphaned children we are trying to aid represent the material from which the Christian races of the Near East must be rebuilt We must give them aid and give it to them quickly, or let them perish of hunger, exposure and disease"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27
BREEZY BATCH
 OF NEWS ITEMS FROM MCCARTHY
(From Mccarthy News)

A fine, substantial bridge has been completed over the Kennecott, the trail widened and smaller streams bridged, thus making a splendid auto- mobile road to Riverside drive Capt. Hubrick and Con Miller were con- structiOn engineers
 Walter Sommer has just finished Improvements on his bungalow, con- sisting of the addition of two fine large rooms.
 Harry Boyden and Charlie Fogel- berg arrived from Chisana on We'd nesday evening.
 Arthur Hand and Chas Pennycook left for Chisana under contract with w. James, travelling thence with Lysle Brown.
 Harry Boyden has purchased George Anderson's string of bronchos and started with them for Chisana.
 A large and commodious truck has reached here for the Mccarthy Mer- cantile Company, to be used in deliv- cry work.
 Alfred Hagan left for Cordova on the last train, where he and his brother Emil have purchased the Alaska Grill, which has been all put in first class shape and is now open for business.
 William Longley, administrator of the estate of Molly Parks, has been winding up the affairs this week. He disposed of the house to Mrs. Sadie Mcclellan, who is contemplating hay ing it moved up to her lot on Second street.
 Mrs. Tim Eckstrom and son arrived in Mccarthy on the special on We'd nesday, and Mrs. Eckstrom is now on a round of visits to her many friends.
 Miss Pagan and Mrs. Mcclellan made trip to the Nizina this week, with a view of stalking a homestead some
 
 A very happy thought on Jack O'NeilIs part took the form of an automobile ride to Kennecott and a movie party to ten little guests and their chaperone last Wednesday eve- ming, when they enjoyed Douglas Fair banks vagaries in American and Flu rope. Then an ice cream party served next day at the Merchants cafe. This was to celebrate Deanie's sixth birth day, who, though in Seattle, wished her little friends in Mccarthy to par ticipate. This they did, termnating the good time with cheers for Deanie and her Dad.
 The Dzaboeff brothers, who took out winter dump at the head of Dan creek, made their cleanup early this month, which proved to be a highly satisfactory one, with over $6,00O as the result of their winters work. They are now continuing with the mining, and will sluice for the re- mainder of the summer.
 George Sutherland and Harold Kay, who have a lay on Cliff Cayouette's property on Dan creek, have also made their spring cleanup and are much pleased thereat. They have now closed down for a few months, it being impossible to drift during the summer on account of too much water. Suth- erland has gone to Chititu for the rest of the mining season.
 Martin Radovan and wife, who are prospecting at the head of Dan, have found very satisfactory indications and good prospects but as yet have not struck bedrock. At the same time they are taking out sufficient pay to justify continuing their quest for the big channel
 Warren Nelson and Lou Widing are well rigged up on Copper creek, and are giving the ground thorough test, expecting to mine on an extensive scale later.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27

It is sometimes discouraging not to be believed when you tell the truth, but maybe, sometimes people refuse to believe the truth when others tell it about you.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27
NEW MEXICO TO HAVE
 GOLF TOURNAMENT

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, July 27 Cby Associated Press).-New Mexi- co.'s 1920 golf championship will be decided at tournament at Las Vegas September 4, and 6. A new course is being laid out at Las Vegas for the tourney.
 the Las Vegas meeting, it is expect ed. Amog the points to be represent ed will be Clayton, Eaton, Roswell, Dawson, Santa Fe and Albuquerque
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27

The Daily Times Job Plant is well equipped for all classes of commercial printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27
Kodak finishing. Scarborough.

Graham Bread fresh every day at the City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-27

Read the Daily Times Tor the latest and most reliable world news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
Of Interest to Women
THE TWO CONFLICTING sILHOUETTEs.
ny ANNE RITTENHOUsE.

Why all this tempest In teapot
over the two conflicting silhouettes:
why this feverish anxiety on the
part of the women who have gone IN
for the straght-line. straight-hip ST.
houette to have all the rest OF woman
kind discard bouffant hips and pustie
effects and become as sVeite as tht!
And why does the woman who mas
chosen for her wardrobe frocks tna'
show the emphasized mp ek,en
sion and hustle drapery-wht Is II
that she is so eager to convince you
that that is the silhouette That the
smart women of Paris are reali!
wearing?
After all il isn't what smart women
are wearing that seems to possess NV
greatest interest. Always ana anon
il is what women are going 10 Wear
Lead one of the advocates OF ms
bouffant silhouette to a group OF wen
dressed American women with thelr
youthful straight lines and she is no,
yet convinced yes. but they Will
come to the bouffant Silhouette, Is
her argument And point out to the
woman who will have none OF bouI
fancy the fact that at the shar,
gatherings in France lust AT presen'
there is a general tendency to hippl-
ness and she will doubtless reply:
'True. but it is the straight line that
is coming"
Verify, if there were an oracle tha'
would undertake to tell woman "ha'
was going to be worn six monlhs 1T
the future it would be more IRE
uuented than was ever the oracle OF
Delphi.
II You're Clothes Wise.
The really clotheswise woman
finds significance and inspiration m
both tendencies. The stralght-hne
models that she sees interest her' az
do the frocks with their impertlnen1
little hustle distention or with an ef-
feet of hip drapery. They are all pos
sibilities From them she may select
the thing that is best suited to her-
self For in clothes wisdom there
must always be much egotism inc
only thing that fashion gossip really
amounts to for the average woman
the woman who is not dependent or
clothes developments for her daily
breads that she may be aided in he'
own efforts to he we'll and smartl!
and becomingly dressed.
There really ought to be consider
able consolation in the fact that Jus
at present there is such wide variety
1t means that whatever your style o.
figure. or your taste in dress. Eot
can ne pTett! SURE " 'nu -. ~
frocks that you are looking for.
Unsettled Fashion.
The whole fashion world seems a.
sea We hear on all sides that the
widest sort of variety exists in the
STYLES brought forward by French de.
sisners and our own American de-
The natural conclusion !!
to feel that we are going through
ira nsition: that soon the clouds will
scatter, the wind will shift and set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
Rompers Reduced to $3.50 and So

OF Dmity Crepe Poplin. and Pink and Blue Cham
bray; prettily trimmed with shocking, feather
stitching hand embroidery. In beach and bloomer
styles. Some of them finished at neck and sleeves
with white organdy frills. Sizes to years.
Secion Fourth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
Sport Hats Reduced to IS and $3.50

Hemp Hats with bows of the same material
some finished with colored scarfs. The colors are:
Brown black, navy, jade pink, white gray ana
old
Section re
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16

tied weather will prevail But ir
reality fashion is going through an
eternal transition. Mayhap, in the
golden age of fable. fashion was set
tied, and mayhap in the millennium it
will be settled again. But in the
meantime fashion is mutable
Marcus Aurelius it was who said:
The world is change. our lives are
what we make them by our thoughts"
And for our purposes this might con.
veniently be changed thus: Fashion
is change. our clothes are what we
make them by our thoughts"
And just as an example of some of
the charming varieties that occur in
sver-changing fashion here is "A frock
that shows long tight sleeves. Il high,
swathing collar and a frill that comes
not at the hips but above them. in 3
place where one least expects to find
such fullness. The frock is devel.
oped in brown satin with cuffs. yoke
and collar and frill lining of orange
ade organdie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
Women's Muslin Undergarments
That Are Unusually
Good at 81 and $50 =

Take the splendid quality of the materials into accoun
&c we'll as the wav they trimmed and finished we b
leve YOU will agree with that they are unusual he'
is splendid variety just now
Gowns in flesh and white: low V. round and square
necks: sleeveless and short sleeves tailored or dainty
trimmed with val aces and embroidery loose and empire
Nainsook Envelope Chemist corset cover and eamsole
st,es tailored trimmed with faces and embroidery
he adinp and ribbon: loose and empire styles Sl.5O.
Boomers and Butterfly Drawers, N hesh and "h"e
tailored or lace trimmed. ST. 90 and S1.50.
Nainsook and Cambria Drawers; open and closed styles
STRAIGHT ard circular lace and embroidery trimmed Sl.OO
and 81 so. .;;.a, -
lace and embroidey straight and peplum effects Sl.OO
and $1.5O.
Section,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
Rompers Reduced to $3.50 and 81

These made Of Colored Chambray. Gingham.
and White Madras and Poplin In beach or boomer
style; with embroidery and feather stitching: some
have the turnover collar and cuffs of contrasting
colors. Sizes 2 to wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16
FLYING CLUBS MAY MERGE.

NEW YORK. August 16.-Special
meetings of the Aero Club of America
and the American Flying Club ha.
been called for tonight to vote on the
proposition of merger of the two
organizations. which has been advo-
Gated by the respective boards of gov
ernors. Henry Woodhouse. who was
recently suspended from membership
of the Aero Club. announced that
should the merger be voted he would
attempt to annul such action under
sections Of corporation laws 1T New
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