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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
"LIvE UP TO" THE CHILDREN
writer Condemns old-Fashioned idea
OF Repression and Stern Punish.
ment for Trivial offenses.


1t seems to me a great mistake to
live down to" children. They are
capable of understanding and respond
Ing to deep and fine thoughts and feel
ings. Never from the first did we criti-
CHE or humiliate our boys In any way.
We gave them credit always for the high
and right motive, and suspended judg-
ment till they had told their side. But
II they were wrong they were not pun
isned. The fact that they had fallen
below what had been expected of them
was punishment enough. A certain
standard of conduct was thus estab-
lished that they longed always to real
ize. They were able, even then, to see
the beauty of certain qualities and the
ugliness of others. 1t was lovely to
see them trying to conform to the hab-
1t In the household. of unfailing
courtesy and unselfishness and re-
straint. They often failed They often
showed their temper. But they grew
to be more and more ashamed of their
failures.
Character cannot be built from the
outside. Coercion does not make for
strength-only for compliance. That,
it seems to me, is the great mistake
some parents make. They exact obedi-
ence when they should instill princi-
pie. Inspire That is the better word.
Then the child will have an inner
light to guide him, a compass to steer
him to a certain goal.
When the guiding hand is lifted. so
many are left with no deep convic-
tions-principles to shape their des-
tiny-but impulses. They may be good.
they may be bad, as life plays upon
their emotions and desires. To trust
to them for guidance is like going out
upon a stormy sea in tiny craft at
the mercy of tossing waves and WIND.
--Katron Trousdale, IN Christian Her
aid.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
CENTER or BRITISH EMPIRE
Unpretentious Dwelling in London
Houses the Real Rulers Of Great
Commonwealth Of Natlona

FOR 200 years a severely plain and
unpretentious threestory brick dwell
tnE has become widely known through
out the world as Britain's central Of
ace Of the diplomatic service. mo.
10 Downing street" refers to one Of
London's historic houses on the so
called street Of power" which nestles
close 10 the confines Of Whitehall.
There have dwelt therein celebrities.
such a. walpole. Pitt. Chatham. Can
ming. Disrasu and Gladstone. In all.
20 fewer than nifty ministers have
lived there.
Sir George Downing. after whom
the thoroughfare Is named. was the
son OF q London barrister. nephew
Of Governor winthrop Of Massachu-
setts colony. and a graduate OF Har-
ward. who obtained the house as
gift from Charles II as a reward for
unusual service performed by him
while he was representing his country
In Holland He had emIgrated to
America az the age OF fourteen and
when he left Harvard. in i645 youth
Of twenty-one. he became an itinerant
preacher in the West Indies Shortly
afterward he returned to England and
became chaplain in Colonel 0key's
regiment. As faithful Puritan. who
later In life assured Charles ii that he
saw the error OF his ways due TO the
principles lmbibed during his stay In
New England. ne shortly afferward en-
rolled under Cromwell as a scout mas
ter.
After Downing's death. when the
lease on the building lapsed to the
crown. the property was given to the
Hanoverian minister. Count Bothma.
by George III. and. when the count died.
was rendered to walpols. who accept
ed II on condition that the house should
forever remain the residence OF Brit
aims ministers,
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
MANAGED DRAGON BY WIRE
Opera House Manager Had Unique
Idea for the Direction Of impor-
tsnt stage Property"

Our Chinese friends would be inter-
ested to learn of the way foreign dew
u.s. control dragons.
In one OF the operas produced at the
Metropolitan Opera house In New
York the inside Of the dragon. which Is
made OF canvas and papler-mache. con-
sists Of two small boys, who are sup
posed 10 guide the beasts movements
In accordance with the music. They
are rarely equal to doing that correct
ly, even after rehearsal. A recent per-
Torrance is stated to have been given
without a single stage rehearsal, since
30 time could be found for the prepa-
ration Of the opera. II was. therefore.
more than ever necessary to have the
occupants Of the dragons inside kept
up 10 their business. The stage mana
ger decided to install a telephone In
the beast. II connected with the opera
house switchboard. On one end was
the stage manager. and at the other
were two receivers strapped to the
heads OF the two boys. who received
from moment to moment directions as
to what they should do. The dragon
under the circumstances covered him
self with glory.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
SHAFT IS WELL PROTECTED
Washington Monument Made Immune
From Lightning by Scheme That
Has Proved Its Worth.

The apex of the washington monu-
ment Is surrounded with parallel
bands. The bands are studded with
golden points. The bands are made OF
gold-plated iron foot wide, and
the points are spaced foot from one
another.
According to the original plan or
the monument 1t was protected from
lightning by an aluminium tip that was
connected with the metal framework
of the elevator. During the very first
summer after the monument was COM
pleted, however, 1t was struck twice,
and a piece of stone was Clipped from
the top.
Experts from all the scientific de-
partments of the government were
called on to contrive a plan for the
better protection Of the shaft. They
agreed on a number of iron bands,
heavily galvanized and gold plated, to
prevent rusting.
The bands are connected with the
aluminium point Of the monument, and
the framework of the elevator, and at
the base iron cables lead the electric
ity into a deep WELL where 1t harm
lessly expends its force. The protec-
ton has proved to be perfect.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Why ACTORS Hate Cats"

Speaking at the international Wom-
ems Franchise club In London. Miss
Hornlman, the English theatrical man
ager, told some entertaining stories OF
theatrical experiences. Actors can
stand a good deal, she said. but they
hate a cat, for they know that as long
as II is on the stage the audience can
look at nothing else. Miss Horniman
had some amusing stories OF the
Gayety cats. Trixie. who was killed
ON the scene of her public triumphs by
the fall of the safety curtain, once
spoiled the last act OF "Hindle Wakes
by getting under a table where the
actors could not see her, but the audi
ence could, and cheerfully pretending
to chase a mouse. Then strolling
across to the stage fire, she turned
from 1t with disdain and settled her
self for warmth among the footlightS
Another cat intruded into a quiet
scene of tragic farewell and led the
short-sighted lover on a futile chase
among the overturning furniture.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

Ants are not the only insects that
practice the cultivation of mushrooms,
although for long time II was thought
that they were the only creatures Of
q lower order than man that possessed
the Intelligence to follow such an agri-
cultural pursuit. Beuverie, the entcs
mologist. had found that certain
wood-horing beetle. known as the bos-
srychide, is as familiar with mushroom
cultivation as Is the species of ant Of
which so much has been written. Pro-
fessor Bouverie discovered that the
beetles In question bore holes In wood
and half al them with prepared
fungus which makes an ideal mush-
room bed. The garden Is carefully
spawned and In course OF time the
mushrooms appear. In this way tina
beetle provides itself with food sufl
fciently tender for It's feeble jaws.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Do You Edueas. Your chIIdrsnr

Most parents provide for their chill
dren; some take personal care Of their
children; but few. indeed. are they who
can be forced 10 take any part in the
education Of their children. education
having become the business of schools
a factory process. turned over entirely
TO the public. Here and there IL a sub
lime parent who plods doggedly over
the alphabet and the algebra. getting
an education for himself az this late
day; but such are rare, the run Of par
ents putting their babes into the kin
dergarten or some other educational
incubator, while they themselves slip
OF the educational nest like cuckoos
and cowbirds.-Dallas Lore Sharp. In
Atlantic Monthly.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
PEAK WHERE NOAH LANDED
Mount Ararat In Northwestern Per-
sia, ls Now Part Of a Recently
Created "Buffer State.

Youthful students of sacred history,
IL they will look up the map Of the
near East, will find in the extreme
northwestern part Of Persia a noun
tain peak marked Mount Ararat. That
should give them a fine starting point,
for they will remember that 1t was on
Mount Ararat that Noah, in the Bib
lical account landed. Mount Ararat
is the Hottest peak In Azerbaidjan,
1900 feet above sea level, but IL they
have neglected news from Europe
they may not know that Azerbaidjan
Is new republic established by the
political strife in eastern Europe In
the expectation that 1t will act as q
political and military buffer for some
Of the great nations.
The inhabitants Of Azerbaidjan are
Persians, Armenians, Kurds. Tartar
Turks and Arabs, whose valleys are
veritable garden spots. 1t ranks in
statistics as one Of the most produc-
tive spots In all Persia, but young
readers will find their chief interest In
the fact that 1t contains Mount Ara
rat, which gave Noah his first shelter,
according to the accepted narrative.
The erection of Azerbaidjan as buff
fer state brings the remote past and
the immediate present together In a
way which may also awaken the in
terest of those who have moved past
the years of youthful curiosity.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Dinner for DyspeptIes.

Sir Henry Holland, the late Lord
Knutsfords father, gave what is not
too common-a really pleasant piece
OF medical advice. He recommended
his dyspeptic patients to go out to din
ner and eat made dishes.
Herbert Spencer. one Of the recipi-
ents Of this advice. found 1t to a con-
siderable extent justified
"The effects OF agreeable emotions
are often surprising" says the valetu-
dinarian philosopher. 81 have had
many experiences of the fact that dys-
pepsia, so far from being necessarily
exacerbated by dining out, may even
be cured, Notwithstanding many die
tetic imprudences, IL the social sur
roundings are such as to yield great
pleasure. london Chronicle.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Radioactive Lead.

At least two kinds of lead exist,
writes Prof. Theodore w. Richards In
Science. One. the ordinary metal dis
seminated throughout the world; an
other, a form of lead apparently pro-
duced by the decomposition OF uran-
ium, radium being one of the inter
mediate products. II we leave out OF
consideration the probable inessential
difference in radio activity. the two
kinds are very closely IL not exactly
alike In every respect, excepting
atomic weight, density and Immediate
" related properties involving weight
such as solubility. Thorium lead APP
pears TO be third variety, with sim
fiar relations. Shall we call these sub
stances different elements, or the
same7
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

Jiu-Jitsu is supposed 10 come from
Japan. but an art Of self-defense viz
tuaiiy identical with II was taught In
Eprope during the seventeenth cen
tury. It's principles are expounded IN
a book by one Nicholas Peters. pub
lIshed at Amsterdam in 1874, which
hears the long explanatory title: The
art of wrestling. and how one can pro-
tect oneself In all kinds OF quarrels
that may occur; how one can Win
agility and rapidity repea all unfair
attacks, and meet ones adversary
with science"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

burroughs. b. his charming little
hook Wake Rohin.~ says Il IL an
event a ones NE - rnd . humming
birds nest The event happened 20
me without any effort "a my part.
Looking up from seat n the grove
7 ~w fhe ruby thraat drop down on
is nest. Ike shining emerald frnm
the rioads u aid nat pause uPan the
edge ~ enc mest. huf dropped lmme
diately up0a H. The nest vas stu
ated upon an oak twig aud was
about the sire ~ a black walnut and
from where I SAT- Il Looked more Ike
an excrescence than . nest. II was sit
uafed In the fork ~ two fwtes. and
frlnly glued e. the base 70 the lower
hut was NOT fastened 90 ihe upper
rwlr Mary Treat IN Home studies
in Nature
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

Radlum Treatment Turns the Cheaper
Stones TO Rubies Which Com
nand the Highest Prices.

Modern science has not brought %
very much nearer the magic stone o<
the old philosophers, but 1t has enabled
later experts to play some surprising
tricks with the existing materials 81
the jeweler and lapidary. The oid
alchemists set out to discover the phil
losopher's stone. and achieved gunpow-
der and other adjuncts to civilizations
as the accidental by-product OF their
original inquiry. Their less credulous
descendants reverse the process; the
invention is made frst and its applica-
ton to magic is discovered afterward-
The existence of the electric furnace
makes 1t possible to create diamonds
that are the veritabie stone. and tOI
fuse clippings and fragments OF ruby
into one complete jewel. Now arrives
a report that with the aid Of radium
successful transformations have been
made In the appearance, II not In the
nature. of certain precious stones. A
sapphire. II is said, has been turned
iato a glorious ruby by long exposure
to the effect of radium. Chemically
considered. this is not very surprising.
for the two stones are both examples
OF corundum, and the mysterious acct
dent of color Is the principal difference
between them. If a sapphire can be
made to blush hard enough for its
mistake in not being ruby, pre-
sumably 1t could blush itself into
most accomplished example OF the
more valuable stone.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Matchmaking Tree.

In Canada and eastern United
States the larch. sturdy tree, which
belongs to the pine family. often grows
80 or so feet high and is generally
known as hackmatack, while In the
Central states II is called tamarack.
The European variety is even taller
and has longer leaves which don beau
tiful autumn tints before falling.
On account of its long, tapering
form, the tree is extremely useful for
masts In sailing vessels, telegraph
poles. and a variety Of purposes. and
as It is common from the Arctic circle
10 the United States, 1t is easily found
for the especial use for which 1t is
adapted.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
WEEDS LIFE-TERM PRISONER
Childhood Sweetheart Became Hls
Bride Just Before He Left to
Begin His Sentence.

New York.-When Jacob Miller, q
former salesman, recently began serv-
Ing life sentence In Sing Sing prison
following his conviction in New York
|dty for burglary as a fifth offender,
! was as the husband of a few hours
|d Hannah Rosenbaum. Sweethearts
In childhood, a sentence of life i'm
|p1sonment did not deter them, and
|ney were married Immediately after
sentence on the future groom had been
Pronounced.
This is the first time on record, ac-
|ofding to officials, that a man SEN
'enced to life Imprisonment has been
married before beginning his term.
BOTH bride and groom feel conf
usnt mat something will happen" SO
uat they may live together happily
ever after"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

A buried garden has been discov-
cred at Poona. India. In excavating the
site OF an elghteenth-century palace.
where a public park is to be laid out,
an elaborate ancient garden was dis
covered One side consists OF three
terraces AZ different levels, with tounda-
lions and reservoirs. after the fashion
OF the celebrated Shalimar gardens
VI KAshmir and Lahore. The entire
system OF fountains and reservoirs is
connected by weil-made pipes and
ducts Of pure copper. On the top Of
the piInth an enormous fountain, cir
cuIar in shape. fashioned after lotus
aower. and having over 200 jetss was
eiisrovered.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
Bird Eats 1000 BUGS.

cliff swallow will eat thousand
flies, mosquitoes. wheat-midgets or
beetles that injure fruit trees in day
and therefore Is to be encouraged,
says the American Forestry associa-
don of Washington.
This bird Is also known as the cave
swallow because II plasters It's nest on
the outside OF barn or other build
ing up under the caves. Colonies Of
several thousand will build their nests
together on the side Of cliff
These nests shaped like fattened
gourd or water bottle are made Of bits
OF clay rolled into pellets and lined
with straw or feathers. This bird
winters In the tropics.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
sIs1E7S LIVE IN u-,,o
nIIGOUT 80 YEARS
o,rs Never Bathed and
''I u.de Two Trips a Year
for Provisions.

.o, N. D.-A story OF hu-
D S',r'. revertlng to the barbarous
PANTY revealed here a few days
fsss wa ,wo aged sisters were taken
igo "ue~ We Ioathsome dugout to the
pom 'r uosnltal for the Insane at
ftste ~ The conduct Of Katherine
'ane s'socca McCullom. homesteaders
'no heo .s $50. long ago convinced
3 ysa.s thew were mentally de-
tsuged- .,,or,tv" dates back to
Ins. .,,rtv years ago. when the sis
ppou' ,rnsd from their former home
'ers 20 ,orov Ia. to close up a real es-
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

DIR. G. e. eddie reports to the Ar
cfives of RadIology and Electro
therapy Uondonl the case OF boy Of
fourteen whose fingers have only one
Joint. His mother had similar hands
as have four OF her nine children. the
fingers of the other i've being normal.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
thew Wore Mems Ragged Clothing.

tste deal. They told Of being presented
WITH. and eating queer tasting ap-
|pIes" which made them very sick. It
IA believed some shark took this
method Of defrauding them In the
Transaction.
The McCullom sisters were born In
Scotland and went to North Dakota
iron Iowa to file on claims. They now
Town 800 acres, herd Of cattle, and
carried with them In an old can $3.50
lin currency and 500 In gold
Their dugout contained pile OF
|ngs on which they slept. q kitchen
Estoye, few cooking utensils. kerosene
lantern, and Bible. They wore mems
ragged clothing and never bathed. One
4 sister made a semiannual trip 20 Dick
nson for provisions the other had
not left the farm for 20 years.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
no Reducing for This Bird.

hvton s'on' ky.-John Daley, Lex
d risa engineer, Weighing $50 pounds,
u.vss I ne Is a fat man, as he be-
Wbna snat TACT has saved his life.
Nashv,ruu route here on Louisville 6
4 bagsa Train he was thrown out of
Cd c cr car door as the car round
sciOus I'VE i've He was knocked uncon-
Der hsp 'u' bounded away like a rub
IRON death under the wheels
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
lts Sort

did that Dragging Bill say any
thing when he was threatened with
a thrashing?"
II think he made some sort Of run
ming comment"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
r,'pIane Won Rae. WI. o..

hh0xvIua m WIN DedtH.
Death WI Tenn.-A race against
Aullne = won recently by L. P. Nc
bother "uo received word that his
w. McA"' ss dying at Augusta, Ga.
ouse a. de coHld not proceed be-
Plot ~Bius. washout on the railroad.
bother v augusta in an airpIane. his
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

When = fellow u irving ~ monillze
-.a1ugh courage 20 kiss giri he isu'f
able 70 think Of gerzns.-Toledo Dlaa@
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-01-30

In case of moving, the OLD as we'll
as the NEW address should be stated
and also the name of the paper.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-01-30
"SpnneIpnnen".

S nefte @11mer ilutter oen fpng-
i1enoe Telieton "@eneoigs Dotter"
Der bar giort megen 2pffe blon6t
bore 29iere. S famine @umer pao-
bcgpnoeS Dor NJ Sslieton, ser hi!
blipe ligelaa fGngilen6e og ipen6en-
Sc. Set bliper nemlig "@gnnel6n=
men,. (M bore eller life bere) al
ben befjen6te Sorfotterinoe Mari2
Sophie @cbmart5. 81 ifol fife rebe
Snobol6et, 1re11 Blot anbefaIe bore
2r1ere og 9eierinoer at fe1ge mes
fra gegpn6eli e1t, for set er 1emlig
EN- af be &omoner, ser er interes=
lo11te fra fdrite til fi6ite SIDE.
@amtt6ig fortqI Geres @enner oo
@efienote, at ri bar poobegpn6t en-
t1p Goman; 6erbe6 fan Sc maaIfe
os til at fao nogle rpe Mbon-
nenter. GLEN heller life ielp al
linoienoe 6%ornbelie, iaafremt Deres
announcement er u6lpben. SCI mao
ltfrabigelig bol6e pao, at 8la6et for
uobetoles.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-01-30
Oil Ahunnpntrrnr.

8eo Narsl fiftet bprer III iom &c:
Acl fra Sc al pore slbonnenter, bpis
Gubl triptionsti0 CT uo1pben, % ri
bar ogloa hprt fra cit bel Gel al
hi5le; men Scr er mango, ser la6e1
bette poa Jig. - @l1if paa, at Mpi.
fe,, foltcr mango @cnge buer llgc
.reget mere en6 ti0ligere, berfor CT
Set ncgct %nponcnoi9t, at @looet be.
tales / 5or1fl,h.
Sil Sc Nhonme1tcr, ser itoor
Iungcrc Mcitorcc, rettcr III Inrlia
eenne Mnn1o6ning: 8etol op % Tor
t,p Iamti0ig for ct Mor.
San1tibig tillo0er hi % at on,
MODE olle Mbonuentcr1le ON at pirfc
FIR @laoets %l1obreoclie. geo at gie=
&c Tenncr og @efjcnotc ppn1rrfi Jon
qua sets SSnobolo CT SC mouif
iltono til at ifofie os cit M Mon-
Neut. @erlig1t
1%tbgipcrne.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1920-01-30

ben er fjenat lom Morblaoloben, 90
Set bar Ben / Gperige fpote @enotor
II. IS. &orbloo, ser in6brogte Tor-
iloget.
@looet ifrtper bi6erc, at set cn6ml
bar 80 Gage at lepe i. 6orpbrigt
o9tcr set iffc at forfatte fin 5pane.
fang ligeitrafs, 90 set meb cit for
ocntct. 5tgttc al @ationens pprige
Trcmnne0iprogSpresie agter at tagt
0anlpcn op imo6 6orl1ogct. 9oben
ton ncnlig ifp1ge @tatens @r1no.
.lop al @algerne forlanges ienot til
Tolfeofltcmning. Men CIT Iaaoar
M%iltcunning bolbes fun, mar minol1
.G,000 8r1gere i11oien6er @eaierino
ocronl. Sg at ~ornle 6isie ltnoer-
%lfrifter pil fo1te ct itort Mrbeioe
men 8lahct boaber 1om .lagt pad
TollcNcrs 9lGlp % oct CT Ell Gag
hrorom allie @1a6e bpr 1taa iolioa.
rift, oa 2opcn ogiaa ram1rler Sem
sS1ge11 8looe paa artore Sprog emf
.@ngellf Tan 1pcmlig 1Glges eller cir:
'fl11eres / 5tate11, mcner 8laoet.
Gtatcns @uberner bar ligeleoc;
opcrfor Wlaoct fremlot Sen 6or:
mooning, at ON to Mor nilbc ser in.
cen 6remmcoIprogspresic finocs
Sc Torene0e Gtoter.
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